Frontier Week Beards and Patriotism Stir Pocatello Letter
Dear Sam, a reader argues for frontier style patriotism by wearing Western dress and beards during Frontier Days July 16 18, claiming it boosts national spirit. The letter notes conflict with some wives and coworkers and contrasts with a police court case where an unauthorized left turn was dismissed. Charles R. Kutterer responds in agreement.
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Sam
Pocatello
News of Record
Charles R. Kutterer
Circus Workers Quizzed In Death Near Springfield
Police halted a Ringling Bros train near Springfield and detained 80 circus workers for questioning after a fellow worker was beaten to death. The victim's identity remains unknown, but he was believed from the Boston area and had joined the circus about 48 hours earlier.
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Springfield
Mass
Albany
N. Y
Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus
Boston
Patrolman Killed by Firecracker Rites Beginning Holiday
New York police report Patrolman Emile Antonelli was the first Independence Day casualty when a lighted two inch firecracker was tossed through his precinct station window as he sat in a chair. He died at Nassau Poly hospital after the blast.
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New York
Emile Antonelli
Antonelli
Polyvom Ead
Hague quits Truman to back Eisenhower draft
New Jersey Democratic leader Frank Hague joined the drive to draft General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Democratic nomination. Hague, longtime Democratic chairman from Jersey City, could help carry New Jersey’s 36 convention votes eight days before the convention. Other big names urged Eisenhower to run, while Truman remains aligned with his campaign.
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Washington
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jersey City
Democratic National Committee
Eisen
Eisenhower
Ike
James Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Sparkman
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Drew Pearson
Shower
Ree
Ahowel Fm
Pipers Enomaan
James Farley
New York
Hague
Farley
Four Grass Fires Burned Sunday No Damage Reported
City firemen and deputies battled four grass fires Sunday but caused no damage to timberlands. The blazes occurred at 12th Avenue and Benton Street, 1850 North Main Street, 1710 East Wyeth and behind Red Hill near the city dump.
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12Th Avenue
Benton St
North Main Street
East Wyeth
Red Hill
Burglars Escape With Huge Loot
Two burglars broke into the unguarded strong room at the airport customs shed in Paris and took about 325000 dollars in gold bars. They also left behind 37 million dollars in American banknotes. The escape occurred as a plane roared to life and a guard triggered the alarm. An automobile sped away along the road to Paris.
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Paris
39 Die As Airliner Collides With RAF Transport Near London
A Swedish DC-6 airliner and a Royal Air Force York transport crashed in flames near Northolt airport in a heavy rainstorm. Forty or more victims were feared killed, with 39 listed as dead late Sunday. Sir Edward Gent, British Malaya envoy, was aboard the York. American passengers were among the 25 on the Swedish plane.
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London
Royal Air Force
Northolt
Air Ministry
Edward Gent
Malaya
York Transport
Malayan Union
Scandinavian Air Lines
Amsterdam
SU Nates
Idaho Third Party to Meet in Coeur dAlene Next Sunday
Boise based Idaho national committeeman Sam R. Evans said the third party will meet in Coeur dAlene to decide on candidates for congressional posts and discuss policies. Senator Glenn Taylor is expected to attend, with about fifty southern Idaho members joining the northern group.
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Boise
Idaho
d’Alene
Sam R. Evans
Glenn Taylor
Henry Wallace
Evans
Couer d'Alene
Quiet Fourth With Gov Dewey at New York Farm
Gov Thomas E Dewey spent a quiet Fourth of July with his wife and two sons at their N Y farm. The family attended services at Quaker Hill Christchurch then relaxed with the boys swimming on a sunny Independence Day.
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Rawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Truce Nearing End as Arabs Reject Bernadotte Plan
Cairo reports a member of the Egyptian cabinet says Arabs rejected Count Bernadotte's proposal to extend the Palestine truce and will resume fighting when the current ceasefire expires at 2 a.m. EDT Friday.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bernadotte
Palestine
Drunken Cyclists Detain City With Disorderly Rampage
Police contained more than 1000 motorcyclists during two days of amateur racing at Box Springs track. Twenty eight people were jailed for drunkenness, driving offenses, and disturbing the peace after cyclists blocked streets and damaged a police car. No serious injuries reported.
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Carlburn
Air Force
Box Springs
Dean Miller
Vivian
Just A Judge With A Boy On A Holiday
Durango Colorado. A seven year old boy and the judge who sentenced the boy's father to death vacationed together at Electra Lake over the Fourth of July weekend. Bobby Berger watched as his father John J Berger Jr faced a murder trial in Denver. The judge, James M Noland, sought to help the boy forget the courtroom ordeal with a weekend trip and possible adoption. The murder conviction stood with routine appeal pending. A man and a boy fished at Electra lake.
