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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1949
Page
4
Notice outlines legal publication requirements for this newspaper in Idaho under state law and court orders. It references weekly publication in the Thursday issue and cites the 1932 act and 1948 session laws Idaho. It also notes second class mailing status and Audit Bureau of Circulations membership.
The article argues the housing bill could be the standout action of this 81st Congress as part of the Fair Deal, surviving a GOP House battle yet winning Senate bipartisan support. It traces a long 1944–46–48 history, notes a new bypass rule for the rules committee, and cites the plan's scale of 810,000 units with $308 million annual subsidies for 40 years, amid cost and socialism criticisms. Taft is cited as a key, if nonradical, figure endorsing federal housing to meet demand.
Bill Green urges Oscar Ewing to inspect state agencies over tax reductions and rebates that have drained the unemployment trust fund. He cites 1939–48 net losses of 4.709 billion, 82.6 percent of total benefits, and a 1.161 billion hit in 1948. Green warns of a broader economic storm and calls for evaluation of programs to aid involuntarily unemployed workers.
The article notes two years after a law merging Army Navy and Air Force into a single Defense Department that full unification remains limited to four areas: a consolidated Public Relations office under William Frye, a single Congressional liaison under Maj Gen W B Persons, a unified Budget Office presenting one military budget for 1950, and a merged Military Air Transport Service under Maj Gen Lawrence S Kuter.
In a column reflecting on hero worship, Joe DiMaggio rises as a rare national idol rivaling historical figures. The piece notes his return to the Yankees lineup after a foot injury and credits his pure competence and dramatic public appeal for shaping a modern era of sports fame.
Henry McLemore recalls working in a post office during summers, handling boxes and catalogues, facing temptations and angry customers. He argues postal clerks deserve higher pay similar to underpaid teachers, noting the hard, underappreciated work and hazards of the General Delivery role.
The passage explains public auction by candle, identifies Norway’s Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne as the current dean of foreign diplomats to the U.S., notes San Juan Puerto Rico as the oldest city under the U.S. flag, and explains the dahlia named after Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl with its plant family and origin.
A vivid profile of Riggie O'Rourke of Park Row and his rough era saloon near City Hall. Descriptions include his gangster heritage, sister Irene Flynn a strongwoman, and a memorable horse pistol incident involving a lemon like William Tell.
Marquis Childs argues that postwar economic crisis stems from American production power outpacing global demand. He notes reliance on synthetic rubber and nitrates, expanding bilateral trade pacts, and a call for radical action under President Truman’s Point Four. The piece warns against exporting excess production to balance trade and suggests private capital or government grants to fund international production buildup.
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