Conventions Gather in Pocatello Amid Summer Plans
Pocatello hosts twenty eight conventions this year with at least six more slated for summer and fall. The list includes Intermountain Grain Growers Idaho Hardware and Paint Dealers Idaho Editorial Association and more with diverse groups such as Knights of Columbus Eastern Star and American Legion among attendees.
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Pocatello
Intermountain Grain Growers Convention
Idaho State Hardware, Implement and Paint Dealers
Idaho Editorial Association
Idaho Wool Marketing Association
Baptist Church Tri-State
Knights of Columbus
Eastern Star
Democratic Victory
Pocatello Cattlemen’s Association
Cache-Idaho Woolgr Association
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Inter- Pount
State Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Electric Light Committee
Idaho Beet Growers Association
Idaho Oil Company
Idaho
Bannock County Sportsmen’s Association
Chevrolet Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ting
Pocatello Area
Ril
Safeway Stores
Agricultural Council of Idaho
Inter-Mountain States
Farmers’ Auto-Inter- Insurance Exchange
Chevrolet
United Electric Supply Company
of American Legion
Smith and Roosevelt Battle Lines Tighten
The piece reports escalating conflict between Smith and Roosevelt factions over the convention chairmanship and a two thirds nominating rule. Amid talk of a bolt, delegates and bands create a convention atmosphere along Michigan Avenue as both sides claim pledged majorities and dispatch scouts to gain advantage. Cermak downplays Roosevelt votes in Illinois while Tammany hints at support for the nominee.
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Roosevelt
Bolt
Michigan Avenue
John W. Davis
Chicago
Ohio
Newton D. Baker
James M. Cox
Illinois
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Alfred E. Smith
Cermak
Pe Tammany
Hague
Jersey City
Wheeler
Montana
New York
al Smith
Smith
Baker
Davis
James A. Farley
Wa.s
Senator Walsh
Jouett Shouse
National Committee
Ritchie
Maryland
Roosevelt Nomination Fight Over Tamper Risk Amid Delegation Split
Washington release shows Illinois delegation backing Roosevelt with 58 votes, boosting hopes for early nominating on the first ballot. Mayor Hague and Cermak dispute the Roosevelt camp, while Tammaners push for a two thirds rule challenge.
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Lewis
Washington
Illinois
Roosevelt
New York
Dry forces split over referendum debate and repeal push
W H Castner of Spokane criticizes Bishop Cannon and national dry groups for blocking referendums while urging repeal of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. He cites costs of enforcement, crime linked to prohibition, and seeks relief through federal loans for city programs. Industry leaders and politicians press for repeal and anti prohibition platform planks.
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Bishop Cannon
W.H. Castner
Spokane
Pacific Northwest Liquor Control League
Washington
Methodist Church South
Anti- Saloon League
Castner
Charles H. Sabin
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Walter L. Gregory
Chicago
American Hotel Owners’ Association
Roosevelt
A. Mitchell Palmer
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Walker
New York
Churchleaders clash over a dry plank at Democratic platform
Bishop James Cannon Jr led a pro prohibition stand arguing against making prohibition a partisan issue as critics boos and shouts erupted. Senator Glass and Dr Ernest Cherrington defended varying church roles in temperance debates amid a 45 minute discussion.
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James Cannon, Jr
Smith
Bishop Cannon
Glass
Virginia
Ernest H. Cherrington
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Michael Igoe
Illinois
Resolutions Group
Cherrington
Local musician attends AFM convention in Los Angeles
Arthur W. Walters of 423 North Buchanan returned to Pocatello from the 37th annual convention of the American Federation of Musicians. The sessions at the Hotel Biltmore ran June 19 18 with over 600 delegates. Joe N. Weber, international president, presided. Chicago will host the 1933 convention.
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Arthur W. Walters
North Buchanan
Pocatello
Los Angeles
American Federation of Musicians
Biltmore
Joe N. Weber
Chicago
Butterfat value declines as Idaho dairies rise in output
Idaho dairies show first quarter 1932 butterfat production at 6,660,379 pounds up 15 percent from 1931 while butterfat value drops to 1,385,088 dollars from 1,787,650. Cheese and other dairy yields fall. powdered buttermilk climbs. A local letter discusses tax protests and city politics in Bannock and Pocatello.
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Boise
Idaho
State Bureau of Dairying
B P W Club Report From Orofino Convention
The B P W Club in Ross Park held a meeting Tuesday evening with a picnic supper. Delegates reported on the state convention at Orofino in June, with highlights including a lumber camp banquet at Head quarters and a key speech by Emily Kneubuhl on women in business.
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Orofino
Ross Park
Mabel Hackworth
Phyllis Burgoyne
Mary Peters
Eva Smith
Margaret Pomeroy
Dorothy Manening
Florence Marshall
B. Marie Aukerman
Miss Aukerman
Berkeley
National Executive Board
Milwaukee
R. R. Holman
Old Fort Hall
Jean Campbell
W.C. Steele
William Simson
Rosemary Shanks
Twin Falls Man Sentenced for Hen Theft
A Twin Falls man received a prison term from one to ten years for stealing 35 hens. The brief note hints at broader financial fantasies but centers on the criminal act and sentencing.
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Twin Falls
Wall Street
Drum and Bugle Corps Milk Moment Sparks Curiosity
The piece notes an unusual image of a drum and bugle corps drinking milk, presenting it as a curious spectacle worth the price of admission. It highlights the novelty of this moment and its appeal to audiences.
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Drum and Bugle Corps
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