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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1947

Page

2

Tyhee Blaze Heavily Damages Home Stranded Family Help

D C relief city workers moved Mrs Stewart and her children Jee 7 Johnny 4 and Jo Anne 3 to a church welfare storehouse in Pocatello and provided warm clothing. Ashton Farms donated an unused basement house for shelter while ward relief cleaned the structure and supplied food beds and furniture. The children searched for their missing cocker spaniel Blondy then visited their grandmother.

Tyhee Blaze Acce D. C Stewart Jee Johnny Jo Anne Church Welfare Pocatello Ashton Farms Ward Relief Society Blondy

Rate hike opposition from Idaho honey growers

Idaho honey producers and the Honey Growers Association opposed proposed rail rate increases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Kenneth Bradshaw, of the state honey growers, argued higher percentages would crush business, urging rates on a dollar per cwt basis. He cited Idaho honey shipments to Chicago rising from 85 cents to 1.07 per cwt plus three percent and noted five million pounds produced.

Idaho Interstate Commerce Commission ICC Alfred C. Cordon Pocatello Kenneth Bradshaw State Honey Growers Association Bradshaw Growers’ Association Badshaw Chicago

Illinois grandmother acquitted in arsenic poisoning case

Mrs. Lillie Winters 77 was found not guilty by a circuit court jury after 30 minutes of deliberation on a charge of feeding arsenic to relatives. The trial also charged an attempt to poison her granddaughter Marjorie Burton, and prosecutors planned to seek dismissal of the separate count against her daughter Gerald Burton.

Fairfiled Lillie Winters Ily Circuit Marjorie Sarah Bryant Susan Claire Los Angeles Sumner Bryant Susan

Vet Students Auction Personal Property to Fund Living Costs

Ninety G I college students and their wives auctioned personal possessions at Pomona college football field to cover costs beyond government allowances. Items sold included a 1928 auto for 87 dollars, a wedding ring set for 25, a washing machine for 50, and binoculars for 80, while a $1000 silver fox coat and several Chinese silk bedspreads drew no bids.

Pomona Calif G. I. College Pomona College Benjamin D. Scott

Six Perish In Stockton Home Fire Tragedy

In Stockton California a mother Earline Scott 27 her sister Le Moyne Mays 14 and three daughters Beverly Ann 7 Glenda Marlene 5 and Brenda Fay 3 died after a fire trapped them in their cottage. Overheated water heater started blaze neighbors found the house engulfed and rescue failed.

Stocton Cal Smother Stockton Earline Scott le Moyne Mays Beverly Ann Glenda Marlene Brenda Fay Walter Champreaux John Tubbs

Yule Theme At PTA Meet

Dr. Arthur West newly elected president of Lincoln PTA will preside at a Monday evening Christmas program at the school at 8 pm. Students sing carols and readings are planned by Wanda Lee Ward with a trio by Ina Wilson Lola Schiess and Gladys Trimming. Refreshments served by Rooms 8 and 7. parents urged to attend.

Arthur West Lincoln P. T. A Wanda Lee Ward Ina Wilson Lola Schiess Gladys Trimming

Students To Give Play At Central School

Pupils at Central school plan a Christmas program on December 18 with all 420 taking part. Principal Melvin Olsen compares it to an old window scene and says children invite all to be peepers for the evening. The event features pantomime and pageant singing by the fifth grade. Olsen notes they cannot present on December 15 so that voters are reminded to support the hospital bond issue on the sixteenth.

Blackfoot Central School Melvin Olsen Olson

Truman and lawmakers gear up for Europe aid action

President Truman and leaders plan a White House meeting Monday to push the Marshall Plan as Congress readies a final vote on a 597 million dollar stopgap act. The plan funds relief to France Italy and Austria and provisions include early 150 million dollars by the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to keep relief pipelines flowing.

Washington France Italy Austria Truman White House House Senate Mr. Truman Senate-House Reconstruction Finance Corp Congress China Arthur H. Vandenberg Sam Raybun Tex Capitol Hill United Press

East Idaho Fair Receipts Reach New High in 1947

Special to the Post reports the East Idaho State Fair drew a paid attendance of 71 901, the largest in history, with receipts surpassing 69 000 in 1946. Auditor Illard Bowen, based in Pocatello and serving since 1931, presented figures to representatives from ten of fourteen counties. A 120 000 budget was adopted. Bowen and the fair board agreed to clarify provisions upon Bonneville county’s request. Community officials urged additions to premium lists, including sheep classes, and county commissioners were asked to share suggestions.

Illard Bowen Pocatello Bowen Bonneville County Fair Board Bert Orr Bear Lake County Frank G. DeKay DeKay Emil C. Johnson Bonsneville E. R. Breuhler Bannock County W. H Pete) Jensen Cl Raymond Bannock

Gift Box For Children by Zora Club No 3 Daughters of the Nile

A Shreveport Louisiana meeting of Zora Club No 3 of Daughters of the Nile will pack a gift box for crippled children at Shriner's Hospital. The 7 p.m. pot luck at Mrs. H. C. Rhoades's home invites 4 members to help prepare gifts for 64 patients. Eighty one percent of Glacier National Park is accessible only by trail in Montana.

Shriner’s Hospital Shrevert Louisianna Zora Club No Daughters of the Nile Glacier National Park Montana

Pauley Defends Grain Investments Before Senate Panel

Ed Pauley, president’s ambassador at large on reparations, faces questions from Senator Styles Bridges and others about his grain holdings. He asserts he is an investor, not a gambler, insisting critics misstate his role and pointing to President Truman’s remarks on “gamblers” in the market.

Washington Ed Pauley Los Angeles Harold Stassen Harold Tom Homer Styles Milton William Pauley Truman Army Pausley Kenneth Royal Styles Bridges Tom Clark Milton R. Young N.D Homer Ferguson Michigan President Truman Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson Pesident Sen. Ferguson

Jamaica Caribbean Sea south of Cubs

The fragment notes a location in the Caribbean Sea to the south of Jamaica and near the Cubes region, indicating a maritime reference. No further readable details or events are present in the text.

Peete Wem Jamaica Caribbean Cubs

Oldest Medal of Honor Recipient Named Windolphy

The report identifies Charles Windolphy, 95, of Lead, S. D., as the oldest living holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor, noting his status and hometown.

Charles Windolphy 95 Lead S. F

Youth Takes Own Life In Sorrow Over Sister

A somber notice reports a youth who died by suicide amid grief for his sister. The family recalls attempts to reconcile the situation, including urging him to seek help and join meals, before the tragic act ended his life.

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