Court Rejects Link Between Truck Fall and Giantism
Edward J. Conradson, 13, who grew over 10 inches after a 1946 truck fall, failed to convince a superior court jury he developed giantism from the accident. The jury denied his $75,725 damage claim against Silver Shield Dairy, finding insufficient proof the fall caused rapid growth. An endocrinologist testified growth stemmed from pituitary disturbance.
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Los Angeles
Edward J. Conradson
Superior Court
Silver Shield Dairy
Wyndhard Pyle
Boy Claims Growth From Accident In LA Court
Edward Joseph Conradson, a 13 year old in Los Angeles, testifies he is growing into a giant after an accident a year and a half ago. He stands six feet one and a half inches tall and weighs 197 pounds while his mother looks on. parents argue a dairy truck caused the fall.
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Edward Joseph Conradson
Los Angeles
Edward Conradson
Bannock Hospital Bond Suit Goes To Idaho Supreme Court
The $1,000,000 Bannock hospital bond election case is now before the Idaho supreme court. County commissioners expect a early decision that could allow spring construction of a new $900,000 hospital and two $50,000 receiving hospitals serving Grace and Downey. Plaintiffs John W. Hubbard et al contend the bonds should not be sold.
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Bannock Hospital
Idaho Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Pocatello
Bannock Board of Commissioners
C. M. Jeffery
Carl C. Christensen
B. A. McDevitt
John W. Hubbard
D. W. Grimm
Bancroft
L. E. Glennon
Isaac McDougall
State Supreme Court
Boise
Idaho State College
Grace
Downey
Snow Slide Grips D&RGW Train Near Toltec Gorge
A heavy snowslide crushed three cars of the Denver & Rio Grande Western San Juan special west of Alamosa Colorado, injuring at least 11 people including a brakeman. Doctors were dispatched but access to the isolated site was uncertain until morning.
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Alamosa
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Here
D&rgw
Colorado-New Mexico
San Juan
Durango
Toltec
Baby Arrives Just Before Parents Reach Hospital
In Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs Ernest E Hook welcomed a daughter who weighed a little over five pounds. The baby arrived just as Mr Hook sped into the hospital driveway. Hospital staff moved mother and child to a comfortable room and reported both well.
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Salt Lake City
Hook
School Laws Face Supreme Court Test in Idaho
Payette county district court heard a challenge by two Payette district No. 1 trustees to Idaho's 1947 school reorganization laws. George Durham and Herbert Fields allege the legislature exceeded authority, attacking provisions on consolidations, county boards, county superintendent offices, district funds, and appointment methods.
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Payette, Ida
LLP
Idaho
Payette County
George T. Durham
Herbert Fields
State School Reorganization Committee
County Boards of Education
County Board of Education
Taft Says Taft Hartley May Need Clarification
Sen Robert A Taft said the Taft Hartley act may require clarification and that the government may have erred in indicting CIO president Philip Murray under the law He spoke in Gary Indiana a stronghold of the United Steelworkers union and noted the indictments followed a grand jury action for alleged political activity by a union leader
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Gary
Ind
Robert A. Taft
CIO
Philip Murray
Taft
United Steel Workers’ Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Murray
Frigid Weather Forecast to Persist Into Thursday
The crossing cold snap continues with Wednesday morning at 4 degrees above zero and a 25 degree afternoon. Forecasts show Thursday dipping to 5 below zero and highs near 25 degrees.
Action urged on European Recovery Plan amid market slump
Washington dispatch notes farm state pressure for prompt action on the European Recovery Plan. Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan expresses confidence that the market drop should not justify cuts in foreign aid.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Turkish planes downed by Bulgarian frontier guards
Bulgarian telegraph agency reported two Turkish planes shot down over Cozopol on Monday after crossing into Bulgarian airspace. Spitfires were warned twice before being brought down by ground fire. One pilot drowned, the other captured with minor injuries.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Telegraph Agency
Cozopol
Speculator Maynard Accused of Inside Information
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson named E. T. Maynard of Chicago as the speculator who allegedly earned 300000 to 400000 in the commodity crash last week and challenged investigators to prove he had inside information.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
E. T. Maynard
Chicago
Snow and Wind Lash Nation From Texas to Midwest
Heavy snows and strong winds sweep a large swath of the nation from the north central states to the Rio Grande. Blizzards hit the Texas Oklahoma Panhandle with wind driven drifts and bitter cold. Amarillo records two degrees above zero while Dalhart hits one degree.
