O Dells Hitched Out of Pocatello After Kindness Spurt
Sam Hanson reports the Emery O'Dells a Georgia family traveling to Seattle left town after 21 hours stranded with a disabled father, a nine month pregnant mother, and two young children. Local volunteers raised funds and another hitchhiking family soon faced hunger at the same spot. John Cordilla and family explained they rode from Mexico back toward Lewistown Montana after losing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery O’dells
Georgia
Seattle
Pocatello
Pocatellans
O’dells
Clark and
Fifth Streets
John Cordilla
Lewistown
Montana
Butte
Mexico
The
POST
Tubby Holladay
Salt Lake City
Joe Hanopel
Elmer Hopkins
Texaco
Fifth and Clark Streets
Beef Price Hike Seen in Pocatello Area This Week
Beef prices in the Pocatello area are expected to rise this week with wholesale costs up three cents. Local butchers expect beef to climb three to six cents per pound, hamburger around 45 cents and T bones near 93 cents. A. L. Baker of Swift and Co. says the jump leaves wholesalers little chance to break even. Lamb and pork stay near stable highs with no drop expected until around August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Lake City
Pocatello Viciny
A. L. Baker
Swift and Co
Snow on Mountains and Mild Temps Forecast
Weather desk says snow on the mountains and melting on Main and Center. Partly cloudy tomorrow with little temperature change. Local thunderstorms roll through nearby peaks. High near 80 and low around 45. Tuesday’s high was 82 with a 50 low and a trace of rain recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Weather Bureau
Rail unions blame Truman in stalled wage dispute
Three rail union presidents told a Senate labor subcommittee that President Truman is to blame for the failure to settle the long standing railroad wage dispute. They urged aid and discussed mediation and compulsory arbitration as options while criticizing the president's handling of Steelman mediation reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate Labor
Daniel P. Loomis
Loomis
Glover
John R. Steelman
Dr. Steelman
Hudson, CIO UAW reach third wage deal for Hudson workers
Hudson Motor Car company and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a third wage agreement granting 17,000 Hudson employees a flat 13 cent hourly pay boost in a two year contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hudson
Horse Falls Crushes Boy Killing James Lusk
James Lusk 6 son of Mr and Mrs James P Lusk Rt 1 South was killed Tuesday afternoon when a saddle horse fell on him as a neighbor on a tractor watched. He died after being extricated. The family said the horse was gentle and he had ridden it for some time. Born October 5 1941 in Pocatello the family lived in Malad before moving back two months ago Survivors include the parents a sister Marsha Ann the maternal grandparents Lewis Allen Arimo and the paternal grandfather ParkhusK Pocatello Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Hall Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lusk
James P. Lusk
Rt. 1
South
Young Lusk
Pocatello
Malad
Marsha Ann
Lewis Allen
Arimo
Parkhusk
Hall Mortuary
France asks Ruhr plan changes amid high stakes vote
Paris reports France pressed the United States and Britain to accept last minute changes to the six power London agreement on Germany. Foreign Minister Bidault met with U S and British ambassadors while Jean Chauvel joined talks in London with officials to alter western Germany governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
National Assembly
United States
Britain
London
Germany
George Bidault
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Oliver Harvey
Jean Chauvel
Foreign Office
Rene Massigli
Washington
International Ruhr Authority
Five Mayors Chosen At Girls State
Five Idaho high school seniors were named mayors of fictitious cities at Girls State at ISC. Delegates include Jo Ann Hargrove Rigby Rhea Henson Pocatello Pat Morris Hailey Jo Ann Slifka Cascade Nola Faulkner Bancroft Connie Cameron St Anthony and others. The group split into Justice and Freedom parties with officers and platform committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem State
Girl’s State
ISC
Jordan
Jo Ann Hargrove
Rigby
Rhea’ Henson
Pocatello
Stillington
Pat Morris
Hailey
Foreman
Jo Ann Slifka
Cascade
Harlandsville
Nola Faulkner
Bancroft
Ednonton
Connie Cameron
St. Anthony
Graveley Hall
Justice
Freedom
Justice Party
Margie Ricks
Rexburg
Glenna Mae Perrin
Idaho Falls
Freedom Party
Betty Lou Thorp
Montpelier
Carolyn Gruber
Boise
Rayma Anderson
Blackfoot
Helen Postins
Grace
Julie Howard
Coeur d’Alene
Chris Lombard
Eden
Beverly Heibbert
Ashton
Dolores Harness
Media
Wallace to visit Idaho cities during Progressive campaign
Henry A. Wallace announced as Progressive candidate will tour Washington Oregon and Idaho with stops in Coeur d'Alene on June 26 and Pocatello on June 27, while local Wallace supporters deny prior notice and no preparations have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Pocatello
United
Wallace
Coeur d’Alene
State and City Police Changes Revealed
Mrs. Maude Worel has assumed police clerk duties replacing Mrs. Lola Bergendorf who resigned June 6. Mrs. R. H. Richter filled the post temporarily. A rapid turnover is reported in the state highway department with Officer Paul Richardson returning to Emmett to farm and Officer Denver Kelly transferred from the Gate City to Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Worel
North Grant Ave
R. J. Roubidoux
Lola Bergendorf
R. H. Richter
State Highway Department
Paul Richardson
Emmett
Denver Kelly
Gate City
Caldwell
Hac.t
Atomic Energy Chief Reports New Weapons In Cancer Battle
