Effingham Hospital Fire Toll Rises to 63 or 64 Dead
The Catholic chancery in Effingham Illinois reports 63 or 64 believed dead from the St Anthony s hospital blaze that killed a baby born outside the building and left 26 or 27 still unaccounted for based on 37 bodies recovered and 51 patients known to have escaped.
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Effingham
Ill
Catholic Chancery Office
St. Anthony's Hospital
Chancery
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Lake Forest Park Sanitarium
Seattle
William O’connor
Springfield
Foul Play In Aged Man's Death Denied
Lava Springs reports suggested foul play after Pinkney A. Teague an about eighty year old recluse was found dead in his trailer east of Lava. Coroners ruled death from an internal hemorrhage with no violence. He lived on pension checks and held about $300 in a bank. no relatives were known.
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Lava
Hot Springs
Pinkney A. Teague
Big Springs
Douglas
Doug” Snow
Bannock County
Alma Marley
Arthur W. Hall
Marley
Hall
Snow
Pocatello
Teague
Boise
Pleasant View Live Stock Assn Incorporates in Malad City
Articles of incorporation filed with the Idaho Secretary of State by the Pleasant View Live Stock Association of Malad City. The nonprofit group is formed by Nolan Blaisdell Oren Jones David Deschamps Ed Jones and Walter Davison all of Malad.
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Boise
Idaho
Pleasant View Livestock Association
Malad
Nolan Blaisdell
Oren Jones
David Deschamps
Ed Jones
Walter Davison
Government To Dispose Of Swank Pocatello Club
In 1946 the Swank club in Pocatello opened with a Hollywood band and star show led by Nick Lucas attracting hundreds. Luxury interiors, gambling rooms, and around the clock hours drew crowds until liquor by the drink law in 1947 hindered licensing. The club faded, now dark as a once bright symbol of frontier glamour.
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Swank Pocatello Club
Idaho
Hollywood
Nick Lucas
Pocatellans
Frontier Club
Highest Bidder To Get Property
Treasury will auction the Last Frontier club plus its furnishings on April 22 at 10 a.m. in Pocatello as liens for unpaid taxes prompt sale. Club owners J E McNichols and Frances McNichols seek tax payment to avoid auction. included items are slot machines, bars, cash registers, piano, and more.
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John Averill
Pocatello
Last Frontier
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
J. E
Frances McNichols
McNichols
Internal Revenue
John R. Wiley
Boise
Treasury
Federal Building
Frost Forecast for Pocatello
Weather man predicts less sun with high cloudiness in Pocatello today and cool tonight with local frost. Highs near 60 to 65, lows around 30. Yesterday reached 65 with a 36 low and no precipitation.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Mayoral Runoff Set Between Stowell and Halsey
Realtor Grant Stowell and engineer W. W. Halsey won the top two spots in the Pocatello mayoral primary and will face off April 26 in a runoff after unofficial results show Stowell with 1 722 votes and Halsey with 1 339. Council candidates Dr. Ray J. Davis H. C. Hinckley C. A. Carmack Ezra Hawkes lead the four seeking four year terms.
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W. W. Halsey
Wwe
James Bowns Sresee
Barlow Geseeeeeen Onan
Stowell
S. Hanson
E. Adkins Osecestareeean
Council - DeLate
Davis
Hawkes
Walker
Carmack
Hinckley Ooreeee
Rhondeau
Bangs
Tallberg Eeeeeadadeee
Dudenake Aeeeeeee
Franklin
Grant Stowell
Pocatello
Ray J. Davis
H. C. Hinckley
C. A. Carmack
Ezra Hawkes
Boise Slot Issue Wide Open As Early Returns Trick
Boise voters wrestle with slot machines in a tight race as precincts report. Mayor Potter Howard leads Gene Howell in a close see-saw contest with 764 to 604 votes after 3 of 15 precincts.
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Boise
Boise City
Potter Howard
Howard
Gene Howell
Sutton defeats incumbent mayor in Idaho Falls race
In Idaho Falls, Tom Sutton defeats incumbent Mayor E W Fanning by over 1200 votes. Sutton tallies 3,513 votes to Fanning's 2,308. In the council race, Crabtree and Johnson edge Foote and Corbett.
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Idaho Falls
E. W. Fanning
Tom Sutton
Sutton
Fanning
Crabtree
Johnson
Foote
Corbett
Merrill Lynch acquires Pett and Morris Utah Idaho offices
Merrill Lynch and Fenner Beane announces purchase of Pett and Morris Utah Idaho operations effective April 16 after NYSE approval. Offices in Idaho Falls Pocatello Boise become Merrill Lynch units with Salt Lake City staff retained. Weathered meteoric event draws hundreds as ball of fire crosses the West. investigations point to a meteor.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Utah
Idaho
Pett and Morris
Intermountain
New York Stock Exchange
Ure, Pett and Morris, Inc
Salt Lake City
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Boise
Merrill Lynch
Horace S. Howell
James Anderson
Henry W. Cram
Michael W. McCarthy
New York City
M L
Walter L. Roche
Parry Saling
Highway Inn
Inkom
Saling
Box Elder County
Brigham City
Wesley. G. Malmberg
Cache County
Logan
Saline S
Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake
Hollywood
California
Publish Unique Southeastern Idaho Guide Book by Pocatello Post
The Pocatello Post plans a unique Southeast Idaho guide book and business directory. It will publish first in the Post then as a Kodachrome bound volume with scenic supplement. Businesses may list for a nominal charge. phones will aid inquiries.
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Post
Idaho
The
Pocatello Post
LDS Welfare Work Lauded As Efficient
David O. McKay told the 119th annual general conference that the LDS welfare program is efficiently run through a vast ward structure. He cited 127,000 priesthood holders organized into 2,500 groups meeting weekly to assist wards and reported 2,964 received occupational counseling in 1948 with 2,805 placed in jobs.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
David O. McKay
Mormon Church
McKay
Senate Debates Aid Bill Into Night Session
Senate debates the 5.58 billion foreign aid bill with Democratic leader Scott Lucas threatening to keep the chamber in session until daybreak if needed. Administration aides expect passage possibly by Wednesday night after a day of bipartisan votes defeating several amendments.
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Washington
Scott W. Lucas
Senate
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Stowell, Halsey
United Press
Martha Green
Los Angeles
Calif
Lazarus
Hollywood Band
BY Elaine Seaver
Halsey
Sam Hanson
James Bowns
Rampton Barlow
Earl Adkins
Voice of
People
D. C. Ray
N. Arthur
Virginia Derham
Fern Dusten
Evan Nebeker
Mendy
Robert Gardner
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