Steel unions push efforts in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh became a focal point for union activity as the steel workers organizing committee pressed to win the industrys largest election next Thursday among Jones and Laughlin Steel corporation 32000 employees. The company agreed to bargain exclusive rights if all workers vote for a 36 hour strike during talks on a bargaining agreement.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Union
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Fort Motor Company
Homer Martin
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
West Film
Hollywood Studios
Federated
Motion Picture Crafts
New Farm Bill Aims Parity Prices and Controlled Output
A new farm bill combines features of the AAA and Wallace plan with Hoover era ideas. Drafted by the American Farm Bureau Federation and other farm groups, it targets production controls and parity prices. It lets the Commodity Credit Corporation loan producers 80 to 90 percent of parity value, with loans triggered when market price falls below parity.
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AAA
Wallace
Hoover Farm Board
American Farm Bureau Federation
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Washington
Agricul
Treasury
Idahoans Wed Alt Lake City Couples in May 17 Licenses
Marriage licenses issued in Salt Lake City list Francis Grimmette 28 of Pocatello Idaho and Margaret Hansen 27 of Blackfoot Idaho Kenneth Hammon 26 of Blackfoot and Ella Grimmette 29 of Blackfoot Phillip McNeill 29 of Boise and Helen Braun 25 of Blackfoot.
King may announce Duke's wedding amid royal debate
British press diverges over royal recognition of Mrs Wallis Warfield by King George VI as the Duke of Windsor and his American fiancé remain indoors amid rain in Monts. Spokesman Herman Rogers promises a 2:30 p.m. Château de Candé statement to clear wedding date and royal government questions.
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Wallis Warfield
Duke of Windsor
Chateau de Cande
Toursine
France
London
Mrs. Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
George VI
Edward
The
Express
Warfield
CCC Leases Discussed By Chamber Board
The chamber of commerce board met at noon and President E S Harper named a committee including F A Burton F M Bistline Ralph Fry Hugh MacCosh and Paul Nash to secure satisfactory leases for district CCC headquarters. Old leases expire in June and arranging new leases is a major task. The university housing committee reported that pledges for a proposed 10000 bond issue for cooperative housing at the university had been oversubscribed.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
E. S. Harper
F. A. Burton
F. M. Bistline
Ralph Fry
Hugh MacCosham
Paul Nash
CCC
University Housing Committee
University
Pocatello Symphony to Perform in Idaho Falls
The Pocatello Symphony Orchestra directed by Professor Donald Kissane will give a concert in Idaho Falls on the evening of May 27.
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Pocatello Symphony Orchestra
Donald Kissane
The
University
Idaho Falls
Death Penalty Asked for Two in Jersey Slaying
In Hudson county court prosecutor Daniel T. O Regan seeks the death penalty for 17 year old Gladys MacKnight and 18 year old Donald Wightman for the hatchet murder of the girl's mother Mrs Helen MacKnight. He vows to prove their involvement with statements from the defendants. The trial proceeds before Judge Thomas P Meaney with a blue ribbon jury selected under strike the jury rules.
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M. Elizabeth Plummer
Jersey City
Daniel T. O'Regan
Slim
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Hudson County Court Room
Thomas PF. Meaney
O'Regan
Wightman
Grady
Helen MacKnight
Plans for Days of Old Fort Hall Fourth of July celebration
General Manager H L Glindeman calls all interested in the Days of Old Fort Hall and all committee members to a pep meeting and dinner at the Memorial building Wednesday at 6 30 p m The meeting will feature a general discussion with talks by Mayor R M Terrell F M Bistline and others Committee chairmen will outline plans F A Gross superintendent of the Indian agency at Fort Hall is invited Glindeman says the event has grown beyond a Legion duty and will bring fame to Pocatello and attract visitors nationwide Citizens should volunteer to help boost the celebration
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H. L. Glindeman
Old Fort Hall
Memorial Building
R. M. Terrell
F. M. Bistline
F. A. Gross
Indian Agency
Fort Hall
Glindeman
Pocatello
Reserve Officers Call Meeting Urged by Major Malone
Reserve officers' echoe) will be of Terrein. Major Malone will instruct the class. The presence of all reserve officers is urged.
