Phone Hike Rate Plea Rehearing Granted in Idaho
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph seeks a rehearing before the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to renew a $600000 plus rate increase citing higher operating costs including proposed wage rises. The PUC granted the rehearing request and both sides pursue court action to dissolve a district court injunction blocking rate increases pending final adjudication.
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BOISE
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
MST & T
PUC
W. B. Joy
The
United Press
Torney General
Idaho Supreme Court
C. E. Winstead
Golden Rule in Jewelry Buying from Idaho's Oldest Store
A vintage notice from Idaho's oldest jewelry store urges customers to follow the Golden Rule in purchases. It praises loyal local merchants, emphasizes community building, and advises new arrivals to seek guidance from longtime locals to distinguish trustworthy givers from takers.
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Idaho
South Main St
Pocatello
Family Fray Turns Serious in Kanab Utah
Kanab town marshal Russell G. Cutler was hospitalized after a confrontation during warrant service on Betty Ann Swapp. She allegedly stabbed him three times and fled. two warrants were issued for battery with a deadly weapon and violence against James Swapp.
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Kanab
Utah
Russell G. Cutler
Betty Ann Swapp
James Swapp
Marshal Cutler
George A. Swapp
Waspp
Idaho Industrial Training School Chief Heads State Resources Committee
Karl G. Maevr assumed duties as chairman of the new statewide source committee on the conservation of natural and human resources. He will lead efforts at the Idaho Industrial Training School to coordinate conservation strategies and oversee resource use.
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Karl G. Maevr
Idaho Industial Training School
Two More Escapees Leave Utah State Prison
Two convicts escaped Tuesday from the Utah state prison, increasing this year’s total to 15. Dawson Mansfield, 40, Box Elder County, and Henry Perkins, 38, Cache County, left the farm area near the main penitentiary at 8 a.m. and were missing on the 8:30 a.m. check. Guards expect them to be headed east. Seven escapes remain at large as criticism of prison administration grows and a citizens committee is formed to investigate.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State Prison
Main Penitentiary
Dawson Mansfield
Box Elder
Henry Perkins
Cache County
Liberty
Mason Hill
J. Bracken Lee
John E. Harris
Lee
Special Citizens Committee
Hill
Be thankful no matter how hot it gets
No matter the heat there is no money burning a hole in your pocket and no immediate need to spend. The message suggests patience and thrift in challenging conditions. The line carries a tone of gratitude and restraint.
Weiser Man Takes Elk's Lodge Post
George O Leary of Weiser accepted appointment as deputy grand exalted ruler of the Idaho southern district. The post was made by Emmett T. Anderson grand exalted ruler, to succeed T W Dakan. The Idaho south district includes Weiser Caldwell Nampa Boise Twin Falls and Gooding.
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Weiser
George O’leary
B. P. O. Elks
Idaho Southern District
Emmett T. Anderson
Chicago
T. W. Dakan
Caldwell
Idaho South District
Nampa
Boise
Twin Falls
Gooding
McCormick Niece Takes Over Washington Times Herald
Col Robert R McCormick president of the Chicago Tribune says he turned over the Washington Times Herald to his niece Mrs Maxwell Peter Miller Jr The former Ruth Elizabeth McCormick is now president of LaSalle News Tribune The niece and her husband run local papers as part of the deal
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New York
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Washington Times-Herald
Maxwell Peter Miller, Jr
Lamb Crop Lowest On Record in Western States
The 13 western sheep states report the lamb crop at a record low 12,395,000 head for 1949, down 690,000 from last year due to a severe winter. Texas posts a record high 3,206,000 head, about 26 percent of the regional total, while other states like Colorado and South Dakota show their smallest crops since the 1920s. Ewe losses rise above average in most regions.
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Denver
Colo
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
South Dakota
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Texas
U. S
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Big Radio Unit Moves to Remote Idaho Station
State official says all equipment for the statewide remote control radio station at Shaffer Butte is on site. A power line extension from Bogus Basin is needed before the tower can be erected, with Idaho Power installing the antenna and log-cabin transmitter setup ready to operate for the state police Boise city police and Ada County sheriff's office as well.
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Boise
R. C. Lewis
Shaffer Butte
Bogus Basin
Lewis
Idaho Power Company
Boise City
Ada County Sheriff's Office
Standby Salesman Probed by What You’ll Fall For
A compact critique notes that a salesman cares more about what you are willing to accept than your stated beliefs. The line suggests skepticism toward sales pressure and value alignment.
Idaho Cuts Paperwork With Community Income Tax Form
Idaho will allow husbands and wives to file a single community income tax return under a new 1949 form. The form halves combined income for tax, then doubles the tax to reflect joint liability, reducing taxes and cutting printing, filing, and checking time. About 50,000 community returns are filed yearly.
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Boise
Idaho
P. G. Neill
Neill
C of C Officers Face Rough Ride
Weiser Idaho officials challenge to a saddle bronc riding or calf-roping contest at the Weiser roundup. The challenge by Chuck McCorkle sets a rodeo rule based event running Thursday through Saturday under Rodeo Association guidelines.
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Weiser
Idaho
Oregon Chambers of Commerce
Weiser Chamber
Chuck McCorkle
Rodeo Association
Cease-fire hailed in Dutch Indies talks in Batavia
Dutch and Indonesian leaders welcomed a cease-fire agreement signed in Batavia on Monday as a step toward a final settlement of the four year conflict in the Netherlands East Indies.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Hollywood designer on audience interest by age and capital
A Hollywood designer argues that women over 30 draw the most interest and suggests wealth or capital adds to appeal. The remark reflects the era’s attitudes toward age and money in celebrity culture.
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Hollywood
U P Battles Threat To Freight
Union Pacific President A E Stoddard says the D and RGW seeks through rates via Ogden, challenging UP’s long established routes to Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. He warns the plan would lengthen and slow traffic, harming the territory UP has served with massive investments.
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Omaha
A. E. Stoddard
Union Pacific Railroad Co
U. P
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Ogden Gateway
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Stoddard
D and R G W
Union Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Red Chinese Forces To Overrun All China Within Year
Gen Chen Yi, mayor of Shanghai, predicted that the Red armies would overrun all of China within a year, including the mineralrich northwest provinces and For mosa, signaling a rapid communist advance across the country.
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Hong Kong
Chen Yi
Shanghai
China
Northwest Provinces
Formosa
Income becomes outgo so fast title
The phrase explores how rapid spending can outpace earnings suggesting a playful relabeling to highlight financial imbalance and speed of loss. It frames income as a counterpoint to outgo with a humorous tone.
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Inkler Stokears
Edna Ellyson
Cowen
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Richard Sutton
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Sutton
McCormick
Fifth & Lewis
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C of C
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Kollnick
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U.P
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