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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1948
Page
7
Pocatello police released their 1947 annual report showing education and crime links, with 1932 drunks taken into custody and $72,401.70 added to the city treasury. The figures detail arrests by race, age, and education, noting that open doors raised investigations, and traffic violations totaled 4961.
Cub Pack 4 den 4 displays Han diwork at Pocatello Drug Co to celebrate National Boy Scout week. Dr. John W. Wursten serves as den master. Members include Bill Bird David Bird Richard Bird Tommy Bloxham John Eckersley Duane Field Franklin Flint Russell Kenaston Frank McMaster Fred Oxley Richard Pritchett Russell Stoddard Neal Smith John Wurster and Gary Lewis.
The Idaho Cattlemen's association will hold its spring bull sale in Twin Falls on March 20. Chairman Ray V. Swanson of Pocatello expects about 80 purebred Hereford bulls and 20 Hereford cows to be consigned. Judges are Lyman Ipsen of Malad and C. W. Hickman of the U of Idaho animal husbandry department. Other sale committee members include Walter Schodde, Ernest Fields, Tom Callen, Virgil Lickley, and Seth Burstedt.
Bingham county raised 8296.36 for the March of Dimes, report shows. Alan M. Cannon, drive chairman, announced the tally and noted a per capita share near 40 cents, below Idaho’s 50 cent goal but well above last year’s 1900 contribution.
American Falls Sea Scout Ship 331 hosted a Gate City bridge of honor with Pocatello units at the LDS institute. Nearly 50 Scouts earned awards including Star Scout to LeMar Thompson who also served as coxswain and won the Tendoy Council knot tying contest.
BOISE (UP) Out-of-state potato seed used by Idaho's certified seed potato growers must be foundation quality under a regulation adopted by the Idaho Crop Improvement Association. R D Pelkey says growers must submit evidence of foundation quality when applying for certification. Seed undergoes two field inspections in Idaho before tagging the following fall. A seed sample must be sent to the California test plot if used the next year as seed.
ARCO Ida. Execut ive secretary C A Bottolfsen said at least 60 delegates are expected for the Yellowstone Sun Valley highway association meeting in Fairfield next Tuesday. Delegates from Clark Butte Blaine Camas and Elmore counties plan to attend. The group aims to route an East West highway from West Yellowstone to Boise via Du Bois Howe Arco Carey Hailey Fairfield and Mountain Home.
Samuel Morse, famed inventor, pursued politics as a New York mayoral candidate while also known as a portrait painter and sculptor. Britain weighs rooftop roadways for city traffic with roads atop 100-foot buildings and elevated cross streets.
Construction on the Phil bin road linking U S 30N at the Union Pacific tie plant to U S 91 at the Fort Hall Indian reservation boundary will start when weather and material supplies permit. County surveyor W P Hav ener said the route was laid out in 1947 and specs were delivered this week. The road was deeded to the state highway department for maintenance by the county commissioners. The plan is to grade and surface with a 2 1/2 inch road oil mat.
Claude Bistline gave a talk on Lincoln and the 30 year growth of the Pocatello Rotary Club during a luncheon at Hotel Bannock. Thursday noon. Dr Merrill D Beal read on Lincoln's life. Silent tribute honored Walter Cleave. A history club resolution was planned. Students from Pocatello public schools performed vocal numbers.
Keystone Lodge 81 AF and AM will hold a called communication at the Elk's Temple Friday evening February 13. The lodge opens at 6 30 p m on the Entered Apprentice degree. Refreshments will be served and some masons are invited to attend.
Dean Hadfield of Continental Oil in Salt Lake City arranged a screening of The Miracle of Oil-Plating to Continental Oil members at a Bannock hotel luncheon. Bruce McRae of Pocatello called the film entertaining and educational after viewing a 101 minute presentation.
Mel Shubert directs the ISC dramatic department production of Joan of Lorraine in Fra zier hall on February 20 and 21. A Hollywood veteran with 26 motion picture parts, Shubert joined the college faculty this fall and will supervise acting stagecraft and makeup.
Refus Pack, father of U. Pack, at 324 South Eighth in Pocatello, is listed in critical condition after a severe heart attack at his Idaho Falls home last Saturday. He is hospitalized at the LDS hospital in Idaho Falls.
Pocatello mayor George R. Phillips invited mayors from 10 eastern Idaho communities to join a mayors party to inspect the Freedom Train when it stops in Pocatello on March 27. Invitations were sent to Idaho Falls Twin Falls St Anthony Rigby Blackfoot Soda Springs Ashton Downey Montpelier and Preston. A five student committee is preparing speeches and background on historic documents for display during the visit under coach Himena Hoffman and others.
Pocatello grain dealers report farmers in the area hold most of their 1947 crop with only sparse sales in the past week. Idaho Fails estimates about 40 percent held nearby, but Bannock county figures appear lower. Grain prices quoted range from 1.76 to 2.15 dollars per bushel, though high priced grain is scarce.
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