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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
3
Boise reports the governor's salary adjustment committee endorses major raises for state officials and employees citing merit and higher living costs. The panel will reconvene in early January with plans to draft specific proposals for submission to the legislature.
Boise FHA office director W. T. Lockwood reports 63 home loans issued in November totaling 483000 dollars. The decline reflects a smaller FHA loan volume for the month in the Gem State.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Lucas Davis died at birth and was laid to rest at Fallsview cemetery with graveside service read by Rev Charles Easley. Davis mortuary handled arrangements.
New York AP report states Barbara Kemp a 16 year old pampered daughter of Harold Kemp and his wife hosted a late party with Charles Crawford 19 and Charles Davis 16. They allegedly drank stashed Scotch robbed the home and fired at a mattress while police stopped them. Escorted to court Barbara Crawford and Davis faced Sullivan law charges with bail set at 2500. Barbara released to parental custody.
Christian church Sunday school and core committee members met at the Godnour home in Burley to plan winter activities. Twenty members attended. A Christmas program for church children is set for the week before Christmas. A film, The Rich Young Ruler, will be shown December 19, and the district Layman's League meets December 21 at Burley church. Rev and Mrs Lloyd Balfour and children left for Wray Colorado to participate in a dedication ceremony for a new church building there.
The American Medical Association announced a $3.5 million education campaign to counter socialized medicine. Aimed at its 140,000 members, the plan would assess $25 per member to fund nationwide health education and promote the American medical system’s access to high quality care.
About 200 truckmen and their wives are expected to attend the Idaho Motor Transport Association convention in Boise starting December 9 for a three day gathering. Verne Middleton chairs the event and says the focus will be on trucking industry legislation. H D Norton of the national trucking firms will attend.
Boise Idaho December meeting of the Idaho Rail Liquor Dealers association will ask the legislature to permit bulk discounts and club sales. Club operators warn slot machines could force closures as clubs rely on machines for income while liquor profits shrink.
President Truman refused clemency to convicts Sa Shockley and Miran Thomps, scheduled for execution Friday at San Quentin for killings during the 1946 Alcatraz riot.
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