Priest Dies as Rectory Burns in Buffalo Fire
In Buffalo New York police identify the priest as Rev John W Peel who died Monday night after a two alarm fire engulfed the parish rectory A second priest Rev Martin B Fell was badly burned and rushed to hospital Firemen say Peel was found critically burned in the flaming building and carried through a tunnel to the church where he died Both priests were believed to be the only occupants of the rectory when the blaze began.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John W. Peel
Martin B. Fell
Father Peel
Father Fell
Theater benefit aids needy in Good Neighbor drive
At the Chief theater on Thursday at 10 a.m. theatergoers will donate food and groceries for the new Good Neighbor agency. Grownups bring a package of spaghetti and a dozen eggs. children bring canned goods. Organizer F A Spechart arranged the event with John Denman and Sam Hanson directing vaudeville and music to support families down on their luck until spring jobs open.
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John Denman
Sam Hanson
Denman
Hanson
F. A. Spechart
Bill Rieske
Pocatello Dog Thief Stories Stir Town
Two residents of Pocatello face public scorn as a blonde male cocker spaniel belonging to Bonnie Lee Fickes vanishes from 215 South Garfield just before Christmas Eve. The dog’s theft, tracked by footprints in fresh snow, targets the daughter of Lieut. Donald Fickes, who is serving in the Berlin airlift. Mrs. Fickes offers a no questions asked reward, hoping for the dog's return and a return of normal peace to her home.
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Pocatello
Judas
Frankie Fickes
South Garfield
Bonnie Lee Fickes
Bonnie Lee
Donald Fickes
Blackfoot Couple To Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Jones of 109 South Fisher Street Blackfoot mark their golden wedding with a dinner tonight in Otel Bannock banquet room in Pocatello. Four generations will attend including their three sons LeRoy Leslie and Kenne Boise with spouses. Mrs. Jones was born May 24 1875 in Rockford Minnesota and they wed December 28 1898 in Windom Minnesota.
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Blackfoot
Edgar J. Jones
South Fisher Street
Otel Bannock
Pocatello
LeRoy
le Leslie
Kenne Boise
Wii Ee
Wolesale Gas
Mankahto
Minnesota
Rockford
Windom
Alameda Chief Involved In Car Collision
Alameda Chief of Police Earl J. Adkins was in a car collision at 5 30 p m on Monday at Oak Street and Pocatello Avenue. His car reportedly struck a vehicle driven by Ray Hugh Vezina of 193 Washington Avenue. The chief was en route to another accident when the crash occurred. State Traffic Officer Wake investigated.
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Earl J. Adkins
Alameda
Ray Hugh Vezina
Washington Avenue
Oak St
Pocatello Ave
Wakeman
Truman blasts Reds in a surprise speech
Washington reports Rep. John W. McCormack of Massachusetts told business leaders that the 81st Congress would not threaten industry. He declined to discuss specific bills but assured businessmen there is nothing to fear from this administration.
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Truman
Washington
John W. McCormack
Mass
Airmen on Greenland icecap hindered by foul weather rescue effort
U S airmen marooned on a 7700 foot Greenland icecap face weather delays as the Saipan carrier and helicopter teams race from Norfolk to Bluie West One for a rescue. A C 82 planned from Goose Bay was forced back by 100 mph winds and two gliders were wrecked.
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Washington
Foulweather
Air Force
U.S
Greenland
Saipan
Norfolk
Goose Bay
Labrador
Bluie West
Sergeant Re enlists at Poca Tello station to Fort Ord
Sergeant John N. Bell re enlisted at the Poca Tello recruiting station and departed for Fort Ord. He is the son of Joseph N. Bell of Pacific Grove California about six miles from the Fort Ord station.
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John N. Bell
Pocatello
Fort Ord
Joseph N. Bell
Pacific Grove
Golden State
Idaho Lawmakers Eye Slot Machine Repeal Path
A Boise report says the 30th Idaho legislature will push repeal of the 1947 slot machine act by killing the repealer in committee. An unnamed southeastern Idaho House member says the bill would pass the House but die in Senate committee unless backers maneuver it.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Indonesians Open Guerrilla War Against Dutch in Java
Major General Sungkono, commander of the Indonesian republican army in east Java, ordered guerrilla warfare against the Dutch. The call came via a clandestine republican radio detailing hit and run raids along the rail line from Djatibarang to Cheribon.
