Holland visitor finds travel easy via hitchhiking in America
Jo van Straalen from Holland describes hitchhiking across the United States with yellow wooden shoes as motorists stop out of curiosity. He arrived in Boston June 26 and Pocatello August 28, aims to study cultures for a master’s degree, and plans to see Russia after visiting Aberdeen and several U.S. states before returning to Holland.
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Jo van Straalen
Holland
van Straalen
Atlantic
Arived
Boston
Pocatello
America
Ray Herr
Aberdeen
Ymca International Correspondence Service
Leiden University
Russia
Yellowstone National Park
Washington
Oregon
California
New York
Jo van Straaler
Straalen
Theater Managers To Meet Here In Pocatello Preview
Pocatello Chief theater to host theater managers from Intermountain states on September 1 with a preview of The pure Ruth Story. About 35 out of town managers including Fox Intermountain president Frank H Rickerson Jr. will attend the showing, with possible Cardinal baseball squad on stage. Invitations extended to J P Halliwell Pioneer League president Harold Hinckley and other locals.
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Pocatello
Intermountain States
Bob Dennman
Frank H
Rick” Ricketson, Jr
Fox Intermountain Theaters
Dennman
Pocatello Cardinal
J. P. Halliwell
Pioneer League
Harold C. Hinckley
Pocatello Cardinals
Stedtfeld Rites Today For Local Businessman Fred Stedtfeld
Funeral services for Fred Henry Stedtfeld 73 of 170 South Ninth avenue will be held at 2 p m today at the Arthur W Hall mortuary chapel with Bishop Cromwell Bird of the L D S Second Ward officiating Interment will be Mountainview cemetery Stedtfeld a prominent Pocatello businessman operated Freds Cafe on North Main for 35 years He came to Pocatello in 1895 as a chef at the old Pacific hotel and opened the White House Cafe in 1906
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Fred Henry Stedtfeld
South Ninth Avenue
Arthur W. Hall
Cromwell Bird
Second Ward
Mountainview
Stedtfeld
Pocatello
Fred
North Main Street
Texas Girl Visits Here
Mrs. Guy L. Tyler of Dallas former Pocatellan and University of Idaho student spent weeks with her sister Mrs. C. E. Hardy at 626 W Bonneville. She toured Sun Valley resort and visited Pocatello friends before Western Airlines carries her to Denver Wednesday. She plans Alaska vacation next summer with her nephew in Anchorage.
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Guy L. Tyler
Dallas
Texas
Pocatellan
University of Idaho
C. E. Hardy
W. Bonneville
Tyler
Sun Valley Resort
Pocatello
Western Airlines
Denver
Anchorage
Alaska
Woman Rejects Both Suitors Amid Marriage License Stand Off
In Fort Worth a 22 year old woman refused to choose between two suitors after authorities told her to select one. Complications arose as both men produced marriage licenses and were armed.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth
Police Court records and building permits report
Thomas Maughan forfeited a 5 dollar bond for failing to stop at a stop signal. John Glass pleaded guilty to speeding and paid 15 dollars. Wibert Swartz pleaded guilty to illegal left turn and 5 dollars fine. another Swartz speeding case forfeited 15 dollars. Iva Jensen pleaded guilty to speeding and driving without a license, fines 15 and 2.50. Jimmy Rodriguez and Isaac Spears forfeited bonds for speeding and driving without a license. Edna Tinlay and Albert Jones pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace, with 25 dollar fines. Floyd Nichols pleaded guilty to vagrancy, 25 dollars. Building permits issued for residences and additions on Polo Line road, West Center, and a two-room addition. Birth notices list multiple births at General Hospital and St. Anthony's Hospital on August 22 and 23 socials.
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Thomas M. Maughan
John R. Glass
Wibert Swartz
Iva Jensen
Idaho
Jimmy J. Rodreguez
Isaac Spears
Edna Tinlay
Floyd Nichols
Albert Jones
Joseph Edmo
Fire Department Makes Two Runs on Monday
The west side fire department made two runs with no damage reported. At 11:55 a.m. they battled a burning rubbish pile that sparked a grass fire in a field near the 1900 block of S Fifth, extinguished with a garden hose. At 12:47 p.m. they responded to 726 St Main, a residence owned by B Dickson, for reported smoke but found no fire.
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West Side
S. Fifth
St. Main
B. Dickson
GM Officials Tour Idaho Wild Area Dinner Meeting
General Motors officials joined Bannock Motor Co representatives on a five day Idaho outing in the Salmon region. The group boated to Salmon, then returned to Pocatello for a dinner at the Bannock hotel. Attendees included GM vice president Harry Coen and L W Laird with Pontiac and Cadillac division staff.
