Frazier Lemke Farm Debt Refunding Advances in House
The House approved rules to consider the 3 billion dollar Frazier Lemke farm debt refinancing bill by a 220 to 153 vote and set six hours of general debate before amendments. The measure would issue treasury notes to refinance farm mortgages with 14 percent principal and 1.5 percent interest yearly. Speaker Burns doubted final passage despite persistent support and opposition from Democratic aides and party leaders.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Burns
Boland
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Utah City preliminary hearing on Ruth Shaw murder case
Dr R J Alexander testifies at a preliminary hearing for Ben J Pack Jr 23 charged with murder in Ruth Shaw slaying. He notes signs of struggle and fingerprints on the throat and says acute heart failure from rape and choking may have caused death. Pack bound over for district court trial.
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Salt Lake City
Ruth Shaw
Emigration Canyon
R. J. Alexander
Ben. J. Pack, Jr
District Court
Dr. Alexander
Daniel Harrington
Arrests in Salt Lake City Liquor Law Sweep
Federal officers and state liquor control agents arrested eight persons in Salt Lake City on May 11 for liquor law violations.
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Salt Lake City
State Liquor Control Commission
Marrying Barber Pleads Innocent in Snake Bite Murder
Robert S. James the marrying barber pleads innocent by reason of insanity to charges of drowning his fifth wife Mrs Mary Busch James after exposing her legs to rattlesnake bites. Three alienists were appointed to evaluate his mental state before trial set for June 22. Charles Hope, alleged accomplice, also pleads innocent.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
Mary Busch James
Thomas L. Ambrose
Charles Hope
Railroad Man Attacks Bill in Senate Hearing Aimed at Rates
Joseph G. Kerr of the Association of American Railroads urged repeal of the long and short haul clause before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. He backed Pettengill bill to let carriers set rates by circumstances, arguing railroads alone adjust charges to match traffic and conditions.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Joseph G. Kerr
Traffic Department
The
Association of American Railroads
House
Pettengill
Kerr
Association
Proclamation Declares Hospital Day in Pocatello Idaho
Mayor Robert M. Terrell proclaims May 12 1936 as Hospital Day in Pocatello Idaho urging citizens to reflect on hospital service and support those in charge of local hospitals as part of a nationwide observance.
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Department of Human Inquiry
Robert M. Terrell
Pocatello
Idaho
City of
Hospital Day Brings Visitors to Pocatello Venues
Tuesday is designated hospital day in Pocatello with visitors welcome at the hospitals and nurses' home from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Pocatello
Gunmen Rob Motorman Pierce of 18 Dollars
Salt Lake City May 11 Two gunmen aged 25 to 30 robbed street car motorman C. F. Pierce, brother of two traffic patrol men, of 18 dollars as he walked home early today.
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Salt Lake City
Department of Justice closes Weyerhaeuser kidnap case
DOJ marks the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case as closed with three convicted kidnappers serving 125 years total. William Mahan, dubbed brains of the gang, begins a 60-year term after pleading guilty in U S district court. No public disclosure yet of ransom money and confederates Harmon and Waley’s details remain unclear.
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Tacoma
Wash
Department of Justice
George Weyerhaeuser
Department
William Mahan
Gang Mahan
MoNe! Island Penitentiary
United States District Court
Edward @. Cushman
Ban Jan
House Approves Large Work-Relief Deficiency Bill
The House passed a $2 364 229 712 deficiency bill carrying $1 425 000 000 for 1937 work relief by a 340 to 38 vote. The measure also funds social security, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and communications inquiries, with further agency deficiencies. The Senate fate and state grant debates loom.
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Washington
House
Senate
Burns
Representative Taber
N. Y
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Congressional Record
PWA
Hayden
Ariz
Beiter D
N Y
Tennessee Valley Authority
Communications Commission
Indians as Extras in Filming of Bloodthirsty Battle
In Gallup New Mexico May 11 two hundred fifty Indians mainly Zunis and Navajos acted as extras for a Hollywood company. Director King Vidor praised their performance and humor as they earned four dollars a day plus horses. They enjoyed battle scenes and staged mock skirmishes after shooting.
