New Police FM Radio Station Nears Operation Near Pocatello
Idaho Power workers near completion on the police department FM transmitter at Chink's Peak near Pocatello. The system will broadcast 24 hour coverage within 150 miles, with 50 miles of effective talkback to mobile units and improved clarity, reducing interference.
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Idaho Power Company
Chink’s Peak
Pocatello
A. L. Oliver
Oliver
Power
Caribou
Alameda
Bank County
Pocatello Ve
Pocatello Peak Station Builds Power Line Hub
The state county and city share installation costs with maintenance by the city and per unit billing to agencies. Oliver praises the power company crew for rapid construction atop rugged terrain four miles from the highway. A cement block building houses equipment after 3000 pounds of line were strung to the summit.
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Oliver
Power Company
Jim Bedingfield
Carl Muir
State Police
Sgt
Olver
Mel Martin
Henry Haddenham
Don Whitaker
C. L. Follick
Bill Wrasper
Bert Sorenson
Pocatello
The
Federal Communications Authority
Police Court Records Reveal Multiple Traffic Pleas and Fines
A batch of traffic cases from Earl Keyser to Eugene N Hunt shows bonds forfeited for speeding and running stops, with fines ranging from 5 to 10 dollars. Birth notices at St Anthony's Hospital list two girls born to R W Christiansen and Vernal Wardell families.
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Earl Keyser
Keyser Place
Utah
Forrest Stripe
Pocatello House
Williard A. Fullmer
South Eleventh Ave
Donald Anderson
Rt. 2
North
Lloyd Scott
Randolph
Thomas W. Wilks
Aberdeen
Charles Y. Satterfield
East Hayden St
Wallace William Houser
Wyeton
George Hill
W. Merrill Hutchison
South Harrison
Leo G. Lombardo
South Arthur
Eugene N. Hunt
Clayton D. Olsen
Monterey
Calif
Fred Boshavin Jr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kenneth H
St. Anthony’s Hospital
R. W. Christiansen
Blackfoot
Vernal Wardell
Pocatello
Eugene Anderson
University Club
Apt. 14
Pocatello Leads Idaho In FM Broadcasting Push
Law enforcement agencies were urged to switch to FM broadcasting with a July 1 1950 deadline. Pocatello is far ahead of other Idaho cities in implementing the system.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Training Dates Change For Air Reserve Units
Captain Paul Patman announces new training days for the Pocatello Air Reserve. Off days move from Tuesday and Wednesday to Monday and Tuesday with immediate effect. Weekday and weekend personnel schedules remain unchanged for the rest of the week.
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Paul Patman
Pocatello Air Reserve
Air Reserve
Patman
Australia Tops Venomous Snake Diversity Over Non Venomous
A report states Australia has more venomous snake species than non venomous ones, highlighting the continent’s extreme reptile diversity and ecological factors driving venom evolution.
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Australia
Enlistments Hit July Totals At Pocatello Station
The Pocatello Army recruiting station reports July brought 78 new enlistments into the army or army air corps, with 21 choosing the air force. Major E H Erikson led the effort and listed numerous enlistees from Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Pocatello, Rexburg and surrounding towns.
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Pocatello Army
E. H. Erikson
Army
Army Air Corps
Major Erikson
Air Force
Rawleigh Anderson
Pocatello
Albert R. Ayala
Francis Bacon
Georgetown
LeRoy Barney
Blackfoot
James F. Blake
Roy W. Blodgett
Marlin E. Bloom
Twin Falls
Clarence A. Brunson
Gerald D. Bunn
Montpelier
Karl J. Chenoweth
Carl L. Christensen
Samuel Clark
Idaho Falls
Dayton L. Collier
Jesse F. Crawford
Albion
Richard H. Cabell
Rigby
Robert H. Engskow
Claude G. Ferguson
Jack H. Fikstad
Rexburg
Clark R. Gardner
Ebbert M. Gepner
Oscar P. Girany
John Q. Hall
Kimberly
Buhl
Fred T. Hoff
Forrest D. Jacobsen
Clyde L. Johnson
Hansen
Melvin N. Johnson
Glenn H. Kaster
Filer
Charles L. Knight
Thomas Kvarme Jr
Bennington
Allen E. Ladson
van Q. Lyons
Dingle
Billy K. Lystrup
Ramon W. McBride
Burley
Raymond G. McQueen
Richfield
Ivan McClellan
Richard G. Marshell
Walter J. Matyjasik
Frank M. Murphy
Max L. Nield
Marvin F. Olsen
Richard A. Parmeter
William E. Pead
Wayne H. Pidcock
Gary L. Purser
Gerald L. Radley
Bobbie L. Richmond
Scott J. Russell
Lavoy E. Russell
Ammon
Republicans Brace For Adjournment Delay at Congress
Republicans and Democrats muttered of failure as the special session neared an end. Leaders hoped to adjourn by August 7 or at the latest August 14, after a week of blame speeches and tangled debates.
