Pocatello Frontier Rodeo Draws Top entrants
The seventh annual Pocatello Frontier Rodeo draws 105 cowboys ranking second in the nation for entrants. The first night lists calf roping contestants led by Marion Getsweiller and others, with bulldogging and bronco riding participants including Bill Lowe and Rex Pepper among many. Roy Lindley notes only the Denver rodeo surpasses this event.
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Denver
Roy Lindley
Association
Marion Getsweiller
Kenneth Gunter
Jeff Reaves
Lexi Connley
Cliff Whatley
Paul Scott
Dick Pasco
Bill Lowe
Art Jones
Charlie Fancher
Bruce Wadsworth
Lex Connley
Cecil Stanger
Bob Scott
Dorsey Mullenax
Cliff Houtz
Homer’ Pettigrew
Tater Decker
Blaine Raimey
Ken Boen
Roy Messe
Howard Robinson
Tom Hadley
Charlie Colbert
Hank Mills
George Mills
Harry Hart
Roy Savage
Bob Maynard
Charlie Sheets
Claude Hensen
Wilbur Plougher
Dave Campbell
Bill McGuire
Jiggs Burke
Orville Thomas
Dude Edmo
Ronnie Hynns
Jack Moody
Jim Names
Andy Leithead
Cliff Caldwell
Mickey Hicks
Bennie Fancher
Red Wilmer
Clyde Borrows
Bob Borrows
Moose Coffman
Gate City Community Notices Highlight Local Events
Local items announce a 6 30 p m meet for Meet-All FFA at Bannock County Fairgrounds chaired by Ralph Mathews. District assembly in Twin Falls for Rotary officers Carrol Petersen Rae P Stratford. American War Mothers host a 2 p m pot luck in Memorial hall with a 1 p m meeting.
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FFA
Ralph Mathews
Bannock County Fair Grounds
Twin Falls
Rotary Club
Carrol Petersen
Rae P. Stratford
Memorial Hall
Wood Company Plans Award This Morning
L. E. Wood company in Pocatello announces a free Laun dromat demonstration attended by many women. The award will be given to a lucky woman at 10 o clock this morning at the Center and Second streets store. Ray J. Davis of Idaho State College faculty and a city council member will officiate.
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L. E. Wood Company
Pocatello
Westinghouse Products
Center
Second Streets
Ray J. Davis
Idaho State College
Simplot Plans Salt Lake Fertilizer Restart
Simplot Fertilizer Co will resume Salt Lake City production as demand returns, likely this fall. O A Power of Poca, parent company HQ, said the kalunite plant previously produced 1400 tons of sulphate and over 800 tons of anhydrous ammonia, employing about 30. The ammonia shortage eased after the U S army halted nitrates exports, with demand seen peaking in January 1950 as farmers prepare spring plantings.
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Salt Lake City
Simplot Fertilizer Company
O. A. Power
Pocatello
Simplot Company
U. S
Power
Intermountain
Idaho Counties Represented in College Summer Session
A total of 370 students enroll in regular college summer courses with 315 from Idaho across 35 counties. Bannock leads with 150 students, Twin Falls 27, Bonneville 21, Bingham 20, Power 10, Ada 8, Bear Lake 7, Madison 5, and Caribou, Lemhi, Minidoka, Teton four each. Bonner, Canyon, Cassia, Franklin, Fremont, Oneida three each. Two students from Boundary, Butte, Clearwater, Custer, Gem, Gooding, Lincoln, Payette. One student from Blaine, Camas, Idaho, Jefferson, Latah, Shoshone.
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Idaho
Bannock County
Twin Falls
Bonneville
Bingham
Power County
Ada County
Bear Lake
Madison County
Caribou
Lemhi
Minidoka
Teton
Bonner
Canyon
Cassia
Franklin
Fremont
Oneida
ISC
Boundary
Butte
Clearwater
Custer
Gem
Gooding
Lincoln
Payette
Blaine
Camas
Jefferson
Latah
Shoshone
Obituaries for Clifford Bailey and Helen Swesey in Pocatello
Funeral services for Clifford Ll. Bailey, pioneer Pocatello resident and grocer, were held in the McHan Henderson chapel with LDS officials and local speakers. Interment followed in Ogden city cemetery. Mrs. Helen Swesey, pioneer Pocatello resident, died Sunday and was memorialized with a service at the McHan Henderson chapel and Mountainview cemetery plot.
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Clifford Ll. Bailey
Pocatello
McHan-Henderson
Clarence Richardson
LDS Tenth Ward Church
David Hiltbrand
Mildred Newey
Wanda Jorgenson
Haerl Christenson
Idalia Huff
Rose Wolsencroft
M. L. Western
Lamont H. Tolman
R. K
Helen Swesey
Mee- Han-Henderson
T. Martin Cole
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Marjorie Carlson
Maxine Thompson
Diana Lowe
Sam Dunn
Ezra Hawkes
Gordon Jensen
Bert Wright
Edward Smith
Mountainview Cemetery
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
Lightning Splits Tree At North Sixth Avenue
A lightning strike at 329 North Sixth Avenue Friday split a large tree in two. Beverly Curtis, 17, who lives at the address, said one half toppled to the ground.
