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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1949

Page

5

Cassia County 4-H Fair and Rodeo Set for Burley

Cassia county plans describe a three day fair and rodeo August 25 to 27 in Burley with eight 4-H divisions including pets, dress up clothes, dolls and ponies. Prizes total 300 in the parade divisions with expected hundreds of children participating and a $300 prize pool for the rodeo events.

Burley Cassia County Saul Clark Sovetsv Chugren Truman Bradley W. Lowery Clark

NOP Names New Executive Officer at Pocatello Plant

Comdr. E V Brucher takes over duties this week as executive officer of the Pocatello naval ordnance plant, succeeding Capt. W C Specht who retired last June after serving since 1947. Brucher has 15 years on active duty with the fleet and was most recently in San Diego as destroyer liaison officer on a carrier division staff. He is married with two sons aged 10 and 3.

Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant Comdr W.C. Specht Bruchez San Diego Calif

Rites Postponed At Phillips Field Dedication

The formal dedication of Phillips Field the city's newly acquired municipal airport is indefinitely postponed. Charles Ward chairman of the chamber of commerce aviation committee says ceremonies planned for September 11 including an air fair and display cannot proceed because construction work is delayed.

Phillips Field Charles Ward Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee

Menor Ferry Returns to Cross the Snake River at Moose

Restoration of Menor's Ferry near Moose Wyoming marks a dedication by Jackson Hole Preserve Inc led by Laurence Rockefeller with President George Albert Smith of the LDS Church in attendance. The ferry will operate again as a historic tourist site alongside a nearby bridge and features a new cable and boats built from old plans. Rates are posted for footbackers and teams, though locals recall pedestrians rode free when loaded with a payload.

Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc Rockefeller Menor Wyoming Jackson Hole Teton Mountains America Bill Mentor San Diego Cal Corporation For the Preservation of Jackson Hole National Monument Teton National Park Moose Laurence §. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller Jackson Hole Corporation Mountain West George Albert Smith Latter-day Saints Church

Black man sentenced to two years in federal theft case

Boise Idaho The U S district judge Chase A Clark on Friday sentenced Issace Morris a 28 year old Pocatello resident to two years in the penitentiary for interstate theft Morris was charged with stealing a package containing two coats and a dress valued at 130 dollars from the Railway Express in Pocatello

Boise Chase A. Clark Friday Issace Morris Pocatello

Funeral services for Edgar H. Taylor held in McHan-Henderson chapel

Edgar H. Taylor veteran traffic supervisor for Mountain States Telephone Company died last Monday. Funeral services conducted Thursday by Pocatello Rose Croix with Dr. J. Willis Hamblin delivering prayers. Interment in Mount Moriah cemetery. McHan-Henderson funeral home directed.

Edgar H. Taylor Mountain States Telephone Company McHan-Henderson Pocatello Rose Croix J. Willis Hamblin First Presbyterian Church Myron Porges Lavern C. Johnson Donald L. Burnett C. D. Clay Roy F. Miller, Jr J. W. Dudley W. P. Havener S. E. Brady Ray Merman Howard Strong Harry Cramer Fred O. Richards E. N. Roberts P. Y. M. Society of the First Presbyterian Church Mount Moriah Cemetery McHan-Henderson Funeral Home Leroy H. Walker First Methodist Church Pocatello Aerie No. 119 Order of Eagles Mountainview

Forrest W. Stipe Funeral Services Announced

Funeral services for Forrest W. Stipe who died Sunday will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the local church, with burial to follow in the adjacent cemetery.

Forrest W. Stipe

Infant Sampson Dies at Birth in Local Hospital

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sampson of 403 North Eleventh Avenue died at birth Friday in a local hospital. Funeral plans were not announced.

Robert Sampson Eleventh Avenue

Polio Epidemic Stage Seen Close in Utah

Salt Lake City reports nine polio cases short of epidemic level in Utah for 1949. Frank S. Emery of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis notes 92 Utah cases so far and forecasts epidemic risk with 11 new cases last week and potential 200 total by year end.

Salt Lake City Utah Utah-Nevada National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Frank S. Emery Emery

Births At General Hospital and Related Notices

Birth announcements list a series of births on August 18 and 19 at General Hospital. Entries name the parents and addresses for Elmer Berricker Neal Armstrong Robert Orgill D O Hopkine and others plus names from Paris Pocatello Blackfoot New Mexico and local origin notes. Police Court vagrancy cases include Edward Bowman Howard Bougher Tipton Porter with pleas and fines and orders to leave town.

Births General Hospital Elmer Berricker West Washington Neal Armstrong Star Route Robert Orgill West Center D. O. Hopkine McCammon Idaho Edward Bowman Howard Bougher Tipton Porter

Farragut College records sent to University of Idaho

Academic records of all Farragut College and technical institute attendees were transferred Friday to the University of Idaho for German preservation and administration.

