Dam Use Proposal Sparks Idaho Water Clash
The Bureau of Reclamation outlined a compromise on reserved American Falls water to aid Big Palisades Dam plans near Idaho Falls. It would let water companies buy 315000 acre feet while reserving 283000 acre feet for winter use. Opposition argued water should not be sold and criticized basing policy on the Clinton report.
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Rupert
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North Side
Minidoka
Michaud Flats
Pocatello
C. H. Westeroth
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Boise
Westeroth
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R. J. Ndwell
North Central Montana Sportsmen Seek Wider Game Law Changes
The North Central Montana Sportsmen's Association in Great Falls urged sunrise to sunset shooting on migratory birds and upland species, plus a big game winter range lease. They also called for conservation districts supervised by the state Fish and Game Department, a personnel handbook, stronger enforcement, and increased fish rearing funds.
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Great Falls
North Central
Montana Sportsmen’s Association
State Fish and Game Department of Conservation
Schools Overcrowded Prompt Additions to City Schools
Pocatello school officials report an 11.1 percent rise in enrollment since 1940 41 and urge completion of three elementary school additions Whittier Washington and Jefferson. If funded, the plan would free space in the high school by housing 265 crowded students and support a planned Alameda junior high under the same bond issue.
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Pocatello
Whittier
Washington
Jefferson
Alameda
Chicago Still Biggest Market for Idaho Potatoes
Idaho potatoes moved in October with 413 carloads unloaded in Chicago, the leading market. Market reporter Lyle N. Gardner noted 2,875 Idaho potato cars were unloaded in the 100 largest U.S. cities that month, Maine ranking second with 1,324. Other major markets included New York, Detroit, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.
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Idaho Falls
Ida
Chicago
Idaho
Lyle N. Gardner
U. S
Maine
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Rupert Man Heads VFW Unit
Grover Newman Rupert is named senior vice commander of the sixth district VFW and Henry Pharris Jerome is chosen junior vice commander after Sunday elections. The group urged higher GI loan limits for home building, purchase, farm or business improvement and called for a revision of VA compensation policies.
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Jerome
Ida
Grover Newman
Rupert
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Henry Pharris
Veterans Administration
Trenton welcomes former Villanova captain Bob Kelly
Bob Kelly former Villanova basketball captain now on the industrial relations staff of a Trenton firm makes a friendly welcome to newcomers. He hands out an extra large number of cigars in the welcoming effort.
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Trenton
N. J
Bob Kelly
Villanova
ISC Head Urges Long Range Planning At Conference
Idaho State College president Dr. Carl W. McIntosh stressed the need for long range planning to handle higher enrollment as ISC works with temporary facilities. The Northwest Association gathering in Spokane included educators from eight western states. Speakers included J E Buchanan of the University of Idaho and D George A Selke of the University of Montana. Dues for member institutions were raised from 25 to 60 dollars annually.
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Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools
Spokane, Wash
Idaho State College
Carl W. McIntosh
ISC
J.E. Buchanan
University of Idaho
Geoffrey C. Andrew
University of British, Columbia
Canada
D. George A. Selke
University of Montana
Polio Toll Falls to 281 This Year in Boise Hospital
A six year old Burley boy was admitted in Boise on Monday as the 281st polio victim of the year. The report notes the case being the first in four days, suggesting a slackening epidemic in Idaho.
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Boise
Ida
Burley
Infant Born In Germany Returns With Army Aid
A two month old Sneere baby boy Travis Gilbert Burke, son of Columbus residents Betty and Travis Burke, arrived in Columbus from Frankfurt after his mother died two days after his birth. He traveled 5,000 miles in an Army plane, cared for by nurses and Red Cross in Germany, and will go to Norwood, Ohio, with his father.
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Travis Gilbert Burke
Germany
Gilly
Frankfurt
Betty Gilbert Burke
Travis E. Burke
War Department
Cincinnati
Betty
Lockbourne Army ‘Air Base
Rite Graham
Lima
Graham
Norwood, O
Butchie-Boy Seeks Home for 15 Month Old Orphan
Hutchinson Kans the 15 month old known as Butchie-Boy waits for a home and parents. He was left at a nursery at seven weeks old after time in St Elizabeths hospital. His mother has never been seen though she sent letters and money to support him.
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St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Pocatello Stake Sets Dec 31 Party
The Pocatello Stake MIA Special Interest department plans a New Year’s Eve social at the Fourth Ward chapel on Dec 31 at 9 p.m. Co chairs Ronald Reid and Mary Terry lead a committee handling decorations, dances, refreshments, and advertising. Music by Nolan McMullins Orchestra. Tickets at door or through Mutual officers.
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Pocatello Stake
Stake Mia
Fourth Ward
Tenth Ave
Sublette St
Ronald Reid
Mary Terry
Fred Carstens
Takes Own Life in Twin Falls Home
Marie Hill 52 wife of H W Hill a Twin Falls chiropractor shot herself in the bathroom of their home Sunday Coroner Wayne Schow said She used a 25 20 rifle and had been in ill health for about two years Survivors include her husband and a son Howard Hill The report ends with an unrelated note about a separate inquiry and a mother’s identity not being determined
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Twin Falls
Ida
Marie Hill
H. W. Hill
Wayne Schow
Schow
Italian Occupation Ends as U S Forces Leave Italy
Sixteen hundred U S soldiers sailed home aboard the Admiral Sims ending the occupation of Italy’s mainland. The departure follows four years of blood and sacrifice from Salerno to Cassino and the surrender of Mussolini’s regime.
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U.S
Admiral Sims
Italy
G. Ls
Salerno
Leghorn
Aly
U. S
Benito Mussolini
Royal House of
Savoy
Ex-Nicaragua President Arguello Dies in Mexico City
Former Nicaraguan president Dr. Leonard Arguello died in Mexico City after a heart attack. He had arrived from Managua two weeks earlier to live in exile and his body was to be returned to Nicaragua for burial. He had suffered ill health and his condition worsened during his six months at the Mexican embassy and due to the high altitude of Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Leonard Arguello
Nicaraagua
Arguello
Institute of Cardiology
Managua
Nicaragua
Gayosso
New York Writer Seeks Pocatello Tales for Spotlight
A New York writer invites Pocatello residents to share jokes and stories for a national column. He offers his book and autographs as rewards for the best entry sent to The Post by January 1. The piece also recounts Helen Keller’s brief hotel interview with reporter Wil son, highlighting her daily schedule and communication.
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Pocatello
Bannock County
Broadway
Hollywood
Helen Keller
Gray Globe-Trotter
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