Auto backfire halts ransom bid in Beverly Hills kidnapping
In Los Angeles on May 14 a backfired car and a bag with $60 000 halted ransom talks in the Beverly Hills case of kidnapped William F Gettle. An emissary carried notes in Gettles handwriting outlining route instructions and speeds to the ransom rendezvous. The pursuit led to a Maywood sheriff station while attorney Ernest E Noon continued talks at Downey.
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William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Gettle
Ernest E. Noon
Downey
Arcadia
Here
Maywood
Ross to Urge Drought Help
Governor Ross urged federal aid for drought relief in Idaho after Utah received 600000 for irrigators. He cited Raft River project wells as promising and pressed for assistance for dry farmers with crop prospects bleak due to minimal April May precipitation and no immediate rain.
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Weather Bureau
Giants Manager Tells Infield About Fielding Bunts
Chicago May 14 AP Manager Bill Terry of the world champions the New York Giants spoke to his infield on bunts. Cub youngsters Dolph Camilli and Tuck Stainback beat out four bunts for hits, Camilli succeeding three times including one at Terry’s expense, while Stainback crossed up pitcher Herman Bell and third baseman Johnny Vergez.
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Chicago
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Dolph Camilli
Tuck Stainback
Camilli
Terry
Stainback
Herman Bell
Johnny Vergez
Film Star Goria Loya to File Divorce Suit Today
Attorney Wright said Goria Loya will file suit for divorce from Michael Farmer this afternoon alleging mental cruelty. He noted there is no community property involved in the case.
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Vn Wright Tomes
Goria Loya
Swanson
Michael Farmer
Wright
Man Dies By Own Action At Nampa Farm
Albert DeWitt aged 50 died at his farm home six miles south of Nampa Idaho in an apparent suicide. His body was found suspended from a rope by a raft in an outhouse by his partner Ed Ott. Despondency was believed to be the cause.
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Nampa
Idaho
Albert DeWitt
Here
Ed Ott
Night and Tuesday Weather Update
The report notes mild conditions for night and Tuesday with light winds and no significant precipitation expected. Local officials urge residents to stay informed for any changes to the forecast.
Robles Family Clings to Hope for Missing Daughter
In Tucson on May 14 Fernando Robles maintains hope he will soon recover his six year old daughter June who was kidnapped on April 25. He says he has a hunch developments will occur within 24 hours as authorities pursue the ransom demand of 10 000 dollars while Robles claims he can raise that amount.
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Tucson
Ariz
Fernando Robles
June
Robles
Governor Ross Enters Third Term Bid in Idaho
Governor Ross formally announces his candidacy for a third term, saying his administration’s program should be completed. He cites relief funding seeks increase from 250000 to 450000 dollars monthly while facing opposition from former Attorney General Frank Martin and other Republican hopefuls.
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Boise
Ross
Democracy Today
Lewiston
Idaho Falls
Frank Martin
H. L. Fall
Bings County
Frank L. Stephan
Twin Falls
J. Wesley Holden
Idaho
Eastern Election Comes Tuesday
Gov. Gifford Pinchot and Senator David Reed headline a crowded Republican primary in Harrisburg as about 4 000 candidates endure a slugging campaign and await tomorrow’s verdict from Pennsylvania voters.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
David Reed
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
David A. Reed
Missing King Levinsky Faces Elusive Bout With Lasky
Los Angeles May 14 AP King Levinsky remained missing with a scheduled heavyweight bout against Art Lasky looming. The Chicago fish peddler was to weigh in tomorrow night in a test many saw as a gauge of Lasky as a serious title contender or merely a strong challenger.
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Los Angeles
King Levinsky
Art Lasky
Minneapolis
Chicago
Lasky
Hollywood
Light Showers Fail To Ease Farm Drought Dilemma
Washington report notes only light showers expected may not avert crop losses. Officials fear further destruction of crops with no rough estimates of damage as relief plans focus on farm families livestock. The USDA and Red Cross coordinate aid while wheat and corn hog chiefs report from drought area surveys.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Red Cross
Federal Relief Administration
George E. Farrell
A. G. Black
Wallace
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Fort Hall centennial invitation sent to President Roosevelt
An oil painted buckskin invitation for the Fort Hall centennial in Pocatello August 5 6 7 and 8 is packed for delivery to Washington via Railway Express Agency. The Idaho delegation led by T C Coffin will present it with bets of Borah Pope White and Coffin assisting.