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Terrein
Malone
Clas
Seven Die in Wrecks in Utah and Idaho
Seven people died and at least 40 were injured in weekend automobile accidents across Utah and Idaho. Victims include Mrs. George Gosch of Sioux City. Miles Hartman and his son Daniel of Pasadena. Madelyn Harrison a Springville BYU graduate. Alonzo Parkinson of Grantsville. Leonard Roberts of Lamark. Marion Pollard of Kimberly. and Mike Murphy of Pocatello.
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Tremonton
George Gosch
Sioux City
South Dakota
Blind Springs
Gosch
Utah
Idaho
Springville
Grantsville
Potatello
Miles Miller Hartman
Daniel
Pasadena
Calif
Miller
Beaver
Vivian Turpin
Pocatello
Alonzo G. Parkinson
Dolomite
Benjamin Hunt
Parkinson
Montpelier
Leonard G. Roberts
Lamark
Paris
Leland Vallentine
Lannark
W. E. Borne
Marion Francis Pollard
Kimberly
Hansen Bridge
Twin Falls
Leo Berry
Mike Murphy
Murphy
Ashton
Little Arthur Rawles
Chris Rawles
Coffee Pot Lodge
Snake River
Idaho Weather Shifts to Showers Tonight and Tuesday
Unsettled conditions move across Idaho with showers in the mountains. Temperatures stay moderate as the system lingers through tonight and into Tuesday, affecting travel and outdoor plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Body of Drowned CCC Boy Found
James Doty 20 CCC enrollee found floating in Lake Walcott fourteen miles east of Rupert Idaho. He had been missing since the boat he rode with companion William Love capsized over a month ago. Love’s body not yet recovered. Doty to be shipped to Naxburg Iowa for burial.
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Rupert
Idaho
James Doty
CCC
Lake Walcott
Here
William Love
Love
Doty
Naxburg
Iowa
Seventy Dead in Ship Blast at Hong Kong Waterfront
A boiler explosion on a Japanese launch near Queens Pier killed about 70, with 20 missing and 18 injured. Victims included many Japanese emigrants en route to South America. crews from Osaka Shosen Kaisha and bystanders were among the dead. Bodies were found across rooftops and the Kong Kong Club veranda. The Rio de Janeiro Maru was docked at the scene.
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Hongkong
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Kongkong Club
Queen's Pier
South America
Japan
Queens Pier
Rigger Describes Hindenburg Fire and Gas Cell Thought
Hans Freund, the sole survivor among three riggers, testified to the commerce department board at Lakehurst that a gas cell may have ignited the Hindenburg disaster. He said a muffled detonation followed by fast flames enveloped him as he stood near the fins paying out a steel landing cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
Department of Commerce Investigating Board
Hans Freund
Quadruplets Born Last Night Die at St Justine Hospital
In Montreal on May 17, all quadruplets born to Mrs. Paul Marte died today at St. Justine hospital. The male infant and the only girl lived about nine hours, with the remaining two babies dying later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Paul Marte
St. Justine Hospital
Tribune Journal to Get Speedy Picture Service
Associated Press Telemats, the fastest news picture service, will reach The Pocatello Tribune and Italio State Journal after June 1. The Wisephoto system will deliver developing world event photos to readers, enhancing coverage across southeastern Idaho.
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Associated Press
Pocatello Tribune
Italio State Journal
Idaho
Pocatello
Tribune and Journal
Trade Journal
The
Tribune
Journal
Logan outlines court bill compromises in Roosevelt plan
Sen Logan of Kentucky plans several compromises on the Roosevelt court bill including a retirement age of 75 and a one new justice per year limit. He predicts the judiciary committee will report a plan tomorrow with possible support for his substitutes though he expects rejection. Chairman Ashurst remains committed to the original measure adding six justices unless over 70 retirees step aside.
