No City Desires Star Legion Convention Ends in Quarrel
Spokane reports the National Service Star Legion's tenth annual convention closed without selecting a 1928 meeting site due to a patriot racist dispute over Dr. L. L. Wirt's speech. Delegates from Ogden Utah and Boston Massachusetts opposed invitations, while Mrs. W. E. G. Saunders led pacifist supporters rebuffing the plan. Wirt denied pacifism, noting his war record. Reelecting Saunders pleased peace advocates. patriots hailed the Utah and Ogden leaders' election to national director posts.
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Star Legion
Spokane
National Service Star Legion
Ogden
Utah
Boston
Mass
Dr. L. L. Wirt
San Francisco
Dr. Wirt
National Council For the Prevention of
Legion
Wirt
William Irving
J. A. Eldridge
Saunders
J. W. Cherry
J. G. Falck
Woman of 35 Years More Interesting Than Juniors
New York June 18 AP American women grow old more gracefully than women of other countries says Paul Poiret French style creator in The Woman's Home Companion He notes women over 35 are more interesting than younger ones as lines appear in the face and character defines personality and dress.
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New York
Paul Poiret
Woman's Home Companion
Fifty Million Dollars to Duplicate Hero's Welcome
The New York Evening World reports that two unnamed active executives in the motion picture industry estimate duplicating New York City’s Lindbergh welcome would cost fifty million dollars. They cite expenses for ships planes police and onstage personnel plus costly scenery at about 200000 per block.
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New York
New York Evening World Today
Lindbergh
Rome
Babylon
Hollywood
Rattler Found in Moonshine Creek Raid Exhibit
In Elko Nevada federal narcotics officer G W O Neill displayed a five gallon crock believed to contain moonshine liquor. The crock held a diamond back rattlesnake and a Chinese woman occupant claimed the mixture was Chinese medicine. She posted bail after a charge of selling liquor to Indians.
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Elko
Nev
G. W. O'Neill
Nevada
O'Neill
Utah Weather Tonight and Sunday Cooler
Generally fair conditions prevail tonight with cooler temperatures expected Sunday in the western portion.
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Utah
Canada establishes quarantine on alfalfa imports
Boise Idaho June 18 M L Dean director of plant industry announced Canada has established quarantine regulations prohibiting the importation of Idaho alfalfa to Canada due to alfalfa weevil. Other states affected by the quarantine include California Colorado Nevada Oregon Utah and Wyoming.
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Boise
M. L. Dean
Canada
California
Colorado
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Obregon Departs Los Angeles for Sonora Ranch
Former Mexican president General Alvaro Obregon leaves Los Angeles by the Southern Pacific train bound for his Sonora ranch. He stays silent on Mexico's political situation and his potential bid for re election to the presidency.
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Los Angeles
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Southern Pacific
Sonora Ranch
River Men Confer on Colorado River Pact Fate
Denver June 18 Arizona's Colorado River Commission member Priday met Colorado officials in an executive session with Governor W H Adams present to discuss the future fate of the seven state Colorado River compact.
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Denver
Arizona
Priday
Colorado
W. H. Adams
Fishing trip brief opens City News In Brief
Dr Dan McDougall and Ray Bur bridge leave Hatley country for a two day fishing trip. George Cox forfeits bond for overparking after missing hearing at police court. Alleged dope fiend Ralph Smith arrested attempting to obtain a shot from a physician and held for Probate Judge William A Hyde with possible transfer to Blackfoot institution.
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Dan McDougall
Ray Burbridge
Hatley Country
George Cox
Police Court
Ralph Smith
Thomas
Bannock County
William A. Hyde
Blackfoot
McNally Forfeits Bond On Drunkenness Charge
Jim McNally forfeited a $15 bond after failing to appear in police court to answer a charge of drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Mr and Mrs John H Kane drove to Ogden Utah to visit Mrs Kane's parents Mr and Mrs E E Wright for the weekend.
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Jim McNally
John H. Kane
Ogden
Utah
Last spring dance by Young Married Peoples club at Inkom
The Young Married Peoples dancing club will hold the last of its spring dances at Inkom Monday evening. Music will be furnished by the Helen Modlish orchestra.
