Rain Making Irrigation Sprouts in Power County Farms
In Power county farmers adopt sprinkler irrigation using aluminum tubing and 60 hp motors to water 22 acres of beans and 18 acres of alfalfa near American Falls. A. R. Kramer leads a three phase line to Nealy as others test the system on rough land, reducing water use and labor while expanding acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucene Clemens
American Falls
Power County
Arthur Macllveen
Idaho Power Company
Nealy
A. R. Kramer
Pete Farwell
William Coon
August Huse
FE. M. Nelson
Arnoul Poulon
City Park
Bert I. Ewing
Idaho
Michaud Flats
Charles Coon
Coon
Episcopal Youths Open Payette Meet
The annual Episcopal summer youth conference opens at Payette lake conference grounds and runs through July 15. Idaho Bishop Frank A. Rhea says a revised expanded program offers diversified activities to keep the young people engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Episcopal
Payette Lake
Frank A. Rhea
Idaho
Building Permits Total About 10000? in AMERICAN FALLS
City records show issuing permits in recent weeks totaling about 100000 for construction in American Falls. Pioneer Machine builds in the elevator area near the railroad tracks with 85000 of the total, plus six steel grain storage tanks. Ward Meadows plans a head house and automatic scale valued at 3000. W E Barkdull Vern Eames Bert Schimscher and Bert Hofman are linked to the storage tanks and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Falls
T. C. Sparks
Pioneer Machine Company
Ward Meadows
W. E. Barkdull
Vern Eames
Bert Schimscher
Bert Hofman
Autopsy Set For Painter Raun in Idaho Jail Death
H F Raun a 67 year old painter died Sunday in the Pocatello city jail. The autopsy was postponed from Tuesday and set for today. Raun was jailed after police found him unconscious and allegedly drunk on West Fremont Street. Raun's wife and brother were found in Spokane and expected to arrive today or Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Raun
Pocatello City
Arthur W. Hall
Aun
Hall
Raun
W. Fremont
Spanad
Washington Poice
Department Store Sales Dip in Southern Idaho
A San Francisco Federal Reserve report shows May sales held up in northern Idaho with a 1 percent rise from 1948, while southern Idaho saw an 11 percent drop. Boise and Nampa area stores declined 17 percent, influenced by ties to Utah and regional banking data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Idaho
Washington
Utah
Boise-Nampa
Reserve Bank
Bartenders and Liquor Dealers Resume Talks in Idaho
Representatives of the Pocatello Bartenders Union Local 160 and the Bannock County Retail Liquor Dealers association met at the Whitman hotel to resume contract negotiations. The first day was held a week earlier and a third meeting is planned for next Tuesday to discuss a proposed $2 a day raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Bartenders Union
Local 160
Bannock County Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Whitman Hotel
Labor Unit Head To Be Named Soon In Idaho
Boise Idaho Tuesday sources say Governor Robins will name a labor commissioner within days. Announcement expected today or Thursday. List of candidates includes names from labor groups industry sources and hopeful applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
C. A. Robins
Kuna Farmer Hurt As Horses Run Away
Kuna farmer John Noble, 46, was hospitalized at Mercy after a runaway team of horses bolted as he prepared to unhitch his cultivator. He was resting there under observation to assess injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nampa
John Noble
Mercy Hospital
Noble
Holiday Docket Burdens Judge with July Offenders
Police Judge R. Don Bistline faced a heavy three day docket after the Fourth of July, with about 50 offenders in court. Most cases involved intoxication, plus disturbances and minor violations. Four men fought at Moose Hall, two defendants were intoxicated Indian men near Fred Kamm’s home, and Bill Munsell was fined 100 dollars with exile from town.
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R. Don Bistline
Fred Kamm
Third Ave
Offe
Moose Hall
Bistline
Bill Munsell
Malad Lions name seven standing committees for year
Malad Lion Jake Kern announces seven committees including attendance and membership and constitution and by laws and education. Others cover finance and publicity, program and entertainment, boys and girls work and education, citizenship and patriotism, civic improvement and community betterment. Also notes well tests at Bannock street produce 150 to 200 gpm with potential 690 gpm, and plans to pump into city lines at 55 psi.
