Bulgarian government arrests 15 Protestant church leaders
Sofia, Bulgaria reports 15 Protestant ministers from Congregational, Methodist, Baptist and Pentecostal churches and a church council member confessed to spying for American and British agents. Indictment charges include illegal currency deals totaling $22,000 and links to 10 Western officials. Trial planned in Sofia district court with additional provincial hearings. Orthodox church urges cooperation with authorities.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Supreme Council of the United Evangelical Church of Bulgaria
Vladimir Topencharov
Synod of the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Topencharov
Vassil Zyapkov
Zyapkov
United Evangelical Churches
John Horner
Legation
Cyril Black
Louise Beck
Melanie Turner
Henry Walace
Progressive Party
Supreme Council of Evangelical Churches
Apeal
Synod
Paisi Vracov
Adoon
Ous
Obituaries list for Courtland Blake and Thelma Ortez
Funeral services for Courtland F. Blake, killed April 16, 1945 in Kobshulz Germany, were held in the First Christian church. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery with Buck funeral home directing and American Legion rites. Thelma Cripps Ortez, 39, Leslie Idaho, died after a short illness. Born Battle Mountain Nevada she lived in Barton Lost River Valley most of her life. She married Charles Hen Ortez in Missoula in 1941 and is survived by two children, plus her mother, stepfather, brother and three half brothers. Funeral arrangements by Arthur W. Hall mortuary.
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Courtland F. Blake
Idaho Falls
Kobshulz
Germany
First Christian Church
John Pickering
Dean Dixon
Burt Clark
Albert Blake
Arthur Blake
Woodrow Clark
Carroll Clark
Rose Hill Cemetery
Buck Funeral Home
Erican Legionnaires
Hugh Benfer
Thelma Cripps Orted
Thelma Cripps Ortez
Leslie
Ida
Battle Mountain
Nev
Walter and
Delores Bruno Cripps
Idaho
Barton
Lost River Valley
Montana
Charles Hen Ortez
Missoula
Mont
Max Whitaker
Joseph Rosencranz
Leslie and
MacKay
Fullmer
Amber Cripps
Ogden
Curt Fullmer
Lon
Dean Fullmer
Arthur W. Hall
Births at Anthony's Hospital in Aberdeen
Mr and Mrs Joseph Payne of Aberdeen welcomed a girl. Mr and Mrs Myrlen Kelly of 409 North Eighth street welcomed a girl.
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Anthony's Hospital
Joseph Payne
Aberdeen
Myrlen Kelly
North Eighth
Peaceful accord reported between Attorney General and Congress investigators
Attorney General Tom C. Clark and House Un American Activities Committee members reached a harmonious agreement in a closed session. Maj. Gen. S. Leroy Irwin and Rear Adm. T. B. Inglis pledged full cooperation with the committee to combat subversives.
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Washington
Tom C. Clark
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Congressional
S. Leroy Irwin
Army
T. B. Inglis
Naval Intelligence
House Committee
Johns. Woods
Far East
Truman
Clark
Deaf Man Reads Lips Confesses to Murders in Alabama
Herbert Gentry, 19, a deaf foundry worker from Talladega, confessed to killing his wife and another woman and hiding their bodies in an outdoor toilet pit. Police say the bodies were found stripped and bullet wounds noted after Gentry indicated the motive arose from a Saturday night drinking argument.
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Talladega
Ala
Herbert
Hoover Gentry
Gentry
Willis Dean
Negro Workers Pay Scale Rising in the South
Ebony magazine reports more Negro workers in skilled, higher paying jobs than ever before despite a 500000 drop in Dixie population. The survey notes increased employment among Negro men and women across skilled roles in the region.
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Chicago
South
Ebony Magazine
Dixie
Weather cancels GOP Boise meet in harsh conditions
Boise weather forced cancellation of the big state Republican meeting planned for Saturday. Ezra B. Hinshaw, chairman of the Republican State Central committee, wire to 88 members that travel conditions made the meeting impractical. Lincoln day dinner remains scheduled for Saturday evening.
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Boise
Ezra B. Hinshaw
Republican State Central Committee
Union Seeks Arrests In Bloody Riot In Illinois
In East Moline CIO United Auto Workers officials call for a grand jury probe after a 20 minute battle with FEW members at the John Deere harvest plant left 22 injured. UAW leaders vow to return and resume handbill distribution amid accusations of incitement by FEW.
