Emergency Food Drops Aid Snowbound Navajo Nation
Snowbound Navajo Indians receive emergency rations delivered by C-47 and C-45 aircraft from Kirtland field New Mexico. The desperate region in northeast Arizona endures a harsh winter with snow, blanketing huts, making heating and cooking labels unclear, while women repurpose parachutes into garments. The community fears tuberculosis and spring floods, hoping sheep wool and blankets will sustain barter at trading posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Air Force
Arizona
Navajo Mountain
United States
Lewis B. Panther
Edwin M. Miller
Utah
Veteran Pension Proposal Sparks Senate Debate
A veteran of World War II urged broad automatic pensions for all World War II veterans reaching age 65, arguing the plan would go beyond current administration ideas and ignore veterans’ ability to earn a living. He spoke to the House Veterans Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carray, Jr
House Veterans Committee
Communists Seize Peiping Amid Parades and Gun Parades
Communist troops quietly entered Peiping as bands played and propaganda units moved through the streets. American-made 40 mm machine guns topped columns while a Nationalist force withdrew on the opposite road. The scene appeared orderly and efficient despite the stark division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Powerful Turtle and Coyotes Impress in Appalachians
Powerful turtles reach about 140 pounds and can sever a limb with one bite. Coyotes choose special meeting grounds and yelp after nightfall, never repeating the same site two nights in a row. In the Appalachians four movies are named for colors Green, Red, Blue Ridge, and Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachians
Obituaries for Cawley and Lee in Mountain View area
James Daniel Cawley 55 engineer died in a train accident Sunday funeral at 9 am at St Joseph's Church with Rt Rev Edmund Cody Rosary Wednesday at 7 pm Downard funeral home burial Mountain View cemetery Harold Charles Lee 33 UP fireman died in a head on train collision near American Falls services Wednesday 2 pm at Downard Church officiant Rev D L Hargnass Portneuf No 18 A M and A M will conduct rites at Mount Olivet cemetery
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James Daniel Cawley
Ageeley
Engineer Ou Yes
Harold Charles Lee
South Third Street
Erican Falls
Downard
D. L. Harqness
Church of Gun Oe
Pranere
Portneufe
Mount tMtorlan
Idaho Labor Bounces Back In Capitol Battle
Idaho's 1948 labor clash resumes as bills surge in the 60 day session. Labor backers, including Rep. O’Leary and Rep. Miller, push workers compensation reforms and a state labor commissioner, while opponents seek to curb labor actions and outlaw the closed shop. The Third House sputters with hotel lobby activity as lines form and votes remain uncertain.
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Idaho
Boise
U. S
Congress
House
Henry J. O'Leary
Bannock
O'Leary
Senate
LABOR
Organized Labor
Bert Miller
Compton White
William C. Smith
Shoshone County
James L. Ingalls
Kootenai
William H. Kempfer
Shoshone
Arthur Campbell
Helen Miller
Elmore
Rep. Smith
Rep
Kempfer
Rep. Miller
McCabe
Hotel
Owyhee
Edith Miller
Ada
Talent Quest Opens At Fox Chief Theater In Pocatello
The Fox Chief theater announces a five week Talent Quest starting Feb 23 for Pocatello and Bannock county residents. Sponsored by The POST and L. E. Wood company, winners receive cash prizes merchandise and a chance to reach Hollywood finals with an expense paid trip from Ogden to Los Angeles. Entry blanks are available at L. E. Wood, The POST, KSEI or the theater. Contact John O. Denman for details.
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Fox Chief Theater Today
Pocatello and Bannock County
Stars of Tomorrow
the Post and
L. E. Wood Company
Pocatello and
Bannock County
Ogden
Utah
Hollywood
California
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
The
POST
KSEI
Pocatello Rail Worker Applies For Retirement
Henry A Brown 66 of 526 South Johnson Street a Union Pacific employee since 1907 filed for retirement pay. He began as a baggage truckman in Pocatello and rose through fireman engineer supplyman dinky engine operator and sheet metal worker all in Idaho. He married Mary Moore Oct 14 1907 at Salt Lake and has five children Hazel Swegert Kenneth Glenn Fred and Shirley. Brown serves as secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes local lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Brown
South Johnson Street
Union Pacific
Brown
Sylvania
Missouri
Oklahoma
Pocatello
Idaho
Mary Moore
Salt Lake Clut
Hazel Sweigert
Kenneth
Kaysville
Utah
Glenn
Fred
Honolulu
Shirley Nauss
Muscatine
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Cattle Men Hold Session With Forest Officials
Cattle and sheep permittees from Portneuf and Pocatello associations met in the Caribou National Forest offices with Forest Supervisor L A Dremolski and assistant J H Peterson. They discussed annual grazing programs and range improvements such as waterholes. Portneuf officers include Chandler president Brangham vice president Whitworth secretary. Pocatello officers include Gittins president Wrenstead vice president Harrison secretary treasurer.
