Sidelights On Blizzard Revealed
American Falls Idaho residents faced dire winter conditions as county officials coordinated relief efforts. State leaders, armed with authority, sought road equipment from Governor Robins and lawmakers. Medical aid arrived for an expectant mother and a convulsing child, while penicillin reached Rockland by air. Snowbound towns reported isolated areas and a freight train blocked near Massacre Rocks.
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American Falls
Ida
Power
Ward Meadows
Charles Allen
Boise
C. A. Robins
Ogden
Utah
Armen Schroeder
N. H. Farrell
Jay Gorman
Son
Massacre Rocks
Attlee Rejects Truman Stalin Meeting Plan
London reports Prime Minister Clement Attlee rejected in the house of commons a suggestion to arrange a meeting between President Truman and Premier Stalin in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Truman
Stalin
Man Ends Life After Multiple Suicide Attempts
In Branchville Maryland Burndeen J Harmon 43 sought to harm himself using two poisons illuminated gas and a hanging attempt. While speaking with his sister on the phone he finally fired a pistol to end his life.
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Branchville, Md
Burndeen J. Harmon
Harmon
Mercy Flight Described By Post Reporter
Elaine Seaver, Post staff writer, recounts a Mercy Flight from Mackay to bring George Manness, a Route 1 north worker trapped by snow, to medical care. Frank Sokolik piloted the Cub cruiser from Mackay airport after a dayslong toothache turning grave, with Manness in urgent need as swelling spread to his shoulder and eyes.
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Elaine Seaver
POST
George Manness
Mackay Airport
Manness
Frank Sokolik
The
Pocatello Flying Service
Pocatello
Mendy
Mackay
Mission Mercy
Route 1 North
Lost River Country
Howe
Idaho
Blackfoot
Arco Highway
Post Carrier Hurt In Road Accident
Grover Chatterton a 14 year old Pocatello POST newspaper carrier was reported in good condition at St. Anthony's hospital after being struck by a car earlier in the day. He suffered a broken leg when hit by Ben F Hill a 33 year old from Yellowstone Ave per Bannock county sheriff's report. The youth was struck around 11 15 am after running from behind a parked vehicle into the path of the Hill car.
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Grover. Chatterton
Jefferson St
St. Anthony's Hospital
Chatterton
Pocatello Post
Ben F. Hill
Yellowstone Ave
Bannock County Sheriff's Office
Schools Reopen in Pocatello After Bus Shutdown
Superintendent George N. Green said all Pocatello schools with Seanson of Tyhee will open, though bus service remains halted for a second day.
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George N. Green
Pocatello
Seanson
Tyhee
Pocatello Cleared Snow Stranded Tourists as Storm Looms
Pocatello crews shoveled through a record snow fall while winds rose and skies cleared. Rail and highway routes opened gradually, with 18 halts and many trains detoured. Basil O’Connor and seven Red Cross guests were among those stranded.
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American
Kelly
American Falls
Rupert
Pocatello
U.P
Portland
Sun Valley
Twin Falls
Wyoming
Idaho
Red Cross
Basil O'Connor
Swift Action Here Averts Coal Famine
Mayor George Phillips secured quick action from Union Pacific to access coal stockpiles and reserve cars in Pocatello. Local dealers urged emergency steps to prevent a heating crisis as shortages threatened. UP officials in Omaha granted access and delivery for coal from Utah and the east is expected within two or three days amid ongoing storms.
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George Leighty
Findin Board
William M. Leiserson
George Cook
David Cole
Leighty
Daniel P. Loomis
Pocatello
George Phillips
Union Pacific Railroad
Gate City
Phillips
Omaha
Utah
Penney Company Awarded Contract for Toweling Goods
Boise Idaho contracts total 1883.66 awarded by state purchasing department to Intec X aims for toweling and dry goods for the state hospital south at Blackfoot. Awards include Cash Bazaar Boise 849.66 J C Penney Co Potatello 587 and Boise Wholesale Drygoods 447.
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BOISE
State Purchasing Department
Intec x
State Hospital
South
Blackfoot
Cash Bazaar, Inc
J.C. Penney Co
Pocatello
Boise Wholesale Drygoods
Truman Plans Florida Rest At Key West In March
President Truman may vacation in Key West during the second week of March. He aims to fly there if official business allows, recalling his previous rest at Key West after the November election victory.
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Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Clifford D. O’brien
George W. Taylor
Col
Grady Lewis
Washington, D. C
George Osborne
Stanford University
Washington
Florida
Key West
Steam Alarm at Emerson School Triggers Fire Call
Steam billowed from a basement window at Emerson school 526 So Grant. The smoke prompted a false alarm call to Pocatello firemen at 8 36 p m.
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Emerson School
Grant
Pocatello
Banker Arrested For False Alarms In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police arrested Edward Crummey a wealthy retired banker after six false fire alarms were traced to the same fire box in the last month. Chief C H Anderson said Crummey was on hand to watch the big red trucks depart after each call.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
C. H. Anderson
Edward Crummey
Police Seek Two Children Missing Here
Police and neighbors searched Ravine drive for Merline Holbrook eight and Joe Papetti eleven last seen playing near the Holbrook home around 2 p.m. A tip led to a theater check with no trace. Descriptions note a blond, small girl in gray leggings and a blue green coat with yellow scarf, and a four foot eight boy with brown eyes in brown corduroys and a tan flight jacket.
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Ravine Drive
Merline Holbrook
Jerry Holbrook
Ravine
Joe Papetti
Trino Rappetl
Holbrook
Orpheum
Portneuf
Nationwide Heart Fund Drive Aims Five Million
The American Heart Association launched a national campaign led by Harold E. Stassen to raise $5,000,000 by Feb 28. Funds support heart disease research education and cardiac services nationwide.
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New York
United States
American Heart Association
Harold E. Stassen
General Motors Declares Dividend Record High Payment
General Motors Corp directors declare a $1.25 per share dividend totaling $220,521,700 annually on 44,104,340 shares. Payment is set for March 10 to stockholders of record February 17, marking a new high in annual payments.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Planes Aid Stranded Ranches In Pocatello Area Food Lift
In a Monday effort named Operations Foodlift, pilots from Wilson and Pocatello flying schools dropped food to isolated farms around Pocatello. E M Curley Wilson led the effort at Wilson Flying Service airport, with about 30 volunteers loading and hauling provisions to ranches in American Falls Arco and Garden Creek while weather limited flights.
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Pocatello
Foodlift
Red Cross
Wilson Flying Service
E. M. “Curley
Wilson
The
POST
Wilson Flying School
Pocatello Flying School
W. E. Correll
American Falls
Arco
Garden Creek
Aberdeen
Wilson's
Curley Wilson
John Housley
Howard Crouch
Scotty Kemp
Mendy
Harvey
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By Elaine Seaver
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Union and Railroad
E Rail
Mavawer
Western Railroads
San Francisco
Gulf of Alaska
John Averill
George E. Phillips
Rockland
C. A. Kelly
Malad
Preston
Ashton
Butte
Idaho Falls
Montana
Louisville
Lava Hot Springs
Bancroft
Penney Company
Nation
General Motors
Correll Ranch
United Press
Denver
Los Angeles
Phoenix
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