Engineer Dies in Salt Lake City Train Crash
A Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train collided with a freight train near Salt Lake City injuring two crewmen. James J. Landers 45 Midvale Utah was killed, engineer Walter S Groesbeck 50 and fireman Oscar Baker 37 were injured. Officials stated a faulty switch or mistaken orders may have caused the wreck as a special board of inquiry opened.
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Salt Lake City
James J. Landers
Midvale
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Landers
Walter S. Groesbeck
Oscar Baker
Groesbeck
Central Utah
Ogden
Sixth West
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Psenger
Charles H. Sorensen
John D. Loftus
Lindbergh Jr Celebrates First Birthday at Home
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. marked his first birthday in Princeton New Jersey with his grandparents Senator and Mrs Dwight W Morrow visiting the Lindbergh home The family plans travel to China and Japan soon but Charles Jr has not yet flown in an airplane details note Englewood celebration during the parents’ trip preparations
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Princeton
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Dwight W. Morrow
Lindbergh
Englewood
China
Japan
Charles,Jr
Officers Transfer Federal Prisoners to Soda Springs Jail
Deputy U S Marshal H A Buchenau and Pocatello police H Secrist took charge of all federal prisoners in Bannock county jail and transferred them to Soda Springs jail. Buchenau said several transfers have been made before, but he gave no details on the orders received.
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H. A. Buchenau
U. S
H. Secrist
Pocatello
Bannock County
Soda #7
Buchenau
Over 600 Attend Masonic Picnic
Over six hundred were served at the Masonic picnic, with attendees from local lodges and guests enjoying meals and fellowship. The event highlighted community camaraderie and fraternal activity in the region.
Will Rogers on debts and taxes in Tribune dispatch
Beverly Hills California June 22 Will Rogers posts a humorous wire to the Tribune critiquing government debt and taxes. He claims his plan would cancel debts but notes only two debtors were fooled while naming Hindenburg Mellon and old man interest as burdens.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hindenburg
Andy Mellon
One Dead Nine Hurt In Mine Picket Clash
In Pittsburgh a deadly clash erupted when deputy sheriffs moved to enforce a court order banning picketing at the Wildwood mine of Butler Consolidated Coal. About 160 shots were fired among ten deputies and a crowd of 250 marchers. Pete Zigarac, a striker, died. deputy Herbert Reel was wounded and returned to duty.
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Pittsburgh
Wildwood
Butler Consolidated Coal Company
National Miners’ Union
Pete Zigarac
Herbert Reel
Reel
Shippers Meet in Ogden Discuss Wheat and Weevil Quarantine
In Ogden on June 22 the ninth annual Western Shippers advisory board opened with talks on wheat marketing alfalfa weevil quarantine and livestock feeding. C E Huff reviewed marketing prospects for the 1931 wheat crop while Utah State College officials and Ogden stockyards leaders urged regional markets and on‑farm feeding to boost profits.
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Ogden
Western Shippers’ Advisory Board
C. E. Huff
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Hyde
E. J. Maynard
Department of
Animal Husbandry
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Utah
Kenneth C. Skeler
Ogden Stockyards
Bannock Prisoners Seek New Quarters
Seven inmates from the county jail, R. J. Condie, Joe Hamilton, T. W. Shafer, Elmer Reynolds, Mollie Hail, J. C. Williams and Erasmo B. Castro, are moved to Caribou county jail in Soda Springs by Deputy U. S. Marshal H A Buchenan on federal orders. Sheriff W. H. Woodward reports 44 prisoners remain and notes federal transfers ease red tape. all seven faced charges of violation of the national prohibition est.
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R. J. Condie
Joe Hamilton
T. W. Shafer
Elmer Reynolds
Mollie Hail
J. C. Williams
Erasmo B. Castro
Caribou
Soda Springs
U. S
H. A. Buchenan
W. H. Woodward
World reacts to Hoover debt proposal boosts global markets
The Associated Press reports a worldwide market rally as Hoover calls for a one year halt to war debts and reparations. NYSE futures surge with over 1 million shares traded in half an hour, while Berlin London Paris Tokyo Shanghai and Bombay show gains across stocks and commodities. Paris weighs cabinet deliberations on suspending German reparations, with France undecided but France poised to influence the outcome. London expresses approval of Hoover plan.
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Associated Press
Hoover
New York Stock Exchange
Berlin Boerse
London
Liverpool
Paris
Shanghai
Tokyo
Bombay
Rome
France
W C T U Meeting in Idaho Falls Reaffirms Prohibition Faith
Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union from southeastern Idaho gathered in Idaho Falls for a district summit. They reaffirmed support for the eighteenth amendment and enforcement agencies while Mrs. J L Brady of Blackfoot, the state president, reviewed the Toronto convention and global prohibition progress.
