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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
2
Ray W. Shaw, 59, filed suit Thursday in district court for damages of 11759.19 against John W. Hudson after an auto truck collision on April 7 near Fort Hall on U S highway 91. Shaw alleges Hudson’s negligent turn caused head injuries a broken collar bone and permanent crippling.
In Columbia South Carolina a crudely hooded band of white men flogged four Black individuals last Sunday night and at least one victim was shot. Rev M W Jackson reported the attacks, saying the lashers cried This is your civil rights as they struck. Elliott Bates later admitted to Columbia Hospital with blows and bullet wounds to his hand and leg.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey condemned the Truman administration's policy toward China calling it a threat to world peace. He urged immediate and ongoing aid to Nationalist China to stem Communism and warned that a Communist China could lead to falls across Indo-China Thailand Malaya and Burma approaching Middle East oil supplies.
Rollie W. McDowell arrived with two Ireland adopted children, Patricia Frances four months and Michael James four, after abandoning American adoption plans due to delays. His wife Thelma learned of the surprise at the airport, and the couple, childless for 20 years, had flown to Cork to choose the children.
Boise Idaho. Harry R Polk president of the National Reclamation Association will deliver two addresses in August in Idaho. NRA secretary manager William E Welch reports Polk will speak at Caldwell August 5 and at Idaho Falls the following day.
The Senate approved a unification bill giving Defense Secretary Louis Johnson most new powers with safeguards against dictatorship. The measure sets a framework for authoritative coordination of the armed services without abolishing or merging them, and awaits House approval before a presidential signature.
The U S Agriculture Department reported Idaho had 167000 bee colonies on July 1 a three percent drop from the previous year. One fourth were lost to winter kill and starvation while gains in new spring colonies offset the losses.
Kathleen B. Durant, a former WAC captain convicted in 1946 of stealing the Hesse crown jewels, has been paroled from Alderson federal reformatory after serving one third of a five year sentence. Her husband Col. Jack W. Durant remains imprisoned in Atlanta federal penitentiary serving 14 years for his role in the theft.
A Rotterdam youth aboard a Norwegian ship in Cleveland suffered a severe injury when a motorboat passed over him during a Thursday night swim. Tony Mueller had his right foot sliced, doctors fear amputation may be needed.
New York dispatch reports Flo rence H. Crane a Chicago philanthropist died Thursday at Castle Hill Ipswich Massachusetts her 1500 acre summer estate She was 79.
New York State dominates national printing, accounting for approximately 26 percent of the United States total production, according to early industry data. The finding highlights the state's prominent role in the national printing industry and associated economic activity.
Hong Kong report says Chuchow, a key Canton defense point, has fallen to Chinese Communist troops. Government forces in Changsha, 25 miles north, are now cut off as a result of the fall.
A letter from Fairbanks Alaska requests permission for a team to enter the northwest regional softball tournament to be held in Boise over Labor Day. The letter was directed to Don Farris Idaho Statesman sports editor and signed by R E Hull of Fairbanks Live Lys in inland Alaska.
A murky campaign around a proposed project faces questions about credibility and motives. Community groups dispute claims, while officials urge transparency as residents weigh potential costs and benefits.
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