Plans Eyed For State Fair in Eastern Idaho
Forrest Larson of Blackfoot presided at the Eastern Idaho State Fair meeting about the 1948 fair. New sheep breeds Panama Cotswold and Lincoln were discussed along with plans to furnish attendants for exhibitors. A new swine and sheep exhibit building could add about 80 pens. Officials and superintendents from Idaho Falls Blackfoot Pocatello Mackay and other towns attended.
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Forrest Larson
Naesi Perment
Idaho
Panama
Cotswold
Lincoln
Idaho Purebred Sheep Association of
Idaho Falls
Frank G. DeKay
Emil C. Johnson
E. R. Buehler
I. H. Warthow
Ruth C. Hartkopf
M.D. ‘Barrus
Jack Muirdaho Falls
N. W. Olson
Blackoot
Jerry
One Killed In Shooting In Ogden Club
A Union Pacific dining car waiter Theotis R. Wood 23 Omaha Neb died after a shooting altercation at the Ogden Porters and Waiters club Tuesday night. Two others Eugene Bowman 28 Ogden and William H Weakley 58 manager were wounded with Bowman hit in the chest and Weakley in the right wrist. Police booked club employee William Edmond 48 for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Union Pacific Railroad
Ogden Porters
Theotis R. Wood
Omaha
Neb
Eugene Bowman
William H. Weakley
Bowman
Weakley
William Edmond
Hope for Sunburn Season Roars Through Town
A lighthearted note predicting a busy sun season and community boasts, with humor about people patting themselves on the back for sunny days and outdoor bragging.
Idaho Polio Epidemic Ends With Low March Cases
Idaho's polio epidemic is declared over by vital statistics director John W. Wright. Three March cases follow 26 in January and February, with the outbreak beginning last July and nearly 350 total cases by December. The Elks convalescent home in Boise houses 61 patients at the state polio center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
John W. Wright
Elks Convalescent Home
Forester Aids Planting Across Regions
Vernon Ravenscroft extension forester visited Blackfoot on April 6 to assist with tree planting after over sixty requests. He will coordinate in Springfield with Milton Line on Russian olive seed use and in Taylorville to demonstrate dune control plantings for wildlife. The extension plans bulletins on cold soak wood preservation using pentachlorophenol, and Blackfoot offices will distribute them.
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Blackfoot
Vernon Ravenscroft
Moscow
Extension Forester
Springfield
Milton Line
Taylorville
Bonneville County
M. B. Weston
Ravencroft
Two Girls Injured When Car Flips West of Hammett
In Glenns Ferry a car carrying six youths including Belva Williams and Dori Lor is Slade rolled several times after the rear wheel came off. Williams was thrown 15 feet and remained unconscious. Slade has a compound left arm fracture and possible internal injuries. four other girls had minor cuts and bruises.
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Glenns Ferry
Hammett
Belva Williams
St. Luke Hospital
Doloris Slade
Simplot Plans New Salt Sage Plant in Idaho
Simplot of Idaho says he will contract with a New York door engineering Co to build a Salt Sage ammonium phosphate plant after plans are finished. The deal could exceed 1.5 million dollars. He also bought Kalunite Inc plant in Salt Lake City for conversion to a fertilizer facility producing about 80 000 tons of ammonium phosphate annually for the Intermountain region.
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Ee Es Ac
Simplot
Idaho
New York Door Engineering Co
Kalunite, Inc
Salt Lake City
Ntermountain
Grace Co op Files Papers for Grace Cooperative
The Farmers Co op Supply Co of Grace filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state as a cooperative marketing group. The firm is capitalized for 75000 dollars. Directors named are Ralph Harrison Simpson Roper Elwin Hubbard Lowell Hansen and Roy Rigby all of Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOISE
Farmers Coop Supply Co
Grace
Secretary of State
Ralph Harrison
Simpson Roper
Elwin Hubbard
Lowell Hansen
Roy Rigby
Butte Ouster Action Targets County Clerk McGrath
Silver Bow County commissioners Loretta Sullivan Joe Sullivan and Emmett P O’Brien filed an amended complaint in district court seeking the ouster of county clerk Addis A McGrath. The action accuses misappropriation of election funds in 1945 and cites a recent demurrer ruling by District Judge George W Padbury Jr granting five more days to plead. The filing argues the embezzlement remained unknown to the public at the time of the present term election and could not be condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Silver Bow
Loretta L. Sullivan
Joe H. Sullivan
Emmett P. O'Brien
Addis A. McGrath
McGrath
George W. Padbury, Jr
Helena
Idaho GOP Plans Drive for 96 000 Campaign Funds
Idaho Republican state finance committee hired Bob Eustace of Chicago to lead a drive raising 96 000 dollars for the 1948 GOP campaign. Ezra Hinshaw announced Eustace’s prior Idaho and Oregon drives and planned future work in New Mexico. The committee budget allocates 90 percent to counties and the rest to state and national committees. Mary Soulen of Weiser was named secretary treasurer with a slate of members from towns including Preston Moscow St Maries Burley and Pocatel lo.
