Water from American Falls Reservoir Still Debated
In Rupert Idaho a water sale dispute persists among 28 canal companies. R J Newell urges a Clinton survey based plan with a compromise to permit Palisades reservoir. Key issue is Jer ome North Side Canal s holdover storage in Jackson Lake. Proposed terms allocate 315000 acre feet to current users and split 118000 acre feet between the North Side extension and Michaud project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
American Falls
R. J. Newell
Bureau of Reclamation
North Side Reclamation Association
North Side Canal
Jerome
Jackson Lake
Clinton Survey
Snake River
Newell
Palisades
Minidoka North Side
Pocatello
North Side
Drought Depresses Californians
Southern California faces drought and a mid winter heat wave that pushed water use to record levels. Ventura and Santa Barbara ration water while agriculture valued at $625 million strains under winter irrigation and dry farming areas grow tinder dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Metropolitan Water District
Blackfoot Launches March of Dimes Drive
Following a Thursday proclamation by Blackfoot mayor Einar M. Nelson the March of Dimes drive began with city and county volunteers organized and collecting. Clubs aiding include Current Event Business and Professional Women and Blackfoot Lions Club with Ada Nelson singing a song and raising 70 dollars. Local schools Idaho Power Co and Grace Thomas contributed a dining room for meetings at Corner Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Einar M. Nelson
Douglas Parkinson
Alan M. Cannon
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Blackfoot Lions Club
Ada Nelson
Groveland
Wapella
Idaho Power Company
Grace Thomas
Denver Boy Freed From Zipper By Doctor
A six year old Denver pupil was rushed to Denver General hospital after getting stuck in his zipper. A doctor freed him from the locking zipper with minimal injuries and the boy survived the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver General Hospital
Legion Building is Planned in American Falls
Dr. Newton H. Farrell was elected chairman of the Memorial building project at a Legion Hall meeting. Other officers named include Art Leise as vice chairman Byron Crowder as secretary and Ray Alexander as treasurer. Committees will be appointed later and National Guard use implies rental and caretaker costs. The unit will cover American Falls Aberdeen Rockland and nearby areas with local civic groups represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Falls
Newton H. Farrell
Legion Hall
Art Leise
Byron Crowder
Ray Alexander
Farrell
National Guard
Aberdeen
Rockland
Pocatello
Rupert
City Council
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Farm Bureau
Bingham Budget Up For 1948 Council Meeting
Blackfoot Chairman Louis Felt reported a higher Bingham County budget for 1948 driven by new appropriations and higher costs for labor and materials. Key items include financing the hospital bond issue reclamation projects disease control weed program school consolidation and the public health nurse office expenses plus state dues National Guard reorganization and road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Felt
Bingham County Commissioners Office
Bingham County
Felt
National Guard
U S Tightens Rules for Foreign Visitor Permits
The Justice Department under Attorney General Tom Clark tightens controls on 125,000 foreign visitors. New rules require quarterly location notices, shorter visa terms, and a pledge against unapproved speech. Deported violators, six month maximum visas for post change, three month travel visas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
United States
Tom Clark
Communist Leader Arrested in Florida on Alien Overthrow Charge
Alexander Bittelman, 58, noted American Communist leader who winters in a Florida apartment, was released on a $5,000 bond after arrest on a charge of advocating overthrow of the U.S. government by force. He left Miami's skyscraper jail at 11:45 a.m. on a surety bond arranged by his wife. Immigration and FBI agents arrested him Thursday night on orders from Attorney General Tom C. Clark. no hearing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Alexander Bittelman
Florida
U.S
Bitterman
Miami
Immigration and Federal Bureau of Investigation
Russia
Sparkman Seeks Rent Control Extension and Measures
Senator John Sparkman introduced a bill to extend rent controls to April 30 1949 and to maintain theater construction limits veteran housing preference and supply allocation. Republican subcommittee members say Congress will extend controls beyond February 29 for about a year. The bill keeps current controls and sets new ceilings for units with prior 15 percent increases and restores control when leases end or tenants move. Sparkman criticized landlord tenant agreements and said tenants seek shelter over monetary gain.
