Burley Jail Escapees Caught in Salt Lake City
Four youths described as Burley jail escapees from Idaho were arrested in South Salt Lake after being spotted prowling around a cafe. They provided false names, one later admitting it was James Cole. others were named as Rudy Blake, Russ Hamilton, Gene Stewart, James Ord. They drove an Idaho-registered 1941 Oldsmobile coupe and await charges after coordination with Idaho authorities and the BIL.
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Salt Lake City
Een
Idaho
South Salt Lake
George Beckstead
Burley
Utah
Oliver Moore
Charles Tarran
Richard Suedle
Land Unit Heads Meet in Reno Conference on Western Land Issues
State Land Commissioner Edward Woozley travels from Boise to Reno to join western land grant state commissioners. They will discuss mutual problems in public grazing lands, recreational lands, mining leases, and state owned grazing areas as the Bureau of Land Management assumes Taylor Grazing Service duties. Also to meet U S Bureau of Land Management officials to review federal role in parks forests and public lands.
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Boise
Edward ‘ Woozley
Reno
Nev
Zodiac Sign Crossword Clue Set
A cryptic crossword style puzzle listing across and down clues for zodiac signs, common words, and letter guesses. The grid includes hints like milk erdler and samarium symbol, with clues for terms such as footstool and nicknames, forming a themed wordplay puzzle.
Crossword Clue Fragments from a History Page
Puzzle shows scattered clues and partial answers such as small boat chess pitch gave serfs king's home Mongolians compass point poker stake measure pedal digits northeast not prefix ab abbreviations remain unclear in fragmented text
Kentucky trekkers begin 100 mile Salmon River run toward Riggins
A group of bold Kentucky sportsmen accept a challenging downstream trek along the Salmon River. Harold Dressen captures their departure at Owl Creek mouth as the team begins the journey toward Riggins.
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Kaintuck Rapid Shooters
Kentucky
Riggins
Harold Dressen
Owl Creek
Flood Fear In Wyoming Near Casper Escalates
Casper residents evacuate 25 families as North Platte river rises after cloudbursts. I J Matthews warns river level near Douglas could climb four to five feet due to Deer Creek floodwaters. Alcova reservoir shut off as flow reaches 9 000 second feet.
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Casper
Wyo
North Platte
I. J. Matthews
Douglas
Deer Creek
Alcova Dam
Matthews
Alcova
Woman Dies In Crash Near Chenoa Illinois
Frances Streator of Silver Springs Maryland was killed in a two vehicle crash near Chenoa Illinois. Three women riding with her were injured when their car collided with a truck Tuesday, according to reports from Pontiac Illinois.
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Pontiac
Ill
Frances Streator
Silver Springs
Chenoa
Columnist Kenesaw Landis II Dies in Chicago at 39
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Kenesaw M. Landis II died Tuesday at age 39 after a prolonged illness. He was named for his great uncle, the late baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The piece notes social observations about fashion and persistent looting by men.
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Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago Sun-Times
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Utah County Fights Grasshoppers Across Counties
Residents in eastern Carbon County spread poison bait to save lawns and range grass from grasshoppers. The hoppers damaged Range Creek area on the east slope of the Potamos mountains. Ranchers spread 700 pounds of poison there, with damage reported in Columbia and Dragerton.
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Price
Utah
Carbon County
Range Creek
Potamos Mountains
Columbia
Dragerton
Mexicans Held In County Jail For Illegal Entry
Nine teen Mexican nationals are held in Washington county jail awaiting federal authorities. The 19 Mexicans were arrested in the Weiser district and will be moved to Spokane for trial. They are charged with illegal entry and likely to be deported, Sheriff Al Walters said.
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Weiser
Ida
Washington County
Spokane
Wash
United States
al Walters
Spud crop coming in from Idaho and Oregon
Davis reports the early potato crop in southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon will total about 6900 carloads, up from 6000 last year. White Rose and Russet varieties lead the harvest with Bliss Triumph and other types also in progress. Green peas have completed shipments of 162 carloads, while lettuce shipments remain light but expected to rise in the fall.
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Boise
Idaho
Oregon
Worden Davis
Parma
Idaho-Oregon Shippers Association
Davis
Bliss Triumph
Western Railway Mail Clerks Meet in Cheyenne Convention
More than 150 delegates from six states attend the Railway Mail association's 14th division biennial convention in Cheyenne Wyoming. Delegates come from Wyoming Colorado Nebraska and portions of Montana Utah and South Dakota to discuss union matters and postal operations.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Railway Mail Association
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Montane
Utah
South Daota
Fires Hit Montana and Idaho Forests In Major Outbreak
In western Montana and northern Idaho 84 fires burned over a wide area, with smokejumpers deployed by Johnson Flying Service planes to reach flames. Most fires were under a quarter acre, but the danger of spread prompted rapid response from Kootenai Cabinet and Nez Perce forests.
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Missoula
Montana
Idaho
U. S. Forest Service
Johnson
Forest Service
Kootenai
Cabinet
Nez Perce
Reuther Wins Third Term as CIO United Auto Workers President
Walter P. Reuther secured a landslide re election over a weak left wing opposition at the CIO UAW national convention in Milwaukee. The incumbent ticket including Emil Mazey John Livingston and Richard Gosser also retained their posts as international officers.
