Russians plan first air base at North Pole
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet polar explorers on an ice floe near Rudolf Island awaiting equipment to establish the first permanent North Pole air base. Four men will stay while seven return, with plans for flights between Russia and the United States over the Arctic, amid debates on pole sovereignty.
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Moscow
North Pole
Rudolf Island
Pole
Russia
United States
Otto J. Schmidt
Schmidt
Ivan Papanin
Franz-Josef Land
Ernest Krenkel
Antarctic
Richard E. Byrd
Pytor Shirsoff
Eugene Federoff
R. Samoilvich
Arctic Institute
Hare
T Nole
Robert. E. Peary
Peary
United States Congress
National Geographic Society of
Frederick A. Cook
Perry
State Department
Washington
New York
Kalamazoo
Atlanta
Trans-Oceanic Air Transport Company
Pan American Airways
Tropics
Arctic
Antartic
Cow Foster Mother To Albino Buffalo In Montana
In Moiese Montana on the national bison range a milk cow becomes foster mother to an albino buffalo born May 8. The calf’s own mother abandoned it due to blindness, and keeper Dr. R S Norton reports the pair seem to understand each other. The calf named Big Medicine Jr is sired by albino bull Big Medicine.
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Moiese
Mont
R. S. Norton
Big Medicine
United States
Republican editor Hamlin quits party in Colorado Springs
C C Hamlin editor and publisher of the Gazette and Telegraph resigns from the Republican state central committee and says the papers will be independent in politics in the future. He notes independence does not mean backing Roosevelt New Deal policies and blames the GOP for failing to oppose Roosevelt’s personal government and destruction of party government.
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Colorado Springs
Culo
C. C. Hamlin
Hamlin
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Safety Lane Tests Find 36 Percent Cars Defective
State officers tested vehicles in Pocatello during a safety week program. Of 2000 cars examined, about 36 percent had defects, led by wheel alignment issues. Drivers with faulty lights or brakes were warned to fix them within 30 days. The lane traveled to Idaho Falls Blackfoot Preston and Montpelier on upcoming Saturdays.
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D. W. “Bud” Bliss
Pocatello
Officer Bliss
Thomas Cavanaugh
Montpelier
M. P. Geddes
Preston
Perry Brewington
Blackfoot
Lloyd Gullivan
Idaho Falls
Parents abandon unwanted baby in Denver grave incident
Henry Fancher and Mary, aged 21 and 20, confessed to abandoning their nine day old son in a car in front of Colorado General hospital. Detectives tied the infant to the couple by footprints from the birth hospital. Charges against the pair were to be filed, a city captain said.
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Denver
Henry Fancher
Mary
Colorado General Hospital
James E. Childers
J. S. Rosenbloom
Captain Childers
Pocatello Couple Wed in Salt Lake City Marriage
A marriage license was issued in Salt Lake City on May 22 to William Glen Ducksworth, 25, and Inez Marshall, 25, both of Pocatello Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
William Glen Ducksworth
Inez Marshall
Pocatello
Idaho
South Fork
Snake River
Idaho Falls
Mesa Falls
North Fork
Train Collision Kills One, Injures Six Near Revelstoke
A rail-car carrying sixteen workers was struck by a train near Revelstoke British Columbia on May 22. One man died and six others were injured with one said to be in grave condition by physicians.
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Revelstoke
B. C
Cepa
Peas
Duke Hosts Americans at French Castle
The Duke of Windsor, exiled British king, hosts a reception at Chateau De Candale in Monts Prance with American guests including soon-to-be wife Wallis Warfield and dignitaries from New York and Washington. A mysterious “senator from West Virginia” and a would-be intruder named Vandery are turned away by police. The couple prepare for a civil marriage ceremony on June 3 with a Welsh gold ring, per a Paris report.
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Duke of Windsor
Chateau de Cande 1
Cornelius Vandery
Hodgers
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
Chateau
Mrs. Warfield
Bessie
Paris
WoPfield
Edward of
Louis Brings Power to Lake Front Spar Ring
Joe Louis squared off with five sparring partners at Lake Front stadium in Kenosha ahead of his June 22 heavyweight title defense against James J. Braddock in Chicago. The Brown Bomber weighed around 199 pounds and impressed a 430-fan crowd plus 40 newsmen with his punching power despite minor ring rust and timing lapses.
