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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
3
The local chamber of commerce received frantic calls from travelers reporting missing spouses after car mix ups. One man claimed he helped a traveler by taking his wife as a passenger, then the original owner vanished.
The Shrine circus runs July 13 to 15 with a ticket selling contest for a diamond ring as top prize. Ten entries allowed, seven already registered including Esther Olson Ella Kraft Cecil Freeman Frances Haddon Florence Bownes Ethelyn Meyers and Cecelia Layng, all from Pocatello. Committee reports strong progress and a successful enterprise ahead.
A coalition of civic and fraternal women groups including the Radiant and Bath chapters of the Order of Eastern Star American Legion Auxiliary War Mothers Civic club Daughters of the American Revolution College club P E O and the Catholic League announce a plan to sponsor a girl reserves camper who cannot afford to attend the McCall camp this year. Each organization will select a firm reserve and pay all expenses for the outing.
John I. Kane, sports editor of the Pocatello Tribune, appointed by Governor C. C. Moore as a member of the State Athletic Commission, received his certificate of appointment. The document is signed by Governor Moore and Secretary of State F. A. Jeter. Kane was invited on a weeklong motor trip to Coeur d’Alene in July but cannot attend due to a boxing program in Preston on July 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hall and their family came home Tuesday evening after a three week stay in Salt Lake City. Mr. Hall belongs to the Schumacher and Hall undertaking firm. A joint meeting of all committees of the local YWCA is planned for tomorrow at the YWCA home for the regular monthly gathering. No time was announced for this afternoon’s assembly.
Po catello chamber manager RE. J. Fieldsted and photographer Hart T. Boaden photographed local scenes today for the Pocatello number of Union Pacific Magazine to be issued in September. Miss Katherine Ingling, daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Ingling, graduates with a master’s degree from Wellesley College and will teach English at Packer College in Brooklyn this fall. John Wheeler and L J Cox of Pocatello leave for Nampa to join the fire patrol on the Idaho Northern Railway branch for summer service.
The Eagles defeated the Clerks 9 to 4 Tuesday night. Kirken dall homered for the Eagles and Brookhart homered for the Clerks. Howard pitched for the Lodge men with Alfred on the Clerks mound. Next Twilight game pits Back Shop against Baggage Clerks Thursday.
The second Know Your Town meeting will be held at the Y M C A tomorrow with focus on Care of Dependents and the Delinquents. Mrs Alberta Reasoner Mrs Ben Davie Mrs M B Cole and Mrs Leo McClintock organize. Charles S Green the city probation officer will speak.
Real estate transfers filed Tuesday include Atheson A R etux to J B Edger ton Co Lot 19 Block 478 Farley Mrs R to Pearl Rhodes Lot 4 Bee 8 2 8 B RB 89 EB M 40.60 acres Kruger Emil C etux to Net Loan Co Lot 6 Block 1 Arimo Loux C B M etux to Martha Dolmanour Cow N cor Lot 8 Blk 7 6740 feet
Improvement plan for the Veterans Administration calls for a veteran duriau medical service and $4,000,000 hospital construction. Director Hines urges high quality physicians, better care, and permanency of service. The bureau expands from 14 district to 54 regional offices with personal managers handling awards and treatment. Decentralization and morale boosts aim for a compact, efficient organization.
Mushy Callahan of Los Angeles knocked out Russie Leroy of North Dakota in the third round of a scheduled ten round lightweight bout at Vernon California. Danny Kramer of Philadelphia won a ten round decision over Bobby Garcia of Camp Holabird Maryland in featherweight action.
In Los Angeles a street car shooting wounds H F Whittemore on June 24. Surgeons say the flesh wound is minor and the incident marks the city’s first such shooting in history. Investigation shows a sheriff’sBootlegger pursuit spilled revolver cartridges on the tracks and Whittemore encountered the car as wheels discharged them.
Mrs Clara B Gorman formerly Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted in the 1919 Jake Hamon murder case in Ardmore Oklahoma, has been granted a divorce.
Chinese anti foreign demonstrations in Canton escalate as foreign civilians flee the zone. The US gunboat Helena heads to Canton while British and Japanese consuls seek intervention. Refugees from Canton arrive in Hong Kong aboard the Honam, including Americans wounded in clashes.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, famed Civil War veteran and leader in the Spanish American War, known for subduing tribes in Indiana, dies suddenly from heart disease while attending a public function.
Mme Schumann-Heink, famed as the mother of Americas maimed, sang for disabled World War I veterans in Omaha. After her performance she received a pledge from the veterans that they would honor her with taps when she passes, and she thanked them, expressing love and willingness to return as long as she lives.
The Navy insisted on installing long wave radio gear aboard the Peary, sending equipment from the Florida aboard the Putnam to Nova Scotia. Tensions rose as officials in Boston and Wiscasset contested the move, noting a prior agreement to carry Navy gear.
Dispatches from Commander Byrd report radio trouble during the Peary voyage from Boston to Wiscasset and on toward Sydney. Navy officials deem short wave apparatus unreliable for constant civilian communication, delaying confirmation of progress.
St. Paul Minnesota June 24 H Moss of Milwaukee will become the next Kiwanis International president after the nominating convention choice. The election occurs Thursday during the organization's annual convention.
Edinburgh by AP June 23 Miss Anna Adams Gordon of Evanston Illinois was reelected president of the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Other officers named include Emily Solomon Capetown South Africa as vice president Agnew Slack London as secretary Blanche Reid Johnston Toronto as secretary and Margaret C. Munna Evanston Illinois as treasurer.
Pocatello bank clearings totaled 339 321 44 for the day, reflecting activity at local financial institutions. The figure provides a snapshot of daily banking volume in the city.
Dr William Curtis Farabee a noted scientist and curator of the American section at the University Museum of Philadelphia died at his home in Washington Pennsylvania after an extended illness. He had contracted fever while exploring South America and returned home to endure a long struggle that led him to live outdoors for weeks in hopes of recovery. He had undergone over 300 blood transfusions in the past year and his death came as a surprise to friends.
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