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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1936
Page
3
Market notes describe 42,200 head of cattle arriving this week, near the year’s high but below the 1932 drought peak. Wheat rose briefly on spring weather, oats and rye futures mixed, and rye production is projected near 40 million bushels with carryover about 7 million. Livestock feed use in the northwest could curb grain movement due to drought.
Landon family favored by mountain scenery and outdoor tasks. They watch elk and deer at the stream, feed a white bunny, tend baby chicks, and ride saddle horses. Landon, an expert hunter, plans to fish but wants to rest and read for now. A governor visits Estes Park for daily press conferences, asking reporters for haircut tips before leaving. In Moscow a 20 year old parachute jumper Nadejda Babushkina dies from injuries after a jump, having made about 25 jumps, including one from 22 000 feet.
Schedule notes arrivals from North Run 88 West Yellow stone and Run 80 Idaho Falls. Run 84 connects Butte St Anthony Idaho Logan. Run 81 serves Salt Lake Ogden Logan with connections from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Services listed include 12 55 pm 2 55 pm 6 15 am and 8 10 pm departures.
Idaho Falls was chosen to host the 1937 Idaho state amateur golf tournament at a meeting in Nampa. Dates will be set next spring. Robert A. Davis of Nampa was elected president and Dr. J. A. Knox of Boise as vice president. The secretary-treasurer post was left vacant after Fred Von Elm resigned. Robert St. Clair of Idaho Falls was named a director.
A crude advertising gag in Pocatello on Saturday evening ended with a sawdust dummy receiving an ambulance after its insides were spilled from an alley. The stunt drew heavy criticism for poor taste and wasted goodwill.
The Fort Hall celebration stunt sequence toppled a display at the Club bar building and tore bricks from a wall, causing a Neon sign to fall. The falling sign touched power lines but officers cut nearby wires and no serious damage occurred.
Official figures show Gov. Walter Welford leading former Governor William Langer for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Welford had 90,651 votes to 89,915 as 14 of 2,242 precincts remained unreported in the slow count.
The passage notes John Moses a lawyer and farmer defeating Ole H Olson and James F Morrow for the Democratic nomination in the state governor race as ballots are tallied and the canvassing board plans a late month meeting to certify official returns.
In Manchester New Hampshire Colonel Frank Knox Republican vice presidential nominee prepared for a campaign tour declaring this race poses the cravest issues since the Civil War. Thousands packed the municipal stadium for a rally in his former city where he lived 20 years praising Governor Alf Landon as a practical economist and consistent liberal.
Senator James P. Pope of Idaho said he was pleased with the Democratic platform though it does not explicitly mention his crop insurance proposal. He credited the resolutions committee for yielding to some of his agricultural demands and noted a foreign relations plank reaffirming opposition to war as policy. He called the platform concise and liberal with favorable response to the insurance idea in spirit.
Martha Adams aged 16 won permission to leave her parents home amid a custody dispute. Boundary County school authorities sought removal from the custody of John Quincy Adams who claims the girl deserted as part of a cruel religious sect.
Martha Descent from the sixth president’s lineage was approved to return to the home of Mr and Mrs O R McGowan in Barstow California. The hearing before Judge Schlette followed two years after she was picked up while hitchhiking from Bonners Ferry. She became a leader in her high school and church during that time. The McGowans attended the hearing.
Representative D Worth Clark left Idaho Democrats convention delegates for Washington to push July 1 funds for blister rust control and weed and rodent work. He said his presence is necessary to secure sufficient money to finish protecting white pine forests in Idaho and Montana.
Train times list three services with scheduled departures early morning and evening. No. 21 Pacific Limited at 2 00 a m No. 17 Portland Rose at 9 50 a m and No. 1 Streamliner at 6 45 p m.
A list of trains and departures appears alongside a brief crime note. The story mentions Thomas McCaleb, a Black man, being arrested for disturbing the peace after allegedly kicking in a door at the Dearborn hotel, Clark and Second. Clayton Hadley faced intoxication charges, with a forecast of fair and cooler weather Sunday.
Nate Josephson a local truck driver was arrested Saturday night by police after Cr Waring complained Josephson forced his car into him and fled. The incident prompted a police report and ongoing investigation.
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