Ickes PWA Wage Rate Tied To NRA Extension Fight
Hugh Johnson urges small businessmen wage earners to back Roosevelt’s two year NRA extension as senators clash over the plan. Johnson defends the blue eagle against critics while NRA supporters plan a capital rally. House Democrats steer toward a bill aligned with Roosevelt and the recovery board.
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NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
Donald R. Richberg
House
Richberg
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Code Authority
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Irkea Ward Cheney
Ways and Means Committee
National Industrial Recovery Board
Senator Calls Joint Session Stage Setting
Washington May 21 The capitol awaits President Roosevelt’s veto of the Patman bill and plans for a joint session were blocked by Senators Steiner and Long. Robinson urged action though Roosevelt reportedly rejects full cash payment of the 2.2 billion bonus and informants describe a White House stand against any such plan.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Patman
Steiner
Oregon
Long
Louisiana
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Elt
Idaho mining shows marked improvement says inspector
Idaho mining is improving with rising metal prices. Arthur Campbell, state mining inspector, reports northern Idaho mines shipping concentrates and investing in new machinery. Labor conditions remain tight for about 7,000 workers, with 67 percent of mines in Shoshone county. Inspector to survey Silver City, Rocky Bar, and Bolse districts.
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Boise
Idaho
Arthur Campbell
Shoshone
Births Announced in Blackfoot Family Notices
Mrs. Barkdu announces the birth of two daughters and a son in Blackfoot, with one newborn daughter and two sons welcomed into the family during May.
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Blackfoot
Cement blast set for 6 30 P M near Inkom plant
Idaho Portland Cement plans a two ton powder blast at 6 30 P M to loosen material in the mountainside west of Inkom for supplying the Inkom plant. Residents are told to expect ground shakes but no earthquake.
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Idaho Portland Cement Company
Inkom
Little Advances in British Meet
William Lawson Little Jr of San Francisco defeated Eric Martin Smith 4 and 3 in the British amateur golf championship second round at St Annes on the Sea. Little, one of four Americans through to the third round, improved after yesterday’s setback. Tolley and Garnett also advanced.
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ST. Annes - ON - the -Sea
Eng
William Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
Eric Martin Smith
Little
Husky Californian
United States
Cyril Tolley
Leslie Garnett
Tolley
Seniors at Poca Tello High Await Commencement
Two hundred fifty six Poca Tello seniors prepare for an 8 p m commencement at Prairie Hall with Dr. Jay Glover Eldridge of the University of Idaho as speaker. George N Green announces the program with honors by E Norman Vaughn and diplomas by Fred A Burton.
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Pocatello High School
Prazier Hall
Jay Glover Eldridge
University of Idaho
George N. Green
Fred A. Burton
J. Wyley Sessions
L. D. 8. Institute
Kimi Okamura
E. Norman Vaughn
Martha Hackman
Burton
Eldridge
Doris Shaw
Jean Flingsworth
Blanche Catshalts
Tilingsworth
George Miller
Vernon Nipper
Customer fines a bird in Waterbury payphone scene
In Waterbury on May 21 a man deposited three nickels into a pay telephone and could not retrieve them. A youth found a tiny sparrow nearby and logged the coin return, claiming the bird had been rescued from a cat near the telephone booth by the proprietor.
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Waterbury, Conn
Ickes Maintains PWA Wage Scale In New Plan
Secretary Ickes refused to join debates over wage cuts on the $4 billion PWA program. He said the hourly wage rate would be maintained on PWA projects, with possible changes in hours and shifts. The plan sets a monthly wage range from 19 to 94 dollars and could affect 30 to 40 hour weeks. Ickes planned a general recommendation to the president and noted mayors seek higher federal contributions to non-federal PWA projects.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
McCarran
D-Ney
Roosevelt
United States Conference of Mayors
Paul Bettors
Mayors’ Conference
Bettors
D-New
Fight For A
Woman Loses Suit Over Reward Check
Miss Iona Russell testified in small claims court that she tried to collect a $10 reward for returning two diamond rings after payment was stopped. She said she pursued the owner and received a worthless check when the payment proved invalid. The court ruled there was no legal obligation.
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San Francisco
Iona Russell
Small Claims Court
Fair Tonight and Wednesday With Little Temperature Change
A light, dry forecast shows fair skies tonight and through Wednesday with only minimal temperature variation. No rain expected and winds remain light across the region.
Grocers Attack Idaho Sales Tax
Southern Idaho retail grocers met in Twin Falls for a one day session denouncing the new Idaho sales tax law. Speakers included F T Hooke W E Studebaker LeRoy Smith Donald P Lloyd George Curtis and W T Lockwood outlining opposition and regulatory concerns.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
F. T. Hooke
Boise
W. E. Studebaker
Buhl
LeRoy Smith
Ogden
Utah Retail Grocers Association
Donald P. Lloyd
Salt Lake City
Utah Association
George Curtis
Ada County
W. T. Lockwood
NRA
Spanish Flier Pombo Completes South Atlantic Hop
Juan Ignacio Pombo, a 19 year old Spanish aviator, reportedly landed at Natal Brazil at 3 05 p m after crossing the south Atlantic aboard the Santander from Bathurst Gambia. He aims for Mexico City to seek the hand of Eleana Rivero once there.
