County officials face pay raises tied to state action
Bannock county commissioners argue pay hikes stem from a November Idaho Falls conference resolution that would raise all county officers salaries by up to 20 percent. They contend savings should not come at the expense of the road department, noting layoffs amid winter slowdowns.
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Bannock
State Association of Commissioners and Clerks
Idaho Falls
Bannock Board
Road Department
Road
Budget size and wartime costs in postwar policy
The text weighs the largest peacetime U S budget against wartime costs, noting defense and veterans expenses consume over half of the budget. It contrasts postwar Soviet spending on arms with imagined 1925 standards, argues social needs would rise, and suggests Russia’s goal to deter crises through military buildup. It concludes the large budget may promise peace.
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Congress
Russia
United States
River misadventure on a boat named Kay Jay
A friend and I set off at 5 a.m. in the Kay Jay a 40 footer from Erie Pa to test a new boat. Chaos followed as we clashed with other craft damaged boats and misread river markers until we finally approached a drawbridge and sought the horn to open it.
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Kay-Jay
Erie
Gallico Urges Solidarity Ahead of Foster Communist Trial
In New York federal court Judge Harold F. Medina presides over the trial of William Z. Foster and 11 other Communist Party leaders on charges of conspiring to overthrow the U S government. U S Attorney John F X McGahey leads the case as supporters are urged to write and organize in defense of democracy against perceived foreign influence. The nationwide case could span up to two months and is described as pivotal to American liberty and security.
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New York
Harold F. Medina
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
United States
McGahey
United States of America
Russia
McGohey
Billy Rose
The
Bell Syndicate
Rose
New York Herald
Giants
Christy Mathew~son
Great Pitcher
It Happened Last Night It Happened Last Night
Earl Wilson reports reader backlash against B-Bop music with a heated interview at the Strand theatre. Tommy Dorsey calls B-Bop disruptive and tone poor, likening it to basement practice and urging musicians to stay out of the basement.
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Tommy Dorsey
Strand Theatre
Tommy
Tania
Americe
Ommy
Pennsylvania
Benny Goodman
Truman Inauguration A Historic Circus Like Show
Washington coverage notes Harry S Truman’s 32nd presidency to be the greatest show in history as Melvin Hildreth leads inaugural preparations. Battery D veterans recall a 1921 reunion with Truman and a memorable Cheney-like plate incident. Clark’s wartime joke foreshadows later court appointment.
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Washington
Washington, D.C
Harry Truman
Andrew Jackson
Melvin Hildreth
Circus Fans of America
Hildreth
District of Columbia
Truman
Mel Hildreth
Ringling Brothers
New York
Potomac Yards
Alexandria
Mel
Hstory
Harry S. Truman
United States
Battery D
Vosges Mountains
129Th Field Artillery
Missouri Ham
Harry Truman. There Have Been Other Reunions of Battery D
Kansas City Elks Club
Elks Club
Kansas City
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Champ Clark
Clark
Missouri National Guard
France
6Th Missouri Infantry
Vosges
Harel
Memoir of Ghostwriting for Athletes and Celebrities in Baseball Pages
The author chronicles ghost writing for top players and reporters from the GIants Red Sox era. He recalls John Wheeler homer off Matty pitched over the fence and the book Pitching In A Pinch. He notes Fitzgerald’s bonus, fame for a Sunday sermon, and Billy Sunday contributing pieces.
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Matty
Marquard
Mathewson
Big Six
Fitzgerald
Wheeler
Rose
Giants
Boston Red Sox
Saturday Evening Post
Hugh Fullerton
Billy Sunday
Evangelist
Big'4
Sledding mishap sparks small town tiff and housing hunt
Society editor Mrs Elaine Seaver caused a minor scene by sledding in heavy snow and colliding with an immovable object. John Shepp arrives from Jerome to work at J C Penney and seeks housing. A reader condemns a published term as offensive and requests a heartfelt public apology.
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Society
Elaine Seaver
Day of Malmedy Massacre Remembered in Rhythmic Protest
Poetic reflection questions the mercy shown to German perpetrators of the Malmedy massacre and the broader war crimes context. The piece contrasts political decisions granting life sentences with the brutal killing of unarmed GI Joes in a snowy field near Germany and France, urging justice.
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Malmedy
Washington
Old Malmedy
Bulge
Germany
France
Archy Gardner jokes about popularity at parties
Ed Arch Gardner, famous radio comedian, quips that guests invite him back because they doubt his ability to keep a crowd entertained, reflecting his enduring appeal as a popular figure in entertainment.
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George Bernard Shaw
Jean Sibelius
Archie" Gardner
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Senate
U. S. Court of Appeals
Athletics
Frank Baker
Baker
John Wheeler
Pocatello
John Shepp
J. C. Penney
Gate City
Jerome
Shepp
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