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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
4
The Pocatello Post lists subscription prices by mail and carrier for 12 months 6 months 3 months and monthly options with out of state rates. It notes Second Class Matter status and publication rules under Idaho law and court orders.
The Post publishes a national ballot urging readers to mail opinions to Idaho senators and congressmen on reducing federal outlays. Items include cuts to public housing, education aid, Europe relief, farm price supports, and national defense, with instructions to mail promptly.
The piece criticizes labor for delaying action on Taft-Hartley until after the 1950 election. It argues unions show immaturity by rejecting any approach short of full repeal, urging a constructive program and acceptance of democratic processes and responsibilities to the public.
Washington notes Mundt proposes a government information bureau to supply data on contracts to small firms, arguing big firms dominate procurement. The piece links this to broader political shifts including New Hampshire power plays around Carlson and Truman era dynamics.
Paris reports Ed Bergen and four other U.S. film radio stars touring Europe amid sightings of Edward G. Robinson Gregory Ratoff Eddie Cantor Ida Lupino John Garfield. Myrna Loy says Europe feels like living as prices rise and stars tour Rome Paris Venice and London. Bergen recalls a gondola ride in rain where the gondolier charged extra for working.
Walter Johnson managed Newark International League Washington and Cleveland in the American League. The first U S A abbreviation stamped gunpowder barrels for Washington's army near Frankfort Pennsylvania. David Copperfield appeared as a serial in twenty monthly parts. The Old State Capitol Frankfort Kentucky features a self supporting circular marble stairway. Night traffic fatalities are four times daytime. Eagles occasionally stories of carrying babies lack scientific proof and they favor fish.
A World War II era view highlights that about half a million Americans have amputations with 40 000 added annually and notes 20 000 amputations from the war. It describes adaptation to work and sport and credits Possibilities Unlimited in Cleveland for aiding adjustment and placement of workers with missing limbs.
Marquis Childs notes a weary senator distant from Washington as Congress lingers into August. He cites proposed adjournment dates, a wary public, and jittery lobbyists while Hubert Humphrey proposes multiple home recesses to reconnect with voters and ease the political mood.
Robert Ruark notes renewed fuss over a young woman’s attempt to swim the English Channel. He compares Shirley May France to Gertrude Ederle, cites public overreaction, and mentions a British expert on cross channel swims.
A lengthy profile recalls Trudy Ederle’s record 1926 Channel swim in 14 hours 31 minutes. It notes public praise, ticker tape parade, political attention, and the perils of fame, with references to her diet and trainer.
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