Tufverson Case Keeps Police of Three Nations in Darkness
In Vienna Ivan Podemjay is held as police work to solve the Agnes Turverson missing New York and Detroit lawyer case. A trunk shows no blood traces. Brighton finds a stillborn baby in a suitcase as Scotland Yard labs pursue identification of the torso remains. New York police push a grand larceny charge to detain Podemjay over $1,500 owed for Turverson’s wedding finery.
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Tufverson
Associated Press
Agnes Tufverson
New York
Detroit
Vienna
Ivan Podemjay
Miss Tulverson
Brighton
England
Scotland Yard
Poderjay
Miss Turverson
Eng
Peeling
Agnes Turverson
London
Treasury to buy silver under new Roosevelt act
The Treasury plans to begin silver purchases potentially totaling over 1.3 billion ounces to align with the new law creating a one to three ratio with gold. President Roosevelt signed the act, with a White House ceremony as exchanges closed, while tax and reporting rules target gains from transfers since May 15 and new duties on future trades.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Congressional
White House
Thomas
D Okla
Supreme drives raid Chaco frontier fronts in new clash
Reports from Paraguay Bolivia and private sources say both sides have launched major offensives in the Chaco Boreal. Paraguay seeks to threaten Fort Ballivian and advance in Canada Strongest and Canada Del Carmen sectors while Bolivian positions claim surrounding actions and counter moves from Asuncion.
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Paul Sanders
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Chaco Boreal
Paraguay
Bolivia
Fort Ballivian
Chaco
Canada Strongest
Canada del Carmen
la Paz
Ballivian
Asuncion
Utah Weather Unsettled Tonight and Thursday
Weather outlook for Utah shows unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with a slight warmup in the western counties. Forecast calls for showers and possible thunder across central and northern regions, cooler nights, and breezy winds along the basins.
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Utah
Elks Conduct Flag Services at Pocatello Lodge
Pocatello Elks lodge invites the public and patriotic groups to Flag Day services at 8 p m in the lodge rooms. Bannock county prosecutor B A McDevitt will give the address with a musical program led by Gaylord Sanford. Phillip Fever will sing a solo, with Boy Scouts helping display original American flags.
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Pocatello Elks Lodge
B. A. McDevitt
Bannock County
Gaylord Sanford
Phillip Fever
W. 8. Cady
Boy Scouts
Boy Is Given 10 Year Term In Kidnapping Case
Fourteen year old George Rogalskii was sentenced to ten years for kidnapping baby Dorette Zeitlow, whom he lured with a nickel to an abandoned ice house where she was stripped and left. She died later in a hospital. The crime occurred last April as the defense sought to avoid penitentiary confinement.
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Chicago
George Rogalskii
Dorette Zeitlow
NRA limits free matches with cigars in new plan
The NRA announces a merchandising plan restricting free match distribution. Retailers may give at most one pad per unit sold, with five pads per box of 25 cigars or ten pads per box of 50 cigars. The code, approved June 9, awaits cigar industry and retail trade approval.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Movie Reform League Warns U S Producers
Bishop John J. Cantwell of Los Angeles warned that Congress may enact strict movie laws if cleaner pictures are not produced. He urged boycotts against producers and said federal action would follow if reform fails. In Boston, Father Russell Sullivan urged respect for a 20 million person audience and discussed restricting films violating the morals code.
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Kansas City
John J. Cantwell
Los Angeles
League of Decency
Boston
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Father Russell Sullivan
William Cardinal O'Connell
Father Sullivan
Missing Idaho Falls veteran sought by police
James Wheeler, commander of the Idaho Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars post and former serviceman, disappeared Friday around 9:30 AM after leaving his service station. Peace officers, friends, and relatives search. foul play suspected. Wheeler wore white trousers and shirt, no coat, and did not inform his wife or two children of any plans.
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Idaho Falls
James Wheeler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wheeler
Idaho Adds Counties to Drought Emergency List
Washington reports on June 20 that additional Idaho counties were designated as drought areas by the farm administration while the weather bureau says the drought persists except in some local regions. Counties added include Butte Blaine and Owyhee to the emergency list.
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Washington
Idaho
The
Farm Administration
Weather Bureau
Butte
Blaine
Owyhee
Funds Unavailable to Implement Indian Self Government Bill
Indian Commissioner John Collier said the president would sign the modified self government bill soon, but no appropriations exist to make it operative. Congress failed to release money for the revolving fund, education grants, and land purchase, delaying tribal elections and cooperative ventures until funding is provided.
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Washington
John Collier
White House
Collier
Congress
74Th Congress
Public Works Administration
Interior Department General Administrative Fund
Berlin Eugenics Court Reports Sterilizes 325 Citizens
Berlin officials released the first report of the eugenics court showing 325 residents sterilized for “the benefit of coming generations.” Of these 143 agreed to vasectomy. The court examined 348 people. 23 cases received no order. Most operated were men. Ages ranged from under 20 to over 50 with the bulk between 20 and 40.
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Berlin
Eugenics Court
Criminal Court
Wife of Coast Official Stirs Kidnap Search
June 20 San Francisco reports say Joseph Fidanque of Panama asks Lieut. A J Rich to act as negotiator in the disappearance of Mrs Sibyl Fidanque of San Jose. Navy and Justice agents investigate in San Jose. no ransom demanded yet, officials say.
