Mills Wins Light Heavyweight Title in London Thriller
Freddie Mills defeated Gus Lesnevich by 15 round decision at White City stadium to capture the light heavyweight crown. The British fighter floored Lesnevich twice in the 10th round, as the crowd of about 46,000 roared for Britain’s new champion.
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Gus Lesnevich
Helen
England
Freddie Mills
Mills
London
New Jersey
White City Stadium
Lesnevich
Joe Louis
Louis
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
New York
Great Britain
Tami Mauriello
Gus
Billy Fox
Melio Bettina
Bob Fitzsimmons
George Gardner
San Francisco
United Press
Britain
Freddie
Pocatello Firms Incorporate In Idaho Secretary of State Files
Jesse M. Chase and I. H. Nelson both of Pocatello and Claude King of Burley filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State for Jesse M. Chase, Burley, Inc., with capital of $50,000. Merrill W. Hammond Frank L. Hammond and Lucy M. Hammond of Pocatello formed Hammond Sales and Service, Inc., a sheet metal work contract organization, with capital stock of $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Chase
I. H. Nelson
Pocatello
Claude King
Burley
Jesse M. Chase, Burley, Inc
Pocatellans
Merrill
Self Service At Certain Times In Spate Of Early Morning Shopping
The self service drug store scene is praised as a great American institution. In Pocatello at Nye's Center Drug a 1:46 a.m. incident drew police after a passerby found the door open. The store was full of shoppers and no losses were reported.
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Pocatello
F. H. Grenbin
South Eighth
Nye
Center Drug
East Center
Blackfoot fights Sunday beer ban in county court
Seven Blackfoot barbecue owners led by attorney Donald R. Good sue in district court arguing Bingham County Sunday beer prohibitions conflict with state law allowing beer sales year round except 1 am to 7 am. Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment on the county resolutions.
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Donald R. Good
District Court
Bingham County
Bill
Vertex Service
Wagon Wheel
Midway
Ray
Bob
Mayor backs Keep Idaho Green Week proclamation in Pocatello
Mayor George Phillips urges residents of Pocatello and southeast Idaho to support the Junior Chamber of Commerce Keep Idaho Green drive. He proclaims July 26 to 31 as Keep Idaho Green Week to promote state conservation efforts.
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Pocatello
Southeastern Idaho
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
George Phillips
Phillips
Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
City of
Bank robber gets six years for Grace vault crime
Rudolph C. De Packh a 39 year old national bank examiner received a six year federal sentence at Boise for the June 7 daylight robbery of the First National Bank at Grace. Judge Clark said the term was lenient citing war service and rehabilitation potential.
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Rudolph C. de Packh
National Bank
Boise
First National Bank
Grace
Chase’ A. Clark
de Pakh
Clark
de Packh
Salt Lake City
Grace Bank
Preston
E. A. Weston
Weston
Spring Valley
Allies Halt Berlin Trains
The United States and Great Britain banned all railroad traffic between western Europe and the Russian occupation zone. The measure, officially cited as technical difficulties, serves as retaliation for the Soviet blockade of Berlin and takes effect immediately with August envisioned for the next phase of talks in London and here.
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Berlin
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
London
Cards Lose Heart Breaker In Last Inning
The Pocatello team tied the game at 8 in the ninth but fell 9-8 to the Billings Mustangs at Cobb Field. Billings scored the winning run in the ninth after a frantic rally by Gate City, Medbirds who had 10 hits in the frame. No game tonight as teams travel to Great Falls for the Pioneer League All Star game beginning Wednesday.
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Pocatello
Billings Mustangs
Cobb Field
Gate City
Medbirds
Billings
Mustangs
Milt Joffe
Redbird
Great Falls
Pioneer League
Local Baby Dies In Crib
Dale Richard Brimhall age 1 suffocated in sleep when sheet wrapped around neck at his home 219 South Tenth Ave. Mother found him unconscious. Fire department failed to revive. Born June 19 1947 in Pocatello. Survivors: parents Kent brother and grandparents George W Brimhall Provo Utah and R D Peters Salt Lake City. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Hall mortuary.
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Dale Richard Brimhall
A. D. Brimhall
South Tenth Ave
Pocatello
Kent
George W. Brimhall
Provo
Utah
R. D. Peters
Salt Lake City
Hall Mortuary
Local Business Names List Reflects Contract and Trade Partners
The fragment lists numerous firms and individuals including M. T. Deaton Co, Clarence Elle, Maurice Fereday, S. E. Brady, William Hill, Hill Bros Auto Co, William Shields, Hotel Bannock, E. A. Dufford, Idaho Portland Cement Co, R. Craven, Orange Transportation Co, Ralph Strub, J. C. Penney Co, Jack Terrell, and Terrell Shoe Co, indicating a compilation of tradespeople and companies connected to a regional project or directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Deaton Co
Clarence Elle
Maurice Fereday
Ee S. E. Brady
William Sill
Hill Bros., Auto Co
William Shields
Hotel ‘Bannock
E. A. Dufford
Idaho Portland Cement Co
R. Craven
Orange Transportion Co
Ralph Strub
J. C. Penney Co
Jack Terrell
Terrell Shoe Co
Kiwanis Speaker T. Leland Newey to Address Noon Luncheon
T Leland Newey, Pocatello Kiwanis delegate to the Los Angeles international convention, will be featured speaker at the Bannock Hotel noon luncheon today. O G Roche Kiwanis president says questions about the trip will be answered, including whether Newey attended meetings and stayed awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Leland Newey
Pocatello
Kiwanis
State Young Republicans to Meet at Hotel Bannock
The Young Republicans meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Pioneer Room of Hotel Bannock. Topics include Local Precinct Committee Work led by Mrs. Gertrude Myers and Walter Magnuson, president of the Republican Wage-earners Club. New memberships welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Bannock
Gertrude Myers
Walter Magnuson
Republican Wage-earners Club
the Bannock
Trail riders set off for Sawtooth Boise forests
Twenty seven riders travel from New Jersey and California to Sun Valley Idaho to begin a multi state trek into the Sawtooth and Boise national forests early Tuesday.
