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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1949

Page

2

Judge Praises Mormon Leaders and Boy Scouts Link

Chicago federal Judge William J. Campbell on the BSA national executive board lauds LDS Church president George Albert Smith as one of America's finest youth leaders. He applauds Utah cooperative youth programs in Salt Lake City schools before leaving for Denver.

Salt Lake City Boy Scouts of America Chicago BSA George Albert Smith LDS Church W. S. District Court William J. Campbell America Utah Denver

Housing Aid For Lower Income Families Passes Senate Panel

The Senate Banking Committee approved a $4.5 billion housing bill aimed at making home ownership easier for lower and middle income families including veterans. It directs direct government loans to veterans and housing cooperatives, and moves to the floor on a 7 to 5 vote. President’s administration acts on public housing by sending application forms to 500 housing authorities in 42 states.

Washington LLP The Senate Banking Committee John J. Sparkman Ala

Gambling Judge Pays Fine After Lending Court Defendant Money

Judge Francis E. Williams denounced gamblers before a grand jury and later gambled $6.30. He lent the amount to defendant James Murrah who needed to pay a fine for flourishing a deadly weapon. Murrah was fined $121.60, with costs, and the judge covered the shortfall.

ST. Louis Francis E. Williams James Murrah Williams

New Alcohol Test Helps Accused Drivers in Washington

Spokane AP reports a new state law allows a driver to request a chemical blood alcohol test. If the reading shows less than 0.051 percent, it is definitive proof the driver is not intoxicated. Readings between 0.051 and 0.15 percent may be used with other evidence in court.

Spokane Wash Washington

Polio Cases Rise in Idaho With nine new infections

Nine new polio cases were reported to Idaho’s public health department on Monday, bringing August totals to 42 and overall state cases to 166 since January 1. The new cases include a 6 year old girl in Tetonia, a 27 year old man in Grangeville, a 13 year old girl in Bingham county, a 19 year old girl in Ashton, a 23 year old man in Nampa, a 7 year old boy in Nampa, a 23 year old woman in Emmett, and two children aged 1 and 4 in Pocatello.

Boise State Department of Public Health Idaho Tetonia Grangeville Bingham County Ashton Nampa Emmett Pocatello

Ingrid Bergman Divorce Sparks Swedish Trend Predicted

Afton Tidningen predicted rising Swedish divorce rates as young wives follow Ingrid Bergman’s example. Several lawyers cited by the paper say they have been asked how to pursue a new life apart from husbands. Bergman announced in Rome she would divorce Dr. Peter Lindström.

Stockholm Ingrid Bergman Aften Tidningen Ingrid Miss Bergman Rome Peter Lindstrom

Place of Refuge Fails Chicago Police Chase

Detective Charles Fitzgerald answered a call and broke down the washroom door of a tavern arresting a robbery suspect who hid there during a police pursuit. The driver’s condition is weighed for possible liquor influence with a 15/100 of one percent alcohol threshold.

Chicago Charles Fitzgerald

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