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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1949
Page
4
Government legal notices state that all notices required by law or by court order in Idaho will be published weekly in the Thursday issue of this newspaper under Section 58-108 L. C. A. 1932 as amended by 1948 Chapter 140.
Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele cites a World Health Assembly report from Rome showing 2,265,000 people worldwide become ill each year and half remain sick or are frequently ill. Much of this disease is preventable and curable, urging action beyond Cold War rhetoric to improve health and nutrition globally.
Congress approves a measure to tighten ties among land sea and air forces aiming for savings and efficiency. The plan elevates the defense department to cabinet rank, reshapes control structures, and limits transfer or abolition of combatant functions while expanding defense leadership and coordination.
A year after exposing kickbacks linked to Congressman Parnell Thomas, he’s indicted but never tried. The piece notes Democratic and Republican leaders aim to drop the case, while outlining ties to General Vaughan, lobbyist Hunt, and the scrap-iron deal with Benny Bender. It also touches on Fulbright education debt use, shipbuilding push, and anticipated social security battles.
A sensational note profiles Princess Winona described as a 200 pound mind reader. The piece frames her as a central attraction in night club sideshows with mention of her rumored powers and a humorous take on fortunes and fate.
The narrator cruises Berlin’s Unter den Linden into the Russian sector and observes scowling soldiers, bombed landmarks, and Germans with briefcases. A Russian Intourist restaurant serves modest prices and a veteran’s tone blends with Will Rogers quotes and Broadway tidbits.
Doctors emphasize rapid diagnosis and tailored care for polio patients. Early recognition, skilled medical judgment, nursing, physical therapy, and supportive measures like bed rest and fluids improve outcomes. Hospitals rely on funds from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to treat polio victims, though a universal cure remains undiscovered.
Robert Ruark humorously recalls Juniore the dog, obsessed with clippings and a typewriter, sleeping on the desk and chasing hats, a duck, and a cat named Short Change. The narrator jokes about the hound’s vanity, appetite for odd objects, and possible psychoanalysis.
In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee session Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg urged a new approach to the arms aid program. He asked Secretary of State Dean Acheson to ensure bipartisan backing and to reassure Europe that the Senate and the administration share a common goal of strengthening Western security through mutual aid. He warned against Europe perceiving a split with the State Department.
The text contrasts a gardener's self criticism with national policy debate. It notes a neighbor's disciplined cultivation vs the speaker's lack of soil study and use of sprays. It then discusses Foster Dulles and Henry Cabot Lodge supporting arms aid, while middle roaders push compromise. It cites Vandenberg advocating cautious steps and Mackinac Island diplomacy. The piece weighs self-improvement against political expediency.
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