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Sun Valley
Ida
New Jersey
California
Sawtooth
Boise National Forests
Truman’s Wide 11-Point Plan Shocks Congress
President Truman unveiled an 11 point program demanding price controls and meat rationing powers, subsidized housing, slum clearance, education aid, higher minimum wage, social security expansion, civil rights measures, a correctional law, a $65 million UN headquarters loan, wheat agreement ratification, and restoring $56 million for power and reclamation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Truman
Senate-House
United Nations
Halliwell to Receive National Civic Citation in Halliwell Park
Local businessman and Pioneer Baseball League president Halliwell will be honored with the American Druggist Citation for Outstanding Community Service. John W. McPherrin will present the award amid a Sunday program in Halliwell Park that includes the Pocatello Municipal Band, a speech by Mayor George Phillips, and the final game of a Twin Falls series.
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Jack Halliwell
Pioneer Baseball League
Halliwell Park
Halliwell
John W. McPherrin
New York City
American Druggist Magazine
McPherrin
Idaho
Pioneer League
Pocatello
Cuban Doctor Here On Trip
Dr. Ciyetana Socarras, Cuban doctor of philosophy and law, arrived in Pocatello on July 26 via Western Air Lines. He journeyed from Havana to Chicago to Salt Lake City and to Pocatello, then left for Sun Valley before touring Jackson Wyoming and the Teton country. He plans to return to Pocatello to meet with locals.
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Ciyetana Socarras
Pocatello
Western Air Lines
Havana
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Socarras
Sun _ Valley
Jackson
Wyoming
Teton Country
Yellowstone
Gate City
Grain Raisers Seek Gibson Jack Road Into Pocatello
A farmers group southwest of Pocatello asks county commissioners to build a new farm to market road named the Gibson Jack road. It would run west from the old Elkhorn dairy about three and a half miles to the city. They say 10 15 thousand bushels of grain will move out this year and the current road is nearly impassable for heavy trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Pocatello
Elkhorn
Will contest starts over Walters estate in Pocatello
Harold Walters of New York City files a claim in the Pocatello probate court against his share of the $78,000 Walters estate left by the late George W. Walters Grace Businessman died last year The estate includes a machine shop junk yard building supply business and real estate Mrs Walters is administratrix with attorneys Jones and Tyde man arranging a supplementary account before a final ruling
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George W. Walters
Grace
Pocatello
Harold Walters
New York City
Thomas J. Jones, Jr
Boise
Walters
Juanita Walters
Loren Walters
Walsh Named Idaho Selective Service Director
Brig. Gen. John F. E. Walsh Idaho adjutant general and former Nampa school superintendent was appointed state selective service director under the peacetime draft law. The appointment by Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey follows Gov. Robins approval after Walsh previously served as director during the final six months of the old draft law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Veterans Insurance Reinstatement Deadline Set at 8 to 5
John P. Gray of the Pocatello VA office announces July 31 as the last day to reinstate lapsed National Service Life Insurance on a comparative health basis. The North Main VA office will be open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for veterans to meet the reinstatement deadline.
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John P. Gray
Pocatello Veterans Administration Office
Gray
North Main
Reserve 15th Bombardment Squadron Heads to Spokane Training
About forty officers and men from Po catello's reserve 15th Bombardment Squadron departed early Monday for a two week training course in Spokane Washington.
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Pocatello
15Th
Spokane
Wash
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Blackfoot
Backshire
Daisy Evans
Pocatello High School
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Gayle Couch
Patsy Ocheltree
Anne Oelwein
National American Youth Foundation
Shelby
W. Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Miniwanca
Lake Michigan
Miss Evans
M. P. Ocheltree
E. Lewis
Camp Minivanca
C. Ed Flandro
Ralph Comstock
First Security Bank
Donald Brown
Idaho Power Co
Charles H. Bohrer
Pocatello, Lumber Co
F. A. Burton
Pocatello Flour Mill
F. G. Thompson
Thompson Distributing Co
Harold Ory
Ralston Purina Co
Bob Hemingway
Idaho Bank and Trust
C. G. Wells
Fargo- Wilson-Wells Co
Ott Power
Simplot Fertilizer Co
M. T. Deaton
Earnest Fisher, Jr
Earnest, Jr
Daddy Fisher
E. Fremont
Congress
Washington
80Th Congress
Will
John E. Walsh
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