Flood Threat Looms As Ice Jam Hits Clark Fork
Montana farmers near Silesia along the Yellowstone-Carbon line face rising flood risk as an ice jam pushes the Clark Fork river over its banks. The jam swept from Bridger area, flooding the Ambrose Sticks family home and killing 10 cows and 15 sheep from Jones Brothers farm. Highways near Fromberg temporarily closed while the Sticks were evacuated by boat. Sheriff Thomas says danger should ease once the jam enters the Yellowstone near Laurel. he notes no repeat of last spring’s broader flood damages expected.
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Billings
Silesia
Yellowstone
Carbon County
Here
Clark Fork
Bridger
Ambrose Sticks
Jones Brothers
Fromberg
Sticks
Albert Thomas
Yellowstone County
Yellowstone River
Laurel
Huntley
Forsyth
Man Accused Of Adultery Cuts Off Church Service
Boise report describes B C accused of adultery with a church woman causing a service disruption last Sunday. The town marshal could not restore the minister to the pulpit as members debated resignation and action while the minister claimed a signed confession.
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BOISE
Idaho Statesman
Unit appoints new cancer society leader in Blackfoot
Mrs. E R Turpin of Thomas is named to succeed illness‑stricken Mrs. W A Dance as Bingham county commander for the American Cancer Society Idaho division. Mrs. V C Rorabaugh announces the change and notes the April 1 to 30 funds drive while reporting strong county attendance at February training in Pocatello.
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Blackfoot
Bingham County
American Cancer Society
E. R. Turpin
Thomas
W. A. Dance
V. C. Rorabaugh
Bingham
Bannock
Power
Oneida
Rorabaugh
Pocatello
Aberdeen
Shelley
Fort Hall
Moreland
Idaho
Salt Lake City War Office to Move to Denver
The Salt Lake City regional office will transfer to Denver April 1 and operate as a field office under Denver's jurisdiction. About 300 employees will be dropped from the payroll, with around 150 in the field office. The Salt Lake regional office started in March 1946 and has since sold surplus goods worth about 500 million dollars. peak employment reached 1,200.
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Salt Lake City
Way Assets Administration
Denver
Salt Lake
WAA
Blacksmith Shop Corner Seeks Name Change to Eastmont
Michigan county records show Blacksmith Shop Corner requesting official renaming to Eastmont because no blacksmith shop remains in operation. The move aims to reflect current business absence and local identity.
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Blacksmith Shop Center
Mich
Eastmont
New Novel Draws Fire in Catholic Debate
Fordham professor and Jesuit Father Alfred Barrett denounces the Book-of-the-Month club for promoting Ross Lockridge Jr.’s Raintree County as obscene and blasphemous. He calls the 1 066 page work a bombastic attack on faith and morals and urges it be banned under the Catholic index.
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New York
Alfred Barrett
Fordham University
The
Society of Jesus
Book-of-the-Month Club
Raintree County
Father Bassett
Critics’ Forum
Catholic Index
Father Barrett
Ross Lockridge Jr
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Christ
Blaze Ejects Idaho Families Gutted Building Evicts Three Families
A Thursday fire in Twin Falls Idaho gutted the building formerly housing the 400 Club east of the city, destroying all belongings and leaving three families homeless. Cause attributed to defective attic wiring. no injuries reported as water shortage hampered firefighting. Assistant Fire Chief Clark Sizemore said two thirds of the structure could have been saved with adequate water.
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Twin Falls
Ida
400 Club
Clark Sizemore
Kimberly Rural Fire Department
Henry L Horn Wins Overpass Contract at Topaz Idaho
Caldwell contractor Henry L. Horn awarded a 130,918 dollar contract to build a steel and concrete overpass at Topaz Bannock county. Viaduct to span the Union Pacific railroad.
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Boise —Up
Henry L. Horn
Caldwell
Topaz
Bannock County
Union Pacific Railroad
Agreement Reached On Management Of Reservoirs
Secretary of the Interior J A Krug announced a new framework for forestry led management of reservoir lands under the reclamation program affecting twenty six reservoirs across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States. Forest Service to oversee recreational uses and resource management while Reclamation preserves dam structures and reservoir waters. Details to be finalized by regional officials with affected projects including Boise Snake River projects and Hungry Horse among others.
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BOISE
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
Bureau of Reclamation
National Forest Service
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest
Idaho Water Districts Schedule Annual Meetings
Idaho's 86 water districts will hold annual meetings March 1 per statute. Officers will be elected water masters chosen and a budget set for the coming year. Snake River district meets at 10 a.m. in Bonneville County Court House Idaho Falls. Other districts meeting at 2 p.m. include Boise Boise City Hall and others across the state.
