Financial year ends with large federal outlays and rising debt
Washington reports the fiscal year closed with expenditures near 9.25 billion dollars, a deficit about 492 million below earlier estimates, and a national debt surpassing 40 billion. Major outlays included W P A six hundred plus million, defense over one billion, and veterans benefits totaling several hundred million.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Omney
National Defense
Europe Faces New German Coup Rumors and Warnings
Associated Press reports a European mix of rumors and official warnings as Britain and France pledge force against any further German aggression. Berlin dismisses claims while Mussolini maintains near contact with Hitler amid rising Italian unease.
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Europe
Germany
Free City of
Danzig
Lord Halifax
Daladier
Berlin
Halifax
Britain
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Rome
FBI Weighs Olson Kidnap Link in Coast Case
FBI agents from Milwaukee arrived to view the body of Ray Olson and compare fingerprints and identification marks as part of a probe into whether he abducted and killed Charles Mattson of Tacoma Washington. Sawyer county officials said the check followed Olson being shot by a posse after deputies were slain.
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FBI
Olson
Hayward
Wis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ray Olson
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Sawyer County
Milwaukee
Mattson
Olso
Three Die in Electric Chair at Tucker Prison Farm
Three young Black men Jimi Caruthers 23 Bubbles Clayton 25 Sylvester Williams 20 were executed at Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas for the cited attack on two 19 year old white girls one of whom died the other wounded.
Births at General Hospital This Week
Births at General Hospital include a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Heber Ellsworth of 217 North Hayes a girl to Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of 839 North Main and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chapman R F D No 1 all born Wednesday a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Leo G Henderson 845 North Harrison a girl to Mr. and Mrs Calvin McOmber R F D No 1 born Friday
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General Hospital
Heber Ellsworth
North Hayes
John Johnson
North Main
Ray Chapman
Leo G. Henderson
N. Harrison
Calvin McOmber
Priday
Grass fire near West Wyeth street quickly extinguished
A grass fire near the end of West Wyeth street was tackled by one fire truck from the west side station at 1 51 p m. The blaze was beaten with sacks and backfired and burned out with no damage reported.
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West Side
West Wyeth Street
Baseball Scores From A Rainy Day Card
National Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 Chicago 0 2 0 0 Vander Meer Moore Lom bardi Root Harnett. Boston at New York postponed rain. Philadelphia at Brooklyn night game. New York 1 0 Washington 0 Hilderbrand Dickey Carrasquel Ferrell. Chicago 0 0 1 Detroit Rigney Tresh Newsom Tebbetts. Philadelphia at Boston postponed rain and wet grounds. St Louis at Cleveland postponed rain and wet grounds.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Vander Meer, Moore and
Lombardi
Root and Harnett
Boston
New York
American
Washington
Hilderbrand
Dickey
Carrasquel
Ferrell
Detroit
Rigney
Tresh
Newsom
Tebbetts
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Idaho Insurance Fund panel hears fieldmen report issues
Six field men from Idaho State Insurance Fund, including Kenneth Taylor of Pocatello and E M Norris of Conda, met with a Boise commission to discuss problems. Attendees also included Kenneth McBridge of Salmon and F E MacKenzie of Pocatello.
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Boise
Idaho State Insurance Fund Commission
Kenneth Taylor
Pocatello
E. M. Norris
Conda
Kenneth McBridge
Salmon
F. E. MacKenzie
18-Year-Old Kammergaard Abandons Record Attempt
Eighteen-year-old Jenny Kammergaard gave up her bid for a swimming record after swimming a distance of 78 kilometers in 30 hours and 45 minutes before ending the attempt in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Jenny Kammersgaard
Court Denies Restraining Order in Pin Ball Case
District Judge I E McDougall denied the restraining order in C A Stewart versus Robert M Pugmire and Bannock county officials. The plaintiff claimed pin ball and mechanical machines are amusement devices, not gambling. The city argued there was a distinct agreement for cash rewards from the establishments.
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I. E. McDougall
C. A. Stewart
Robert M. Pugmire
R. M. Terrell
Pocatello
M. J. Rossiter
Bannock County
McDougall
Check Artist Dons Apron To Ply His Trade
Chief of Detectives Guy Nelson warns of a check scam using a butcher's apron. An 11 year old boy was sent to a wholesale house with a forged Modern Appliance company check for 12 75 signed by W D Barnett. The boy received 15 cents, then the con artist disappeared. Similar fraud occurred in Idaho Falls using Shaw Motor Po catello checks for 12 75.
