Rifle tells tale of wagon train massacre at musem display
An old rifle rests in a glass case at Idaho's state historical museum in Boise. A placard recounts a wagon train massacre in 1864 near Sinker Creek, Owyhee County, where every soul was killed and the train burned. The display features frontier relics like war bonnets and buffalo coats reflecting Idaho's territorial past.
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Idaho
Boise
Sinker Creek
Owyhee County
State Capitol
Idaho State Museum Displays Borah Book and State Treasures
The Idaho state museum presents the Borah Book a tribute to Senator William E Borah for aiding Hungary protests after World War I The ornate 16x18 inch color pages cost 10000 and honor Idaho history from a 75 million year old fern to the U S Idaho silver service The display includes rosewood instruments Indian artifacts Mammoth bones and the mysterious Nampa Image carved in 1889 near Nampa Idaho bound copies of pioneer newspapers span 75 years.
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Gertrude McDevitt
Borah
Idato
Hungary
William E. Borah
Idaho
U.S. Idaho
Snake River
Weiser
Shoshone Falls
Nampa
Ita
State Museum
Miller Urges UN Support in Senate Campaign
Bert H. Miller promotes world peace and economic stability through strong United Nations work. He argues the US must lead, reject isolationism, and notes Truman-era bills passed four measures while others such as price controls and housing aid were blocked by Congress. Paid political ad.
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United States Senate
Organization of the United Nations
United States
Congress
Special Congress
Truman
United Nations
General Tire Puncture-Sealing Tube Aims at Safety
General Tire engineers introduced a new Puncture-Sealing tube to boost anti blowout protection amid rising highway traffic and aging prewar cars. The feature emphasizes safer driving through enhanced tire integrity.
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General Tire
General Tire & Rubber Company
Idaho History From Newspapers to a State Museum
Idaho shows a long printed history from early papers like the Golden Age in 1862 to the modern state museum established after 1907. It notes Boise Idaho Statesman and other titles, visitor counts from 9 months this year, and a playful anecdote about a telephone operator and a tearful caller seeking her niche back.
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Idaho
Henry Harmon Spalding
Lapwai
Golden Age
Lewiston
Idaho Territory
Idaho World
Idaho City
Idaho Statesman
Boise
Soldier in Phone Booth Seeks Night Shelter
A GI phoned a town hotel asking for a night’s lodging. The clerk asked for his location and the soldier replied he was in a phone booth, then said Pleasant dreams.
Exhibit Winners at Bear Lake Fair
Readers are shown a long list of division winners for livestock and agriculture at the Bear Lake Fair. Winners include Charles Keetch Wardboro and many exhibitors from Ovid Nounan and Georgetown with firsts and seconds across cattle, sheep, hogs, and garden produce events.
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Bear Lake
Charles Keetch
Wardboro
Bear Lakers in Conda Visit and Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Milford Passey journeyed to Paris for a brief visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Wilson Jenkins spent the weekend with Marvin Watkins and family. Mrs Jenkins is the former Verda Watkins. The Jenkins and the Watkins households hosted various relatives across Conda and Twin Falls with several Sunday visits noted.
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Milford Passey
Paris
Wilson Jenkins
Marvin Watkins
Jenkins
Verda Watkins
David Jenkins
Conda
Fishe Christiansen
Twin Falls
Dennis Bolton
Grain to Milk Ratio Suggests Extra Feeding to Meet Demand
Dairymen facing labor shortages should boost grain in cow rations to raise milk output. University of Idaho dairy head D L Fourt notes milk gain depends on current feeding levels and grain versus milk prices. He cites research: 10 percent more grain raises milk about 0.8 pounds per cow per extra pound of grain, while 30 percent raises only 0.5 pounds.
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D. L. Fourt
University of Idaho
Fourt
Local Produce Winners Parade at Georgetown and Montpelier
Readable fragment lists prize results: String Beans green Mrs J C Solum Georgetown 2nd Cucumbers slicing Mrs C N Carlson Ovid 1st Rutabagas A E Thiel Montpelier 1st Celery 2nd Celery. (Continued Next Week)
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Cowley Jacobson
Montpelier
Grace Thornock
Bloomington
Owen Clark
Georgetown
Dortha W. Hann
Paris
Nolan Clark
J C Solum
C N. Carlson
Ovid
Abagas
A. E. Thiel
Boy Bites Calmly as Elevator Fills Behind Him
A three year old and his father were pushed toward the rear of a rapidly filling elevator. A kind woman asked the father if he feared for his son being crushed. He replied the boy bites, implying resilience in a dangerous moment.
Remember there are two sides to every question
The narrator recalls visiting Joe Marsh and friend Cappy Miller editor of the County Bee. A slogan on Cappy’s wall urges getting both sides and being truthful, noting two sides to every question including voters and those who enjoy a temperate beverage.
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Cappy” Miller
The
County Bee
Cappy
The Truth and Democracy in Beer and Cider Debate
A reflective passage argues that truth in politics hinges on allowing individuals to vote and express themselves, choosing their preferred beverage of moderation between beer and cider as a symbol of democratic rights. It emphasizes face-to-face dialogue and the valuing of differing opinions as essential to democracy.
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Reese
Boise, Idaho
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Arrowhead Freight Lines, Ltd
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Bankers
Soda Springs
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Zouer Hold Bank
Chicago
Gloria Grey
Lynn Waring
Lou Breese
Chicago Streamlite Corporation
Sun
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Chase Candy Co
Lewiston Teller and Tribune
Albert
W. Smith Hoge
Dale Austin
Lee Ream
Dingle
Gerald Skinner
Nounan
Melvin Mitton
Kay Bartschi
Lee Rigby
Pegram
Mitton
N Carlson & Son
Mathiew Brothers
Doyle Matthews
Ewe
Bert Orr
Ram
Cotswold
A. R. Linford
Raymond
Cecil Thornock
Idaho Rurals
Bliss
Vivian Hays
Bear Lakers
Jay Cragan
Melvin Passey
Ezra Lewis
Elmer Lewis
Audrey and
Brent
Stanley Bunn
LaWana
Susan
H. H. Scarborough
Burgoyne Hotel
KPST
Fielding
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Sid
Sally
Sid & Sally’s
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