Huge Clipper Plane Sets Transcontinental Records
The Caroline Marsland JRM-2 flying boat completed a non stop Honolulu to Chicago flight in 24 hours 13 minutes, covering 4748 miles and carrying 14 445 pounds of cargo plus 25 passengers and 17 crew. It logged the heaviest payload for such a distance and will be christened at the county fair before Pacific deployment.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Honolulu
Navy
Chicago’lake Front
Adler Planetarium
Mars
Patuxent River
Natal
Brazil
James Lang
Mapleton
Midwest
Mary Lavender
Edna Ward
Springs
N.C
Keehi Lagoon
Hawaii
Cook County Fair Grounds
Alameda
Cal
Pacific
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company
Berlin
Hamburg
West Berlin
Retractile Key Chain Promises Flexible Cord Device
A novel key chain uses a retractile telephone cord design offering a 542 inch coiled length to extend and retract. The gadget emphasizes compact carry with long reach for quick access to keys. Moving parts include a spring mechanism enabling smooth retraction and tension.
Carriers Earn Yellowstone Trip For Subscriptions
Pocatello carriers who turned in 15 new subscriptions qualify for a trip to Yellowstone National Park. They will depart Saturday morning September 11 and stay overnight in West Yellowstone before traveling the Mammoth Trail. Competition continues with top prizes a bicycle, a flying model airplane, and a wrist watch.
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Pocatello Post
Yellowstone National Park
West Yellowstone
Mammoth Trail
Stars Save Stage Queen Worthing From Pauper's Burial
Old friends from stage and screen donate to fund a first class funeral for Helen Lee Worthing a former Follies star. Edwards Brothers mortuary handles arrangements and would not reveal donors but reports more than half the needed money raised. The Screen Actors Guild cooperates and a former Ziegfeld Follies star offered a donation. funeral date not set.
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Hollywood
Follies
Helen Lee Worthing
Edwards Brothers’ Mortuary
Screen Actors’ Guild
Ziegfield Follies
Miss Worthing
Obituary of Ralph M. Cook A Navy hero from Pocatello
Ralph M. Cook 32 pharmacist mate first class was killed in action June 7 1945 in Leyte Gulf. Born Thornton Idaho November 29 1913 he lived in Pocatello most of his life and worked at First Security Bank before enlisting in 1942. He served on the carrier Randolph and was wounded by Japanese planes. Survived by parents four brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements by Arthur W. Hall mortuary.
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Ralph M. Cook
Leyte Gulf
Philippine Islands
Pocatello
Cook
Thornton
Idaho
Melvin and
Cassia Mellikan Cook
Pocatello High School
Idaho State College
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Pennsacola
Florida
Randolph
Trinidad
Pacific
Melvin Cook
Leland
Salt Lake City
George F
Darwin
Robert
Ruby Stone
LDS Church
Arthur W. Hall
Funeral rites for Mrs Selma Sander held in Bancroft
Funeral services for Mrs Selma Christina Sander 69 Lund Ida ho will be held at the tabernacle Bancroft at 2 p m Tuesday announced by Arthur W Hall mortuary She died Friday night from a heart attack Born March 17 1879 in Sweden she came to the United States in 1893 resided Central since 1896 She married August Sanders in 1912 active LDS worker missionary two terms service 1943 1945 in northern California and held several church offices Surviving husband two sons a daughter and 10 grandchildren Funeral arrangements handled by Hall mortuary
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Lund
Idaho
Tabernacle
Bancroft
Arthur W. Hall
Sanders
Sweden
United States
Ogden
Central
August Sanders
Brigham
Utah
LDS Church
California
Relief Society
Soda Springs
Kelley
Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association
Conrad
Glenn
Downey
Melva Law
Meridian
The
Hall Mortuary
Budenz Links Ex-State Dept Official to Communists
Louis Budenz former Daily Worker editor testified to a House committee that Alger Hiss was regarded as a Communist by party leaders in 1940 and 1941. Budenz said he did not know Hiss personally but considered him a party member. Transcript released from a closed session.
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Washington
Louis Budenz
The
Daily Worker
House
State Department
Alger Hiss
Catholic Church
Hiss
Budenz
UN American Activities
Supreme Court Justice Mille Files $658 Finance Report
Boise leads with Bert H. Miller reporting $658 in campaign finances for his Democratic bid for U S senator. Miller filed the required spending statement with the secretary of state as Monday deadline looms for candidates to file.
