Idaho Atty. Gen. Smylie pushes law enforcement drive
Idaho Attorney General Robert E. Smylie pled for uniform enforcement of gambling prohibitions. State agents sweep Southern Idaho night clubs and warn operators to remove equipment or face arrest. Officials say the crackdown targets all gambling while lawmakers prep for possible future legalization discussions.
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Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Smylie
Office of Attorney General
Office of Law Enforcement
Purity League
Clarence Saunders
Boise Press
Saunders
North Idaho
McCall
Judge Denounces Delays in Power County Gambling Hearing
Power County Probate Judge Edward Quinlan postponed the preliminary hearing for four Last Frontier club suspects after a writ of mandate arrived minutes before start. State agents from Lewiston Boise and Preston witnessed as Quinlan criticized delaying tactics and noted scheduling costs to taxpayers. The case centers on March 10 raid equipment including roulette wheels a dice game a 21 table cash and poker chips.
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Frontier Club
American Falls
Last Frontier
Power County
Edward Quinlan
Quinlan
W. J. Hoehnen
Hoehnen
B. A. McDevitt
Last Frontier Club
Pocatello
Lewiston
North Idaho
Boise
Preston
Fifth District
L. E. Glennon
McDevitt
Clarence Saunders
State Liquor Law Enforcement
Mr. Saunders
District Court
Glennon
Fred Zimmerman
Bill DeMinthe
Ross Terrell
al Walkner
Loofbourrow
Saunders
Idaho
Bear River Compact Draft Outlines Water Divisions
Reclamation engineer Mark R. Kulp received the first draft of a Bear River compact dividing water among Idaho Utah and Wyoming. The plan details diversions to be permitted across all three states and will be studied by the state compact commission set by the 1943 legislature. It aims to confirm existing rights and curb future disputes while awaiting legislative ratification.
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Boise
Mark R. Kulp
Bear River
Utah
Wyoming
State Compact Commission
Kulp
Aga
Bannock County Democrats Meet to Choose Delegates
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee convenes at noon in the courthouse to select 17 delegates for the state convention at Idaho Falls on April 24.
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DEMOS
Bannock County
Democratic Central Committee
Court House
Idaho Falls
Truman council urges discipline to curb inflation
The Council of Economic Advisers calls for less federal spending and new selective price wage and ration controls to prevent inflation amid defense spending. It labels the tax cut inflationary and urges new taxes if defense outlays aren’t offset. it also criticizes the coal strike and warns prolonged stoppages could cause industrial paralysis.
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Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Congress
White House
Demand rises as Idaho labor market tightens in spring
Idaho State Employment Service reports a sharp spring rise in job listings to 1316, up 223 from last month. Forestry leads demand with 100 men for insect control in Targhee and Teton forests. some Mexican labor may be imported while California recruiting increases to cut transport costs. Farms urge employers to file farm labor orders early as operations begin after cold, rainy spells. Pocatello postings dip but a new food processing plant seeks 11 workers after April 5.
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Idaho State Employment Service
ISES
Idaho Forest Service
Targhee and
Teton
Mexico
California
Pocatello
Pocatello Postings on Vehicle Inspection Law
A new arrival in Pocatello queries Idaho law requiring serial numbers on cars be verified by police. The reader urges better police gear to avoid grease messy verifications and embarrassment, and notes ongoing coal shortages and looming flood risk as weather warms.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Cloudy Skies Bring Scattered Showers and Cooler Temperatures
The weatherman reports today will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler air. Highs are expected between 45 and 50 degrees, with tonight's low between 35 and 40 degrees.
Reserve Draft Bill Unveiled in delayed action plan
Washington Republican Walter G. Andrews introduced a delayed action draft bill to recruit 550000 military personnel in two years if voluntary enlistments lag. It offers GI benefits to postwar servicemen and provides draft exemptions and draft provisions for guards, reserves, and certain veterans, with eligibility for doctors and vets up to age 44 under set conditions.
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Washington
Walter G. Andrews
N. Y
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Andrews
Senate
House
National Guard
Organized Reserve Corps
Army
Air Force
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Twin Falls Man Obtains Petitions for Congressional Seat
Graydon W. Smith a Twin Falls attorney filed nominating petitions Friday for the Idaho second district seat held by Rep. John Sanborn. Smith a prominent Republican and former Twin Falls County Young Republicans chairman did not say if the petitions were for himself or another candidate.
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Boise
Graydon W. Smith
Twin Falls
John Sanborn
Smith
Twin Falls County
Young Republicans
Rioting Rages in Bogota as US Delegation Safe
Revolutionary mobs clash with government forces in Bogota after the assassination of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. Reports say 33 dead and 202 wounded, with rebels claiming control at times while the US delegation including Marshall and Harriman are reported safe.
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Washington
Bogota
Colombia
Mariano Ospina
Perez
U.S
State Department
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Liberal Party
U. S
George C. Marshall
W. Averell Harriman
Argentina
Panama City
Marshall
Gaitan
Luriano Gomez
Cali
London
Republican bidders alter plans for Nebraska primary
Three top candidates for the Republican presidential nomination change schedules to win Nebraska votes. Harold Stassen will broadcast in Omaha election eve, Dewey widens to a three day Panhandle tour with stops at North Platte Alliance and Scottsbluff, Taft plans a Sunday roundtable with Walter Reuther broadcast by CBS.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Fremont
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Albany
Panhandle
North Platte
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Columbia Broadcasting System
KFAB
Wallace and Taylor launch third party drive in Illinois
Henry A. Wallace and 400 supporters form a nationwide drive among union members for a 1,000,000 fund to back his presidential bid. Wallace and running mate Glen H. Taylor will address a large rally in Chicago tonight, with Rexford Guy Tugwell also speaking as cochairman of the national committee.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
U. S
Glen H. Taylor
Progressive Party of Illinois
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Cochairman
National Committee
Pocatello Jaycees Plan City Clean-Up Drive
Newly elected Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce officers announce a city clean-up drive starting Monday. They will sweep the Halliday street subway with city broom allocations and a fire department hose to wash the area as other civic clubs pledge support for successive days and weeks.
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Pocatello
Harold Read
Phillip Durst
Wayne Tucker
Lew Harrison
Richard L. Barrett
Neal Moon
Norman Gerg
Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Halliday Street
Read
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Poratello
John
Highlands
Twin Falls Man
Ospina Perez
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