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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1948
Page
6
Kristina Pednick Pechnik 68 shot herself after revealing a 50 year love affair begun in Germany. Her husband John 68 found her and learned of the other man. She left a goodbye note and said the affair began when they were poor and she could not marry. Doctors expect recovery.
Examinations will be held next week in Twin Falls Gooding and Boise for housekeeping assistants aids cooks and janitors. Thomas H Charrey supervisor of the state merit system council announced 15 positions at the Rapid Treatment center Boise and State Tuberculosis hospital Gooding are vacant and will be filled. Examinations Saturday Twin Falls Monday Tuesday Gooding and Friday Boise. Starting salaries range from 25 monthly for housekeeping assistants to 175 for cooks.
A 50 mile per hour wind toppled a 60 foot pine tree that crashed into a Coeur d Alene home. Six year old Janice Lavonne Ing died in her crib as the tree sheared the living room corner. Her mother Mrs Claude Ing stood in the doorway waving to her husband as he left for work. Two other children in another room were unharmed.
Boise reports the state school reorganization committee approved consolidation plans for seven counties including five in southern Idaho. Approvals include Bonneville county with HQ at Idaho Falls, transfers of several districts, a Power-Class A district at American Falls, and earlier approvals for Rockland Urbon areas completing the county. Bond issues totaling 4,000 for Madison and Bannock buses, 150,000 for building in Custer, and Grange Mont district Clearwater county building permission without bonds were also approved.
The Idaho state land board postponed action on a Caribou county request to sell 10 000 to 12 000 acres of range land near Blackfoot reservoir at auction. A five man delegation led by Diggs Lewis and M L Horsley urged sale for farming, but the board will defer two to three years to test profitability of grain crops at 6000 feet elevation under normal prices and weather. About 20 000 acres elsewhere in the area had been sold previously, and delegates said operators were earning money from barley.
Idaho State College marks its first four year degree granting anniversary with a March 3 program. Dr. Merrill D. Beal chairs the joint faculty student committee for a public meeting at 2 p.m. in Frazier hall, plus receptions in the Student Union and a student dance. The event honors Dr. Carl W. McIntosh, the college's second president.
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