State Senator Levels Blast At City Hikes In Slot Taxes
Idaho State Sen. Earl S. Wright warns a 50 percent slot machine tax invites corruption and recalls backing slot machine limits. Wright notes about $10 million yearly take and favors higher license fees to avoid entanglements. He and Sen. Baldwin Brown authored the act restricting operation to incorporated areas.
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Twin Falls
Wright
Sen
Baldwin Brown
Owyhee
Idaho
State To Blame For Bandits Says Mayor
Twin Falls Idaho officials accuse the state legislature of legalizing corruption by passing the 1947 slot machine act and lacking intestinal fortitude in tax policy. Mayor H G Lauterbach and Public Safety Commissioner I E Nitschke denounce Senator Clark and Senator Wright while defending a 50 percent city take as a shared consequence of state policy.
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Dubois
Idaho
Earl S. Wright
Clark
Twin Falls
Ida
H. G. Lauterbach
Commissioner of Public Safety
I. E. Nitschke
Earl S. J. R. Clark
Rec
Wright
Inter
Canal Work Bids Sought
The Bureau of Reclamation seeks bids to upgrade the Milner Gooding canal in Idaho to reduce leakage. Work near Shoshone includes 2,000 feet of concrete mortar sealing, a concrete check, and 1,600 feet of gunite rock wall. Bids open in Burley on January 27.
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Boise
Ida
Bureau of Reclamation
Mindoka
Idaho
Burley
Shoshone
Two Fight Over Woman Inmates In Jail Fight
Two men William H Hobanks and Charles Cox state mental hospital employees were in Bingham county jail Friday over a knife fight in the administration building. Cox suffered a forehead wound and faced assault and battery while Hobanks was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Warrant affidavits were sworn by Sheriff Charles W Belnap. Complications in scarlet fever and other infections are reduced by sul fan azine.
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Blackfoot
Bingham County
William H. Hobanks
Charles Cox
Robert M. Kerr, Jr
Cox
Hobanks
Charles W. Belnap
Four New Polio Cases Reported in Idaho
Idaho state health officials added four polio cases to the yearly total of 288. The patients include a 23 year old Lava Hot Springs woman a 24 year old Rupert boy a four year old Parma boy and a 22 month old Carey boy whose illness was mild and released after diagnosis.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho
State Department of Public Health
Lava Hot Springs
Rupert
Parma
Carey
Judge Rejects Name Change for Baltimore Basin Twin
Judge Earl D. Parker refused a petition to rename the twin villages Baltimore and Basin to Baseball. The decision found no clear proof that the communities desired the change.
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Lancaster, D
Earl D. Parker
Baltimore and
Basin
Auxiliary Calls For Craft Entries
Two days remain to enter the annual sewing and modeling contest of the Auxiliary of the Idaho Wool Growers Association. President Mrs. Merle L. Drake says entries are due Saturday, with the contest held during the association's Boise meeting January 9 to 11. Top winners earn all expense trips to the National Wool Growers Association meeting in Salt Lake City January 6 to 28.
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Challis
Ida
Idaho Wool Growers’ Association
Merle L. Drake
Snd
Wool Growers Association
Boise
National Wool Growers Association
Salt Lake City
Gallo seeks car thief who took his vehicle in Kenosha
Michael Gallo wants to identify the person who stole his car after leaving it at a filling station with the keys in the ignition. He could not start the car, and it disappeared the next day. Farm honey production in the United States totaled more than 233 million pounds in 1945.
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Kenosha
Wis
Michael Gallo
Gallo
United States
Father Of Siamese Twins Seeks Separation Operation
The father Edward Speer says he would risk the twins death in an operation to separate the conjoined babies despite doctors' warnings of almost certain fatal outcome. Indiana University medical center officials say no surgeon would operate due to ethics and futility. The twins, joined at the skull with feet extended apart, show independent responses and would likely be unable to walk if they survive. Speer plans to return from Bedford to discuss future care as the twins near hospital discharge.
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Indianapolis
Edward R. Speer
Speer
Coe
Indiana
James Whitcombe
Andy
Donald Casely
Indiana University Medical Center
Riley Hospital
Bedford
Ind
Casley
Fong
Death blamed on Burley electric department in electrocution case
Burley Idaho coroner's jury found the city's electrical department at fault after Rex B. Hooton age 33 was electrocuted when he touched a live wire while removing trees along a city street. The verdict cited improper disconnecting of electrical wire and failure to check premises before turning on power at night.
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Burley
Rex B. Hooton
Hooton
Burley City
Ricks College Students Start Christmas Holidays
Rexburg report says Ricks college students began their Christmas holidays after fall quarter exams. Winter quarter starts January 5 on return. Superintendent Lyle Christensen announced about 30000 dollars of chemistry physics and biology lab equipment will be installed during the break and ready for use when classes resume.
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Rexburg
Ricks College
Lyle Christensen
Prize bull Gem Doval Essar Veto tops Idaho sale
Ernest Field of Gooding Idaho sold his prize Hereford Gem Doval Essar Veto for 3000 dollars at a sale that drew over 1200 attendees. The event featured 74 head sold, with Gem Royal Essar VIII fetching 2100 dollars for Ernest Ehlers of the Sun Valley Hereford ranch in Filer.
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Gooding
Ida
Ernest Field
Here
Nettleton Brothers
Murphy
Idaho
Field Ranch
Ernest Ehlers
Sun Valley
Hereford Ranch
Filer
San Antonio
Texas
Fields
Dayton Group Forms In Idaho And Atlanta Firms
Hill Top Water Association of Dayton Idaho filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Incorporators include E O Bergeson Lon Cahoon Clee Cahoon Kenneth Painter and Donald Robinson. Also filing was the Hermada Mining Company of Atlanta capitalized at 25000 with Ernest Oberbillig Gilbert C Pearson and Herman Miller as incorporators.
