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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1947
Page
15
Police urge all to attend the annual ball on December 17 at Deleta ballroom. Officers canvass town selling tickets to support the policemen’s fund aiding widows and children of officers killed in line of duty. Proceeds fund the charity as officers ask the public to buy a ticket.
Dr Franz J Polgar, famed hypnotist, offers $20000 to anyone who can hide a pin in the United Press building for 10 minutes. Reporter hides pin on 19th floor, Polgar locates it within seven and a half minutes. Polgar claims vast memory and mind reading, though admits he forgets at times.
The St Croix River near Calais Maine about 22 miles from the sea yielded a large school of herring driven upstream by predatory fish, creating an unusual inland find and potential local marine activity note.
Hollywood gossip notes Bette Davis has slimmed to a size 12 and attracts wolf calls on the Warners lot. Clifton Webb is the first actor named for The Screwtape Letters adaptation with Clare Luce, as shooting on the project nears completion ages ago. Edith King joins Gallant Blade at Columbia, and June Lockhart secures Widewear contract amid Broadway success.
A 15 year old heiress was reportedly held by a zealous suitor in a mountain hideout near Tijuana Mexico. Troops stormed the location but could not locate her. Local authorities pursue leads as the search continues.
Pocatelld fire department responded to an oil stove fire at the Roy Nelson residence, 526 Eleventh Ave, at 8:22 p.m. Sunday. Firemen arrived to find the stove had been turned off.
A dense timetable lists KEIVU radio programs from 9:45 in the morning through 12:00 at night. It includes Faith, Texas Jim, Roberson, World News, Workshop, Honeydreamer, Sammy Kaye, Lassie, Counterspy, The World, You Asked For It, and Sign Off, with various hosts and shows across the day.
Sixteen members of the Seagull camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. L. A. Dunn’s home, 130 Washington. The program featured readings, poems, talks on Christmas topics, and community singing led by Mrs. Vine Larson. Luncheon, gift exchange, and guest Mrs. Leo Terry completed the social.
The termite soldier stakes its head and holds its grip to defend the nest from invasion, even at the cost of its own head. A dramatic image of sacrifice highlights the tenacity of termite defense behavior.
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