Public Says High Prices Top News During Past Year
A Princeton survey by Dr. George Gallup lists the year 1947’s top news topics: high cost of living, Russian American relations, and the Taft Hartley labor law. Other leading items include the Marshall Plan, Palestine partition, Hollywood communism probes, and Truman era issues. The public favors ongoing stories and sports news also drew focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Russia
Europe
Palestine
Hollywood
House Committee On UN
Institute of Representative Voters
John L. Lewis
Texas City
Texas
Hughes-Meyers
Hot Dogs End Skunk Skirmish in Idaho Farm
On a Menan area farm near Rigby, Idaho, C. R. Hathaway and bees faced nightly bee raids by a skunk herd. Local agent Arden Harris reported Hathaway baited hot dogs with poison and, by fall, had captured 20 skunks, including a five-skunk night. The plan aimed to protect hives as the pests scented bee colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigby
Ida
C. R. Hathaway
Menan
Jefferson Ey
Arden Harris
Hathaway
Harris
Planes Tug Search For 34 Missing On Kira Wreck
U S Army planes and salvage tugs pressed a sea search for 34 missing after the New Danish Motorship Kira was wrecked off Samar Island by a Christmas night typhoon. Of 633 aboard, 29 survived in a lifeboat after the ship broke apart five miles north of Binalao point. Surviving Americans include three women, the only Americans aboard the 92 823 ton ship owned by East Asiatic Company. The Norwegian motor ship Samuel Bakke at Calbayog Harbor said its crew were in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Samar Island
Kina
Samar
Binalao Point
East Asiastic Company
Samuel Bakke
Calbayog Harbor
Lure Slayer Is Charged in Sierra Slaying Case
Nevada City Joseph L. Hardy a 24 year old dishonorably discharged soldier to answer in Superior Court on murder and escape charges. His wife Lois Hunt Hardy 22 was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of James W. McLain a vacationing elevator operator from Burbank near Truckee California July 31. Confessions allege Lois lured McLain then Hardy shot him. Hardy was captured in Sanderson Texas after escaping from a Nevada County jail tank. No trial date set for Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada City
Joseph L. Hardy
James W. McLain
High Sierras
Harty
Sanderson
Tex
Nevada County
Lois Hunt Hardy
McLain
Burbank
Truckee
Cal
Lois
Hardy
Starter Use Sparks Battery Energy Insight
A maintenance note warns that starting an automobile consumes battery energy and requires about 30 minutes of normal driving to replenish the energy used per minute of starting.
Price control plan sparks Truman protest in Senate
Senate Democrat Francis Myers assails Congress for offering a weak price curb amid a cost of living rise to a new high. Labor reports show a one percent monthly increase, with experts predicting under ten percent total 1947 growth. Truman faces a Wednesday deadline to act on the GOP inflation bill amid mixed administration signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Myers
NBC
Congress
Labor Department
Truman
Pocatello Post asks readers for opinions on leaders and issues
The Pocatello Post invites reader letters on local and national problems and how leaders should respond. It promotes public dialogue by printing opinions to influence daily life and encourage civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Post
Strick
The
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rae Pocatello Post
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Associated Press
United Press
Institute
India
Jersey
Joe” Walcott
Illinois
U.C.L.A
Rose Bowl
Jackie Robinson
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Rocky Graziano
Columbia
Army Eleven
Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
Jet Pilot
Chicago Animal Shelter
SSS
Army
Fort Dix
Eaton
America
Airborne Army of the Future
Washington
Senate
Pocatello
POST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!