New York Will Not Enter Float in Truman Inaugural Parade
Washington report says Governor Dewey’s office informed the inaugural committee that New York state will not be represented by a float due to lack of funds. The reply does not indicate Dewey’s attendance status, and about 20 states plan to participate in the January 20 ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
New York State
Mittee
Dewey
Paul E. Lockwood
Lockwood
New York
Congress
Car Exhaust Tied to Roses Parade Deaths
Coroner Ben Brown suggested seven Pasadena Rose Parade victims may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, reversing initial heart attack classifications. Most victims were along the parade route and older adults over seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Ben Brown
Blizzard Strands Hundreds of Travelers Across States
News wires report a vast blizzard grounding trains and planes from Wyoming to Minnesota. Eight thousand travelers and hundreds of oil workers are stranded, with relief trains and buses mobilized from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City. A Missouri flood evacuates families in Princeton as authorities ship supplies from Jeffersonville.
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Eet
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Hardin
Colo
Union Pacific
Sidney
Neb
Princeton
Ind
Fifth Army
Quartermaster Depot
Jeffersonville
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
South da
Louisiana
Arkansas
Upper
Minnesota
Temfar
Flagstaff
City zoning plan prompts protests and cab company concerns
The mayor notes protests continue and defends a zoning measure aimed at cab services. Harmon Freeland of Green and White says the plan benefits the public and cab firms, acknowledging mistakes and promising fixes via public reaction. The proposition uses a pay per distance system, causing uneven charges due to zone defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Freeland
Green and White
Freeland
GE Engineers Unveil Battery Vitalizer Device
General Electric engineers develop a battery vitalizer that keeps automobile batteries at summertime operating conditions during winter, promising improved cold weather performance and extended battery life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Engineers
Mass Slayer Daniels Executed in Ohio Electric Chair
Robert Murl Daniels, 24, a Columbus youth, was executed in the Ohio penitentiary electric chair after a six murder spree with accomplice John C. West. He accepted death with prayer, receiving Catholic priest Father C. V. Lucier's blessing as electricity was applied at 8:09 p.m. The pair had abducted and shot the Niebel family, and also killed others during their crime wave in northwestern Ohio. West died earlier in a roadblock gun battle.
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Columbus
Robert Murl Daniels
Ohio Penitentiary
van Wert
Daniels
John C. West
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Noranda
Phyllis
West
Niebel
Reformatory
Niebels
Ohio
James Smith
Tiffin
Orville Taylor
Niles
Mich
John B. Eckstorm
Ralph W. Alvis
Lucier
Julius Claar Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
Julius Claar of 440 South Sixth Street has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the transportation corps. Lee R. Sumpter Jr. announces the civilian applicant’s path under a new army circular allowing qualified civilians with two years of college to apply for reserve commissions. Claar, a two year Idaho State College student and World War II navy veteran, will report for army duty at Ft. Eustis, Virginia, January 27.
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Julius Claar
South Sixth St
Transportation Corps
Lee R. Sumpter Jr
Organized Reserves
Pocatello
Claar
Army
St. Claar
Idaho State College
Navy
Transportation Corps School
Ft. Eustis
Virginia
Rites Held For Mrs Peter Terrell
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza beth Terrell Peter who died Jan 1 were held Monday at McHan Henderson chapel with Rev LeRoy Walker officiating. Pallbearers were Bill Tom Jack Terrell Jacob Uhee Vern Allen and Robert Richer. Burial was in Mountainview cemetery. Funeral services directed by McHan Henderson chapel.
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Elizabeth
Terrell Peter
McHan Henderson
LeRoy Walker
First Methodist Church
Miller M. Bodell
Guy Gates
Bill Terrell
Tom Terrell
Jack Terrell
Jacob Uhee Vern Allen
Robert Richer
Thiros Sues Partner Over Carnival Show Finances
Thiros filed suit against Alex Holyk, partner in the Idamont Shows, with Bannock county clerk Anna O'Keefe. He claims Holyk used company funds for personal use and refuses to repay. The complaint asks that the shows be turned over to a third party until the charges are resolved. The partners formed the carnival show venture about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thiros
Alex Holyk
Idamont
Bannock
Anna O’keefe
Thiros
Holyk
Idaho Briefs From Weiser Wallace St Anthony Boise
Sugar price rose from 7.75 to 8 per hundred pounds announced by Nyssa Nampa Beet Growers assoc president William M Carson. Construction of a new mill at the Livingston mine in Wallace expected to start soon handling 200 tons of ore daily. The Anthony Lions Club to hold a winter carnival to raise funds for March of Dimes infantile paralysis fight. W L Erwin of Wallace sent a 5 check to the fish and game department to aid Idaho deer and elk feeding. About 100 members of the Idaho State Fair and Rodeo association to meet in Weiser for annual elections Friday and Saturday.