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Washington
Congress
Notable Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde Park
Notable cliff dwellings are among the world’s best preserved at Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado. The ruins attract researchers and visitors drawn to ancient Puebloan architecture and desert landscapes.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Southwest
Colorado
Neider enters race for second district county commissioner
Roy J. Neider a Tyhee Chubbuck area farmer stockman announces candidacy for county commissioner on the Republican ticket adopting the slogan Lets Try A Change He is a former young state highway patrolman and store operator now farming 85 acres with a notable dairy herd He helped organize the Idaho Livestock Exchange and has two children Leroy 10 and Joy 7
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R. J. Neider
Stockman and Farmer
Roy J. Neider
Farmer and Stockman
Neider
Tyhee and
Chubbuck
Idaho Livestock Exchange
Leroy
Joy
Building Permits Rise in Gate City for July
The Gate City issued fifty nine building permits totaling 193 100 in July per the Pocatello fire department. Major gain came from fourteen new residences valued at 127 000, with twelve remodeled residences 21 700, three remodeled businesses 9 000, two new businesses 33 000, two private garages 1 600. Additional permits covered a new signboard 25 moving jobs and 65 electrical wiring jobs.
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Gate City
Pocatello Fire Department
Alameda Police Warn 25 MPH Highway Limit and 20 MPH Citywide
Alameda's Earl J. Adkins warns motorists that the highway through Alameda carries a 25 mph limit while other city streets are limited to 20 mph. He adds that all violators will be prosecuted when apprehended. The article also notes a human heart pumps about 40 million gallons of blood in a lifetime.
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Earl J. Adkins
Alameda
Adkins
Four New ISC Faculty Members Named
Idaho State College president Dr. Carl W. McIntosh announced four new ISC faculty hires Tilman M Cantrell in sociology Arlene Morgan in women's physical education James R Bentley in business and Mrs Paul E Crane as resident nurse at the college infirmary Also two College of Pharmacy appointments Laurence R McArthur as instructor and Gordon A Wolf as assistant professor Wolf returns from Salmon Idaho where he ran a drug store prior to re joining ISC
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Carl W. MclIntosh
Idaho State College
Tilman M. Cantrell
Cantrell
University of Texas
ISC
Arlene Morgan
Idaho
Utah State Agricultural College
Utah State
James R. Bentley
Bentley
Ruth Cleave
Pocatello
Paul E. Crane
College Infirmary
Pharmacy School
Salmon
Institute Ends Week at Idaho State College
The Institute of Professional and Public Relations at Idaho State college wrapped up a week long conference with praise for Dr. D. E. Lundberg for organizing and directing thevetter and Mr. J. W. Merritt for assisting the director. Morning sessions featured reports from panels on administration philosophy general principles of administration gaining community support strengthening communications developing teacher sources selecting and inducting the new teacher and evaluating merit rating and morale.
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Institute of Professional and Public Relations
Idaho State College
D. E. Lundberg
J. W. Merritt
Services Held For Carlson in Idaho
Graveside services for John B. Carlson 68 were held at Mountain View Cemetery with Reverend Albert E Beasley officiating. Carlson born May 11 1885 in Falkenberg Sweden came to the United States in 1901 lived in Muskegon then Pocatello since 1909 retiring from the Oregon Short Line railroad in 1921 and later managing real estate holdings. He married Anna Carr in 1920 and survived by a brother Adolph Carlson Seattle. No will is known to exist.
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John B. Carlson
W. Hayden
Mounain View
Albert E. Beasley
First Baptist Church
Arthur W. Hall
Falkenberg
Sweden
Carlson
Muskegon
Mich
Pocatello
Oregon Shortline Railroad
Aijty
Anna Carr
Women Join Regular Navy After 1948 Act
The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 allows women to serve as part of the regular Navy beyond nursing. H. C. Brown announces plans for 500 officers 20 warrant officers and 6000 enlisted women with recruitment projected around September 15. Training for enlisted at Great Lakes Illinois and officers at Newport Rhode Island.
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Waves
Regular Navy
H. C. Brown
USN
Pocatello
United States
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Newport
Rhode Island
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Admiral Byrd
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Alameda Police Dept
Ben H. Coleman
Meader Trout Farm
David Smith
Madison
Wis
D. Wayne Follick
Ruth Halpin
Elmer H. Stranger
Frances Ann Lee
Leo H. Gustafson
Caldwell
Margaret Horn
Cmbaor Cutler
Oak Street Washeteria
Medla
Pocatellomdaho
East Oak ST
the Pocatello Post
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Universal
America
Mitchell's Radio and
Philco
North Main
Commission Post
Nash
Nash Dealer
Nash Service Engineers
Hoover Motor CO
Clark
Lana
Anne John Baxter
Hodiak
Ray Collins
Gladys Cooper
Cameron Mitchell
Mervyn Leroy
Sidney Kingsley
Jan Lustig
Paul Osborn
Sidney Franklin
Gottfried Reinhardt
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