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Chicago
North Central Stars
Rio Grande
Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle
Amarillo
Texas
Dalhart
Oklahoma
Civic Leader Walter Cleare Dies After Illness
Walter Henry Cleare 80 longtime Pocatello merchant and civic figure died at his home Wednesday morning Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at First Methodist Church He was mayor 1905 07 and a founder of the People s Store with George Gasser in 1892 Survivors include his widow son Reginald and three daughters He was active in Rotary Elk s Woodmen of the World Masons and the YMCA Burial in Mt Moriah Cemetery
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Walter Henry Cleare
Pocatello
First Methodist Church
Mr. Cleare
North Hayes Avenue
George Gasser
People’s Store
Gasser
Pocatello Elk’s Lodge
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Methodist Church
Mr. Cleave
England
London
Henry
Emma Fowler Cleare
United States
San Jose
Calif
Evanston
Wyo
Blythe-Fargo Co
Cleare
Salt Lake City
Utah
North Main Street
Main
Center Streets
Idaho
Utah- Idaho
Rotary
Pocatello Club
The
Academy of Idaho
Idaho State College
Pocatello Ymca
Carrie Lang
Los Gatos
Fannie Walters
Tributes Paid to Walter H. Cleare in Pocatello
Pocatellans paid tributes to Walter H. Cleare who died Wednesday. Mayor George R. Philips called him a grand old man and great leader. Rotary president Lavern Johnson praised his faithfulness to Rotary ideals. Chamber of Commerce president C. Ed Flandro called him the city’s first citizen. County Commission chair W. H. Jensen noted his standing as an outstanding citizen.
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Walter H. Cleare
Pocatello
George R. Philips
Lavern Johnson
Rotary
Cleave
C. Ed Flandro
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Jensen
Power Firm Official Dies
Clifford J. Strike, 53, president and chairman of Idaho Power since 1938, died at his Boise home around 9 a.m. Wednesday after a year of ill health. He spent his career in the electric utility business rising from lineman to leading several power companies.
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Boise
Clifford J. Strike
Idaho Power Company
Strike
G O P Lincoln Day Banquet Set at Bannock Hotel
The annual Republican Lincoln Day banquet is tonight at 7 p m at the Bannock Hotel with speaker Robert E Smylie Idaho state attorney general toastmaster B A DeVere Bailey and introductions by State Senator Dave Jones Representatives from 15 counties expected 300 seats available by reservation only.
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G.O.P
Abraham Lincoln
Bannock Hotel
Robert E. Smylie
Boise
Tom Sahlberg
B. A. DeVere Bailey
Idaho State College
Dave Jones
Lincoln Day Association
E.R. Cody
Sahlberg
Perry Swisher
Bertha Atkin
Bryan Blackhurst
Bannock County
Earl Lewis
Car Collision on Main Street Leaves Two Hurt
A 6:35 p.m. crash at 400 block North Main in Pocatello involved Walter Hahn and John Racehorse. Hahn’s 1942 Buick and Racehorse’s 1936 Ford suffered heavy damage. passenger LaVon Muir, 13, sustained a bruised head. Racehorse reportedly expressed despair to officers.
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Pocatello City
John Racehorse
Blackfoot
North Main Street
Racehose
Walter C. Hahn
North Grant Ave
Mr. Hahn
Watch mystery and rare stamps draw Pocatello locals
Bill Stewart suspects theater manager Philo Vance Anderson of solving a missing watch case. Special stamp editions to mark California gold discovery anniversary and Dr. George Washington Carver's life go on sale at the Pocatello Post Office, limited in quantity.
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Bill Stewart
Eighth Ave
Bob Anderson
Bob
Bill
Stewart
Orva
Philo Vance
Anderson
Pocatello
John E
Jack) Trimming
California
George Washington Carver
Jack
Grain futures set single month record decline at Chicago Board
Grain futures and wholesale food prices plunged with May corn down from 2.7034 to 2.0514 and May wheat from 3.0644 to 2.37, marking record monthly declines the exchange had not seen since 1898. Late rally failed to steady prices as odds of a broader economic downturn grew. Hog prices rose while cattle held steady and Chicago showed a rare price uptick for light stock.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of’ Trade
Cornae
Colorado
Walensburg
Colo
New York Stock Exchange
Bannock County Adopts 1948 Budget Amid Increases
Bannock county commissioners adopt a 1948 operating budget of 832,483.05 dollars, up 96,341.92 from 1947, after cutting 56,170 from the state highway fund and trimming other proposed figures. They cite new costs for school district consolidation, building repairs, election expenses, and salary increases approved by the 1947 legislature.
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Bannock County
Board of County Commissioners
Bannock County Memorial
Clegg Raymond
McCammon
John Allets
Grace
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Commission
Stassen Claims Role in Curbing Grain Price Rise
Republican presidential hopeful Harold E. Stassen told reporters in Pittsburgh that he helped expose grain insiders, believing the market would level off below the earlier peak and lead to lower U.S. food prices. He spoke with Allegheny County GOP leaders before a Lincoln Day dinner in Greensburg, Pa.
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Pittsburgh
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Allegheny County
Greensburg
Woman with Axe on Birthday Threatens Constable in Monmouth
Elizabeth Jean Snedeker, 80, swung an axe at Town Constable Jess Berner and Officer John Kidder as they arrived to evict her. Berner suffered a cut arm and wrist. Kidder disarmed her and she was jailed. No prior police record noted. assault likely charged.
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Monmouth
Iil
Elizabeth Jean Snedeker
John Kidder
Berner
Kidder
Snedeker
Henry D. Lewis
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