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Fort Hall
Pocatello
Washington
Railway Express Agency
Blackfoot
Joseph M. Johnson
Oregon Trail
Jennie Broughton Brown
T. C. Coffin
Idaho
William E. Borah
Falls Subway Underpass Bid Let May Twenty-Nine
Idaho Falls officials announce bidding on the $150000 highway railroad underpass project. Bids open tomorrow with the contract to be awarded May 29. J H Stemmer, director of highways, confirmed the plan to carry the Yellowstone park highway under the Short Line tracks.
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Boise
Idaho Falls
J. H. Stemmer
Fliers Aim for Rome In Transatlantic Flight from Brooklyn
Capt. George R. Pond and Lieut. Cesare Sabelli departed Floyd Bennett Field at 6 24 am in an orange maroon monoplane named Leonardi da Vinci bound for Rome with 680 gallons of fuel. The 4500 mile attempt is planned to take about 40 hours pending weather along a great circle route over Cape Race. If conditions deteriorate they may divert to France or Spain.
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N. Y
George R. Pond
Cesare Sabelli
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Great Circle
France
Spain
President proposes U S back financing for home building
President Roosevelt urged Congress to act on a two fold program that would insure private financing for home construction and repair. The plan would back loans for modernization and new mortgages up to 80 percent of appraised values with government insurance and limit interest to about 5 percent. It also calls for federal insurance for share holders in building and loan associations and federal supervision of mortgage associations to expand mortgage funds where rates are high.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
First Mother Honored At Mother's Day Observances
Mrs James Roosevelt mother of the president led national Mother's Day events in New York as guest of honor at the world peace ways dinner and the Golden Rule foundation program. Vickery praised the modern mother and stressed moral resources as wreaths from 24 American War Mothers were laid at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Washington.
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Associated Press
James Roosevelt
World Peace Ways
Golden Rule Foundation
New York
Do. V. Vickery
Whistler
Vickery
Washington
Roosevelt
Today s Scores and Weather Affects Baseball Games
Reports show Detroit leading Washington 10 to 0 early as Sorrell and Cochrane contribute for Detroit while Crowder Prim and Phillips also play. Chicago trails Boston 8 to 24 as Earnshaw Ruel Johnson Ferrell drive scoring. Many games postponed by rain including Cleveland at New York and Brooklyn at St Louis with Philadelphia Cincinnati and Boston Pittsburgh also affected.
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Washington
Sorrell
Cochrane
Crowder
Prim and Phillips
Chicago
Boston
Earnshaw and
Ruel
Johnson and Ferrell
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Santa Monica columnist Will Rogers jokes about Mother’s Day, traffic regulation on Wall Street, and traffic light signals in a playful public letter to the Tribune. He quips that red means stop, green means go, and yellow signals margins to hold.
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Santa Monica
Senate
Wall Street
Will
Blackfoot Falls to Idaho Falls 28 6 in Home Game
Blackfoot's Black Sox lose their season debut at home as Idaho Falls Merchants dominate 28 to 6. A 1 1 tie held until the eighth when Idaho Falls plated two, then five in the ninth to seal the win despite Blackfoot scoring in their halves. Players listed include Scott Smith Young Clark Lunberg Paget Croft Hadley and Laimdberg for Idaho Falls and Nugent Martindale among Blackfoot bats.
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Black Sox
Idaho Falls Merchants
Idaho Falls
Scott
Smith
Young
Clark
Lunberg
Paget
Croft
Hadley
W. Laimdberg
Layton
Anderson
F. Nelson
C. Nelson
W. Nelson
Jones
Duncan
Davis
H. _ son
Martindale
Nugent
Utah Weather Brief Signs Temperature Change
A Utah weather note highlights a shift in temperatures on Tuesday with expected modest changes. Forecasters anticipate a cool start and a gradual warming later, advising layered clothing and cautious travel conditions.