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Young Married Peoples Dancing Club
Inkom
Helen Modlish
Mrs Francis J Kirchhof Returns From Idaho Visit
Mrs Francis J Kirchhof of Denver Colorado has been in Idaho Falls with her brother Nicholas Ift and Mrs Ifft for ten days and departs for Denver this evening
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Francis J. Kirchhof
Denver
Colorado
Pocatello
Nicholas Ift
Ifft
Adelaide Anderson School Recital Tonight at 6:15
Delpha Zimmerman piano student of Adelaide Anderson Sanford is to perform in a certificate recital assisted by Ruth Pettit soprano. The event takes place this evening at 6 15 at the studio 241 North Hayes Avenue.
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Adelaide Anderson School of Music
Delpha Zimmerman
Adelaide Anderson Sanford
Ruth Pettit
North Hayes Avenue
First Concert by Pocatello Band at Caldwell Park
The Pocatello Municipal Band opens the season with a Sunday evening concert at 7 at Caldwell park on East Center street. Director James Pasta has arranged a fine program to be printed in Sunday's Tribune.
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Pocatello Municipal Band
Caldwell Park
East Center Street
James Pasta
Tribune
Stolen Car Missing From Wortham Show Ground
Thirty minutes after arrival at Wortham show ground last night the car of Dick Leach disappeared. Firemen found the car this morning on the riverbank at the end of South Main Street following a fire call.
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Wortham Show Ground
Dick Leach
South Main Street
Rosary for Pierre Jouglard in Soda Springs
Recitation of the Rosary for Pierre Jouglard a noted sheepman of Idaho and Utah will be held Sunday at 8 p m at Schumaker Undertaking parlors chapel Funeral services set for Monday at 9 a m from St Joseph s Pro Cathedral Reverend J C Dolan to officiate at church and graveside in Mountainview cemetery
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Pierre Jouglard
Idaho
Utah
Soda Springs
Schumaker Undertaking
St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral
J. C. Dolan
Mountainview Cemetery
Fire Department Responds To Two Blazes In Morning
The Pocatello fire department answered two calls this morning. At 9:15 a.m. clothing caught fire at Ensley’s Cleaning, 340 North Main Street. A later gas explosion on South Main Street at William McBride’s repair shop destroyed the building.
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Pocatello Fire Department
Ensley
North Main Street
South Main Street
William McBride
Local Weather Record Forecast With Seasonal Warmth
A. R. Teepie reports fair weather for tonight and Sunday with above normal temperatures. Today noon reading 80, morning 56, yesterday 82, today low 52. June 17 high record 92 in 1916, last year 78, record low 36 in 1902. Sunset 8 11, sunrise 4 50.
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A. R. Teepie
Legion Circus Closes Tonight in Pocatello
Tonight marks the final performance of the Wortham Shows at the American Legion Circus in Pocatello. John T. Wortham leads a high‑caliber staff with a reputation for preventing trouble and treating the public fairly as local Legion officers praise the collaboration.
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Wortham
American Legion Circus
Pocatello
John T. Wortham
Fred E. Lawley
Mr. Lawley
Legion
Contest Winners to Go to Indian Springs
The Tribune subscription contest winners will depart Sunday at nine in De Luxe coaches by Royal Coach Transit to American Falls. They will visit Indian Springs natatorium and tour the American Falls dam project with lunch at the natatorium grounds. Forty five Tribune carriers were guests Friday night of the Wortham shows presented by the American Legion.
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Tribune
American Falls
Royal Coach Transit Company
Indian Springs
Wortham
American Legion
Kangaroo Court Relieves Prisoner of Bail Money
Visinus Abbee and Jose Perez were arrested for trespassing on railroad property and fined ten dollars each and committed to the county jail until payment. They claimed twenty dollars but inmates took all but ten, sparking a dispute over who would receive the bail money. Perez had the stronger claim, and his companion returned to his cell promising to raise funds later.