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Weiser
William M. Carson
Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers Association
Wallace
Livingston
T. S. MacKay
ST. Anthony
The
Anthony Lion’s Club
Boise
W. L. Erwin
Fish and Game Department
Idaho
Tiles Endure 250 Years in Recife Golden Chapel
Clay tiles in Brazil's Golden Chapel of Recife remain gleaming nearly two and a half centuries after installation. The article highlights the durability of this age-old product and its historic preservation status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Golden Chapel of
Recife
Burley Postmaster Reports Record Christmas Mail Traffic
Burley Postmaster Henry W. Daven notes records shattered for holiday mail. From December 13 to 20, 1118 parcel post bags arrived, 169 on December 20. December 15 to 24 saw 156 165 outgoing letter cancellations, 30 048 on December 20, the year’s single day peak, 8000 above 1947. Airmail letters totaled 6514 in November. Additional clerks and handlers were added for the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Burley
Henry W. Daven
Daven
Medals Awarded for Greenland Rescue of Fliers
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg pinned Distinguished Flying Crosses on Lt. Col. Emil G. Beaudry and Lt. Charles H. Blackwell for a ski-equipped C-47 rescue of 12 marooned fliers on a Greenland icecap. Air Medals went to Lt. Howard L. Halstead Lt. James E. Buerke and Lt. Alerd M. Headwall.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Greenland
Emil G. Beaudry
Manchester
N. H
Charles H. Blackwell
San Antonio
Tex
Howard L. Halstead
James E. Buerke
Greenville
S. C
Alerd M. Headwall
Seattle
Wash
New York
Arctic
Obituaries for Carl A Dutch Pehrson and Phil Jordan
Carl A Dutch Pehrson 68 of 217 W Sherman died at home from a sudden illness. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Arthur W Hall mortuary chapel with C Loveland of the Third ward LDS church officiating. Interment Mountain View cemetery. World War I veteran and VFW member survived by four brothers Nels H Axel S Joseph W and Roy K all of Pocatello. Phil Jordan 60 with no address died Friday in General hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Greek Orthodox church, burial Mountain View cemetery, under Hall mortuary direction.
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Carl H. Pehrson
Carl A. “Dutch” Pehrson
W. Sherman
Arthur W. Hall
Som C. Loveland
Third Ward
LDS Church
Mountainview
Pehrson
Pocatello
Vogt Sheet Metal
LD Church
VFW Post
Melville
Utah
Nels O
Anetta K. Holmberg Pehrson
Nels H
Axel S
Joseph W
Roy K. Pehrson
Hall Mortuary
Phil Jordan
Jordan
General Hospital
Mountain View Comsty
Hall Moruary
Vinegar Boil Cleans Tea Kettle Scale
Boil a solution of one cup vinegar and three cups water in the kettle to dissolve hard water scale. After boiling, rinse thoroughly to remove residue. Repeat if needed for heavy buildup.
19 500 In Social Security Aid Paid In 1948
The Pocatello SSA office paid 19 500 in social security benefits in 1948, a 25 percent rise from 1947. Nationally, payments totaled 46 million with 325 000 more beneficiaries. About 1 200 local residents received benefits across Bannock and neighboring counties. talks suggested extending coverage to farm work domestic service and self employed persons.
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Pocatello
al- Security Administration
Wayne Tucker
Tucker
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Bonneville
Caribou
Clark
Custer
Butte
Franklin
Fremont
Jefferson
Lemhi
Madison
Oneida
Power
Teton
Social Security Administration
Police court notes and missing person alerts in Idaho
Bennie Romero 23 pleaded not guilty to vagrancy and received 10 days. John Miller 53 was found guilty of disturbing the peace and jailed 10 days. Yates Davis 41 fined 100 dollars for neglect. Kristina Soap 21 fined 50 dollars for disorderly conduct. Charles Fearer referred to Bannock county after petit larceny. Ted Jensen 19 pleaded guilty to leaving scene of an accident and fined 15. Police bulletins report Geraldine Smith, 16, missing. Thelma Durfey or Chalk, 29, missing with possible travel to Salt Lake City or Idaho Falls. a 1948 green Chevrolet stolen from Burley. Births listed at St. Anthony’s and Arkimo clinics.
