Hospital Urges More Donations for Mercy Fund Drive
The Pocatello Post urges continued support for the St. Anthony Mercy hospital fund drive amid overcrowding and nursing shortages in Bannock County. Officials praise local backers and list donors including Charles W. Jarboe and Rt. Rev. Edmund R. Cody, urging every resident to contribute what they can to expand hospital capacity.
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Pocatello
St. Anthony Mercy Hospital
Troe Times
Bannock County
American Hospital Association
Idaho
Mercy Hospital Drive
van Aod
Charles W. Jarboe
W. J. van Dan Acker
T. H. Uhland
Alvin F. Eggler
G. L. Layng
H. F. Budenholzer
D. K. Stetzner
G. R. Essman
Charles Sprague
Elsie W. Royle
Edmund R. Cody
Stanley Dayosos
Meat Plant Workers Out For 29 Cent Pay Hike
CIO union says it demanded a 29 cent hourly wage increase for about 200000 meat packing workers. Armours rejects the demand as absurd while Swift Cudahy and Wilson negotiations are to follow. The union filed notice of an inability to reach agreement under Taft Hartley with federal and state agencies.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse Workers’ Union
Ralph Helstein
Armour and Company
Helstein
Big Four
Armour
MacArthur reports inflation hinders Japan occupation gains
General Douglas MacArthur says coal production and new reform laws mark progress in the Allied occupation of Japan but inflation and rising money supply threaten gains. He notes December yen circulation at 219 billion and debt above 370 billion, with tax collection enforcement to be ramped by 50+ military government teams.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Weather forecast for Pocatello shows biting cold morning
The local forecaster warned that near zero wind chill and a sharp cold snap would greet residents at eight this morning. He predicted a clear crisp day with a modest warmup by Wednesday. Monday’s low reached 3 above, high 18. Sun rises 7:50 and sets 5:36 this evening.
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Pocatello
Rep J Parnell Thomas Hurt After Sea Battle At Sea
Congressman J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey was reported in very good condition after a sea battle to save his life aboard the Panama Railroad Liner Ancon. He was carried ashore at Cristobal by two police officers and taken to Margarita hospital, Canal Zone, with transfer to Gorgas hospital planned once he regains strength.
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Panama City
Panama
J. Parnell Thomas
N.J
Maragarita Hospital
Canal Zone
Thomas
Cristobal
Pacific
United States
Samuel D. Avery
Gorgas Hospital
Proposal Rejected In Malad Reservoir Dispute
Samaria Water and Irrigation Co opposition blocks compromise offer from reclamation bureau on a reservoir at the Daniels site on the Little Malad River. Hearing held last year by Mark R. Kulp. no decision yet. Company built a small reservoir on the Big Malad.
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Malad
Ida
Samaria Water and Irrigation Co
Day
Reclamation Bureau
Bureau
Daniels
Malad River
Little Malad
Big Malad
Deep Creek
Devil Creek
Alfred W. Cordon
Pocatello
State Reclamation
Mark R. Kulp
Samaria
devaluation of franc sparks mixed impact on U.S. market
The franc's fall prompts expectations of more French champagne and travel to France while importers debate price effects. Thomas Cook and Son sees a travel boom and cheaper goods, Air France notes rising reservations, and Coty predicts lower raw material costs but unchanged perfume prices.
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New York
U.S
Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd
France
Air France
Philip Courtney
Coty, Inc
Coty
London securities fall as pound value drops on market selloff
Government securities on the London Exchange lost about 400 million dollars in value as speculators dumped sterling holdings despite Cripps assurances the pound would stay at 4.03 dollars. Government issues fell four to six pounds, the largest drop in months, while gold shares rose and South African mining stocks gained about 80 cents to a total profit of roughly 80 million dollars.
