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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
4
The paper notes complaints about the Pocatello to Utah line highway with oil sections choppy from frosts. It warns the route is Idaho's heaviest traffic and a poor first impression for visitors and urges prompt maintenance and safer driving in town.
President Hoover appoints an eleven member Able Commission led by ex Attorney General Wicker Stam to study crime and prohibition. The group includes ten men and one woman, split roughly between dry and wet views, with a goal to draft recommendations for legislation to address prevailing conditions.
A long column recalls Mrs. Minna Preiskel of Lodi who died at 72 after decades of cheerful deception via weekly letters from her son reported to be in France. Also notes new U S currency exhibit and assorted quips on marriage, work, and daily life with humorous asides and satire.
In the Old Orchard and Green Forest Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel earns hero status after defeating Robber the Rat. Praise swells his pride until cousin Chatterer the Red Squirrel rejects the glory, warning that boasting profits none. The tale contrasts bravado with restraint as neighbors weigh the true cost of fame.
The Long Island Aviation Country Club opens Saturday with members including Lindbergh Earhart and Fairbanks. A world air tour by Vicomtes and Vicomtesse de Sibour arrives in New York, while Danish aviator Knud von Clausson-Kaas tests a non sink suit. New York also notes Browning’s auction proceeds funding a play about two orphans.
In this 1929 Bell Syndicate piece, the author muses on the playful use of the word balloon as a metaphor in speech and caricature. It contrasts air travel imagery with grounded daily life and urges readers especially women and youths to use clever, expressive remarks to light up conversations.
A Hyattsville Maryland town on the outskirts of Washington claims a growing role in national events as residents describe the area as a small but pivotal link to the capital. The piece notes local pride and the towns proximity to major federal activity.
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