Fourth of July caution and Boise gambling tax talks
The column urges safe travel on the Fourth of July and notes Boise circulating talk that slot machines and punchboards may be phased out with a new sales tax proposed to fund cities. It recalls past opposition to a penny tax and mentions VFW efforts for a bonus, plus concerns over downtown fire insurance and a leaky faucet at Rockland.
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Boise
WPFW
VFW
Ed Gaumer
Salmon
Jim Keel
Jerome
Heart Ailment Kills Ford Executive Albert J. Browning
Albert J. Browning, 49, vice president at Ford Motor Co and former head of wartime procurement, died of a heart ailment at Henry Ford Hospital. Born Sept 27 1899 in Ogden Utah, he joined Ford in 1946 after earlier duties in purchasing. Browning was aboard a Florida yacht last January when struck ill. He is survived by his mother Mrs Walter L. Webb of Lehi Utah.
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Detroit
Albert J. Browning
Ford Motor Co
Ogden
Utah
Browning
Florida
Henry Ford
Army
Blackfoot
Ida
Walter L. Webb
Lehi
Utah Coal Survey
Provo
Geneva
Ironton
Geneva Steel Company
Kaiser-Frazer
Tyhee Man Killed by State Patrol Car on Highway 91
Joseph Allen Mowery a Tyhee farmer was killed when a state police car driven by Lt. James Bedingfield struck him shortly before midnight on Highway 91 near the Five Mile Inn. The officer pursued a speeder. witnesses said the body flew upon impact. Mowery survived by two sons Dennis and Kessie and a daughter Stella. coroner Arthur W. Hall handled the death.
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Joseph Allen Mowery
Tyhee
Five Mile Inn
James Bedingfield
Bedingfield
Chubbuck
Mowery
Arthur W. Hall
Bannock County
Dennis
Kessie Mowery
Stella
Dennis Mowery
Yellowstone Park
Prowler Slays Social Director in Louisiana Burglary
Terry, 41, director of the state welfare department and president of the National Association of Directors of Public Welfare, was shot and killed late Saturday in his home by a prowler who he surprised burglarizing the dwelling.
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Brouge
ULP
State Welfare Department
Terry
National Association of Directors of Public Welfare
Federal Pay Boost Signed By President
President Truman signed a bill boosting salaries for about 1.3 million federal employees. The plan includes $10 000 to $10 300 annual pay for agency heads and top staff, $450 to postal workers, and $330 to classified civil servants, effective July 1. rates for air mail and other classes rise Jan 1.
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Washington
President Truman
Truman
Congress
Carpenter wins new car at Idaho State College fireworks
Pocatello carpenter Lawrence Cullen won a shiny new four door sedan during the Spud Bowl fireworks display at Idaho State College. About 5,000 spectators attended. Cullen and his family were seen as lucky by the crowd. Holiday travel drew many residents to outdoor activities as stores and offices planned to stay closed through Monday.
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Pocatello
Idaho State College
Lawrence Cullen
West Greeley
Carpenter Cullen
Jimmy
Pocatello Post
Margaret
Irvingfield
Red Hill
Pocatellans
Warren to Make Another Return to California
Gov Earl Warren who arrived in California last week for a welcome ceremony will make a new entry next week to stage a proper ceremony. City officials said Warren and his wife and daughters will board a train home somewhere east of Sacramento on Tuesday.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
California
Youngster Gifts Prize From KEIO Kid's Klub Contest
Billy Ferrin a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Horace Ferrin gave away his wristwatch won at KEIO Kid's Klub for his rendition of Anniversary Song Linda Folkman caught the tossed prize Elaine Levinson 7 daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Levinson received a identification bracelet for her first place in the under 8 group She sang and danced to Good Ship Lollypop
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Billy Ferrin
Keio Kid's Klub
Young Ferrin
Horace Ferrin
East
Hayden St
Linda Folkman
Elaine Levinson
Herman Levinson
South Eighth Ave
Abandoned Indian Baby Poses Pocatello Problem
A ten month old Indian girl found on the Townsend home doorstep in Pocatello is being cared for while authorities and the Indian agency sort out her future. The mother, Maggie Albor ez, initially sought a better home and later removed the child from Lava Hot Springs hospital with her older daughter. The Townsends weigh adoption options as multiple relatives express interest.
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Evelyn
Leona Townsend
L.J. Townsend
East Clark St
Lava Hot Springs
Townsends
Maggie Alborez
Tax Cut Promise If Dewey Wins and GOP Controls
Rep. Harold Knutson, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, proposed a 1950 personal income tax cut of 4 billion dollars if Governor Thomas E. Dewey wins the presidency and Republicans retain control of Congress. He noted some excise taxes could also be reduced next year.