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London
London Exchange
Stafford Cripps
Fall of the franc shocks global markets
Paris reports a 44.44 percent devaluation driving fears of repercussions worldwide. Premier Robert Schuman argues the move was essential to prevent factory closures and breadlines. US and Britain warn of risks to the Marshall Plan, pound volatility, and reduced French export prices. Gold stocks rise across New York London Paris and Johannesburg.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Assembly
Atlantic
United States
Britain
New York
London
Johannesburg
South Africa
Seven Cars In Pile Up Near Deming New Mexico
A sand storm on U S Highway 80 six miles east of Deming New Mexico caused a seven car and one house trailer pile up. At least three people were killed and four injured when a California car with a trailer struck autos amid the blinding dust and a butane tank exploded. Victims identified include Mrs Jurk of Upland California.
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Fficers Identi Ted
Jurt
Upland
Calif
Lease Racket Is Investigated in Senate Hearing
Washington housing expeditor Tighe E. Woods told a senate banking subcommittee that complaints accuse landlords of using phony leases to raise rents and evade rent control. He has no figures yet but says many complaints have been received.
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Washington
LLP
Tighe E. Woods
Senate Banking
Teacher Strike Threat Averted in Chicago Schools
Chicago public school teachers avoided a strike after the city council passed a tax levy to fund overdue pay. John Fewkes of the Chicago Teachers Union called off action for about 7,000 members, while the 1,100 members of the Chicago men teachers' club also halted plans.
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Chicago
John Fewkes
Chicago Teachers’ Union
AFL
Chicago Men Teachers’ Club
Fewkes
Jury Convicts Polish War Bride in Manslaughter Case
Jadwiga Curtin, 20, a Polish war bride, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Palo Alto veteran George W. Conner on a road near Redwood City. Nine women and three men deliberated about four hours. She faces up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors said she killed Conner during an attempted robbery after meeting him at a roadside tavern.
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Redwood City
Calif
Jadwiga Curtin
Palo Alto
Oklahoma U Rejects Ada Lois Fisher Law School Admit
The University of Oklahoma refused Ada Lois Sionel Fisher admission to its law school on January 26, arguing a substantially equal school exists in Oklahoma City. Fisher, a 23 year old Black woman, had sought immediate admission after filing with the U S Supreme Court.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Ada Lois Sionel Fisher
Oklahoma City
U. S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma
State University
New Shocks Rock Panay Island
Two severe earthquakes rattled Panay island in the central Philippines late Monday night, striking Iloilo City at 10 12 p m and 10 40 p m. Residents fled homes and public venues in a panic following aftershocks four minutes long. It remained unclear if casualties rose from Sunday's toll of 20, while damage from Sunday was pegged at 500000 to 750000 dollars according to Manila weather officials.
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Manila
P. IL
Panay Island
Philippines
Iloilo City
Iloilo
Manilla
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Shamrock Club Case
Bob Jackson operator of the Shamrock club pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges and asked for a preliminary hearing on a felony charge after a Sunday raid. He faces counts of dancing on Sunday and selling beer after hours and illegal liquor sale and possession. Jane Doe Marietta, a waitress, also pleaded innocent to serving liquor in violation of state law. No hearing date set. Attorney John Black represented the defendants.
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Bob Jackson
Shamrock Club
Justice Court
Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Jane Doe
Marietta
John Black
Blackfoot Man Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving
Blackfoot resident Ray Anderson pleaded guilty in Justice Court to drunken driving. He was fined $100 and costs of $5.40 and received a 30 day suspended jail sentence. State patrolman Carl Muir arrested him Thursday evening on Highway 91 in the north end of Blackfoot.
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Blackfoot
Ray — Anderson
Justice Court
Jack Gaasch
Carl Muir
Pocatello
Highway 91
Labor Law Act Faces Challenge
The National Labor Relations Board questioned federal court authority under the Taft Hartley Act and asked Greensboro North Carolina federal court to dismiss CIO Textile Workers bid for an injunction against Amazon Cotton Mill Co. The board brief was filed last night in Greensboro.
