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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1949

Page

2

Relief Office Drive Starts For Burley

Burley relief office established by Burley Chamber of Commerce to coordinate emergency aid for snowbound residents in Cassia County. Jaycee Tom Foster and Sherman Anderson lead organizing efforts with George Halford and Glenn Kunan. Mayor Joe Peters and County Agent Glenn Bodily assist with plans while KBIO radio broadcasts road conditions and emergency updates. Tess Williams handles announcements as the office operates with various JC members directing calls to relief agencies. The chamber inventories food fuel feed and available machinery and manpower for emergency needs.

Burley KBIO Tess Williams Junior Chamber of Commerce

Free Birthday Portraits Offer From Mendy Photographers

An advertisement invites parents to have a child under seven photographed and printed for free on their birthday. To participate, call Mendy Photographers at 3953 about one week before the birthday to arrange an appointment.

Mendy

Heart patients safe in heat study finds little difference

CHICAGO AP reports a University of Chicago study on heart patients and healthy men aged 19 to 29 found no significant difference in how hearts with disease react to temperature changes. The test involved ten healthy students and sixteen cardiac patients ages 25 to older, exposed to heat, indicating reassurance for heart sufferers in hot environments.

Chicago University of Ements Fe Deere

Scientists Relax Hobart Congress Ends With Excursion

The congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science closed with a field excursion to the local brewery in Hobart Tasmania enjoyed by attendees.

Hobart Tasmania The Australian and New Zealand Association For the Advancement of Science

Durant Predicts One More World War In 15 Years

San Francisco report quotes Dr. Will Durant, author and historian, saying the world is in a horrible state yet normal. He argues human nature unchanged, noting victors in conflict always seek another war and predicts a final war in about fifteen years leading to a world order.

San Francisco Will Durant

Forty-nine Graduates at Idaho State College

Forty-nine students were graduated from Idaho State College at the end of the first semester. The group includes nine liberal arts, seven vocational, and thirty-three pharmacy students. Degrees and certificates will be awarded at the annual commencement in June.

Idaho State College Carl W. McIntosh School of Pharmacy Ludus Harold Buss Patricia B. Darnell June Walters Leonard All of Pocatello Marjorie Christian Soda Springs Richard M. Savage Aberdeen Lela M. MacLeod Eden Donald M. Hansen LeRoy E. Jones Jack E. Smith Burley Robert L. Stevens Preston William E. Whittington Body Fender Merrill C. Henderson John D. Wornek Salmon Dallas D. Popa Alexander Robert R. McIntyre Idaho Falls Norman R. Jones Hamer Jay D. Blackhurst Raymond Gammell Nolan McMullin Paul Loscalzo Levi H. Pease Grant H. Stewart K. D. Williams

Idaho Versus Texas in Verbal Showdown in Verse

A humorous rhymed exchange paints Idaho and Texas as rivals, praising their landscapes and people. The Idaho man boasts Sun Valley and mineral wealth, while the Texan extols Dallas and Fort Worth. The punchline arrives as Idaho claims pride in not coddling fools and jokes about shipping them south for teaching jobs in Texas.

Corpus Christi Galveston Bay Amarillo Dallas Old Fort Worth Old Mother Earth Idaho Texas

Communists Admit Defeat On American College Campuses

Washington dispatch reports a jarring defeat for American Communists on U S college campuses. The Daily Worker says AYD dissolved after forming from the Young Communist League to lure students. The movement aims to reshape future recruits as part of a broader party rebranding effort.

Washington United States CIO Daily Worker New York American Youth For Democracy Young Communist League Gates YCL Communist Party of the Communist Political Association Communist Movement

Disinflation Seen as Healthy Shift by Nourse and Truman

Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Truman’s chief economic adviser, says the United States has entered a period of disinflation that could avoid a recession if the public stays calm. He cautions against expecting levelling and predicts a choppy path with ups and downs, with prices stabilizing below present levels but above prewar. He notes the new car market may not see list-price cuts this year as consumer cost pressures ease.

Washington Edwin G. Nourse Truman Nourse Mr. Truman Council of Economic Advisers

Burley Polio Drive Nets Four Thousand Dollars

Burley polio drive chaired by Max Gillette reports four thousand dollars collected with outlying districts to report totals. Pep Club girls canvassed Burley and Casper county, theaters raised two hundred eighteen dollars, and local groups held auctions to swell the fund. Drive extended two weeks due to bad weather and snowbound areas will add to the total.

Burley Max Gillette Pep Club Burley High School Earl Carlson Cassia County I. H. Harris Burley Livestock Commission Company Curtis Paskett

Purchasing at list price and favorable trade-in terms rising

The speaker notes more buyers will pay list price with no premium and better trade-in terms. Clothing is cited as an example with fewer drastic markdowns but more low-priced lines and improved quality. He adds steel and heavy durable goods are in a catching up phase, causing the gray market that flourished during inflation to fade.

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