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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
10
Wall Street showed only a glimmer of optimism as prices sagged substantially in dull trading. After two higher closes earlier in the month, muted activity followed the Americ Tobacco announcement with May railway income reports and declines at New York Central and Southern Pacific cooling enthusiasm.
Omaha livestock report shows 10500 head, hogs 10-20c higher for sows, cattle and calves mostly steady with slow demand. Beef cows and cutters varied, lambs steady to strong with top lamb price around 11.50, Idaho choice lambs at 61.50, bulk weights and feeding lambs noted.
Severe storms produced hail and high winds causing multiple drownings as 20 boats sank and two men drowned near Buffers in Upper New York State. Lightning struck a 35000 gallon tank in Olean. Buildings unroofed, poles toppled, and trees uprooted across central and eastern Pennsylvania. A Carlisle area farmer was killed by lightning.
The Edgley Bramble Owens Jorgensen and Clay families express gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and floral offerings after the death of Mary Ann Owens. The message notes lasting memory of her as daughter sister mother and granddaughter and lists the grieving families.
Potatoes moving slowly with weak trading in multiple states. Illinois Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and other regions report sack and barrel Irish cobblers with varied prices from $1.75 to $3.65. Principal shipments list California Kansas Maine Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Virginia Washington with totals around 1 110.
Governors from nine states gather to push federal highway funding and forest land programs. Resolutions urge raising highway aid, forest road budgets, and fire prevention funding while debating oil development policy and state rights. Emerson of Wyoming named conference chair as Bald Ridge of Idaho steps aside.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to Greene-Higson Co. are requested to settle their accounts at once. In a short time these accounts will be turned over to attorneys for collection. R. D. Leach, Receiver.
Down Town Pocatello grade school students Sherman Furey and Wanda de la Mar won prizes in a national highway safety essay contest. Edna Robinson of Idaho Falls placed third. Ruth Cederberg of Lava High School won first prize for teachers for safety lesson prep.
William M. Jardine former secretary of agriculture under Coolidge is named as a candidate to become president of the University of Idaho to succeed Frederick J. Kelly who has resigned. The report notes that Jardine is said to be considered though no definitive decision is stated.
A former secretary, now in an agricultural advisory capacity with the government, is on a European tour after accepting a government post. He hails from Malad Idaho and previously led the Kansas Agricultural College. He has relatives in Idaho and Oregon, including a sister Mrs. A Laker Cook and brother Dudley Jardine.
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