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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
12
Chicago police launch a manhunt against gangsters and bootleg leaders with sixty squads ordered to arrest every notorious gangster. Three elite squads are tasked with capturing or killing gunmen, with Captain John Stege urging officers to send them to the penitentiary or drive them from the city.
The horizon tal wave will be tested for broadcasting on November 2 and 3 from GE station WET Schenectady using WGY’s 820.5 meter, 50 kilowatt link. GE engineers compare horizontal and vertical antenna performance on a 12:00 midnight to 12:30 a.m. window, then a 15 minute silent period. Findings may reveal fading causes and potential elimination methods.
John Hall a 21 year old from New York state weighed 138 pounds carried 60 pounds of wheat from W H Gibbs ranch to the McCammon flour mills over six miles in two hours. He then offered to return with the same load under the same terms but no one took the bet. Local crew joined the attempt and witnessed the feat.
L W Coates of the Los Angeles chamber met with Idaho Falls chamber members in a special session to discuss market conditions and the chance to establish a permanent market in Los Angeles and southern California. He had toured eastern markets and visited manufacturers, and attended a Boise potato growers meeting before visiting Tolabo Falls to deliver an optimistic message.
McCammon Oct 27 members met at Mrs Lydia Thornton's home. Calvin Cragan to chair a committee with Community Development officers for a fundraising supper. Planned first week in November as Home Products Week with an exhibit of home grown goods and a short program. Mrs Edward Murphy and Mrs Alice Cragan attended the First District Federation meeting in Blackfoot. Murphy named to the district loan scholarship committee. Club aims to start an intensive membership drive.
District Deputy Milton H. Fehnel heads to Arco and Mackay to visit Masonic lodges while M L Tillery attends the state county agents convention in Moscow. The Royal Welch Glennen of Perth will perform at the L D S tabernacle on Friday November 6 with Dr. Joseph Bowen directing the concert.
Blackfoot Chapter No 23, R A M, welcomed Grand High Priest Matt son of Gooding and Grand Lecturer Larry Linebarger of Boise on a tour from Salmon via Butte. A special convocation drew a strong attendance though no degree work occurred. J E Eatensen presided in the absence of the high priest.
In Nicaragua, ex-president Chammore seizes a fort in Managua and demands President Solorzena step down. Battles erupt in barricaded streets as the power struggle unfolds and urban combat intensifies.
Funeral for C. K. Dinwoodey, who died at his Idaho Falls home, is tentatively scheduled for Friday afternoon pending Dean Dinwoodey from Washington. Services will be in the L D S tabernacle First ward. The Fathers and Daughters banquet by the Rotary club was postponed due to his death.
A Tribune reader letter defends the Volstead Act and criticizes Judge David B. Davis for questioning prohibition. It argues murder and robbery laws remain despite enforcement costs and cites liquor law benefits to families, employment, and insurance. The piece urges Davis to resign for opposing the act. It closes with a rural English superstition about blackberries and the Devil.
The Swedish Fish Dealers association notes seafood consumption in Sweden has tripled over the last twelve years and prices have risen by about 70 percent on average.
Captain John Bennett, longtime master of an English channel steamer, crossed from Dover to Calais over 30,000 times, marking a career of extensive cross-channel service.
Fragmentary notice indicates Dr C P Groom relocates from Southern Kalb building to Temple Pharmac 935 with office move details.
Mrs. Rolf Bellingmo of Milford Utah visits Idaho Falls with relatives. Mrs. Lloyd Hyde of Los Angeles arrives for a Mayo Clinic recovery update while en route home. Mrs. A. G. Changnon returns Friday after six weeks east. Miss Caroline Duncan leaves hospital after knee treatment. Miss Florence Boar visits Pocatello and Miss Margaret French. Teachers Miss Marie Weaver and Miss Florence Ferney join western state excursion. Weaver tours Boise and Ferney stays in Twin Falls. Hunters Charles Lord Roy Salisbury and Frank Cole cite Yellow Jacket mine area trips. Marriage licenses issued to Doris Clyne Roy Ah Doatie and Helen Leonard Daniel Knapp. Idaho Falls lodge B P O E initiates 45 members with dinner and goat festivities.
Felix Paul of Arco died at the War Veterans hospital in Boise after six months of illness. His funeral was held in Arco under American Legion auspices, with services today and floral remembrances from Boise. He served in the 316th field signal battalion, 91st division, and leaves a father, mother, wife, two brothers, and a sister. Born August 24, 1837 at Bayhorse, Idaho.
Federal grand jury hears testimony on liquor conditions at the American Legion convention in Omaha with 22 jurors empaneled. Witnesses include Legion officers, police, prohibition agents and a film exhibitor tied to the Forty and Eight Hospitality Hut. Bankers and landlords summoned for deposits and property use inquiries.
In Minneapolis a bootlegger who hired a tramp to serve his six month jail term must serve the six months plus thirteen months more for contempt, increasing his overall sentence and penalties.
Pittsburg police report a wave of complaints from bettors who unloaded winnings on the Pirates championship only to find their money backed by fake certified checks. Cases include a former boxer who staked $25 000 and a theatrical manager who put in $5 000. Total suspected losses approach $100 000. Detectives doubt winnings can be collected.
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