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Visinus Abbee
Jose Perez
Perez
Foley Leads Golf at Salt Lake City
Foley leads after 54 holes in the 1926 Intermountain Open at Salt Lake City with 220. Tom McHugh trails by one stroke, Roy Van Elm sits at 222, C. D. Smith 223, and J. M. Ruley 226. Final round scheduled for tomorrow at Fort Douglas starting 1 p.m.
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Salt Lake City
C. E Foley
Salt Lake
Tom McHugh
Ogden
Fort Douglas
Foley
Roy van Elm
George
C. D. Smith
J. M. Ruley
Municipal Park
Fort Douglas Links
Petition Denied Keeps Heyburn Station Open
Idaho public utilities commission denied the Oregon Short Line petition to close its Heyburn station on the Twin Falls branch. The panel ruled business volume at Heyburn warrants continued station agent service. A Tribune Want-Ad will sell it.
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Boise
Idaho
Public Utilities Commission Today
Oregon Short Line
Heyburn
Twin Falls
the Tribune
Notice to Subscribers at Pocatella Tribune
The Pocatella Tribune informs subscribers of a special evening and Sunday service until 7 30 pm and 11 00 am to deliver missed papers. Subscribers who pay for seven days a week must receive the paper, and missed copies can be requested by calling 1 2 3. extra copies are provided. No deliveries after 7 30 pm or 11 am Sunday.
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Pocatella Tribune
The
Tribune
Northwest
Baseball Stock Rises as Yankees Win 3 2 Over Browns
The New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 3 to 2 in a game with no extra-base hits and without Babe Ruth who left after the first inning with a knee injury. Urban Shocker held the Browns to four safeties, pitching into the seventh inning to preserve the victory as rivals faltered. The Athletics trimmed the White Sox 8 to 3 behind Rube Walberg, while the Indians swept two from the Red Sox 6–3 and 4–3. The Phillies pummeled the Cubs 12–2 as Eddie Farrell starred, and the Braves edged the Pirates 8–7 with a late rally and strong hitting from Clarence Mitchell’s battery. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 5–3 as Doak beat Donchue in a sharp pitching duel.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Urban Shocker
Browns
White Sox
Athletics
Sox
Rube Walberg
Ray Schaik
Lizenbee
Senators
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Hudlin
Miller
Shaute
Red Sox
Indians
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Clarence Mitchell
Cubs
Braves
Eddie Farrell
Giants
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Robbie
Doak
Pete Donchue
Crumb in Throat Causes Death of Heber City Infant
A crumb of cake lodged in the windpipe on April 1 caused the death of 16 month old James Young Grant, son of Mr and Mrs William Young of Heber City. Following strangulation a crumb fragment was removed and pneumonia developed. A silver tube was inserted to aid breathing when the throat swelled, but the child died in Salt Lake City on June 18.
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Salt Lake City
James Young Grant
William Young
Heber City
Stolen Nash Sedan Recovered by Two Local Boys
William Meane and James Griffith of St. Anthony were arrested at the carnival grounds on North Fifth Avenue around 12:15 AM. They were found in possession of a Nash special sedan stolen from St. Anthony the previous night and are held for investigation.
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William Meane
James Griffith
St. Anthony
North Fifth Avenue
Idaho Falls Club President Resigns and Two Pitchers Released
James Byers resigned as president of the Idaho Falls baseball club in the Utah-Idaho league after more than a year in the role, saying the job took too much time from his business. No successor named. Manager Dan O Leary announced the unconditional release of pitchers Jack Stark and Bob Hurst due to their slow start this season. Hurst had a 23-7 record last year while Stark went 18-7.
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Idaho Falls
James
Byers
Dan O'Leary
The
Spuds
Jack Stark
Bob Hurst
Hurst
Stark
Major League Leaders and Pirates Triumph
Major League leaders include Harris on the Pirates with 450 runs and P Waner 85 hits while Lindstrom and Frish lead Giants and Cardinals with 16 doubles and 16 triples. Pirates win 8 to 1. American League leaders show Gehrig batting 386 runs Ruth leading homers with 22 and Lyons of the White Sox 12 2 as pitching wins.
