Gate City Debaters Take Second at State Meet
Pocatello high school debaters returned home Tuesday after earning second place in a two day state tournament held at College of Idaho Caldwell. Sugar Salem won first with Blackfoot taking third as Nampa Boise Hailey and Burley also competed. Team members included Leo Gill Charles Mc Devitt John Scoville Tom Powers and Cleo Pat Price. The topic was Resolved That the United Nations Should Now be Revised into a Federal World Government.
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Pocatello High School
College of Idaho
Caldwell
Nampa
Boise
Hailey
Burley
Pocatello
Leo Gill
Charles McDevitt
John Scoville
Tom Powers
Cleo Pat Price
United Nations
Boise Bus Rate Hike Under Review by PUC
A petition seeks a 15 percent increase in Idaho bus fares. The proposal was filed with the state public utilities commission by the Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc. The hearing or decision was pending as of Monday.
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BOISE
Idaho
State Public Utilities Commission
Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc
Spud Packing Indictable Misdemeanor Case Review
Two Kimberly men Josh and Don Eller were bound over to district court on indictable misdemeanors for improper packing and grading of about 1100 bags of potatoes. They pleaded innocent and waived preliminary hearing after arraignment on amended complaints. Others named include Brown Eller, Kenneth and Donald Childs of Twin Falls and Pet Christmas of Montana. preconary hearing not yet held.
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Twin Falls
Kimberly
Josh
Don Eller
Justice of the Peace
J. O. Pumphrey
U. S
Falls
Pet Christmas
Montana
Unions Win Point In Pension Plan
The Supreme Court ruled unions may bargain over pensions as part of wages and working conditions when demanded. It also temporarily upholds FTC power to ban the basing point price system, with a 4 to 4 tie on the case due to Justice Jackson not participating.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
U. S
High
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Basing Point
Robert H. Jackson
U. S. Court of Appeals
Simplot Introduces Gardenlawn Plant Food
Simplot Fertilizer of Pocatello announced a new Gardenlawn plant food. The balanced fertilizer contains nitrogen, phosphorous, and potash plus other nutrients. Agronomist Jack Wursten said it will be sold in the company territory and in Pocatello at Pocatello Hardware and Canvas.
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Simplot Fertilizer Company
Pocatello
Simplot
Gardenlawn
Jack Wursten
Simplot Agronomist
Wursten
Fire at O P Skaggs Market Causes Light Damage
A blaze from an incinerator at the back west side of the O P Skaggs market on South Fifth started at 5 20 pm Monday afternoon. Ernie Nugent the store manager said the outside wall and service entrance door were slightly charred. The fire department acted quickly averting more serious damage to the building.
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O. P. Skaggs Market
South Fifth
Ernie Nugent
Navy orders halt on 188 million super carrier project
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson abruptly stops work on the 65 000 ton ship after revealing he issued the halt order and did not consult Navy officials. The plan, conceived by Mitscher and developed by Nimitz, faced questions about funding and strategic purpose in the early days of Johnson's tenure.
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Washington
Navy
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Texas
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Marc A. Mitscher
Pacific
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Air Force
Weather Outlook for Southeastern Idaho
United Press reports a clear day in Southeastern Idaho with Tuesday forecasted lows around 30s and highs in the low 60s. Skies remain sunny with light winds and no precipitation expected.
Pocatello Cardinals Win Backing at Redbird Banquet
About 400 baseball fans gathered at the Bannock hotel for the ninth annual Redbird banquet to welcome Manager Walt Lowe and the Pocatello Cardinals as they enter the Pioneer league. Les Anderson won the manager guessing contest and Bobby Filer won the batboy contest, with Marvin Miles named business manager. John Taylor served as toastmaster before Jim Schoonover spoke due to a cold. Jack Halliwell, Harold Hinckley, and local umpires were also introduced.
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Walt Lowe
Pocatello Cardinals
Pioneer League
Redbird
Bannock Hotel
Les Anderson
Pocatello
Bobby Filer
Jana
Marvin Miles
John Taylor
Jim Schoonover
Jack Halliwell
Harold Hinckley
Gate City
Ambassadors Withdraw as Red Forces Close on Shanghai
Reporting from Nanking and Shanghai, Red troops within 60 miles of the city consolidate for a possible flanking move toward Woosung, while attacks on the U S ambassador’s residence raise tensions. Nationalist forces clash seven miles northwest of Soochow as Reds push from Chinkiang toward the Yangtze estuary.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Yangtze
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
Nanking
United States
Britain
China
Hupu
Soochow
Wheeling
Fushan
Chinkiang
Stuart
Pocatello Runoff Voters Decide Mayor and Council Seats
Large turnout expected as candidates Stowell and Halsey face off for mayor in a run off. City council races include Harold Hinckley C Carmack Dr Ray Davis Ezra Hawkes in the Pocatello contest while Alameda sees L W Thurston mayor and James R Bagwell facing re election with council hopefuls Paul Rowe Everett Pack and others. All primary registered voters eligible to cast ballots.