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Rio DE Janiero
Juan Ignacio Pombo
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Bathurst
Gambia
West Africa
Madrid
Santander
Mexico
D. F
Eleana Rivero
Pombo
Seville
Spain
Senorita
Illinois House fails again on sales tax bill
Springfield Illinois May 21 The Illinois house again failed to pass the administrations three percent sales tax plan to fund unemployment. The measure was defeated 94 to 54 falling short of the emergency majority of 102.
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Springfield
Mll
Illinois House Today
Governor pledges aid to lumber strike plants in Oregon
Governor Martin of Oregon pledged protection for Portland area factories producing by products of lumber crucial to industry and farming. He offered state police or National Guard support to safeguard operations during the strike.
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Portland
Ore
Martin
Oregon
National Guard
Seattle Faces Tokens Turned Poker Chips In Tax Evasion
Washington shoppers mocked a failed sales tax plan as metal tokens circulated as poker chips. Tokens worth one fifth of a cent slipped into circulation while stores refused to collect the tax and banks reported tokens being used in games and slot machines. The token scheme collapsed as tokens vanished and critics questioned the tax’s viability.
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Seattle
Washington State
Tax Commission
Clarence D. Martin
Families evacuated by National Guard from Oklahoma flood zones
Oklahoma City dispatch reports 300 families moved from flood paths of the North Canadian river. Refugees gathered in a park tent city as Gen. H. W. Butner supervised evacuations. Authorities warned about 10 hours to shore up defenses before rising waters reach the city.
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National Guard
H. W. Butner
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Tulsa
Arkansas River
Dallas
Austin
Waller
Fort Bend
Brazoria
Brazos River
Red Cross
Orval Mosier
Taylor
Trinity
Baseball Scores From Today Across The League
Summary of games across major league entries with results from New York Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis including runs hits and errors. Note weather disruptions postponed games in Detroit Philadelphia and St Louis.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Social Worker Jane Addams Near Death in Chicago
Jane Addams a 75 year old social worker who underwent abdominal surgery Saturday was sinking rapidly according to a late morning report from Doctors Britton Elliott and Curtis. Earlier the doctors said she had shown some progress but then grew weaker and later was described as critical.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
James Britton
Charles Elliott
A. H. Curtis
Miss Addams
Britton
Local man drowns crossing Boise River near CCC camp
Hugh Nathan Perry 19 husband of Velma Perry of Pocatello drowned near CCC camp 971 at Alexander Flats on the Boise river in Elmore county. Sheriff George Hendricks said Perry slipped in icy water while wading and disappeared, his body recovered two hours later by CCC workers and sent to Boise. Survived by widow a nine month old son Philip Ray and a sister Mrs Leonard Winn both of Pocatello and father Nathan Perry at Boulder City Nevada.
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Mountain Home
Hugh Nathan Perry
Velma Perry
Pocatello
Civilian Conservation Corps
Alexander Flats
Boise River
Elmore County
George Hendricks
Perry
Philip Ray Perry
Leonard Winn
Nathan Perry
Boulder City
Nevada
CCC
Boise
Lecture on Idaho History by Col Harrington at UI
Col J A Harrington of Boise will lecture on Idaho history tonight at 8 in room 100 Science Building at the University of Idaho. He will discuss early dramatic events in the territory and along the Oregon Trail with colored slides. The public is cordially invited.
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J. A. Harrington
Boise
Idaho
University of Idaho
Oregon Trail
Will Rogers on the Bonus Telegram Tactics
Will Rogers mocks a telegram driven approach to the May bonus vote in Sacramento. He argues that sending multiple messages to senators is less effective than a direct vote and questions the reach of government by telegraph.
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Sacramento
Cal
Hitler calls for peace and nonaggression pacts
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler declares world powers betrayed Wilsonian peace, urges mutual non aggression pacts with neighbors except Lithuania and Russia by inference. He rejects any general security pact against Bolshevism and proposes eliminating air bombs and gas weapons. He asserts Germany seeks peace yet will defend itself.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
GOP Plans to Meet in Utah Amid Western Republican Push
In Salt Lake City on May 21 1936 Western Republican leaders were invited to discuss opposition to current administration policies. Ernest Bamberger Utah GOP committeeman urged a regional gathering to shape a campaign focused on issues and tariff protection plus silver advocacy to appeal to mountain and western states. He argued GOP and Democratic platforms will resemble broad liberal relief and social measures.
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Ealt Lake City
Ernest Bamberger
Utah
Middle West
Bamberger
Bameberger
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