Bloodhound Shortage Said Acute and Global
A column notes a severe bloodhound shortage amid prison populations and dwindling registrations. It cites the National Geographic Society counts about 500 in the country, with around 150 skilled in trailing, and discusses historical use and legend surrounding the breed.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Bureau of Census
National Geographic Society
American Kennel Club
New York
National Geographic
England
Eliza
Idaho Elks Home Sets Good Record
The Idaho state Elks home in Boise has admitted 222 patients from 33 of Idaho's 44 counties in 16 months of operation. Opened in 1947 to aid polio relief, the 85 bed convalescent facility is valued at 165872 dollars and serves children in the crippled children program with activities like movies, games, reading and birthday celebrations. Eleven out-of-state patients included seven from Oregon and one each from Washington Wyoming and Montreal.
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BOISE
Idaho State Elks Home
Idaho
Woodrow W. Benson
Idaho Department of Public Health
Crippled Children Service
State Elks Association
George Collister
Benson
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Idaho Safety Congress Date Set in Boise
The fifth annual all Idaho safety congress sponsored by the Idaho chapter of the National Safety Council will be held in Boise January 24 and 25. O C Marler chapter president said mayors police officers and officials from manufacturing and mining will discuss accident prevention and new safety methods with a focus on hunting accident prevention.
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Boise
Idaho
National Safety Council
O. C. Marler
Marler
Hoover urges unity as overhaul plan targets federal organization
The Hoover Commission tells Senate President McKellar and Speaker Rayburn that disorganization in the executive branch costs the nation. It cites growth in civil employees, bureaus, and debt while urging broad presidential powers to initiate reorganizations with safeguards against misuse.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission
Senate
Anneth McKellar
Tenn
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
McKellar
Rayburn
Deer population rises 20 percent in Caribou National Forest
Wildlife survey reports 12 000 deer on Caribou range in 1948 up from 1946 levels. J H Peterson notes 320 brown bears and a single unknown grizzly, with 79 moose and 1400 elk. Deer hunters bagged 1950 deer from 6900 hunters, and 400k fish were stocked with 14 000 fishers recorded. Forty one brown bears were killed, mainly by sheepherders.
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Caribou National Forest
J. H. Peterson
Caribou Forest
Peterson
Caribou
Idaho Senator Angered by Gun Playing Show in Senate
A Idaho bill to repeal the judges retirement program was introduced in the senate by Sen. W. C. Thornton, who denounced an education committee chair’s display of a pop gun in a meeting. Costley admitted having a gun on his desk but clarified it was not an air rifle and apologized.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
W. C. Thornton
Gooding
Orla Hicks
Blaine
W. E. Johnston
Oye
Thornton
Senate House Education Committee
Don Whitehead
William A. Costley
Lewis
Costley
Chilean honor six U.S. newsmen for hemispheric unity
Chilean government awarded six American journalists the order Al Merito for their work in promoting a united hemisphere and an integrated continent. The recipients include Francis Brown Time editor, Charles Merz New York Times editor, John O'Rourke Washington Daily News editor, Drew Pearson columnist, Joshua Powers Editor's Press president, and Harold Rogers Washington Evening Star writer. Ambassador Felix Nieto del Rio cited their contributions as a symbol of journalism.
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Francis Brown
Time Magazine
Charles Merz
New York Times
John O'Rourke
Washington Daily News
Drew Pearson
Joshua B. Powers
Editor's Press
Harold B. Rogers
Washington Evening Star
Felix Nieto del Rio
Potato Growers Form New Regional Association in Blackfoot
Potato growers from Bannock, Bingham, and Bonneville counties met in the Bingham county courthouse at Blackfoot to organize a new growers association. John H. Webb of the Idaho Farm Bureau cited dissatisfaction with the Growers and Shippers association and called for better representation in state and national legislatures. Eldon Melton of the Bingham farm bureau noted the current group favors shippers. Quincy Rice of Boise chaired as principal speaker for the Idaho Producers' Marketing Association.
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Bannock
Bingham
Bonneville
Bingham County
Blackfoot
John H. Webb
Idaho Farm Bureau
Webb
Growers and Shippers Association
Eldon Melton
Bingham Farm Bureau
Committee For Better Aid
Shippers
Washington
Quincy Rice
Boise
Idaho Producers’ Marketing Association
Support Price For Wool To Remain Steady
The 1949 wool price support program will average slightly more than 42 cents a pound, the U S Department of Agriculture announced this week. This is approximately the same as last year. Wool prices will be supported by purchases, the department said. The program will apply to all types and grades of shorn and pulled wool produced in this country during the year.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Prune Car Tax For Advertising Planned In Idaho
Idaho prune industry seeks a legislative bill to tax each car load of prunes to fund an advertising and promotional campaign. Chairman George L. Yost of Emmett called a growers meeting in Caldwell for January 17 to discuss expanding markets in major population centers.
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BOISE
Idaho Prune Industry Advisory Committee
Idaho
George L. Yost
Emmett
Yost
Caldwell
Bank Firm Plans Parley In Idaho Weekend Meeting
Pett and Morris partners and managers from the intermountain investment firm will convene in Pocatello this weekend to review the region’s growing financial position. H. S. Howell says local and national adjustments may be needed but ample opportunities in Idaho and Utah lie ahead in phosphate and oil. Attending are J. Arthur Pett Malcolm Pike Harry Cram John Blaine and James Anderson from several cities.
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Pett and Morris
Intermountain
Pocatello
H. S. Howell
New York Stock Exchange
Howell
Idaho
Utah
J. Arthur Pett
Malcolm Pike
Salt Lake
Harry Cram
John Blaine
Boise
James Anderson
Idaho Falls
Nitrogen Mustard Gas Aids Fast Penicillin Strain Growth
Researchers report nitrogen mustard gas once unused in World War II is helping produce faster and more prolific mold strains used to manufacture penicillin. The discovery highlights a surprising application of a toxic substance in antibiotic production.
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