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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1949

Page

3

U S Surveys Cattle Loss In Blizzards

The Agriculture Department reports about 178000 meat animals died in four western states by Feb 1 in a survey of blizzard losses. Cattle and calves totaled 81000 and sheep and lambs 97000 with heavier losses to follow due to feed shortages and weight loss.

U.S Washington The Agriculture Department South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Bureau of Agricultural Economics Utah Nevada Missouri River Fremont Sweetwater Weld Logan Sedgewick Morgan Yuma

Wrecks on Cassia Roads From Snow and Ice

Slippery roads in Cassia county from snow caused several accidents. A Kenworth truck driven by Howard K. Allen of Glendale collided with a snowbank west of Burley on U S Highway 30, then Tess Williams of Burley and Raymond A. Oehler of Caldwell damaged their cars in the wake. Minor damage to a parked car occurred on Overland avenue when Ernest Peterson of Burley slid into it. No injuries reported. total damage around $200. In India a newsprint factory cornerstone was laid at Chandni in the Central Provinces, with production expected to begin by end of 1949 and annual need exceeding 90,000 tons.

Burley Cassia Sheriff’s Kenworth Howard K. Allen Glendale Ariz U. S. Highway 30 Tess Williams Raymond A. Oehler Route 3 Caldwell Overland Avenue Ernest Peterson Paul Allen India Chandni Central Provinces

News of the Day In Rhyme on the Ku Klux Klan

A satirical critique denounces the Ku Klux Klan’s hate and violence. The verse condemns cross burnings and bigotry, urging unity and a world free of intolerance, while mocking the Klan’s recruitment schemes and financial appeal. It calls for broader moral reform.

Ku Klux Klan South U. S

Temporary Husband Plan Divides Berlin Women

In Berlin a plan by Dorothea Klage to allow temporary husbands for surplus German women meets strong female opposition. Interviews reveal most women doubt the system will work, fearing exploitation of pretty women and continuing unhappiness, while some support trial marriages to curb divorces. A clergyman and others warn against social burdens and moral decline.

Berlin Lisellette Kuhlmann Hildegard Wegscheider

Escapees Caught After Jail Break near Logan Utah

Two prisoners Sherwood Strausser and Charles Mageraham escaped Cache county jail in the early hours. Strausser, 32, of Great Falls Montana, held on a Dyer act charge. Mageraham, 38, Wyoming, on grand larceny. An unidentified bus driver helped officers locate Mageraham at Smithfield and Strausser in Preston Idaho.

Logan Utah Cache County Sherwood F. Strausser Great Falls Mont Charles J. Mageraham Wyoming Strausser U. S. Marshall Mageraham Sheriff's Office Smithfield

Joan Crawford Seeks True Story of Teachers for Film

Hollywood star Joan Crawford believes a film about a dedicated underpaid Midwest schoolteacher could capture real problems like delinquency, low pay, and crowded classes. Studio pushback delays the project as Crawford collects teacher letters and searches for a writer while defending a dignity focused portrayal.

Hollywood America Joan Crawford la Crawford Miss O’brien Miss Crawford PTA Miss C Harry Warner

Home Study Women More Likely to Marry Than Academics

A Baldwin Wallace College survey of home economics graduates finds 82.4 percent of 256 such graduates were married, an edge over the 63 percent marriage rate for all women college graduates. Ruth Baur notes the trend links broad study with practical fields.

Berer Baldwin-Wallace College Ruth Baur

Britain aims to curb American slang through National Theatre

In London the Conservatives and Labour unite on removing American slang from youth speech. Oliver Lyttleton joked with a Brooklyn accent to illustrate the issue, while Leah Manning praised the National Theatre for exposing children to refined English. The Daily Herald lauded the Commons for third reading a bill linking American idiom to poor speech.

London Britain National Theater Oliver Lyttleton House of Commons Brooklyn Leah Manning Labor Mann The Daily Herald

Free Birthday Portraits at Mendy Photographers

Advertises free birthday pictures for children up to age seven. Parents must call Mendy Photographers about three days before the birthday to schedule an appointment. Phone number provided as 3953.

Mendy

UN Aid May Be Asked In Chinese War

Australian foreign minister Dr. Herbert Evatt, president of the UN general assembly, weighs proposing UN mediation to settle the Chinese conflict. Lie indicated no objection to Evatt seeking mediation but no final decision or instructions have been given. Sun Fo supports UN mediation as the practical path, while Evatt would pursue mediation under Article 14 if pursued. The article notes Evatt’s upcoming assembly presidency and mentions the Russian veto power.

Lake Success N. Y Herbert Evatt General Assembly United Nations Evatt Trygve Lie Australia Lie Berlin UN General Assembly China Sun Fo Canton

Burley Cubs Stage Minstrel Show at Presbyterian Church

Burley Idaho Cub Scouts of Den No 1 presented a minstrel program for parents at the Presbyterian church. The backdrop featured the S S Cub Scouts ship built by the boys from packing boxes and paint. Den mother Mrs Harvey Rogers and helpers served refreshments.

Burley den No Presbyterian Church S.S. Cub Scouts Jimmy Goettsche Declo Donald Janek Tommy Fisher Chuck Terhune Robert Garmody Dee Taylor Lynn Thomas John Davis Wayne Rogers Mike Hanzel Harvey Rogers Charles Terhune James Janek

Divorce Petition Denied Over Cruelty Claim

In London Stanley Watts failed to prove his wife Kathleen’s alleged cruelty met the legal standard for cruelty in divorce law. The court ruled her conduct fell short of legal cruelty despite complaints of boxed ears, neglect of duties, spilling breakfast, and insulting language.

London LLP Stanley Watts Watts Kathleen

United States shifts stance on Evatt Germany settlement plan

The United States reportedly favors a hands off approach and criticizes Evatt's east settlement ideas for Germany. State Department officials in Washington are seen as cool to Evatt and wary of new mediation moves after last November's Berlin crisis.

General Assembly Berlin United States Evatt State Department US State Department Germany

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