It's A Date for 18 to 25 Year Olds to Register
The Banno County selective service board opens registration for men born between 1922 and 1930 with dates from August 30 to September 19. Registration asks for name address occupation marital status and military history. Major Gen. Hershey warned that this time inductees will be called to avoid a war.
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Banno« County Selective Service Board
Lace
Selective Service Office
Bistline Building
East Center St
Ellen M. Donaldson
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Banock Motel firm formed to run Lava Hot Springs property
J R Simplot Boise and William V Shields with Bruce Pierce Pocatello filed articles of incorporation for Ban nock Motel Co with 50 000 capital. Simplot major stockholder Shields manager and Pierce assistant manager of Hotel Bannock in Pocatello. The new firm will handle the Thomas Motel at Lava Hot Springs possibly under a future name change. Two other Idaho firms and a non profit also filed articles in Boise.
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J. R. Simplot
Boise
William V. Shields
Bruce Pierce
Pocatello
Bannock Motel Company
Simplot
Shields
Pierce
Bannock
Thomas
Lava Hot Springs
Lava
Idaho
Groom Motor Co
Rigby
Delbert Groom
Myrle Groom
A. B. Eckersell
Pearl Eckersell
Union Silver Lead Mines, Inc
Wallace
Robert FE. Brown
John J. Peacock
Jayse E. Stein
Kellogg
Fremont Mounties
St. Anthony
Taylor Rails at Government Farm Policy in Idaho Campaign
Senator Glen Taylor of the Progressive party spoke to Rupert area farmers and small business owners criticizing the current coalition in Congress for short sighted farm policy. He attacked the present price structure in government spending during the Saturday night visit.
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Rupert
Ida
Glen Taylor
Progressive Party
Idaho
Taylor
Congress
City Recreation Program Pays Rich Dividend in Pocatello
Juvenile delinquency in Pocatello fell from 81 cases in 1947 to 30 so far this year, excluding Bannock county, as Police Chief Roubidoux praised the recreation department. Probate judge Willard Lund credited the city program with lowering youth offenses while noting the junior police and patrol efforts. The recreation fund of 34,253 dollars supported 93,307 juvenile attendees this summer, with a peak 20,800 in softball and a daily average of 1,200 children across nine parks and activities like arts, crafts, and square dancing.
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Pocatello
R. J. Roubidoux
Roubidoux
Bannock
Willard Lund
Cusick Creek
Eastern
Gate City
Judge Lund
Lund
Cards Squeeze Close One In Tilt With G. F.
The Pocatello Cardinals beat the Great Falls Electrics 10 to 8 as Jim Curley pitched the full game for his ninth win in 14 starts. He struck out 10, walked 11, and allowed eight hits aided by six Electrics errors. Al Neil had two doubles and a single, Dick Brisky went 3 for 3, and Ed Mickelson scored on Neil's double in the first inning.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Great Falls
Electrics
Jim Curley
Curley
Cardinal
al Neil
Dick Brisky
Pocatello
Ed Mickelson
Turn To Sport
Last Convict Under Arrest in Utah Prison Escape
A two day search by 100 Utah officers ended in Salt Lake City on Saturday night with the arrest of Fred C. Berge, 20, in a downtown alley. Berge escaped Friday from the Utah State Prison with two companions, Ercil Clark and Joseph Gough, who were captured four hours after the escape. Berge was serving one to twenty years for a Salt Lake City burglary.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah State
Fred C. Berge
Berge
Utah State Prison
Ercil Clark
Joseph Gough
Woman crashes through window at Poca Tell Electric Supply
A Blackfoot resident crashed through a plate glass window at the Poca Tell Electric Supply on North Main Street Saturday afternoon. She was severely cut by glass, hospitalized in fair condition late Saturday, with shock and significant blood loss. Identity not yet established.
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Blackfoot
Pocatello Electric Supply Company
North Main Street
Focal Hospital
Election warning for Boise candidates in November race
The Progressive and Socialist party congressional nominees were warned by the secretary of state to pay filing fees by Monday 5 p.m. to remain eligible for the November general election.
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Boise
Progressive and Socialist Party
Secretary of State
Treason Jury Deadlocked in Kawakita Case
A federal jury trying Tomyoa Kawakita’s treason case in Los Angeles remained deadlocked Saturday night. Judge William C. Mathes ordered continued deliberations to resume Monday after the jury reported no verdict.
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Los Angeles
Tomyoa Kawakita
William C. Mathes
Sharp Price Break The Grocers Fear A Market Decline
Grocers nationwide buy with extreme caution amid a predicted bumper grain crop and possible price reductions. The National Association of Retail Grocers cites fluid inventories as prices may fall. New York chains cut meat 4 to 20 cents a pound.
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National Association of Retail Grocers
California
R. M. Kiefer
Association
New York
Indianapolis
Velma Perk
Perk
San Francisco
Agriculture Department
Lomakin Departs New York amid Pier Booing
Expelled Soviet Consul General Jacob M. Lomakin sailed on the Stockholm to Sweden today as hundreds of spectators and longshoremen booed his departure from New York Harbor.