Atomic Energy Commissioner Lewis L. Strauss told a Senate subcommittee of two promising cancer treatments using radioactive isotopes of gold and iodine produced at Oak Ridge Tennessee. The techniques are in early testing and not a cure, but Strauss Lilienthal and Wilson urged restoring 48 million dollars to the commission budget to avoid curtailment of basic research amid possible shifts after the Eniwetok test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Chief
Washington
Atomic Energy
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Lilenthal
Wilson
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Commission
Housing Bill Appears Lost in House Rules Committee
The House rules committee signaled it would bury the Taft Ellen der Wagner housing bill, turning it into a central issue for the 1948 campaign. The move suggests the measure will not advance, shaping political debates ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
House Rules Committee
Russ Plan Is Rejected by UN Council
In Lake Success New York Tuesday the UN Security Council rejected a Soviet proposal to place five Soviet officers on the Palestine armistice monitoring team. Only Russia and the Soviet Ukraine supported the plan while nine other members abstained. The measure failed with two of seven votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Russia
Ukraine
Security Council
Andrei Gromyko
Agency Transfer Measure Vetoed By President Truman
President Truman vetoed the 975 million dollar federal security agency supplemental appropriation bill citing objections to transferring the United States Employment Service to the federal security agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Security Agency
United States Employment Service
Record Appropriation Clears Senate Amid ERP Debate
The Senate approved a record 6.13 billion foreign aid bill by a 60 to 9 vote and backed a committee amendment restoring a 12 month funding plan. Secretary of State Marshall and Senate leader Vandenberg touted the measure as recovery aid, while opponents warned it could empower power monopolists and risk economic stability. The bill returns to a joint conference with the House after late night sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Staff
Washington
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
George C. Marshall
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate House Conference Committee
ERP
James P. Kem
U. S
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Coal Talks Break Down In Soft Coal Negotiations
Washington officials intervene after soft coal operators walk out of talks with John L. Lewis over pension and welfare fund demands. Existing wage pact ends June 30, 400,000 miners depart on vacation June 25 and return July 6. mediators seek to avert a strike after July 5. Cyrus S. Ching called a 10:30 am meeting Thursday to break the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Pocatello Postings Highlight Local Court Proceedings and Happenings
Judge Isaac McDougall grants a divorce to Frances DuPont Morgan and weighs a $30 weekly railroad porter monetary matter. A one armed piano performer fuels a retreat tale as Gaylord Sanford injures a heckler. Bob Anden visits from Butte while Roy Horne recovers from an appendectomy at St Anthony hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac McDougall
Frances DuPont Morgan
Pocatello
Gaylord Sanford
Roy Horne
Pocatello Municipal Links
St. Anthony Hospital
W. R. He
Idaho Polio Cases Show Triple Gain
Polio cases in Idaho rise to 41 this year from 12 last year, part of a national increase to 1227 cases, with outbreaks in Texas North Carolina and others. Idaho prepares three treatment centers in Lewiston Idaho Falls and Pocatello for June 15 opening, plus a Boise center, with equipment valued near 12000 and plans to recruit nurses and therapists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Naional Foundation
H. M. Weaver
Foundation
Gem State
Texas
North Carolina
Weaver
Denver
Portland
San Antonio
Atlanta
Columbus
Boston
L. Dee Belveal
Boise
Weenie Tere
Lewiston
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Belveal
Red Cross
Russia tightens rail and road controls at Berlin
In Berlin the Soviet side halted 140 coal cars at Marienborn claiming defectiveness while identical cars to the Russian sector were allowed. The Elbe bridge on the international highway to the west was closed for six weeks of extensive repairs, with traffic diverted to a ferry line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Marienborn
Elbe River
Former Pocatello Girl Dies in Fall
Miss Burdene Hair 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Hair former Pocatello residents, died from a fall while visiting friends in Portland Oregon. The Hairs once owned the Pocatello Spadnut Shop and moved to Seattle a year ago. Funeral services will be held in Salt Lake City Saturday.
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James Y. Anderson
Fourth Ave
Miss Burdene Hair
R. D. Hair
Seattle
Pocatello
Miss Hair
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake City
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Sam Hanson
Streamliner
Ate
A. J. Glover
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Johnston
Mr. Truman
Steelman
Presidential
Robertson
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Sen
Wayne Morse
Morse
Ball
Elizabeth Davidson
Moscow
Doris Jensen
Jerome
Molli Turnbull
Delores
Uria
Gooding
Iver
Idaho Davidson
Ursel Edwards
Fairfield
Mary Lee Ury
Dubois
Donna Jones
Jolene Ellis
Boy
France
Ruhr
Frazier Halle
Naval Ordnance Plant
Myrtle Miller
Roseanna Bangs
Legion Auxiliary
R. C. Stevenson
Alfred Shepherd
the Legion
Helen Dohse
Backers
Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
Syria
Okeh
Taylor
By John L. Steele
Federal Building
Bob and
Chief Theater
Butte, Mont
Anderson
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