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Banco
Guy Nelson
Nelson
Joe Atkinson
Center
Arthur
Sonny
Kavanagh Wholesale
W. D. Barnett
Idaho Falls
Shaw Motor Company
Pocatello
Highways Generally in Good Condition Across Idaho This Week
State and federal highways in Idaho were reported in good condition by the state bureau of highways. Key routes include U S 30 Old Oregon Trail near Soda Springs, U S 93 Sawtooth Park with detour from Rogerson to Ketchum and Stanley, U S 91 Idaho Montana and Yellowstone Park routes with oiling between Downey and McCammon and U S 191 with a six and a half mile detour north of Rigby. several others are fair to good with some rough sections and detours.
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State Bureau of Highways
Soda Springs
Sawtooth Park
Rogerson
Ketchum
Stanley
Yellowstone Park
Downey
McCammon
U. S. No
Rigby
Targee Forest
Montana Line
Richfield Fair
Dietrich
Ketchum Trail Creek
Chilly
Former City Head Faces Charges in Water Leak Scandal
Kansas City June 29 Henry F McElroy 73 who resigned as city manager last April was indicted by the Jackson county grand jury in connection with a 356 500 city water leak scandal The indictment centers on alleged funds diverted to a contractor friendly to Tom Pendergast under the pretense of paying an unincorporated engineering firm 5000 a month to inspect water main leaks
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Kansas City
Henry F. McElroy
Tom Pendergast
Jackson County
McElroy
Pendergast
Summer Heat Continues In Pocatello With Gusty Winds
The third day of extreme heat in Pocatello saw 2 pm readings reach 91 degrees. A Thursday high reached 94 degrees and Wednesday topped 91 point something, marking the season’s longest hot spell so far, with gusty wind storms hitting parts of town Thursday afternoon and around midnight.
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Pocatello
Downey and Cambridge districts vote on consolidation
Miss Francis Gray reports the official canvass of the June 24 election shows Downey district 53 17 votes for consolidation none against while Cambridge district 4 records 24 for consolidation and 16 against separating the outcome by district for the proposed district consolidation.
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Francis Gray
Downey
Common
Cambridge
City employees to be paid Saturday for Fourth celebration
City Clerk J Ward Green announced that city employees will receive their pay on Saturday to ensure funds are ready for the Fourth of July celebrations.
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J. Ward Green
Expenses More Than Double In Years from 1930 to '39
Government finances for the fiscal year ending June 30 show expenditures rising from 1930 to 1939. Treasury data list annual outlays and deficits, with figures spanning 1930 through 1939 and notes about adjustments for the final days.
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Washington
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
County Roads to Get State Gas Tax Funds for Projects
Bannock county expects about 60000 from a 1,000,000 state gasoline tax. Payments due April July and Fall with work planned on Tyhee Chubbuck South Main Pocatello Creek roads and multiple bridges including Merrill Marsh Goodenough East Sublette Portneuf and Garden Creek gaps. County Engineer Havener notes funds will start projects when allocations arrive.
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Supreme Court
W. P Havenor
Bannock County
Havener
Tyhee
Chubbuck
South Main
Pocatello Creek Road
Merrill Road
Marsh Creek
Goodenough Road
East Sublette
Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal
Turner Road
Utah Power and Light Company
Montague Road
Portneuf
Garden Creek Gap
Havehor
Ford Blames Capital for War Rumors
Henry Ford, speaking in Detroit, blames international financiers for promoting war scares to profit from munitions. He argues they could instead fund farm relief with bankers aiding farmers to restore prosperity during his back-to-land camp project near Ypsilanti, Michigan. He predicts no new major war as governments avoid conflict.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ford
Plan Improvements at Lava Hot Springs Resort
William Hunt state resort superintendent visited Lava Hot Springs to discuss upgrades with Lava Hot Springs Foundation chair Joe Youngren. Improvements include painting and liaising mining program for bath houses, repairs to steps and railings, and a new main entrance checking system. Preparations aim to handle anticipated July 4 crowds.