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New York
Jacob M. Lomakin
Stockholm
Sweden
High School Date Set Here
Pocatello public schools start Sept 20 with pre registration at the high school beginning Monday. Seniors register Monday, juniors Tuesday, sophomores Wednesday, and freshmen Thursday, with late registrations Friday. Superintendent Green urges pre school physicals and notes immunizations available at the Bannock county health unit.
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Pocatello
George N. Green
Bannock County
Vets Picnic Today At Hiram Bilyeu Ranch
Veterans of Foreign Wars announce a big picnic today starting at 1 p.m. at Hiram Bilyeu's ranch, one and a half miles west of Brennan's store. All members and families are urged to attend and bring their eating tools and appetites. Refreshments will be served and a good time is predicted for all. Wives of members are asked to bring a covered dish or sandwiches or cake.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hiram Bilyeu
Brennan
VFW
Spokane Echoes as Earthquake Jars Washington
An earthquake lightly rocked Spokane Washington on Saturday. Nearby Mount St Michaels seismograph logged the tremor but the epicenter had not yet been determined.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Mount St. Michaels
Last Frontier Club License Is Cancelled
Idaho state law enforcement announced suspensions of liquor licenses for three clubs. The Last Frontier near Pocatello faces revocation as Batise’s village status is voided, with potential closure limited to the liquor bar. Lounge at the Owyhee hotel and Club Les Bois in Boise are suspended for violation of the 1947 liquor by the drink law. The 15 day suspension runs until eligibility is proved, then a 30 day grace period follows.
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Boise
Idaho
R. C. Lewis
Last Frontier Club
Pocatello
Batise
Frontier Club
J. E. McNichols
Lewis
Lounge
Owyhee Hotel
Club
Les Bois, Inc
Isaac McDougall
Baiise
Power-Bannock
Storm Misses Coast Storm Misses Bermuda Coast
Hurricane warnings were issued as a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic remained about 500 miles away and expected to pass west of Bermuda. The weather bureau warned of winds of considerable force potentially sweeping the islands.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Bermuda Islands
Utah Family Perishes in Highway Race Near Pocatello
A Yellowstone trip turned tragic when a red Morrison car raced a green sedan two miles south of Pocatello. Ralph Thallman died in the crash along with Joseph Morrison, his wife, and two young daughters. One survivor, 17 year old Kleen, suffered severe injuries and fought for life in the hospital. Police questioned the truck driver but suspects focused on the unidentified green sedan as the other racing vehicle. A coroner and state police opened an inquest into the deadly highway crash.
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Utah
Pocatello
Joseph Morrison
Princeton Ave
Salt Lake City
Carol
Jo Ann
Ralph Thallman
Morrison
Ileen
Kleen
Thallman
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Wellerville
Shamrock Club
Billz Signz Co
Joe Williams
Benton St
Williams
William
Mae Miller
North Third Ave
Leon Reese
Harold
Alfred Nogo
N. S. Fordyce
Arthur W. Hall
Hall
Planes to land in Boise for air force day
Two of 50 B 29 superfortresses will complete a 4500 mile flight from Goose Bay Labrador and land at Gowen Field Boise for air force day. Governor C A Robins Boise Mayor Potter P Howard and Idaho Air Force Association commander Walter York will greet the planes and other officials.
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Boise
Gowen Field
Goose Bay
Labrador
C. A. Robins
Potter P. Howard
Walter York
Idaho
Air Force Association
Idaho GOP Names Boise Man Leader
Idaho Republicans chose Ezra Hinshaw a Boise furniture dealer as state chairman to lead with Mrs Earl S Wright of Dubois as vice chair. He succeeded Tom Smith who served 1946 to 1947 after Milton Horsley withdrew. The convention also elected Grant Ambrose secretary and W L Hendrix treasurer. Electors named were W J Crea Grangeville Mrs Carlyle Sngth Caldwell Mrs Ethel Parker Blackfoot and Frank Stephan Twin Falls. The platform endorsed the national GOP platform and urged education mental health programs state money conservation highway safety and labor dispute settlement by employer and employee agreement.
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Boise
Idaho
Ezra Hinshaw
Earl S. Wright
Dubois
Hinshaw
Tom Smith
Rexburg
Owyhee
Milton Horsley
Soda Springs
Horsley
House of Representatives
Grangeville
Carlyle Sngth
Caldwell
Ethel Parker
Blackfoot
Frank Stephan
Twin Falls
Platform
Philadelphia
POST News Award Won by Hannifan
Leo Hannifan of 741 North Harrison Ave won the POST weekly $5 award for the most important news story after promptly reporting the death of prominent businessman Fred H. Stedtfelt. The POST offers $5 for the week’s best unusual or interesting news or picture.
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Leo Hannifan
North Harrison Ave
POST
Hannifan
Fred H. Stedtfelt
Governor Robins Returns After Chicago Governors Meet
Governor C. A. Robins flew back to Boise after a Saturday night charter from a Chicago gathering of the executive committee of the National Governors conference.
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Boise
C. A. Robins
Chicago
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Taylor Flays
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