Fast Action Prevents Gas Blast
Two peace officers Lt J F Bedingfield and Deputy Sheriff Norman Fordyce stopped a potential gas tanker explosion two miles south of Inkom. They fought flames after a flat tire caused ignition. Fire was extinguished with carbon tetrachloride extinguishers from Iskom cement plant and blankets cooled the tires. Tanker owned by Bennion Idaho Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fedingfield
State Police
Norman. Fordyce
Inkom
Bedingfield
Iskom
Bennion
Idaho Falls
Obituaries list for Minnie DeWitt and others
Funeral services were held for Minnie Nelson DeWitt 2 p.m. Monday at Goodman Mortuary with Rev. Howard Rudisill officiating. Also noted are services for Edgar H. Taylor Alice Guise Rowland Bernadette Hough and Bernadette Cecelia Hough with interments in Mountainview cemetery. Out of town relatives attended from Montana Idaho Oregon and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnie N
Dewitt Rupert
Minnie Nelson DeWitt
Goodman Mortuary
Howard Rudisill
Te Episcopal Church
Rebekahidge
Melson
Noble Grand
Ith Clevenger
Fred Schuepach
Alfred Ls
Floyd Fruit
E . Fisher
H. E. McMillan
Lila Benedict
Brest Welch
M. E. Willis
Roy Cunningham
Floyd Idleames Bell
Price Sears
Fred Schuepbach
Rupertemetery
Goodan Mortuary
Lice L. Rowland
Alice Guise Rowland
Ownard Chapel
Erbert R. Cederberg
R. F. Goranson
Y Bohlscheid
Harrison Cyes
Kenneth Talmadge
R. D. Tallafent
Harley Bates
Mountainview Cemetery
Down‘d
Brnadette C. Hough
St. Joseph's Church
Bernadette Cecelia Hough
Ev. T. J. Lafey
Hough
Pocatel
Brank Hough
N. Roberts
Luther Myers
W. Heck
B. S. Wright
F. M. Ray
Ames Moore
C. G. Scott
A. Robinson
E. Connors
J. P. Halliwell
W. Best
A. W. Hayes
Walter Serce
Lynn Morgan
Hugh L. Abnoi Boise Abe
Jarson
C. J. Ryan
Ortland
Oregon
Nell Riehlenwood
Cal
Winfield Marvel
Marilyn Marvel
Reo
John Falk
Peggy
Leominster Library Hosts Free Week For Overdue Books
In Leominster Massachusetts a 57 year overdue book was revised to the public library during a special free week for overdue items. The event encouraged readers to return long missing items and update records.
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Leominister
Mass
Court To Open Session Monday By Fifth District Judge
Fifth District Judge Isaac Mc Dougall announced he will call his calendar of pending criminal and civil cases at 10 a m Monday in the county courtroom. He intends to start criminal calendar September 12 and all defendants not yet arraigned should be present for arraignment. Civil cases will follow criminal trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District
Isaac McDougall
McDougall
Death takes woman here in local obituary
Eva Jane Carroll Marston aged 68 died at a local hospital Tuesday after a lingering illness. She was born July 23, 1883 in Ashley Utah and lived in Kaysville Arimo Ogden Pocatello and finally Pocaillé. She married Frederick G. Marston August 28 1901 and was a member of the LDS church. Survivors include two sons two daughters eight grandchildren and one sister. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Sixth ward LDS church with interment in Kaysville cemetery. Arthur W Hall mortuary directed.
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Eva Jane Carroll
Ashley
Utah
Charles Edward
Sarah Bourne Carroll
Kaysville
Frederick G. Marston
Burnt Fork
Wyoming
Arimo
Ogden
Pocaillé
LDS Church
Glen Marston
Fresno
Calif
Charles Marston
Pocatello
W. E. Jones
Pioche
Nevada
Cyril Call
Jack Smith
Jackson
Wyo
Sixth Ward
Homer Satterfield
Twelfth Ward
Kaysville Cemetery
Arthur W. Hall
Births and court notes from local hospitals and police court
Birth announcements from St. Anthony and General hospitals list multiple newborns with parents names and addresses and birth dates from Aug. 15 to Aug. 17. Police court entries show vagrancy charges and outcomes, plus petty larceny and traffic cases with fines and bond forfeitures. Marriage licenses issued to six individuals from Pocatello.
