Smoke Obscures Idaho Skies as Fires Blaze Across Region
Spreading heat and dry conditions push several range fires across Southern Idaho from Shoshone to near Burley, Kinport, and Dietrich. About 5 000 acres burned by Saturday night with crews from Burley and local agencies rushing to contain blazes in the Birch Creek and Kinport areas while pilots briefed on hazy visibility near Pocatello and Blackfoot.
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Idaho
Magic Valley
Snake River
Pocatello
Shoshone
Blackfoot
Herb Marks
Hayfield
Portreuf
Gate City
McCammon
Kinport
West Range
Police Force Picket Line Arrests 96 in Honolulu Clash
In Honolulu 96 strikers were arrested after a brief scuffle as police escorted non union stevedores through a picket line at pier 29 to unload 14,000 tons of cargo from the Steel Flyer. Bail set at 50 dollars for most, with 100 dollars for two leaders and one carrier of a knife. This followed a prior mass arrest in a 77 day long strike.
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Honolulu
Pier
Steel Flyer
ILWU
Jack Hall
Canute Andaya
Benjamin Kahnawinui
Matson
Hawaiian Citizen
Two Generals Relieved Over Contract Brokers Probe
Washington AP Two of the Army’s top generals Maj Gen Alden H Waitt 56 chief of the Chemical Corps and Maj Gen Herman Feldman 59 Army quartermaster general were relieved of duty on charges tied to five percenters brokers who arrange government contracts. Army Secretary Gordon Gray ordered removal pending full investigation with potential courts martial if warranted.
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Washington
Army
Alden Harry Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
Gordon Gray
Czech Split With The Vatican Hinted
In Prague reports say the Czechoslovak government may cut diplomatic ties with the Vatican. A non Communist official indicated this is under consideration while priests and bishops face a government threat of treason if they publish the Vatican directive excommunicating Communists.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Burglary Case
Melvin Washburn of Idaho Falls was sentenced to 16 years in the state prison after pleading guilty to first degree burglary before Ninth District Judge Henry S. Martin.
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Idaho Falls
Melvin Washburn
Ninth District
Henry S. Martin
Heidt Youth Show Draws Standing Room Only Crowd
Arnold Lintelmann, a 22 year old Pocatello violinist, won first place in Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity show with Czardas. Gene Burton, Gate City saxophonist, took second. Marcene Camp earned third for a Swiss yodeling number. Heidt praised all contestants and plans a Hollywood audition for Burton in about four weeks.
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Arnold Lintelmann
Pocatello
Horace Heidt
Gene Burton
Gate City
Marcene Camp
Pocatello High School
Heidt
Burton
Hollywood
Phillip Morris
Lintelmann
State Rules Ban Margarine in School Lunches
Idaho Attorney General Rhett E Smylie ruled that school districts may not serve margarine or other butter substitutes in school lunches. The opinion was issued at the request of Agriculture Commissioner D A Stubblefield on a Saturday.
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Boise
Rhett E. Smylie
D. A. Stubblefield
Steel Trace Sets Plants In Action
CIO United Steelworkers began a 60 day no strike period as mills and furnaces resumed full operation after companies accepted the White House plan. The principal issue is pensions with the three man board to study demands and procedural plans in Washington Monday. Carroll Daugherty David Cole and Samuel Rosenman serve on the liberal panel tasked to inquire into the disputed issues.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Truman
Washington
CIO
White House
John R. Steelman
Carroll R. Daugherty
Northwestern University
Samuel S. Rosenman
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
Stolen Stinson Plane Reported Missing in Idaho
Police across southeastern Idaho were alerted Saturday about a Stinson four passenger plane stolen from Pasco Washington Friday. The aircraft with registration NC 865C is believed stolen by a man about 35 years old five feet eight inches tall dark complexion. The suspect’s name is unknown.
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Idaho
Stinson
Pasco
Washington
U S Bates Spy Horde Revealed by Officials
U S Intelligence and State Department officials said scores of Communist spies and high party officials entered the United States on diplomatic visas. Rear Adm Roscoe H Hillenkoetter testified before a Senate subcommittee that 29 of 100 listed individuals were high ranking Communist Party officials.
