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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1949
Page
4
Editorial Page notes credit ED FLANDRO and L. C. GIAUQUE as editors and business manager in a newspaper masthead style acknowledgment. The item records staff roles without additional context or events.
Sagebrush Sermonette reflects on Farewell Bend along the Oregon Trail as a metaphor for adulthood, marriage, and parenting. Rev. Leroy H. Walker compares emigrant trials to married life, urging reliance on a Great Guide and lessons learned along the river bank to endure life’s climbs.
The Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace and the Americans for Intellectual Freedom held parallel events. Both sides aimed for peace, but perceptions differed: one side favored peace at Russia's price, the other rejected “peace at any price.” Pickets marched as speakers defended positions, with limited impact on public opinion or concrete outcomes. The piece suggests the issue will persist until leaders restrict influence over territories.
Robert Ruark reflects on mink coats as status symbols in New York, describing how the fur signals wealth and power for women. He notes the gendered aura around mink and the social dynamics it creates, joking about modern inability to gift such luxury.
A humorous Narration describes a man savoring a lavish buffet for his wife and two other women then contemplating sharing his plate with a lonely guest. It ends with a witty reminder that generosity may spoil appetite and spark social complications.
Louis Johnson, yet to be sworn in as secretary of defense, confronted Air Secretary Stuart Symington over a leak claiming the U S air force had 70 Russian bombing targets. Symington and former agent Joe Carroll investigated the source while Churchill drank a rare 1811 brandy found in a British embassy cellar.
Washington is host to a historic spring tableau as Churchill Bevin Sforza and Schuman lead a European delegation. The scene centers on the Atlantic pact signing with drama, diplomacy, and cautious optimism amid postwar power shifts.
A local column notes Dr Harold H Fisher chairing Stanford Hoover Library dismisses Red accusations with a quip about a red schoolhouse in Vermont. Bannock County assessor George W Allen joins the National Association of Assessing Officers to boost property tax fairness. Easter Seal drives highlight efforts aiding Idaho crippled children with hospital education and medical services funded by the sale.
A long parting from dance music and a move back to concert work. Artie Shaw plans to conduct a 40 piece symphonic lineup at Bop City on April 14 linking bebop with Toscanini players while addressing fan fascination and exhibitionism around the scene.
Hollywood chatter focuses on glamor girls gaining inches. Bernard Stauffer promotes slimming salons as “between pictures” weight worries rise. officials note average overage about ten pounds. Oscar night passes with light controversy amid studio sponsorship talk and shifting film plans. Rita Hayworth’s ex-husband heads to Florida with Peggy Rabe. Montgomery Clift interests linger with Anne Lincoln.
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