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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1949

Page

5

Large Crowd Attends Cassia County Fair Opening

The Cassia county fair opened Thursday with record crowds for the first two days and strong showings in new divisions. 4-H clubs Camp Fire Girls and Bluebird groups entered multiple displays as rodeo stock and nightly programs drew large attendance. a children’s parade attracted about 800 participants and 5,000 spectators lined Burley streets for the parade.

Cassia County Fair Fairpun Cme Camp Fire Girls Bluebirds Cassia Wilbur Plaugher Jackie Hooker Gaylor Phillips Ronnie Hymas John Crhist Bernie Bowen Tom Andre Bill Sanders Tommie Spencer George Spence Rod MrGaughy Richard Weining Walt Hare Harold McDonald Bill Johnson Tommy Cahoe Skeeter Powell Shorty Fairchild George Alder Tex Smith Dick Anderson Cliff Hamlin Red Whatley Guy Crites Jake Dyer Rex Pepper Kenneth Naylor Bud Irwin Cassia County Posse Oakley Earl Hutchinson Jack Oakey Carma Sue Nichols Lorin Nichols Janine Hansen Jan and Kent Anita Norby Linda Ann Gaskill Dorine Adams Burley

Farm Labor Call Seeks 50 For Idaho Harvest

Caldwell report says Grover Irvin, local employment office manager, called Friday for more farm labor with jobs for about 50 men and women in fruit packing and peach and prune picking.

Caldwell Grover Irvin Irvin

PTA Head Visits Special Post in Twin Falls

National Parents Teachers Association head visits the ERT-expays penal school office in Twin Falls to discuss collaboration and outreach. The visit highlights local chapters and upcoming events aimed at promoting parent engagement in education.

PTA Twin Falls

Rupert girl wins nursing school scholarship

Rene Eyraud daughter of Mr and Mrs Irenee Eyraud won the St Alphon sus School of Nursing scholarship for this year. The award covers the full three year tuition valued at 200 dollars for the essay Why I want to be a Student Nurse. She will enter Boise St Alphonsus School of Nursing September 6 after Rupert High School graduation last spring.

Rupert Rene Eyraud Irenee Eyraud St. Alphonsus School of Nursing Eyraud Boise Rupert High School

Hop inspection to start in state lab next Monday

State Agriculture Commissioner D A Stubblefield said hop inspections will begin in the department lab on Monday. First samples to be checked come from Roger Batt of Wilder. Three new polio cases were reported Friday raising August total to 141 and yearly total to 266. Victims are a 12 year old girl and a 14 year old boy from Idaho Falls and a 5 year old girl from Emmett.

Boise Idaho State Photographers Association Ansgar Johnson Boise Art Gallery D. A. Stubblefield Roger Batt Wilder Idaho Falls Emmett Wonnacott

Fourth Utah Polio Death Raises Epidemic Fears

The state reports its fourth polio death as a 14 year old Kathleen Barber from Spanish Fork dies in a local hospital. Her 5 year old brother Douglas is hospitalized in poor condition. Ogden hospitals offer 78 beds for an epidemic and Fort Douglas could be converted to a polio hospital with a pending $50 000 emergency fund.

Salt Lake City Utah Kathleen Barber Spanish Fork Douglas Ogden C. E. Woonacott LDS Hospital State Board of Examiners Ogden Hospital Fort Douglas

Recruiting Clerk Pvt Ober Arrives in Pocatello Office

Pvt Thomas C. Ober arrived in Pocatello to take duties as clerk at the Army Recruiting Office. He was transferred from Fort Scott, San Francisco, and hails from Seattle, Washington.

Thomas C. Ober Pocatello Army Recruiting Office Fort Scott San Francisco Pvt Ober Seattle Washington

Franklin Schools Set To Open Doors Aug. 29

Franklin coun ty West Side district announces the new school year begins Monday August 29 with bus routes to Weston Dayton Clifton and Clifton High School. Lunch program starts September 1. Faculty includes Lyle Porter Frank Parker Durrell Erickson Leonard Johnson George Mylorie Roger Greenwood Reed Anderson Weston Arthur Neuenswander Glen Massey and others.