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North Sixth Avenue
Beverly Curtis
Police Court Records Note Multiple Guilty Pleas
Jack Earl Webb 17 pleaded guilty to reckless driving. license revoked and 15 days in jail. Sam Moss fined 5 dollars suspended for operating without license. Detwiler fined 5 dollars suspended on license. Johnson fined 5 dollars suspended. Clark bond 2 dollars forfeited. Leffler pleaded guilty with 2 dollar fine. Stacy 35 guilty to disturbing peace in Manson park fined 25. Collier 44 vagrancy fined 100 suspended if he leaves town. Paraday 58 vagrancy fined 100 suspended if he leaves town. Tequenah intoxication fined 15. York Tappo intoxication fined 15 suspended. Divorces granted Viola from Harold Whittaker in Boise.
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Jack Earl Webb
Sam Moss
Robert W. Detwiler
Harry Johnson
John L. Clark
Hal W. Leffler
Mike Stacy
Manson Park
Joseph Collier
George Lelard Paraday
Joe Tequenah
York Tappo
Orpheum Theatre Remodeling Aims for July 23 Reopen
Orpheum theatre crews install RCA sound gear paint wiring and car pets during last week as remodeling progresses. Completion is planned by July 23 to match a policy shift enabling first run features. The first shown will be Warner Brothers Technicolor "South of St Louis" starring Joel McCrea.
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RCA
Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum
St. Louis
Warner Brothers
Westvaco Plans Open House After Furnace Completion
Gilbert Miller announces a general open house at Westvaco Chemical Company after construction of its second large furnace is finished. A July 21 public inspection was canceled due to the rush to complete work and pending safety measures.
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Westvaco Chemical Company
Gilbert Miller
Publisher Dorothy Thackery Registers at Sun Valley
Mrs. Dorothy Thackery publisher of the New York Post Home News registered at Sun Valley under her maiden name Dorothy Shhiff. She checked in July 12 with two children and three grandchildren and planned to spend the summer there. She refused to say if she would take up residence for divorce. Idaho requires six weeks residence for divorce.
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Sun Valley
Dorothy Thackery
New York Post-Home News
Dorothy Shhiff
Idaho
Births at St. Anthony Hospital Show Three Newborns
Mr and Mrs Keith Moss of Rockland welcomed a daughter on July 14. Mr and Mrs Reese Jones of Arco welcomed a son on July 14. Mr and Mrs Leland Haney of Moore welcomed a son on July 14.
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St. Anthony Hospital
Keith Moss
Rockland
Reese Jones
Arco
Leland- Haney, Moore
Death takes local girl Fae Bailey at age six
Fae Elaine Bailey died in a local hospital after a sudden illness. Born February 19 1943 in Pocatello she lived there all her life. Survived by her parents Leland F and Dot tie Bailey a brother Gene Leroy and sister Leola Bailey all of Pocatello and grandparents Lorenzo H Bailey and Mrs Bailey of Pocatello and Henry Bird and Mrs Bird of Brigham City Utah. Funeral arrangements are pending with Arthur W Hall mortuary.
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Fae Elaine Bailey
Leland F
Dottie
Fae Bird Bailey
Bryn Avenue
Pocatello
Gene Leroy
Leola Bailey
Lorenzo H. Bailey
Henry Bird
Brigham City
Utah
Arthur W. Hall
Four Arrested On Gambling Charge At Whitman Hotel
Four men were arrested in a gambling raid at the Whitman hotel Friday at 1 am and charged with operating or participating in a gambling game. Suspects include W W Campbell general manager of the Whitman, Woody Romney James Berlin and James Earl. Officers found an abundance of chips a $20 bill two I O U s and 125 dollars in cash in the room. They are to be arraigned before Police Judge R Don Bistline this morning.
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Whitman Hotel
W. W. Campbell
Woody Romney
James Berlin
James Earl
R. Don Bistline
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Gate City
Antonio A. Aguilar
Route 1
Fred Gunther
Denver Mercy Hospital
Boise
Larry Cowen
L. R .Sumpter
Ft. Worth
Texas
Order of Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Mose
Joe Ortega
Kenny Harten
Mrs. George Action
Sherman, Texas
Ernest Allen
S. Main Street
Milton Reed
North of Pocatello
Vern Reed
Moffet Field
Calif
Oakland
Cal
W. P. Havener
Bannock
Laura Berg
Margaret Barnes
1619
N. Garfield
Orie Barnes
Newester, la
California
Henry O'Leary
Charmaine
W. Halliday
Stamp and Coin Club
Lewis Hall
L. E. Bell
Emma
Wood Company Plans
Maine
Louisana
Maryland
Air Express
Louie Weertz
Stor
Clifford L. Bailey
Clark & Main
Carrie Redfearn
Marineland, Fla
News OF Record
Viola
Harold Whittaker
TOO
Yellowstone
Alameda
Packard
Pioneer Motors Co
Arthur
Westvaco
Nanson
N. Main
Gins Slack
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