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Caribou National Forest
Federal
Portneuf Association
L. A. Dremolski
J. H. Peterson
Peterson
Portneuf
James V. Chandler
Inkom
W. R. Brangham
Chesterfield
Harrod Whitworth
Pocatello Association
H. L. Gittins
McCammon
Carl Wrenstead
Arbon
Robert Harrison
Arimo
Russia speeds up atomic research and cosmic ray study
Moscow reports that leading Soviet scientist Vavilov said Russia will accelerate physico mathematical experimentation this year in atomic research and cosmic ray studies. He noted plans to publish a history of philosophy and a work titled Unmasking Neofascism in Western Europe and American Science. The cabinet ordered early action on a 25 year Moscow facelift plan to make the city one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Vavilov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Europe
Trucker Strike Shuts Gordon Bakery Plant in New York
A 300 driver AFL Teamsters strike closed the Gordon Baking company plant in New York, idling 450 bakers as they demand a new contract with higher wages and a five day work week. The plant supplies the city with 1.5 million loaves daily.
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New York
Gordon Baking Company
AFL Teamsters Union
Atom City To Open Gates March 19 In Open City Plan
Oak Ridge Tennessee home to 40000 residents and site of the atomic bomb program will shed gate culture. From March 19 the city will remove outside guards and passes while continuing restricted zones. Long term leases and eventual incorporation are planned as industry and outsiders are invited.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Knoxville
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Four for One Milk Bottles Practice
A local proverb claims four milk bottles serve each person daily. One is delivered, a second awaits the next delivery, a third is washed, and a fourth is kept in reserve.
Color blindness prevalence noted in study sample
About one man in twenty and one woman in a hundred are color blind in varying degrees. The statistic reflects how common color vision deficiency is across genders.
Aviation tales and caution from Idaho aviation pages
A column recounts aerial sighting of a Union Pacific crash near Pocatello and warns pilots about winter landings after a snow mishap at Hayfield airport. It also profiles Curley Wilson of Wilsons Flying Service who finally launches a flying school and aviation ventures to promote Southeast Idaho aviation.
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Hayfield
E. M. “Curley
Wilson
Pocatello
Curley
Aeronca
Cessna
Southeastern
Idaho
Aviaon
Malad Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Malad residents report weekend visits among local families including Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Castleton and Verl Jones households. Elbert Sweeten spoke at the Malad Third Ward meeting. Margaret Brownlee visited Elbert Sweeten in Logan and Rollin Thomas visited his parents in Malad. Auditions for a Preston radio program are set for Wednesday at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Castleton
Garland
Melvin Castleton
Tremonton
A. R. Castleton
Dean Brambrough
Sheldon Jones
Logan
Verl Jones
Elbert Sweeten
Margaret Brownlee
Salt Lake City
C. H. Sweeten
Grant Budge
Lawrence Quae
Roscoemith
Rollin Thomas
USAC
Henry E. Thomas
Jean Stratton
Pocatello
Joseph E. Williams
Preston
Shooting stars burn up in Earth's atmosphere
The text explains that without an atmosphere Earth would face a constant bombardment of shooting stars, but with an atmosphere these meteors burn up before reaching the planet's surface.
Tear gas disrupts fascist meeting in London hall
About 1000 people attended Sir Oswald Mosley’s rally in a London town hall when tear gas bombs were thrown by anti Fascists. One hundred were treated for injuries or exposure, and seven men were arrested outside as torchlight protests continued beyond police lines.
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London
Oswald Misely
British Union of Fascists
Misely
Births Recorded at General Hospital and Nearby Homes
Birth notices list a boy for Mr and Mrs Milo Woodberry of 144 Wayne, a girl for Mr and Mrs Dale Partner of 708 South Arthur, and additional births including a boy for an unnamed pair at Saree Mbda Sect Hall and a girl for Mr and Mrs James Sherman of Spring Mae. Further entries mention a North Uncen sit girl and other births in Fort Hall area.
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Births General Hospital
Milo Woodberry
Wayne
Boy
Dale Partner
South Arthur
Pte Een
Ana al
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Mabel Funk
United Press
Tal
Jesse Vetter
Wallace Averill
Cassia
C. A. Robins
Robert Smylie
Leo Murdock
Farmer
Bingham County
W. H. Mendenhall
Franklin
Fred McCabe
Joint Legislative Council
Murdock
John O. Denman
Rialto Now
Lyn Wilde
Lee Wilde
Adele Mara
Caged Fury
Richard Denning
Sheila Ryan
Buster Crabbe
Mary Beth Hughes
Are T Peters
Betty Hutton
Washington Monument
Monument Grounds
Washington, D. C
Ruthless
Zachery Scott
John Wayne
Red River
Carmens
Columbia Pictures Presents
Bile
Clem Hayworth - Ford the Oves of Carmen
Stew Ramndell
Victor Jory
Adler Arecd Moss
Joep Botoff
Bimind
Corman
Charles Vidor
Carmen
Paul F. Ellis
Saad
Coal Reynolds Coal Co
Davie Grain & Fuel Co
Horace
Western Air Lines
News OF Record
Seiberling Safe-Aire
Tata Ati Tires
Seiberling
City Motor CO
DeSoto
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