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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
4
Editorial page from The Pocatello Post Publishing Company discusses local matters and includes publishing details, staff credits, and subscription rates for residents and out of state readers. The item notes distribution at 334 North Main Street and references filing dates and old Idaho session law context.
Pocatello begins its baseball season with a night game against the Twin Falls Cowboys at Halliwell Park. Fans welcome the team after training in Fullerton and expect good things for the season.
Save A Life All Pocatello joins with Chapter No. 3 DAV in a week long observance authorized by Mayor George R. Phillips. The campaign urges careful driving and pedestrian cooperation to reduce highway deaths and reminds motorists to ensure cars are mechanically sound.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Hugh W. Cross of Illinois as the eleventh Interstate Commerce Commissioner despite questions about his rail knowledge. Backed by Sen. Lucas to aid his 1950 re election, Cross is a country lawyer with little railroad experience, having served in Illinois politics and local Chicago & Alton matters. The confirmation was swift with few questions, leaving unanswered concerns about railroad reform.
A veteran theater usher Henry McLemore recalls mail from a rich but fictitious benefactor offering five million dollars then rejects a pitch from Air Conditioning Training Company. He notes letters from odd donors and a jokey misdirected job offer, choosing honest skepticism over opportunistic schemes.
A humorous piece explains how screws and bolts bind objects like cars and lawnmowers when not greased. It jokes about the folly of neglecting lubrication, the resulting stuck fasteners, and the temptation to seek a mechanic, ending with the lesson to grease future fittings.
Washington reports label George Malone as an isolated Republican who backs a liberal GOP stance while hiding behind the Industrial West Foundation. His Washington office is linked to Dr. John B. Crane and a past Transportation Analysts firm with Crane on the payroll, despite Malone’s denial of the foundation’s current existence.
A farewell note from Billy Rose recounts a four month world trip with Eleanor. They traveled 35000 miles to places from Rio to Istanbul, sharing whacky stories and encounters with figures like Peron and MacArthur while reflecting on American comforts and global contrasts.
A forecast in Pocatello notes rising school enrollment due to incoming families seeking work on the Arco atomic plant. The Bannock County commission has extra funds while Intermountain Equipment corrects a freight bid error. Idaho police caution youths who traveled from Ohio and a state employment office warns that plant work won't begin for over a year.
Earl Wilson reports Ginger Rogers denying a cut, asserting short hair is past. He notes Miss Thyra Sumter Winslow, Eddie Stevenson quotes praising Rogers, and mentions Dean Martin Jerry Lewis at Copacabana. Also covers Bette Davis William Sherry exhibit, John Roosevelt party, Eleanor Roosevelt magnetism, and Morey Amsterdam TV show debut.
A crosswork puzzle clues actors and terms across and down with references to cinema and language. Solving reveals names and phrases connected to film history and general vocabulary.
Puzzle text lists hints like a Scottish sheepfold and a dance step, with clues including Spain abbreviated and unaspirated sounds. The fragment references Emerald Isle and burial, mapping, and dietary action, suggesting a themed clue set in a compact newspaper puzzle snippet.
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