This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1948
Page
4
Southeastern Idaho officials are urged to create a centralized accident handling bureau with a single telephone switchboard. The plan would route emergency calls to the proper unit and dispatch ambulances immediately, with reports filed promptly while details are freshest. Local delays risk life and limb.
The guest editorial by George Hart argues the American Federation of Musicians led by James Petrillo seeks to protect live musicians from mechanized music and recordings. It cites wartime funding, employment figures, and the impact of phonographs, juke boxes, and radio on living composers, urging defense of artistry against automation.
Readers urged to submit letters highlighting Pocatello and Southeastern Idaho with prizes offered by the POST and local sponsors. Details to be announced next week as part of a civic engagement push.
In the 80th Congress, Speaker Joe Martin imposes a twenty minute limit on debate over an anti inflation bill. The measure would raise federal reserve bank gold certificate requirements, backed by Wall Street lobbying to depress government bonds. Senate Republicans later strike the provision.
The author recalls cramped spaces on a 306 foot submarine. Crew size compares to a pro football squad with tightly coordinated routines. The vessel carries 24 torpedoes and weighs about 2000 tons with extensive machinery and a captain’s bridge housing four officers.
Robert Ruark notes the crew screening process where a misfit is removed quickly. Every hand must prove watch proficiency within nine months or transfer. Chief Torpedoman Ernest Costa leads personnel, wielding near officer authority amid shared meals and interdependent duties.
Henry McLemore recalls a long journey aboard a Pan American Clipper route through Damascus Karachi and New Delhi with stops in Istanbul and Dum Dum airport. He notes visa delays and American attitudes abroad while enjoying travel quirks and aviation humor among a diverse 18,000 foot crew.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.