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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1948

Page

7

Contract Is Awarded On New Well

The Po catel City Council awarded a new well drilling contract for a 100 foot well in the northeast corner of Raymond Park and a 7 inch casing in Ross Park to A. J. Schoonover Baston. Work to start by May 6 and finish in 40 days. H N Hubbard for Bryan and Co proposed a blanket liability policy with first year premium of 3884.35 covering city autos trucks liability and property claims. The council asked Hubbard to submit policy to City Attorney F E Tydeman for review. Healy proposed spending 1600 as the city share for laying 6 inch water pipe in Valley View townsite west of the naval ordinance plant. Turner Insurance would cover other labor and material costs and system will be given to the city once installed. Water superintendent Speir supported the plan to size pipes for future needs. Neal Chase reported curb and gutter and oiled street contracts awarded for Highland Park subdivision and asked to install 150 boulevard lights at about 200 each with maintenance costs around 100 monthly. Mayor Phillips signaled cautious consideration. Fereday obtained permission to dig across Fourth Street for a storm sewer at the Idaho Bank site with the street to be restored. Ten property owners on North Thirteenth Avenue petitioned for curbs and gutters. 25 owners on North Main Street sought an improvement district for curbs gutters and sidewalks. Both requests forwarded to the city engineer for cost estimates.

Raymond Park Ross Park A. J. Schoonover Baston Pocate Hoay Council H. N Zeke) Hubbard Bryan and Co Hubbard F. E. Tydeman W. Lyon Healy Speir Neal Chase Highland Park Chase George Phillips Maurice Fereday Fourth Street Idaho Bank Fourth and East Center Fereday North Thirteenth Ave Gould and King Streets North Main Street

Farm losses show 14 percent hog feed wasted

Five year farm records indicate about 14 percent of all hog feed is wasted due to pig deaths.

Miss Marjory Rayborn Tops Declamation Festival

Miss Marjory Rayborn of Filer earned an excellent rating for her dramatic reading during the opening day of the Southern Idaho Declamation and Debate Festival at the Idaho State College Student Union building on Thursday.

Marjory Rayborn Filer

Alameda Starts Clean Up Drive

Alameda begins a city cleanup with six trucks and five Boy Scout troops. Work starts at Jefferson and Oak, moving north under an inspection committee led by Mayor Thurston, John Marshall, and A. M. Alexander. Drivers include McDermott, Saxton, Robinson, Thornock, Christiansen, Williams, and Ricks. Citizens are urged to meet at Jefferson and Oak Saturday morning.

Alameda City Jefferson and Oak Streets Thurston John Marshall A. M. Alexander Bill McDermott Bert Saxton Whit Robinson Delos Thornock Neil Christiansen Ray Williams Dave Ricks Alameda

Four Schools Vie in Finals of Southern Idaho Debate Meet

Four schools enter finals at Idaho State College with Burley Sugar Salem Blackfoot and Nampa each fielding two or one teams. Final round starts 9 am in ISC Student Union Building for a debate on arbitration of labor disputes. About 250 students from 35 towns began the three day event. now about 20 remain.

Pocatello Rexburg Fairmount Southern Idaho High School Idaho State College Burley Sugar Salem Blackfoot Nampa ISC

Stake Conclave Set Sunday by LDS West Pocatello

About 110 young women from the LDS West Pocatello stake will sing at the Sunday afternoon stake conference in the First Ward Recreation Hall. The weekend events include a 6:30 p.m. welfare discussion and an 8 p.m. priesthood leadership meeting, with all sessions at the First Ward church or recreation hall at Center and Garfield. The conference opens Sunday at 10 a.m. and resumes at 2 p.m.

LDS West Pocatello Stake Stake First Ward Recreation Hall Twayne Austin First Ward Center St. and Garfield Ave

Death Takes Ex-Resident from Pocatello to California

Former Pocatellan Mrs. Helen Josephine Smith died at 50 in Sacramento California on April 8 after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held in Sacramento and ashes will return to Mountainview cemetery in Pocatello for burial. She was born May 5 1898 in Pocatello daughter of John and Minnie Ennis and lived here until 1929 before moving to Wattis Utah then Sacramento. She married Abe Smith in Pocatello June 3 and is survived by her husband five sons three brothers and six sisters.