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Stowell
Halsey
Pocatellan
Harold C. Hinckley
C. A. Carmack
Ray Davis
Ezra Hawkes
Alameda
L. W. Thurston
James R. Bagwell
Paul Rowe
Everett Pack
E. L. Davidson
Leslie Dawson
Alton M. Alexander
Idaho Woman to Contest for American Mother of 1949
Coeur d Alene Idaho Mrs Mabel Ashley Brainard 67 of Kellogg will represent Idaho in the national contest for American Mother of 1949. The selection was announced by the Golden Rule Foundation with about 330 delegates in attendance.
Ex-Resident Angela Maher 37 Dies After Illness
Angela Maher former Pocatello Emerson school teacher died early Monday at a Nampa hospital after a year long illness. She taught in Pocatello 1941 1944 and later taught in Clarkston Washington. Born May 5 1911 in Jordon Valley Oregon she is survived by brother Vernon Maher and sisters Mrs. Floyd Haines and Mrs. Richard Birmingham. Funeral mass 10 a m Wednesday at St Pauls Catholic Church Nampa. Burial in Nampa Cemetery.
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Angela Maher
Pocatello Emerson School
Nampa
Miss Maher
Lewiston Normal School
University of Idaho
Clarkston
Wash
Jordon Valley
Ore
Frances
Alice Swisher Maher
Vernon Maher
Floyd Haines
Richard Birmingham
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Car Injures Falls Man Near Massacre Rocks Tavern
William Wall about 70 remained in critical condition at Schlitz Memorial hospital after being struck by a car driven by Mrs. Ross Holcomb of American Falls on Highway 30 near Massacre Rocks tavern. Wall suffered a fractured skull and fractured right leg. witnesses said he walked from behind a parked car and was hit.
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American Falls
William Wall
Schlitz Memorial Hospital
Ross Holcomb
Wall
Massacre Rocks Tavern
Highway 30
Holcomb
Cowboys Open Three-Game Series With Potluck Lineup
The Cowboys' pitching staff features left hander der and Ken Petersen at leadoff, with Charley Buck Red Jessen Pickett Packham Michaelson Ted Bell Roh rer and others in fielding roles. Umpires Leo Enger and Ted Pelletier head the game as Pocatello's band performs Take Me Out To the Ball Game during the first of a three game clash.
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Der
Ken Petersen
Charley Buck
Red Jessen
Pickett
Packham
Michaelson
Ted Bell
Rohrer
Cowpoke
Cobo
Eskenberry
M. Hittle
Redgea
Maru
Robbery at Self Service Food Store on North Main
Two unidentified bandits robbed the Self Service Food store at 501 North Main St late Sunday night stealing $235 in cash and checks. One assailant wore a striped railroad cap and blue overalls and brandished a large calibre pistol. They fled to a waiting car later found by police, which had been stolen about an hour earlier. no arrests yet.
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North Main St
Guy Nelson
Pocatellans Win Idaho Elks Most Valuable Student Awards
Harold Howard Paige and Norma McLeod of Pocatello high school won first and second prizes in the Idaho State Elks association Most Valuable Student awards. Paige earns a $300 scholarship and is eligible for national competition. McLeod receives a $100 scholarship.
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Pocatello High School
Harold Howard Paige
Norma McLeod
Idaho State Elks Association
Elks
Paige
Miss McLeod
Neighborhood race sparks race for biggest car
In a local pastime, residents compete to own the largest car in the neighborhood. The informal event emphasizes scale over speed as participants display oversized vehicles to attract attention and bragging rights.
Flying fish use air travel to evade predators
Britannica notes flying fish may leap from water and glide through the air to escape hunters, with reported sailing distances up to about 200 yards.
Window glass invention timeline according to Britannica
Britannica notes that while man invented glass around 9000 years ago the invention of window glass occurred over 7000 years later with the first mentions appearing near the end of the third century AD.
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Wow Hall
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American War Mothers
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Josephine Golding
Cochairman
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Levon Dalton
Western Airlines
National Distillers Products Corporation
N. Y
Pocatellans
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Glass Contractors
HOTEL
Whitman
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Watson
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