Idaho governor leans toward run-off primary plan
Boise Idaho Gov C A Robins stated he is personally inclined toward run-off primary proposals but has not decided whether to present the plan to the legislature. He noted a run-off would require an extra campaign and might deter candidates, though some fear minority choices.
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Boise
C. A. Robins
Idaho
United Press
Robin
South
U. S
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Robins
Russian Rockets Aimed at West Say German Expert
A German rocket expert who escaped from Eastern Europe told reporters the Russians are building a network of V-2 bomb bases aimed at Western Europe. He said the Russians are also reactivating the Peenemuende V-weapon test site where Germans developed weapons used against London. Authorities reported Peenemuende area cordoned off.
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Hamburg
Germany
Europe
Peenemuende
London
Early Inventors and Inventions Across History
A quotation notes that a Frenchman allegedly vented a tin can in 1809 while acknowledging that some auto mechanisms predate that claim. The remark hints at broader North American and European innovations in early vehicle and gadget development.
Idaho Seeks More Iron Lungs From National Pool
Idaho public health officials request additional iron lungs as the Portland pool runs short. Dr Madeline Donnelly says the state has asked New York for lungs since Portland’s supply is exhausted. Frank S Emery notes four lungs were sent to Idaho and may be needed in Utah for standby use.
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Boise
Idaho
New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Madeline Donnelly
Crippled Children
State Public Health Department
Portland
Ofc
Frank S. Emery
Salt Lake City
Utah
Foundation
Emery
Polio Fund Plan Receives Support in Idaho
Ruth Williams Idaho acting director for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis defends Lieut. Gov. Whitehead amid criticism from Parley Rigby. Williams says Whitehead encouraged youth to save informal polio drive funds for the March of Dimes as a board decision looms after a New York instruction.
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Boise
Ruth Williams
Idaho
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Donald
Whitehead
Parley Rigby
Idaho Falls
Miss Williams
New York
Warren Coss
Foundation
State Can't Help In Malad Job
Boise based report states public works commissioner J R McKinney told Malad Valley Irrigation Co that Idaho could not fund relocation of a 2.5 mile highway segment in Oneida County for the Devil's Creek dam project. Attorney General Smylie approved an assistant AG Musser opinion stating highway funds may not be diverted to assist a private company and parallels were drawn to other possible state cost replacements.
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BOISE
J. R. McKinney
Malad Valley Irrigation Company
Oneida County
Devil's Creek
McKinney
Attorney General’s
Highway Department
J. B. Musser
Public Works’ Office
Musser
Robert E. Smylie
Irrigation Corporation
U.S. Reclamation Service
Annual March of Dimes Drive Set for January
A special epidemic emergency drive limits national fundraising to one campaign yearly, the March of Dimes in January. Chapters are urged to comply with this schedule.
Berquist Family Reunion At Grace
Grace hosts the Berquist family reunion with 137 attendees on the grade school lawn. Officers led by retiring president Mrs Hilda Jeppson organized activities, and new Grace officers elected include Gladys Morrison as president Elva Elwood as vice president and Marty Berquist as secretary from Preston where next year’s gathering will be held.
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Grace
Berquist
Hilda Jeppson
Lillie Olsen
Ester Westerberg
Gladys Morrison
Elva Elwood
Marty Berquist
Preston
Weather bureaus operate 2500 Western observing stations
United States weather offices maintain about 2,500 observing stations across the western states to track climate and weather patterns.
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United States Weather Bureaus
Mine Union Holds Firm in Idaho Contract Offer
Three local units of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union rejected a settlement offer from Coeur d'Alene district operators. Mullan voted 101 for, 91 against. Kellogg opposed 1062 to 417 with Kellogg and Wallace ballots. local Wallace ballots showed 382 against, 68 for. The union says the proposal failed to meet demands for a stronger health and welfare program and kept wages with a six day week.
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Wallace
Coeur d'Alene
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
CSO
Mullan
Kellogg
R. W. Hanson
Court Links Teeth Into The Case of The False Teeth
In Oklahoma City Fred E. Humphrey 75 faced a bond offer in court over a disputed set of false teeth. Neighbor Bessie Dedick claimed ownership after saying she offered $50 for them. Humphrey insisted they were his and produced the teeth as proof, while a dentist was to identify them.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Fred E. Humphrey
Bessie Dedick
Justice of the Peace
Willis Stark
Humphrey
Navy Man On Leave Dick Harvey Home On 15 Day Break
Navy yeoman Dick Harvey son of Mr and Mrs Roy A Bacon 1345 North Main is home on a 15 day leave. He enlisted in July 1948 and is stationed aboard the U S Mississippi in Norfolk Virginia.
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Dick Harvey
Roy A. Bacon
North Main
Navy
Norfolk
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