Tragic bus wreck kills 13 near Delle Utah
A crash on transcontinental highway 40 near Delle Utah involving two Burlington buses left 13 dead and many injured. Victims include a 12 year old deaf mute Sherry Ann Cook and several service members. Fire and explosions hampered rescue as authorities rushed to Tooele Grantsville and Salt Lake City for aid.
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Mel K. Jennings
United Press
Delle
Utah
Burlington
Bonneville Salt Flats
Salt Lake City
Tooele
Faye Gillette
Burlington Trailways Bus Company
Gold Hill
Sherry Ann Cook
E. W. Eggers
Buckle
Inez Magiones
Elko
Nev
Albert Marechke
San Francisco
Grantsville
Idaho Considers Reactivating Labor Commissioner Office
Secretary of State J D Cy Price weighs paths to revive Idaho's labor bureau after 1923 defunding. Options include amending the 1899 law or replacing it, with concerns about overlapping powers and the need to keep the office focused on labor. Labor groups worry about insufficient authority if limits are placed.
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Labor Commissioner’s
Idaho
Bureau of Immigration, Labor and Statistics
Secretary of State
J. D
Cy) Price
Price
Labor Commissioner
Labor Bureau
Idaho Labor Commissioner
State Departments of
Public Health
Agriculture, Fish and Game, Reclamation
Public Works
Statistics and Welfare
Employment Security Agency
State Employment Service
Labor
Weather forecast for Pocatello with snow flurries
Partly cloudy with scattered snow flurries today and warmer. Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with occasional snow. Highs near 25 to 30 degrees and low temperatures expected.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Sune Oe
Dixie
Acatello Emperatu
Boise
New York Ee
Ogden
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle Tenereserte
West Yellowstone
Death Takes Pioneer Pocatellan
Margaret Ellen Myers 70 a pioneer Pocatello resident and wife of James R Myers died at home after a long illness. She was active in civic church and lodge affairs a Congregational church member Westway club Old Timers Ruth Chapter 3 OES Electa Kensington WBA GIA No 423 Mountain Glen division of BofLE She was born August 10 1878 in Birkenhead England and came to America in 1887 settling at Eagle Rock Idaho Falls then moved to Pocatello where she lived since marrying James R Myers May 12 1897 Survivors include her husband two daughters four sons twelve grandchildren six great grandchildren three sisters and numerous relatives Funeral arrangements will be announced by Downard Funeral home.
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Margaret Ellen Myers
Pocatello
James R. Myers
North Eighth Avenue
Congregational Church
Westway Club
Old Timers Club
Ruth Chapter
OES
Electa Kensington
WBA
GIA
Mountain Glen
B. of
L.E
Margaret Ellen Peake
Birkenhead
England
Charles
Elizabeth Ward Peake
America
Eagle Rock
Idaho Falls
James H. “Spug” Myers
Paul F
Charles W
Copper Firm Head Retires
Salt Lake City. D. D. Moffat vice president and general manager of the Utah division of Kennecott Copper Corp retires effective December 31 at age 68. J. D. Schilling 64 assistant general manager also retires under the company plan. Louis Buchman will become next highest ranking officer of the division.
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Salt Lake City
D. D. Moffat
Utah
Kennecott Copper Corp
Moffat
Kennecott
E. T. Stannard
J. D. Schilling
Stannard
Schilling
Acr
Louis Buchman
Rail unions to meet on proposal for settlement
Union leaders from 16 rail unions representing about 1 million non operating workers gather in Chicago Monday to review a presidential fact finding board plan. The plan calls for a 46 hour week from next September and a seven cent hourly pay raise retroactive to October 1. If not accepted a national railway strike looms after January 17.
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Rail Union
Chicago
National Railway
G. E. Leighty
Telegraphers Union
Brotherhood
Fact Finding Board
Association of Western Railroads
Leighty
Washington
Goebel
Gas Plant Explodes in Astoria Hurts Worker and Sparks Fire
At Northwest Cities Gas plant in Astoria Oregon a blast hurled 38 year old gas maker Forrest Slasberry into Youngs Bay. He suffered critical burns while debris flew as firemen combat fires and officials estimate days or weeks to restore service to 1150 gas users.