Pocatellan Helen Josephine Smith Alfred Smith Sacramento Calif Pocatello Mountainview Cemetery Helen Josephine Ennis Smith John Minnie Ennis Wattis Utah Abre Smith Alfred David Danny Dean Boise James Japan David Ennis Lorenzo Poulsen Olive Ellis Loretta Grady Daniel Ennis Stockton James En

Record of Minor Offenses and Pleas in Kent County

Kent J Parrish age 15 pled guilty for running a red light with a $10 fine. John Butterfield Jr pleaded guilty to operating track without safety arm and to dumping refuse, fines $15 each. Hugh J Foster 33 speeding. bond forfeited for $20. John J Katzman Everett O Snooks running red. Donald Denkers 36 operating unlicensed pinball machine pled guilty with $10 fine. Stanley Warren 19 disturbing peace pleaded guilty, $50 fine. Tony Torrez 25 disturbing peace pleaded guilty, $100 fine. Tommy Cavelli 37 adulterty asked for preliminary hearing. date not set. Norma Steinway 24 adultery.

Kent J. Parrish John Butterfield Jr Hugh J. Foster John J. Katzman Everett O. Snooks Donald

Police bulletins list thefts and a missing person in Blackfoot district

Reported stolen from automobile of Russell Hadley at 1231 North Harrison Ave Vaniity mirror. Missing person from Blackfoot Wanda Ames 15 brown hair brown eyes believed wearing Levi’s red scarf red coat brown oxfords. Reported lost Union Pacific railroad pay check by Burr C Brown 228 West Buell St. Reported escaped from Utah state penitentiary Abraham Jack Dean 27 5 feet 7 inches tall 137 pounds medium complexion. Wanted by Blackfoot sheriff’s office John Brandon 40 6 feet tall slender brown suit some teeth missing.

Russell Hadley North Harrison Ave Vaniity Blackfoot Wanda Ames Levi’s Union Pacific Railroad Burr C. Brown West Buell St Utah State Penitentiary Abraham Jack Dean Blackfoot Sheriff's Office John Brandon

Marriage Licenses for Clifford Walker and Elizabeth Schultz

Clifford V. Walker aged 23 of Blackfoot and Elizabeth Schultz aged 19 of Poca tello received a marriage license. Elmo D. Adams aged 19 of Tetonia and Marie Vreeland aged 18 of Poca tello also obtained a license.

Clifford V. Walker Blackfoot Elizabeth Schultz Pocatello Elmo D. Adams Tetonia Marie Vreeland

Justice Court Docket Reports Plea Outcomes

William Ransom pleaded guilty to speeding and paid a $20 fine. Francis Dixie pleaded innocent to passing a school bus while unloading. trial not set. Melvin L. Martindale pleaded guilty to fishing in closed waters with a $25 fine. Eldon Martindale pleaded guilty to fishing in open waters with a fine amount not stated.

William Ransom Francis Dixie Melvin L. Martindale Eldon Martindale

Local Birth Announcements From Area Hospitals

A series of birth notices list new arrivals on April 15 and 16 at General hospital and St. Anthony's hospital. Families named include Clyde SQPassiore of 845 North Garfield Ave with a girl, Phillip Styhl of Aberdeen with a boy, George Rossiter of 305 East Center St with a girl, Mike Rivera of 469 Randolph Ave with a boy, John C Hepworth of 45 Campus Drive with a girl, and J H Barbie of Route 2 North with a girl.

Clyde Sqpassiore North Garfield Ave General Hospital Phillip Styhl Aberdeen St. Anthony’s Hospital George Rossiter East Center St St. Anthony's Hospital Mike Rivera Randolph Ave John C. Hepworth Campus Drive J. H. Barbie

Process for making fine paper pulp from wheat straw

A new method produces pulp from wheat straw at lower chemical costs and higher yield than previously thought, advancing paper production efficiency.

Students Plan Trips For State College Leaders

William Folsom of Twin Falls and Howard of Idaho Falls will attend two May meetings of student body presidents. They will travel to Tempe Arizona on May 7 and 9 for the Pacific Student Presidents association meeting and then go to Lewiston for the state student body president convention on May 14 and 15.

William Folsom Twin Falls Idaho State College Howard Idaho Falls Folsom Tempe Ariz Pacific Student Presidents Association Lewiston

Dog with charge account at Everett drug store

A husky collie owned by Police Lieut. Fred H. Gillis keeps a running charge account at a Broadway drug store. Skipper visits daily for a scoop of ice cream and the owner settles the bill at week’s end.

Everett Mass Fred H. Gillis Skipper Broadway

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Dean Hall Leo Gill Charles McDevitt Hall Doyle Nelson 9Th Ward Building Fund 5Th Ward Hall Carl Isaacson Navy Westinghouse Westinghouse Sandwich Grill Westinghouse Waffle Iron Thomas Radio & Appliance N. Main Packard-Bell Motorola State Hardware Co North Main News of Record Tommy Cavelli Norma Steinway Justice Court ACME Pocatello Lumber Company Pocatello Drug Main & Center Idaho Lumber Mae BASIK Neptune U. S. Rubber Idaho Lumber & Hardware CO
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