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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
4
The piece explains grain futures as buy now for delivery later, noting how rising prices fuel false demand and false low supply. It warns that speculation inflates prices, harming consumers, with criticism aimed at insiders and officials who condemn the practice.
A young Italian girl arrives in the United States seeking romance while seeking a 90 day visitors visa. Immigration officials grant time to decide whether to marry her suitor or return to Italy. The piece also cites several politicians on foreign policy and civil liberties.
Eleanor Roosevelt writes from Hyde Park about being snowbound with family and the 1888 blizzard’s parallels as she notes Congress debates relief for Europe and the need for a plan the US economy can sustain. Pauline Betz wins Nassau tennis opener 6 1 6 2 over Sarah Palfrey Cooke.
Billy Rose recounts Major Timothy Morgan selling magical hair growth potion as he tours Arkansas towns with a magnetized shampoo. A diner encounter with rival Rafferty ends with Morgan buying rights to the young inventor's formula after a dramatic demonstration and a celebratory bar visit.
In a scathing tour from Miami Beach to Haileah, Ruark mocks visiting journalists and the sun‑belt holiday boom. He portrays price gouging, casinos, and vice as tourist traps, then notes middle‑class efforts to appear respectable while admitting corruption and graft in local governance. He also cites Colony restaurant prices and the city’s enduring paradox of luck and vice.
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A 1948 preview from Washington suggests a looming global clash with Soviet power and Communist movements in Europe and Asia. The piece weighs potential U S responses, including aid to Europe, China, and the fate of Panama bases, plus internal US political friction and a portrait of control over media assets. The column also notes alleged anti trust actions against Joseph Schenck and related theater holdings, and reports a jewel theft from Hildegarde Sell's Fifth Avenue apartment.
A barber’s prank in a bar describes shaving the narrator’s head to test a hair product. The plan backfires as the cue ball head remains after 55 minutes amid bar chatter. The tale references twins Wally and Wayne Rafferty who work in a local diner. Billy Rose is mentioned on KEYY radio.
A detailed timetable for weekday and Wednesday morning programs on Keyy 1240 AM includes musical showcases, news blocks, farm and spiritual features, comedy, drama, orchestras, and guest hosts. Notable acts include Gene Autry era shows, Ted Malone, Guy Lombardo, Bob Hope era entries, and classic Western and variety segments across the morning to midnight slate.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late president, expressed disbelief when told Henry A Wallace announced his independent party candidacy. She questioned whether he could win and remarked Oh dear, oh dear after hearing Wallace frame a peace platform as opposing a war policy with Russia.
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