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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1947

Page

7

Home Town Critics Shape Local Movie Debut in Hurricane

Hollywood reports on Hurricane Utah where John Stahl tests The Walls of Jericho with three day tryout in a plain town theater. He praises the genuine local audience who come on word of mouth, avoid hype, and prefer a simple gritty cinema experience.

Hollywood Hurricane Utah 20Th Century-Fox Walls of Jericho John Stahl Stahl China Myrt

Divorce Brings Excess Parentage

A custody case highlights a child torn by multiple sets of parents after divorce. The 6 year old says she loves all her parents and ex parents, questioning her last name and illustrating the clash between adult separation and a child’s need for stability.

Brown Johnson Couf

Denkers Host Open House With Friends and Relatives

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Denkers of 1536 South Third Ave held an open house for friends and relatives. Visitors included the Hendricks family with three children Veil Gary and Sharon, the Wells family with Dick and Sherleen, the Hancock family with Donnie, and the Wrights with Barbara and Mike. Refreshments were served.

Laurence Denkers South Third Ave Ray Hendricks Veil Gary Sharon Norman Wells Sherleen Ray Hancock Donnie H. B. Wright Barbara Mike Elijah Hancock Herb Francis Manguin Ralph Thomas Cetee

Coeds Closet Lists Only Active Garments

A guide contrasts an investor’s balanced wardrobe with a speculative shopper’s cluttered closet. It praises spending on frequently worn pieces and maintaining coordination, noting that unused “skeletons” signal waste and misjudged extravagance.

Coeds Closet

Have Your Child Write Their Own Thank You Letters

Guidance for parents on teaching a child to craft personal thank you notes. Emphasizes letting the child express gratitude directly, with adult assistance only as needed to edit or format. Encourages practice with simple, sincere sentences and timely mailings.

Tenth Ward Christmas Party Honors Officers and Teachers

A Christmas party for the Tenth Ward primary staff and officers was held in the relief society room of the church. A decorated tree stood at the center as games and refreshments followed by gift exchanges. Guests included Mesdames Sarah Lindsay Effie Phillips Twila Smith Lorean Scrowther Florence Selby Idalia Huff Laura Finch Ora Marler Mildred Ray Ora Crapo Verna Larson Ora Hardy Maureen Johnson Alice Olson Hazel Kruze DeVona White head and De Leas Durst. Honored guests were Mesdames Ruth Fullenwider Ruth Weaver Jane Cox Genevieve Francis and Verda Merkley.

Tenth Ward Relief Society Mesdames Sarah Lindsay Effie Phillips Twila Smith Lorean Scrowther Florence Selby Idalia Huff Laura Finch Ora Marler Mildred Ray Ora Crapo Verna

Time Out For Foot Care

Women taking time out for foot care can move more sprightly through the holiday rush of shopping, housework, and hosting. Begin with a 10 minute rest, soak feet 15 minutes, smooth rough skin, then massage with a spiral motion, finish with powder to keep feet dry.

Plan Menus Around Low Cost Foods

Plan menus around abundant foods to cut costs. Recommend peanut butter for protein and desserts with apples pears oranges and grapefruit. Regional recipe steps include cabbage and pea dish with cabbage liquid and a sweet potato orange bake with orange syrup.

Know Towels Before Buying

Practical guide to stocking a balanced linen closet with six towels of each type per person. Emphasizes rotation, using older towels for rough tasks, and proper care to extend towel life without damaging fibers.

Male Players Outguess Gals Says Bridge Expert

Bridge columnist William E. McKenney compares strategies of men and women at the table. He notes men favor misdirection and planning while a woman may seek a correct answer to each hand, illustrating with a hand where a defender misleads by choosing risks and a player overcomes them.

Cultivate Neat Attire For High School Girls

A brief health and grooming guide urges sisters to improve appearance through diet, posture, and facial care. It advises eating vegetables and wholesome desserts, avoiding fattening sweets, maintaining proper posture, clean shiny hair, light natural lipstick, clear skin, clean clothes, polished shoes, and well fitting outfits.

Weekend Showings At Chief Theatre And Orpheum

Sunday and Monday at Chief Theatre Walt Disney's Fun and Fancy Free screens. Orpheum Theatre presents Robert Young and Susan Hayward in They Won't Believe Me and The Cisco Kid in The King of Bandits. Tuesday and Wednesday feature Gene Tierney Rex Harrison in The Ghost and Mrs Muir plus On Loder Lenore Aubert in The Ire of Monte Cristo. Thursday and Friday show Paul Munr and George Raft in Scar face followed by Jean Harlow in Hell's Angels.

Weaker Sex Isnt Asserts Medical Expert

A medical expert argues the so called weaker sex is not weaker. He notes higher male mortality from birth, more men die early, and women outnumber men in later life. He cites disease resistance and pain tolerance differences to challenge the stereotype.

Mayor and Mrs Phillips Entertain at Christmas Dinner

Mayor Phillips and Mrs Phil lips hosted a family Christmas dinner at the home of his parents 649 W Bonneville. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ross Phillips Mr and Mrs Robert Phillips and daughter Kathy of Chicago UL and Mrs Zada Russell of Nampa Idaho.

George R. Phillips W. L. Phillips W. Bonneville Ross Phillips Robert Phillips Kathy Chicago Zada Russell Nampa Ida

Blackfoot children fill high school for Christmas pageant

About 400 Central grade school pupils packed the Blackfoot high school auditorium for a pantomime style Christmas pageant with dolls coming alive. Carols rang from the Sandberg home as Nativity groups sang in the yard.

Blackfoot J. C. Sandberg South University Avenue Sandbergs Melvin Olsen Central School

Gravitational Oddity on Mars Moons and Baseball Castaway

Mars hosts two tiny moons with only miles in diameter. Gravity is so weak that a resident baseball player could throw a ball around the planet and catch it upon return, illustrating the planet’s unusual gravity.

Mars

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