Clifton West Side Franklin County Reed G. Anderson Weston Dayton West Side High School Lyle Porter Frank Parker DeLamar Palmer Durrell Erickson Leonard Johnson George Mylorie Roger Greenwood Ander

Rain's Hard On Rupert Kid Parade

Rupert weather caused a two hour downpour during a back to school parade with about 100 children braving the rain in decorated bicycles tricycles wagons and costumes. Winners include Betty Carpenter Polly Murphy Norma Cox Juanita Norby and Edith Rhodes among others. After the parade 450 children enjoyed a free show at the Wilson theatre with Camp Fire girls assisting and popsicles handed out by Chamber of Commerce volunteers.

Rupert — Weatherman Chamber of Commerce Connie Smith Quanita Jacobson Betty Carpenter Polly Murphy Norma Cox Juanita Norby Jennifer Herboldine Norma Jean Frederick Edith Rhodes Dixie Gillette Red Cross Raymond Johnson Tommy Tigar Pet Circus Kathy Shelton Steve Brodhead Vivian Klingenberg Beverly Sharon Johnson Don Dafoe Jake Wall W. G. Priest Andy McRoberts Wilson Theatre Camp Fire Aowakiyia Group Delores Freeman Vernell Marile Jean Quane Merchants Committee The Harry Grimes

Saturday Radio Schedule Highlights and Lineups

A dense timetable of programming across KEYY KC 1340 KC 1240 and other stations shows morning shows from The Morning Special at 6:00 to Night Sign Off, with music blocks, news summaries, talk and niche programs. prominent names include Mutual Orchestra, Hawaii Calls, Navy Band, and The Four Knights, plus sports and horse races and farm reports.

Slim. Bryant Wildcats University Theatre Theatre Dennis Day Dick Diamond Private Tective Grand Ole Opr Vic Damone Click Orchestra Three Suns Adrian Rollini Gem State Tex Williams

Phone Rate Hike Protested by Idaho Postmaster

Parley Rigby, postmaster of Idaho Falls, urged the Idaho Utilities Commission to deny Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph rate increases. He criticized proposed increases and questioned overhead costs and the one percent gross revenue payment to AT&T, saying the funds could better serve Idaho and avoid higher rates.

Idaho Falls Parley Rigby Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co State Public Utilities Commission MST & T PUC Idaho Utilities Commission Rigby Idaho American Telephone and Telegraph Co New York City

Markets Drift in Uneven Trade Across Markets

United Press reports stocks and bonds showed irregular activity in light trading. London markets closed firm while New York silver held at 73 cents. Cotton declined with grains and livestock mixed as hogs and lard moved modestly. Sheep and cattle remained steady amid modest shifts.

United Press U. S London New York

Stocks steady on New York Exchange amid quiet session

Trading was quiet on the New York Stock Exchange with prices easing early then rebounding later as buyers returned in the afternoon. Oil shares led advances with Texas Pacific Land Trust up 24 points to 42 percent, while railroads lagged on weak earnings reports and utilities moved unevenly.

New York New York Stock Exchange Texas Pacific Land Trust Standard Oil Company N. J Standard Oil Company of California Texas Company Richfield Oil Houston Oil Plymouth Oil Santa Fe Southern Pacific Peoples Gas Southern California and Edison Commonwealth Edison

Grain futures stabilize amid mixed wheat and soy declines

Chicago grains move with steadier Board of Trade prices as wheat and soy futures rallying meet selling on resting orders. Wheat closes down 5 to 24 cents, corn up modestly, rye down about 1 percent, soybeans weaker around 4 percent, lard also lower. Soybeans rebound from an early low but slip again amid pressure from cheaper cash edible oils.

Chicago Board of Trade

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