Commission Quits Over Idaho History Text Dispute
Idaho education faces clash as the state board readopts C J Brosnan’s History of the State of Idaho provoking resignations from the State Textbook Commission. Chairman N J Rice cites a 1944 agreement and demands professional review of instructional material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Text Book Commission
State Board of Education
Board of Education
N. J. Rice
Washington County
Commission
State of Idaho
C. J. Brosnan
University of Idaho
State Text Book Commission
Brosnan
Rice
Brosman
Textbook Commission
Ediot Brosnan
Aid Raised for Idaho Soldiers' Home Care
The Idaho Soldiers' Home will receive increased aid from the Veterans Administration under a new Congress act. Domiciliary care payments rise from 300 to 500 dollars per veteran per year starting June 1, 1948, reverting to 300 on June 11, 1951. About 5,518 veterans in 28 state homes and 14,749 in 12 VA homes receive care. Eligibility requires disabilities preventing substantial gainful work.
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Idaho
Veterans Administration
Congress
Leon Fields
Regional
V.A
Entries Pour In For Malad Rodeo and Horse Show
Malad prepares for a three day celebration with a horse show on July 8 and a rodeo on July 9 and 10. Classes include Mares and Foals, Children’s Money, Yearlings, Two Year Olds, Model Saddle Stallion, Ladies Pleasure and more. Committee on arrangements features J Lester Jones, Jack Taylor, Willard Smith, Wendell Taylor, and Lewis Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Morgan
Oneida
J. Lester Jones
Jack Taylor
Willard Smith
Wendell Taylor
Crop Improvement Men Talk Potatoes In Boise
The western region of the International Crop Improvement Association opened a two day meeting in Boise with crop improvement representatives certification officers extension agronomists and field crop specialists from eight states. F G Parsons University of California and association president will preside. T C Blackburn manager of the Idaho association B W Whitman University of Idaho extension agronomist and R Fama are in charge of meeting arrangements.
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Boise
International Crop Improvement Association
F. G. Parsons
University of California
T. C. Blackburn
Idaho Association
W. Whitman
Bingham County Holds Third in Security Drive
Bingham county remains in the top five in Idaho’s Security Loan Drive. It ranks third in total bond sales at 54 percent of the quota and second in E bond sales at 70 percent. J. Sandberg urges larger investors from civic groups and churches to buy F and G bonds. Lincoln leads E bonds at 81 percent, with Butte, Pow er, and Minidoka following. Valley leads total bond sales at 80 percent, with Ada second and Elmore fourth.
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Blackfoot
Bingham County
J. ©. Sandberg
Bingham
Sandberg
Lincoln County
Butte
Power
Minidoka
Valley County
Ada
Elmore
Blackfoot urged to expand recreation facilities
Howard W. Anderson, Blackfoot school board chairman, asks Rotary Club for funds and support to build grounds buildings and equipment for a broader recreation program. He cites Idaho Falls and Pocatello spending about one dollar per person while Blackfoot spends 3500 with 2500 from schools, urging civic action to avoid future gaps and reduce risk of delinquency. An average 300 children aged 5 to 12 used the parks daily, with swimming pool and softball park as the only current facilities.
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Blackfoot
Howard W. Anderson
Rotary Club
Anderson
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
C. C. Evans
More Jobs Are Taken In Idaho Labor Market
Local labor surplus has declined sharply as beer thinning operations draw workers. Machinists carpenters and electricians remain in demand. Job openings totaled 3488 on June 12 up 251 from the prior week while 4059 job-seekers were registered on June 1, a year earlier higher yet down 39 percent from a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Cox
Idaho State Employment Employment Service Bureau
ISES
Bureau
Utah, NYU graduates listed with degrees
Ed Scott earned a law degree from the University of Utah. Grant C Moon received a masters in retailing from New York University. Roy C Evans earned a graduate certificate in social work from the University of Utah. Albert Erra mouspe holds an Agriculture degree from the University of Idaho.
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Malad
Judge Chase A. Clark Returns From Coeur d'Alene Session
Boise report says U district judge Chase A. Clark completed the northern division court session in Coeur d Alene and returned to Boise on Wednesday.
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Boise
Chase A. Clark
Coeur d’Alene
Union Pacific Wins National Safety Council Plaque
Chicago reports Union Pacific Railroad awarded a National Safety Council plaque for first place in 1947 safety contest among major U S railroads. George F. Ash accepted from NSC officials as Ned H. Dearborn praised the railroad employees for their safety performance.
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Chicago
George F. Ashby
Union Pacific Railroad
National Safety Council
America
National Safety Council Board of Directors
Union Pacific
Ned H. Dearborn
Ashby
Four Generations To Attend Reunion In Moreland
Four generations of the Warren Parks Lindsay family will gather for the elder Mr. Lindsay s 86th birthday on Thursday July 22 in Moreland. Warren Lindsay born 1862 moved to Moreland in 1896 and built a mercantile business later turning management to son Warren J Lindsay. He served as bishop, helped obtain electric service and paved roads, and sat on irrigation and canal boards and the board of education. The clan includes three boys and three girls, 21 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren with relatives in Blackfoot Moreland Riverside and Minneapolis.
