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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1949

Page

4

Pocatello Post Publishing Company Notice Divider

Published every morning at 334 North Main Street Pocatello Idaho by The Pocatello Post Publishing Company Clayton Darrah Editor confirms weekly notices required by law will appear in the Thursday issue under Idaho law and filing rules.

North Main Street Pocatello, Idaho Pocatello Post Publishing Company. Co ED Flandro Pocatello Idaho Audit Bureau of Circulations Bite Court of Competent ‘Jurisdiction

Observers in a Daze on 1949 Economic Outlook

A nibble of Washington commentary compares Truman era forecasts with Hoover and Mellon quotes from 1929. It notes unemployment, production indices, price trends, debt growth, and the 1950 veterans bonus, highlighting mixed signals amid rising deficits and inflation concerns.

Truman Congress Herbert Hoover Hoover of the Treasury Andrew Mellon Secretary of Labor James J. Davis

Vaughan as White House military aide targets in political glare

Marquis Childs portrays Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan as a loyal but outspoken White House military aide whose informal intervention for friends draws scrutiny. The column compares Vaughan’s conduct to past aides and warns public indifference could dull reaction to future real scandals.

Washington Harry UH. Vaughan

Vaughan Gifts Stir Controversy Over Deep Freezers

Major-General Vaughan, a military aide to President Truman, faces scrutiny as reports allege deep-freeze units were gifts to him and friends among the President's official circle. Investigators seek to uncover whether wartime shortages and favors influenced distribution and whether gifts had other motives.

Vaughan Truman Washington

Legion Race Heats Up In Bid For National Commander

The American Legion national commander race grows heated with three WWII veterans, including Donald Wilson of Clarksburg West Virginia, who joins the contest. Wilson linked to Defense Secretary Louis Johnson's firm, aiming to build a future inside lane despite slim odds this year. The election may diminish World War I era kingmakers in Legion affairs.

American Legion Donald Wilson Clarksburg W. Va Defense Louis Johnson Wilson

Summer Opera Insects Spoil Soprano Patrice Munsel Moment

Earl Wilson recalls a bizarre incident in Salt Lake City when Patrice Munsel, the Metropolitan Opera coloratura, had a fly lodge in her mouth while she sang. She described waits, a stuck moment, and a hoped-for exit as the insect altered the performance mood.

Earl Wilson Patrice Munsel Met Salt Lake City

Beetles and Berthas: odd tale from Monroe interview

In Monroe Louisiana on a hot night beetles swarmed a woman as doors opened for air. She described insects crawling on her head and body including a bold beetle that lingered at her chest while she discussed a Bertha with Miss Munsel.

Diamonds and Moths and My South African Journey

The writer tours Kimberly the diamond center of the universe noting five million dollars in diamonds on a table and the Big Hole origin. He explains mining methods, regulation, and worker practices, then shifts to lighter odds and ends with Miss Munsel and a moth anecdote followed by Allen Funt and a joke about Tallulah Bankhead and a wealthy wife.

Kimberley South Africa Kimberly Peggy Hopkins Joyce Diederick Arnoldus de Beer Johannes Nicholaas de Beer Hannes Johannesburg Wilds Union of South Africa Cape Province Orange River Alexander Bay Allen Funt Tallulah Bankhead Jackie Miles Jackie

Broadway Angles Needed for Fall Shows Says Billy Rose

Billy Rose urges Actors Equity to permit ticket brokers to buy preopening tickets to bankroll musical productions. He argues lack of capital throttles rehearsals and risks bootleg prices, claiming brokers could finance about five musicals and employ nearly 1000 theater workers if allowed to invest at box office prices.

Actors Equity Association West 47Th Street New York N. Y Broadway Yesterday's Angels Equity Chislers Billy Rose

Tobin on minimum wage and education funding push

In remarks at Ox ford the Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin argues a 75-cent hourly minimum wage would raise the economic floor and support education aid, saying measures will help avoid another low mood. Alexander Lindsay vows timely government aid despite long-standing resistance.

Oxford Alexander Lindsay Maurice J. Tobin

Asthma History Symptoms Causes and Treatments

The article traces asthma from Hippocrates to modern terms noting breathing difficulty as the core sign. It explains bronchi narrowing due to mucus and possible spasms, allergy as a key cause, and the value of identifying and removing the triggering protein. It also discusses diagnosis via stethoscope X rays and skin tests and cautions on relocation effects.

Hippocrates

Deep Freezers and Deep Pockets in Washington Revelations

Robert Ruark rails at postwar corruption, detailing how deep-freeze bribes and postwar contracts taint wartime deals. He mocks five per cent hearings, cites Hunt and Hoover photographs, and criticizes Mrs. Truman and Gen. Vaughan while blasting upper level graft in government and industry.

New York Washington Congress Big Corporation Board-Of-Director O. Henry Eva Weehawken Hunt J. Edgar Hoover

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L. C. Giauque Clayton Darrah Editor Washington Observer Bernard Baruch Europe Ship Commerce Charles Sawyer New England Treasury John Snyder Collier's Bureau of Census Federal Reserve Board Bureau of Labor Marquis Childs Congressional Senate Missouri White House John Maragon Kansas City Maragon General Vaughan Joe Doakes Roosevelt Howard Hughes Hughes Owen Brewster Maine Pan-American Airways MR. Vaughan The Idaho Statesman Boise Legion Sarl Wilson Bertha Miss Munsel Henry McLemore Diederick and St. Louis San Antonio Doctor Jordan Robert Ruark Harry Vaughan Union Station
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