Movie Ruse Aids-Bey In Capturing Burglar
A 13 year old boy in Decatur credited with helping capture an escaped Utah convict known as the Santa Claus bandit. Ronnie Hoffman pretended unconscious after a burglar struck him and then alerted police. The fugitive Dean, 27, escaped from an Utah prison on April 15 and was found blocks from the Hoffman home.
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Decatur
Utah
Ronnie Hoffman
Ronnie
Dean
Oass
Hoffman
Déan
Jerseyville
Ill
Santa Claus
City Funds Reported as Solid by Officials
City treasurer Leon J. Chapman told Mayor Nelson and council Tuesday that city funds are in excellent condition with a strong balance. Police reports show 41 cases yielded 417 in fines, plus 161 from parking meters. Council granted permits for five house builds, one service station, and improvements totaling 29 Ordinance No. 411, prohibiting fireworks and dangerous materials with penalties, passed on third reading and final unanimous vote.
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Blackfoot
Leon J. Chapman
Nelson
Hailey Times Sold to Berwyn Burke
Norma and Con Roy Gillespie announce the sale of the Hailey Times to Berwyn Burke former Jerome News publisher. The sale becomes effective May 1.
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Hailey
Hailey Times
Berwyn Burke
The
Jerome News
Norma
Conroy Gillespie
Geneva Moves Back To Operation Amid Coal Shortage
Geneva steel plant officials announced a staged return to production starting Monday with the second battery of coke ovens, followed by the slab mill Tuesday and the plate mill May 3, as open hearths increase to build ingot steel for rolling mills. In Carbon county 278 miners, 72 percent of the day shift, returned to Horse Canyon coal mine overpowering supply lines while 94 workers, 58 percent of the Columbia mine day shift, resumed duties. The Ironton plant plans gradual production revival and no date was set for pig iron resumption to the Pacific States cast iron plant.
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Provo
Utah
Geneva Steel Plant
Carbon County
Horse Canyon
Geneva
Columbia
Ironton
Ironton Plant
Ironton Furnace
Pacific States
Cobalt Based Cancer Treatment Aims To Replace Radium
U S atomic energy chief Lilienthal disclosed a new, cheap radioactive cobalt substitute for radium in cancer therapy. The process uses cobalt instruments placed in an atomic furnace at Oak Ridge Tennessee to become radioactive, potentially matching radium’s effectiveness without added risks.
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Washington
David £. Lilienthal
The
Atomic, Energy, Commission
Lilienthal
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Evening With Joan Crawford Inspires Glamour Ranking
Earl Wilson recounts an encounter with Joan Crawford on a Hollywood glamour spree. He names Crawford as No. 1 in glamour with runner ups Marlene Dietrich Lana Turner Paulette Goddard and Lynn Fontanne while detailing diners, a Cuban tycoon, and a night of style and wit.
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Earl Wilson
Joan Crawford
Joan
Stassen
Dewey
Hollywood
U. S
Marlene Dietrich
Lana Turner
Paulette Goddard
Lynn Fontanne
Brighter Home Life Linked to College Grades
A study by Anna Q. Cluff at Idaho State College shows married students in Turner Hall without children average 2.82, with Al Club 2.81 and Veterans’ Village 2.72. Senior class leads with 3.22, while freshmen average 2.32. numerous clubs and dorms show varied scholastic standings.
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Idaho State College
Anna Q. Cluff
Graveley Hall
Colonial Hall
Faris
Sigma Sigma Beta
Press Club
Gamma Delta Gamma
Turner Hall
Lambda Delta Sigma
U” Club
Gravesey
Colonial
Varsity Anne
Intercollegiate Knights
Omecon
Seekers Club
XI Theta Tau
Foresters
FFA Plans Annual Father and Son Banquet at Blackfoot
Blackfoot high school agriculture teacher Elwood Manwaring announced the annual Future Farmers of America Father and Son banquet will be May 1. Calvin Wheeler, FFA president, will lead the program. Main speaker Ed Lovell of Pocatello, assistant state supervisor of vocational agricultural education, will respond. Darrell Hadley of Wapello will present musical numbers.
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Blackfoot
Future Farmers of America
Elwood Manwaring
Blackfoot High School
Calvin Wheeler
FFA
Ed, Lovell
Deadline set for alfalfa crop certification applications
County Agent Sterling Show announces that midnight May 1 is the deadline to file applications to certify alfalfa, clover and grasses. Applications required by the Idaho Crop Improvement Association. Eastern Idaho applicants may send to Boise or Earl F Spencer in Idaho Falls. Rules and applications available at county agents offices.
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American Falls
Sterling Show
Idaho Crop Improvement Association
State House
Boise
Idaho
Earl F. Spencer
Court House
Idaho Falls
Gas and tire costs drive up auto travel fears
A brief note warns that rising prices for gas oil and tires threaten to curb short auto trips and budgeting considerations for travelers.
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Lester Eisley
Ann Blythe
President Truman
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Dorothy Lamour
Vincent
C. ED Flandro
Lewis
Wilson
Colony
Greg Bautzer
Crusade For Children
Michael Berkoff
B. W
Emilio Bacardi
Havana
Senor Bacardee
Alex Stone
Symphonie
Cliquot
Warner’s
Hicks Ice Cream Parlor
Emilio
Alpha Psi Omega
National Dramatic Fraternity
Phi
North Main
Chet
Dude’s Confectionery
South Main
Montgomery Ward
Olive Vic. & Hardy
Oxford
Sib’s Cafe
Savoy Cafe
West Center
Top-Hat Cafe
West Bridger
Coverite Files Corp
Highway
Lon Chaney, Jr
E. Center
Pocatello Drive-In
Wennegren’s
Sweet Shop
Charlies Lunch
Tth
Workman
Farr’s
Far Better Ice Cream Merchant
Porter Myers
Lebanon, Mo
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Columbia Masterworks
Dinah Shore
Frank Sinatra
Virginia
Kay Kyser
Cincinnati
Harry James
Ford Music CO
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