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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1935
Page
8
Bannock and Shoshone visitors converge on Fort Hall for a six day sun dance. The ceremony begins tonight with a formal procession at sunset and continues day and night until July 3, with fasting and minimal rest, seeking health and strength from the Great Spirit.
B H Anibal of Pontiac Motor Co describes accuracy and precision as core to engineering. He notes wrist pins are manufactured within one ten thousandth inch, with gauges calibrated to twenty millionth accuracy and master pins checked by a Zeiss optometer in the tool and inspection department. The finishing lapping rollers are among the finest in the process.
In the final lapping stage only half of one ten thousandth of an inch is shaved from the pins as they pass between revolving rollers. Ten thousandths and twenty millionths of an inch are tiny figures, yet this precision ensures the Pontiac engine performs reliably.
Boise June 29 AP A summary from the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation of the Idaho Emergency Relief Administration reports 418 active cases aided and 8000 information requests. The division to be under a new settlement program after July 1 aims to place experienced land farmers on capitalized acreage to achieve self support.
Nash Motors expects to double sales gains after strong early 1934 deliveries. C H Bliss, vice president, notes Nash and LaFayette retail deliveries rose 69.8 percent in the first four months versus a year earlier before the new 400 series hit the market. He says 1935 could be Nash LaFayette’s best year since the 1920s.
Governor Ross announced at a Boise meeting that the newly formed state water conservation and planning boards will tackle Idaho’s major task: conserving water. Members include De Coursey, Kesgard, Sharp, Heath, Davis, Evans, Simons, Shepherd, Clark, Cox, MacCosham, with Joe Wood as consultant and plans for 62 reservoirs costing about 6 million dollars under the PWA. A second item notes Idaho summer events with baby shows, Miss Victory contest, and a Siegf of the Argonne reenactment at the University of Idaho southern branch stadium on July 31 with a 200-man cast.
The 1.0.8 Fifth ward organizes a Town Fourth of July at Alameda Park starting at 10 a.m. A miniature parade precedes a program lunch games and races with Santa. Seagulls searched for crickets appear in foothills east of Fort Hall noted by Superintendent F A Gross. Mr and Mrs William Hutchinson depart for Shiprock Arizona to visit the northern Navajo reservation for six weeks while Mrs Hutchinson teaches at Lincoln Creek Indian School on the reservation.
AP reports wide destruction as floods and winds kill 71 in west Japan near Kyoto Osaka and Kobe. Global tremors include heat waves and storms across Europe and the Americas, with Mauna Loa and Kilauea activity monitored and Sacramento population listed at 101,600.
Fort Hall stockmen plan a July 8 cattle roundup with about 100 Indian riders over a 20 mile front along the Portneuf river east of Fort Hall. Calves will be branded each afternoon and three hundred dry cows and steers prepared for sale on July 15 at the Fort Hall stockyards. Ralph Dixey, president, notes 175 members own 6500 cattle worth about Three thousand five hundred dollars.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce stage show Flame Song at the Orpheum theatre on July 11 features nearly 30 Pocatello youths. The chorus soloists were carefully chosen, with three tap routines and six dancers per chorus, plus three Oriental numbers inspired by Nautche temple dances, promising original, engaging performances.
Reports describe slow moving rhythmic religious dances of the Orient, heightened by appropriate costuming to maximize effect.
County Clerk John Falk issued a marriage license on June 27 to O. H. Wahl and Florence W. Fout, both of Fort Hall. A German study reported 15 500 public libraries serving 45 600 000 people.
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