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General Motors Corporation
Salmon
Robert Gallafent
Bannock Motor Co
Pocatello
Idaho
Gallafent
Bannock Hotel
Bannock Motor Company
James K. Shoppe
M. P. Goodfellow
Salmon River
Harry Coen
Detroit
L. W. Laird
Pontiac
Michigan
Arnold Lenz
Pontiac Motor Car
General Motors Corp
Dean Draper
Donald Eade
Robert Clark
T. A.white
San Francisco
Fred A. Carleson
Intermountain
Salt Lake City
Cadillac
Pat Swanson
Youths Prepare Fair Plans for Lava Hot Springs Event
The Bannock county fair board chair William Petty of Swan Lake says every entrant at the 4 H Club Fair in Lava Hot Springs August 27 and 28 will win recognition. Exhibits are judged by the Danish system with ribbons and premiums. Special awards are offered by local businesses and organizations. The awards committee includes Harris Mickelson and others from the county 4 H Club council.
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Lava Hot Springs
William Petty
Swan
Pocatello Kiwanis Club
County Fair Board
Farmers Feed and Seed Store
Pocatello
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Lava Chadwick's
Lava
Judd Pharmacy
Montgomery Ward
Ralston Purina Co
Bannock County Dairymen’s Association
Chadwick
Grace
Harris Mickelson
Jennie C. Hogan
Jack Ramsey
Mary Renberg
J. R. Maughan
Self closing doors tested on British rail cars
Self closing doors are being tested in vestibule and dining cars on British railways. They operate by invisible counterweights and have soft edges to prevent pinched fingers.
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British Railways
Draft Breaking Up Pocatello Song Group
Virgil Camp a 17 year old choral group conductor leads 50 singers and four soloists in an unaided season as draft age looms for many members. Camp turns 18 in February and two singers already have been drafted. The Polyhymnian Singers ended their season profitably with a closing banquet and Camp will take a silver baton and choir scrapbook to army life if drafted.
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Pocatello
Virgil Camp
Young Camp
West
Fremont St
LaMarr Nichols
Preston
Boise
Boise Statesman
Camp
Gene Wray
Willie Green
Hollis Residents Asked to Conserve Water During Fire Alarms
Hollis Oklahoma residents have been asked to suspend all use of water whenever a fire alarm sounds due to a city water shortage. The measure aims to preserve limited water supply for firefighting and emergencies.
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Hollis
Okla
Death of Tourist Mrs Kathryn Hodge During Yellowstone Trip
Mrs Kathryn Hodge 56 wife of Roy R Hodge Florin California died Sunday afternoon at a local auto court shortly after arriving in Pocatello. They were returning to California from a Yellowstone park tour. Born December 29 1893 in Iowa she married Roy R Hodge May 3 1916 in Vero Florida. Survivors include three daughters all Florin two sons and a sister. Body sent to California for interment.
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Kathryn Hodge
Roy R. Hodge
Florin
California
Pocatello
Yellowstone Park
Iowa
Vero
Florida
Hodge
Church of the Nazarene
Norman Lowvlen
M. Malvegors
Jean Ming
Edward Hodge
Oakland
Edna Thompson
Lodi
Hollywood Divorce Ends With Property Split For Wallace Tone
Actress Jean Wallace testified Franchot Tone had violent fits and jealousy. Judge Taft granted an interlocutory divorce and a settlement giving Wallace most community property valued at 223000 dollars and Tone the Bel Air home worth 118000 dollars. They share custody of two children, Pascal five and Thomas. Wallace plans to headline in New York and Paris opposite Tone.
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Hollywood
Jean Wallace
Franchot Tone
Tone
Miss Wallace
Elinor Parker
Singer
Miss Parker
Thurlow Taft
Taft
Bel Air
Pascal 5
Thomas
New York
Paris
of All Persons
Weekend thefts slim in Pocatello as police report
Pocatello police say only one robbery was logged over the weekend. Ralph Garrett reported four hubcaps stolen from his new car parked at the Wooley apartments.
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Pocatello
Ralph Garrett
Wooley Apartments
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Polo Line Road
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Mike Andros
Daniel R. Shuck
North
Thomas A. Hemsley
Garfield
Frank Moore
Blackfoot
Paul G. Partner
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carl Roberts
Richland Ave
Frank McCurdy
Park
James Byrd
Joe Vialpando
Fire Department
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