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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
1
A man’s car, parked illegally near the Chief theatre in Pocatello, was towed and inspected after reports of hazard and obstruction. A rotor removed for safekeeping was later blamed on the tow firm, which insured any damage as police note their action prevented potential accidents.
President Truman plans a special message next week asking Congress to approve a limited lend lease program for ERP nations including the five Western Union powers Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands and possibly other ERP countries. The plan envisions military aid as insurance for ERP funds with diversion of peacetime materials for arms and a future detailed program for Western Union members.
The weather bureau halted spring plans for the intermountain west as temperatures are expected to drop sharply in Utah and Idaho. Rain and snow are forecast for today and winds, already strong, will grow stronger, blowing dust and soot across the region. A dust-filled veil hung over Salt Lake City and nearby areas.
FRANKFURT Germany U P Gen Lucius D Clay predicted that surviving Nazis would seek a strong political comeback aided by Germans fearing a Communist dictatorship. He said Soviet anti Allied campaigning in Berlin did not fore shadow immediate war.
Mild gusts sweeping through southeastern Idaho as May nears. Twin Falls reports a man led by strong winds while Moscow records two inches of snow. Pocatello logs a high near 56 and a low around 35 as the last day of April stays partly cloudy with a cool, showery pattern.
Fifth district judge Guy Stevens dismissed the case by Ralph Harrison and four others challenging Bannock county's 1 million dollar hospital bond election. Officials expect appeals to the state supreme court, paving the way for bond bidding and construction of a main hospital near the college, with receiving hospitals at Bancroft and Grace.
Jurors were deadlocked Thursday night on the assault case of Arthur Hamilton charged with assault on James Rogers. Judge L. E. Glennon noted all evidence was presented around 3 p.m. Thursday. Next case: Idaho v Nick Andros for selling beer without a license at OK Lunch, 510 North Main St.
U S Steel cuts steel prices by four dollars per ton effective May 1 for Geneva Steel Company in Provo Utah. The move eliminates the three dollar per ton eastern western price differential and cuts plates and structural shapes an additional dollar per ton.
Chicago based reports say oleomargarine sales will rise only slightly if federal taxes on oleo are repealed. Color oleo could gain as tax cut lowers price to white oleo, prompting switches in 26 states and DC while 22 states remain banned by law. Industry sources note limited overall growth due to state prohibitions and competition.
The United Nations truce commission told King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan not to move the Arab legion toward Palestine. The warning followed reports the 20,000-man force was ready to march, noting such warlike action would incur grave censure from the Security Council and the United Nations.
In Jonesboro Arkansas 13 year old evangelist Little David Walker defies his parents bid to halt his preaching He claims divine orders to spread the gospel and earns money from sermons while under supervision of evangelist Hoekstra His parents seek custody via juvenile court arguing neglect of health and education The court limited travel to Indianapolis for a hearing as the boy continues a southward tour with Hoekstra and a private tutor surveys his condition.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers joined firemen and switchmen in setting May 11 as a nationwide rail strike date. Mediation officials called talks productive but warned the country cannot endure a nationwide rail shutdown, threatening paralyzed transport and commerce.
In Tel Aviv, British official W. V. Fuller brokered a 17 hour cease fire with Jewish Haganah commanders to allow mediation with Arab defenders in Jaffa. The pause ends at 9 am, after which fighting may resume unless mediation succeeds, with tensions between Haganah Irgun and Arab forces still active.
Fairfield Idaho police and western state officers pursue Thomas Dial after 13 year old Rosemarie Ellis disappears with him. The pair were last seen in a dump truck on the highway to Gooding. Dial, 34, is sought on kidnapping charges. authorities warn no known relation to the girl.
A Pocatello Postings letter questions Bat-Boy Contest judges for naming six finalists but only announcing three winners. The note urges recognizing all finalists and mentions autographed balls as a consolation. The column shifts to spring, Melvin Farnsworth, a former local, in a California veterans hospital, asking for letters from home. An accidental pin swallowing incident involving Joan Hurley is briefly noted with non surgical hope.
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