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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1948

Page

3

News Of Record Court Pleas And Fines

Benjamin McLaughlin 18 of 634 West Young pleaded guilty to reckless driving with a 25 dollar fine and 15 dollar suspended—license suspended two months. James Irvine intoxication pled not guilty and was found guilty with 15 dollar fine suspended. Morris C Fullmer 601 Richland stop light bond forfeited 5 dollars. Earl Jewett 255 Portneuf Park stop sign bond forfeited 2.50. James Edgar Hansen 33 intoxication bond forfeited 15 dollars. Mark Harold Corbit 25 intoxication bond forfeited 15 dollars. Hermas Stewart Cook 36 vagrancy pleaded not guilty then dismissed. Robert W Rees 38 vagrancy pleaded not guilty dismissed. Ben Robert Nugent 28 vagrancy

Benjamin McLaughlin West Young James Irvine Morris C. Fullmer Richland Earl Jewett Portneuf Park James Edgar Hansen Mark Harold Corbit Hermas Stewart Cook

Marriage Licenses List Includes Six Couples

Henry C McNeal Jr 23 of Idaho Falls weds Ruth Scott 20 of Lorenzo Charles Hutchinson 19 of Blackoot and Grace L Lott 22 of Blackoot Thomas Hill 46 of Idaho Falls weds Melva Forman 46 of Idaho Falls.

Henry C. McNeal, Jr Idaho Falls Ruth Scott Lorenzo Charles Hutchinson Grace L. Lott Thomas Hill Melva Forman

District Court Divorces Granted in Two Pairings

Idella Swan divorces Ralph Swan on cruelty grounds with no children or community property. Mildred Bosworth divorces Orren E Bosworth on cruelty with no children or community property.

Idella Swan Ralph Swan Mildred Bosworth Orren E. Bosworth

Work Unit Has Big Year in 1947 for Pocatello Office

The Pocatello employment service reports a busy year 1947 with 24 245 in person contacts for work orders and information. War Veterans totaled 10 622 and women 3 970. Referrals reached 5 548 with 2 373 veterans and 1 296 women. Placements were 3 554, including 1 608 veterans and 643 women. Agriculture placed 378, with the rest in other industries.

Pocatello Employment Service Pocatello W. B. Cox Cox

Four Die in Idaho Industrial Accidents Last Month

Four persons died in Idaho in industrial incidents last month, with three mining-related mishaps, according to the Industrial Accident Board.

Boise Idaho Industrial Accident Board

JayCee Award Slated Next Thursday

Harold Ory of Ralston Purina in Pocatello will receive the 1947 Junior Chamber outstanding young man award. The presentation moved to a Tuesday stag dinner at Bannock Hotel where Lew Harrison will award the Distinguished Service Award Key. New members will be initiated and plans for a Jaycee Drama Festival with three Broadway plays in Pocatello on March 22 May 12 and June 9 will be announced.

Harold Ory Ralston Purina Company Pocatello Ory Bannock Lew Harrison Jaycee Harrison Ray Jones Gordon Tolmie Art Latimer Roche Bush Ralph Hobson Bot Thomas Arthur Bistline Tom Walker Les Schweibert Nathan Jordan Bill Foster Lloyd Keddington Jay Cutler Ray Larson New York City

Extension Committee Is Selected

The 30 member Bannock County Extension Advisory organized a seven member executive committee at a Pocatello meeting Friday afternoon. Members named are S M Day Jed Ashton David Johnson Mrs Carl Olsen Mrs A L Hooper Amos Rigby and Wesley Hubbard Grace. The group will advise the county extension division on farm problems and 4 H club work while planning agricultural education and weed control and promoting better breeding stock for livestock.

Bannock County Extension Advisory Pocatello S.M. Day Jed Ashton Tyhee David Johnson Mec Cammon Carl Olsen Virginia A. L. Hooper Lava Hot Spring Amos Rigby Bancroft Wesley Hubbard Grace Federal Building Jury Room Drue Dunn

Club Chooses Delegate for Idaho Legislative Program

AMERICAN FALLS The Hi Y boys elected Vaughn Morgan to represent American Falls High School at the pre legislative conference in Pocatello on February 2 and the model legislature in Boise in April. Sponsored by the Idaho Y M C A, each school must draft a bill for submission to the model legislature to foster interest in government and understanding of state lawmaking.

Amercan Falls Hi-Y ‘Boys Vaughn Morgan American Falls High School Pocatello Boise Idaho Y. M. Co. A

Forester Hull Transferred to Colorado Station

Alvin C. Hull Jr, head of the seeding range lands program for southern Idaho at the forest service, is transferred to the Rocky Mountain forest and range experiment station in Fort Collins Colorado.

Forester Boise Alvin C. Hull, Jr Idaho Forest Service Rocky Mounty Forest and Range Experiment Station Fort Collins Colo

Electrical Work Moves in Pleasant Valley Area

American Falls area residents near Pleasant Valley will gain electrical service once about thirty miles of line are completed. Idaho Power district manager E. E. Jacobs estimates three months to finish, weather permitting, though material shortages may delay progress. The C. L. Electric company holds the contract, rebuilding the main line from American Falls to Rockland to improve service for Rockland and Roy communities.

Ammerican Falls Pleasant Valley American Falls E. E. Jacobs Idaho Power Company C. L. Electric Company Rockland Roy

Refinery Blaze Destroys Double Eagle Plant in Oklahoma City

A fire caused by a discarded welding torch raced through the Double Eagle Refining Company plant, nearly destroying the facility. Loss is pegged at 250000 dollars. Employee Earl Watkins sustained facial and head burns.