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Washington
LLP
National Labor Relations Board
Greensboro
N. C
CIO
Amazon Cotton Mill Co
GOP Senators back tax cut plan but avoid Knutson size
Senate Republicans vote to proceed with a tax reduction bill while declining to commit to the $6 billion Knutson proposal. They say the final amount will hinge on budget and Marshall Plan costs, with a minimum of $2.6 billion to be set aside for debt retirement. President Truman urged using surplus funds for debt retirement, not tax relief.
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Washington
Senate
Knutson
Eugene D. Millikin
Colo
Harold Knutsen
Minn
House Ways and Means Committee
House of Republians
House
Truman
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
GOP
Congress
Millikin
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Ex-GI Testifies on Steel Shortage to House Panel
A former GI told House investigators that he could not run his Hillside Metals Products plant in Richmond Hill New York without steel bought from Gary marketeers at three to four times list price. Philip J. Kuren president says legitimate channels refused him due to not being a regular customer before the war.
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Washington
House
Gary
Philip J. Kuren
Hillside Metals Products, Inc
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Ex Army Man Monti Charged With Treason For Nazi Broadcasts
Martin J. Monti a 27 year old from St Louis Missouri was arrested on treason charges by the FBI for stealing a plane in World War II and sending German broadcasts to American forces from Italy. He previously served as a private in the U S Air Force and was court martialed for stealing the plane and desertion.
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New York
Martin J. Monti
St. Louis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Monti
U. S. Air Force
Mineola
Long Island
Edward Scheidt
FBI
Martin Wiehaupt
Europe
Fay
Federal House of Detention
Jim Monti
Airforce
Karachi
India
Scheidt
Italy
U.S
Germany
U.S. Fifth Army
Milan
United States
Army
Prolonged Cold Spell Grips Midwest With 156 Death Toll
The vast cold wave shuts plants and curtails fuel, leaving 156 dead from fires and weather accidents. Detroit and Pittsburgh see large shutdowns as six states face gas shortages and power cuts. Nebraska warns of reduced power output. extreme lows hit Montana and New York amid widespread Snow and disruption.
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Chicago
Midwest
Weatherman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
New York
Burley Man Dies From Weekend Auto Crash Injuries
E. W. Culley 42 of Burley died in a Burley hospital from injuries suffered in a Saturday automobile collision near Burley. He rode as a passenger in an oxen drawn wagon driven by Bob Halpin 26 of Burley which collided with a car driven by Glenn Arthur 17 of Paul Cassia County officers said.
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Burley
Ida
E. W. Culley
Here
Culley
Bob Halpin
Glenn Arthur
Paul
Cassia
Ability In Teachers Is Stressed
Dr. Ralph McDonald of the NEA says raising admission standards for teacher training improves long term supply while lowering standards worsens turnover. He urges salary scales from 2400 to 6000 and projects 450000 to 500000 elementary teachers needed in five years with only about 75000 qualified four year graduates available.
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Hoise
Ralph McDonald
Washington, D.C
National Education Association
Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Northwest
Dr. McDonald
McDonald
Italian Premier Assails Communists Over Agitation
Premier Alcide De Gasperi accused Communists of stirring unrest in Italy and France under Cominform orders to derail the Marshall Plan. Il Messaggero quoted the prime minister saying agitation responds to a Cominform directive aimed at preventing Marshall Plan success and seizing governments.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasepri
France
Cominform
Baby Found In Utah Hotel Lobby Stirs City Police
A 10 day old girl found abandoned in the lobby of the Murray hotel in Salt Lake City on Sunday. Miss Lena Grellis alerted police after a woman telephoned asking her to check a bench. The infant, wrapped in a blanket with a bottle, is at Salt Lake Geneva hospital as officers search for the mother through hospital fingerprint checks.
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Salt Lake City
Lena Grellis
Murray Hotel
West
South Temple Street
Miss Grellis
Salt Lake Geneva Hospital
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