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Washington
Logan
D. Ky
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frit
Roosevelt
High Court
Congress
Senate
Ashurst
Ariz
Today’s Scores From Baseball Weekend Duals
National League results include Cincinnati 3 over Chicago 2 with Lee Oden and L Moore yielding. Washington edged Boston 2 1 with Ferrell pairing for runs. New York beat Philadelphia 3 1 in a 9 inning tilt as Gomez Dickey and Hayes fanned the action.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Lee and
Oden
L. Moore
V. Davis
Washington
Boston
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
DeMong and
Riddle
Philadelphia
New York
Philadelpha
Gomez
Dickey
Thomas
Nelson
Hayes
Eighteen Garages in Salt Lake Close
Eighteen Salt Lake City garages shut their doors as 300 striking mechanics and machinists formed picket lines. The labor leaders said workers demand 90 cents an hour, 45 hours weekly, and a guaranteed $35 weekly for mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Paul H. Peterson
Utah Federation of Labor
Sid Terris
Irving junior high to stage Sis Parkins comedy
Irving junior high presents a three act comedy Sis Parkins to benefit the school library. Admission is a book and pupils will see the matinee at 1 pm with a second performance at 8 pm directed by Miss Denee Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Junior High School
Sis Parkins
Denee Jones
Airport improvement talks in Pocatello facility
A. W. Stevenson, head of operations for National Parks Airways, visited to confer with Ralph Frey and city engineer R. F. Hamilton on proposed improvements at Pocatello airport. Earl C. Popp of Portland was also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Stevenson
National Parks Airways
Ralph Frey
R. F. Hamilton
Pocatello Airport
Earl C. Popp
Portland
Mrs Byrd Trego Plans Trip Amid Anemia Challenge
Blackfoot May 17. Mrs Byrd Trego wife of the Blackfoot editor has anemia and doctors say two blood transfusions a month may keep her in her frail condition. She hopes to visit Zion's Park and, with husband Mr Trego, plans an easy staged trip leaving Tuesday morning barring illness or cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Byrd Trego
Zion's Park
Mr. Trego
Old Timers of I. P. in Session Nampa Banquet
Old Timers of the Union Pacific gathered in Nampa Idaho for their annual banquet with Henry J. Plumber predicting brighter times due to the Owyhee irrigation project and Sawtooth recreation plans. Otis Miller presided with S C Smith Betty Cox and J B Doles among attendees from Pocatello.
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Nampa
Idaho
Western Railroad
Henry J. Plumber
Central and Southwestern
Union Pacific Railroad
Plumhof
Owyhee
Oregon
Sawtoothh Mountain
Hailey
Otis Miller
Old Timers’ Club
Union Pacific
Pocatello
Huntington
Ore
S.C Smith
Central Union Pacific District
Betty Cox
Old Timers’ Auxiliary
J. B. Doles
Jerome Idaho dedicates 40 acre state game farm for pheasants
Jerome Idaho May 17 a 40 acre state game farm was dedicated as a future birth place for 10 000 pheasants to aid 34 southern Idaho counties. W P A contributed about 39 000 of the 58 674 total cost with labor and equipment. state game department provided 19 447.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Idaho
W. R. McIntyre
Here
J. Leo Head
Idaho Works Progress Administration
Col. S. D. Hays
WPA
al Springer
C. C. Gossett
Nampa
Barzilla W. Clark
State Game Department
James Marshall
Roof Fire Damages 622 North Main Three-Family Home
A morning roof fire at 622 North Main damaged a three family house by $300. The blaze started in a shed near the building and spread to the roof. Fire Chief George Mathews blamed careless matches. The insured property belongs to Sam Nixon.
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North Main
George Mathews
Sam Nixon
Court Passes on Social Security Laws in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court did not rule today on the constitutionality of the federal social security act. Justices delivered nine opinions with the social security decision due next Monday or June 1 when the court adjourns for summer. The decision upholds the 1936 revenue act processing tax and a Louisiana chain store license tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Hughes
Commissioners For Internal Revenue
Anniston Manufacturing Company of
Alabama
Canada
A. and P. Company
H. G. Gill Stores, Inc
New Orleans
Utah Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in the southwest portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Mother Kills Daughter in Wooded Brookhaven Tragedy
Helen Tiernan, 28, confessed to killing eight year old Helen Tiernan and assaulting five year old James near Brookhaven Long Island. Motive cited as love for a man and cramped living quarters. Body found burned. boy identified mother and described the events. A possible suitor was questioned as part of the investigation.
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New York
Helen Tiernan
Jonde
Helen
James
Woods
Brookhaven
Long Island
Francis J. Kear
Kear
Rear
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FORD
Duke
Farm Bill
Manmarch
George
Blue Ribbon
N.J
Tribune-Journal
Salt Lake
OLD Timers OF
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Jerome Farm
Revenue Act
Suffolk County Police
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