FHA Approves West Bench Project Plan
The Pocatello housing committee hailed final site and street layout approval from the Boise FHA office for its medium cost West Bench project. Committee chairman M. B. Markham and members O. R. Baum Frank Briggs Rolland Smith and architect Cedric Allen represented the group in Boise discussions Tuesday.
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Pocatello Industrial Housing Committee
West Bench
Boise Federal Housing Authority
FHA
Housing Committee
Boise
Pocatello
M. B. Markham
O. R. Baum
Frank Briggs
Rolland Smith
Cedric Allen
Boise Fha
Markham
Highland Park
Center and
Arthur Streets
P. O. Box
City Above
Ban
Master cell propels fertility claims at mass gathering
A Mass. man C Brown unveiled a claimed master cell disc that supposedly doubles crops and livestock production. Enthusiastic supporters toured his cluttered cellar laboratory while he offered yearly rentals and urged wider testing. He plans university aid and has rented over 3,000 discs nationally.
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Robert K
State Duck Association
Gai Merill
Paice
Brown
University of New
Utah to Crown Her State Queen at Capitol Steps
Miss Alfred, chosen as Utah's queen, will be crowned on the steps of the Utah Capitol. Shirley Nielsen and Florence Marie Gates will attend, with Alfred wearing a sped white satin gown for the coronation.
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Lake City
Utah
Utah Capitol
Alfred
Shirley Nielsen
Florence Marie Gates
Stone Age Skeletons Found Near Lake Rudolf in California
Wendell Phillips reports two Stone Age men skeletons and stone tool collections recovered on the west side of Lake Rudolf. The finds could shed light on early human spread and culture. He leads the northern party of the expedition. Hungary produces 700000 tons of raw steel annually, more than Romania Yugoslavia and Turkey combined.
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San Francisco
California
Wendell Phillips
Lake Rudolf
Phillips
Hungary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Huge Potato Crop Seen
Idaho crop outlook predicts total production lower than last two years but potatoes will rank fifth largest on record. July 1 forecasts show 36,000,000 bushels of potatoes amid lower yields for grains, wet weather, and floods in northern Idaho. Acreage for harvest set at 1,333,000 acres wheat a new record. potato harvest area 150,000 acres up 15 percent.
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Boise
Idaho
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Top Items On Tap For Legion Meet
Legion Post No. 4 schedules a July 15 meeting at 8 p.m. to nominate post officers for the year and elect delegates to the August 16 17 18 state convention in Coeur d Alene. A club reopening report and bylaws changes are on the agenda. Officers will be installed August 5 at 8 p.m. and delegates finalize plans for the north Idaho trip.
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American Legion
North Idaho
Burley Hosts Officials In Municipal Pool Campaign
Mayor George R. Phillips and city engineer Les Ballis will visit Burley today as honorary guests for the town’s municipal swimming pool drive. Burley officials model the campaign on Pocatello’s drive with plans and specs to mirror the pool and building nearing completion at Ross Park.
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George R. Phillips
Les Ballis
Burley
Pocatello
Ross Park
Giving Away Your Car Lots Of People Doing It
A local state police officer warns of a rising wave of car thefts in the area. He cites a 50 percent increase over the winter and blames owner carelessness. Advice includes not leaving cars with engines running, keeping windows up, and not leaving vehicles on the street or with friends.
Slight Crop Decline Predicted for Idaho in 1949
Boise reports Idaho crop production likely lower in 1949 than in 1947 and 1948 due to reduced acreage in grains. One percent drop in field crops harvested, with wheat reaching a new 1.333 million acres, while potato and dry pea yields trend lower. Wheat stocks on farms July 1 higher, but corn and oats down. overall yields below average with dry peas possibly the lowest since 1940.
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Boise
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Idaho
Midwest hog and cattle prices ease as wholesale rises persist
Hog and cattle prices eased modestly in the Midwest halting a record rise while New York wholesale meat prices advanced. A large Atlanta grocery chain raised retail beef by 10 cents a pound and other cuts by five to six cents as hogs stayed steady in Chicago and cattle eased. 970-pound heifers at Chicago reached 39 dollars per hundredweight and a 1006-pound heifer at South St. Paul brought 38 dollars, marking new records. Dressed beef climbed two cents per pound in New York as pork held steady to up a cent.
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Midwest
New York
Atlanta
South St. Paul
Minn
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