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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
4
City officials faced criticism as snow storms crippled streets in Pocatello. Drivers ignored downtown no parking signs, some even knocking over sign posts. Police planned to tow violators but thawing conditions ended the plan. readers fault lenient enforcement and demand stricter action.
Asia's New Delhi meeting of 19 governments reaffirmed support for the United Nations and the Security Council while rejecting independent sanctions. The delegates from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific stressed independence over colonial rule, expressing cautious to hostile views on communism and noting a potential mass unity under Nehru’s leadership.
Washington reports that royalties for eight U. S. patent refining processes used in Soviet oil facilities face payment disputes. Lend-lease promises $1.35 million for 18 months of operation, but the comptroller general says no authority to pay. Court actions seek recovery and compel future payments under the 1942 master agreement.
Peter Edson notes the U S government will not release Soviet rights and awaits fair use for U S. royalty payments. Eight U S. firms hold patents used in Russian refineries including Universal Oil Products and Houdry Process Corp. Negotiations on the lend-lease pact began in April 1947 and were suspended last March as Russia expands installations for aviation gas and other petroleum products.
Sophie Tucker talks about age and plans for a long tour in 1949 50, saying she is 61 with a gray haired son and detailing a European and Australia travel schedule before a Houston holiday return. She mentions Bert at 41 and buying the Robert E. Lee hotel in Miami Beach for their 15th anniversary.
A veteran baseball writer argues that a Class D shortstop named George, earning about $140 a month with a $2400 monthly team cap, deserves Hall of Fame consideration for his hard life. He notes dangerous fields, weak lights, and grueling schedules as factors in the plea.
Washington worry round up alleges Argentine President Peron seeks to inflame Chile Bolivia tensions by backing Bolivian sea access claims. The piece notes Chile's military opposition and Peron’s aim to embarrass Chilean leader Gonzalez Videla after past plots. It also argues U S aid cuts harm Latin America health projects, detailing Inter-American Cooperative Public Health service underfunding and Ecuador hospitals.
In 1923 Captain Patterson offers executives at Liberty a post with pay while Max Annenberg pushes contests to boost circulation. A $25,000 prize names Liberty, while self styled bosses run the show and scandals surface from contest winners. The piece notes failed schemes and the dubious impact of sensational promotion.
John Wheeler recalls a past contest involving dog photographs cut like paper dolls and mailed prizes. A failed live-dog prize caused complaints after heat and water issues. replacements were sent. A separate fifty thousand dollar serial contest with Famous Players-Lasky sparked tension among Fannie Hurst Elmer Davis and others before a weather twist altered outcomes.
The weather page notes a red faced forecaster predicting snow flurries and high winds while a warm wind melts barriers and floods basins. It reports many events cancelled, relief efforts with blankets borrowed from the national guard, and thanks from Twin Falls druggist Leslie Crowley for food drops to Correll ranch families.
Hedda Hopper reports on shifting plans for Drew Pearson The Washington Story with Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes. Columbia will recast the title role while Pearson’s voice will be dubbed. Howard Hughes mounts a bold move for Jane Russell and Bett e Davis interest surfaces in The Madonna of Chaillot. Irv ing Reis quietly dates Vanessa Ida while directing Roseanna Elu.
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