Mexican held as child ransom case widens in Arizona
Investigators say a Mexican contact man tied to the April 25 kidnapping of six year old June Robles is in custody as police search southern Arizona and Sonora. A Mexican couple supposedly hid the child near Santa Cruz after a planned ransom of 15 000 dollars and a cross border flight toward Cananea.
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Tucson
Ariz
June Robles
Arizona
Mexico
Bernabe Robles
Cananea
Sonora
Tuscan
Santa Cruz
Condition Boy Serious Today in Child Road Accident
Timothy Foote six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Timothy Foote is in grave condition at General hospital after a truck car accident near 1018 North Harrison. The driver John Christensen 38 was fined 12.90 for faulty brakes and jailed overnight. Investigators say the boy ran into the street from in front of his home and was struck by Christensen’s sedan.
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Timothy Foote
Timothy P. Foote
North Harrison
General Hospital
John Christensen
Christensen
William Hinckley
Minnie Rasmuson
Western Weughing and Inspection Bureau
A. L. Oliver
D. W. Bliss
Alice Leads In Diet Derby At Quarter Pole
CHICAGO May 9 The diet derby moved past the quarter pole with Alice Joy in front by a pound and a half. Miss Joy has shed four and a half pounds to 135 while Felicia Terry second dropped three pounds to 162. Dean Craddock is third at 142. S
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Chicago
Alice Joy
Miss Joy
Felicia Terry
Dean Craddock
Tornadic Wind Rips Plentywood Montana and Surroundings
A severe tornado or tornadic winds struck Plentywood and surrounding Sheridan county last night injuring at least two people. Two large businesses were wrecked. about a third of Plentywood homes damaged and many sheds scattered. City power lines were severed and dust and sand filled streets. Medicine Lake saw heavy dust but no major damage.
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Plentywood
Mont
Montana
Medicine Lake
George Bolster
Sheridan County
North Dakota
Dooley
Raymond
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune on Insull and silver
The May 9 dispatch from San Francisco notes readers consider Insull and silver the week’s big topics in papers. Will Rogers jokes about inflation and silver’s purchasing power, comparing it to inviting a stranger into the family.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mrs Hayes Reelected P T A Head at Idaho Convention
Mrs John E Hayes of Twin Falls was reelected president of the Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers by delegates at the 29th annual convention. Other officers named include treasurer Mrs Louis Nagel of Boise and recording secretary Mrs J R Nielson of Twin Falls. Governor C Ben Ross missed his address but spoke at the luncheon and afternoon meetings. Dr E Ova Cook urged closer cooperation with corrective institutions and community agencies to help Youth adjust to social changes. The banquet at the Bannock hotel featured E Norman Vaughn and Mrs M D Wilkinson with Mrs John E Hayes delivering The Home Builds for Tomorrow. G Nicholas Ifft was toastmaster.
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John E. Hayes
Twin Falls
Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers
Louis Nagel
Boise
J. R. Nielson
R. T. Magleby
Ririe
Maude M. Cosho
Roy Evans
Twin
C. Ben Ross
Idaho
Bannock Hotel
E. Norman Vaughn
Pocatello
M. D. Wilkinson
Washington State
Black Leaves for Burley Inquest
Local attorney Black left for Burley where an inquest into Della Stone death will resume at 2 30 this afternoon. Wilson cafe owner and defendant in a first degree murder charge is said to have been seen in Miss Stone s room and to have summoned a doctor before her removal to a Burley hospital. An earlier inquest was delayed for stomach analysis by the state chemist at Boise who found a small narcotic amount not sufficient to cause death.
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Black
Burley
Della Stone
E. E
Blackie) Wilson
American Falls
Miss Stone
Wilson
Mae West Receives Letter Over New Namesake
Hollywood reports Mae West says a Kansas teacher named a student Mae West on an arithmetic exam paper. West notes the student isn’t the one who "done 'em wrong" and comments on the coincidence.
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Hollywood
Mae West
Waldo
Kan
Local Air Mail Resumes May 15
The post office department announced resumed air mail service on the Salt Lake City to Great Falls route with Alfred Frank to take over at 12 02 a m May 18. The schedule shows Salt Lake City to Great Falls departures at 5 30 am arrival 10 40 am and return departures 5 30 pm arrival 10 40 pm. Local airport officials note arrivals in Pocatello around 7 am northbound and 9 pm southbound, with a full schedule to be announced soon.
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Washington
Salt Lake City
Great Falls
Mont
Post Office Department
Alfred Frank
Pocatello
Idaho Utah water groups plan program Boise
Preparations to relieve water shortage in Idaho and Utah proceed with a joint Bear River committee meeting in Montpelier. Leo Bresnahan says relief may come from pumping about 90 000 acre feet from Bear Lake and dredging to lift water into Bear River for delivery to lands around Frank.
