Family Loses Home in Blackfoot Blaze
In Blackfoot Riverton residents W F Van Moorlehem and family of six lost their home and all belongings except the clothes they wore when a Thursday morning fire, fanned by wind, consumed the house. Jean 6 escaped after father crawled through a west bedroom window to pull her to safety. The family saved little beyond a washer and some salvaged items as neighbors fought the blaze until the county truck arrived.
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Blackfoot
W. F. van Moorlehem
Riverton
Rogers van Moorlehem
Jean
Denny Hamilton
Rogers
Walter Hamilton
Marel Olsen
Canada
Youth Saved From Swift Canal Tragedy Near Poca Tellio
L V Lattimer of 427 No Lincoln rescued 13 year old Eugene Pickens from drowning in an irrigation canal on Alameda road near the headgates after he slipped and sank. Clifford Horner tried to help but could not pull him out. Lattimer pulled him to surface and Dennis Dalton gave artificial respiration until the boy revived and rested comfortably.
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L. V. Lattimer
Lincoln
Eugene Pickens
E. V. Pickens
Alameda Road
Pocatello
Young Pickens
Clifford Horner
Horner Boy
Pickens
Lattimer
Dennis Dalton
Air Force Day Proclaimed in Pocatello
Mayor George R. Phillips proclaims Saturday September 18 as Air Force Day in Pocatello aligning with the national Day set by President Truman. Citizens are urged to observe the forty first anniversary of military aviation and the air force department’s autonomy with ceremonies honoring past contributions and future growth.
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Pocatello
George R. Phillips
Truman
Department of the Air Force
Phillips
Funeral services for Ralph LaRocque observed at Peck & Packham
Ralph LaRocque funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m in the Peck and Packham chapel with Rev Marcus H Bloodworth officiating. Two vocal selections were performed by Howard Packham with Helen Johnson at the piano. Burial followed at Riverside Thomas cemetery with pallbearers Ed Kirwin, Donald Dillard, Harris Slutz, Aaron Fife, Charles Fresh, and Kenneth Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Ralph LaRocque
Peck & Packham
Marcus H. Bloodworth
Methodist Church
Howard Packham
Helen Johnson
Mary Toops
Lois Berry
Vella Fresh
Ethel Fife
Teddie Transtrum
Vera Barkell
Lola Dawn Robinson
Riverside- Thomas Cemetery
Rev. Bloodworth
Ed Kirwin
Donald Dillard
Harris Slutz
Aaron Fife
Charles Fresh
Kenneth Berry
Blackfoot Woman Dies After Illness and Surgery
Mary Margaret Bonzo Blackburn aged 65 a Blackfoot resident for 43 years died in a Pocatello hospital at 2 45 a m Friday after several months of ill health and a recent surgery She was born September 23 1882 in Lois Ohio and married Parley P Blackburn June 14 1905 in the Salt Lake Temple They moved to Blackfoot where he was a farmer He preceded her in death May 7 1923 Survivors include three sons Dudley and Ray Blackburn of Blackfoot Lyle of Rockford and Mrs Milton Walker of Twin Falls five grandchildren and several siblings with further family details incomplete.
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Mary Margaret Bonzo Blackburn
Blackfoot
Pocatello Hospital
Lois
Ohio
Parley P. Blackburn
Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Relief Society
Dudley
Ray Blackburn
Lyle
Rockford
Milton Walker
Twin Falls
Bert Bonzo
Cedar City
Agnes Stockham
Requiem Mass for Sadie Wadsworth Burke Held at St Bernard
Sadie Wadsworth Burke's funeral mass was held at St Bernard's Catholic church with Father C M Verhoeven officiating. Altar boys Engelbert Schroeder Leo Henschied and Jimmie Hezel served. Graveside prayers followed at Grove City cemetery with pallbearers Joe Hernandez Dan Wadsworth Norman Cowan Raymond Clair and Willard Wadsworth. Funeral arrangements were by Peck and Packham mortuary.
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St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
Sadie Wadsworth Burke
C. M. Verhoeven
Engelbert Schroeder
Leo Henschied
Jimmie Hezel
Verhoeven
Grove City
Joe Hernandez
Dan Wadsworth
Norman Cowan
Raymond Clair
Willard Wadsworth
Catholic Altar Society
Peck and Packham Mortuary
Pastor starts drive for used eyeglasses for Europe
The Rev. Clarence F. Avey of Starrett Memorial Methodist church in Athol Massachusetts launched a collection drive for used eyeglasses to aid needy people in Europe.
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Athol
Mass
Clarence F. Avey
Starrett Memorial Methodist Church
Europe
Pioneer Resident Ill At Home In Pocatello
Fred Stedtfeldt Sr a long time Pocatello resident and former owner of Fred's cafe since 1905 is seriously ill at his home 170 South Ninth Ave. His condition keeps him from visiting friends but he remains one of the city's oldest businessmen in service.
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South Ninth Ave
Fred Stedtfeldt, Sr
Pocatello
Stedtfeldt
Point of Service
Fred
Alameda Signs Warn Drivers In Talking War On Traffic
Alameda chamber of commerce erects two steel signs at entrances along the Yellowstone highway to warn motorists. The group asserts it supports strict law enforcement and city leadership and aims to ease traffic problems hurting local business after council rebuke over protest letters.
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Alameda Chamber of Commerce
Alameda
Yellowstone Highway
Chamber of Commerce
Elaine M. Lee
Ing
Council
Ordinance Read on Shoshone Ave Rail Franchise
Final reading by City Council on a ordinance granting Oregon Shortline and Union Pacific a six foot rail franchise on Shoshone Ave opposite blocks 408 and 409. Protests heard in June, an old ordinance found, and final vote set for August 28.
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Oregon Shortline
Union Pacific Railways
Shoshone Ave
Skunk Pet Chanel Surprises Bald Mountain Camps
In Rangeley Maine a baby skunk named Chanel, famous in the perfume world, has become the new resident pet at Bald Mountain Camps on Mooselookmegantic Lake, drawing attention for the unusual name and brand association.
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Purangeley
Bald Mountain
Mooselockmegantic Lake
Chanel
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Patsy
David
Air Force
Frigidaire
Henriksen
Sadie W. Burke
Pioneer
Lyle Bonzo
Portsmouth
Jess Bonzo
Akron
Second Ward
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
George S. Brower
Grove City Cemetery
Shortliff
Cuba Swanson
Packard Precision Service
Packard
N. Arthur
E. Center
Wesley I. Nunn
Post
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