Blackrock Village Fight Flares Anew In County
Bannock county commissioners delayed action on the proposed Blackrock village incorporation until the return of Commissioner Clegg Raymond from an Idaho Falls weed control meeting. Opponents led by B H Colbeer threatened legal action if hearings were skipped, arguing proper public input is required before any order to incorporate is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackrock
Pocatello
Bannock County Board of Commissioners
Clegg Raymond
Idaho Falls
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Jensen
B. H. Colbeer
John Black
Dolbeer
Eight-year-old Burley hero drives for help after gas blast
Roy Grindrod, eight, bravely drove 12 miles through sagebrush and lava to seek aid for his father, brother, and a friend badly burned and blinded in a gasoline explosion near Paul, Idaho. He calmly guided them into hospital as photographers captured the moment.
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Burley
Roy Grindrod
Grindrod
Louis
Kenneth
Paul Chesley
Paul
Ida
Roy
Burley General Hospital
Little Roy
Gate City Woman Reported Recovering After Shooting
A young Gate City mother, 9 months after childbirth, was hospitalized in Pocatello early Tuesday with a gunshot wound in the left shoulder. Police say the wound appears personal safety related. Her taxi-driver husband drove her to St. Anthony's and later allowed authorities to retrieve their child from the cabin. Domestic difficulties were noted. she had said she was returning to her parents.
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Pocatello
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Henry McQuade
Bannock
Crash Toll Out Despite Icy Streets
Pocatello police captain Frank McKinnon reports that icy streets early last week spurred a spike in accidents, yet totals show 59 fewer incidents than the first six weeks of 1947. Through Feb 14, 20 reportable crashes brought the year-to-date to 77, with six injured passengers and no pedestrian injuries so far in 1948. Arrests at the scene declined from 21 to 6 6, and drunken or reckless driving charges dropped from 87 to 66.
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Pocatello
Frank McKinnon
McKinnon
Crashes Cause Minor Damage Across City Streets
A series of minor auto crashes reported Monday and Tuesday caused limited damage. Perry Harrison, 46, and Harry Scott, 34, collided on East Center Street. both were cited after a later intersection crash involving Lynel Adamson and George Sorenson. No injuries were reported. damages were minor to bumpers, fenders, and hub caps.
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Perry Harrison
Garfield Ave
Harry Scott
Fifteenth Ave
East Center Street
Harrison
Scott
Scott Machine
Eighth Avenue
East
Lewis Street
Lynel Adamison
Twelfth Ave
George H. Sorenson
Sorenson
Eight Avenue
Lewis
Adamson
Mountain Electric Company
East Clark Street
North Second Avenue
Helen H. Jenkins
McCammon
J. Golden Jensen
South Eleventh Ave
Jensen
This Cat Reunites Girl With Long-missed Pet
Beverly Sue Darnell of Pocatello beams as her family's cat, left with friends in Ogden Utah two months ago during a military transfer, unexpectedly returns to her home at 215 North Ninth Avenue. The tale hints at a clever travel tale and the girl's joy at the reunion.
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Beverly Sue Darnell
J.W. Darnell
North Ninth Ave
Sgt. Darnell
Ogden
Utah
Beverly
Mrs. Darnell
Pocatello
Sgt
J. W. Darnell
Hill Field
Darnell
Ninth Ave
Vagrancy and disturbance plead guilty in police records
Ray Fogg pleaded guilty to vagrancy and received 90 days. Robert Belyea also pled guilty to vagrancy and received 90 days. Joaquin Chicon of 310 South Fifth Ave. pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace with a 15 day term suspended.
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Ray Fogg
Robert Belyea
Joaquin Chicon
South Fifth Ave
Local court records list multiple pleas and fines
D M Kinney pleads guilty for double parking and pays a five dollar fine. Omar S Romine bonds forfeited after intoxication with fifteen dollar liability. Lynn Darrel Mortensen pleads guilty to intoxication and is fined fifteen dollars. Pete Louis Korakis forfeits bond after intoxication with fifteen dollars. Ernest Hall Williams pleads guilty to intoxication and is fined fifteen dollars. Harrison John Carroll faces intoxication charges.
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D. M. Kinney
Omar
Romine
Lynn Darrel Mortensen
Pete Louis Korakis
Ernest Hall Williams
Harrison John Carroll
Identical Twin Cat Found After Long Search
Beverly and Mrs. Darnell rejoiced after a long-distance call to Ogden confirmed the cat they found is an identical twin to the one missing. The other cat had slept under the stove, and the match shares amber eyes, calm manners, and similar behavior, though officials say it is not the same animal.
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Beverly
Beverly Sue
Farm real estate boom drives Washington sales record
Washington State reported a record farm real estate boom last year with fifty eight of every thousand farms changing hands and sixty percent of sales completed in cash.