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Washington
Harold Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
3 Fires Keep Laddies Busy
Firecrackers from children lit a vacant lot in the 600 block North Lincoln Ave causing a grass fire at 3 25 p m. Earlier a faulty insulation at 216 Campus Drive drew firefighters from dinner for a negligible blaze at 12 47 p m. One hour later a second grass fire in the 400 block South Twelfth Ave was put out with gunny sacks and booster pump water.
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Lincoln Ave
Campus Drive
Twelfth Ave
Truman Signs Farm Price Bill Sets 15 Month Extension
President Truman signed a farm price bill extending current price support policies for 15 months and initiating a long‑range program. The act preserves parity pricing to maintain farmer purchasing power relative to 1909–14, with Steagall commodities supported from 60 percent to at least 90 percent of parity. Dairy, poultry, hogs, eggs, and white potatoes have floor protections at 90 percent or above.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Elisons Cup Blackfoot Show Event Highlights Idaho Race Day
Bernell Elison of Blackfoot won the feature relay in three seconds, also taking the quarter mile in 25.2 seconds. LaVon Elison captured the half mile in 52 seconds, with Marvin Elison second. Minidoka won the barrel race in 12 minutes 35 seconds and the potato race in 25 minutes 8 seconds. Bands from Aberdeen and Blackfoot provided parade music.
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Blackfoot
Bernell Elison
Idaho State Racing Association
LaVon Elison
Marvin Elison
Aberdeen
Phil Graves
Idaho Falls
Floyd Idle
Rupert Capps
Salmon
Salmon River
Minidoka
Oakley Vigilantes
Brady Dicker
Provo
Harry McMillan
Rupert
Jack Muir
Traffic Toll Soars Across U S Before Fourth of July
U P dispatch reports a record Fourth of July travel spree with at least 122 deaths nationwide. Traffic crashes killed 65, drownings 20, fireworks one, airplane crashes two, and other mishaps added to the toll as millions traveled by car, plane, and train. New York and Pennsylvania led with nine fatalities each. Grand totals show 30,000,000 automobiles on the road and widespread congestion from coast to coast. In Chicago area, only one death by noon, with projections of more in the coming days.
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Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
LaGuardia
Newark
Grand Central Station
Chicago Motor Club
Cook County
Indiana
Wisconsin
Greyhound Bus Lines
United Airlines
United
Pocatello Crash Kills Ogden Man On Independence Day
Dale L. Wilson 24 of Ogden was killed early Saturday when his 1948 Oldsmobile left Highway 91 near Pocatello, rolled over several times, and he was thrown from the car. His wife Mary survived. Fairchild and his wife Anita were injured but treated. Wilson, a Rodeo Cafe manager, was a Navy veteran and LDS church member with funeral plans announced in Ogden.
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Pocatello
Dale L. Wilson
Ogden
Wilson
Cliff
Fortieth St
Earl Cutler
General Hospital
Fairchild
Yellowstone Park
Mary Yeoman
LDS Church
American Legion
Rodeo Cafe
Laura Brown
Farr West
Utah
Orin Brown
Salt Lake City
Grace Man
Plain City
Thora Hunt
Etta James
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
Jesse James Imposter Arrives For San Leandro Parade
J. Frank Dalton claiming to be Jesse James arrives in San Francisco on an airliner carried by stretcher. He will ride with Al Jennings in a parade at the Oakland Stadium rodeo on July 4. Dalton says Bob Ford killed Charlie Bigelow, not James, and seeks to settle old feud.
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Lawton
Okla
J. Frank Dalton
Jesse James
al Jennings
Dalton
Jesse
Jennings
San Leandro
Cal
Oakland Stadium
Bob Ford
Charlie Bigelow
Pinkerton
Entire Crew Saved On Burning Dagmar Salen
All 42 aboard the Swedish freighter Dagmar Salen were rescued after a fire in the Atlantic off Delaware. The captain his wife and two children plus 19 crewmen were taken aboard the cutter Acushnet and escorted to Newport News Virginia.
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New York
Dagmar Salen
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware
Acushnet
Newport News
Storm Halts Sky Search for Missing DC 3 Plane
A 20 plane aerial search for a missing DC 3 with 14 aboard was halted by bad weather over southeastern Mexico. A false report of a sighting near Jalapa was investigated. Pilot Vern Staley from Dallas radioed nearing Mexico City before losing contact as a severe storm raged near Orizaba peak.
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Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Government Weather Bureau
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