CIO to Organize Unions in Clothing Industry
CIO leaders led by Philip Murray plan a drive to organize unrepresented workers in the clothing trades. They target the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers and argue the unions lack sufficient members to meet CIO standards, with action pending until March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hington
CIO
Philip Murray
Jacob Potofsky
Amalgamated Workers
Murray
United Publics
National Cio of Fi
Arm Equipment Union
Ted Auto Workers
Farmer Workers
Anal Cio
Yoal
Dumb Blonde Ad Prompts Mixup in Lake City
A local Lake City itchboard operator received a flood of calls after an ad offering in a hotel job was printed. The ad labeled A Dumb Blonde and included a phone number but lacked the advertiser’s name and hotel identity, leaving the operator unsure how to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Hoteldentity
Man Found Murdered in Cedar Rapids Hotel Room
A 29 year old engineer Byron Hartman was found stabbed and beaten to death in a Roosevelt hotel room in Cedar Rapids. Police consider possible motives including defense secrets but remain skeptical. Hartman represented Emerson Electrical Co. and was in Cedar Rapids to confer with Collins Radio Co. Police note robbery and jealousy as alternatives. Hartman previously worked for Curtiss-Wright and served in the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Byron €. Hartman
University City
Robert Brosh
Hartman
Emerson Electrical Co
St. Louis
Collins Radio Co
Emerson Company
Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Co
Marines
Actress Pleads With Cops Not To Arrest Mate
Marie Wilson pleaded with two policemen not to arrest her husband actor Alan Nixon on a drunk charge. Nixon resisted arrest after jaywalking to a theater where his wife parades as a performer. Officers broke one set of handcuffs before subduing him and Wilson posted 20 dollars bail at the Hollywood station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Marie Wilson
Hushbard
Allan Nixon
Nixon
Miss. Wilson
Tumble repeats itself in Ware girl’s injuries
Patricia Limbacher of Ware Massachusetts first broke two bones in her left arm while playing in her yard. Less than four months later she fell again and broke the same two bones in the arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware, Mass
Patricia Limbacher
Malad School Clubs Hold Meetings and Programs
The Malad school and Boys' club held Monday meetings with student units presenting talent programs. Freshman and junior groups performed songs and readings while Miss Smith led girls on a Mexico trip. A joint Malad Stake Primary social followed with a grand march and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ward Thomas
Sident Cleve Morgan
E. L. Keppner
Idaho S Game Department
Sandra Helen Wight
Kathryn Hen- Latuna Thomas
Gaylene
Jeannine Jensen
Gwener
Helen Harris
Helkins
Vanover
Iphomore
Mexico
Sally Smith
Miss Smith
Ris
Sharon Jones
Malad
First Ward
Sylvia Sparks
Ida Smith
Myra Jean John
Norma South
Elaine Castleton
LaRue Moss
Ethel Thompson
Edith Doutre
Lorraine
Lucille Corbridge
Fern Daniels
Wanda Napier
Andra
Labor leaders back Truman program amid wage and policy talks
Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers and other union chiefs pressed for the Democrats labor agenda. They urged repeal of Taft Hartley, inflation measures, and housing while pledging full cooperation to push Truman's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Walter
United Auto- Workers
CIO
Truman
Paich
Indus
Congress
Reuther
Two Black Soldiers Questioned In Guam Jade Shop Slaying
In Agana Guam two Black enlisted men were questioned after police tied several sightings to the jade shop where Ruth Farnsworth and coworker Sue Blackledge were last seen. A green sedan, fatigue-clad Filipinos, and a bloodstained club were noted as searches continued for clues. Farnsworth, 27, a civilian navy employee, was found slain in a jungle clearing. her fiancé Sterling McGinnis from Glen Falls was named.
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Agana
Guam
Ruth Farnsworth
U. S. Naval
Wac
Miss Farnsworth
Daniel Elmore
Seattle
J. W. Arnold
Carl Wall
Miss Blackledge
Miss F
Sterling McGinnis
Glen Falls
San Francisco
McGinnis
Elmore
Navy
Main Highways Open in eastern Idaho
C A Kelly highway engineer district one said most highways are open in eastern Idaho with some secondary roads still closed. North of Rexburg toward Yellowstone Park many roads are one way due to narrow cleared sections caused by heavy snows and winds. A rotary plow is out of service but four plows are working. The Ashton to West Yellowstone route is particularly hard to keep open while roads south of Rexburg are in fair condition.
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C. A. Kelly
District One
Idaho
Kelly
Rexburg
Yellowstone Park
Ashton
Thirty Die as Lansa Plane Crashes Near Bogota
A Lansa Airlines aircraft crashes five minutes after takeoff from Bogota en route to Barranquilla. Thirty people die, including two Americans, A C Buchanan and E Howie. Five minutes after departure the wreckage is spotted on Sabaleta hill twelve miles from the origin. Rescue teams reach the scene before nightfall. twenty six passengers and four crew members are dead. The remaining victims are reported to be Colombian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Lansa Airlines
Barranquilla
Sabaleta Mill
A. C. Buchanan
E. Howie
Atomic energy may explain rubber bounce says Goodrich
Akron Ohio Dr Howard E Fritz VP in charge of research for B F Goodrich Co says atomic energy by products like radioactive tracers could solve the mystery of what makes rubber bounce and lead to better rubber products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Atomic Energy
Howard E. Fritz
B. F. Goodrich Co
Humerick Rites Set Today In Blackfoot
Edward Palmer Humerick 39, auto and farm equipment mechanic of Blackfoot, died after a chaplained illness. He lived at 87 Lilac Street, worked for Bingham Sales, born in Kemmerer Wyoming, son of Fred W and Pearl Palmer Humerick. Survived by widow Blanche Wilkinson, two children, two stepchildren, mother Pearl Humerick, brother Ray Humerick. Funeral at 2 p.m. from Sandberg funeral home with Rev Marcus Bloodworth officiating. Burial Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot.
