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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1949
Page
4
The piece argues Idaho legislators likely will not address highway issues. It criticizes the drunken driving measure and a driver bill, noting constitutional rights debates and evidence rules. It calls for a complete revamp of the highway bureau to curb political manipulation and improve roads.
Washington dispatch from Springfield notes Adlai Stevenson grapples with the high cost of maintaining the governor’s office. The $12,000 salary plus car and expenses contrasts with an estimated $50,000 annual personal cost. Politicians cite kickbacks as part of the system while Illinois faces a $100 million payroll and a tentative $1.2 billion budget for the coming years. Governor Stevenson recruits capable aides at below adequate pay, including finance chief George W. Mitchell from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Marquis Childs notes Governor Stevenson aims to reform state purchasing and coal mine inspection to curb graft in Illinois. He names James W. Starks to lead mine reforms, highlights Arvey influence, and contrasts Stevenson’s blunt resolve with entrenched machine politics amid a broad demand for economy.
A columnist laments price volatility and its effects on readers and businesses. He traces shortages and markdowns from a mink theft to cheap shoes while noting broader economic confusion. The piece mocks self serving monetization and argues for self sacrifice to ease economic woes.
Robert Ruark parodies groundhog lore and meddling in animal rights as he mocks groundhog shocks and myths about spring. He laments media intrusion, platypus flurries, and scientific poking while defending the woodchuck and its seasonal duties.
Earl Wilson reports Margaret Truman has taken an apartment in a New York hotel and plans to spend several months there. She will perform a fall singing tour and may host summer concerts at Lewisohn Stadium and Robin Hood Dell with James A. Davids as manager. A rumor of an engagement to Blevins Davis is denied by sources close to Miss Truman.
Washington notes on February 7 mark a possible Big Four meeting in New York around April 5 as Austria peace negotiations begin with Russia, USA, Britain and France serving as a test of Russian willingness to cooperate. Other items include Ward in Mukden reporting good treatment for Americans in Communist north China and U.S. plans for Panama bases with radar in the canal zone.
The piece satirizes American custom of waving farewell at train stations and warns against exporting it to Japan. It mocks the prolonged goodbyes and empty faux cheer, noting the futility of being heard and the shared social complicity at stations.
Postings in Pocatello reports unqualified support from the Idaho State Automobile Association for a bill permitting scientific tests to determine blood alcohol concentration in motorists arrested on suspicion of intoxication. The bill, though killed in the Senate, is described as a needed measure toback up police with reliable tests.
Hedda Hopper notes Cary Grant may star in Comrade Casey from David Hempstead based on Philip Wylie's script about a young left winger who marries the boss’s daughter. James Mason set to begin The Blank Wall at Columbia March 1 with a 150000 salary. Frank Capra to shoot Broadway Bill background scenes at Barbara Stanwyck’s Bob Taylor ranch in Northridge. racetrack work at Tanforan. Rory Calhoun’s wife changes name to Lita Barrow for Border Incident role.
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