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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1949
Page
2
In Heber Utah a 28 year old air force veteran Robert Carman visited a friend to welcome the new year. He took a revolver from Doyle Murdock to inspect it despite warnings it might be loaded. The trigger fired fatally striking his heart, and he died seconds later.
Mrs. Emmie Ball was elected Monday evening to succeed Mrs. Evelyn Daffin as or of the Royal Neighbors chapter. Other officers elected were Jane Hopkins vice oracle Georgia Parsons Chancellor Eva Hurst recorder Hyacinth Beagle Minnie Lennon inner sentinel Alice Allen outer sentinel Laura Miles manager. Installation ceremonies slated for Jan 10.
What Cheer, Iowa residents report a silent New Year’s Eve as Mayor Ed Lally notes the town’s unusually quiet celebration. Local officials described the scene as subdued with no major incidents or festivities recorded.
FBI announced 32 firearms cases stolen from the Raritan arsenal in New Jersey were recovered in San Francisco aboard a Mexican warship about to depart Treasure Island. Nine men arrested in Newark, cooperation from a Costa Rican official who planned to buy 200 rifles, and Mexican government informants aided the probe.
John Hatley, a 25 year old psychology student at Arizona State Tempe, hitchhiked to Seattle as Santa Claus and back as Baby 1949 to study human reactions. He rode with 29 motorists on the return trip, including a motorcycle lift, and was briefly jailed in Cottage Grove, Oregon for indecent dress before continuing his journey.
A 22 year old mermaid performer at the Chelsea Arts ball was stripped of her costume by art students at Royal Albert Hall. She mounted a scenic car causing fainting among about 60 people. One student was arrested and five others expelled as the New Year’s Eve event ended near riot with 6000 attendees.
The schedule lists Sunday to Monday screenings at Rialto and Orpheum theaters featuring multiple titles. Notable pairings include Yellow Sky with Gregory Peck and Anne Baxter, Saxon Charm and The Spiritualist, Mexican Hayride and Moonrise, Black Cat and Black Friday, Police Reporter and Trail Dust, Angels With Dirty Faces and They Drive by Night, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap and Bringing Up Father, plus The Ghost and Mrs Muir and Bury Me Dead.
Roy Getty, owner of the Sport Center at 846 North Main, found a broken rear window and unbolted doors after entering about 1 30 a.m. Several items from the store were missing while Glen's Motors reported no loss. Elmer Wiker said his home was damaged by a .380 caliber automatic firearm in the nearby incidents.
A night at the Copacabana features Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda with Arkansas Swing and The Hoosier Hot Shots delivering lively entertainment in a packed club setting.
Idaho health officials and local units press for state control of milk sanitation and handling. Mrs Wanda Lee Ward of the Idaho public health association says the group backs legislation to shift regulation from federal officers to Idaho authorities.
A new cub scout pack is organized in Blackfoot with Elks sponsorship. Cluff Johnson will serve as cub master. 168 boys aged 9 to 12 expressed interest after a Blackfoot schools survey. Ray Balmforth and Marlin Bing ham will assist. The program aims to build citizenship through leisure time activities.
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