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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1937
Page
4
A brief Biblical verse from Psalms reflects on human frailty and the brevity of life. The passage notes that days are measured as a handbreadth and that age is fleeting before God, emphasizing vanity in human effort.
The Idaho Dental association adopts a resolution denouncing Attorney General J. W. Taylor's view on electors and residency. Taylor argues the state constitution and law require electors to be residents and that public office holders must be electors, praising oath‑bound duty to uphold constitutional law.
Vice President Garner steps back from political duties amid disagreements with White House on the sit-down strike and budget policy. Paul Mallon notes Garner as the legislative hand who steered bills, including the supreme court plan, but now faces a friendly rift. He plans to keep fishing unless recalled by the President.
The article argues that income tax dodging stems from legal loopholes and blames Congress for not closing them, urging revision of the tax structure to prevent exploitation of low earners. It also notes changing fashion and gender dynamics, joking that women’s influence challenges male dress norms, and ends with a quip about Morgenthau’s collections bypassing a pickpocket proof mesh.
Idaho discussions cover social security number rollout safety, WPA uniforms for a parade, marriages in American Falls and Rexburg, and political shifts. Officials like Lucile Bailey and James Marshall face removals, with new appointees and upcoming education and park projects noted amid a busy Idaho political season.
The town endures another wintry spell with 3 inches of snow at Soda Springs and cold drizzle. Local updates include Prof J W Faris becoming head of the commercial department at the Agricultural College in Logan Utah, and Commissioner McNally and Hoyt negotiating with Shoshones and Bannocks on reservation lands. Major civic items cover the city budget, water works planning, an anti gambling ordinance, circus review, and various local incidents and arrivals.
A compiled list shows events from June to September including the State Alks convention in Moscow and a Jamboree Boy Scout training camp at Hutchinson Field. Other items include a Pocatello band concert series, airmail week, a Braddock Louis boxing match in Chicago, and the Bannock county tax deadline.
Superintendent George Winter announces completion of plans to replace the wooden flume from Gibson Jack creek to the upper reservoir with an iron pipe line at an estimated cost of about $40,000. James A. Murray of Butte, owner of the water works, is hesitant to invest that sum unless conditions are met.
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