Baby McMillan Dies in Nebraska Car Accident On Way To Pocatello
Funeral services were held for six month old Jerry Richard McMillan who died of asphyxiation in a Dix Nebraska garage while his family repaired a front wheel. The McMillans, heading from Chicago to Pocatello for work, continued their journey after the burial in Mountainview cemetery.
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Nebraska
Jerry Richard McMillan
Dix
Elmer McMillan
Pocatello
Chicago
McMillan
Illinois
Bancroft
Idaho
McHan-Henderson
D. L. Argue
Church of Christ
L. W. Shira
W. H Jensen
Elmer
Dorothy Tranter McMillan
Mountainview Cemetery
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
Six Held For Plotting to Bomb Caracas Mission
FBI agents seized four American flyers at Moisant airport amid a six man plot to assist a South American revolution by bombing the capital for thirty thousand dollars per mission. Suspects include Edward Browder Jr of Texas and Capt Olind Mason AWOL from Georgia.
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New Orleans
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Moisant
FBI
Miami
U. S
Central America
Panama
Caracas
Venezuela
Edward Browder, Jr
Gi Tex
Royal Air Force
Atlantic Transport Group
Pan American
Browder
Olind Mason
U. S. Air Force
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Harry A. Snow
Amarillo
Tex
U. S. Air Reserve
Charles B. Pavicek, Jr
Air Forces
Newar
Kenneth J. Newcomer
Henry K. Baker
Ugusta
Youngster Shows Gain After Faith Healing Decision
In Joliet Illinois three year old Dean Homer injured when struck by a truck recovered from a fractured skull after his parents removed him from a hospital and relied on Christian Science healing. Doctors warned of critical injuries and the family kept constant vigil with religious readings despite feverish appearances.
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Dean
Lamey Seeks Montana Post
Helena Montana Arthur F Lamey a Billings attorney filed a nominating petition with the secretary of state to seek the Democratic nomination for governor He had already declared his candidacy for the Democratic primary This is his second entry to the Democratic gubernatorial race He previously lost the 1940 nomination to Roy E Ayers.
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Helena
Arthur F. Lamey
Billings
Lamey
Roy E. Ayers
Plane lands after engine explosion averts sea crash
Eastern Air Lines Constellation carrying 69 aboard loses one engine and another afire after an explosion 80 miles off the Florida coast. Captain Merrill and Capt. Johnson guide the crippled craft to a safe landing near Bunnell. A steward was killed and a passenger injured. Winthrop Rockefeller among the passengers.
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Bunnell, Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Dick Merrill
Merrill
Winthrop Rockefeller
Financial
W. E. Johnson
Coast Guard
Florida
LaGuardia Field
N. Y
Miami-Palm Beach
Eastern
New York
CAA
EAL
G. P. Foltz
Tropical Hotel
Miami
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Constellation
Jacksonville
Tip On Home Blaze Wins First In Weekly Post
Mahlon Rupp reports the Mink Creek fire that destroyed the Frazier home last Sunday. The Post doubles the prize to ten dollars to benefit the Frazier family while honoring Rupp for his generosity. Special mentions go to Hal Peterson Kenneth Satterfield and L E Porter for tips.
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POST
Mahlon Rupp
South Fourth Ave
Mink Creek
Rupp
Ephron Frazier
Frazier
Hal Peterson
South Twelfth Ave
Kenneth Satterfield
East
Hayden St
L. E. Porter
Wayne Ave
Window Shattered by Hub Cap in Casper’s Grocery Raise
A Casper’s Grocery window at 1803 North Main Street was shattered by a passing car’s hub cap last night. Elwood Anderson reported the incident stating the cap caused the break, not burglars seeking butter. Elsie Wolfe from Kansas City arrives in Salt Lake City to visit relatives, while cougar kittens from Nip and Tuck are owned by Joe Smith who plans to donate them to the Idaho Falls park zoo when grown. Community pool fund contributions include gifts from Emes E Brandt and others, totaling several dozen dollars.
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Casper’s
North Main St
Elwood Anderson
Portneuf Park
Sportsmans Bar
Joe Smith
Joe
Utah
Rodeo Planned for Salt Lake City Days of 47
Thomas B. Child, president, announced a five day rodeo as a highlight of the 1948 Days of 47 celebration in Salt Lake City. Details will be outlined at the executive board meeting next Friday.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas B. Child
Labor Economists See No Quick Price Relief For Wages
Top labor economists say the recent commodity price drop will not curb wage demands or cut the cost of living before spring contract talks. They call the decline temporary and expect unions to press for a third postwar wage increase for 220000 IOU workers.
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Washington
Donald Montgomery
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
CIO
Boris Shiskin
AFL
Independent Union
Pauley Resigns as Army Assistant Amid Senate Inquiry
Edwin W. Pauley, California oil magnate and commodity dealing figure under Senate scrutiny for potential government insider speculation, resigns Saturday from his post as special assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He says the job, begun last September, is finished. Senator Dworshak notes the timing as wheat futures fall, enabling potential legal and ethical speculation.