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Washington
U. S
State Department
United States
United Nations
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Senate
Communist Party
Portneuf Grange honors Lynn Davis in soil essay contest
Lynn Davis son of Dr and Mrs Ray J Davis of 456 S 8th Ave was named winner of the Portneuf Grange No 229 soil conservation essay contest announced by H L Glindeman. Davis, a Future Farmers of America member, received a badge and his essay advances to Idaho state grange headquarters for further competition. L C McMermott serves as Portneuf Grange master.
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Lynn Davis
Ray J. Davis
S. 8Th Ave
Portneuf Grange
H. L. Glindeman
Young Davis
Future Farmers of America
State Grange
Idaho
L. C. McMermott
Shrine Convention Draws 100000 Delegates To Chicago
Shriners parade through Chicago for the 75th imperial session drawing about 100000 visitors and delegates. President Truman will attend and speak twice Tuesday as head of Ararat Temple for the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Harold Lloyd arrives with the Los Angeles Kah Temple to become imperial potentate. events include pageants and parades.
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Chicago
Truman
Order of Nobles of the
Mystic Shring
North America
Kansas City
Shrine
Tax prizes taxed by Internal Revenue Bureau ruling
The Internal Revenue Bureau rules any prize won in a contest is taxable, defying a U S Circuit Court ruling that some prizes cannot be taxed. The bureau expects Supreme Court approval and is ready to pursue the case.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Builder of First Gate City House Dies Here At 88
James Walton 88, a Pocatello pioneer who built the first house in the Gate City, died Saturday in a local hospital. Born in England and arriving from Ogden, Utah, he worked for the Union Pacific railroad and helped settle the area. Survived by five sons, two daughters, a sister, 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services arranged by Hall mortuary.
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First Gate City House
James Walton
Pocatello
Gate City
Mr. Walton
Ogden
Utah
England
United States
Adaheckett
Walton
S. Mainst
Union Pacific Railroad
Ellen Morley
Jacksonville
Fla
Ada Schwanke
Tacoma
Wash
James Walton Jr
North Pocatello
Joseph B. Walton
Montpelier
John H. Walton
Deer Lodge
Mont
Sarah Fletcher
Hall Mortuary
Rights Speaker Attacks FBI as Secret Police at Conference
A speaker at the Bill of Rights Conference in York blasted the FBI as secret police and accused President Truman of using gutter-snipes language. The two day meeting opened at the Henry Hudson Hotel with sponsors labeled a gang by the President.
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A York
FBI
Truman
Henry Hudson Hotel
Whitney BAT Chief Dies Of Heart Attack
Alexander Fell Whitney, 76, leader of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, died Saturday at his Bay Village home after a heart attack. Wife present. secretary Markey said Whitney was in apparent good health. Assistant president MacKenzie will act as temporary head pending board selection within 10 days.
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Whitney
Bat Chief
Cleveland
Alexander Fell Whitney
Candy
Tocky
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Bay Village
Max Mar
Key
Markey
D. A. MacKenzie
Salt Lake City
Rail Union
Brotherhood
Army Approved 136 Million for Housing at 59 Posts
The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved legislation to authorize the Army to spend 136,538,400 for construction at 59 posts domestically and overseas. The sum covers 2,93) family dwellings costing 55,700,000 and barracks bringing total housing costs to 78,775,770. One 14,529,000 item for a top secret special weapons project is excluded from open session discussion.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Army
N Y Subway Strike Threat Escalates Amid City Crisis
New York subway workers threaten a slow-down in sympathy with bus drivers. Mayor William O Dwyer cuts short his Mexico vacation to manage the crisis, the sixth time a city emergency ended his leave. About 3,300 transit workers walked off across omnibus and Fifth Avenue services serving 1.5 million riders.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
O’dwyer
Stur
New York City Omnibus
Fifth Avenue
O'Dwyer
Idaho fruit crop to exceed 1948 totals in 1949
Boise reports the bureau of agriculture economics forecasts Idaho fruit production will rise above 1948 levels. Prune output seen at 28,000 tons, apples at 1,533,000 bushels, and peaches at 377,000 bushels for the coming year.
