Pocatello Faces Final Decision on Air Base Disposition
H K Glidden and War Assets Administration officials met with Mayor George R. Phillips for four hours to decide final disposition of the Army air base north of Pocatello. The only definite outcome was that the city must submit a new itemized property list to WAA before its disbandment in February. future lease depends on that.
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H. K. Glidden
CAA
War
George R. Phillips
Army Air Base
Here
Pocatello
WAA
Idaho
Phillips
McDevitt Steps Down From Paralysis Drive in Bannock
McDevitt, a leading Pocatello attorney, resigns as Bannock county chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He cites personal business. State representative William Stone says the resignation was by his request and that the executive committee will handle affairs. Key committee members include Lyon Healy, E L Glannon, Paul Scott, Vaughn Lyons, and Neil Jordan.
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B. A. McDevitt
Pocatello
Bannock County
National Foundation For
William Stone
Idaho
Wyoming
National Foundation
McDevitt
Stone
March of Dimes
Lyon Healy
E. L. Glennon
Paul Scott
Vaughn Lyons
Neil Jordan
Local Tax Office Extends Hours in Pocatello Area
For Po catellans who have not filed 1948 income tax returns the internal revenue office in the federal building will stay open tomorrow and Saturday. Jan 15 W J Chandler of the Pocatello office announced. A deputy collector will be in American Falls Monday and Tuesday of next week to accept returns.
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Pocatellans
Internal Revenue
Federal Building
W. J. Chandler
Pocatello
Chandler
American Falls
Bottolfsen Returns as Idaho House Chief Clerk
Former Idaho Governor C. A. Bottolfsen of Arco has resumed duties as chief clerk of the Idaho House of Representatives. He previously held the post in 1925 and 1927, marking a return to the clerical leadership role.
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BOISE
C. A. Bottolfsen
Arco
Idaho House of Representatives
Truman Wins Presidency In Electoral Vote Count
President Truman officially secured a four year term after Congress counted electoral votes. A humorous disruption included Len Costly in a lumberjack costume with a fake axe, misread votes by Rep. Mary Norton, and a Wyoming certificate dispute. Final tally Truman 303 votes, Dewey 189, Thurmond 39.
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Truman
Congress
Sam Rayburn
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Wyoming
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Senate
Dewey
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Railroad Agents Arrest Suspect in Theft Case
Union Pacific railroad special agents apprehended Clair Smith Benson, 31, of 720 West Benton Street, on charges of theft of interstate commerce. Benson was seized after tractor tires and other equipment were stolen. He is jailed in Bannock County awaiting trial.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Clair Smith Benson
West Benton St
Bannock County
Benson
Dean Barlow
Howard Wakeley
Weather Forecast From United Press Pocatello
Partly cloudy with rising temperatures. High near 40. Southeastern Idaho mostly cloudy Friday and warmer with highs 10 to 20 and lows 5 to 10. Utah early Friday then rising to 18 to 25 with lows 0 to 10 and 5 to 19 in the south. Southwestern Idaho considerable cloudiness and warmer. highs 20 to 30, lows 10 to 20, some valleys 5. San Francisco Seattle and Los Angeles area temperatures listed in scattered notes.
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United Press Pocatello
Idaho
Utah
Dixie
Boston
Chicheo Sesseccoreserse Peor Reseenses
Las Vegas
Omaha
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Sises
Yeggs Open Five-Foot Safe At Auto Parts Office
Burglars removed a tag from the safe on the office door of an auto parts store and replaced it atop the knob. They carried away acetylene torch gear and burned the combination to raid the safe, finding little cash a suit just back from cleaners and some office whiskey.
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Cleveland
Pair Take $40,000 In Masked Raid
Two masked gunmen robbed the California unemployment office in San Francisco, taking $40,000 in cash intended for unemployment insurance payments. They forced two women cashiers to help shove bundles into a shopping bag, then escaped by car. This marked the era’s largest cash robbery in recent Bay Area history.
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San Francisco
Ansagent
City Council Bans Right Turns on Red at Night
The council voted to prohibit right turns on red signals amid a pedestrian hazard. They approved new traffic steps including a signal at Second and Halliday and a no left turn sign near the Halliday subway. A Northwestern University traffic group will study city problems. The budget was not enlarged for welfare aid as the Good Neighbor House rent request was declined for legality reasons. A five year lease option for the USC club site was rejected in favor of a one year option for use as a Negro recreation hall.
