Tobin Named Labor Chief By Truman
President Truman nominates Maurice J. Tobin of Boston as Secretary of Labor to succeed the late Lewis Schwellenbach. Tobin, former Boston mayor and Massachusetts governor, should receive the $15,000 salary once Senate confirmation occurs before adjournment.
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Washington
Truman
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Tobin
Massachusetts
Senate
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
John J. Shelley
California Federation of Labor
James M. Mead
New York
Capitol
Congress
Shower Fails To Quench Drought Hopes In Pocatello
The piece notes a small shower in southeastern Idaho, with Pocatello receiving the brunt while Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls saw little rain. It reflects farmer concerns, unused horses, and a dry spell despite hopeful forecasts, ending with the newspaper promising to report any real rain.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Red Cross
Kennecott Strike Talks Continue In Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City a three-way meeting among Kennecott Copper officials, the union and federal mediators ended after two hours with no progress. A next session was set for 8 a.m. Sunday at the firm's Utah division offices.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Donald Godman
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Kennecott
Utah
Tennessee Vofe Battle Rages In Benton Shootings
Police charged three men with suspicion of murder in Polk County election night shootings in Benton Tennessee. Los Angeles resident J B Brown and Copper Hill men Raymond Radford and James Freeman were named among the suspects as the violence followed the overthrow of the county political organization. Two killed and five wounded in the incident.
Cards Rained Out and Cowboys Win as Reds Top Idaho Falls
The Pocatello Cardinals were rained out in Salt Lake City, end of fourth inning. Twin Falls remains first with Pocatello three games back. Idaho Falls eight behind. Cowboys beat Billings 15 to 8 while Ogden Reds crushed Idaho Falls 10 to 6. Boise defeated Great Falls 6 to 2.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Twin Falls Cowboys
Cowboys
Billings
Twin Falls
Ogden Reds
Idaho Falls Russets
Idaho Falls
Russets
Reds
Veterinarians Elect Boise Leader As VP Ruebel Named Vice President
Dr. L. V. Ruebel of Jerome has been elected vice president of the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association and will automatically succeed Dr. E Don Boise as president next year.
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BOISE
L. V. Ruebel
Jerome
Idaho Veterinary Medical Association
E. Don
Butchers Strike Sweeps Nation Over High Prices
Retail meat dealers face shutdowns as wholesale costs rise and consumers join price strikes. In California 25 Los Angeles butchers plan closure until prices fall and buyers buy more. Texas joins with city campaigns as Austin organizers push month long efforts. Local volunteers recruit subscribers while Mrs. Virginia Lutz drives new efforts in Long Beach.
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Meat Dealers Association of Southern
Texas
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Nacogdoches
West Coast
Los Angeles
Virginia Lutz
Long Beach
UN Plea for German Problem Settlement at Conference
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie urged a four power conference among the United States Great Britain Russia and France to settle the German problem. He said such settlement would best strengthen the world organization as a barrier to a third world war in its third annual report.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Trygve Lie
United Nations
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Lie
World Organization
Two Boys Die In Sloan's Lake Drowning
Denver reports a fatal drowning at Sloan's Lake where 17-year-olds Donald Parker Jr. and Jay Brooks were thrown from a small sailing boat. A 16-year-old rider, Sally McMillen of Balboa California, survived by steering the craft to shore after the boat capsized in rough water.
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Denver
Sloan's Lake
Donald Parker, Jr
Jay Brooks
Sally McMillen
Balboa
Cal
Gas Pipeline to Bring Colorado Gas to Idaho and West Coast
R V Daniels of Idaho-Colorado Petroleum says a 151 million dollar pipeline will move Colorado gas to Salt Lake City with feeder lines to southern Idaho San Francisco Oregon and Washington The line will be 26 inches wide and handle over 100 million cubic feet daily Drilling started in Elk Springs Colorado The company also acquired 320 nearby acres and NAMED officers Foland Jones and Ralph H Jones in Idaho the attorney
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Daniels
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Idaho
San Francisco
Oregon
Washington
Idaho Corporation
Elk Springs
Colo
The
Petroleum Co
Northwestern Oil and Gas Lease
Idaho Company
S. J. Folland
Malad
D. P. Jones
Ralph H. Jones
Pocatello
Apathy Marks Closing of County Registration
Bannock county faces a light primary election with many precincts listed for polling. The main contest centers on the race for county commissioner between incumbent W. H. Jensen and challenger W. P. Whitaker amid a slate of Republican and Democratic filings for state and county offices. Polls open Tuesday at 12:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. in Gate City precincts. Registration for the November election begins Saturday and ends October 30 at 9 p.m.
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Bannock County
Gate City
Emerson School
Memorial Hall
Bullock Motor Company
Gem State Auto Company
High
Bannock Hotel
Irving Junior High
Sunlite Neon Sign Company
Jefferson School
Lincoln School
Post of Bannock
W. H
Pete” Jensen
W. P. Whitaker
Whitaker
Jensen
Lund
Willard Lund
Pocatello
Taylor Attacks Lewiston Board After Address Cancelation
In Lewiston Idaho third party presidential candidate Glen H. Taylor blasted the Lewiston school board for canceling his Tuesday night speech. He accused the board of betraying the public trust and stifling free speech while promising to continue the Progressive Party's fight for American freedoms. The item also notes Washington politics as the Senate and House adjourned a bitter 13 day session amid impeachment threats and disputes over loyalty files and anti inflation measures.
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Lewiston
Ida
Glen H. Taylor
Progressive Party
Wired
Glen Taylor
Wallace
Runnin Mate
Taylor
Washington
Congress
GOP
Truman
Homer Ferguson
Mich
House
Senate
Ferguson
Truman Ferguson
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Firms Given Road Jobs in Eastern Idaho
Two Pocatello construction firms bid on highway work as the Idaho Public Works department opened bids in Boise for about 600000 dollars of statewide road improvements. Western Construction Company proposed 77419 dollars to oil 6.5 miles of state highway 37 between Holbrook Summit and Buist Junction in Oneida county. Barnhart and Wheeler bid 87662 dollars to recondition the roadbed add asphalt surface and crushed gravel shoulders on 9.6 miles of the Teton highway between Ashton and Drummond in Fremont county.
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Pocatello Construction
Idaho
Idaho Public Works Department
Boise
Western Construction Company
Pocatello
Holbrook Summit
Buist Junction
Oneida County
Barnhart and
Wheeler
Ashton
Drummond
Fremont County
One Child Dead Two Hurt In San Francisco Fire
Ward Soule five years old died in a Saturday night blaze that destroyed the dwelling where he and two other children were staying. The two siblings were injured in the fire.
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San Francisco
Ward Soule
Pocatello Adopts Smile Week Ordinance August 1948
City of Pocatello passes a playful ordinance requiring smiles August 9 to 14 1948 known as This Week Pocatello Smiles. The measure creates smileage stations and deputizes officers to enforce cheerful greetings and penalties for frowns.
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Pocatellans
Pocatello
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Merchants of
City of Pocatello
George R. Phillips
Bert D. Reese
American Dollar Surges in Shanghai on Speculator Pressure
The U S dollar rose sharply in Shanghai as speculators pulled back from Chinese stocks and commodities amid fear that new government controls would hurt markets. The rise came amid heavy selling and pressure from investors avoiding risk in China.
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Shanghai
U. S
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