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Gallup
N. M
King Vidor
U. S. Indian Service
Hollywood
Victor
Jack Oakie
Jean Parker
American Falls Dam Spillway Flows Reaching Full Capacity
Gushing spillways roar as Snake River is released from the mile long American Falls dam. The reservoir holds 1,700,000 acre feet for the third time since completion and is released as needed for irrigation with no full flow anticipated until late July.
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American Falls
Snake River
Orphan Sextuplets Reared by Local Family
A Mother's Day feature tells of six newborn jackrabbit sextuplets born after a greyhound killed their mother in the hills west of town. Mrs. Vern Bender and her daughter Helen care for the tiny orphans after a Caesarean-like delivery performed by Mr. Bender.
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Here
Jake
Jerry
Helen
Italian envoy walks out of League council over Ethiopia
Baron Pompeo Aloisi led Italy’s delegation from the Geneva council chamber after refusing to discuss the Italo-Ethiopian issue with the Ethiopian delegate. Selassie’s agent urged inclusion as the dispute over conquest intensified. The council moved to an immediate public session as exiled Emperor Selassie called for firm resistance and continued defense of international law.
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League OF Nations
Geneva
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Italy
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Tr Duce
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
League
Aloisi
Associated Press
Selassie
Wolde Mariam
Baron Aloisi
Mariam
Jerusalem
Scores From Today's Baseball Games Across Leagues
Baseball scores from today include a Detroit win for the American League with Cleveland and Detroit tallying runs in scattered innings. St Louis and Chicago had separate edge games while Boston and Brooklyn saw low totals. Philadelphia and New York produced a mixed scoring affair as the day’s schedule wrapped with only listed games.
Governor Ross Saluted in Idaho Centennial Pageant
In Lewiston Idaho on May 11 the tenth field artillery fired a 19 gun salute for Governor C Ben Ross as the city wrapped its centennial celebration. Ross had dedicated Spalding State Park yesterday at the site of the Spading family’s original settlement.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Tenth Field Artillery
U. S
C. Ben Ross
Ross
Spalding State Park
Spading
Fo. White
Diplomats Promoted for Addis Ababa Defense
Washington May 1 Cornelius Van H Enger later to Ethiopia was nominated for promotion by President Roosevelt for defending the Addis Ababa legation from marauders. Willian M Cramp, vice consul at Addis Ababa, also advanced a grade. The raises amount to about $1000 for Enger and $500 for Cramp annually.
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Washington
Cornelius van H. Enger
Ethiopia
Firemen Free Stray Cat From Tenement Chimney
New York on May 11 police used rescue tactics to free a stray cat stuck in a tenement chimney. Firemen coaxed the animal up one story at a time through grate openings until the cat reached the top and was retrieved.
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New York
Hindenburg Set for Homeward Run Tonight
Dr. Hugo Eckener and Capt. Ernst Lehmann left Lakehurst for Washington to return greetings and push toward the Hindenburg's departure for Germany. A 75,000 crowd at the U S dirigible base watched the ship after its 611 2 hour flight from Friedrichshafen. The crew hopes Frankfurt on Main will be reached in 45 46 hours, weather permitting, on ten trans Atlantic trips planned this year.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Ernst Lehmann
Zeppelin
Washington
Germany
United States
Friedrichshafen
State
Navy Department
New York
Frankfurt-on-Main
Lehmann
Association to Find Members Seeks Elevator Etiquette Reform
Washington May 11 The Association for Prevention of Taking off Hats in Elevators forms with a rally at the National Press Club. Prominent newspapermen debate the custom as foolish while Representative Maury Maverick of Texas is listed, with talk of disqualification over the Texas sombrero in elevators.