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Idaho Falls
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Societies
Idaho
Summi Institute
J. L. Brady
Blackfoot
W.C.T.U
Toronto
Canada
Utah Weather Tonight and Tuesday Outlook
A Utah forecast shows little change in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Skies remain mostly clear with mild air and light winds across the region.
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Utah
Southeast Ships 96 Cars of Wool
Southeast Idaho has shipped 96 carloads of wool totaling about 3 750 000 pounds over four weeks. Soda Springs alone sent 70 000 fleeces. The wool’s approximate value to Boston is about 500 000 dollars. The Idaho Wool Marketing Association expects 5 000 000 pounds shipped this year, 1 000 000 more than last year.
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Idaho
A. H. Caine
Idaho Wool Marketing Association
Prompt action urged by creditor nations on Hoover debt moratorium
Washington reports the Hoover plan for a one year moratorium on war debts and reparations depends on prompt action by Germany's creditor nations. Optimism filled the White House as Europe’s final response loomed. France's course remains uncertain but markets rise hint at global support influencing Paris. Secretary Stimson spoke on the issue.
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Washington
Germany
Hoover
White House
France
Stimson
Today’s Scores From Baseball Doubleheaders And Delays
Baseball results show several twin bills with mixed outcomes and a rain postponement in Washington at Cleveland. Notable games include Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn and New York as the schedule winds through late innings and extra frames.
Lions Convention Opens Two Day District 28 Session
Lions International district 28 hosts a two day convention in Pocatello with 63 Utah and Idaho clubs represented. Myron Porges presided with Reverend R E McGraw giving an invocation and mayor T C Coffin welcoming attendees. Earle W Hodges of Lions International will speak at Hutchinson field tonight during a public ceremony including opera, dancing, band concert and stunts.
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Lions International
Hutchinson Field
S. W. Hendricks
Richmond
F. G. Martines
Richfield
G. L. Jenkins
Malad
J. G. Martin
Arco
C. E. Smith
Regents Buy 313 Lots for UISB Campus Expansion
With executive approval the University of Idaho Southern Branch completes a 313 lot purchase to extend the campus. The deal covers parcels south of the campus, north of the cemetery, and on Red Hill shelf, exhausting the 1931 legislature funds and leaving about 200 lots potential for future buys.
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Board of Regents
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
J. R. Dyer
Southern Branch
Board of Education
Ingersoll
Mary Ingersoll Paradise
Pocatello
Jessie Simpson
Salt Lake City
University
Hutchinson Field
War Veterans Push Business in Nampa Convention
The Idaho Department of the United Spanish War Veterans convened in Nampa on June 22 with memorial services then formalities led by H. H. Mossman. Mayor Windsor J. Lloyd welcomed delegates as E. A. Kirkendall spoke, and Governor Ross was slated for an evening address. Rev. Silas P. Hagler criticized the Washington Federation for denying citizenship to two aliens who refused to bear arms, urging peace and equal duties.
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Nampa
Idaho Department of the United Spanish War Veterans
H. H. Mossman
Windsor J. Lloyd
E. A. Kirkendall
Department of Oregon
Ross
Silas P. Hagler
Ontario
Ore
Idaho
Washington Federation of Women's Clubs
United States Supreme Court
Lions Club Urges Public Attendance at Idaho Event
The public is invited to attend a ceremony at Hutchinson field, University of Idaho Southern Branch, at 8 this evening. The Pocatello Lions club hosts a visiting delegation for the convention taking place today.
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Hutchinson Field
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Pocatello Lions Club
Bridge Bid Sought For Grace Preston Road
The bureau of highways invites bids to build a 100 foot steel bridge across the Bear River on the Grace Preston highway. Bid opening is set for July 7.
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State
Grace-Preston
Boise
Bureau of Highways Today
Bear River
Grace- Preston Highway
Idaho 1930 census shows white residents at 91.5 percent
The 1930 census entries 445 032 Idaho population with 91.5 percent native whites. Urban residents total 129 507 while rural count is 315 525. Of rural, 186 100 are rural farm and 129 425 are rural non farm.
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Idaho
Poisoned chicken sandwiches claim two young lives
In Lebanon Indiana two girls Alice Jean Simmons 10 and Virginia Simmons 14 died after eating sandwiches prepared by their mother for a family reunion. Capsules found in the food prompted a Boone county coroner to await powder analysis while Hancock county residents Horace N. Jackson 55 and Lester Carr 18 remained in critical condition.
