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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1948
Page
1
A lively Rockland visit covers bronc riding and calf roping at a Wild West rodeo. The writer notes beards among locals, crowds of horses and riders, and contrasts Rockland with Pocatello while observing two restrooms in town and urging men there to grow beards as a social crusade.
In Utica New York a hospital operating room explosion during an abdominal operation fatally injured patient Mrs Annie Infusino 33. Surgeon Dr B A Dilorio and three nurses were hurt though they continued the procedure. The anesthetic rupture involved cyclopropane gas and left the nurses hospitalized.
Four United States Marines captured when their plane was forced down during a training flight in February were freed in Shanghai after enduring more than four months of captivity. They said their captors attempted to indoctrinate them with Communist propaganda.
Gordon H. Allen named Managing Editor of The Post by publisher A. C. Willemsen. Allen, a former Northwestern newspaper man who began in the 1920s at the Great Falls Tribune and Spokane Spokesman-Review, and eight years at the New York Times, comes from Washington DC where he was a news editor with Scripps-Howard publishers of the Washington Daily News and other papers. Therone Liddle resigns to return to Salt Lake City for family health reasons.
Idaho Governor C A Robins reiterates opposition to licensing chance prize games in McCall as city moves to regulate them under the punchboard act. State liquor enforcement notes the Tijuana club closed for redecorating while officials warn of crackdowns on liquor by the drink violations.
Idaho Veterans of Foreign Wars petitions to place a 1948 election question on legalized ae were within 3,000 signatures of the 18,136 requirement. Mooney said 15,890 signatures verified by county auditors and 1,123 petitions counted, with 200 signed but improperly accredited. Deadline to file was July 1. The proposal offered a $500 veteran bonus or a $2,000 loan at four percent, funded by a $10,000,000 bond issue paid from legalized gambling revenue with three percent of gross income to the state.
The Public Roads administration called for bids on three highway projects two in Kootenai county and one in Bannock and Bingham counties. Work in Bannock and Bingham counties covers resurfacing 15.6 miles of U S 191 between Pocatello and Blackfoot. Sealed bids are due in Boise by 2 p m July 23.
Baton Rouge Louisiana Russell Long son of Huey P Long formally announces his bid for the U S Senate seat left vacant by the death of John H Overton. He had hinted at running in the August 31 primary through his uncle Governor Earl K. Jens prior to the official declaration.
In Idaho Falls a dog named Lassie faced formal charges of grand larceny driving a truck without a license and no dog tag. Patrolmen Naef and Jones stopped the vehicle after Lassie was found alone steering, then apprehended two boys linked to the theft. County Attorney John Ferebauer signed the complaint.
Pocatello men Jack and Robert M Fleming were critically hurt Thursday night on highway 30 near Pebble. They were taken to Lava Hot Springs hospital then General hospital with Jack sustaining a fractured back and Robert a fractured neck after their 1938 Plymouth overturned five times. Mrs. Chester Jones and Roy Nelson of Bancroft drove them to Lava hospital.
A Friday dawn crash on the Kimball Hill curve north of Blackfoot involved Bert Crumley Pingree Harold Wagner and a Boise couple. Wagner suffered a scalp wound requiring 14 stitches and all occupants were shaken or injured as the three vehicles collided head on after Crumley’s parked car was struck.
Ten people were hospitalized Friday with injuries from political riots that flared in Panama City after the indecisive May 9 presidential election. Shootings and clubbings occurred at several locations as tensions mounted.
Richard Gerard, 73, author of the Sweet Adeline lyrics, died Friday from a heart attack at a Greenwich Village street corner. He studied medicine and dentistry before turning to songwriting, composing about 200 songs, though none matched his signature hit.
Representative Hartley said 31 left and right wing New York labor leaders were subpoenaed to testify before a House labor subcommittee in New York. They would answer yes or no to whether they are members of the Communist party. refusal could lead to contempt citations as the committee investigates Communism in New York locals of the CIO Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes Union.
Boise reports Marshall Wendell Booth a 31 year old Twin Falls county lifer was moved to solitary confinement after an escape attempt. Booth hid in the attic of the prison chapel following his disappearance and was committed for robbery. He planned to flee to Mexico if successful and has prior sentences in Oregon and California.
Mayor George R. Phillips urged Pocatellans not to mix alcohol with driving during the holidays. He aligned with Governor C. A. Robins condemning drunk driving and urged independence with responsibility for others. The governor, addressing a state police convention, called for no mercy toward boozed drivers like Barney Oldfields.
Yugoslavia issued three stern notes to Albania protesting insulting and gross actions in support of the coming attack on Marshal Tito. The notes, described as a virtual ultimatum, were released hours after Belgrade appealed to Marshal Stalin for help against Tito’s government.
Senator Sparkman says Solid South will back Eisenhower first and Douglas second for the Democratic nomination to oppose Truman. Virginia and Georgia Democrats back draft moves while James Roosevelt and Jeremiah Mahoney push for Eisenhower support. Byrd urges Southern backing as draft talks intensify ahead of the convention.
Premier Alcide De Gasperi wins a sweeping senate confidence vote 184 to 67 ending debate on his five year plan aided by European Recovery Program. About 3 million communist led workers strike nationwide for 12 hours to challenge his anti communist government. Four senators abstain.
Boise reports Ross E. Barney has been appointed assistant state superintendent of public instruction replacing retired J. W. Condie. Barney earned a master's in education administration from Colorado State College of Education at Greeley and previously served as principal of Burley Senior High School.
Allied air armada breaks the Soviet blockade by delivering food to western Berlin sectors. British Governor Robertson urges immediate reopening of traffic and communications with Moscow. He demands restoration of all Berlin traffic with western zones and resumption of full trade.
Washington U P reports Labor, a weekly issued by 20 railroad brotherhoods, calls the Dewey Warren Republican ticket strong and says Dewey and Warren are the strongest possible ticket. Truman is seen as a sure Democratic nominee. Taft is criticized for co authoring the 1947 labor management relations act.
Federal Judge George B Harris imposed an 80 day cooling off period against five waterfront unions retroactive to June 14. The order expires September 2 and follows injunctions in New York and Cleveland. Union spokesman called the ruling make a national maritime strike on September 2 a certainty.
R Gray Jr arrives in Salt Lake City from Denver Sunday morning for VA hospital and regional office tours. He then goes to Boise Monday to tour VA installations before continuing by train toward Idaho City and on to the next stop Tuesday.
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