Berserk Rail Worker Kills Four in North St Paul Shop
Police report John J. Hill a 54 year old chief engineer at Northern Pacific in North St Paul yard opened fire during a boiler room dispute over who cleans boilers. He killed W L Butler 44 electrical foreman T R Williams 65 shop superintendent then two engineers Art Buhrman 48 and Joseph Murray 65 as they rushed to aid. Hill then killed himself as police closed in using tear gas. Bomgard a brother in law described Hill as having the worst temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steiner
John J. Hill
Northern Pacific Railroad
North St. Paul
W. L. Butler
T. R. Williams
Art Burhman
Joseph T Murray
Steiner
Hill
Northern Pacific
Williams
Butler
Buhrman
Murray
Theodore H. Bomgard
Weather Outlook For Pocatello And Region
The forecast shows cloudy periods with occasional rain or snow and cooler conditions this afternoon through tonight. Highs near 35 to 40, lows around 25. Extended three day outlook is not overly cold with light snow possible in areas of Southeastern Idaho and nearby regions.
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Pocatello
United Press
Idaho
Utah
Boise
Fifth Column Feared In Shanghai Crisis
Americans in Shanghai fear a fifth column uprising may aid the communists as the port city trends toward collapse. Reports say fifth columnists prepare to help from within while U S consulate sources consider protection for business interests. Officials stress Marines would protect lives only, with no current plan to deploy to safeguard property.
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Shanghai
U. S
Officials Subpoenaed in United Produce Bankruptcy Suit
Subpoenas were issued today for officials of the United Produce Co. of Chicago a fruit and vegetable brokerage with West Coast reach to appear at a bankruptcy hearing filed by three creditors.
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Chicago
United Produce Co
Chicago Fruit and Vegetable
West Coast
B 36 Bomber Flits Over Honolulu Unnoticed
Honolulu civilians wondered if the B-36 bomber on an 8000 mile Texas to Hawaii mission went undetected. Gov. Ingram M Stainback criticized secrecy as observers noted the aircraft was not spotted and Air Force officials offered explanations about IFF signals and non interception.
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Honolulu
T. H
Texas
Ingram M Stainback
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Calwell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
81St Congress
Air Force
Carswell Air Force Base
San Diego
San Francisco
Eighth Air Force
Roger M. Ramey
Utah woman dies from injuries in Moab collision
A Dove Creek Colorado woman and former Monticello resident died from injuries suffered in a November 30 auto truck crash on Utah Highway 160 twenty miles north of Moab. She was a passenger when the car collided with a truck and overturned twice.
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Utah
Dove Creek
Colo
Monticello
Utah Highway 160
Moab
Cooperation urged to block forest fires at Intermountain conference
F W Godden of the Intermountain fire control division urged cooperation among the Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber of Commerce newspapers radios and signs to prevent blazes in the Caribou forest. The final day of a three day resource conference in Pocatello highlighted new power spraying devices to combat bark beetles and identified cigarettes camp fires and brush burning as top fire causes.
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F. W. Godden
Intermountain Division of Fire Control
Pocatello
Godden
Ogden
Caribou National Forest
Danish Canyon
Chamber of Commerce
Intermountain
Utah
Jay W. Mattison
B. A. Anderson
John Kinney
Forestry Service
L. A. Dremolski
Caribou
Eight Dead In Topeka Plant Blast
An explosion at the Kansas Power and Light plant four miles east of Topeka killed eight workers and injured 35, with two missing and feared trapped. Fire followed, power was cut from Topeka, and downtown disruption spread as emergency crews worked amid darkness and chaos.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Ed Kiene
Kansas Power and Light Company
Reporter Answers Movie Czar Mayer in Open Letter
Tacoma Times reporter Sam Angeloff rebukes Louis B. Mayer for scolding reporters and photographers. He insists mere reporters seek truth, interview leaders, expose cheats, and help bring Mayer back to earth. Angeloff invites Mayer to visit Tacoma to meet a single “mere reporter.”
