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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1949

Page

2

Pocatello JC Sets Off Publicity With Miss Lush Feature

The Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce membership drive is highlighted in the current issue of Future the National Junior Chamber magazine. A photo shows committeeman Bill Reynolds embraced by Miss Lush impersonators Virginia Kersavan and Debora Christensen.

Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce Miss Lush Future National Junior Chamber U. S Harold Read Bill Reynolds Virginia Kersavan Debora Christensen Bill Hall Read

1948 Had Fewer Traffic Mishaps Says McKinnon

Pocatello Police Captain Frank McKinnon said 1948 saw fewer accidents than 1947 but more deaths and arrests. He noted 716 accidents investigated in 1947 versus 670 in 1948, 1169 traffic arrests in 1947 and 1223 in 1948, with three deaths in 1948 and two in 1947.

Pocatello Frank McKinnon McKinnon

Home Bound Fans Delayed By Mountain Storm

A blizzard in the mountains dumped snow on the Ridge Route Sunday and slowed Rose Bowl fans returning home. Winds up to 60 mph halted traffic at times as California police blocked the route and required chains. Plows and sanders kept one-lane passage under escort. 40 miles north of Los Angeles. Arizona highways also iced with hazardous conditions.

Llos Angeles California Highway Patrol Arizona

Jewish Writer Ends His Life

Santa Monica California UP Lewis Browne a 51 noted author and authority on Jewish problems was found dead Monday at the Uplifters ranch. He left a note saying I have no fear of death I think of it as an endless leap Browne formerly rabbified Temple Israel Waterbury Conn resigned 1926 to write and lecture His best known books included Stranger Than Fiction This Believing World Why Jews Are Like That Something Went Hadgi and The Wisdom of Israel

Santa Monica Calif Lewis Browne Browne Temple Israel Waterbury, Conn Israel

Tragic Seattle DC-3 crash claims 14 lives

A DC-3 charter crashed near Boeing Field injuring 11 and killing 14 including pilot William Chavers and several Yale athletes. Survivors describe flames and a wingtip ground contact as the craft rose and plunged into a hangar, with many passengers from Seattle Spokane Portland and Vancouver. The CAA investigated weather and takeoff advisories amid memorial reactions from Yale officials and families.

Boeing Field Boeing Airport R. D. Bedinger CAA William Chavers Seattle Boeing Field Tower George Cole Cole T. H. Andersen Spokane Wash Donald Lynch Seve John R. Roderick John Roderick Yale Chavers Kenny Love William S. Leland Seattle Air Charter Company Bedinger Ing New Haven Charles Seymour King County Hospital Arene William O’ Love Kenny Leland William S Brown Noel Bryan James Portland Ore Franzheim Harry Garrett Don L Haerle Hartley Wallace Mercer Island Laird Ralph Camas Palmer Russell Vancouver Wickman Leonard Bellevue Young Roger Reese Ozzie Adams Robert R Corvallis Belknap Charles S Obitichard E Seaside Neell Donald Selleck George Howe William H Kendall John Jr Knoll Joseph Everett Liddle Jack W Longview Nilson Orville Bellingham Schaal Jon C Smith James Wendell Aberdeen Thompson Theodore A Cedar Falls Anderson T. H Lynch Roderick John R

Restricted New York area fuels national ready to wear supply

A limited section of New York supplies 85 percent of the United States ready to wear goods. The products are expedited by air and rail express to destinations nationwide.

New York United States

Pioneer Sheepman Dies at Rupert

Peter Efteinou, 58, pioneer sheepman of Minidoka county, died December 30 near Rupert from a heart attack at his sheep camp. In business about 40 years with his brother Joseph, he will be buried in Rupert cemetery after funeral services at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Rupert Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Father D. L. McElligott presiding.

Rupert Peter Efteinou Minidoka County Mr. Efteinou Joseph St. Nicholas Catholic Church D. L. McElligott Rupert Cemetery

Charles H. Smith Dies at Rupert Age 74

Rupert Idaho Charles Henry Smith 74 veteran railroad man and pioneer of the Minidoka project died of a heart attack at 145 p m on a downtown street after years of ill health. Born February 13 1874 in Mattoon Illinois he married Della Lewis in Canyon City Colorado in 1902. He moved to Minidoka in 1903 and served as telegraph operator cashier at the Union Pacific depot in Twin Falls and Rupert agent until 1940. Survivors include his widow and two adopted daughters Mrs Claire Wheeler Springfield Missouri and Mrs Jean Ralls Tremonton Utah.

Rupert Charles Henry Smith Minidoka Smith Mattoon Della Lewis Canyon City Colo Acequia Union Pacific Twin Falls Masonic Lodge Claire Wheeler Springfield Jean Ralls Tremonton Utah

Burley Rotarians Honor District Governor at Dinner

Burley Rotary Club will host a dinner at the National hotel to fete District Governor Gordon M. Baxter of Provo Utah. The event featured songs, solos, poems and stories with members and guests. officers and spouses assisted with arrangements and decorations.

Burley Burley Rotary Club Rotary Gordon M. Baxter Provo Utah National Hotel LaMar

Pair Charged With Grand Larceny

Justice of the Peace Charles W Hyde issued grand larceny charges against Hayward Evans 21 and Alfred Hale 21 for pocketing Ben Maney an Indian on New Year s Eve. Police say one boy slipped Maney s pocket and tossed the wallet containing 75 dollars to the other. the pair were jailed in the county jail after arrest for theft.

Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde Hayward Evans Alfred Hale Ben Maney Maney

The Wolf Ancestor of Domesticated Dogs

The dog’s origin is obscure but likely traces to early human domestication. The wolf is regarded as the most important ancestor of today’s dog lineage.

Holifield seeks panel to draft fair witness code

Representative Chet Holifield of California urged Congress to form a special committee to draft a code of fair practices to protect witnesses before House committees, targeting the Un American Activities panel with ongoing clashes.

Washington Chet. Holifield Calif House Today House un-American Activities Committee Holifield

Blackfoot Students Ship Food Packages to Europe

Blackfoot high school Tri-Hi-Y members packed and mailed needy child boxes to Europe as part of Christmas efforts. Seventy five students contributed groceries clothing and personal items guided by sponsor Mrs Knudson and Mrs Prins with boxes sent to England Holland Germany France and Spain.

Blackfoot Europe Tri-Hi-Y Blackfoot High School Ihalina Knudson S. A. Prins England Holland Germany France Spain

North Carolina launches a million dollar marine research program

North Carolina announces a one million dollar program to study and manage its marine fisheries resources. The effort aims to assess stocks, improve conservation, and guide policy for coastal communities and industries.

North Carolina

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