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Durango
Colo
Colorado
Electra Lake
Rockies
James M
Bobby Berger
Bobby
Denver
John J. Berger, Jr
Berger
Will
Noland
State Supreme Court
Miners Ratify New Contract
The United Mine Workers scale committee ratified a new contract with hard coal mine operators. It brings 31 million dollars in additional benefits yearly and grants an 10 dollar day blanket pay boost for a seven hour day. The agreement, effective July 16, adds 10 million dollars to the welfare fund funded by a 20 cent levy on each ton of anthracite coal mined.
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New York
United Mine Workers Scale Committee
Pennsylvania
UMW
Fourth of July blast ends in fatality in Merced
Roy Lee Gordon 48 and his son Leeroy 22 ignited a dynamite stick in an iron pipe in Merced. Gordon was struck in the head by an iron fragment and died ten minutes later.
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Merced
Cal
Roy Lee
Gordon
Leeroy
Soviet Protest Letters Over Allied Air Corridors to Berlin
Soviet letters protesting alleged violations of allied air corridors to Berlin were received at American military government headquarters. One letter came from Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky to General Lucius D. Clay. contents were not disclosed.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Lucius D. Clay
Arab Jewish peace plan proposed by Bernadotte
Folke Bernadotte announced a sweeping new Palestine peace plan through the United Nations framework. It envisions Jews and Arabs including Transjordan joining in an economic union with alterations to Jewish and Arab areas and a proposal to turn Jerusalem over to the Arabs.
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County
Folke
Bernadotte
Trans- Jordan
Plestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
Fourth Of July Babies Born Here
Two Fourth of July babies arrived in Pocatello both girls. The first born to Mr and Mrs Edward Simmons at General Hospital. The second born at St Anthony s Hospital to Mr and Mrs Harold L Dodox. Both families listed addresses on local streets.
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Pocatello
Edward Simmons
North 11Th Ave
General Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Harold L. Ddox
South Garfield Ave
Inquest Pending in Tyhee Death of J A Mowery
The inquest into the death of Joseph A. Mowery, 62, Tyhee farmer struck by a state police car after stepping into its path during a pursuit near Pocatello, will be decided today by Bannock County coroner Arthur Hall. Born March 7, 1886 in Kentucky, Mowery lived in Tyhee since 1907 with widow Wilda Tackett Mowery. Survivors include relatives in Tyhee and Ohio. funeral arrangements will be announced by Hall mortuary.
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Joseph A. Mowery
Tyhee
Arthur Hall
Bannock County
Mowery
Carter County
Kentucky
George
Jemima Mowery
Wilda Tackett
Stella Fox
Zella Newman
Portsmouth
Hall Mortuary
Truman To Honor Latin Liberator
President Truman travels aboard a special train toward Bolivar Missouri with Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela and Latin American diplomats. In Bolivar the Venezuelan government will present a $100,000 bronze statue of its national liberator, which Truman will accept on behalf of the United States.
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Truman
Bolivar
President Truman
Washington
South America
Romulo Gallegos
Venezuela
United States
Elks Open 84th Annual Convention in Philadelphia
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opened its 84th annual convention in Philadelphia with about 3,500 delegates. Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 hosts as members and visitors expected to reach around 40,000 for the event.
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Philadelphia
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Philadelphia Lodge No. 2
14 Meet Death In Mexican Crash
A chartered airliner missing for two days over southeastern Mexico apparently crashed about 70 miles northwest of Vera Cruz killing the eight Americans and six Mexicans aboard. A U S consul said a wreckage sighting by a U S embassy search plane was reported Sunday.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Vera Cruz
U. S
Gambling and cockfighting crackdown at Horn Pond House
A Boston Almanac note reports Sheriff Choate arresting seven gamblers at Horn Pond House in Woburn. The group kept 23 fighting cocks valued at 1500 dollars, painting a picture of vice and illicit amusements in 1845.
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Boston
William Harrington
Horn Pond
Woburn
Little Toes Shrinking Under Fashion Trends
In Jefferson City Dr Frederick A Pelletier a local chiropodist warns future Americans may have no little toes if the trend continues. He notes many little toes have already lost one of three bones due to shoe styles and disuse.
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Jefferson City
Frederick A. Pelletier
Pelletier
Safe Place Incident Reports Theft From Car in Salem
James L. Ely of Albany said a fishing reel was stolen from his car while he was jailed overnight on a liquor possession charge. The car was parked in front of the Salem police station, according to police.
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Salem
Ore
James L. Ely
Albany
Never Fail Files Bankruptcy in Oklahoma City Court
A man filed a bankruptcy petition in a federal district court in Oklahoma City. The article notes the action as part of routine proceedings in the district, without detailing assets or debts.
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Oklahoma
Holiday Independence weekend toll tops 300 deaths
Across the nation Fourth of July holiday crowds swelled to beaches parks and amusement centers while a nationwide maritime strike threat loomed as unions blamed President Truman for stalled hiring hall talks. California and Michigan reported 20 deaths each and traffic mishaps led the list.
