Vagrants converging on Pocatello prompt police alert
Police Chief A L Oliver reports an influx of undesirables from various states toward the Gate City in the last 30 days. Citizens are urged to report loiterers and suspicious approaches while the department arms three prowling cars with pump shotguns to address burglaries and potential trouble.
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Rey
Poca‘Ho
A. L. Oliver
Ocatello
Oliver
California
Denver
Pocatello
Murder Trial Details in Idaho Auto Fatality Case
Witness Tovey described a crash on U S Highway 30 North where a speeding auto ran over Naomi Norris as Norris and his wife were intoxicated in American Falls. Prosecutors allege Carlyle Norris willfully killed Naomi Norris to intoxicate her and cause a collision for murder.
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American Falls
Pocatello
Norris
Tovey
Brown
Carlyle Norris
Naomi Norris
Power County
Idaho
R. L. Holcomb
Foreman
Ray Alexander
Joe Gardner
Arthur Kosanke
Reinho” Wetzel
Ladell H. Barnard
H. Elisenhimer
Earl Charles
Charl Simms
E. W. Sullivan
J. R. Collings
F. R. Heaton
Street sweeping equipment ordered for patrol cars
Prichard city council told Police Chief E C Anderson to equip each patrol car with a broom and other tools. Officers will stop when they see broken glass and sweep the street using the broom.
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Prichard
Ala
E. C. Anderson
AMA Plans National Meeting to Map Health Work
The American Medical Association announced a national meeting of all interested groups to discuss its 12 point program for advancing medicine and public health. The plan calls for a national health agency, a science foundation, expanded insurance, state medical care authorities, and stronger public health safeguards.
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Atlantic City
N. J
The
American Medical Association
United States
AMA
National Health Agency
National Science Foundation
Commission On
No Reds Among Teachers in Oklahoma, Inquiry Finds
An Oklahoma legislative investigating committee found no Communist sympathizers among state college and university teachers. Only evidence of Communist activity involved a small student group at the University of Oklahoma, deemed not alarming as it is monitored by the FBI and OU officials.
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Oklahoma Citiz
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
FBI
Youth Held For Murder In Pittsburgh Hotel Slaying
Mary Ashton said she was coerced for a month by Joseph Yeager 22 son of a Pittsburgh packing house president Police arrested Yeager for the May 5 murder of Betty Donovan 32 whose nude body with a slashed face was found in a north side hotel room A ten dollar bill lay beneath the corpse Ashton said Yeager threatened her life and warned I will do the same to you as I did to her.
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Joseph Yeager
Pittsburgh
Betty Donovan
Rum Row
Ashton
Yeager
Davidson Secret Meeting in Boise Over CVA Issue
Assistant Secretary of Interior C. Girard Davidson held a hush hush Boise gathering with Idaho business and industrial leaders to discuss the Columbia Valley Administration CVA plan. The meeting aimed to clarify opposition concerns while potentially breaking Idaho resistance to public power integration under CVA.
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BOISE
C. Girard Davidson
Columbia Valley Administration
Idaho
Davidson
Northwest
CVA
Valley Administration
United Press
Reclamation Bureau
Portland
Ore
Reclamation
Owyhee Hotel
Clayton Davidson
Northwest League
Pay Raise Bill Moves Through House Subcommittee
A pared-down military pay raise bill was cut by 6.8 million dollars before approval by a House armed services subcommittee. The full committee plans to review it, with Chairman Paul J. Kilday optimistic about a House floor vote next week. The original estimate was 406 million yearly. after today’s cut the bill stood at 314 million, removing a proposed 3 dollar monthly allowance increase for officers.
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Washington
House Armed Services
Subcommittee
Paul J. Kilday
Tex
House
Idaho Crops Improve Across The State
A joint federal state crop and weather summary reports generally good conditions in Idaho last week with soil moisture adequate in most areas. Rains were sparse in the southwest and irrigation water needs remained heavy. fall grain headed in the north and south, spring grains grew well, and potato planting neared completion in south central and eastern Idaho.
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Boise
Idaho
California hearing on brakeman staffing for Western Pacific trains
A. G. Perkins of the California Public Utilities Commission testified at a PUC hearing that Western Pacific 80 car freight trains in the Sierra division cannot be safely run with only two brakemen. He cited heavy grades and limited visibility as factors and urged adding a third brakeman to improve safety and train order completion. The commission is weighing crew levels following the repeal of the full crew law last November.
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San Francisco
Western Pacific Railroad
A. G. Perkins
State Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Commission
Perkins
Weather affects crops as thinning continues and harvest peaks
Sugar-beet thinning continued across several counties as dry beans emerged and dry peas progressed well under the cool dry spell. Strawberry harvest reached peak in Lewiston and Emmett areas as favorable conditions persisted.
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Lewiston
Emmett
Interior appoints Allan G. Harper Navajo general superintendent
The Interior Department on Wednesday named Allan G. Harper assistant regional director of the Indian Office in Billings Montana as general superintendent of the Navajo Indian reservation. He replaces J M Stewart who becomes state director of the California Indian Agency at Sacramento and Stewart replaces Walter V Wo ehlke who moves to Indian Service representative for the Interior Department's Colorado River region. The department also named W Barton Greenwood, budget examiner, as executive officer of the Indian Service. Greenwood had prior been assistant commissioner of Indian affairs before transferring to the Bureau of the Budget in 1943.
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Washington
Interior Department
Allan G. Harper
Indian Office
Billings
Mont
Harper
J. M. Stewart
California Indian Agency
Sacramento
Stewart
Walter V. Woehlke
Indian Service
Colorado River
Department
W. Barton Greenwood
Budget Examiner
Bureau of the Budget
Greenwood
Indian Affairs
Utah Bankers Name President
At the Utah Bankers association annual convention in Sun Valley H. B. Barton of Ogden was elected president. Ray C. Wilson of Salt Lake City was named vice president and H. B. Crandall of Salina was chosen secretary treasurer for the 22nd time. The secretary of the treasury noted employment in the nation rose each month this year as delegates met.
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SUN Valley
H. 8. Barton
Ogden
Utah Bankers’ Association
Association
Treasury
John W. Snyder
United States
Ray C. Wilson
Salt Lake City
H. B. Crandall
Salina
Purdy Named Assistant to Idaho Attorney General
Don ald A. Purdy of Wilder has been appointed assistant to the Idaho attorney general. A World War II veteran and Idaho bar member, he is married with a son, Stephen E. Purdy. He earned a BA from Haverford and LLB from the University of Pennsylvania.
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BOISE
Idaho
State House
Donald A. Purdy
Wilder
Purdy
Stephen E. Purdy
Haverford College
University of Pennsylvania
Civilization Began 70 Centuries Ago, Scientist Says
A scientist states civilization started seventy centuries ago and argues the current era marks a renewed push in cultural development. The claim reframes human history as a long arc of progress poised for momentum.
Golfers Undergo Final Workouts at Medinah
Chicago reporters note competitors in the National Open tuned up on Medinah country club number three course ahead of the 49th annual classic. They say the course is the toughest since Oakmont 1935 and push the probable winning score higher as players complete final practice rounds.
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Chicago
Ill
Medinah Country Club
Oakmont
Sam Parks
Dick Mets
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Utah Bankers
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