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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1948
Page
4
A North American housing forecast argues two millionth postwar home is nearing completion amid industry pride. Experts warn that even with rising output to about a million homes yearly, housing shortages persist with millions lacking separate homes and many living in substandard quarters.
Ohio Penton softball team prepares for a home and home tour against London Ohio prison farm nine under Warden Ralph Alvis. The warden seeks home runs but will supervise to ensure only the right kind of hit. The passage also contrasts statements by Senator Ralph Flanders and James Forrestal on military funding and UN HQ ideas.
A fragmented puzzle shows entries on dynamite, Nobel prizes and literature with mixed clues. Names, numbers and crosswords hint at historical figures and terms across science and language.
The author weighs Yugoslavia's alignment with Soviet communism and potential border sanctions by Albania. He praises General Clay's restraint in Berlin and notes Henry Wallace's shift toward rejecting Red-baiting while hinting at a third party breakthrough. The piece urges broader European economic cooperation and Moscow’s reconsideration.
Local notes recount firemen in Pocatello debating left turn signs on Center Street and Arthur Avenue with jokes about moving signs. A city chief jokes about changing sign design while a pub tale recalls a Manila War veteran and Dewey praise. Idaho Power issues a parking ticket at its Main Street site and pays the fine.
The Navy said seven U S warships left Naples and Istanbul in routine operations with no link to the Palestine crisis. The vessels from the sixth task fleet were to maneuver in the Mediterranean, with the carrier Palau and cruisers Huntington Fargo and Juneau noted as having sailed early from Istanbul.
President Truman hosts AFL Teamsters leader Dan Tobin in a private White House audience amid talks on party loyalty and labor influence. Porter, a figures in the Eisenhower camp, is described as a spy for Truman. The piece covers intra Democratic maneuvering and potential running mate considerations for 1948.
In Antigo Wisconsin Mrs June Bishop believed a Texas forecast and stepped into cold rain after a disc jockey read a weather gag. In Calexico California a .22 rifle wounded 16 year old Charles Gailes though it did not penetrate his trousers, accidental shooting by a younger brother.
A humorous July note on American travel abroad and public health shots at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The writer recalls vaccines for smallpox typhus typhoid and more, jokes about customs and Americans overseas, and muses on peace and standing after wartime.
George Gallup reports a national survey showing Protestants divided over uniting all Protestant churches into one. The public response varies by region with stronger support in New England and Middle Atlantic, weaker in the South, and concerns about services and youth engagement emphasized. A Navy note reports robins nesting in a ordnance center truck near Dahlgren Virginia as guns boom nearby.
Miss Anna O'Brien, a rooming house keeper in Boston, was fined 50 dollars for failing to make the bed of a guest, retired Harvard professor Dickinson S. Miller.
A detailed Keio-1450 and KEYY-1240 broadcast list outlines morning to late night programs. Includes musical variety shows, news briefings, features such as AP News, Dancing, trivia, documentaries and dramatic segments with multiple hosts and title segments.
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