29 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1936
Page
1
Fog from the Pacific gives 20 000 coastal residents temporary relief as southwestern Oregon fires slow. Rescue crews report 11 deaths in the Bandon disaster and guard tents provide shelter for townspeople returning to ruined homes.
Eleven people died in Colorado as the September snowstorm caused extensive damage across Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Parks suffered a million dollar loss while private property damage reached six million dollars with thousands affected by outages and transport delays.
Great Britain imposed martial law on Palestine to end months of Arab terrorism against Jewish immigration. Military rule will take effect by proclamation from the Palestine high commissioner, officially announced in the London Gazette.
Benjamin Brown a New York sales representative for the Northwest Egg Producers Association and the Utah Poultry Producers Association says the fall price for turkeys will be about 1.25 cents per pound, the same as last fall. A. E. Duke, Bannock county agricultural agent, notes good county flocks with a rise in large flocks and four flocks near Bancroft each numbering over 2000 birds.
A conference on restricting liquor traffic among Idaho’s reservations opened in Boise with U S Indian service agent Louis Mueller asserting liquor causes 86 percent of major crimes by Indians on reservations. Attendees included Fort Hall and Nez Perce officials and several local sheriffs and chamber leaders.
Agricultural agent A. B. Duke and state cricket control director Harry Cline report a serious cricket issue in Buckskin basin. They found 737 cricket eggs per square foot and warn of potential outbreaks next year. Forest service cooperation is needed to clear crickets from forested areas. open areas can be managed by current efforts.
Exalted Ruler Jay L. Downing says Pocatello lodge 674 B P O E has largely completed plans for a busy winter season. Tonight includes memorial tablet services for departed Elks, Tuesday October 6 initiates a large class, with a program and lunch honoring Elks born in October, and Saturday October 10 opens with a dance in the newly decorated hall featuring an enlarged orchestra and good music.
Bert Weston district director of the national youth movement will speak on the program and purposes of the movement at the chamber of commerce forum luncheon Wednesday.
Jerry Girard, Idaho secretary of state, was a visitor today on a trip from the upper valley country toward Boise.
District Engineer H R Flint said the 438 foot Snake River bridge near Blackfoot will be completed December 1. Built with $110000 federal funds by Dan J Cavanaugh of Twin Falls under state supervision, the bridge replaces a long-used Bingham county span and will carry a 24 foot roadway with a five foot sidewalk.
Mrs. Matt McFall, longtime Shoshone hotel operator, died Monday. Word reached Mrs. Chris Armstrong of 2238 South Main Street. Mural services were held today.
New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy announced Charley Ruffing would start the opening game of the World Series at the Polo Grounds. Carl Hubbell will pitch for the Giants, with Hal Schumacher slated for game two and Fred Fitzsimmons for game three. A cold rain delayed practice for both teams, with Landis delaying postponement decisions until tomorrow.
NYA director told Kiwanis in Bannock hotel that 325 relief families youths are now on NYA projects in the Pocatello area. Projects include recreation, libraries and public service with pay from 14 to 23 dollars monthly for various skilled and common labor roles. He defended education aid rules and called NYA an investment in youth, with guests including WPA and former Idaho coach Rich Fox.
Lisbon dispatch reports Col. Jose Moscardo the Toledo Alcazar commander sacrificed his son rather than surrender during the 72 day siege. The note to his son urged him to die like a hero for Spain while the fortress held. Other reports tell of newborns in the subcellars seen as a sign of deliverance.
President Roosevelt opens re election bid with a speak at the Democratic state convention in Syracuse. He will broadcast his opening address and outline later talks on agriculture finances and relief with remarks likely on issues raised by Governor Alf Landon.
Dean John R. Nichols received a letter from R. C. Stevenson, Idaho Southern University professor on leave at Harvard, describing the Centennial Conference of Arts and Sciences events in Cambridge. Stevenson reports New Englanders as courteous in business and personal encounters, noting a neighborly plant offer.
R. H. Wells former district governor of the Utah Idaho Rotary district traveled to Salt Lake City on Monday to address the Salt Lake City club. Early next month he will begin an extensive speaking tour through Colorado visiting Rotary Clubs in Utah and state.
Idaho Socialists will print candidate names on stickers for the November ballot after failing to reach the 200 delegate threshold. C E Robel Lewiston Dell Cane Bonners Ferry H S Sutter Jerome John Hendricks Lava Hot Springs nominated at Twin Falls. Norman Thomas to address a mass meeting in Bonners Ferry and tour southern Idaho through October 5.
Neil Fitch department commander of the American Legion and Mrs Fitch visited here Monday afternoon on the way home from Cleveland where they attended the national convention of the Legion.
Associated Press reports the Madrid offensive follows the Toledo siege where government shells and dynamite failed to stop insurgents. Defenders endured famine and thirst as 11,200 shells, 2,000 bombs, and 200 incendiaries rained on the Alcazar fortress.
John R. Clawson Jr., 58, of Driggs Idaho, died at a local hospital after a lingering illness. Born May 21, 1878, in Salt Lake City, he was a University of Utah graduate and a former railway mail clerk. He ranched in Teton county for twenty years and is survived by his parents, three daughters Daretha Howells Ellen Marion Clawson, a son Reese Clawson, and brother Charles M. Clawson. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. at the Downard chapel with Bishop William Gee officiating. burial will follow in the cemetery.
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