Idaho Russet potatoes gain national notice via advertising push
Idaho Attorney General Robert E. Smylie praised the Idaho advertising commission for making Idaho Russet the name for top potatoes. He spoke to the potato and onion shippers association in Sun Valley, noting Idaho’s war and postwar production rise and that Idaho avoided government price support as other states sought it. He added Idaho onions also benefit from the marketing program and will boost demand for Idaho produce.
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SUN Valley
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho Advertising Commission
Idaho
Potato and Onion Shippers Association
Smylie
Robbery raid sparks brawl injures passerby in Passaic
Antonio de Stefans was knocked to the ground by men fleeing a house after police raided a dice game. He suffered a dislocated shoulder as the group escaped. No players were captured.
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Passaic, N. J
Antonio de Stefans
Stefano
GOP Leader Defends Gov Robins Over Idaho Flood Action
Boundary county Republican chairman Hugh Chisholm rebutted criticism of Governor Robins handling the North Idaho flood. He notes the first dike breach at Bonners Ferry prompted an emergency, army personnel arrived a week before flooding, and Robins inspected Bonners Ferry three days after the disaster.
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Bonners Ferry
LLP
Hugh Chisholm
Boundary County
Republican Central Committee
C. A. Robins
North Idaho
Chisholm
Robins
Kootenai
Truman condemns Congress from AFL Musicians meet
President Truman denounces Congress for favoring profits and price increases while ignoring the wage earner. The message, read at the AFL Musicians convention, urges fair play and price stability to keep America strong amid grave international responsibilities. Petrillo notes labor secretary Schwellenbach’s death and says the movement will miss his guidance.
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Congress
America
Truman
Leo Cluesman
James C. Petrillo
Musicians Union
Schwellenbach
Petrillo
American Jew Marcus, WWII hero, killed leading Jerusalem relief
Colonel David Marcus, 47, Brooklyn-born American Jew and WWII hero, named supreme commander of Israeli forces on the Jerusalem front, was killed while directing efforts to deliver food to Jewish residents. The death was confirmed by Israeli representatives in New York. Marcus had recently gone to Palestine as an unofficial observer. He lived in Brooklyn with his wife Emma, a former New York official and planner.
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New York
David Marcus
Jerusalem
Palestine
Marcus
Alfréd Chaison
West Point
War Department
David Ben Gurion
Westminster Rd
Brooklyn
Emma
New York City
Correction
Fiorello la Guardia
New York Area
Dumbarton Oaks
Yalta
Teheran
Potsdam
Tours resume of Geneva steel plant near Provo
Geneva Steel company officials announced that weekly tours for visitors to the Geneva steel plant near Provo Utah will resume Tuesday June 15. The program had been halted temporarily and now invites public participation through guided visits and information sessions at the facility.
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Geneva
Utah
U. S. Steel
Geneva Steel
Provo
Geneva Steel Company
Siebrand Bros Circus to Play in Pocatello This June
Pocatello awaits the Siebrand Bros Carnival and Circus at Roosevelt school field for six engagements starting Monday June 14 at 7 p m. The augmented show features 28 acts including Little Zeta and Robert Burns the trained mule. The event boasts neon lights worth 37700, 11 neon-capable workers, and two generator trucks valued at 25000. Over 400 staff travel with the show and local merchants supply provisions.
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Pocatello
Siebrand Bros
Roosevelt School
Alameda
Little Zeta
Clown’s Alley
Robert Burns
Manuel
King of the
Valentine
Liebrand Bros
Liebrandt Bros
Five High School Teams Win at Future Farmers Meeting
Midway Nampa Jerome Parma and Rigby win top honors in poultry dairy cattle meat and livestock judging contests at the Future Farmers of America event in Moscow. Teams and individuals earn spots in national contests October in Waterloo Iowa and Kansas City Missouri.
