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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1949
Page
1
Five month old elephant Bimbo died in New York City after a short cross continental journey from South Africa. He arrived by plane and was taken for a city tour before pneumonia ended his life at 8:55 p.m. EDT. Despite oxygen and drugs, doctors had once hoped for recovery.
Dr. N H Farrell mayor of American Falls says the city may annex the Last Frontier and 30 clubs after owners petitioned. If approved the area could extend about 20 miles east. the vote may occur Tuesday. The Last Frontier, tied to liquor permits, has a history with U S Treasury seizure for tax debt.
Three Salinas youths Ruperto Medina 22 Jesse Reyes 23 and Tony Hernandez 24 escaped serious injury when their car left U S 91 191 five miles north of Pocatello crashing through the roadside. They were treated for minor cuts and bruises at St Anthony's Mercy hospital and released. Bannock County Sheriff Alma Marley investigated and said occupants were rocketed through the fabric top.
Hospital bond setup occurs Monday as committees seek taxpayer signatures for a special bond issue. W L Phillips says committees will be named in Arimo Chubbuck Inkom Lava Hot Springs McCammon Tyhee and Pocatello areas. About 4500 signatures are needed to meet 30 percent of 1948 secretary of state vote. The bond aims for roughly 550000 to equip Downey and Pocatello county hospitals. Downey chairmen Bert Almond LaVar Johnson Elvin Christianson named.
The body of Oliver Power, a St Maries mechanic, was recovered one half mile below Butter Bay in the St Joe River late Saturday.
Two LDS stakes plan a July 23 celebration with a kids parade at 1 30 p m and a dance festival at 8 p m at Irvingfield featuring 250 dancers from several stakes and 250 couples from Idaho Falls. A 400 voice choir from Salt Lake City will perform. A carnival at Alameda Park with food by Relief Society accompanies the events.
City Motor Company will feature the DeSoto Carry All sedan on display from Monday to Friday at 228 Now Arthur Avenue. E C Dissault announced the model as a luxurious roomy car that can be converted into a large cargo carrier.
A 22 year old nurse at a Houston hospital repelled and captured a narcotics thief who had robbed the facility Thursday night. The man, 20, fled up stairs. the nurse struck with a flashlight, the suspect fell and was subdued by officers who arrived to assist.
Tickets for the seventh annual Pocatello Frontier Rodeo were selling fast after headquarters opened at Arthur and Center streets. Opening ceremonies featured Bob Hoffard on accordion with Western songs and a comedy moment involving Mayor W. W. Halsey and the Lady Pioneer club. Grandstand seats began showing empties within an hour as officials forecast strong turnout for all three performances.
Cardinal Mindzenty faced a death sentence but was spared. the national council of peoples' courts said he "certainly deserved it" and upheld a life sentence imposed February 8 on the Roman Catholic primate after a three day trial.
In Bank California an armless truck driver Carl C Moody began a 30 day jail sentence for writing a bad check with a pen held between his teeth He said I needed food and clothes for my wife and daughter at sentencing
Milwaukee based report quotes Walter Reuther president of the United Automobile Workers CIO, denouncing Communist influence within the CIO. He calls for an 11 point program including higher wages and broader pensions with no figures, says auto industry can cut prices due to large profit margins, falling material costs and rapid labor cost reductions through technology.
An lipstick note found on a restroom mirror by 18 year old Helen Daley led to abduction charges against R Tex Bennett. The note claimed she was being kidnapped to Alder Montana and prompted a warrant issued by her Seattle stepfather C W McKellar.
Fourteen year old Gary Archibald of Magna Utah lost both legs after a speed boat struck him in Bear Lake near Fish Haven resort. Doctors performed above knee amputation on the right leg and below knee on the left. Early reports say he has only a fair chance of survival. The incident echoes a recent case in Lake Tahoe California where 14 year old Imogene Wittsche suffered the same fate.
Ten month old Carole Ingram of Ogden fights congenital heart disease with surgery planned in Salt Lake City and Chicago. Her parents seek funds from relatives and churches. a benefit dance and church collections are organized as doctors urge steady improvement for a possible operation.
In Blackwood New Jersey a ten month old boy named Howard E Morgan Jr was trapped for nearly four hours in a 10 foot deep backyard hole. Police and firefighters worked to prevent a cave in and pumped oxygen to the boy before rescuing him unharmed.
In Stuttgart Germany an American constabulary patrol clashed with a six man Soviet patrol 300 yards inside the border near Rothenbach north of Coburg. The Soviet fire prompted returns and one Soviet was killed with others fleeing across the frontier. Maj. Gen. Isaac D. White labeled the attack unprovoked.
Boise Idaho The State Land Board approved a 10 percent reduction in rentals for state owned lands excluding margifta grazing lands. Commissioner Edward Woozley said the cut follows lower income from the lands this year than last and will ease financial pressure on lessees.
Government experts estimate first public housing units under the new act will be ready in about 14 months with construction starting next spring. The measure, likely signed by President Truman early next week, authorizes 810,000 public housing units over four years and allocates up to 308 million dollars yearly for four decades. It also funds slum clearance farm housing and home improvement programs.
Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas warned that cutting foreign aid could inflame the cold war into a hot war. Senator Richard Russell challenged the plan to provide 1.45 billion dollars for Arms for Europe, calling it only the first taste of a 20 billion dollar eventual cost, as ratification of the Atlantic Pact nears.
Hiroshima residents backed a peace memorial city referendum with 71,000 in favor and 6,340 against. The measure takes effect Aug 6, as the assembly approves a five year plan costing 15 million dollars including a memorial building, peace tower, park, yachting and bicycle facilities, and enhanced sanitation to attract Western Japan tourism.
A ghost distress message reported a ship aflame at sea prompting a vast search east of Charleston. Coast Guard officials say no corroborating signs or ship names emerged as planes, a Navy cruiser and merchant vessels scoured a 100 mile square area.
Boise reports 17 of 44 Idaho counties have met bond quotas in the U S savings bond drive. The state is within seven percent of its $2,700,000 goal as the weekend tally comes in.
The 58 million dollar Friant Kern canal opened Saturday, delivering water to the drought hit lower San Joaquin Valley. Gov Earl Warren and U S Bureau of Reclamation chief engineer Leslie N McClellan led the celebration as 20 000 residents attended. The initial flow benefits Orange Cove Lindsay Strathmore Tulare and Ivanhoe irrigation districts representing about 90 000 irrigable acres. McClellan said the valley will grow into a greater farming and industrial empire and noted plans for the final CVP pumping plant at Tracy to lift Sacramento River water into the valley.
Leonard E. Johnston of the Atomic Energy Commission denied rumors that the reactor plant headquarters would move from Idaho Falls to Boise. He called the reports unfounded and said Idaho Falls remains the ideal location with no changes in the original selection.
Three men and Ruth Mullins were captured in Chicago after a cross country crime spree. The group admitted 40 robberies across states and towns including Redmond San Francisco San Jose Portland Klamath Falls Butte Jamestown Fargo and Minneapolis. Mullins initially claimed kidnapping but police say the story was false.
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