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Boise
Idaho
State Reclamation Department
Snake River District
Snake River
Milner Dam
Bonneville County Court House
Idaho Falls
Boise River
Boise City
Big Wood River
Shoshone
Weiser River
Cambridge Town Hall
Little Weiser
Indian Valley
Portneuf
Lava Hot Springs
Big Lost
Moore Lds
Blackfoot
Pahsimeroi
May Grange
Bear River
Soda Springs
Mud Lake
Dubois
Couple Are Friends Anyhow Kinship Note On License Form
In Washington a marriage license clerk watched a young couple fill out an application. They struggled with a line near the bottom and finally the man indicated his fiancée and wrote girlfriend and boyfriend as kinship. The moment drew attention to a casual nontraditional pairing.
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Washington
Idaho Seeks Clarity on Stream Navigability and Bed Ownership
Idaho agricultural and industrial groups push Congress to clarify who owns submerged lands as streams and lakes face potential California tide lands implications. The National Association of Attorneys General and the National Water Conservation Conference back the issue. Rep Abe McGregor Goff proposes a bill to quitclaim submerged lands from the federal government to Idaho and other states.
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Boise
Idaho
California Tidelands
National Association of Attorneys General
National Water Conservation Conference
State of
Abe McGregor Goff
Congress
Twin Falls opens new municipal airport with daylight operations
Twin Falls Idaho opens its new municipal airport for daylight flights after opening rites attended by state aeronautical officials and the city airport commission. Lighting bids pending with four bids on hand. full service to begin after lighting installation within about 60 days. The old Twin Falls airport will be closed and plowed. Formal dedication planned for August to honor Staff Sgt. Raymon R. Joslin, Twin Falls countys first World War II air force casualty.
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Twin Falls
Ida
City Airport Commission
Fred Taplin
Chet Moulton
H. K. Glidden
Idaho
CAA
Raymon R. Joslin
Air Force
Joslin
Southwest Pacific
Work Starts On New Idaho Store
Ex cavation for the new Sears Roebuck and Company store on Main Avenue West is underway. Jacobsen Construction of Salt Lake City holds the contract, with Duffy Reed Construction of Twin Falls as excavation sub-contract. Completion is expected this fall, with cost not announced but rumored to exceed $100,000 from 1946 land purchase.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Sears Roebuck and Company
Main Avenue
Jacobsen Construction Company
Salt Lake City
Duffy Reed Construction Company
Large Foreign Wheat Crops May Ease Import Pressure
Cargill Crop bulletin reports excellent wheat prospects in Europe Argentina and Australia likely to ease world import pressure with harvests starting this summer. Europe sees abundant rainfall and higher than normal temperatures aiding yields. Argentina forecasts 200 to 220 million bushels up 15 percent from last year. Barley rye and corn outlooks are poor.
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Minneapolis
Cargill Crop Bulletin
Europe
Argentina
Australia
Car
State Tax Experts Open Local Office in Pocatello
State income tax representatives in Pocatello operate a local office at 403 North Main Street upstairs over Mac Kenzie Auto Equipment Co. They will assist taxpayers in preparing returns until the March 15 deadline.
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Pocatello
North Main St
MacKenzie Auto Equipment Co
Hershey to Visit Boise in March
Adj Gen John Walsh announced that Lewis B. Hershey former director of selective service and now head of the office of selective service records would visit Boise on or about March 23.
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Boise
Idaho
Adj
John Walsh
Lewis B. Hershey Washington
Selective Service
Office of Selective Service Records
New Yorkers Misread Snowstorm As It Dumps Five Feet
Residents who underestimated a blizzard faced five to six foot drifts across the city. Officials urged caution as transit and utilities strained under the record snowfall.
Coeur d'Alene Seeks Democratic Delegate Convention
Coeur d'Alene urged to host the Democratic delegate convention as Kootenai County chair M. E. Frandsen says the state Democratic central committee will be asked to pick the city. The Republican convention is set for April 17, with the Democratic site and date to be decided in Boise next Thursday.
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Couer D'Alene
Ida
Couer d’Alene
M. E. Frandsen
Kootenai County
Democratic Central
State
Democratic Committee
Boise
Lava Pharmacy to remodel front in Lava Springs
Lava Springs. Kirk Starling owner plans a large front window and new entrance for Kirk's Pharmacy. The store opened Feb 7 with a 22 foot fountain, a jukebox, and modern displays. Starling has experience in San Francisco and Ashton.
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Lava Hot Springs
Kirk
Lava
Kirk Starling
Starring
San Francisco
Calif
Ashton
Idaho
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