Cattle Men Fight To Save Dying Herds
A new blizzard swept Utah and spread through Montana Colorado Wyoming Nebraska and the Dakotas slowing airlift efforts to feed stranded cattle and sheep. Officials planned an all day session in Salt Lake City to coordinate relief as thousands faced starvation amid snow and cold.
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Chicago
Utah
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Dakotas
Air Force
Salt Lake City
Lemmon
S. D
Texas
Eee
Mississippi Valley
California
San Bernardino Mountains
Lake Arrowhead
Los Angeles
North Dakota
South Dakota
Highway Department
Rapid City
Red Cross
R. S. Hanson
Hanson
National Guard
Flandro Named President of POST in Pocatello
C Ed Flandro a Pocatello businessman and civic leader was elected president of the POST publishing company succeeding W D Nebeker Jr Salt Lake City investment counselor. He will head the POST with no changes to board or personnel and said operations will continue under existing policies.
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C. Ed Flandro
Pocatello
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
W. D. Nebeker, Jr
Salt Lake City
Mr. Flandro Edge
POST
Flandre
Planes Ready To Fly Food For Animals
A flight of 17 air force C 82 planes will depart Hamilton field California for an hay drop mission over Nevada. The operation will carry more than five tons of hay to aid starving stock in the snowswept rangelands with stops at Fallon Ely and Sacramento before McClelland field. Nevada Stockman's association aids loading at Ely and directing drops as part of the 62nd troop carrier group based at McChord field Washington.
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San Francisco
Air Force
Hamilton Field
Calif
Nevada
Fallon
Ely
Nev
Sacramento
McClelland Field
4Th Air Force
Nevada Stockman’s Association
62Nd Troop Carrier Group
McChordfield
Wash
Akron Student Kills Wife Then Body Fails on Street
Ohio university student John Anderson killed his 22 year old wife as she left the YWCA after refusing to return to Columbus. He fired five shots striking her as she fell, then shot himself in the head. both died shortly after. Coroner ruled murder suicide. The couple wed Sept 10 1944 at Fort Jackson North Carolina. A German pistol was used.
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Akron
Ohio University
John Anderson
Summit County
C. I. Martin
Murcide
Mill
South High Dent
Vary
Ohio
YWCA
Anderson
Columbus
John F. Struzewski
City Hospital
Struzewski
Andersons
Fort Jackson
N. C
Quake Signals Recorded From Far Off Region
Father Joseph Lynch of Fordham University said seismographs recorded two fairly severe earthquakes about 10,000 miles from New York, likely in the Dutch East Indies in the South Pacific. The first shock came at 1 51 a m EST and the second at 2 13 a m.
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New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific
Chiang Kai-Shek Retires Quietly at Chikow Home
Chiang Kai-Shek spent a quiet Sunday at his ancestral home in Chikow near Ningpo as retirement plans through Chinese New Year were reported. Firecrackers greeted his arrival, crowds cheered, and he visited his mother’s tomb before entering the residence.
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Ningpo
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chikow
Nanking
Fenghua
Chiang
Ching-Kuo
Chikew
Eesti
Slane
Tsung Tung Wan Hsui
Mme
United States
Hangchow
N Ng
Mei Ling
Studebaker Strike Ends in South Bend Agreement Reached
In South Bend Indiana 16000 Studebaker workers idled as a Sunday agreement allowed 430 seat department employees fired last week to be reinstated Forty three employees were to be reinstated and talks with a union committee were set for Tuesday to settle the dispute CIO United Auto Workers Local Five members approved a strike vote but no strike would occur while negotiations continued.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Seat Department
Forrest Hanna
Harold S. Vance
Slot Machine Battle Moves to Idaho House Floor
Idaho lawmakers prepare for a tight vote as the state house considers outlawing slot machines. Revenue from the machines funds city services and public works, complicating any repeal with potential tax hikes or cuts to the general fund. Smaller communities fear revenue losses more acutely, while larger cities can better absorb the impact. The outcome hinges on revenue replacement and constitutional tax limits.
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Boise
Idaho
State House of Representatives
House
Bad Weather Grips Idaho as Winter Teams Prepare
Idaho highway crews labored Sunday to keep highways open amid snow and wind. The Boise weather bureau warned of sub-zero temps and heavy drifting, with U S 30 between Boise and Pocatello and U S 98 south of Shoshone hardest hit. Crews expected Monday to bring renewed drift and wind, especially around Idaho Falls, as plows fought to maintain road access.
