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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1947
Page
13
U S District Judge Clark sustains the Portal to Portal Act and rules the act valid in its entirety. The decision affects Inter-Mine and Smelter workers wage claims totaling about 8 million dollars. Clark allows amendment to challenge court jurisdiction within 30 days.
More than a hundred residents met at the American Legion hall to back a proposed municipal building plan to house civic groups and serve as a community recreation center. Future meetings will review financing options. Maj. L. A. Johnson spoke on forming a National Guard unit for Power county and Aberdeen.
Bill Games of Pocatello known as inventor of A Window for the Blind received a check from the Pocatello 20-30 Club for his aid to the blind. While in the Army he developed a writing board to guide a blind hand and enable legible letters to be sent to friends and relatives. He taught many blind people to use the boards or windows and sent many postpaid to sightless individuals across the United States. The club is sponsoring a gift of these windows to the Gooding State School.
The 1947 Dodge pickup driven by Alvin Bizina, 32, of Atwood Trailer Park, and a 1935 Oldsmobile coupe driven by Robert W. Maldenhauer, 23, of 350 Richland Ave, collided at a curve on Mink Creek Road at 3 13 p m Friday. Each vehicle sustained under $10 in damage per Bannock County sheriff's office report.
Boeing officials say the XB 47 Stratojet bomber will take off from Seattle for its maiden flight Sunday if weather holds. The first flight was postponed by bad weather, but is now back on track pending favorable conditions.
Great Salt Lake formed from crustal settling and covers about 2000 square miles with an average depth of 15 feet. The note highlights its shallow, saline expanse and geological origin.
In the 16th century Francesco Iro the Spanish conqueror of Peru shod his horses with gold and silver due to the materials cost being cheaper than iron and then used silver tack and horseshoes in campaigns across the region.
George J. Nicholls weighed a 24 pound large mouth black bass about 35 inches long. He caught it on the Tom Bigbee River in Alabama in April 1926 using red and reel tackle.
School officials announce Christmas break for American Falls students with Friday closure on December 19. Classes will resume Monday January 5 under the direction of Superintendent Frank Doerfler.
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