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Washington
Association For Prevention
National Press Club
Maury Maverick
Texas
Maverick
Rigby L D S Stake Elects President
May 11 Bishop H T Moss of the Birle ward was named president of the Rigby L D S stake succeeding the late John W Hart at the quarterly conference held here Sunday. Counselors are Bishops D Cordon of the Rigby First ward and P W Cabell of the Grant ward. General authorities Rudgar Clawson and Reed Smoot spoke at sessions.
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Rigby
H T. Moss
Birle Ward
Rigby L. D
John W. Hart
Cordon
Rigby First Ward
P. W. Cabell
Grant Ward
Rudgar Clawson
Twelve Apostles
Reed Smoot
Pet Ambitions Of Stars Revealed By Studio
Hollywood reports film studio disclosures of star ambitions. Crosby wants golf wins and a xylophone solo, Lombard plans a parachute jump and volcano sighting, Fields aims to ride a camel to a coronation, Boland seeks a hook and ladder truck ride, Laughton would touch a door without bending knees, MacMurray listed unclear plans.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
W. C. Fields
Mary Boland
Charles Laughton
Fred MacMu
Population shifts show 11 states losing residents since 1930
The census bureau reported a national population gain from 122.8 million in 1930 to an estimated 127.5 million in 1935. District of Columbia led in percentage gains at 22 percent, while New York remained the largest state with 12.89 million people. Eleven states including Michigan and California lost residents since 1930.
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Washington
America
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Wlinois
Idaho
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Kansas
Mississippi
New Mexico
Montana
Arizona
California
Firemen Save Mongrel From Bluff Leap Tragedy
In Pittsburgh on May 11 three firemen lowered 50 feet to a rocky ledge to rescue a mongrel 150 feet above a river front street. The dog snapped at them and leaped back, tumbling 130 feet to a railroad track where a policeman shot it. The dog had been on the ledge since the previous day while a crowd watched.
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Pittsburgh
Idaho Senator Opposes Taft As Candidate
Washington May 11 Ohio's primary drew national attention as Sen Borah of Idaho opposed Taft for delegates to the Republican national convention in Cleveland. On the Democratic side Col Henry Breckinridge of New York challenged Roosevelt for the presidential preference vote. Rev Charles E Coughlin urged Union endorsees whom he said would win Ohio in tomorrow's primary. Borah's Illinois primary aide Edgar J Cook claimed fraud charges tied to Governor Horner and said information was turned over to prosecutors.
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Washington
Ohio
Buckeye
Senator Borah
Idaho
Robert A. Taft
Republican State Organization
Cleveland
Henry Breckinridge
New York
Roosevelt
National Union For Social Justice
Charles E. Coughlin
Borah
Edgar J.cook
Illinois
Henry Horner
Cook
Ex Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer Dies
Washington May 11 Former attorney general A Mitchell Palmer died at Emergency hospital after an operation. Palmer aged 64 had been improving after April 29 surgery but worsened yesterday morning. He represented Pennsylvania in Congress and led the justice department in the last two years of the Wilson administration. He also served as alien property custodian during World War I and headed seized enemy property. Born Moosehead Pennsylvania May 4 1872 he had practiced law with Palmer Davis and Scott since 1921. President Wilson offered him the post of secretary of war but he declined for religious reasons as a Quaker.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Moosehead
Palmer, Davis
Boy Teacher Grieves After Park Flower Pick
Frederick Griffith, en route to church to teach a boys class, stops in a park for a Mother's Day flower. Lacking a colored bloom, he takes a white blossom and feels uneasy. After the class, he learns his mother had died that afternoon.
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Kansas City
Frederick Griffith
Griffith
Jersey quadruplets revived after sinking spell
Four newborn Kasper babies at St Marys hospital suffered a brief sinking spell but rallied quickly and had their first human milk since birth. Dr Frank Jani coordinated milk supply with a New York dispensary as mother Emil Kasper recovered.
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Passaic
N. J
Jersey
Frances
Frank
Felix
Ferdinand Kasper
St. Mary's Hospital
Frank F. Jani
New York City
Jani
Emil Kasper
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