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Washington
Llp
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Sparkman
Senate
Congress
Stake Meet At Blackfoot Stake Conference Dates Set
Blackfoot stake quarterly conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be held Saturday and Sunday January 17 and 18. Principal speakers Mitton R. Hunter and Mark E. Garff will address stake welfare and priesthood leaders. Public sessions Sunday at 10 am 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Music by Singing Mothers of the stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Blackfoot Stake Quarterly Conference
Church of Jesus Christ
Latter-Day Saints
George H. Clark
Mitton R. Hunter
First Council of Seventy
Mark E. Garff
General Church Welfare Committee
Word and Stake
Melchizedek
Stake
Singing Mothers of the Stake
Dewey Appears On Oregon Ballot In Primary
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York was entered on Oregon's preferential primary ballot as a Republican presidential candidate in Salem.
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Salem
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Oregon
Tax filing due for farmers and certain earners in Boise
The Bureau of Internal Revenue warned that all farmers and certain classes of income earners must file federal income tax returns by Thursday midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Peace Plea From Gandhi Calls for Pakistan Amity
In New Delhi Gandhi, weakened by fasting, urged Pakistan to show a peace gesture. He linked India's cabinet decision to resume payments to Pakistan as a move toward amity and warned that all outstanding issues including Kashmir must be settled. He said he would have no interest in living if peace fails.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Pakistan
Gandhi
Kashmir
Old Art: Yucca Fiber Weaving by Southwestern Indians
Objects show yucca fiber techniques used by Southwestern Indians over a thousand years ago in making san and fabrics. The artifacts reveal early textile and basketry skills, illustrating ancient daily life and craft traditions.
Chinese Mob Attacks British Consulate in Canton
Thousands of Chinese mobs sacked and burned the British consulate in Canton in a three hour rampage sparked by the Kowloon squatters' removal. British officials including I B Wood and J H Carthouse were injured. the Butterfield and Swire building and other British interests were set ablaze. The incident followed protests over Hong Kong rule and Kowloon health actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Canton
John Williams
I. B. Wood
J. H. Carthouse
Butter
Metheson
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Nanking
Kowloon
Honk Kong
Campaign Song for Eisenhower Drafted by Johnson
A campaign song for Dwight D. Eisenhower, not yet endorsing the Republican nomination, circulates Friday. Sung to Ol Man River, it claims EisEnhower “keeps rollin on” while Taft and Dewey suffer, and mocks weariness from political campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
Charles W. Tobey
N.H
Eisenhower
UN Envoy Blasts Russia As Iron Curtain Threats Loom
Frederick Osborn, U S delegate to the UN atomic energy commission, warned that an ignorant Soviet government seeks to dominate Europe and possibly the world. At a New England printing week dinner in Boston he urged press and radio to break the iron curtain to achieve atomic control and peace. He called Soviet expansionism fanatical and warned of consequences if the course continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United Nations
Europe
Frederick Osborn
United States
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Osborn
New England
Seven Word Telegram Sells for 440 Dollars
Mary A Benjamin bought a seven word telegram at auction for 440 dollars. Sent June 15 1864 it was from President Lincoln to General Ulysses S Grant. The message reads You will succeed God bless you all with Lincoln signature.
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New York
Mary A. Benjamin
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln
Dewey Enters 1948 Presidential Race With Statement
Thomas E. Dewey authorized a public statement announcing his candidacy for the 1948 Republican nomination. He noted he would not actively campaign now but would accept if urged, joining rivals including Taft Stassen and Warren as Dewey signals support in Oregon primary. Hagerty, his press aide, said the declaration was authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Lateran
D. Roosevelt
Long Ite
West
New York
Robert Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Earl Warrert
California
Oregon
Aluminum Seen as Precious Metal During Civil War
A Civil War era discussion notes aluminum was valued as a precious metal, reflecting its rarity and perceived worth in 1860s society and industry.
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Legion Building
Bingham
ACTA
NEA Service, Inc
J. M. Reg
Pet
Louis Hepler
Cambridge
Mass
Louis
Tom C. Clark
Ghandi
Service Elf
V.F.W. Club
South Main
Daisy Kenyon
Joan Crawford
North Main St
Taft
Raps
Aldous Grocery
Main St
Wagon Wheel Inn
General Motors
Falel
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