Plows Smash Canyon Landslide Evacuations Continue
Workers fled as massive slides roared down a hillside, but miraculously no one was killed or seriously injured. Evacuees from Lafayette’s canyon homes faced long walks to pick up points with trucks transporting them to Mountain Home. Some residents chose to stay as crews assessed damage and recovered livestock and belongings.
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Salt Lake County
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Cal
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River Canyon
Dakotas
Heroic Wife Recalls Night Of Snow Slips At Idaho Dam
A construction worker’s wife, speaking from the canyon edge via a surviving telephone line, tells how about 500 people sheltered beneath a 2000-foot drop at Anderson Ranch Dam in Idaho as dozens of snow and rock slides roared into the canyon. Miraculously, no fatalities have been reported despite the perilous conditions.
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Anderson Ranch Dam
Idaho
Avalanche horror at Anderson Ranch described by Mrs Freudenstein
Mrs Effie Freudenstein tells United Press of the Anderson Ranch slide near Ida. She and her husband Bob, a hoisting engineer, moved from Tacoma with three children. After evacuation, the family describes fear, tight quarters in bunkhouses, food supply, and the calm resolve of residents as danger passes and access to the area is regained.
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Bob
Tacoma
Wash
Bobby
Judith
Nancy
Pocatello Dollar Day Values Amaze Shoppers
Four prominent Pocatello Chamber of Commerce members visited stores on a pre observation merchandise check up for the forthcoming Dollar Day sale. Mrs. George Rice Jr and Mrs. Carmie Zaccardi joined John Denman and Bob Gallafent to review special items and surprise gifts planned for Saturday. The event aims to boost shopping in the area with displays and bargains amid anticipated large out of town attendance.
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Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Retail Bureau
Pocatello Post
George Rice, Jr
Carmie Zaccardi
John Denman
Bob Gallafent
Idaho
Western Air Drops Meals and Lowers Fares
Western Air Lines stops free meals aboard flights and cuts fares by five percent in a move officials say could boost travel. WAL representative Miss Thora Erickson cites a survey showing few passengers needed meals, arguing ground dining is acceptable. She notes meal service was a costly frill as airlines seek to halt losses after a $20 million yearly industry deficit.
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Thora Erickson
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Miss Erickson
Not me I stay with the job while others depart
A speaker insists he and his children will remain at work as others choose to leave. The remark highlights a commitment to continue labor despite colleagues exiting. No additional context on location or affiliations is provided.
Ancient Idaho tax law repealed by governor
Boise Idaho Gov. C A Robins signed a measure to repeal an ancient statute allowing county commissioners to tax able bodied men for road funds which has not been tested in over four decades. He also raised allowed trustees for higher education from five to thirty and signed Boise city charter technical amendments.
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C. A. Robins
Boise City
San Francisco Earthquake Scare Briefly Shakes City
A brief San Francisco tremor lasting a few seconds startled residents Friday night. No injuries or major damage reported. Local authorities urged calm as they assessed aftershocks potential.
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San Francisco
Planes Deliver Hay to Isolated Idaho Settlements Amid Snow
Snowbound residents of Stibnite faced shortages as two C‑47 planes from Boise began dropping 12 tons of hay to cattle near Rome Oregon and 600 to 700 head on Bill Jewell’s ranch. Two Boise fliers brought medicine and Dr Fortney to an emergency operation, while others dropped hay to a northern Shafer Butte ranch. Union Pacific tracks west of American Falls were cleared and traffic to the Pacific Northwest and coast cities was resuming.
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Transit Strike Appeals To Return To Work In Philadelphia
City council appealed to striking transit workers on Saturday to resume duties as federal mediators sought a wage dispute settlement. The plea warned Mayor Bernard Samuel could declare a state of emergency if service was not restored, halting travel by foot and auto.
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Bernard Samuel
Sealed Verdict and Big Clock At Local Theaters
Showtimes list Sealed Verdict with Ray Milland Florence Marly. Killer Dill with Stuart Erwin Anne Gwynne. Big Clock with Ray Milland Charles Laughton. For Ever Amber with Cornell Wilde Linda Darnell. Thunder in Pines. Marshall of Amarillo with Alan Roecky Lane. Plunderers Rod Cameron Ilona Massey. Shep Comes Home. Rialto features On Our Merry Way with Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith James Stewart Henry Fonda Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore Fred MacMurray. Rustlers of Devil's Canyon with Allan Lane Red Ryder. Lost Honeymoon Franchot Tone Ann Richards Tom Conway. Mr. Reckless Hed William Eythe Barbara Britton. Texas and Brooklyn and Heaven with Guy Madison Diana Lynn James Dunn. Glamour Girl Gene Krupa and orchestra Virginia Grey Michael Duane Jimmy Lloyd. Ride the Pink Horse with Robert Montgomery Wanda.
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Ray Milland
Florence Marly
Killer Dill
Stuart Erwin
Anne Gwynne
Charles Laughton
Amber
Cornell Wilde
Linda Darnell
Thunder IN
Pines
Marshall
Amarillo
Alan
Roecky
Rialto
Texas
Brooklyn
Heaven
Guy Madison
Diana Lynn
James Dunn
Glamour Girl
Gene Krupa
Virginia Grey
Michael Duane
Jimmy Lloyd
Robert Montgomery
Wanda
Union Pacific to Resume Los Angeles Chicago Streamliner
Union Pacific announced improved weather will allow the City of Los Angeles streamliner to resume direct runs to Chicago starting Sunday. The train will depart Los Angeles at 5 p.m. and marks the first through LA Chicago service since February 4.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago
City of
Union Pacific
Moslem Chieftain Wounded in Cairo Assassination Attempt
Sheikh Hassan El Banna, supreme guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was wounded by two bullets as he left the Mohammedan Association building in Cairo on Saturday night. His condition and the incident were reported by UP.
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Sheikh Hassan el Banna
Brotherhood
Young Men’s Mohammedan Association
Cinemas Showcase Classic Films This Week
Hendrix presents a lineup featuring Return of Rin Tin Tin shot in color. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope stars James Stewart. Night Has a Thousand Eyes stars Edward G. Robinson and Gail Russell. Parole Inc features Michael O’Shea and Tarhan Bey. Return of the Bad Men with Randolph Scott and Anne Jeffreys. Old Fashioned Girl stars Gloria Jean.
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Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart
Edward G. Robinson
Gail Russell
Parole Inc
Michael O’shea
Tarhan Bey
Randolph Scott
Anne Jeffreys
Gloria Jean
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Hendrix
RIN Tin Tin
Valley of the California Missions
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