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Lebanon
Ind
Indiana
G. A. Owsley
Boone County
Alice Jean Simmons
Virginia Simmons
John W. Simmons
Hancock County
Simmons
Horace N. Jackson
Lester Carr
Air and aviation notes from late wire bulletins
Otto Hillig and Holger Heokuis landed the monoplane Liberty at Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 4 25 p m New Found land daylight saving time Ruth Nichols started her solo Atlantic flight from Floyd Bennett airport at 2 22 p m Eastern Time Senator Smoot sought a conference with President Hoover on silver market relief Dr Hugo Eckener said Graf Zeppelin pole flight abandoned Julia Maude Lowther 23 Ashtabula maid sentenced to die October 2 by electric chair for murder in Jefferson Ohio
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Otto Hillig
Liberty
N. Y
Holger Heokuis
New Foundland
New York
Ruth Nichols
Floyd Bennett Airport
St. John, N. B
Jefferson
Julia Maude Lowther
Ashtabula
State Penitentiary
Clara Smith
Waterfront Fire Threatens Major Loss in St. John
A blaze on the west St. John waterfront caused extensive damage with officials warning losses could reach millions. Fire crews battled the flames as property and industrial facilities faced potential total ruin.
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ST. John
N. B
West St. John
Cacavas Shows Slight Improvement After Shooting
George Cacavas remains in serious condition at General hospital ten days after a shotgun attack in Pocatello creek canyon. Doctors report slight improvement while police investigate the alleged assault by A. E. Volmeier.
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George Cacavas
General Hospital
A. E. Volmeier
Pocatello Creek Canyon
de. Oo F. Gall
Lions International district session opens in Bannock hotel
Delegates of the 28th district Lions International gathered at the Bannock hotel for a two day luncheon and session drawing hundreds of visitors from Utah Idaho clubs. J Morris Godfrey district governor and Earle W Hodges president attended. Myron Porges welcomed attendees and Rev Charles Atridge gave the opening prayer.
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J. Morris Godfrey
Richmond
Utah
Lions International
Idaho
Bannock Hotel
Utah-Idaho
Earle W. Hodges
Myron Porges
Pocatello Club
Charles Atridge
Rigby
P. L. Holman
Pleasant
Platt Clark
Hyrum
Parry Harrison
Charles Petersen
Pocatello
Philo T. Whiteman
Payson
Arthur Hall
Bed Comforters Shown In Poca Display Windows
Pargo Wilson Wells company features a selection of handmade and machine made bed comforters from the Palmer company of Boston in their display windows. Display manager F. J. Birrell notes this is the first viewing in a city the size of Poca tello. Comforters use silk velvet, satins, crepe de chine and moire silk with lambs wool and down filling. Kenwood and Fairtb all wool blankets accompany the display. Beds shown are courtesy of Petersen Furniture Company.
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Pargo-Wilson-Wells Company
F. J. Birrell
Palmer Company
Boston
Pocatello
ePtersem Furniture Company
Tax Equalization Action of Board Convened for Session
County Commissioners HM. C. Christensen R. T. Hale and Willard Lund form the tax equalization board and met at the camera building this morning. They will sit for a month with Hale representing the first district Lund the second and Christensen the third.
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HM. C. Christensen
R. T. Hale
Willard Lund
Camera Building
Hale
Mr. Lund
Mr. Christensen
Bigelow Speaks at Jubilee Dance by Eagles
Fraternal Order of Eagles hosts a jubilee dance this evening at the Dance Gardens. Ed Bigelow, grand deputy organizer, visiting local lodge, will give an address to the gathering.
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Order of Eagles
Ed Bigelow
Court term opens at American Falls
Judge Jay L. Downing will open a short district court term at American Falls on Tuesday. All jury cases are stricken and only a few matters remain on the calendar. On Thursday, June 25, Judge Downing will hear several cases set for that time.
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Jay L. Downing
American Falls
Downing
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Will Rogers
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Rommell and Herying
Palmisano
Frasier and Grube
Cleveland
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Pennock
Refl
Eee
Dickey
Gray
Detroit
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Berry
Bridges
Sullivan
Schang
Hayworth
Johnson and Wilson
J. Eliott and Davis
Brooklyn
Wood
Phillips
Clark
Lopez
Bush
Hemsley
Chaplin
Schumacher
Hogan
O'Farrell
Memorial Building
Pocatelliva Club
R. E. McGraw
A. W. Hall
T. C
Board Regents
UISB
Lions Club
Smoot
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Cacavas
Hodges
Lions Clubs
Bigelow
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