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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1948
Page
4
The piece presents the Pocatello Post masthead with publication details including morning and Sunday editions, address at 334 North Main Street, Idaho, and subscription rates of $1.25 per month by carrier or mail. It notes second class matter status with the 1947 Post Office entry details.
The piece argues Communist leaders aim to seize control of the Wallace third party by shaping delegates for the Philadelphia convention. It cites internal splits in Colorado and Wisconsin and warns that deviationism could force Wallace to withdraw while condemning Red baiting and praising efforts to build mass support within unions like the UAW.
Truman V. Williams Jr., 18, of Douglas and Notre Dame sophomore, will be Georgia’s youngest delegate at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia on July 12. Georgia’s 18 year voting age under Arnall’s reform makes him the youngest among 72 delegates. He is known as the youthful orator of South Georgia and was an honor graduate of Douglas High School in 1946.
In My Day Hyde Park, a reader argues Cominform accusations against Marshal Tito and the Yugoslav Communist Party are unlikely. The piece praises Yugoslav patriotism, questions rigid Soviet patterns, and urges cooperation across Europe to benefit the Marshall Plan and world trade, while noting Berlin tensions and Austria’s strains.
A late night local feature recalls a volunteer officer directing traffic at 4 a.m. with no cars around. A west-sider reports tire deflation and a mortar like blast on his car. A party-goer bit a pedazo torpedo to win a bet and required jaw repair later. An inn keeper notes roads ran fast all day.
Billy Shepherd has endured asthma measles heart trouble infantile paralysis pneumonia and a tonsillectomy and has been in 13 Birmingham area hospitals. His latest trip followed an accident while replacing an iron sewer cover when the cover slipped and mashed two fingers.
The column recounts Bob Hannegan’s Washington lunch with Truman and a failed effort to influence his renomination stance. It notes Truman’s praise for Connelly and Allen, the Democrats’ grim mood ahead of the convention, and testimonies from Chicago, New York, and other figures on Truman’s political future.
Across clues reveal a themed crossword with entries from singers and symbols. Down clues include ranks, elements, and common terms, weaving a historical puzzle about music, chemistry, and culture across 35 items.
A vertical word puzzle with numbered clues from 1 to 58 covering terms from nude to cease and including items like revolver area measure apposition and various biographical and linguistic hints. The grid links food, metal, horsemen and other word associations in a mixed clue set.
Tacoma police report that junior police programs are popular with boys who want to belong. Chief Marshall notes cases of impersonators among youths and the taking of toys from others.
Henry McLemore vents about female reporters covering political wives at national conventions. He laments limited access, emphasizes trivial questions about attire and family, and argues reporters face a biased, constraint-filled assignment that limits meaningful coverage.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the American military governor in Germany, weighs serving horse meat with gravy after his food chief Stanley Andrews proposed importing the dish. Andrews showed Clay a can labeled horse meat with gravy as a sample.
A detailed daily timetable lists KEIO 1450 and KEYY-1240 programs from early morning to late night. Shows include Musical Clock Sagebrush Serenade News Zeke Manners Breakfast Club and many musical segments.
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