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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1949
Page
2
Fire Chief A A Girard reports total building permits for January to June 1949 at 1 191 874 dollars, down 491 054 from the same period in 1948. New business construction drops 540 850, remodels fall 253 763, while new residences rise 310 405 to 687 600. wiring permits total 308 and moving wrecking permits 100.
Charles Miller and William Shephard were found guilty in Judge R. Don Bistline's police court of disturbing the peace for beer squirting at the ball park. Miller was fined 35 dollars and Shepard 25 dollars. Forrest Poynter, charged with driving while intoxicated, pleaded not guilty but was found guilty, fined 100 dollars and had his license revoked for one year.
The Pocatello Municipal Band directed by Guy Gates presents a patriotic concert at 6 30 p m in Ross Park. Featuring Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever and Washington Post March, Cohan You're A Grand Old Flag, and other selections arranged by Barnard Lake and Zimmerman.
Alfred Cordon of Pocatello toured the Northwest visiting Grand Coulee dam and drove 250 miles of grainlands between Wenatchee and Grangeville. He cited a large grain surplus in the United States. The trip included his wife and daughter Rose. another daughter Julie married David Robinson in Portland.
Eli M. Oboler, formerly Harper Reserve bookroom librarian at the University of Chicago, became Idaho State College librarian this spring. He holds a Columbia library science degree, a Chicago BA in English, and served in the U.S. Army 1943-46.
Ten women and one man finished 2000 hours in the Idaho State College cosmetology program. They will take two-day state board exams in July and start new beauty shop jobs in Idaho or elsewhere after passing. A new class begins in August with a list of graduates including Yvonne Birkland and Ralph Svancara among others.
The Pocatello Post held a Saturday symposium on a law banning firecracker sales. Youths oppose the ban saying it spoils Fourth of July fun, while many parents support it for safety. Some youths doubt the law exists. others defend or dislike the restriction, amid a broader clash between noise and peace.
State Public Health Engineer H. C. Clare said Island Park area visitors will find better sanitary conditions this year after a week inspection. He noted cooperation from resort owners and operators in Targhee National Forest and Island Park, with forest service officials also present.
Chinese Nationalist bombers raided Shanghai today drawing heavy anti aircraft fire from Communist emplacements downtown. Planes circled the city as pedestrians fled, recalling Wednesday's air raid.
Summer session at Idaho State college reports 429 registered during the first week, up from 414 last year. Of the enrollees 367 take regular and college courses, 152 are in the College of Pharmacy, 200 in Liberal Arts, 62 in special conferences, with men outnumbering women nearly three to one.
Idaho land board approved 23 land purchases totaling thousands of acres across Lewis, Bonner, Ada, Blaine, Boise, Minidoka, Power, Teton and Madison counties with one denial in Idaho County. The board also cut timber scaling fees from 45 to 40 cents per thousand feet, effective August 17, and approved $114000 in school bonds from the endowment division, a Boise County mineral lease, and plans for an auction of parcels.
The article notes that average freight trains carried 38 cars in 1922 and increased to 46 cars by 1934, reflecting growth in rail freight capacity over the period.
Guests staying with Mr and Mrs Wayne Stamper of 1026 E Terry include Mr and Mrs Floyd Stamper and Mr and Mrs Clyde Smith of Weiser. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Emil Thomas and Mr and Mrs Bill Thomas of San Francisco. Lt E A Hathaway medical officer of the Pocatello naval ordnance plant leaves today for Seattle to be released to inactive duty. Nellie Cline Steenson leaves for two weeks in Larned Kansas after attending the Altrusa convention in Banff Canada. Atom Adventurers notes report Independence Day plans for Mayor W W Halsey and Police Chief A L Oliver and families with an excursion to Arco and atom-land.
A young Catholic couple, rejected by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing over their wedding ban, returned with 36 friends to pray outside his Boston home. They knelt before a 15 foot Sacred Heart statue with rosaries, defying police threats of arrest for over two hours, then dispersed as the Archbishop did not appear.
The Rt. Rev. Dorotheos Papakostas 73 head of the Pocatello Greek Orthodox Church since 1939 died Saturday night. He is survived by one brother Leon Pappas of Brockton Mass. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Greek Orthodox church. Downard Mortuary handles arrangements.
President William Green of the AFL says solving distribution problems in coming years could yield a bright future. He asserts management and labor can achieve unprecedented production heights in America through cooperation.
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