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Boise
Ida
Hill Top Water Association, Inc
Dayton
E. O. Bergeson
Lon Cahoon
Clee Cahoon
Kenneth Painter
Donald Robinson
Hermada Mining Company
Atlanta
Ernest Oberbillig
Gilbert C. Pearson
Herman Miller
Explaining Commodity Market Speculation and Regulators
United Press reports on speculation in the commodity markets driven by stock market trends and government insider claims. The piece notes high prices for wheat corn and cotton, regulatory shifts, and potential political scandal tied to insiders and lawmakers.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
Sugar loss during Java occupation in World War II
During the war years the occupation of Java by Japanese forces cost the United States and its allies 1,250,000 tons of sugar.
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Java
United States
Winter Sports Too Hazardous Declared In Village
The village declares winter sports hazardous and bans snowballing and hooky bobbing. Village Board Chairman K L Maler orders restrictions with responsibility placed on children and parents to enforce the emergency measure.
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Paul
Ida
K. L. Maler
School Unity Meet Planned in Idaho Counties Consolidation
Valley Bear Lake Cassia and Clark counties seek consolidations with single units and shared high schools. Proposals include Cas cade administration, Montpelier Paris, Burley Oakley Malta and a Class B district reform replacing eight districts. Small Spencer high school would close with students moved to Dubois.
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Boise
Valley
Bear Lake
Cassia
Clark
Kenneth F. Dean
Benewah
Kootenai
Idaho
Valley County Committee
Cascade
Bear Lake County
Montpelier
Paris
Cassia County
Burley
Oakley
Malta
Clark County
Spencer
Dubois
New President For LDS Area
Missionaries from Alaska Montana Northern Idaho Oregon and Washington greet new area president Joel Richards of Salt Lake City in Portland Richards leaves his insurance business to serve a three year term He succeeds Samuel Brinkhurst who returns to real estate in Salt Lake City
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Portland
Ore
Church of Latter Day Saints
Alaska
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Joel Richards
Salt Lake City
Richards
Samuel E. Brinkhurst
Brinkhurst
Utah City
Flat Foot Alley Outlawed by Los Angeles City Hall
City Hall elevator operators must stop using quirky floor nicknames after Ralph Hoffman, the building superintendent, bans terms like Flat Foot Alley for Temple Street and other colorful labels such as Divorce Courts and Baby Farm amid resident complaints.
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Calif
City Hall
Ralph Hoffman
Hoffman
Temple St
War Department
New Dodge Trucks Displayed By Blair Fry Motor Co
Blair Fry Motor Co will display the new Dodge job-rated trucks in Povatello with an initial showing set for January 7. The line includes 248 basic chassis models with gross vehicle weight from 4250 to 23000 pounds and gross train weight up to 40000 pounds.
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Dodge
Povatello
Blair-Fry Motor Company
Blair- Fry
Teacher Recruiting Effort Set for Boise Meeting
A regional NEA conference on teacher education and standards will be held in Boise January 26 and 27. Attendees include education association representatives from Washington Oregon and Idaho led by Dr Ralph McDonald. Afterward Idaho plans a teacher recruitment drive targeting graduating seniors amid ongoing teacher shortages.
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Boise
National Education Association
Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
J. John M. Booth
Idaho Education Association
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Ralph McDonald
Washington, D.C
Idaho Association
Booth
McDonald
Brother Shot By Utah Boy
Provo police report Billie Adams 12 was critically wounded after being struck in the stomach by a large caliber rifle held by his 15 year old brother Jimmie. The accident happened as the brothers were alone at home preparing lunch after school. The rifle belonged to their father and they had been playing with a wooden gun earlier. Billie underwent emergency surgery and remained in extremely grave condition.
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Provo
Billie Adams
Utah Valley
Jimmie
Billie
Theo Adams
Theft report details car value with cash inside
George W. Felds reported a theft of his car valued at 400 dollars and later amended the report to include 310 dollars in cash found in the glove compartment.
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Columbus
George W. Felds
Idaho On Top In Savings Bonds
Idaho exceeded its 1947 savings bond quota of 18 million by more than 1.3 million, reaching 19,370,062 as of Nov 30 with one month left. State director Harold W. Ellsworth said Idaho is among the first 10 states to surpass its goal, ahead of last year’s pace by about 3.37 million.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho
Harold W. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Young Lovers Sentenced for Double Murder in Idaho
Seventeen year old Verna Norton Keller and Roscoe Hartley receive life terms for second degree murder in the Sandpoint killing of Juanita La Venne Plaster. A 1947 law requires ten years of imprisonment before clemency eligibility, with both awaiting potential release after serving the full decade.
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Boise
Verna Norton
Tarzan) Keller
Idaho Penitentiary
Keller
Hartley
Sandpoint
Louis Clapp
Clapp
Wartime Units Open To Veterans
Lt. W. R. Morehead announced veterans may join several famous wartime divisions now in the United States with a minimum three year commitment. Enlistment options include Infantry Armored and Engineer units and the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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Severa
United States
W. R. Morehead
Pocatello U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Earth and Venus Nearly Twin Planets in Size
A sentence notes that Venus and Earth are almost identical in size with Earth’s diameter only 327 miles greater, highlighting close planetary dimensions.
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Venus
Earth
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