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Willie Bernardo Baker
Lewis Cowins
Joe Rodrigas
Wayne Raymond
Noble Dean Fisher
Robert R. Robinson
Beach Men Swap Outing To Hampton Beach
The New England Association of Amusement Parks and Beaches held its annual outing at a beach then changed plans to finish at another beach. The group, composed of business people who run public beach entertainment, sought a more suitable venue for their gathering.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
New England Association of Amusement Parks and Beaches
Active Duty Calls and Local News Highlights
Active duty training invites field grade and reserve officers for Hawaii maneuvers from Aug 20 to Dec 1. Jene Emmett Moore, 17, has enlisted in the Army Air Corps for basic training at Lackland AFB. Picnic planned by Local No 510 replaces Aug 19 meeting at Ross Park. Attorney C M Jeffery recovering from appendectomy in General Hospital. E P Young hosting weekend visitors from Belmar and San Francisco. Dick Harvey on 15‑day leave. Thomas C Evans back from Colorado trip. Bertha Atkin to speak at Pocatello Rotary on Europe tour. Catherine Dean Wood gives birth to a son in Moscow. Reese family to visit. Fire at Keystone Hotel motor short causes no damage. Motorist courtesy booklet issued to stations and patrolmen with travel tips from Capt. Pugmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Jene Emmett Moore
Leslie F. Moore
930 N. Arthur Street
Army Air Corps
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Polio Funds in Danger as Dime Drive Slips, O Connor Warns
Basil O Connor president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis warns polio outbreaks are shrinking March of Dimes funds. He cites over 4 million dollars advanced to local chapters and warns no ceiling is visible on 1949 aid needs while the epidemic peaks weeks away.
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Chicago
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
O’connor
National Foundation
VA Aids 582 Idaho Veterans to Find Jobs and Training
Leon Fields reports that Idaho’s VA has assisted 582 disabled veterans to gain employment or complete rehabilitation in civilian trades. Of these, 131 were served by the Pocatello office and 108 undertook on the job training in local businesses, with 23 pursuing college study mostly at Idaho State College.
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Leon Fields
Veterans Administration
Boise
Idaho
Pocatello
John P. Gray
Idaho State College
Gray
Turks OK Hunt For Noahs Ark
The Turkish government granted Dr Aar on J. Smith of Greensboro North Carolina permission to explore Mt Ararat for Noahs Ark. Smith said the expedition will depart soon. Earlier European teams were denied access near the Soviet border. A Kurdish shepherd claimed two years ago to see the prow of a ship at the foot of shrinking glaciers on Ararats southwestern slopes.
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Ankara
Turkey
Aaron J. Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Mt. Ararat
Smith
Ararat
Soviet Union
Colleges Voice Mixed Job Placement Results
Institutions report difficulty placing graduates this year while praising successful on the job work for rehabilitated trainees who have completed their training.
Hardy Eaters Special Sparks Spokane Lumberjack Appetite
In northwest Spokane hungry lumberjacks are flocking to Ulrich's cafe for the Hardy Eaters Special. The all you can eat plate includes six eggs a ham steak fried potatoes and toast plus coffee until the pot runs dry. Priced at 1.46.
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Spokane
Wash
Ulrich
Case
Mummies Found With Coins In Hands In Egyptian Tombs
Excavations in Egyptian tombs reveal mummies with coins in their hands dating to Roman times. The coins are linked to beliefs about payment to the boatman across the River Styx, according to the Egyptian embassy.
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Washington
Styx
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H. Taylor
Edgar H. Taylor
Sc. Ave
Hursday
McHan-Henderman
J. Willis Hamblin
First
Presyterian Church
Pontello Chapter
Rose Croix
Mount Joriah
United States
Canada
Geonce S. May Company
Illinois
Eva_ “Jane Marston
Route 1
News of Record
St. Anthony Hospital
Orval Lin
Blackfoot
Denton Parker
Portneuf Park
Stanley Frederickson
Ashton
Wayne Whittle
Campus Drive
Don Keane
E. Bonneville
Dale Lee
Brennan
Ralph Gifford
N. Sixth
General Hospital
Dale Empey
Taft
Lee Murray
South Main
Blaine Furniss
Marya Vreeland
Eugene Price
Mary Ann Jones
Blaine Cragan
Norma McCall
Pocatello Rollnick
D. A. Thompson
Denver
Gate City
A. C. Rollnick
Lou Lambrou
Upper Ross Park
C. M. Jeffery
Bannock County
E. P. Young
N. Main Street
Wesley Young
Belmar
N. J
Harry Shackelton
San Francisco
Dick Harvey
Roy A. Bacon
Colorado
Thomas C. Evans
Bertha Atkin
Europe
Catherine Dean Wood
Moscow
Bert Reese
Lincoln Ave
Keystone Hotel
E. Center
R. M. Pugmire
Pocatello Police Department
March of Dime
Pioneer Motors CO
N. Arthur Ph
Perhewd Peessts
Northwest
Montana
Central Ave
Billings, Mont
Wholecare Distributors
Menta Wyoming
North Dakota
Idohe
Soanisine
Washington State
Olympic Peninsula
Americas
Foubert
Pocatello Mattress Mfg. CO
Firestone
Deep
Firestone Stores
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