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San Francisco
Sibyl Fidanque
San Jose
Calif
A. J. Rich
Navy
Joseph Fidanque
Panama
Rich
Naval
Fidanque
Department of Justice
Lieut
Lieut. Rich
E. P. Guinane
Intelligence Office of the Navy
U S to Cut Air Mail Rate After July First
Washington June 20 The post office department announced a flat air mail postage rate of six cents an ounce after July 1. The current rate is eight cents for the first ounce and 13 cents for each additional ounce. Officials cited the new air mail law signed by President Roosevelt and expected new business to offset revenue loss.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Firth Girl Leaves for Europe with Girl Scouts
Four American Girl Scouts sail from New York for the International Girl Scout encampment in Adelboden Switzerland. Marguerite Manion of Firth Idaho and three other girls aged 17 to 19 plan two weeks in Switzerland three in Paris and three in London. They will contribute buckwheat cakes to the dinner and are chaperoned by Mrs H L F Locke with a Canadian guide accompanying them.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Manhattan
Adelboden
Switzerland
Paris
London
United States
Marguerite Manion
Firth
Idaho
Margaret Davis
San Mateo
Calif
Martha Harrison
Seattle
Mary Elizabeth Stone
Harrisburg
Roosevelt Addresses Yale Alumni On Brain Trust Enduring
President Roosevelt told Yale alumni the brain trust is in the government to stay and that trained people lead in Washington. He praised Congress as a cross section of opinion and emphasized democracy, speaking after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree at Yale. He noted laughter over brains in government, promising to continue reliance on trained leaders.
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New Haven
Conn
Roosevelt
Yale
Washington
Congress
Woolsey Hall
Rupert Woman PEO Elects Ida Elmore President
Ida Elmore of Rupert was elected president of the Idaho PEO sisterhood at the state convention in St. Anthony. Other officers named include Mary Sutton Weiser first vice president Frances McDonald St. Anthony second vice president Stella Phinney Coeur d Alene organizer Lillian Brower Lewiston recording secretary Winifred Davis Boise corresponding secretary and Edith Webber Buhl treasurer. About 150 delegates and visitors attended the Tuesday session as the convention continues with the closing session planned for this afternoon.
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ST. Anthony
Ida Elmore
Rupert
Idaho
Bottom-Scoring Doubleheader Highlights Baseball Action
A pair of doubleheaders features Cleveland losing to New York with scores 2 8 to 6 0 and 0 1 to 3. Chicago drops 9 1 to 4 3 against Boston while Detroit, Washington, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn show varied results. Multiple pitchers listed include Weiland Wyatt Ruffing Jorgens and others for the day’s games.
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New York
Weiland
Wyatt
Bronca
Gomez
Dickey
L. Brown
Pytlak
Ruffing
Jorgens
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Boston
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Gallivan
Madjeski
Shea
W. Ferrell
Pennock
R. Ferrell
Detroit
Washington
Rowe
Cochrane
Crowder
Sewell
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Blueholder
Hemsley
Cascarella
Kline
Berry
Hayes
Cincinnati
Moore
Johnson
Todd
Derringer
Lombardi
Darrow
Grabowsk
Brennan
Cy Johnson
Pittsburgh
Cantwell
Roosevelt Signs Massive 2 Billion Deficiency Bill
President Roosevelt signed the 2.63 billion deficiency measure in Washington, one of the largest peace-time appropriations. He also approved a communications bill creating a new national commission for telegraph, telephone and radio regulation and a commerce department act publishing aviation crash investigations. The package includes 525 million for drought relief and funds for relief and public works through the Reconstruction Corporation and PWA, with allocations guiding future relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
New England
Department of Commerce
Reconstruction Corporation
PWA
Congress Aids Railway Labor On Two Bills
Congress ends the 73rd session by approving two major railway labor measures. A pension fund financed by 2 percent payroll from workers and 4 percent from carriers will total about 90 million dollars, absorbing existing funds of 30 to 40 million. Eligible workers 65 or older may receive up to 100 dollars monthly, with benefits adjusted by service length. Workers gain freedom to join unions while carriers face new restrictions on company unions.
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Washington
Deranged Farmer Kills 3 Children in Fatal Tragedy
In Waterloo New York Claude Reynolds Sr 44 shot and killed his three older children Ruth 15 Jane 11 and Claude Jr 4 before setting fire to his home and killing himself. The blaze revealed the family disaster as officials pieced together the tragedy noting years of drought and illness in the farm.
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Waterloo
N. Y
Claude Reynolds
Yellow Tavern Road
Here
Reynolds
Ruth Reynolds
Jane Reynolds
Charles R. Reynolds
Weedsport
Auburn Prison
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Hollywood humorist Will Rogers recounts a day on a moving picture set with Irving Cobb. He jokes about England and France seeking U.S. influence to make Germany pay, and notes Congress adjournment recalls Armistice Day as ticker tape in New York piles up.
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Cal
Irving Cobb
Irvin
Will
England
France
Germany
Congress
New York
German liner Dresden reports hole in hull seeks aid
Mackay radio said it flashed an SOS from the German steamer Dresden about a hole in her bottom five miles north of Hvidingsa on Norway's west coast. Salvage boats from Stavanger were aiding as firerooms flooded and the ship planned to beach.
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Mackay Radio
Dresden
Mackay
Hvidingsa
Norway
Stavanger
North Sea
London
Lloyds Wireless
Wick
Scotland
Hvidingso
Noreway
King Haakon
Secret marriage becomes known in Salt Lake City
The marriage of McNeil J. Ballard son of Melvin J. Ballard of the council of twelve of the Latter-Day Saints and Miss Mary Jane Soules became public today in Salt Lake City. Mary Halloran is a granddaughter of a prominent local family.
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McNeil J. Ballard
Melvin J. Balelard
Council of Twelve
Latter-Day Saints Church
Mary Jane Soules
Mane
Mary Halloran
Woes Ae Ee
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