Moscow Farragut College and Technical Institute University of Idaho

Five new staff join Boise VA hospital under Carr

J M Carr announces five new employees at the Boise Veterans Administration Hospital. New hires include Martha S Taft chief dietitian. Jane M Patrick assistant occupational therapist. nurses Doris H Young Olga Rehm and Lillian B Langham. Contracts awarded for painting reroofing and repair at Lewiston's Northern Idaho College of Education. University of Idaho to sell 26 rams at the Salt Lake City sale.

Boise Veterans Administration J. M Carr Martha S. Taft Los Angeles Jane M. Patrick Doris H. Young Caldwell Olga Rehm Lillian B. Langham Win Falls State Public Works Department Idaho Northern Idaho College of Education Lewiston Frank Riendau H. BE. Little U OF I Moscow Salt Lake City University of Idaho W. C. Hickman University Utah Suffolk Panama

Small forest fire near Boise sparks multiple blazes

Lightning storms triggered new fires around Boise Idaho prompting fire crews to respond. Resources were dispatched to several locations as authorities warned residents to watch for flames and smoke. No injuries reported as crews fought daytime wildfires with aircraft and ground teams.

Boise

Polio Cases Reported in Idaho Raise August Total

Two new polio cases were reported in Idaho on Friday, bringing August’s total to 108 and the year’s tally to 232. The victims are two-year-old boys from Boise and Nampa.

Boise Idaho Department of Public Health Nampa

Judge finds Sisil did not commit usury in Chase loans

Federal Judge Chase A. Clark ruled that Louise B. Musselman Sisil of California did not commit usury by charging interest on loans to Jesse M. Chase. Chase had sued for unpaid interest on $14,000 borrowed since January. He claimed about $8,425 interest over three and a half years as her defense of usury.

Boise Chase A. Clark Friday Louise B. Musselman Sisil California Jesse M. Chase

Scout Unit Off To Camp

Rupert Troop 78 Boy Scouts sponsored by Rupert Third Ward LDS church left August 14 for Camp Independence southeast of Oakley and will return Saturday. Scoutmaster Verlin Merrill Bishop Austin Harrison and Thor Lund accompany the group. Members listed include Eugene Stewart Charles Stewart Ernest Stewart LeMoyne Mix Rollo Harrison Dwane Harrison Steve Lund Frank Davis Ferrill Kump Elwood Wall Isaac Burgess Gary Hubsmith Kenneth Johnson Raymond Johnson Michael Tanner and Pug Sanders. Glen Tolihan expects to attend the court of honor.

Rupert — Troop 78 Boy Scouts Rupert Third Ward Lds Camp Independence Oakley Verlin Merrill Austin Harrison Third Ward Thor Lund Eugene Stewart Charles Stewart Ernest Stewart LeMoyne Mix Rollo Harrison Duane Harrison Steve Lund Frank Davis Ferrill Kump Elwood Wall Isaac Burgess Gary Hubsmith Kenneth Johnson Raymond Johnson Michael Tanner

Oregon Secretary warns 2000 corporations on deadline

Boise based report states Secretary of State J. D. Price warns about roughly 2,000 corporations that have not filed annual statements or paid the corporation license tax. The deadline is September 1 and late payment incurs a ten dollar delinquency penalty.

Boise J. D. Price Price

Stock sale hit Boise mining scheme shut down

Federal District Judge Chase A. Clark signed a decree enjoining James R. Davies Sr and J R Davis Jr from using mail and interstate channels to sell securities in certain mining ventures.

BOISE Chase A. Clark Friday James R. Davies, Sr J. R. Davis, Jr

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cassia Rodeo Fair Board Wesley Sizemore Clarence Matthews George McGonigal Roy Ehlers Glenn Bodily R. C. Wake Malta Joe Carlson H. Harris H. N. VanHook Jack Peterson Lena Taylor Vhis Fairgrounds Earl Hutchinson Jack Oakey Posse Fred J. Hill and Son Minidoka Posse Cassia County Posse Nop Menor Ferry Murray M. Moler United Press Wyo Tony American Legion Post N. Main News of Record Eileen A John H. Minnig Paris Agnes Fred J. Tripp Rachael Wayne R. Rice Blackfoot Juliet Marvin A. Safton New Mexico Gem State C. Robins Stibnite Bradley Mining Co State Public Utilities Commission Pacific Trailways Neil de Chambeau Gerald 0. Whited Mountain Home United States Idaho Automobile Dealers Association Charles Haight Idaho Association National Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee Payette Lynn Knight Yellowstone Park National Park Service Arrows Dale Margaret KSEI Glen Tolihan Scouts Biggs Betsyeg Shop
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