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Boise
Supreme ‘Court
Bert H. Mille
U. S
Miller
Funeral Service for Preston Resident R K Hart
A Preston chapel service officiated by Bishop R K Hart of the L D S Third Ward featured Dana Muier singing In The Garden Arnold Troseth accompanying and speakers Willis Palmer Dr Eldred Wright and J Clifford Forsgren. The Preston Girls Chorus with Elda Carlson performed Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and King of Glory. Ralph Wright gave the benediction. Pallbearers were Oscar Riley Phillip W Smith Eugene J Barrell Eli L Rowell Vernon Wight and Arthur Petersen. Jed M Palmer dedicated the grave in Preston cemetery.
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R. K. Hart
L.D.S. Third Ward
Dana E. Muier
Arnold Troseth
Willis Palmer
Eldred Wright
J. Clifford Forsgren
Preston
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
King of Glory
Elda Carlson
Ralph Wright
Oscar Riley
Phillip W. Smith
Eugene J. Barrell
Eli L. Rowell
Vernon Wight
Arthur Petersen
Jed M. Palmer
Convention plans tied to Babe Ruth Story premiere
Organizers plan a September 1 convention by Fox Intermountain theater managers to coincide with the premiere of The Babe Ruth Story. J P Halliwell will speak on Community Service at a 6 15 p m dinner Wednesday. Frank H Rickettson of Denver will host the dinner and the show. Members of the Pocatello Cardinal baseball team will be presented from the stage by John O Denman city manager of the Chief theater.
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Fox Intermountain Theaters
J. P. Halliwell
Frank H
Rick) Ricketson
Denver
Watkins urges ERP funds cut to curb inflation and defend US
Senator Arthur W. Watkins charged President Truman with a sworn duty to halt ERP spending if foreign policy harms US security. In Boise he warned that cutting the 6 billion annually allocated to Europe would raise domestic prices. He lambasted Democratic policy as split into four hostile factions and called for Republican unity.
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Boise
Arthur W. Watkins
Utah
Truman
United States
Watkins
C. C. Moore
C. A. Bottolfsen
Henry C. Dworshak
Abe Goff
John Sanborn
Republican Party
Russia
Europe
Truman tackles heat on cruise day at Blakistone Island
President Truman, finishing a nine day vacation cruise, sought relief from the heat aboard the Williamsburg. The air conditioned yacht and a 15 minute river dip provided him more comfort than most, while Press Secretary Ross described the day as notably quiet on the Wanderer ship.
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Blakistone Island
Truman
Williamsburg
Potomac River
Charles G. Ross
Wanderer
Aid Sought On Furnace Transfer
Kaiser-Frazer officials plan to seek Idaho support to block the transfer of a Cleveland blast furnace to Republic Steel. William Tolman and Kenneth Roebuck will meet Idaho's Senator Dworshak and Representative Sanborn in Boise to press for action to secure enough metal for upcoming model production.
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Idaho
Cleveland
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Republic Steel Corporation
William Tolman
Kaiser-Frazer
Pocatello
Kenneth Roebuck
Boise
Henry Dworshak
John Sanborn
Alligator Found In South Dakota Farm Pond
Carl Ahrens a farmer in Geddes South Dakota reports finding a two foot alligator in a water pool near his stock tank. He cannot explain how it arrived in the area.
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Geddes
S. D
Carl Ahrens
South
South Dakota
Ahrens
Heat Wave Grips Nation With 59 Dead and Widespread Idle
The sixth straight day of extreme heat left at least 59 deaths nationwide. Temperatures neared 100 degrees across the midwest and east while humidity remained high. The Weather Bureau warned of slow relief, with some areas showing cooler air but persistent discomfort.
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Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
East
New York
Washington
Boston
Lansing
Mich
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Rockies
Atlantic
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
William O’dwyer
Detroit
Gold production in Australia for five months ends May total
Gold output in Australia for the five months ended May 31 amounted to 318 684 fine ounces, with production pace reflecting ongoing mining activity across major fields.
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Australia
Crippled Bird Learns to Climb in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana Bernard Kehoes found a wounded robin with a broken wing. He built a small ladder to help the bird ascend a tree limb, enabling Oscar to hop from rung to rung.
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South Bend
Ind
Oscar
Bernard Kehoes
Kehoes
Five dozen Yugoslav terrorists get death sentences in trial
Belgrade reports 43 people were sentenced to death for terrorism and espionage in Yugoslavia's largest postwar trial at Zagreb and Belgrade. Eighteen receive hanging. others to be shot or jailed. two to life. rest 15 to 20 years. The Ustachi case links to wartime fascist activity.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Ustachi
Bozidar Karvan
Karvan
Ante Pavelich
Croatia
Austria
Italy
Parking place luck at Durango fire station scene
Bert Hazleton a rancher visiting Durango found a parking place near the fire station then returned to his car to discover burning seat cushions. Firemen had spotted the flames and prevented further damage with a hand fire extinguisher.
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Bayfield
Colo
Bert Hazleton
Durango
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