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Bennie Romero
Ity
John “Bearcat” Miller
Yates Ernest Davis
Kristina Soap
Charles Fearer
Bannock
Ted C. Jensen
East Carter St
Joseph C. Smith
South Fifth Ave
Geraldine Smith
Burley
George Hubert
Pocatello
Riment
PCL to Review 1949 Schedules in Sacramento Meeting
Pacific Coast league directors meet in Sacramento Thursday to discuss about 20 proposed 1949 schedules and conduct routine business. They will also inspect the new Sacramento ballpark rebuilt after last season's fire destruction.
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LOS Angeles
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Sacramento
PCL
Clarence Rowland
Rowland
FLIP FLOPS BY HORACE Wades Into Winter Flying Tips
A reintroduction to the FLIP FLOPS aviation column recounts its origins with E M Curley Wilson and the POST. The piece promotes southeastern Idaho aviation and offers winter flying advice, noting cold start quirks, potential frozen brakes, and the pleasures of flying over Pocatello’s snowy hills.
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Gate City
E. M. “Curley” Wilson
Wilson
Flying Service
POST
Idaho
Curley
Henry
Lizzie
Pocatello
Wilson’s
Pocatello Flying Service
The
Aviation Corporation
Kiwanis hear Warford on Dinosaur National Monument
Rev. O R Warford spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon about the Dinosaur National Monument near his first NW Colorado pastorate. He outlined regional development and noted the area's rivers and canyons. New president W H Welton chaired the meeting and operetta plans were announced for January.
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Dinosaur National Monument
Kiwanis
O. R. Warford
Colorado
W. H. Welton
Spencer Ford
Rampton Barlow
Dave Haller
Charlene Millward
Carl McIntosh
David L. Hill
Mel Gooch
Alvin Milroe
Ralph Moon
Salt Lake City
Conde Arrested On New Charge At El Rio Club
Condie proprietor of the El Rio club north of Pocatello was arrested Sunday on operating a dance hall. Deputies Fordyce and Johnson found about 15 couples dancing at 3 a.m. Condie had been jailed less than a month earlier for illegal whiskey sale and awaits further trial on the new charge. He was released on a $100 bond in Justice Hyde's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Condie
el Rio Club
Pocatello
Bannock County
Norman Fordyce
Jim Johnson
Condie
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Peaks Over 5000 Feet in Haywood County Count Reaches 72
Haywood County North Carolina records show 72 summits rising above 5000 feet, highlighting a dense high elevation terrain. The count reflects the county's rugged topography and notable mountain geography.
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Haywood County
N. C
Plane used in Idaho emergency rescue during blizzard
In a Yukon style aid mission a light cab plane piloted by Ernie Landwatter carried an expectant mother from the Thornely farm after a snowbound blizzard blocked roads. Landwatter landed on a windswept field and flew her to the Aberdeen-Blackfoot highway where she was taken to a relative's home in Aberdeen.
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Yukon
Lowell Thornely
Aberdeen
Thornely
Ernie Landwatter
Robert Hammes
The
Aberdeen Times
Landwatter
Aberdeen-Blackfoot
Mark Johnson
Wilson Ave
Check Writer Disguised In Woman's Attire
Maurice Holsinger 34 of Tulsa Oklahoma was arrested in Des Moines while dressed as a woman he used the alias Mrs Helen Walker to pass bad checks. Federal officers said he is wanted for mail fraud in a matrimonial scheme and charges extend from Chicago to Denver Seattle Wichita and Kansas City.
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Des Moines
Maurice Holsinger
Tulsa
Okla
Midwest
West
Holinger
Helen Walker
C. P. Donovan
Holsinger
Donovan
Chicago
Denver
Seattle
Wichita
Kansas City
Man Bound Over After Alleged Attempted Murder Shot Wife
Richard Preswheat was bound over to district court Wednesday on an assault with intent to commit murder charge. He allegedly shot his wife Doris on December 16. she remains in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Emmett
Richard Preswheat
Preswheat
Doris
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