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William Hunt
Lava Hot Springs
Joe Youngren
Lava Hot Springs Foundation Board
Hunt
Mr. Hunt
City Grants Three Day Holiday Around July 4
Ogden officials announce a three day holiday for city employees with city hall closed on Monday July 3 and Tuesday July 4. Mayor Peery and Commissioner Rackham concurred in the measure.
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Ogden
Peery
Rackham
Mrs. Myron Bullock Admitted To St Anthony’s Hospital
Mrs Myron Bullock of 916 East Bonneville entered St Anthony’s hospital Thursday night for medical treatment.
Chlorine Gas Puts 13 in Hospital
Chlorine gas leaked from two ton storage tanks during a $30,000 general alarm fire in Lewiston Maine. The heavy fumes sickened more than 20 firefighters, sending 13 to the hospital with four in serious condition as heat melted safety valves. The blaze gutted a woodshed and damaged two railroad sheds and three small structures.
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Lewiston
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Japs Destroy U S Property In Plane Raid
Japanese planes hit the American Union Middle School near Foochow causing about 50000 dollars in damage with no casualties. British gunboat Grasshopper sent 36 sailors to protect interests while ports at Foochow and Wenchow were blockaded.
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Grasshopper
Foochow
Wenchow
United States
Great Britain
France
Union Middle School
Min River
Pingtan Island
Lava to Celebrate Plans For July 23 to 24
Lava Hot Springs prepares a two day celebration on July 23 and 24 led by the LDS church on the first day and local businessmen on the second. Dr. Jacobsen of Utah State Agricultural College will speak July 23 at the new State recreational building. Governor Bottolfsen may attend.
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Lava Hot Springs
LDS Church
Lava
William Hunt
Pocatello
C. A. Bottolfsen
Jacobsen
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
George C. Hopson
Dave Evans
Bill Nye
H. Frye
H. Clark
Forest Ferguson
Leland Avery
Ruddell Byington
Douglas Snow
B. H. Chapin
Nolen Nelson
L. W. Tolman
W. G. Spencer
Wholesale grocers of Poca observe July Fourth holiday
All wholesale grocers of Poca tello will close Monday in observance of a two day Fourth of July holiday. This includes Western States Grocery Zion's Wholesale Co. and Scowcroft's Wholesale.
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Pocatello
Western States Grocery
Zion’s Wholesale Co
Scowcroft’s Wholesale
Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Gasoline Tax Diversion Law
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled constitutional a 1939 act diverting 1 million dollars yearly from gasoline tax to counties to offset highway revenue losses from license reductions. The decision, written by Chief Justice Airshie, reduces immediate legislative risk and orders state auditor Wright to distribute Ada County's first 200 thousand dollars.
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Boise
Idaho Supreme Court
J. W. Taylor
Ada County
Calvin E. Wright
Wright
Airshie
C. A.’ Bottolfsen
Youth Admits Matricide in Double Homicide Case
Hollywood police say Campbell McDonald a 25 year old student confessed to killing his mother Mrs Margaret Campbell 56 a former silent screen actress with a hammer last Sunday near Santa Monica. He recalled waking to find her dead and claimed memory loss from that time. He denied knowledge of the slaying of Anya Sosayeva a former Ziegfeld dancer on a Los Angeles City college campus last February.
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Hollywood
Campbell MccDonald
McDonald
Santa Monica
Charles Varco
Margaret Campbell
Vareo
Anya Sosayeva
Los Angeles City College
Pleads Not Guilty in Watch Embezzlement Case
Gene Sondrup aged 18 was arraigned before Justice William Ryan on a watch embezzlement charge. He entered a not guilty plea. bond set at 500 dollars and he was committed to jail in lieu of bond on a Rich ard Bennett complaint.
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Gene Sondrup
Richard Bennett
William Ryan
Poultry program meeting outlines costs with extension specialist
Poultry Eastern Idaho county agents meet at the university with Pren Moore, poultry specialist, to outline plans for a poultry program. They discuss record keeping among producers in the counties to determine costs of egg and poultry raising.
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Idaho
The
University
Pren Moore
Extension Service
Beaver Havener and Warden Inspect Dammed Creek
County Engineer Beaver W. Havener and Deputy State Game Warden L. A. Lehrbas visited Pocatelo Creek to investigate a report that a beaver dammed the watercourse and caused overflow onto a road.
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W. P. Havener
Pocatelo Creek
L. A. Lehrbas
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