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Harris
Pirates
Hornsby
Giants
P. Waner
Lindstrom
Wilson
Cubs
Cuyler
Frish
Cardinals
Meadows
Gehrig
Yanks
Ruth
Burns
Indians
Manush
Tigers
Goslin
Senators
Lyons
White Sox
Butterflies Thick on Mount Shasta Slope Attract Tourists
Redding California reports a swarm of butterflies described as thick as snowflakes obscured the view at the base and lower slopes of Mount Shasta. One tourist said the insects were so dense he could not see two feet ahead.
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Redding
Calif
Mount Shasta
Dundee Will Defend Title, Says Manager
Baltimore June 18 AP denying reports that Joe Dundee would not defend his world welterweight championship. Manager Max Waxman said Dundee would meet the best opponent available under Humbert Fugazy direction. Suitable opponents named include Ace Hudkins Sergeant Sammy Baker Tommy Freeman Jack McVey and Mushy Callahan.
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Baltimore
Joe Dundee
Dundee
Max Waxman
Humbert Fugazy
New York
Waxman
Ace Hudkins
Sammy Baker
Hudkins
Tommy Freeman
Jack McVey
Mushy Callahan
Woman trains for rough water birthday swim
Santa Monica California June 18 AP Mrs Anna E Van Skike 66 of Santa Monica trains daily for her annual birthday swim this year a proposed 25 mile rough water course Venice to Point Duma and return A tentative date August 6 her 67th birthday Mrs Van Skike has swum long distances since 12 years ago to bolster health Her longest 16 mile ocean swim occurred in 1923 and she says she is in the best ever condition
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Santa Monica
Calif
Anna E. van Skike
Venice
Point Duma
Rocky Mountain to Send Competitors to AAU Meet
The Rocky Mountain conference will send six representatives to the AAU national field and track championships in Lincoln Nebraska July 1 2 3 and 4. Athletes include Allot from Colorado University Beattie from Colorado Agricultural College Brewer from Colorado Agricultural College and three Denver University sprinters Haines Walters and Mullins. Haines competed in Chicago and placed in two events. Pilling who won the javelin there is not expected to participate.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Conference
Lincoln
Neb
Allot
Colorado University
Beattie
Colorado Agricultural College
Brewer
Denver University
Haines
Walters
Mullins
Chicago
Pilling
Fights Last Night Card Draws Several KO Wins
Johnny Hill defeated Charley Goodman in Chicago by decision after ten rounds. Haaker Hansen scored a technical knockout over Johnny Murphy in Norway. Norman Brown beat Larry Coleman in Chicago by ten rounds. Tiger Flowers outpointed Bob Sage in Detroit. Herman Auerbach knocked out Billy Blake in Los Angeles. Jimmy Lundy defeated Frankie Burns in Helena by twelve rounds. Joe Hart won a technical knockout over Joe Van Eck in Salt Lake City.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Johnny Hill
Philippines
Charley Goodman
Brooklyn
Haaker Hansen
Norway
Johnny Murphy
Norman Brown
Larry Coleman
St. Paul
Detroit
Tiger Flowers
Bob Sage
Hollywood
Billy Grimes
Australia
Price Ramies
Wilmington
Calif
Herman Auerbach
Salt Lake City
Billy Blake
Los Angeles
Helena
Montana
Jimmy Lundy
Butte
Frankie Burns
Joe Hart
Joe van Eck
National League schedule changes for coming week
AP reports revised NL games for June 19 to June 25 including Pittsburgh at Chicago, Chicago at St Louis, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati at St Louis, and New York at Philadelphia in doubleheaders. American League week ending June 25 features Washington at Philadelphia, St Louis at Chicago, New York at Boston, and Philadelphia at Boston.
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Utah
Cleveland
Boston
Oakland
Sacramento
San Francisco
Seattle
Missions
Portland
Los Angeles
Hollywood
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Weeds Cut Them Ordinance Notice for Pocatello
City ordinance requires owners tenants or agents to keep premises vacant lots parking areas and alleys free of weeds grass and dead trees. If not done by July 1 the city will remove vegetation at owner expense with minimum charge of one dollar and collection as taxes. Sanitary Inspector W L Raymond signs.
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Pocatetlo
L. Raymond
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Moonshine Creek
Obregon
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