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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1948
Page
3
Harold C. Brandley of the San Francisco regional housing office leads a Ban cok county survey under the amended federal rent law. The study assesses housing supply and demand to decide if rent controls should stay or be removed, tracking new construction and rental needs.
Old Moore's Almanac foresees 1949 as largely good worldwide with no war and recovery, though the United States faces industrial unrest after 1948. It predicts Soviet administration changes in February, cordial Britain trade talks, internal dissents in Russia in July, and Spain restoring international ties in spring with Britain cutting taxes.
In a Utah test, a 320 pound TNT detonation in clay formations marked the start of Operation Underground by the Sacramento district army engineers. Additional blasts of 2500 pounds followed, creating a towering smoke cloud as studies aim to develop blast resistant underground plants and fortifications. Experiments extend to eastern Utah and western Colorado under Col. Joseph S. Golinski monitoring.
Preliminary work starts on a new 117 foot long grandstand to add 2000 seats at the Blackfoot fairgrounds. The steel and wood structure will attach to the east end of the existing grandstand, remain uncovered, and include underdeck space for concessions and improved sanitary facilities.
Memories of the late war will be revived by members of the 238th General Hospital in Columbus Ohio for a reunion on September 10 11 and 12. Veterans of the French and Belgian battlefields will gather to swap postwar views and gripes and an exhibit of the group’s best photographs will feature the event.
In Bangkok Nai Phaibulya was hospitalized with over twenty wounds to his abdomen and arms after testing charms that supposedly protected against knives. He said the charms worked at first but failed when he used abusive language to friends watching the experiment.
The Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot runs September 14 to 18 featuring the Cavalcade of Stars from Barnes-Carruthers of Chicago. Acts include Flying Zacchinis and Double Cannon, with ultraviolet lighting and Treasure Island pirate ballet as premier features.
The Oneida County Board of Commissioners orders merging Daniels with St. John, Juniper with Curlew, and Pocatello Valley with Pleasant View precincts to streamline voting locations and administration.
Dr Rufus Lyman Jr 32 joins Idaho State College as professor of biosciences teaching zoology and lecturing in pharmacy. A Nebraska and Johns Hopkins trained physician and researcher, he served in World War II Navy and has authored two papers. He will move to Pocatello with his wife and two children.
Champaign Illinois. Professor B L Weaver of the University of Illinois argues that the black popcorn variety known as African Dynamite is among the whitest popping types. Weaver notes moisture levels affect popping sound and quality, summarizing that popcorn is best when moisture is just right.
Malad M. C. Grover, Farm Safety Week chairman for Oneida county, urges all county residents to take part. He is sending 1000 hazard check lists to farmers to identify home and farm hazards and return them to the county agent.
Washington dispatch reports Vernon C. Rawlings aviation electronicsman from Smithfield Utah received a posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. The award was announced in official navy channels and honors his actions during a combat mission.
The Southern Idaho College of Education hosted an Air Age Education summer program in cooperation with the CAA and Idaho Department of Aeronautics. Lectures by Roscoe Bancroft CAA, Chet Moulton Idaho CAA, and George Hunt highlighted the event. Hunt won second in the Idaho Aeronautics essay contest. A Burley airport tour and free plane rides were offered to 30 students, with Empire Airlines facilities studied.
Sea gulls at Pigeon Cove use a granite quarry pool as an artificial nursery. They nest and train chicks to swim and fly before releasing them to sea.
Los Angeles postal clerk Andrew O. Benson a 40 year old veteran of 20 years admitted to losing forty thousand dollars in federal funds on horses at Hollywood Park. Benson, chief clerk at the Inglewood post office, said he juggled accounts to embezzle the money and was held on two thousand five hundred dollars bail pending grand jury action.
Federal land management offices at Blackfoot and Coeur d Alene will be closed by August 13 and records moved to a single Boise office. J G Friedley of Portland named Paul A Shepard in charge of the local office as dwindling federal public lands in Idaho drive the consolidation.
A yellow-enameled lamp designed to curb insect nuisance in outdoor lighting is sold in 60 and 100 watt sizes.
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