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Utah
Romaee
Meat packing unions strike across cities
Industrial strife spreads to meat packing with 2500 workers in St. Louis and Des Moines striking for higher wages and 32 hour weeks. Des Moines walkout involves 670 workers seeking arbitration, 10 percent raise, and 32 hour week. A related coal mine fatality occurs in Taylorville Illinois. Nearby Philadelphia painters vote for a $1 hourly minimum wage. American Federation of Labor head William Green warns of more auto strikes if Fisher body plant workers do not win recognition.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Des Moines
Minois
Amalgamated Meat, Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
Joe Augotas
United Mine
Peabody Coal Company
Taylorville
Eddie Newman
Progressive Miners’ Union
Philadelphia
District Council
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Fisher Body
Flint
Mich
Court Says Local Man Must Pay Up
Boise Idaho May 14 The supreme court ruled Fred Rich of Pocatello must pay $112 in court costs tied to a $52.80 judgment Rich sued Thomas Stephenson for $184 for materials and labor The jury awarded Rich $52.80 and costs The supreme court reversed the lower ruling on costs in Rich favorClarifying the outcome without changing the judgment amount.
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Supreme Court
Fred Rich
Pocatello
Rich
Thomas Stephenson
Justice Court
Stephenson
Supreme Court Today
Schmeling Draws With Paulino Ezendun in Barcelona Rematch
Max Schmeling and Paulino Ezendun fought a clear outbox and brutal beating through 12 rounds at Montjuich stadium. The former heavyweight champion pressed the action and opened a significant cut on Ezendun, but the judges scored the bout a draw as a partisan crowd of about 40 000 roared in Spain.
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Spain
Max Schmeling
Paulino Ezendun
Paulino
Montjuich
Schmeling
New York
Americans Beat British in Cup Matches at St Andrews
The American golf team captained by Francis Ouimet defeated Britain 9 2 to 21 2 in cup matches at St Andrews completing the series. George Dunlap stayed in Scotland to attend Prestwick while Chandler Egan Johnny Fischer and others headed for London with the rest of the squad on leave after the victory.
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London
America
Walker Clup
Prestwick
Francis Cuimet
St. Andrews
George T. Dunlap
Scotland
Chandler Egan
Johnny Fischer
Johnny Goodman
Gus Moreland
Lawson Little
Culmet
Max Marston
Jack Westland
Hatfield
Douglas Fairbanks
Prominent Utah Girl Attacked Slain in Coast
In San Francisco May 14 the broken body of Miss Louise Jeppesen a 23 year old Utah girl was found in Golden Gate Park. Millard Hickman Matson Navigation port engineer was booked on murder charges by police. Hickman admitted that she was in his apartment until 3 am yesterday but she left alone.
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San Francisco
Louise Jeppesen
Utah
Golden Gate Park
Millard Hickman
Matson Navigation Company
Hickman
Charles Cullea
Jeppesen
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Dee
Miss McKay
Miss Jeppesen
Capy Poullea
Ler
Peter Mullins
Emil Heitzman
Louise
John C. Gentry
Gentry
H. N. Huish
Witness Vanishes On Eve Of Dillinger Trial
Government witness Dolores Smart 22 of Minneapolis, freed on recognizance to testify in the Dillinger case tied to Dr. Clayton May and Mrs. Augusta Salt, has disappeared as the trial nears. Police probe her associations with May and the Salt defense, details of her release, and the Park area discovery of Miss Jeppesen's body.
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St, Paul
John Dillinger
Department of Justice
Dolores Smart
Minneapolis
Evelyn Frechette
Clayton May
Augusta Salt
Dillinger
Desperado
St. Paul
Dr. May
Mrs. Salt
Mrs. Smart
Buick Introduces New Series 40 Autos in Showrooms
Buick unveils the Series 40 line priced in the low medium bracket with a 93 horsepower straight eight engine. The 11 inch wheelbase family offers five body styles and speeds up to 85 mph with about 15 mpg at 55 mph. Production is underway and stocks are available at dealers. The Hill Bros Gem State Auto Co invites inspection.
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Flint
Mich
Buick Motor
Buick
United States
Canada
General Motors
Hill Bros
Gem State Auto Co
Federal seed loan applications end Tuesday night
M. M. Bush, a federal district seed loan administrator, announced in the city that today is the final day for new loan applications. However, applications mailed before midnight Tuesday would still be considered.
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M. M. Bush
Federal District
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