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Second and Halliday
Halliday
George R. Phillips
Northwestern University Department of Traffic
Pocatello
USC Club
North First Avenue
Clark Street
Blizzard Claims At Least 12 Deaths Across Plains
Rescue crews pulled frozen victims from snow in Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota as a three day blizzard waned. At least twelve identified dead with three more unidentified and many still missing while drifts up to fifteen feet hindered relief efforts.
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Chicago
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Escapee with gun captured in Yellowstone hotel lobby
Earl Eugene Petty, 17, a St. Anthony reform school escapee, fled after stealing a .38 pistol from a Sports Center burglary. Police chase ended when Detective Nelson and C C Evans detained him in a hotel lobby. gun recovered. Petty jailed in Bannock County awaiting charges and trial.
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Pocatello
Yellowstone Hotel
Earl Eugene Petty
St. Anthony
Sports Center
North Main Street
Petty
Montgomery Ward
Nelson
C. C
Evans
Bannock County
Idaho Labor Leader Criticizes Gov Robins Message
Elmer F. McIntire executive secretary of the Idaho State Federation of Labor opposes Gov. C. A. Robin's legislative message. He cites labor law gaps for women and children and questions the push to activate a labor commissioner office without new enabling legislation.
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Boise
Elmer F. McIntire
Idaho State Federation of Labor
C. A. Robin
McIintire
Snow on Walks Left Sidewalks Bare in Bishop Place
A Salt Lake City report notes only two residents on Bishop Place shoveled snow from sidewalks while the area has no walks. Police wonder how the two complied with anti icy sidewalk rules amid the empty blocks.
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Salt Lake City
Bishop Place
Idaho Power Program Will Add Jobs and Power
Idaho Power officials announced a 50 million construction program gaining momentum with spring. Division manager Don C. Brown said 400 to 500 men are employed across Idaho on sub stations for new furnaces and power plants and transmission lines. Malad project already operates at over 15 000 kilowatts with more projects expected to finish this year boosting southeastern Idaho capacity by about 200 000 kilowatts. Transmission lines along the Snake River will run between Boise and Pocatello.
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Idaho Power Company
Don C. Brown
Pocatello
Idaho
Westvaco
Brown
Snake River
Boise
Conon Ome
Schools Ask Cooperation From Parents
The article notes a projected enrollment of 1000 children but fewer than half registered. Superintendent George N. Green urges pre school parents to provide information to help plan supplies and facilities. Registration extended from December 1 to January 15 to accommodate the influx.
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George N. Green
Green
Genereta
Soap
Signz Firm Sues Olson Brothers for Sign Rent
Signz company sues George and Richard Olson proprietors of the Maverick bar on East Center street for 827 dollars rent plus 200 dollars attorney fees and court expenses. The firm alleges failure to pay rent on a neon sign for nearly a year despite repeated requests.
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Billz Signz Company
George
Richard Olson
Maverick Bar
East Center Street
Olsons
Ministers in Reno vows ethics code for marriages
The Washoe County Ministerial association in Reno adopts an ethics code to curb commercialized weddings amid Reno’s lucrative $250000 annual marrying business. It emphasizes ministers as moral teachers and urges marriages to be performed ethically and not in hotels or commercial chapels.
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Reno
Nev
Washoe County
M. Ministry
Association
State Supreme Court
Trib
Dahlstrom Amazed By Senate Vote on Fish and Game Nomination
Idaho Senate rejected John B. Dahlstrom's appointment to the fish and game commission with 36 against and six in favor. Dahlstrom said he expected no bias and would represent cattlemen and sportsmen alike. Other confirmations included Mark R. Kulp reclamation engineer L E Clapp corrections board and B W Oppenheim Industrial Accident Board. Two bills linked to fish and game issues were also introduced.
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Idaho Senate
John B. Dahlstrom
Fish and Game Commission
Senate
Pocatellan
Dahlstrom
Pocatello Post
United
E. Dean Orme
Fremont
Gate City
C. J. Schoonover
Sportsman Association
Boise
C. A. Ribins
Edson H. Deal
Canyon
R. G. Cole
Fish and Game Department
Mark R. Kulp
L. E. Clapp
Board of Corrections
B. W. Oppenheim
Industrial Accident Board
Orme
Mail Tie-Up Worst In City History
First shipments of mail from east of Green River Wyoming arrived in Pocatello at midnight on train No 1. Miller M Bodell district superintendent of railway mail service said a deluge of eastern mail swamped the post office as followup trains arrived roughly every 30 minutes. Bodell said in 29 years of postal service this is the worst mail tie-up he has seen, worse even than wrecks ash floods and snowstorms.
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Green River
Wyo
Pocatello
Miller M. Bodell
Pocatello Post
Bodell
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