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Tacoma
Wash
Sam Angeloff
The
Tacoma Times
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer
Arrowhead Springs
Calif
Angeloff
Tower of
Ivory
United States
Kings and Queens
Idaho Falls Bride Dies After Fatal Traffic Crash
Colleen Dennis Campbell a 19 year old Idaho Falls bride died from injuries after a Tuesday night crash on a highway near Fort Hall in which her husband Wendell Campbell a 22 year old Idaho State College student was critically injured. The other driver was Blackfoot policeman Grant Hultz. Campbell remained in critical condition at a Pocatello hospital.
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Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Colleen Dennis Campbell
Joseph Dennis
Wendell Campbell
Idaho State College
Blackfoot
Grant Hultz
Fort Hall
Campbell
Boise man pleads guilty to second degree murder in Streifling case
Frank Leppert, 26, of Boise, pleads guilty before Judge Preston Thatcher to second degree murder in the October death of Aberdeen rancher Max Streifling, 72. He receives a sentence not to exceed 20 years. Leppert exonerates his wife Margaret 23, who is released for insufficient evidence. States guards will transport him to Boise.
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Frank Leppert
Boise
Preston Thatcher
Aberdeen
Max Streifling
Leppert
Black
POST
Streifling
Power County
William Hoehnen
Carl Muir
Hoehnen
Big Six Basketball Jamboree Opens In Pocatello Tonight
Idaho coaches survey the Big Six jamboree at Pocatello tonight and tomorrow to preview upcoming season power. Nampa faces Boise Braves in the first game with matchups including Caldwell Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Pocatello on the schedule as teams chase a two night trophy.
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Idaho
Idaho Falls’ Tigers
Pocatello
Jay Jensen
Jensen
Nampa
Bulldogs
Caldwell Cougars
Tees High School
ig-Six
Sae
Rip” Gledhill
Boise
Braves
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Caldwell
Small Hope For Lower Housing Cost
Ray S. Hunter of Paradice and Hunter Architects told the Pocatello Rotary Club at Bannock hotel that construction costs have almost doubled since pre war days. He urged four paths to cut costs including lower labor and material prices, faster project completion, weather resilient building and cheaper materials.
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Ray S. Hunter
Paradice and Hunter Architect Company
Pocatello
Pocatello Rotary Club
Bannock Hotel
Hunter
Mel Deaton
Thomas Cancels Engagement Here
Noted singer John Charles Thomas cancels his Monday night engagement due to throat ailment and travel conditions. He is in Pendleton Oregon and has also canceled concerts in Boise and Nampa. Refunds for tickets are available at Fawson Music Company.
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John Charles Thomas
H. L. Fawson
Fawson Music Company
Thomas
Pendleton
Ore
United Press
Boise
Nampa
Fawson
Carnes And Zener Named To Chamber Board
W. C. Carnes and Milton Zener were elected as new one year directors of the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce. Two year terms were given to Ralph J. Comstock Jr., S. M. Day, Col. M. P. Goodfellow, L. C. Johnson, H. B. Markham and Dale M. Strong. Holdovers are Clarence Elle R. D. Gallafent Jack Henderson and Harold Ory. Officers to be elected Monday. present officers are C. Ed Flamdro president E A Dufford first vice president and J L Craig secretary manager.
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W. C. Carnes
Milton Zener
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Ralph J. Comstock, Jr
S. M. Day
Col. M. P. Goodfellow
L. C. Johnson
H. B. Markham
Dale M
Strong
Clarence Elle
R. D. Gallafent
Jack Henderson
Harold Ory
J. L. Craig
Chamber
C. Ed Flam Dro
E. A. Dufford
Craig
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Quiduin
China
Suhsien
Formosa
Nanking
Miles
Pengpu
Hucen
Suchow
Yantze River
ST. Paul, Minn
Bomgard
Don Hatten
Golob Oil Company
Ben Sneider
Frank Golob
Pocatello Fire
Alameda Department
1SC
Reed Hall
John Vessel
Topeka, Kansas
Streissing
Carnes and Zener
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