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Batavia
Sungkono
East Java
Republican Radio
Java
Djatibarang
Cheribon
Child Dies Of Alcohol Poisoning
Coroner W A Platt reports 19 month old David Chisholm died of alcohol poisoning on Christmas Eve in Columbia South Carolina. Police hold an unidentified friend of the family as the investigation continues.
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Columbia
S. C
W. A. Platt
David Chisholm
Service Station Robbed in Pleasant Grove
A statewide alert was issued for two men who assaulted a Pleasant Grove service station attendant late Sunday night and stole $60 from the till. It was the second Utah county service station robbery in four days.
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Pleasant Grove
Utah
Utah County
Tom Smith Elected President of Blackfoot Chamber
Tom Smith was chosen president of the Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce at a Monday meeting. James Bowns Jr. was named vice president and Marguerite Holland was reappointed secretary. Smith is linked to Blackfoot Motor Co and Bowns runs a photo studio.
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Blackfoot
Tom Smith
Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce
James Bowns, Jr
Marguerite Holland
Smith
Blackfoot Motor Co
Bowns
Rites Held for Bishop Arnold E Reddish in Bannock County
Funeral services for Bishop Arnold E Reddish, killed in a Thursday auto crash near Fort Hall, were conducted Monday at the Sixth Ward LDS chapel. Elders, bishops, and community members attended. graveside rites followed at Mountain View cemetery with a wide community turnout and floral tributes.
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Arnold E. Reddish
Fort Hall
Sixth Ward
Latter Day Saints Church
Evan E. Jones
Kent Cox
Ira Cox
Earl A. Thompson
Denis Paxman
Reddish
LDS Church
N. H. Saxton
Jared O. Anderson
Tive
Jayson Holladay
Jay G. Jensen
Gordon W. Jensen
Clair Neilsen
Reed Jensen
Lynn Holladay
Eugene Packer
Ruel Neilson
Ashel A. Perry
Marion L. Coleman
Alton M. Alexander
Cromwell Bird
Homer Satterfield
Roscoe Cahvon
Melvin Walker
G. J. Davis
Otis Hall
Bannock County
Charles B. McCurdy
Mountain View Cemetery
Sixth Ward Relief Society
Gertrude Powell
Ball Mortuary
Idaho Schools Urged to Enter Air Age Education Contest
Idaho schools are urged by Chet Moulton director of the state department of aeronautics to join a second contest titled Applied Air-Age Education in Idaho Schools. The department seeks to raise awareness of the air age and train future public officials through the program.
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Idaho
State Department of Aeronautics
Chet Moulton
Moulton
Two Die As Light Plane Crashes In Tennessee
A light plane crashed during takeoff at Chattanooga Municipal Airport killing Chicago couple Jay H. Leason 47 and Florence Leason 41. Their deaths were reported by United Press.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Municipal
Jay H. Leason
Florence
Chicago
Fords Welcome Son at Henry Ford Hospital
A son was born Monday to Mr and Mrs Gore Ford II at Henry Ford Hospital. The birth adds a new member to the Ford family in Detroit.
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Detroit
Gore Ford II
Henry Ford Hospital
Pocatello Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Snow Flurries
United Press reports Pocatello will see partly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries. Daytime high around 20 degrees, with a low tonight near freezing.
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Pocatello
Truman attacks Russia at Kansas City luncheon
President Truman, guest of Eddie Jacobson, denounces the Soviet Union as a major obstacle to peace while praising Jacobson’s Israel hospital aid. He warns that contracts are not sacred to Russia and urges United States resolve to press for world peace. State Department broadcasts relay his remarks globally.
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Kansas City
Truman
Russia
Soviet Union
Serton
Howte
Mr. Truman
Near East
China
Indonesia
United States
Washington
State Department
Voice of America
President Truman
Jacobson
Trumatt
Kansas Certising and Sales Executive Club
Charles G. Ross
Sol Bloom
W.Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Drive Slow Roads Slick in Southeastern Idaho
State police urged slow driving as snow and ice affected southeastern Idaho roads. All routes remained open Monday night with slick spots noted near Boise Shelley and Twin Falls. Drivers were advised to check conditions before travel and use chains where indicated.
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Idaho
Boise
Shelley
Twin Falls
Mrs Welles Says Husband Suffered Heart Attack
Mrs Sumner Welles told reporters there was no mystery in her husband Sumner Welles near death in a Christmas night incident. He was found unconscious and frostbitten in a field near Oxon Hill Maryland after a long night walk. Doctors said he suffered severe shock frostbite and may need amputation. he remains in serious but stable condition.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Oxon Hill
George R. Huffman
Sumner
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