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East Moline
Ill
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Farm Equipment Workers Union
UAW
International Harvester
CIO Union
John Livingston
Harvester
Livingston
Figld
Pat Greathouse
Arvid Sheets
Sid
Ate
Javineston
Moline Harvester
Communist Party
United States
Quad City
National Cio
Auto Workers Union
Government likely not to own all Wheat this spring
Government marketing experts say the Agriculture Department does not expect to own all remaining wheat this spring. They note 342 million bushels are under price support loans or purchase agreements, with only about 200 million likely to be taken over, as prices rise above the support level and farmers sell to market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wholesale Prices Drop Over Nations
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices fell 1.2 percent in the week ending last Tuesday, marking a 7.7 percent drop since August. The index for 900 basic commodities is 156.9 percent of the 1926 average, equal to September 1947 levels. A near four percent decline in seven agricultural commodities drove the drop. unemployment claims rose for the 10th straight week due to seasonal layoffs and weather. The Agriculture Department will continue to support Midwest egg prices at 35 cents a dozen through May.
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Washington
Labor Department
U. S. Employment Service
Robert C. Goodwin
Agricultural Department
DeGaulle Opens 83rd French Rally at Lille Exhibition
General Charles De Gaulle opened the 83rd annual congress of his rally the French People Friday before 900 cheering delegates in the Lille Exhibition Palace. He called the congress important and noted that decisions here will weigh in France’s future as he aims to boost his rightist party for the next elections. He planned a major Sunday address from the town hall steps.
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Inerenom
TIP
Charlés D Gaile
Secod
Lillexhibition
DeGaulle
France
de Gaulle
IBEW Aide Milne Visits Pocatello Members
J Scott Milne secretary of the IBEW met with Local 449 in the Labor Temple Pocatello to discuss the international office in Washington and the union's progress since 1891. W C Wright vice president of the Eighth district noted attendance from Idaho Falls and Twin Falls locals.
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J. Scott Milne
Washington, D. C
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Pocatello
Labor Temple
Milne
International
Washington
W. C. Wright
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Target Practice and Sight Compensation Details
The article explains that at 25 yards a .8 caliber pistol aims 14 inches below the bull's eye. Gun sights are adjusted during manufacture to compensate for the barrel's upward swing when fired.
Truman Attacks Cardinal Mindszenty Verdict as Kangaroo Trial
President Truman condemned the Mindszenty conviction as a kangaroo court and warned of a black mark in Hungary's history. He said the State Department is examining if the trial violated a treaty but he does not plan to sever ties with Hungary. The remarks followed Acheson's label of the trial as wanton persecution and a conscienceless assault on religious freedom.
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Washington
Truman
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
State Department
Dean G. Acheson
Opportunity Seized After Trolley Spills Potatoes
Boston news reports William Nestor turned a wagonload spill into a bargain sale attracting a crowd after a trolley car toppled the load onto the street. He sold out quickly as bystanders gathered.
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Boston
William Nestor
Plane Cree is In On Mere: Storm Flickt
A snowstorm and thawing temps hindered road crews near American Falls delaying mercy flights. Pilot Art Linscheid failed to clear a snowdrift at the field causing a wing to break and gear bend during takeoff. no injuries reported. Snowbound areas and stalled trains strained relief efforts and supplies.
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American Falls
Art Linscheid
Linscheid
Rockland
Cold Water
Massacre Rocks
Aberdeen
Blackfoot
Gem Valley Institute Opens In Grace Today
Gem Valley's annual Farm Institute sponsored by the Idaho Farm Bureau starts at 10 this morning in Grace high school. About 400 are expected with a day of general sessions sectional meetings and an evening banquet and dance. Buc Clayton and Ella Reeder headline, University of Idaho agribusiness staff lead afternoon seminars, and Grace PTA serves a hot lunch. Tickets at 1.50 cover the day and the 7:80 banquet.
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GRACE
Gem Valley
Farm Institute
Idaho Farm Bureau
Grace High School
Buc Clayton
Salt Lake City
Ella Reeder
Brigham City
Utah
American Farm Bureau
University of Idaho School of Agriculture
Grace Parents- Teachers Association
Automatic pilot could aid small planes, inventor Carlson says
Cleveland report says Bert Carlson developed an automatic pilot for small planes during wartime as part of experiments for Jerry Gyroxope and Jack Industries. The system aims to reduce crew needs and may make tiny aircraft safer and cheaper to operate.
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Cleveland
Bert Carlson
Carlson
Jerry Gyroxope
Jack & Intz
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