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Malad
Jake Kern
Lion's Club
Douval Keller
Norman Crowther
Tallie Hughes
Lion
Guy Benson
L. R. Budge
Albert Bush
Guy Gleed
Clyde Hanson
G. L. Jenkins
Ed Howard
Clifford Walker
Ben Dives
Charles Simpson
Alvin Thomas
D. L. Evans
Farrel Tibbitt
H. W. Thomas
Max Pilgrim
Russell South
S. A. Hendricks
O. H. Mabey
John A. Evans
Hubert Gleed
Griff Davis, Jr
Navis Water Co
Bannock Street
Davis
Marriage licenses and a birth reported in local records
Loren W Marler 72 of Lewiston Utah and Gretta T Squires 42 of Logan Utah. John Mike Gates 21 and Elizabeth Lieurance 17 both of Pocatello. Divorce granted Keith from Henrietta Pruett Hedgecock of Pocatello. Birth at St Anthony Hospital a girl to Mr and Mrs S D Peterson 850 So 4th Ave July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren W. Marler
Lewiston
Utah
Gretta T. Squires
Logan
John Mike Gates
Elizabeth Lieurance
F Pocatello
Keith
Henrietta Pruett Hedgecock
Pocatello
St. Anthony Hospital
Brand Inspectors Gather in Boise to Discuss Policy
Brand inspectors from four southern Idaho cities meet Boise with state inspector O. J. Shaw to review field problems uniform policy and cooperative measures. Attendees include Tom Fausett Twin Falls Walter Lemon Lewiston A C Ingram Pocatello and Tony Darland Caldwell. Shaw notes plans for brand recording on a five year cycle and contact with cattle owners to guide steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
O. J. Shaw
Shaw
Tom Fausett
Twin Falls
Walter Lemon
Lewiston
A. C. Ingram
Pocatello
Tony Darland
Caldwell
Prominent Engineer Dies in Boise After Long Illness
George Clifton Scharf 74 a Washington DC native and Idaho civil engineer died in Boise after a long illness He lived in Boise 45 years and worked on railroad irrigation highway water works and storm sewer projects
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
George Clifton Scharf
Washington, D. C
Idaho
Scharf
Hygiene Unit In Operation In Idaho
Idaho's industrial hygiene board, reactivated by the 1940s legislature, began operations with L. E. Renes of Washington DC appointed as industrial hygiene engineer. Renes joins the Idaho public health department engineering division under Public Health Engineer H. C. Clare and will lead the state unit, with an assistant to be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Industrial Hygiene Board
L. E. Renes
Washington, D. C
Renes
Idaho Public Health Department
U. S. Public Health Service
H. C. Clare
Glimpse At Moon Attracts 300 Here
About 300 people gathered on the Idaho State College campus Tuesday night to view the moon through a 9.5 inch refracting telescope. Astronomer Harry G. Johnson of the Brown Foundation led the event and noted the telescope enlarges the view 150 diameters. Before the viewing, Johnson gave a slide lecture in Frazier Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho State College
Harry G. Johnson
Walla Walla, Wash
Brown Foundation
Johnson
Frazier Hall
Arco Action Gaining In Tempo
Arco, Idaho, sees rapid growth after Atomic Energy Commission reactor plans. Postmaster reports June mail up 300 percent while the first taxi service operates. Kenneth Cooper runs a 3942 sedan from Atomic cafe. Plumber Mike the plumber prepares concrete septic tanks as sidewalks and curbs begin. A laundry with self service washing opens soon. A new Layland Larsen subdivision, five miles from Arco toward Blackfoot, records 15 blocks of 24 lots each.
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ARCO
Atomic Energy Commission
Putnam
Kenneth Cooper
Atomic Cafe
Mike
Layland A. Larsen
Blackfoot
Widow of Grant Observes Birthday in Salt Lake City
Mrs. Augusta Winters Grant, widow of LDS Church president Heber J. Grant, will turn 93 in Salt Lake City. She will attend a luncheon with seven daughters and close friends, then keep the celebration to that event. She credits longevity to staying busy, joyful thoughts, and doing something worthwhile daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Augusta Winters Grant
Heber J. Grant
Church of Latter-Day Saints
Banks to Report Bank Condition for June 30
Boise April 7 State Commissioner of Finance E F Haworth called on state banks to file reports on their financial condition as of June 30 This aligns with a nationwide request by federal agencies for banks under their control to disclose their condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Main Roads Open In Boise Forest
The Boise National Forest reports all main roads are open to travel. Salmon National Forest roads are open and in good condition except Hoodoo and Red Rock roads and the Salmon River Mountain road which are to open by July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Boise National Forest
Salmon National Forest
Red Rock
Salmon River Mountain
Ickes Decries Mess of Times in Historic Reflection
Former Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes laments the rapid descent into global confusion, calling the current state an appalling mess wrought by his generation and urging accountability for the ensuing disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Public Health Aide Named Assistant State Engineer
I S Mc Queen of Preston, a recent University of Idaho graduate, was appointed assistant state public health engineer. Public Health Engineer H C Clare said his main duty will be fieldwork on water pollution problems across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
I. S. McQueen
Preston
University of Idaho
H. C. Clare
McQueen
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Mancestern Coal CO
Illiamson FurNac
Inkler Stokers
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Hermitage Brand
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Gate City
Charles V. Parker
Pullman
Wash
W. P. Havenor
Rio Vista Road
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U. S. Navy
Pocatello Navy
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No. Hayes Ave
Richard Dean Pew
W. Fremont Ave
Ralph Rogers Hall
Lincoln Ave
Carl Morris Marler
Park Ave
Bradley Jay Scott
Rt. 2 North
Othello James Davis
Yellowstone Highway
John G. Rideout
Cape Cod
Yellowstone Park
J. A. Scoville
N. Garfield
Gladys Clark
Santa Fe, N.M
J.C. Gardner
S. Tenth
Lloyd H. Williams
Howard Sole
Des Moines, Iowa
Mrs. N. C. Holladay
M. M. Bodell
Bodell
A. D. Lawrence
Seattle
Union
Pacific Streamliner
M. Knight
Portneuf Lodge No. 20
OOF
Noble Grand
Elmon Harmon
Harry Jenkins
Elvin Christensen
Harmon
Eugene Grant
George N. Green
Boston
Mass
National Education Association
Lion’s Club
Tommy Thorpe
Sinclair
Wayne Williams
The
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Jack D. Jones
Jones
Horsley's
Oneida
Lorin J. Spencer
Mather Field
Calif
Mrs. W. W. Spencer
Helen Jean Daniels
R. W. Daniels
Margie
Quebec
Canada
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United States
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Belgium
Italy
France
Switzerland
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Oneida County
News OF Record
Happy
Harry Christ
S. Main
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McCammon
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Milton Berle
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