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Blackfoot
Edward Palmer Humerick
Lilac Street
Bingham Sales Company
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Fred W
Pearl Palmer Hamerick
Kemmerer High School
Forest Service
Blanche Wilkinson
Pearl Humerick
Emmett
Ray Humerick
Pocatello
Sandberg
Marcus Bloodworth
Methodist Church
Grove City
Rita Hayworth Sails to Europe With Aly Khan in Snowstorm
Film star Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan sailed to Europe amid a heavy snowstorm. Hayworth attempted to board secretly, later posing for photographers as reporters chased the pair aboard the Britannica. Her secretary said plans were unsure and a possible English film in sight.
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New York
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Europe
Rita
Miss Hayworth
Rebecca
Mae West
England
Columbia Studios
Aly
Aga Khan
Fire Destroys Sash Factory in Vancouver
A $125000 blaze destroyed the Crystal sash and door factory and damaged nearby homes in VancouverBC. Four hundred firefighters battled flames leaping as high as 100 feet, threatening a city block. no injuries reported and the cause to be investigated tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Crystal Sash and Door Company
Lawmakers Inspect Mental Hospital Tour of the Idaho State Hospital
Idaho lawmakers from Power Bonneville and Caribou counties toured the Idaho State Hospital at Blackfoot with Farm Bureau auxiliary members. Dr. J. O. Cromwell urged a bigger engineering budget, better housing, and qualified personnel to meet hospital needs ahead of the legislature.
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Blackfoot
Power
Bonneville
Caribou
Farm Bureau Auxiliary
Idaho State Hospital
J. O. Cromwell
H. C. Allen
Power County
Ward W. Meadows
R. Howard Andrus
Bonneville County
S. Reed Andrus
Earl Gunnell
Caribou County
Harry D. Sorensen
Grover W. Jensen
Pearl Walstrom
Maurice Moody
Farm Bureau
Parley Rigby
Idaho Falls
Cromwell
Inkom Youth Enlists in Army for Three-Year Hitch
William P. Whitworth of Inkom enlisted in the army contabulary service for three years. He will train at Fort Ord California. The notice also mentions Robert W. Stockton of Rupert being examined for pre induction. New Mexico is listed with an area of 121666 square miles.
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William P. Whitworth
Harold Whitworth
Inkom
Army Constabulary Service
Army
Fort Ord
California
Robert W. Stockton
Rupert
Pupils Tested for Tuberculosis in Local Schools
Jean Johanneson, the district school nurse, completed TB skin tests for 620 students across Blackfoot High School and partner schools including junior high central Irving St. Margarets and those in Wapello Groveland. Fort Hall will be tested later with permission from Superintendent Clifford Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Central
Irving
St. Margarets
Wapello
Groveland
Jean Johanneson
Fort Hall
Clifford Evans
National Tuberculosis Association
Gooding Hospital
K. A. Tyler
Tyler
Beverly Bowns
Bingham County
Robertson Named To Church Post
Robertson, former counselor to Bishop Chester Loveland, is appointed bishop of the Blackfoot second ward. He fills the Cleveland vacancy as Raymond Hanson becomes first counselor. second counselor position open. Ward clerk Thomas Jorgenson continues in post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Clifford Robertson
Chester Loveland
Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Robertson
Cleveland
Chubbuck
Pocatello
J. E. Williams
Howard Packham
Parley Brave
George H. Clark
Raymond Hanson
Ward
Thomas Jorgenson
Nurses Begin Psychiatric Training at Idaho State Hospital South
Four LDS hospital nurses from Idaho Falls arrived to begin a 13 week resident psychiatric training program under Arlene Messer at Idaho State Hospital South. The program is part of a new law requiring psychiatric nursing training before state RN licensure. Named nurses are Jean Hammon Joyce Godfrey Maxine Harmon and Phyllis Oswald.
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Blackfoot
Idaho State Hospital South
Arlene Messer
Jean Hammon
Joyce Godfrey
Maxine Harmon
Phyllis Oswald
LDS Hospital
Idaho Falls
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Destore Union
Maydell Ward
Lois Tovey
Bunny Dudley
Jean Hermansen
Lois Bush
Maralene Mills
Mary T. Corbridge
Ither
Whitney
Food of
Y of Labor
Maurice J
Fsie O. Ellingson
Army Recruiting Office
George Claxton
Ellingson
Dr. Lewis Leath Robbins
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Pocatello, Idaho
Humerick
Prince
Sash
Oelerich & Berry Co
Chicago
New Mexico
Wee A
America
Nate Morgan Jewelers
Nate Marg
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