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San Francisco
Truman
Chicago
California
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Straits of Mackinac
Upper Peninsula
Pocatello Boy Dies After Door Flies Open On Car
A 9 year old Pocatello boy Richard Allen Bresee died near Lava Hot Springs after a gust of wind opened a car door and he fell onto Highway 91. He died within minutes at Pocatello General Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Burial at Mountainview follows services by Bishop R. H. Hart.
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Pocatello
Highway 91
McCammon
A. W. Hall
Richard Allen Bresee
Eldon F. Bresee
Hayes Ave
Lava Hot Springs
Richard Kay
Dickie
Pocatello General Hospital
Richard Howard
Steel Firms Face Coal Shortage Amid Mine Strike
Washington (UP) The nation’s big steel companies hold a 41 day coal supply in captive mines as a strike presses. Soft coal production for the first half of 1948 declined 9.3 percent from 310,545,000 tons to 281,768,000 tons. The overall company reserve stood at 38 days as of June 10.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Missing Whiskey Truck Triggers Three-State Hunt
A large trailer truck carrying whiskey valued at least 35000 dollars disappeared after failing to appear in Washington D C. The driver is also missing initiating a three state police search.
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Columbus
Washington, D. C
State Polio Cases Show Large Gain
Idaho reports 47 infantile paralysis cases in the first six months of this year, up from 13 in the same period last year. The 1947 48 epidemic was the worst in state history with 401 cases and 17 deaths between July 1947 and April 1948. Dr. Donnelly warns there is no forecast for future cases and urges calm and awareness of polio symptoms.
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BOISE
Idaho Department of Public Health
Idaho
Spectacular Salt Lake City Fire Destroys Clubrooms
A three story downtown blaze in Salt Lake City caused by chemical explosions gutted the New Method cleaners and Veterans of Foreign Wars clubrooms on East Second South street. Firemen secured the scene in an hour with hundreds watching from neighboring buildings. no injuries reported as investigators assess total damage.
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Salt Lake City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
East Second South Street
Family Row Ends In Police Killing
In Chicago a family quarrel led to a deadly confrontation when police responding to a disturbance were met with gunfire. James Caloniese, 48, fired at officers. Officer Francis Sloan returned fire and Caloniese died at the scene while Sloan was seriously wounded.
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Chicago
James Caloniese
Francis Sloan
Sloan
Calonese
Al Jennings Declares Aged Man Is Jesse James
Al Jennings, 85, identifies a 100-year-old Lawton man as Jesse James in San Leandro California. The two former outlaws, now in an aged meeting, recount gun matches and friendship, with Jesse claiming he has lived as J Frank Dalton since 1882. The encounter precedes a Fourth of July celebration.
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al Jennings
Jesse James
San Leandro
Cal
Lawton, Oklaman
Oklahoma
Jennings
Los Angeles
James
Dodge
West
Jesse
J. Frank Dalton
Frank James
Frank
Holiday Death Toll Noted Low In Pocatello Area
Three people died in holiday related incidents near Pocatello. Joseph Mowery 62 of Tyhee was struck by a speeding police car near Chubbuck. Richard Bresee 3 died in a fall from a car near McCammon. Dale L Wilson 24 of Ogden fatally injured at the KSEI curve north of Pocatello. Clifton Wells 1939 Studebaker crash near Chubbuck hospitalized with injuries. Wanda Hanes injured. Mrs Warren injured in Montpelier head on crash. Four escape serious injury when car rolled off Malad hill near Layton Utah. Betty Hansen and Laura Weaver injured.
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Pocatello
Joseph Mowery
Tyhee Farmer
Chubbuck
Richard Bresee
Clifton Wells
General Hospital
Studebaker
Wells
Wanda Hanes
George Warren
Montpelier
Warren
Preston Boyce
Leyton
Utah
Laura Weaver
Janine Boyce
Layton
Betty Hansen
Shelley
Miss Boyce
Miss Hansen
Downey
Joan Bennett Becomes Mother
Actress Joan Bennett wife of Walter Wanger gave birth to a girl at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. The baby named Shelley is Bennett's fourth daughter. Her eldest daughter Diana Wanger, 19, was married last month.
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Hollywood
Cal
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Miss Bennett
Shelley
Diana Wanger
Moore, 24, Becomes College President in Missouri
War veteran Moore III, a Missouri graduate, is named president of a college at Chillicothe. The appointment marks a rapid rise for a 24 year old in the business college field.
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Chillicothe
Moore, III
Uni
Missouri
Moore
Ther
Cothe Business College
No New Hats For A While
Frank R. Chussano, 23, was sentenced to six months in prison for accepting bonuses to find people apartments. He reneged on the promises. His attorney asked for leniency noting his wife liked $20 hats.
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New York
Frank R. Chussano
Chusisano
Rabbit Joins Family in Memphis Household
A mother cat named Tabby in Memphis brings a baby rabbit under the woods to the home. The kittens are gradually accepting the new member of the family as an unfamiliar visitor joins their domestic life.
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Rabbit
Memphis
Tenn
Tabby
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