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Boise
Idaho
Utah
Bear River
Montpelier
Salt Lake City
Blood
Leo Bresnahan
Salt Lake
Bear Lake
Utah Power and Light Company
Frank
Borah Rejects Sil ver Plan Says It Is Permissive
Senator Borah of Idaho storms out of the senate treasury silver bill conference calling the plan permissive and unhelpful while urging a six month debate for a more direct mandatory reform. Senator Pittman reports progress on framing the legislation as Roosevelt weighs nationalizing silver, with a draft expected for White House study before the weekend.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate-Treasury
Borah
Pittman
Nev
Treasury
Herman Oliphant
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
White House
Nevada
London
Oliphant
The
Secretary of the Treasury
Yearly paydays spark Hoopes ton salary history
On May 9 1927 in Hoopes ton Illinois Mayor Walter Trego received 50 cents and aldermen two bits each as their annual salaries. The payments reflected the town's 1877 incorporation salary fixed at that time.
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Hoopeston
Walter Trego
Utah Weather Preview: Cooler With Frost Tonight
The forecast in Utah calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Frost is expected in the southern portion tonight, signaling a cold airmass move through the region.
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Utah
City Council Finalizes 1934 35 Budget Projections
City council members closed the estimated city expenses for 1934 35 and expect a higher levy than 1933 34 with bond interest up due to PWA bonds. Warrant redemption also rises while non tax revenues are projected at 27220 versus 21716 last year. Final appropriations total 174609 60 with several amounts approved by the council.
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PWA
Tal Heads
Council
Daalke His
Ross Park
Eeeeeeaweneert Otee
Het Eeeee Eee Eeeenneenre Eeae
Owen
Sagveseree
Body of Auditor Found in Seattle
The body of Matt H. Gormley, veteran Port of Seattle auditor, was found in underbrush near his car after a suspected $70,000 shortage. He shot himself, leaving a note to his family. Earlier, treasurer George Wittenmyer disappeared after a $30,000 shortfall in his accounts.
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Seattle
Matt H. Gormley
Port of
Gormley
Baseball Scores From Today Across Major Leagues
American League results include Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston games with varied run totals and pitching duels. National League highlights feature St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Brooklyn with key late innings and bullpen appearances.
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National League
Bt. Louis
R. H. E. New York
St. Louis
Salveson
Mancuso
J. Dean
Davis
Sugar tariff cut proclaimed by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the sugar production control bill and proposed a one half cent per pound tariff reduction on sugar. He said the processing tax rate must not exceed the tariff reduction, ensuring no rise in price to consumers while giving sugar producers a fairer return through benefit payments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thia Meana
Secretary of Agriculture
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Cuba
Tariff Commission
United States
Idaho 10 calls for U.S. aid in forest areas
Forest officials in Boise facing severe fire danger plan a summerlong battle using CCC workers, with southern Idaho most at risk due to low rainfall and snow. A regional meeting urged restoring a fire weather patrol and Boise fire weather supervision to aid crews. The southern timber association raised fire protection assessments by 50 percent to fund efforts across 290,000 acres of Boise Payette land, 250,000 acres of state forest, and 85,000 acres of private holdings.
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Boise
CCC
Department of the Interior
Southern Idaho Timber Praetective Association
Salmon River
Boise Payette Lumber Company
Interior Department
Boise Basin
Spokane
Idaho
Fossil Skull Found By Senior High Biology Instructor
Wayne Whitlow a biology instructor at the senior high school has long searched a ten mile shoreline at Rainbow Beach near the American Falls reservoir. He reports discovering a prehistoric animal skull with a 16 inch broad forehead horns 18 inches thick at the base and an estimated span of seven feet four inches.
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Wayne Whitlow
American Falls
Rainbow Beach
Judge Denies Insull Bond Reduction Hearings
Judge Will M. Sparks granted a habeas writ for Samuel Insull and set a 9:30 a.m. hearing to reduce his $200000 bond. Samuel Alschuler refused to lower the bond in the appeals court. Insull faces later charges including mail fraud and bankruptcy violations, with other defendants arraigned and awaiting May 18 court dates.
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Chicago
Will M. Sparks
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Insull
Samuel Alschuler
Floyd E. Thompson
Insull
Philip L. Sullivan
Corporation Securities, Inc
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Will Rogers
Tribune
Hayes
P.T. A
Ifft
G. Nicholas Ifft
the Tribune
Burley Inquest
Idaho - Utah Water Groups Plan
Driggs
Silver
City Council
Anna Monaro
Italy
Rome
Associated Press
R. H. E. Chicago
Gaston and
Ruel
Burke
Prim and Klumpp
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Cleveland
Philadel
Pearson
Wyatt
Spencer
Marcum
Dietrich
Kline
Berry
New York
R. H. E. St. Louis
Weaver, Wells, Knott and Hemsley
van Atta
Uhle and
Dickey
Boston
Detroit
Larkin
Sorrell
Hogsett
Cochrane
Rhodes
Legett
Hinkle
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Beck
Perkins
Lopez
Bush
Root and Hartnett
Cincinnati
Brandt
Spohrer
Kolp
Johnson
Benton
Lom
R. H. E. Inseet
Davia
Todd
Luwn Ata
U.S
R. H. Rutledge
Ogden
Robert Coulter
C. B. Morse
C. K. McHarg
North Idaho
A. W. Middleton
H. G. Carter
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