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Boise Weather Bureau
Highway Department
Highway Bureau
U. S. Highway 30
Boise
Pocatello
Burley
Idaho Line
U. S. 98
Shoshone
Idaho Falls
Buyer’s Market Seen Coming As Holiday Spending Dips
The 12th district reports a 3 percent drop in December Christmas sales, led by toys cosmetics and coats, with department stores cutting prices yet finishing the season with better than expected sales. Overall production and employment stay high into year’s end, though retail trade softens.
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Mas
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Calif
Ore
Wash
Ariz
Federal Reserve System
FRS
Wells Dies In Sleep At 61 In Idaho City
Chester G. Wells 61, president of Fargo-Wilson-Wells company, died in his sleep at the family home in Pocatello. He was a major promoter of Idaho State college expansion and served on the city school board and planning commission. Surviving are his widow two daughters a son and three grandchildren with condolences pouring in from across the community.
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Intermountain West
Chester G. Wells
Fargo-Wilson-Wells Company
North
Garfield St
E. N. Roberts
Wells
Gate City
David
Betty) Hale
Fairfield
Calif
John Peterson
Pocatello
Fargo
Stanford University
Southern Idaho
Idaho State College
City Planning Commission
Condolences pour in for Chester G Wells civic leader
Messages of condolence poured in yesterday from hundreds of residents when Chester G Wells, a West notable civic and business leader, died suddenly. Dr E M Roberts said his death is a great loss to Pocatello and the school system. Ledge Craig of the Chamber of Commerce noted the community has suffered a great loss and Wells influenced many endeavors. Mayor George Phillips called the news a shock and said Wells was a leading citizen always willing to assist worthwhile city projects.
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Chester G. Wells
Wests
Wells
E. M. Roberts
Pocatello
George Phillips
Wells Promoter of Gate City Growth and Local Lodges
Pioneer businessman and civic leader Wells promoted growth in Gate City. A longtime member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Elks, Masons, and Shriners he served as senior warden at Trinity Episcopal Church. Born in St Paul Minnesota, he moved with family to Spokane and Seattle before graduating from the University of Washington in 1909. He settled in Pocatello in 1914 as an assistant bridge engineer and later co founded Fargo Wilson Wells Company, becoming its president after 1935 following Fargo's death. He married Helen Fargo in 1916 and had three daughters and a son.
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Gate City
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
The
Elks
Masonic Lodge
Shriners
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mr. Wells
St. Paul
Milne
H. Eri ‘Wells
Wash
Seattle
University of Washington
Washington
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Pocatello
Harry H. Wilson
Lyman Fargo
Pioneer Pocatello
Fargos Wilson, Wells Company
Mr. Fargo
Wilson
Last Defense Outposts In Army Hands
Red troops pressed toward Yangtze banks threatening to shell Nanking as four Communist columns advanced from the Tientsin Pukow line. Li Tsung Jen pursued peace talks while Chiang Kai Shek rested. refugees and troops prepared for possible river crossing and city submission.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Tientsin-Pukow
Liuho
Chuhsen
Li Tsung
Peiping
Aes
U.S
J. Leighton Stuard
Ningpo
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chikow
Newly
Tlhe River
Wack Nachting
Pukow
Tang En-Po
Nanking-Shanghai
Chang Hao-Ming
Social Welfare Daily
Grand Canal
Communist
Hefei
Anhewei
Anhwei
Sun Fo
Kumeintang
AFL Fighting Strike Plan In Industry
The AFL building trades unions protest the government backed system for jurisdictional strikes in construction. They demand changes to the national joint board and threaten to end the plan on 30 days notice if no agreement is reached. Congress’ Taft Hartley act fate will largely determine the outcome, with unions pressing to overturn injunctive limits.
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Washington
AFL
National Joint Board
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
Labor Board
Joint Board
Denham
Chemical Blast At Atomic Plant In Hanford
A chemical explosion in an experimental lab at Hanford Washington injured three men slightly and caused minor damage. The exact chemicals were not disclosed but the blast occurred away from plutonium production according to works manager Fred C. Schlemmer.
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Hanford
Wash
Atomic Energy
Below Zero Return Forecast for Poca Tello
The Poca Tello forecast for Monday calls for partly to mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries. Temperatures center around a high 10 to 15 degrees above freezing, with a low not specified in the readable text.
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Pocatello
Idaho Loses Bet Over Traffic Safety Records
Boise Idaho officials report Idaho has lost at least 500 pounds of potatoes in bets with western states over traffic safety. O C Marler of the Idaho safety council says only Arizona and Utah had worse records in submitted reports. California Washington and Wyoming had not submitted reports yet.
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Boise
Idaho
O. C. Marler
The
National Safety Council
Arizona
Utah
California
Washington
Wyoming
Marler
Idaho Sadha
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