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Milwaukee
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Reuther
Emil Mazey
John Livingston
Richard Gosser
Baruch urges rapid mobilization plan for allies
In a blunt call during the cold war drift, Bernard Baruch warns that four years into the tension no effective mobilization plan exists to ensure timely aid to allies, urging decisive action to safeguard global commitments.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Market Trends Report Shows Mixed Wall Street and Farm Signals
United Press markets close with firm stocks, irregular bonds, and mixed commodities. Wheat and corn move unevenly while hogs and cattle soften. dairy and produce prices hold steady or rise slightly amid moderate demand and scattered track sales across California, Texas, and Arizona.
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United Press
U. S
Texas Bliss
California
Bliss
Arizona Bliss
New Mexico
Iowa
Stocks Move Higher on Volume After Narrow Session
Stocks rose on Tuesday after several sessions of limited moves as volume increased in Commonwealth 1% Southern with an opening block of 36,000 shares. The upturn followed reduced selling pressure and light short covering. President Truman urged delaying the steel strike by 60 days, aiding sentiment. Railroad shares strengthened and motors recovered near close. Oils stayed higher despite crude cuts and weaker output last week.
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New York
Commonwealth
Southern
Truman
Grain futures narrow losses on cautious Chicago trade
Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade edged lower overall amid selling pressure and modest late buying. Wheat and corn fell about two cents, oats down a penny, rye rose, and July soybeans gained briefly before retreating to near Monday levels as traders weighed government crop estimates and expectations of record 1949-50 supplies.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
U. S
Chicago Market Report on Produce and Cheese
Chicago market update shows live poultry trading with 37 trucks in motion. Hens steady, chickens unsettled with no overall change. Cheese prices edge up with Twins rising to 30 31 in a single move.
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Chicago
Idaho to advertise potatoes nationwide this year
Idaho Officials announce plans to spend about the same as 1948, roughly 105000 dollars, to market potatoes in 45 key regions nationwide. The Idaho Advertising Commission will focus ads in newspapers and trade journals for hotels, restaurants, produce buyers, and retailers.
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Boise
Idaho
Lee Heller
Idaho Advertising Commission
Midwest
Heller
Commission
Moving Mountain Settled For Farming Near Cambridge
Washington county's moving mountain has decided to settle and be farmed nine miles from Cambridge. The top had threatened Lawrence Nixon's farm home as it rolled toward the house. University of Idaho authorities attributed the movement to irrigation ditch seepage.
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Cambridge
Washington County
Lawrence Nixon
Nixon
University of Idaho
Rupert Lions Club Re organizes After Officer Install
A reorganization meeting of the Rupert Lions Club was held at the regular luncheon. Judge Jake Wall served as president with new officers attending including Merle Masoner first vice president Bill Ritchey second vice Rolland Jones Oran Whittaker reelected secretary and treasurer Don Ballantyne tail twister Larry Robinson lion tamer and new directors Leon Craven and Bill Henscheid.
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Rupert
Lions Club
Jake Wall
Merle Masoner
Bill Ritchey
Rolland Jones
Oran Whittaker
Don Ballantyne
Tail Twister
Larry Robinson
Lion Tamer
Leon Craven
Bill Henscheid
Idaho Potato Regulations Linked to Last Year
The Idaho Potato Administrative committee says current marketing rules stay the same as last year. Potatoes must be U S No 2 or better, at least two inches in diameter or four ounces in weight, now applying to White Potatoes as well as Russets. The group notes Idaho Malheur county’s acreage rise could mean a surplus, despite frost damage offsetting gains. A meeting Aug 20 will address late crop and maturity rules.
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Boise
Idaho Potato Administrative Committee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Frank Campbell
Rupert
Idaho
Malheur County
Ore
Campbell
California
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Basin meet set Boise with Kulp to attend subcommittee
Idaho reclamation engineer Mark R. Kulp will meet Thursday with a subcommittee of the Columbia Basin Interagency committee. He will travel to Portland, Oregon, for the session.
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Boise
Idaho Reclama‘tion
Mark R. Kulp
Columbia Basin Inter‘agency Committee
Portland
Ore
Public Works Acknowledges U S 93 Condition. Bid Set For 14 Miles
A Boise Public Works spokesman admitted U S 93 is not in best condition and announced bids will open in a week for reconstructing 14 miles in Twin Falls county. The clash arose after Dan Cavanagh accused the department of rating the highway as good from the Nevada line to Sun Valley. The department disputed the claim, noting a recent report described most of the Nevada line to Sun Valley as good with rough stretches, and said surface funding from the forest service is needed for the stretch north to the Montana line.
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BOISE
Public Works Department
Twin Falls County
Dan Cavanagh
Democratic National
Highway Department
Idaho
Cavanagh
Nevada Line
Sun Valley
Twin Falls
Montana
U. S. 93
Forest Service
New Patrol Cars Ready For Use In Idaho
State police will convert 15 of 34 new automobiles for highway use by today. Superintendent A P Bunderson says cars must bear state police insignia and have radios and equipment transferred from old to new vehicles. Purchases were made last month by the state purchasing agent with old cars traded in.
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Boise
A. P. Bunderson
Bunderson
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