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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
4
A local Pocatello school system member opposes a sex education film endorsed by the Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers. PTA central council backed the film 38 to 1 as a valuable educational aid, warning that ignoring it may harm youths.
The piece argues that war capacity equals economic and diplomatic factors and urges a balanced budget. It notes Truman's cut of four billion for 1950 defense, endorses unified foreign and military policy, and highlights Hoover commission aims to save billions through efficiency.
Washington reports outline a near new Truman era at the State Department with James E. Webb to lead a policy driven reorganization and Dean Acheson facing political opposition. White House intends full backing for Webb, who arrives without prior biases, while scrutinizing Acheson’s ties to Alger and Donald Hiss amid perjury concerns.
Marquis Childs notes evidence from the House committee questions Alger Hiss and Donald Hiss and asserts the White House doubts his department role was misrepresented. He cites a source saying Hiss attended Yalta only briefly and with others, while Acheson worked with him as a technical assistant.
In a dinner chat about 1929 at 81st Street Theatre Vallee recalls his early radio boom and adulation from 22 to 50 year olds. He recalls George Raft’s likeness and says he once contemplated politics with La Guardia urging public service and a mayoral bid for Los Angeles.
Robert Ruark notes a Miami story of a woman blaming police and transit forces for telepathic harassment. He mocks tech age paranoia, from mind control fears to space travel gadgets, calling it a Buck Rogers era and a satire on publicity the era generates.
Washington gossip recalls the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill split as Taft demands reading the plan before co sponsorship and Ellender insists on quick introduction. Tolise Gathings applauds civil rights remarks as her Arkansas father reacts with caution. Brewster boosts Smith appointment while Vandenberg aide seeks PR work. 662 bills open Congress with Celler leading. Young and Carroll meet, Kaiser set for international labor post. Ewing eyed for Arkansas governorship if peace status shifts.
A town display revisits 1626 documents showing Peter Minuit’s transfer of Manhattan to the Canarsie chief for 60 guilders. The piece notes the Dutch occupation, the Canarsie migration to Brooklyn, and encounters with the Weckquaesgeek tribe amid early exploration of midtown New York.
A winding, humorous take on Peter Minuit and the Manhattan purchase, suggesting the natives outsmarted colonists when paying with cash. The piece notes lingering jokes about the deal, city lore, and mock gratitude to history’s misdealers, ending with a sly townwide wink.
Trainmen recall the harsh winter of 1935 as the UP region faced snowdrifts of 28 feet on the Twin Falls Wells line causing 17 days of delays. Lorin Larsen reports crews endured extreme cold and blocked tracks while voters ponder local woes and a delayed Christmas present at Bannock County. Ice tied up traffic at North Harrison and Clark streets as firemen thawed frozen hands in sub zero weather.
Edwin P. Jordan highlights key figures in the U S Army Medical Department. John Lovell advanced sanitation and built the army medical library. William Beaumont studied stomach digestion with Alexis St Martin. William Hammond Lettermann Reed and colleagues made lasting impacts on wartime care and disease control, notably yellow fever transmission.
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