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Astoria
Ore
UPI
Northwest Cities
Youngs Bay
Forrest Slasberry
Hospital Atendants
Walla Walla
Wash
Adeline Macy
Charles Macy
Macy
Albert Bennett
Munster Laborer Credits Wife in TV Dance Team Clue
Oscar Keith, 34, a brick factory laborer in Munster, credits his wife for identifying the mystery couple on NBC radio’s Truth or Consequences as Velox and Yolanda from the Ralph Edwards show. The couple was linked to a dance team after Munster and Chicago research.
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Munster
Ind
Oscar Keith
Hush
NBC
Hfe
Keith
Fast
Chicago
Ralph Ridwards
Velox
Yolanda
Utah bus crash injures a wide list of victims
The Delle Utah bus tragedy victims include Nancy Marschki 34 Lancaster O W Thompson 19 Sailor Pueblo Colo Richard Lesser 18 Hayward Cal Kenneth Lee 19 Sailor Denver Colo Jack Talbot 19 Sailor Denver Melvin Irving 19 Sailor Thomaston Ga Carl Herrold 18 Sailor Denver Phillip Criss 20 Sailor Bessemer Ala Lloyd Hudson 18 Sailor White Kans Jerald Mitchell 19 Sailor Great Bend Kans Hazel Bittman 20 Wabusha Nev Winifred Bittman 17 Wabusha Nev Henry Beaty 20 Galena Kans Gerald Kerr 19 Sailor Pueblo Colo James Bryant 18 Sailor Atoka Okla Katharine Hendrix 60 Akron Ohio very critical Cal Hendrix 60 Akron Ohio Jerry Hendrix 19 Akron Ohio Wilda McClindan Sandy Utah plus servicemen Tom Lincicone 19 Atlanta Kan Asseal Bell 20 Preston Idaho Will Edwards 26 Denver Charles Edwards 23 Denver Billy Johnson Wetueck Okla critical Thomas Johnson Thompson Ga Paul Mayuardt 1055 Clarkson Denver Fran Myers 21 Jackson Mich Shirley Ray Palmer 19 Walters Okla Eldred Smith 19 Downs Kan Jack Stewart 19 Macon Ga Don Stoltz 20 Greeley Coe E Waller 21 Sacramento Margaret Waller Wichita Kan R O Thompson 20 Wichita Kan Thomas Chappell 24 St Petersburg Fla Ellis Scott 25 Oakland Cal burg Fla
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Salt Lake City
Delle
Utah
St. Mark's Hospital
Salt
Henry Beaty
Galena
Kans
Gerald Kerr
Pueblo
Colo
James Bryant
Atoka
Okla
Thompson
Tooele
Sailor
Waggoner
Katherine Hendrix
Akron
Cal Hendrix
Katherine
Jerry Hendrix
Cal
Wilda McClindan
Sandy
Tom Lincicone
Atlanta
Kan
Asseal E
Bell
Preston
Idaho
Will Edwards
Federal
Denver
Charles Edwards
Will
Billy Johnson
Wetueck
Thomas Johnson
Paul Mayuardt
Clarkson
Fran W. Myers
Woodridge St
Jackson
Mich
Shirley Ray Palmer
Walters
Eldred M. Smith
Downs
Jack L. Stewart
Macon
Don Stoltz
Greeley Cole
E. Waller
Sacramento
Margaret Waller
Ivan
R. O. Thompson
South Oak St
Wichita
Thomas Chappell
St. Peters
Snt
Ellis Scott
Oakland
Calburg
Fla
Man in Shock After Center Street Auto Crash
A man who gave the name Jimmy Gulas was in General hospital Saturday night after being struck by an auto on Center Street between First and Second Avenues at about 11 p.m. He was in shock.
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Jimmy Gulas
General Hospital
First
Second Avenues
Center Street
Fire Laddies Fast On Pocatello Call
Mrs. Don Neilson of 455 West Center reported a house fire in Pocatello and earned the POST weekly $5 news tip award for prompt notification. The fast response came from both the fire department and the POST staff, who praise timely tips.
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Pocatello
Fire Department
Pocatello Post News
Don Neilson
W. Center
POST
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Copper Firm
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