Post Office Employee Boasts Unique Position
D L Skoog, traveling mechan ic for the post office department, is one of only 13 men in the United States with his specialty. He repairs stamp canceling machines, checks scales, installs tear gas equipment, and outfits vaults in federal buildings across six western states and the Dakotas. He has worked 18 years, traveled to 38 states in 1938, and helped set up machinery for first day covers and a royal visit in 1939. He lives in Seattle and serves under the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
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D. L. Skoog
Post Office Department
United States
Skoog
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Atlantic
Pacific
Department
Washington, D. C
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
England
Seattle
California
Pocatello
Post Office
Loretta Young Loses Her Baby
Hollywood film star Loretta Young lost her expected baby and underwent minor corrective surgery after collapsing on a movie set August 10. Dr Walter Halloran reported she is confined in a hospital with the child due to be born in spring. Young, wife of Tom Lewis, has two sons and an adopted daughter. Tourists may notice white bags occasionally red bags on tree tops used in airplane spraying operations.
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Hollywood
Loretta Young
Walter Halloran
Miss Young
Tom Lewis
Now She Shops Cash and Carry
Doan's Pills advertised as a stimulant diuretic for kidney and bladder discomfort. The copy lists symptoms such as backache, swelling and frequent urination and urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's Pills.
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Doan
Burglary Report At Lunch Shop On 101 W Bridger
Mrs Earl Mitton reported a burglary at the Lunch shop on 101 W Bridger. Entry was gained by a broken window and a .22 pistol was missing from a punchboard display. Police indicated a prowler was scared off by a patrol car. Tennessee earned the nickname Volunteer State during the Mexican War when Gov Aaron V Brown called for 2800 to serve and 30000 volunteered.
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W. Bridger
Earl Mitton
Tennessee
Aaron V. Brown
Obituary notices for Kasai Cromwell Chandler
Funeral services are set for Tom Kasai 505 No 6th Avenue who died from injuries in an automobile accident near Fort Hall. The service is Friday at 2 p.m. at McHan Henderson chapel with Rev. Leroy Walker officiating. Body to Salt Lake City for cremation. Oliver William Cromwell 54 civil engineer and World War I veteran died at home. Services Friday 1 30 p.m. at Downard chapel with American Legion Post No 4 in charge. Body to Ogden Utah for cremation. Charles Leonard Chandler 69 of 658 First Street died at a local hospital. Services Saturday 2 p.m. at Downard chapel with Bishop William Foster presiding. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.
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Tom Kasat
Tom Kasai
No. 6Th Avenue
Idaho
Fort Hall
McHan-Henderson
Leroy H. Walker
First Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
Oliver W. Cromwell
Oliver William Cromwell
E. Bonneville
Downard Chapel
American Legion
Robert E. Bailey
Mark Shurtleff
Ogden
Utah
Charles L. Chandler
Charles Leonard Chandler
First Street
William Foster
Sixth Ward
LDS Church
Mountainview Cemetery
Driver Charged With Fatal Crash in Idaho
Angel Terez Baltierra 25 of Contra Costa California was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Jack Gaasch in Blackfoot on involuntary manslaughter charges. The case stems from a Monday night crash near Fort Hall that killed Aurelio Martinez 28. Drunken driving charges were dropped in favor of the manslaughter count. State officers said evidence supports either charge.
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Angel Terez Baltierra
Contra Costa
California
Justice of the Peace
Jack Gaasch
Blackfoot
Fort Hall
Aurelio Trijo Martinez
Baltierra
Porfirio Hidalgo
Bannocks County
Henry McQuade
Robert Kerr R
Bannock County
A. B. Nogo
Soliciting Case Opens Trial in Pocatello
A Kansas City firm seeks to overturn Pocatello Idaho gatekeeping rules. The Fifth District Court heard the case Thursday with defendants Mayor W. W. Halsey Police Chief A L Oliver City Attorney Ben Peterson and the city named. The firm contends its door to door soliciting is interstate commerce and the Green River ordinance does not apply. Local counsel L F Racine Jr presented the motion as F C Rowe testified about planned solicitations in the city.
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Providence, R. I
Steel Workers Push 30-Cent Wage Increase Before Board
The United Steelworkers of America with 1 million members concluded its three day rebuttal to the Presidents fact finding board. Robert R. Nathan affirmed the need for a higher wage standard paired with rising production to sustain demand. Steel companies will rebut next Monday and Tuesday as the board prepares its recommendation to President Truman to avert a nationwide strike set for September 14.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
CIO
Robert R. Nathan
Washington
Truman
City acts on photo reproductions for residents
The city solicit or would take orders for enlargements and color reproductions of residents photos. Orders would be mailed to Kansas City for reproduction and prints returned to customers. Zener and Peterson, representing the city, withdrew a demurrer and filed an answer as briefs on law questions are planned. In the Arctic Ocean icebergs are rare. bergs form near Greenland’s western coast and drift to surrounding waters.
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Kansas City
Zener
Peterson
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Who Said it At last Shakespeare gets a break
The quotation comes from Comedy of Errors Act I Scene II and marks a noted line from Shakespeare. The prompt identifies the source as the famous early play and cites its specific act and scene.
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Shakespeare
Neighbor Reports Stay-In Strike Over Birthday Drum
A neighbor says a stay-in strike occurred as a junior refused to take a birthday drum outside. The incident centers on a school or neighborhood dispute about outdoor performance and rules. No injuries reported.
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Junior
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