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Pullman, Wash
Washington State
Stolen Goods Report From American Falls Hotel Room
A report lists items taken from an American Falls hotel room including a Pitman 15 or 17 jewel yellow gold wrist watch with a leather strap, a brown woolen sport jacket with a blue front and brown back, and a blue and brown combination jacket.
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American Falls
Pitman
Lowell Orgill and Others Named in Local Record
Lowell Orgill aged 31 of St Anthony appears in a local list alongside Nona Burbank 20 of St Anthony Martin Leroy Brown 26 of Min ong Wisconsin and Betty Jean Cates 20 of Pocatello in a community record.
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Lowell Orgill
St. Anthony
Nona Burbank
Martin Leroy Brown
Minong
Wisc
Betty Jean Cates
Pocatello
Births A string of Feb 16 17 births from multiple families
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bassett welcome a daughter at General hospital while additional births occur for Veil Bradley in Springfield Elmer Prather Norman Ford Wol ford Ned Evans Peter Steffans Richard Armstrong Woodrow Crawford Henry McQuade and Cliff Ferguson from various addresses with both General and St Anthonys hospitals noted February 16 17 and in several cases at St Anthonys hospital
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Ernest Bassett
Blackfoot
General Hospital
Veil Bradley
Springfield
Elmer Prather
South Twelfth Ave
Norman B. Wolford
Bancroft
Ned Evans
West Bonneville Ave
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Peter Steffans
East Clark St
Richard Armstrong
Richard Ave
Woodrow Crawford
North Tenth Ave
St. Anthony's Hospital
Henry McQuade
East Sherman St
Cliff Ferguson
North Harrison
St&. Anthony's Hospital
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Preparations Under Way For Elections Registrars Named
Election supplies for Bannock county registrars will be delivered this week to begin primary and general election registration on March 2. Sarah Devaney, clerk of the board, announced full distribution to 34 registrars by next Monday with lists by precincts for Pocatello and surrounding areas.
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Sarah Devaney
Board of Bannock County Commissioners
Devaney
Pocatello
Vina E. Kellow
South Johnson Ave
Karen E. Jensen
North Lincoln Ave
Anna Hawkes
West Carter St
Emma Henry
Belvedere Apts
H. H. Locke
West Lander St
Earl Chamblin
West Hayden St
Betty Cox
North Arthur
Laura Rabourn
West Young St
W. F. Janneck
Rosewood Ave
Leslie J. Christensen
West Connor St
Clem Clark
North Seventh Ave
F. M. Davis
East Clark St
Priscilla H. McNichols
East Bonneville St
Sam Oliver
South Sixth Ave
William Beasley Jr
East Terry St
J. F. Lee
South Second Ave
Alta Swallow
South Tenth Ave
Mae Bevans
South Eleventh Ave
W. M. Andrus
North Tenth Ave
Mary E. Randall
North Thirteenth Ave
North Pocatello
Ilene Barrett
North Portneuf Park
Alameda
Amy J. VanNatta
Wilson Ave
Lula Rupp
Park Ave
Chubbuck
C. F. Criswell
R.F.D
North
Tyhee
Chesterfield
Emma Loveland
Lago
Adellia
Midweek Lenten Services Planned at Grace Lutheran
The Rev. R. A. Koch will lead midweek Lenten services at Grace Lutheran Church located at East Center Street and Tenth Avenue each Wednesday at 8 p.m. The sermons will focus on the theme Old Testament Types of Our Lord's Passion, explaining how biblical figures and customs reference Christ's suffering and death.
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R. A. Koch
Grace Lutheran Church
East Center St
Tenth Ave
Ambassador Arrives Karachi to Lead U S Mission
Paul H. Alling the first U S Ambassador to Pakistan arrived in Karachi last night with his wife and daughter as part of the new diplomatic mission. The delegation was welcomed by local officials and prepared for early meetings with government leaders.
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Karachi
Paul H. Alling
U. S
Pakistan
Agriculture Leaders Meet in Bannock County Farm Forum
Bannock county agricultural leaders will meet with state extension specialists at Farm and Home Institute Mareh 2 in the Portneuf Grange hall. Main speaker is Robert Hosack of Moscow, University of Idaho political science. Extension staff include Reid Merrill, Robert Pelkey, Vance Smith, and Alice Rigby. Sessions begin 1 30 p m with a banquet and dance at 8 p m. Committee chairs are M B Smith and L C McDermott with several members assisting.
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Bannock County
Farm and
Mareh 2
Portneuf
Grange
Robert Hosack
Moscow
University of Idaho
Reid Merrill
Boise
Robert Pelkey
Vance Smith
Alice Rigby
L. C. McDermott
M. B. Smith
C. F. Criswell
Sherman Kuntz
Lee Bates
Glenn Kunkel
Ernest Spraker
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Gate City
The
POST
News of Record
Coleman Builders Supply Co
Mareh
Glen’s Motors
N. Main
Fowler
Fowler Water Heater
Val
E. Center
Thersy
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