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Kenosha
Wis
Joe Louis
Lake Front Stadium
Chicago
James J. Braddock
Brown Bomber
Louis
Lloyd Clements
Pittsburgh
George Hicks
New York
Clements
Jim Howell
George Nicholson
Yonkers
N. Y
Seal Harris
Nicholson
Harris
Organist With Fingers Lost Dies In Albany
Bruno J. Franke aged 57 died last night in Albany New York. A German native he became a church organist despite losing four fingers in a 15 year old accident. He played with stubs of his severed fingers in churches here for over two decades.
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Albany
N. Y
Bruno J. Franke
Franke
Germany
Frank Miller Charged in Idaho Slay Case
Boise May 27 A state prison inmate William Hix awaited a formal filing of a complaint charging him with the slaying of his former partner Fouck Miller. Elmore County Prosecutor Charles Stout said the corpse would be filed at Mountain Home likely Tuesday. Hix denied the murder saying, I didn t kill No, you ll have to prove it.
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Frank Miller
Mayfield
Idaho
Idaho State Prison
Boise
Wiliam Hix
Fouck Miller
Elmore County
Jasper
Charles Stout
Mountain Home
Elmore
George Hendricks
Blood soaked clothing linked to mystery case near Pocatello
Officers connect a blood stained suit and cap found on the Union Pacific right of way west of Pocatello with a blood splattered car found near Downey. Investigators identified tools in the car as those used by a “red headed” man who allegedly tried to sell them in Downey to raise funds for fuel.
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Union Pacific
Pocatello
Downey
Portneuf River
Swains Service Station
P. J. McCarthy
Meridian
Bannock County
McCarthy
R. C. Thames
Pocatello Police Force
Dave McNichols
Sheriff's Office
Washington, D. C
W. F. Howard i
McNichols, Roubidoux
Oliver and
Peake
Idaho Weather Forecast Update
Idaho weather page notes a pair of days Sunday and Monday with a temperature change. The forecast highlights a shift in high and low readings as a front passes, with expectations of cooler air or warm spells depending on the region.
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Idaho
Idaho May News Roundup From Boise and Towns
Reports from Boise and surrounding Idaho towns detail unease over mine labor delays in Shoshone County and a two-unit mine shutdown after union action. Other notes mention public instruction staff changes, a water rights bid, highway director retirement hints, blister rust relief crews, city curb-light plans, a trucked garbage program, Cambridge seniors in caps and gowns, and irrigation canal weed clearance crews.
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Boise
Shoshone County
Clark
Embryo Skeleton Found In Infant Aids Surgeons Plan Removal
In Portland on May 22 doctors announced a planned Minique operation to remove a half formed embryo from a 13 month old girl. Dr Richard D Dillenhunt said such a surgery has no known precedent and that the embryo lay between stomach and abdominal cavity with visible skull and thigh bones. The growth is parasitic, resulting from cellular division like Siamese twin formation.
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Portland
Richard D Dillenhunt
University of Oregon Medical School
Dillehunt
Paris dressmakers praise Wallis figure for Duchess of Windsor
Paris fashion experts say Wallis Warfield is one of the most beautiful women of the era with blue eyes and a slender waist about 26 inches. They note her future trousseau by Bachner includes 40 dresses built on quality fabrics and simple, high finish. Her style centers on coordinated hair makeup and wardrobe with minimal makeup and bold lipstick.