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Washington
ULP
Edwin W. Pauley
Senate
Secretary of Army
California
Community drive seeks $300000 for St. Anthony's expansion
The POST urges Pocatello and Bannock County residents to contribute to a $300,000 hospital expansion at St. Anthony's Mercy. It touts economic benefit, payroll impact, and nonsectarian, inclusive service while listing yesterday's contributions from individuals and the Woolworth Store.
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the Post
Pocatello
Bannock County
St. Anthony’s Mercy Hospital
POST
St. Anthony's
St. Anthony’s
St. Anthony
North Main Street
A. H. Parisot
Glen Miller
Woolworth
W. Karl Rommell
A. W. Pearson
Homer Satterfield
Grandstand Collapse Hurts Dozens at Havana Carnival
A grandstand during Havana's carnival collapsed near Prado injuring many and killing at least two. Police and Red Cross teams rushed to aid victims as crowds clogged streets and ambulances carried the injured. United Nations personnel were reportedly among the seated sections.
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Havana
Cuba
New Orleans
Prado
Havaii
Jose Maria Capo
Diario de la Marina
Red Cross
United Nations
Committee Acts On Forest Measure
A bill to extend Caribou National Forest boundaries in Franklin and Oneida counties by 71 831 acres as an anti erosion measure was reported out of the interior and insular affairs committee. Senator Henry Dworshak R Idaho announced Saturday.
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Washington
Caribou National Forest
Franklin
Oneida
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Henry . Dworshak
Ida
Weather and Skiing Report From Local Crystal Gazers
Fair and continued cold forecast with yesterday’s high around 25 and today between 25 and 30. Tonight’s low near 10. Justice Park bowl offers excellent skiing with both tows running all day. Don’t forget your chains.
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P. S
Justice Park
Alpert
Smaller tax cut eyed by Republicans in Senate talks
Republican senators were reliably reported to consider raising personal income tax exemptions by 50 to 75 dollars, scaling the house approved tax cut from 6.5 billion to about 4 billion. The move aims to gain enough Democratic votes to override a Truman veto.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Commodity Price Drop Is Checked In Chicago Trade
Commodity price declines paused on Saturday as half of grain futures rose slightly on the Chicago board of trade. The New York market rebounded after five down days but experts call it a technical rally amid a longer price slide. Retail price cuts appeared only for perishables, not yet broad across sectors, risking a public buyers’ strike if stocks stay high.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Six Men Swept Overboard In Alaska Storm
United Press report details a northwest Pacific gale sweeping at least six crewmen from vessels from Juneau to the Columbia River. Three drowned, three missing, one injured. Names include Peter Anderson and Fred Bates. crews aboard Amaryllis Fearless Tide Water and others.
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United Press
Alaska
Northwest Pacific
Juneau
Columbia River
Vancouver Island
Taku’ Inlet
Weather Bureau
Seattle
Coast Guard
Columbia
Overijsel
Peter Anderson
Astoria
Astoria Coast Guard Station Reported. Near Port Hardy, B.C
Fred Bates
Amaryllis
D. Huson
Jacob Olson
Astoria Coast Guard
Fearless
Tatoosh Island
Washington
S. S
Four Boys Held On Theft Charge In Pocatello
Four youths ages 17 to 19 were turned over to Bingham county on burglary charges related to a Ran dall Service Station theft near Tilden bridge on January 31. Police linked them to numerous car prowlings in the area over six months and recovered loot including beer, stamps, silver, candy, shells, a check, cigarettes, and a stove collection from a Boyd Coffee Co. salesman theft.
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Pocatello
Bingham County
Charles Belnap
Randall
Tildenbridge
Bannock County
Ted C. Jensen
Jerry Gerald Hitchcock
Clarence Howell. Hitchcock
Robert Milton Howarter
Randall Service Station
F. E. Vanderbos
Boyd Coffee Co
Jess Needles
Fredonia
Ariz
Passengers Laud Plane Crew After Propeller Disaster
New York passengers aboard a big airliner praise the crew for calm conduct as a starboard propeller inboard motor parts tore through the forward cabin. The gear door extended midflight causing a crash. one attendant was killed while passengers, including a mother with an infant, recount being saved by crew actions and staying composed as the craft landed.
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Bunnell
Fla
M. Arowitsch
New York
Morris Schwalee
Evelyn
Susan
Schwalee
John J. Meyer
Leominster
Mass
Harold
Kaufman
Springfield
Eli Slotnick
Newton
Slotnick
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Mufti
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Elsie Wolfe
Kansas City
Women’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
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Smith
Idaho Falls Park Zoo
George Phillips
Emes E. Brandt
John Wesley Ash
DAV Auxiliary
Howard R. Flint
PEO Sisterhood
W. R. Hearne
Pocatello Altrusa Club
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The
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Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
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Treasury
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Clinton P. Anderson
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