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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
3
United Press reports moderate trading with bonds down and curbs uneven. Agricultural items show mixed moves in hogs cattle and sheep with prices steady to higher on several grain and livestock groups and a firm onion market.
New York stocks opened with rumors of a major Congress agenda and possible tax hikes. Traders expect President Truman to outline a New Deal program in his State of the Union address, prompting cautious selling and widespread stop orders before a partial rebound amid mixed sector performance.
Chicago grain markets firmed modestly as buying pressure grows in wheat and soybeans ahead of expected export sales and higher allocations. Soybeans gain on renewed commercial activity while corn and oats rise marginally as hog market weakness pressures livestock outlook.
Local market hints show San Francisco dairy scores and Chicago produce items with mixed grades. Entries reference leaf quality, grade labels, and various numerical scores, suggesting a fragmentary market listing.
Market shows slower demand with cattle and hogs down 25 to 50 cents. Sows and butchers mostly one to two dollars lower. lighter weights 18 to 21 dollars. Cattle steady to 50 cents lower on mid and high grades. cows and calves softening. sheep slaughter lambs 50 to 75 cents lower. Receipts listed by Ogden Livestock with mixed bids across loads and weights.
In Utica New York a snow shoveling dispute led to the death of 30 year old Joseph Mazzenga. Police say 24 year old Patsy Zattola a tenant at the home where Mazzenga was visiting fired a double barreled shotgun during the disagreement over snow placement.
Pete Hopkins pleaded guilty to driving fast and was fined. James Langdon and Gordon Pachuca faced charges, with Langdon found not guilty and Pachuca fined. Ray Vialpando forfeited bond on disturbing the peace. Willie Snyder paid forfeiture for disorderly conduct. Police reported a stolen 1946 black Ford with license E-79 linked to Juanita Terry. Births noted at St. Anthony’s and Downey hospitals, with several newborns listed to local families.
Lewis Douglas, U S ambassador to England, left Tucson by plane for Montreal to attend his father James Stuart Douglas's funeral. His father died at his Sonita ranch, sixty miles southeast of Tucson, after news reached him while at the ranch.
Japanese silent film star Sessue Hayakawa arrives in Hollywood to pursue a film career, ending a 16 year absence from the U.S. screen. The veteran actor plans screen work and public appearances as he resumes acting in American cinema.
Malad chief Loren Peck announced a 500 dollar donation pledge to the Memorial Park committee once plans are approved. The report also lists new Malad Chamber of Commerce officers including Lloyd W. Stephens as president and Marion Hess as vice president. Additional notes cover local deaths, birthdays, travels, and community notices across Malad and surrounding areas.
C Wayne Tucker manager of the social security administration in this area will be guest speaker at the Lions club meeting Wednesday noon in the Bannock hotel. Pete Carlson will preside, visiting his father Emmett Thomas. Several local residents and relatives are visiting family in California and Idaho, with holiday travel and engagements noted among residents.
The body of Pfc. Floyd Thaddeus Ferrin 20 son of Mr and Mrs Clovis Ferrin of Acequia arrives this morning January 4 and will be taken to the McCulloch chapel. He was born April 3, 1925 in Burley and served after enlisting June 18 1944. He was wounded on Okinawa and died June 13 1945 aboard a hospital ship en route to Guam. Surviving are brothers Warren Ferrin Pocatello Lloyd LaVell Dean and Norman Ferrin Acequia sister Mrs LaRue Smith Burley Carla Jean Ferrin Acequia and T W Lyons Burley and the maternal grandfather.
Rupert Idaho Minidoka county extension agent reports 989 farms and outlines a shift toward efficiency in marketing labor programs for spring and fall beet production, soil fertility, livestock rotations, fertilizer use, pest and erosion control, seed quality, poultry развитие, 4 H youth activities and long term farm income improvement through the extension service.
General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen plans a four day conference to review labor contracts and modernize terms. Local chairmen from Salt Lake City Ogden Montpelier Glenns Ferry Nampa and Pocatello will attend at the Bannock hotel with an annual dinner dance set for January 15 for members and families.
Texas Sul Ross State and Murray College of Kentucky played to a 21 21 tie in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando Florida. The teams shared a scoreless second half and the game ended without a winner.
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