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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1949
Page
3
In Konnersreuth Germany thousands line a Bavarian street to file past Therese Neumann a 51 year old peasant woman who endures the stigmata like Christ on the cross every Good Friday since 1926. Police maintain order as devout and curious observers pass by her blood soaked bed and white shroud while she chants softly.
The Idaho state highway bureau released a 1949 program listing about 100 projects covering nearly 860 miles with an estimated cost of 11.325 million dollars. It also plans stockpiling 250 tons of materials at 19 sites costing about 300 thousand dollars.
Jewish residents of Pocatello begin Passover at sundown Wednesday and observe eight days for Orthodox and Conservative communities. The festival ends at sundown April 20 with Holy Convocations on both ends of the observance.
Pocatello Rotary hosts intercity meeting at Bannock Hotel with Rilea W. Doe of Oakland Safeway as keynote. District leaders Gordon Baxter and Joe Cushman attend along with delegates from ten clubs. Upcoming events include Hailey Ketchum charter dinner April 30 and Intercity Ladies Night May 7 in Idaho Falls.
In Syracuse the statue of St. Ann that reportedly shed tears when 11 year old Shirley Ann Martin kissed it stopped dripping after a television appearance. Rev. Dillon noted drops appeared during kissing but cautioned the supernatural claim remains unproven.
Idaho Power Co. will pay a 0.45 dollar dividend on its 20 dollar common stock. Shares outstanding total 790000. The dividend is payable May 20 to holders of record at the close of business April 25.
Elena Lebaron, a 30 year old Utah divorcee with eight children, received offers from across the country after appealing for a mate who likes children. A Havana Illinois mural painter and a Nevada rancher are among suitors, while Patty Bayer of East Los Angeles also sent a note. Lebaron divorced Ross Lebaron last fall amid money trouble and his polygamy sect ties.
Tom Blower of Nottingham England became the first person to swim the Irish Sea in 1947. He endured wretched conditions and completed the 25 mile crossing in 15 hours and 25 minutes, showcasing remarkable endurance as a mill hand.
Land owners in Arco and Butte counties will vote on forming a county soil conservation district. Hearings completed in Arco by six state and federal officers. George C. Welch says election date set by state committee. district forms a political subdivision. About 40 land owners from Arco and nearby areas attended.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin argues that prosperity and happiness in the Western world offer the strongest counter to communist appeals. He frames economic well being as essential to national policy and global influence.
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