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Paris
Wallis Warfield
Duke of Windsor
Trousseau
Duchess of Windsor
Mainbacher
Ex champion sets the pace at Field Club for 1931 title
Former champion Paul Runyan and Eddie Williams led practice with 70 percent under blazing sun at Field Club course for the annual championship starting Monday. Leo Diegel shot 71 and several others matched par as 63 low scorers advance to join defending champion Denny Shute in first round match play, with Hagen abroad and Mangrum absent among past winners.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Runyan
Eddie Williams
Field Club
Leo Diegel
Philadelphia
Johnny Kinder
Plainfield N. J
Clarence Yockey
Kansas City
Alex. Smith
Walter Hagen
Ray Mangrum
Hagen
Tom Creavy
Diegel
Runyan
Dutra
Gene Serazen
Johnny Revolta
Tommy Armour
Denny Shute
Roosevelt P T A Patrol Members Receive Certificates
At the Roosevelt P T A monthly meeting on May 20, patrol members were awarded associate life certificates for public safety work. Chief Robert M. Pur mire delivered the address and presented the awards, praising the patrols’ contributions over the years.
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Roosevelt P.T. A
Campaign For Public Safety
Robert M. Purmire
Boy Patrol
von Reynolds
Sidney Henderson
Stanley Byington
Verna Baldwin
Wilmane
Yvonne Morris
Edyth Dorothy Croshaw
Foro Jensen
Troop B Cavalry to Attend Boise Camp
The 116th Cavalry of the Idaho National Guard will take Troop B Alford Pocatello to Boise for the annual camp of instruction June 5 to 19. The three officers and 61 enlisted men leave June 5 at 5 AM by truck convoy. A track and field meet is set for May 30 at the Armory to select the best squad and representatives for the camp.
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Boise Barracks
116Th Cavalry
Idaho National Guard
Pocatello
Imatrucion
Boise
County fights cricket horde in Buckskin basin
Mormon crickets invade over 5 000 acres threatening grain in the Buckskin basin. County Commissioner W H Peter Jensen says 190 men will combat the insects by Friday with WPA aid and Forest Service help on forest land. Poison dust and mechanical methods, including trench herding and lime, are used to control the infestation across nearly 20 000 acres in Bannock county.
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Buckskin Basin
W. H Peter Jensen
Mr Jensen
WPA
Forest Service
Jensen
Burkskin Basin
Bannock County
Court Denies Van Vlack Plea In Idaho Murder Case
Douglas Van Vinck of Tacoma who was convicted of first degree murder for the death of his ex wife Mildred Hook is denied extra time to perfect a petition for review by the U S Supreme Court. His parents from Tacoma visited him at Idaho state prison and plan further visits as lawyers pursue an appeal.
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Boise
Carl van Vlack
Tacoma Wash
Douglas
Idaho State Prison
Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas van Vinck
Tacoma
Wash
Slayer
Idaho Supreme Court
Aushie
van Vinck
Mildred Hook
Idaho
Miss Hook
van Viack
Twin Falls
Roosevelt details flexible work week and labor reform plan
President Roosevelt proposed a three member board to institute a flexible 35 to 40 hour work week, a $16 minimum weekly wage, and a ban on interstate shipment of child labor made goods. Congressional leaders will consider identical bills to advance his labor program amid court reform battles.
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Washington
Hil Neaed
Monder
Rooworit
Tom Hix
Senate Labor Committee
Connery
Eckener Probes Hindenburg Disaster Cause
Dr. Hugo Eckener told the commerce department board that a spark from the sky and a broken brace wire likely caused the Hindenburg fire on May 6. He said free gas in the stern and a snapped brace wire puncturing an aft gas cell could trigger a hydrogen ignition, ruling out other theories as impossible or improbable.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Frekener
Commerce Department
Eckener
Unsettled Weekend Weather With Possible Shelters
Unsettled Sunday and Monday with cooler temperatures and possible shelter advisories in the northwest portion. Forecasters expect variable skies and chance of showers, prompting precautionary weather alerts for residents in affected areas.
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Salt Lake
Duke
French Castle
Muluen
Kellogg
International Union of Mine
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Condie
W W. Gartin
National Youth Administration
Capitol
J. H. Stemmer
Jame 1
Idahos
S. D. Hays
Works Progress Administrator Administration
Wetser
Od Dobbin
Cambridge
Cambridge High School
Hmomedale
Gem Irrigation District
Wally
Dillon Graham
County
van Vlack
Triple-Slayer
Mrs. van Vinck
James F. Aushie, Jr
Boise, Idaho
Sutherland
Major T
Rayburn
House
Lewis
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Labor Movement
Blick
Robinson
Senate
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