Value of Idaho Farm Production Hits Peak in 1947
Idaho 1947 farm production valued at 246.544 million dollars excluding sugar beets, a record high. Total crops 233.089 million field crops plus 8.87 million fruit and 4.675 million corn, beans, and truck crops. Wheat output rose to over 35 million bushels. sugar beets had record yields. potatoes fell to 1939-41 lows. acreage near 1946 levels overall.
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Idaho
Boise
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
Three Die In Accident In Weiser Idaho
Three automobile occupants perished Tuesday night when the car lost control and struck a tree at a street intersection in Weiser Idaho. Charles H. Miner 46 and Thelma Carpenter were killed instantly. Pvt William H Wallace 18 of Midvale died on the way to the coroner.
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Weiser
Ida
Charles H. Miner
Thelma Carpenter
Pvt
William H. Wallace
Midvale
A. S. Jones Si
Year in Review 1947 Names Top Figures and Awards
A humorous year end feature lists best and worst from 1947. It names notable figures in politics, entertainment, and society such as General Ike and Howard Hughes, plus actresses Ava Gardner and Lana Turner, with strong opinions on books movies and theater.
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S. Truman
Eddy Duchin
England
Johnny Lujack
Prince Philip
Ike
Dwight Christmas
Dior
Howard Hughes
Johnny Meyer
Betty George
Ballas
Flying Saucers
Senator Rowster
Secretary Marshall
Duke of Windsor
Tommy Manville
June Lockhart
Phil Silvers
Marlon Brando
Ava Gardner
Hazel Brooks
Tougest
Queen Mary
Mine
Huntington Hartford
Lana Turner
Linda Christians
Fred Allen
Nannette Fabray
Lee Mortimer
Harem
Powers Gal Evelyn Milroy
Myron Cohen
Francis Craig
Jackie Robinson
Broadway stars and the toupee trend in gossip page
Zac Freedman notes Earl Well’s monthly toupee habit as a fresh hair fiend gag. Henry Morgan mocks pleasing the average man, Pat Harrington riffs on a road crossing joke, and awards crown Stan Kenton as Best New Band with Lena Horne as Top Gal Singer.
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Broadway
Zac Freedman
Henry Morgan
Pat Harrington
Jimmy Ryan
Stan Kenton
Lena Horne
Jack Paar
Robert Q. Lewis
Benny Meyers
Nightlife Gossip and Society Notes From The Colony
Duke of Windsor donates $100 to New York infirmary fund at the Colony during a dinner hosted by banker Charles Cushing. The party included Lana Turner’s townbound gossip and a view of Alexis Smith. DiMaggio returns, Ow en and Hartford plan Paris talent agency, Jessel eyes film, and Maley cast in Mr. Roberts with Fonda.
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Duke of Windsor
N. Y
Colony
Charles Cushing
Alexis Smith
Lana Turner
Drew Berkowitz
la Martinique
Petrillo
Crosby
Joe DiMaggio
Huntington Hartford
Tony Owen
Donna Reed
Marie Louise Vousquet
Sam Goldwyn
Paris
George Jessel
Jack Carter
Loew’s State
Me Mister
Peggy Maley
Leland Haywood
Mr. Roberts
Henry Fonda
David Wayne
Sandra Kilroy
St. Moritz
Earl
Othman Buys His Own Present And Avoids Drying The Dishes
Frederick C. Othman reports he bought himself an automatic dishwashing machine after years of dish duty. He details a home remodel to install it, including tearing a kitchen wall and plumbing work. He claims his wife doubted the machine but notes the first cycle left dishes dry, clean, and shiny, ending with a Merry Christmas to readers.
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Othman
Washington
Theonan
Mrs. O
Thomasina
Three Injured In Train Collision Near Ross Park
Three Salt Lake City men were injured early Christmas moving when an engine ran into a caboose near Ross Park. Preston R. Stead suffered lacerations of the right lower leg and was released. Curtis Player had contusions and shoulder abrasions and was released. Floyd W. True, the most seriously hurt, had abrasions and a possible fractured vertebra. his condition was listed as fairly good.