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Moscow
Midway
Nampa
Jerome
Parma
Rigby
Stanley S. Richardson
Poultry
Gary Bascom
Merrill Walker
Gary Rhodes
Heyburn
Meridian
Jime Nieman
Parma Ist
Kenneth Lislé
Ray Abbott
Norman Walker
Wilder
Wayne Burri
Charles Orcutt
Wayne Eschelman
Grace
Bob Holloway
Twin Falls
Glen van Every
Rupert
Dale Moore
Frank Posey
Lyle Wiseman
Lapwai
Sugar Salem
Glen Dalling
L.E. Wiseman
Roger Anderson
Dick Mickelsen
David Scholes
Wayne Eshelman
Darrell Weber
Everett Pardew
Waterloo
Iowa
Kansas City
Utah 1948 fishing season opens despite runoff
The Utah fish and game department forecasts ideal conditions for opening day with streams running clear enough for fly fishing. About 120 game deputies are deployed in Carbon Weber and Salt Lake counties to police waters as anglers head to Fish Lake Strawberry Reservoir Provo Weber and Cache county streams.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Fish and Game Department
Utah
Fish and Game Department
Carbon
Weber
Salt Lake
Fish Lake
Strawberry Reservoir
Provo
Cache County
Uintas
De Gaulle Attacks Western Germany Pact Threat to Peace
In Paris Gen Charles De Gaulle denounces the six power Western Germany pact as a threat to Europe and calls for ousting Schuman's coalition. Foreign Minister Bidault says France’s claims are not met and promises revisions as France stands on the abyss. Meanwhile a plaque from Germany will go to Idaho to thank Idahoans for Friendship Train food donations.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
France
London
Europe
Robert Schuman
de Gaulle
Georges Bidault
Assembly
Foreign Affairs Commission
Idaho
Boise
C. A. Robins
Knothole Club Officers Elected Across Three City Clubs
Three city recreation hall clubs announced Knothole officers led by directors Wayne Booth and supervisors to enforce Knothole Gang rules at Pocatello Cardinal home games. Irvinfield Alameda and Halliwell park clubs named presidents secretaries and three commissioners along with coaches Kobe McDowell Kelly guiding duties.
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City Recreation Hall
Wayne Booth
Gene McDowell
Irvingfield
Buddy Empey
Donnie Blackhurst
Barbara Curtis
Gary Gottlieb
Rolley Poole
Alameda Ball Club
Darrell Wellard
Duane Bowden
Boyd Follick
Arthur Ricks
Dave Fagar
Wally Kelly
Halliwell Park
Jack Kobe
Mickey Banyard
Bob Vickrey
Ralph Rodriguez
Mike Bertoch
Richard Jensen
Kobe
McDowell
Kelly
Pocatello
Cardinal
Booth
Democracy Is Stressed by Christian Science Leaders
In Boston, Harry C. Browne urged Christian Scientists to defend free governments worldwide. Delegates at the annual meeting emphasized democracy as an instrument guided by spiritual force, linking peace efforts to the era of Jesus and urging active civic defense.
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Boston
Mass
Harry C. Browne
Christian Science Board of Directors
Jesus
Dr. Browne
Strafing Plane Sinks 11 Boats Off Korean Coast
Korean papers accuse an American aircraft of bombing and strafing 11 fishing boats off Korea's east coast Tuesday. Nine Koreans killed. scene dispatch from Korea Press News Service says the strafing plane was American.
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Seoul
Korea
Korea Press News Service
Royal funeral procession hare to Seoul to Kimkorkri
In Korea royal funeral processions travel over thirty miles from Seoul to Kimkorkri and are accompanied by several wooden horses to provide transport for the departing soul into the next world.
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Korea
Seoul
Kimkorkri
Dentist Accused After Forcing Extraction Of Teeth
In Michigan City Indiana a 59 year old dentist Dr Jesse R Bennett is jailed on assault and battery charges after allegedly forcing a woman to submit while yanking out 12 teeth during a four hour ordeal. The victim Mrs Margaret Agnew 33 said her husband Morris 35 invited the dentist to their home and Bennett drank whiskey as he pulled teeth without anesthesia. Bennett said it was a mistake and his trial is set for Monday in city court.
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Michican City
Ind
Jesse R. Bennett
Margaret Agnew
Morris
Bennett
Danvers Officer Downed Radio System With Shot
A tar get practicing Danvers police officer fired in the basement range at headquarters and accidentally cut a power line, taking the police radio system off the air for several hours. The incident occurred at Danvers police headquarters.
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Danvers
Mass
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Animal Acta
Ing
Barebeck
Stars of
Circus World
Roo
Sevelt School
Inert Morenos
Belen
George Raft
Joan Blondell
James Oliver Curwood
Iman
Slade
Ssb’s Cafe & Zephyr Club
North Main
Cartoon
Pete Smith
Fred’s
Chet
Dude’s Confectionery
South Main
Montgomery Ward
Workman
Sib’s Cafe
Savoy Cafe
West Center
Halliday Inn Cafe
Farr’s
Far Better Ice Cream Merchant
West Bridger
Highway
Wennegren’s
Sweet Shop
Charlies Lunch
Rth Avenue
Last Frontier
Timberline Club
the Tetons
D. Hansen
R. Blodgett
New Yorker
Mountain Trout
Victor, Idaho
Hi-Way Inn
TOM Pure Ay “S
Elmer
Ace Accordionist
Fred & Kelly’s
Uptown Lounge
Covey’s
Vince and
Idaho Falls
Gate City Gaits
Bon Villa Club
Don’s Tower Inn
Hiway
Jack's Club
Jack Scheet
Tex’s Cheerio Club
Queens of Western Swing
Park Avenue
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