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Boise
Idaho
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Rodeo Caps Off With Record Crowd on Final Night
Frontier Rodeo drew a 6100 plus turnout on Saturday, the largest admissions in seven years as crowds flocked to Pocatello. Wilbur Plaugher and Bob Burrows tied for first in saddle bronc, with Dick Pasco third and Ronnie Hymns fourth. Toots Mansfield of Bandera won calf roping in 14.00 seconds. Claude Henson and Paul Scott Payne claimed seconds and thirds in other events. With 104 cowboys entered, final resultswere pending as events continued into Monday night. Magna Utah high school drum corps performed, and clown acts entertained the crowd before tonight’s finale at 8:30.
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Pocatello’s. Frontier Rodeo
Wilbur Plaugher
Bob Burrows
Dick Pasco
Ronnie Hymns
Toots Mansfield
Bandera
Texas
Claude Henson Ofenson
Ariz
Paul Scott Payne
Jim Snively
Magna
Utah
Ken Boen
State Heat Wave Breaks Readings Fall 10 Degrees
Idaho cools after a statewide heat wave with temperatures dropping from 104 in Boise to 85 on Saturday. Readings across the state ranged from 74 in Bonners Ferry to 93 in Malad, while Pocatello fell nearly 10 degrees and southern areas anticipated cooler, windy conditions on Sunday.
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Boise
Weather Bureau
Gooding
Burley
Malad
Idaho Falls
Dubois
Bonners Ferry
Lewiston
Grangeville
Pocatello
Idaho
Three face murder charges in time-payment killing
LENGBY Minn. UP First degree murder charges filed against farm wife Mrs Enger Baglien 33 the hired hand Egil Kjella 27 and his brother Martin 12 for an alleged installment plan murder. Arraignments postponed a week to allow defense counsel appointment. Baglien admitted loving Kjella and killing her husband Carl 42 with a $150 down payment on a $500 fee.
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Lengby, Minn
Aga
Croskston
Minn
Enger Baglien
Egil Kjella
Kjella
Carl
Martin
Ogden Girl Wins Stardust Contest Title
Judges pick Marjorie Carter of Ogden as Utah winner in the eighth annual Miss Stardust contest. She advances to a national competition to win an expense paid trip to New York and a modeling contract opportunity. The judging is based on photographs and the event is sponsored by a national women’s clothing manufacturer.
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New York
Marjorie Carter
Ogden
Utah
Miss Carter
Boy Scout Contest Winners Chosen in Idaho
Eastern Idaho Boy Scouts won troop prizes in the Keep Idaho Green contest by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Winners include Bonneville district troop 6 Idaho Falls East Bonneville troop 89 Idaho Falls South Bonneville troop 3 Idaho Falls Lost River troop 72 Salmon troop 45 Baker North Bonneville troop 27 Idaho Falls and second prize to troop 4 Idaho Falls.
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BOISH
Eastern Idaho Boy Scouts
Idaho
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jack Rottier
Central Bonneville
Idaho Falls
East Bonneville
South Bonneville
Lost River
Salmon
Baker
North Bonneville
Missouri congressman calls Kansas City suit a false scheme
Rep Leonard Irving of Missouri said a Kansas City court suit accusing him and two union officials of diverting AFL Construction and General Laborers' Union funds is absolutely false. He defended his home district and pledged to fight the charges.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas City
Ag Presidente
Iaoelimaniial
Leonard~Irving
Irving
Trueman
AFL Construction and General Laborers’ Union
Oregonian Dies In Crash Near Caldwell
An Ontario man identified as Carl Elmer Falk, 37, died after a head-on collision near Caldwell. His wife Clay Falk, 37, and other Boise residents Wilbur Cornthwaite, 26, and Reeves, 37, were injured en route to a Nampa hospital.
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Caldwell
Ontario, Ore
Carl Elmer Falk
Nampa
Clay
Reeves
Boise
Wilbur Cornthwaite
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Stan ‘Tappan
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U. S. Bates
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Masonic Lodge
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Calhotine
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Tyler
Tex
N. Y
Big Idaho
Paula Drew
I. Altshuler
Detroit, Mich
Altshuler
Stardust
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