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Salt Lake City
Ross Park
Preston R. Stead
South First West
Curtis Player
Redondo St
Floyd W. True
West Third South
Condie
Massacre Plot Ends In Suicide After Threats
Vaughn Templeton, 52, a widower, killed himself on a Roslyn porch after eight hours of threats to massacre a family and harm Philadelphia judges and a district attorney. Police found shotgun shells printed with the names Maurer and four common pleas judges. Caroline Curens, Templeton’s former fiancée, did not visit the home.
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Vaughn J. Templeton
Roslyn
William E. R. Lybrand
Caroline Curens
Templeton
Lybrand
Inlaw
Philadelphia
John H. Maurer
Maurer
Common Pleas Court
Harry S. McDevitt
John Boyle
Thomas Bluett
Father Promises Son in Hospital To Take Him Home
Charles Pack of Mechanicsburg promises his two year old son Eugene a home visit Friday as doctors fear he may not survive his incurable kidney ailment. Eugene, who marked Christmas Dec 16, longs to go home, missing the tree and gifts and ending hospital stay with his family after a conference with his physician. More than 47,000 women are employed in United States banks.
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Columbus
Charles Pack
Mechanicsburg
Eugene
United States
Idahoans Celebrate Quiet Christmas Across State
Idaho observed a calm Christmas with many homes open to guests and church services. Snow fell in higher elevations and southeastern areas while Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Malad, and Mullan Pass recorded varying depths. President Santa visited 115 polio patients in Boise, and Sun Valley hosted celebrities including Ingrid Bergman Gary Cooper and Henry Ford II.
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Idaho
Salvation Army
Sun Valley
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lundstrom
Gary Cooper
Lucien Ballard
Merle Oberon
Henry Hathaway
Jeffrey Lynn
Henry Ford II
Clifton Webb
Two Die In Utah Traffic Crashes
United Press reports two fatal holiday crashes in Utah. Victims include Douglas Sproul, 19, Washington. Melvin Scherer, 55, Meeker. Police note at least 13 minor accidents, with Sproul’s car going off a curve and burning after a plunge of about 80 feet, and Scherer’s car colliding head on near Lehi.
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Utah
Douglas Sproul
Washington
Melvin Scherer
Meeker
Cole
Sproul
Scherer
Lehi City
Limmts
Schere
Tungsten Alloy Coatings Now Available for Bearings and Tools
A new process deposits tungsten alloys on metal surfaces via an electrolytic bath enabling hard metals for bearings, pistons, cylinders, dies and machine tools. This technology promises harder, wear resistant components through electroplating.
Rent Hurdle Delayed For Chicago Tenants
Housing Expediter Tighe E Woods told Chicago rent adviser John P Ryan that Chicago landlords are in a better position than in other large cities and there is no reason for rent increases. He noted the advisory board had proposed a 15 percent rise, which he denied for lack of substantiation.
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Washington
Woods
Ryan
Chicago
Crews Find Missing B 17 in Labrador Christmas Eve Crash
A B 17 with nine aboard forced down on a frozen Labrador lake about 150 miles from Goose Bay as fuel ran out. A search plane located the plane Thursday after almost a day of searching and dropped supplies to the crew.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Army Air Force
Idaho Draws College Skiers
Idaho skiers continue arriving at Sun Valley to compete in the Intercollegiate Ski Tournament set for December 28 to 31. Fourteen teams will join Utah University, the defending champion, which remains top-ranked. Practice has been at Alta, Utah, with little snow on the valley floor and sparse conditions at Dollar Mountain.
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Sun. Valley
Ida
Colelege
Utah University
Cham
Eam
Alta
Utah
Dollar Mountain
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