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Boise
Bob Eustace
Chicago
Idaho
Republican State Finance Committee
Ezra Hinshaw
Eustace
Oregon
Hinshaw
New Mexico
Mary Soulen
Weiser
Tom Heath
Preston
D. Sid Smith
Shoshone
Earl David
Moscow
E. O. Cathcart
St. Maries
Ralph Comstock
Pocatello
Earl Wright
Dubois
Roscoe Rich
Ogden Woman Named Leader Of YWMIA In Church
Mrs William H Reeder of Ogden is sustained as president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association succeeding Mrs Lucy G Cannon who resigns for health reasons The change takes effect at the annual MIA conference June 18 to 20 Mrs Cannon had led since 1937 and was on the MIA general board 31 years Mrs Reeder has long worked in church auxiliaries and returned to Ogden last summer with her husband the New England mission president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
LDS Church
William H. Reeder, Jr
Ogden
Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association of the Church
Lucy G. Cannon
Heber J. Grant
Cannon
YWMIA
MIA
Reeder
Primary Association General Board
New England
MIA General Board
Drivers Pass Exams Under Consolidation Law Plan
County superintendent Andrew H. Johnston announces that under the consolidation act all school bus drivers must pass a physical exam by a qualified doctor and that buses will receive inspections with certificates of freedom from mechanical defects placed inside. Blackfoot drivers Lester Sjostrom Monte Wren Eugene Hepworth Adam Yancey Clarence Walters pass. Shelley drivers D Max Hanks C W Thomas Leland Dial Wm Palmer Peter Olsen Wallace Anderson Thomas qualify. buses driven by Clarence Walters Claude Wren Monte Wren Lester Sjostrom Lewis Hansen Hiram Dial Leland Dial Peter Olsex certified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Andrew H. Johnston
County Boards of Education
Lester Sjostrom
Monte Wren
Eugene Hepworth
Adam Yancey
Clarence Walters
Shelley
D. Max Hanks
C. W. Thomas
Leland Dial
Wm. Palmer
Peter Olsen
Wallace Anderson
Thomas
Clarance Walters
Claude Wren
Lewis Hansen
Hiram Dial
Peter Olsex
Red Cross elects Bingham County unit officers and chairs
Mrs. Wilfred Olsen states the Bingham County American Red Cross chapter is formed. Warren Holt of Blackfoot is chairman with officers including Mrs. A W Nowles Aberdeen and Mrs. Ted Isenburg Shelley. Committee chairs span home service to disaster prep and war fund with Gray Ladies led by Flora Donahue. Dr. J O Cromwell named instructor at the State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Wilfred Olsen
The
Red Cross
Bingham County
American Red Cross Chapter
Warren Holt
A. W. Nowles
Aberdeen
Ted Isenburg
Shelley
William Evans
Fort Hall
Leo Gushwa
Firth
Robert Andersen
I. C. Christ
Home Service
Tate Taylor
Jeanette Peterson
A. E. Miller
A. G. Smith
Melvin Olsen
Donald Stalker
Theo H. Paschke
War Fund
Gray Ladies
Flora Donahue
J. O. Cromwell
State Hospital
Veterans push recall drive against Idaho senator
Two Boise ex G I s plan to recall Senator Gleh H Taylor despite a parliamentary ruling that U S Senators cannot be recalled They ordered an initial 500 recall petitions from the Burley Herald Bulletin Fuller and Smith say the move will prevail They seek an opinion from Atty Gen Smylie on legality of the recall petition and ask Secretary of State Price to file the formal petition naming the senator and third party vice presidential candidate as targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Gleh H. Taylor
Idaho
U. S
E. L. (Shorty) Fuller
Don Smith
Burley Herald-Bulletin
Charles L. Watkins
Fuller
Taylor
J. D
Cy) Price
Smith
Forest Land To Be Reseeded In Intermountain States
Forest Service officials said 50,000 acres of grazing lands in Utah Idaho Nevada and Wyoming will be reseeded this year nearly doubling last year's effort. Helicopter planting and the Australian stump jump plow will prepare sage brush areas for seed beds without clogging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Forest Service
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Negro Kidnaps Utah Women in Salt Lake City
Police search for a stocky 30 to 35 year old Negro after Miss Bernice Bennion reports kidnapping and attempted assault. He forced her to drive along U S 40 west of the airport, struck her with a revolver butt, fled when the car stalled, and stole the sisters purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Bernice Bennion
Salt Lake
Miss Bennion
Florence
U.S. 40
Salt Lake Airport
Bennion Sisters
Idaho Democrats plan state convention in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls hosts Friday meeting as Bonneville county central committee completes plans for the state convention. Chairman A. W. Brunt urges early delegate reservations. Mrs Dean Seedall oversees reservations and Mrs Margaret Riegel leads the entertainment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Ida
UUP
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Bonneville County
A. W. Brunt
Dean Seedall
Margaret Rileg
Parley Rigby
Orpheum Ad Teases Shows With Phone Call Cue
Advertisement hints at current Orpheum performances and invites readers to call for more details. The note emphasizes listening for a phone cue to learn what’s playing.
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The
Orpheum
Adv
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