Oklahoma City Double Eagle Refining Company Earl Watkins

Groups Combine In Drive For T B Funds

Power county raised 415.56 for the anti tuberculosis fund with contributions from American Falls grade school 164.49 high school 52.87 Ladies of the Schoolmother's Club 116.30 Rockland 41.65 Landing 25.50 Pauline 7.50 Mercer 4.15. Forty percent stays in county for first aid school lunches and needy children. Last year 436.96. Edison patent count 1097 with 356 on electrical lighting and power distribution.

American Falls Rockland Power County Landing Pauline Mercer Tseee

Garrett Freightlines crews meet in Pocatello for safety award

In Pocatello a Garrett Freightlines meeting gathers personnel from Idaho Utah Nevada Oregon and California with district managers from cities including Boise Twin Falls Idaho Falls Butte Salt Lake City Ogden Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles. C A Garrett notes the company’s safety record as it receives a National Safety Council award for over the road trucking.

Garrett Freightlines Idaho Utah Nevada Oregon California Pocatello C. A. Garrett Los Angeles National Safety Council Boise Twin Falls Idaho Falls Butte Salt Lake City Ogden Portland San Francisco

Start On Semester At American Falls Schools

American Falls schools began the second semester with 549 total students and 25 faculty in both grade and high school. The high school enrolled 149 students with 74 boys and 75 girls, while the grade school had 400 students with 14 faculty members.

American Falls Werner E. Erickson Erickson Frank P. Doerfler Hugh A. Horsley Horsley

Educators To Meet in Boise

A regional meeting of northwest educators will be held in Boise Monday and Tuesday to discuss teacher preparation and supply. Dr John M Booth secretary of the Idaho Education Association said the meeting is sponsored by the National Education Association commission on teacher education and professional standards. About 30 educators from Idaho Washington and Oregon will attend.

Boise John M. Booth The Idaho Education Association National Education Association Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards Booth Idaho Washington Oregon

Overpass Bids Opened for US 30-N Crossing

Bids for a highway overpass across Union Pacific tracks between Lava Hot Springs and McCammon will be opened in Boise on February 13. The 378.6 foot long structure is planned on US 30 N near Topaz per the bid notice from United Press.

Union Pacific Lava Hot Springs McCammon Boise United Press Topaz

East Idaho Wool Group Elects At Gate City Meet

The Eastern Idaho Wool Marketing Association re elected officers and two former directors at a Bannock hotel meeting in Pocatello. John Poole Roberts serves as president, Vern Eames as vice president, and E. F. Brockman as secretary manager. New director Cy Young of St. Anthony joins John M. Garro Rupert and Ernie Hogan Bancroft among leaders. Fidel Archiball of Boston spoke on National Wool Marketing Corporation methods and government delays in returns. N. C. Claar of Boise discussed freight rates sheep assessments and rail claims. Brockman reported 2,121,000 pounds of eastern Idaho wool shipped in 1947 with over half accounted for, and growers received about $80,000 in patronage dividends.

Eastern Idaho Wool Marketing Association Bannock Hotel Pocatello John Poole Roberts Vern Eames American Falls E. F. Brockman John M. Garro Rupert Ernie Hogan Bancroft Cy Young St. Anthony Fidel Archiball National Wool Marketing Corporation Boston NWM N. C. Claar Idaho Wool Growers Association Boise Brockman Idaho

Gate City Votes Continued From Page One

The street commissioner warns basements and bathrooms overflow as sewer lines reach capacity in Pocatello. Proposed new lines aim to relieve bottlenecks on Grant Street connecting Clark and Lander, Reducing pressure from multiple lines into a single 12 inch pipe feeding into several 8 and 10 inch lines and a 16 inch line from Idaho State College area. The buildup risks future blockages amid new construction.

Page Pocatello Clark Lander Grant Idaho State College Bair

Filing of Briefs Is Authorized in Idaho Case

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a counsel for 12 Idaho cities to file a brief as friends of the court in the Scott L. Smith slot machine test case. The attorney for the cities of Emmett Weiser Boise Nampa Jerome Burley Gooding Preston Idaho Falls Bonners Ferry Coeur d Alene and Orofino has 20 days to file.

Boise Supreme Court Idaho Friends of the Court Scott L. Smith High Court Emmett Weiser Nampa Jerome Burley, Gooding Preston Idaho Falls Bonners Ferry Coeur d’Alene Orofino

Record Number of Feed Cattle in Idaho on Feedlots

Boise AP says Idaho holds a record cattle on feed total with 80,000 cattle on feed as of January, up 14 percent from 70,000 in feedlots a year earlier per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

BOISE Idaho Bureau of Agricultural Economics Bureau

Also Mentioned on This Page

NEA Service, Inc T.M. Reg U. S. Pat News of Record Rancy Robert W. Rees Ben Robert Nugent Hoover Motor Company Henriksen South Main Pocatello, Idaho T. B Anti-Tuberculosis Fund Melvin Meadows Power County Anti-Tuberculosis Association Thomas Edison Dodge Truck Headquarters Blair-Fry CO District of Columbia National Guard Andrews Field Johnny Long South Hayes People’s Store John L. Long Johnny W. W. Witty Trinity Parish Hall Steve Rhoades Edgar Taylor AAUW Idaho Association of University Women P. C. Fedderson Kellogg Ida F. L Scoop Felt South Ninth Ave Western Airlines Max D. Cohn Board of Advisers Burley Don Kelly Pioneer Motor CO S, Arthur East Idaho Wool Group Gate City NYE Center Drug Menthol Ben Gay Bromo Seltzer Borg Vas Berkley Alka Seltzer Ned Misia
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