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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1947

Page

4

Pocatello Chosen For Large Electric Furnace Plant

J R Simplot and Westvaco Chlorine Products select Pocatello Idaho as the site for a new electric furnace phosphate processing plant expected to reach multi million dollar scale. The announcement highlights Pocatello as an expanding industrial hub and rail center in the Pacific Northwest.

Pocatello J. R. Simplot Gate City Simplot Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation of New York Pacific Northwest Simplot Company Westvaco Corporation Ft. Hall

Postwar English Life Comes Up Short in Tea and Climate

A British travel survey of American visitors finds praise for stability in England despite war while noting two complaints the climate and the coffee. It also cites a public view that food now consumes up to 40 to 60 percent of lower and middle class family budgets.

Ralph Flanders Vermont

When You Kiss Woman You Kiss A Production

Ruark muses on mistletoe the season and laments modern cosmetics and fashion. He jokes about lipstick, girdles, perfumes and factory made allure, warning he will be cautious in romance this year.

New York Botte and Post Office Mary Chary Batten Barton Durstine Osborne Swain Look New Jersey Miss Page Bridgmen

Geneva talk on displaced persons and rights draft

In Geneva W Hallan Tuck and Sir Arthur Rucker urged prompt acceptance of displaced persons for settlement and urged U S passage of the Stratton bill to signal global responsibility. The drafting group prepared a declaration of rights. debates questioned starting with all men are brothers and suggested phrasing all men should act as brothers.

Geneva Switzerland W. Hallan Tuck Preparatory Commission IRO Arthur Rucker United States Stratton Human Rights Commission Delgate Ussr

Billy Rose and the First Christmas Tree in America

Billy Rose recounts how Harvard professor Charles Follen introduced the Christmas tree to Cambridge in 1824. A refugee from Germany, Follen faced abolitionist opposition but hosted a festive tree party for his son, with students and faculty joining the celebration.

America Harvard University Watchmaker Greenwich Village 11Th Street Charles Follen Follen Germany Bismarck South Harvard University Cambridge Follens Boston Charles Pollen Santa Claus

Near-Hysteria Over Reds Spreads In Congress and FCC

The piece discusses Clifford J. Durr of the FCC voicing concern over unsol icited FBI reports on individuals in the radio industry. Senator Homer Capehart demands a congressional inquiry, while J. Edgar Hoover defends the FBI stance and outlines how the bureau shares information with other agencies without judging its use.

New York Clifford J. Durr Federal Communications Commission Durr FBI Homer Capehart Indiana J. Edgar Hoover Federal Communications Commismission

Mars forests claim by Russian astronomer Tikhoff

Prof. Gabriel Tikhoff, a Russian astronomer, asserts Mars hosts evergreen forests similar to Earth’s. He cites observational data and theoretical models to support the claim, though no definitive planetary surveys are cited.

Gabriel Tikhoff Mars Earth

Actress Crossword Clue Puzzle Highlights Names and Clues

A crossword themed set lists Across clues such as Pictured Unhappy and Story-teller plus Down entries like Number Missile and Ogles. It compiles clue hints including Italian town Courtesy title and Provincial speech to identify actors, terms, and wordplay.

Titalian Town Tommy

Crossword clue fragment set for 1920s puzzle

Word bank style list includes times of year doctor journeys leave out voice indicating naut seaport etc. scattered abbreviations and terms like dreadful form Ireland placed observe and senior. donkey bunches sacred songs note of scale and cutting tool appear as clues without prompts.

Ireland Naut Seaport

Let the Kids Take Over A Marshfield High Drive For A Dutch Boy Bicycle

A Marshfield High School project sparked by Skip Carter raises funds from students to buy and air ship a bicycle to a Dutch boy recovering from illness. Grace E. Ryder notes the kids’ kindness and the teachers’ long service while praising youth.

Marshfield Mass Stratford Carter Skippy Carter Skipy Skippy Marshfield High Mansfield High Grace E. Ryder United Feature Syndicate, Inc

Diplomat Bob Butler Faces Unhappiness in CanberraPosting

Washington columnist Drew Pearson recalls grain speculation fears around Ed Pauley and notes Ambassador Bob Butler, the St Paul shipbuilder appointed to Australia, seeks a more glamorous post. Butler complains of dull diplomacy as he clashes over anthem play and social tours with Canberra officials and governors.

Washington Ed Pauley Drew Pearson Pauley Congress St. Paul Bob Butler U. S Australia Court of St. James Mexico City Havana Ambassador Butler Canberra H. Earle Russell Russell U.S Fort Henry Baltimore Francis Sco Key Washington, D. C George Washington New South Wales John Northcutt Melbourne Edmund Sebree Sebree

Radio Program Schedule from KEIO Illustrated

A historical listing shows KEIO radio programming with time blocks from 7:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Notable items include Musical Clock, AP News, Santa Claus Express, Fashion Footnotes, Paul Whiteman, Bride and Groom, Jack Armstrong, and Boston Symphony. Regional segments feature Idaho State Spotlight and Town Meeting.

AP News Hollywood Ted Malone David Wills Betty Crocker Paul Whiteman Allen Roth Uncle Remus Dick Tracy Jack Armstrong Elmer Davis Boston Symphony John Sanborn

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Pocatello and Bannock County George Phillip England Sir Stafford Cripps Ruark Eleanor Roosevelt Unit- Feature Syndicate,Inc Billy Rose Profesor Follen The Bell Syndicate, Inc Ogles Bone Pasteur Bill Cunningham Butler KEIO
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