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Blackfoot
Warren Parks Lindsay
Moreland
Mr. Lindsay
J. R. Lindsay
Rex
Minneapolis
Minn
Gary Lindsay
Warren Lindsay
Warren J. Lindsay
Moreland Ward
Lindsay
Board of Education
Warren Jessen Lindsay
Lola Hatch
Maud Benson
Russel
Ora E. Lindsay
Jennie Williams
Riverside
New Superintendent Chosen for Oneida County Schools
Malad Idaho official C A Simpson selected as superintendent for Oneida county schools. The new head will assume duties July 4, succeeding Karl G Maeser in the county wide Class A district with headquarters at Malad. Simpson comes from Weston Idaho where he led the Westside School district for several years.
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Malad
C. A. Simpson
Oneida County
Simpson
Weston
Idaho
Westside
Karl G. Maeser
Four Way Sheriff Fight Looming In Twin Falls
In Twin Falls county a four way campaign contest for sheriff shapes up. Republican incumbent Rayborn faces ex deputy Claude Wiley and two former officers John Leiser and Jess Carlton, while whiskey seizure records become a central issue in the race.
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Twin Falls
Twin Falls County
Magic Valley
Broda’Rayborn
Rayborn
Claude Wiley
GOP
Wiley
John Leiser
Jess Carlton
Governor's Clerk At GOP Convention
Louise Shadduck executive secretary to Governor C. A. Robins left for Philadelphia to work for the national director of Republican publicity during the GOP convention. She will coordinate press radio and television publicity with Bill Murphy and Anne Wheaton.
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Boise
Louise Shadduck
C. A. Robins
Philadelphia
Miss Shadduck
Bill Murphy
Anne Wheaton
FBI Agent Warns Idaho Cops Overworked and Undermanned
Lewiston meeting heard special FBI agent W. J. Banister of Butte Montana say Idaho law enforcement agencies are undermanned underpaid and under equipped He decried political control of policing and cited J Edgar Hoover calling the criminal politician public enemy number one Crimes cost Idaho more in one year than five would in ten years.
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Lewiston
W. J. Banister
Butte
Montana
FBI
Idaho
J. Edgar Hoover
Truman Signs Bill For Idaho Reclamation Project
President Truman signed a bill authorizing the Preston Beach Idaho irrigation project. The Interior department will build a tunnel and canal to replace the Preston Riverdale and Mink Creek canal threatened by landslides. The $453000 project is expected to be repaid in about 74 years by local farmers using irrigation water.
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Washington
Truman
Preston Beach
Idaho
Interior Department
Preston, Riverdale
Mink Creek
Youths Apprehended After Silver Grill Cafe Robbery
Chief of Police D A Snow reports three youths robbed the Silver Grill Cafe of 155 dollars Monday. The money was returned to owners Lynn C Richards and James L Richards and the youths were taken to Pocatello for a Probate Court hearing.
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Lava Hot Springs
D. A. Snow
Silver Grill
Lynn C. Richards
James L. Richards
Pocatello
Postal wage bill eyed after draft action by House
Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said the House will take up a bill granting wage increases to postal workers as soon as it disposes of draft legislation, signaling movement on the pay measure in Washington.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
House
Black Canyon to Celebrate Water Arrival on June 23
The Black Canyon unit near Caldwell will mark the official water arrival on June 23. About 50 farms will receive irrigation for 12 000 to 13 000 acres this season as a pumping plant and transmission line are completed. Construction engineer R W Adams and irrigation manager Ted Nelson have started testing main canals and laterals. The facility features four 500 cfs pumps, initially one in operation, with five miles of two major canals and 87 miles of laterals. Distribution is to be completed by spring 1949, with next season about 25 000 acres to be irrigated.
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Boise
Black Canyon Organization
Black Canyon
Caldwell
Bureau of Reclamation
Gineer R. W. Adams
Ted Nelson
Summer Band School Planned at Ricks College
Ricks College in Rexburg schedules a summer band school under Prof. John M. Anderson. The program lists private weekly lessons and twice weekly ensemble sessions, with afternoons free.
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Rexburg
Ricks College
John M. Anderson
Jones boy loses finger at Malad hardware
Blair Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. B A Jones, lost the index finger of his right hand while unloading machinery at his father's hardware store in Malad. Two other fingers were crushed and needed amputation of the index finger, but doctors hope to save the remaining finger.
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Blair Jones
B. A. Jones
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Barbara Mailheau
Avalon
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U. P. Railroad
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Seni
Depa
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