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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1949
Page
4
The report shows a $1.81 billion budget deficit for the year ending June 30, three times Truman’s estimate. Revenue fell by about $3.9 billion while outlays rose by $6 billion amid a broader postwar demand and Cold War allocations. Administration and Congress face pressure to curb spending, with calls for tax increases and budget reform.
A reflective piece critiques Robert Ruark and a drift toward coy pose advertising. It laments changing gender norms and media exploitation while promising a definition of pose as a new advertising bust bolster.
A sweeping piece on male and female hair care roles for special occasions. It rails against overdone barber looks and harsh stiffening methods, mocks beauty ads and fashion bras, and cautions against excessive wear, detailing trends from ancient to contemporary times.
The passage records postal designation as second class matter at Pocatello Idaho on December 13 1947 under the act of 1879 and credits the Audit Bureau of Circulations as a member.
Billy Rose recounts a letter from Vincent X. Flaherty offering a major league team job if he can run the show. He recalls failed ticket attempts and praises Flaherty, Hayward, and Carnegie while questioning the value of Give and Get. He ends by noting the letter alters his view of kindness and connections.
A Washington survey compares the 81st and 80th Congresses. It shows the 81st trails in enacted public and private bills and total bills passed by the Senate and House, but leads in the number of bills introduced 8605 versus 3871.
In a humorous column Milton Gerle jokes about boxing legends entering show business. He riffs on Joe Louis retirement and imagines Battling Berle in flamboyant trunks, while recalling Dempsey Rosenblum Bailey Baer and Barney Ross as ex-champions turned performers.
A set of trivia questions with concise answers covers topics from publishing beginnings in the United States to fashion patterns by Butterick, presidential salary rules, penguin flight adaptation, Marine Corps hymn origins, Bryan's final public appearance, Brittany's name origin, and the start of political caricature in 1812.
A narrator chronicles a palmist named Princess Carlo in a Davenport tent, paying $1 for a palm read and $3 for an elbow forecast. The piece mocks the flimsy setup, the palmist’s quips, and the idea of destiny read from a hand, noting the lack of real insight and the column’s aim to joke at palmistry.
An editorial note repeats that Horace Heidt will not be broadcast this week. The show will be a stage performance only and attendees must be present to hear it. The piece also mentions summer picnic antics in Pocatello and locals looking forward to rodeo days ending.
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