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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1949
Page
4
330 members of the Pocatello high school senior class graduate this evening ending their public school careers. They will pursue college training or entry into the job market as they begin a new life phase with atomic energy shaping future opportunities.
The general argues for a U S program of military and economic aid to China costing about 350 million dollars yearly. He says weapons stockpiles in the Philippines and Pacific bases could arm a new Chinese resistance, but questions remain about sustaining a nationalist will to resist and the changing balance of equipment with Communists.
A mosaic of clues links music leaders, animals, plants and places across horizontal and vertical entries. Answers include terms for leadership roles, insects, mammals, body parts, and geographic items, forming a compact linguistic crossword from 1 to 55 across and down.
The piece reflects on final exams as the gatekeeper to graduation. It notes students feel anxious about failing, delaying celebrations, presents, and plans. It suggests a world without final exams would spare humiliation and allow orderly graduations.
Henry McLemore chronicles a comical battle with a broken typewriter. He notes the missing space bar and nonworking J key, struggles with the ribbon, and the absurdity of the machine joining him in frustration. He muses on invention and personal fatigue.
Washington analysts argue the House Armed Services probe into B 36 contracts will expose political maneuvering and lobbying by Floyd Odlum and supporters while confirming Air Force and Defense shifts. The piece notes links among Louis Johnson, Odlum and Calder, and hints at forthcoming details. It also references Hadacol sponsor Dudley LeBlanc sending vitamins to Congress.
Washington faces a stalemate as President Truman weighs a proposed Mexican oil loan. The Export-Import Bank reportedly backs away from a large loan, while Pauley and two oil firms seek a controversial contract with Pemex offering steep, tax free shares. The mix of political loyalty and economic aims yields a zero net result.
A collection of Idaho items reports pastor LeRoy H. Walker discovery in Tarbell’s Teachers Guide, a three-mile sign dilemma near McCammon, and Idaho teachers completing driver training. It also notes Carl K Backstrom winning AAA poster prizes and reflects on the ending two day holiday.
Ohio reporter recalls Minsky's torched by backlash as burlesque returns with a new style. Abe Minsky, elder, reflects on past tights, arrests, and the shift toward restrained performances while praising his son Harold's rise as a showman in the theater-restaurant circuit. The piece frames fading risqué acts against evolving public taste.
Hollywood gossip notes Peggy Cummins lands the lead opposite John Dall in Gun Crazy, a Mac Kinlay Kanter story from the King Bros. studio. The piece highlights Cummins as a gun moll with a greed for money, facing bank holdups and violence alongside a criminal world. Also mentioned are Al Jennings’s bank-robbery tour remark, Dick Powell’s comeback, and other showbiz tidbits.
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