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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1948
Page
1
A reader from Pocatello asks for public rest rooms for women, criticizing the town for lack of facilities and noting few accessible options. The editor laments campaign pressures but says letters will be forwarded to the mayor, inviting women to write in.
This week’s POST tip prize of $5 goes to T. H. Uhland for reporting the Malad air plane crash. Three $1 special awards honor James Hanaper, H. A. Smith for early hitchhiking tip, and George Seeles for reporting the Custer St. bridge breakdown.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thunderstorms and a warm low mid 80s daytime. Temperatures may rise to 80 to 85 with nights around 45 to 50, and caution advised for outdoor plans.
Republican Henry McQuade filed Saturday to run again for county prosecuting attorney facing Democrat C M Jeffrey. Jeffrey held the post 1938 to 1946. McQuade cites his first term including a high profile case in Bannock county resulting in a hang verdict. Jeffrey says he has dealt with many legal issues over eight years. One other candidacy noted was Jack Dils for Alameda precinct committee Democratic.
Governor Sam C. Ford declared an emergency in areas drained by the Missouri river and its tributaries and appealed for flood relief aid. Flood waters in the Marias and Teton near Loma dropped after crest peaks, while highways near Conrad and Cut Bank remained closed. Residents in the 5,000 square mile zone near Conrad, Browning, and Shelby faced washed out roads, crop damage, and isolation of towns including Shelby and Walden as rail lines and bridges suffered washouts.
Washington report says the Senate on Saturday defeated a last minute attempt to repeal the oleo tax. By voice vote it rejected an amendment by Sen. J William Fulbright of Arkansas that would have dropped the oleo measure from a pending federal pay raise bill. The oleo forces were strong enough to force a roll call vote.
Butte Montana District Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch, 77, announced Saturday he will leave the bench next January. The 2nd Judicial District jurist has served 37 years, imposed seven death sentences, and ruled on civil cases from small sums to 14 million dollars.
Washington reports a compromise draft bill outlines registration for men 18 to 25, service of 21 months, and an initial year with 225000 Army need. Inductions start after 90 days if no national emergency. act expires in two years unless extended. Exemptions include ministers, guardsmen, certain officials, and dependents.
Four persons escaped serious injury when their car veered onto a soft shoulder on highway 11 miles northeast of Lava Hot Springs and rolled four times. The most seriously hurt was Mrs Helen Coloff of Atchison Kansas with a broken left rib and facial injuries. Her husband John and two daughters Patricia Ann 9 and Charlene 6 suffered shock and minor bruises.
Actress Martha Stewart files a divorce suit against nightclub comedian Joe E. Louis claiming extreme cruelty. She says their careers kept them apart most of the year with only two weeks together, asserting conduct as grounds for separation.
Federal Judge John C. Bowen refused a National Labor Relations Board petition to force Boeing Aircraft to bargain with its striking workers. He ruled the 60 day Taft Hartley waiting period was not observed by the strikers, so bargaining with an unrepresented group was not required.
Leo D. Pischke of Princeton was fined 75 for drunken driving after arguing to Judge F. C. Kradwell that he consumed only 40 of the 48 beers bought that day. The judge noted the discrepancy despite the evidence of intoxication.
A large air filled GOP elephant atop the Bellevue Stratford hotel marquee in Philadelphia collapsed Saturday. Hotel officials said it sprang a leak and would repair it promptly. Republican headquarters and festivities were not halted.
Idaho Attorney General Smylie filed with the Supreme Court a brief defending the four year constitutional amendment. He says the defect is a palpable clerical inadvertence not a legislative act and that the plan aims to prevent a power seeking governor. Keenan’s lawyers may file again Monday ahead of Tuesday’s 2 p.m. oral arguments.
Moscow Idaho UP reports a record summer enrollment at the University of Idaho with 735 students, over 200 graduates. Most are Idaho residents while 15 other states including Alaska India China and Egypt are represented. Eight week term expands from six weeks and 63 students study at a forestry camp in McCall.
A C-54 transport carrying 45 West Point cadets caught fire shortly after takeoff from Lawson Field Fort Benning Georgia. Maj W B Curran guided the burning plane to a safe landing as crash crews stood by. No injuries reported.
Senate and House conferees reached agreement on a measure to raise pay for 1,330,000 workers. Postal field workers would gain 450 dollars a year for 480,000 employees, while civil servants numbering 850,000 would receive 330 dollars annually.
A three hour delay of the Warren convention train at Chariton Iowa forced cancellation of a large Chicago demonstration. California delegates plan to greet the party at Philadelphia and back a potential convention deadlock as Warren seeks to win 53 California votes first.
In Frankfurt Lana Turner lashed British papers for anti American coverage. The actress said the press is hostile to the USA and complained about UK treatment as she and Bob Topping arrived from Paris for her G I tour in occupied Germany.
A trapeze performer from Tifton Georgia died after falling 40 feet during a Madisonville Kentucky carnival act. Her father John Kettle controlled the swinging ladder while her mother played music as the act ended in a fatal crush. The crowd of 400 witnessed the tragedy and the performer was to be buried in Madisonville the following day.
Boise according to Harold W. Ellsworth state director of the U S savings bonds division Twin Falls county led the state in bond sales last week with 69768 dollars sold Nez Perce ranked second with 28193 dollars Camas showed the greatest gain in percentage of quota across the standings
Road builders from about 40 countries will meet in Chicago to study recent developments of the American Road Builders Association. The program will cover finance design research maintenance and construction of modern highways.
Police in Port Angeles use chamber of commerce nickels to park offenders, leaving notes for repayment while a local resident reports three youths offering to repair fenders. The trio faces fines or exile after being found near highway 91. Also, a night editor reports six months of night shifts with no sleep, seeking advice to retrain.
Washington reports that Taft announced farm conference talks resumed with some hope of an agreement. Congress sent President Truman a compromise peacetime draft bill mandating 21 months service for 19 to 25 year olds, with inductions possible 90 days after signing. The House approved the measure after a lengthy debate amid a Senate filibuster that fizzled. A late conference failed to yield a housing bill accord before adjournment.
Michigan Governor Kim Sigler declares Senator Arthur Vandenberg will be available as the GOP presidential candidate. He says Michigan delegates are pledged to Vandenberg on the first ballot with no current second choice, as party leaders foresee a long convention fight.
An 18 month old grabbed the steering wheel causing a car to strike a parked 1939 sedan on North Main Street at 5 10 p m Saturday. The baby and both parents were treated at General hospital for minor injuries. Driver Harold E Jester 27 reported he was the baby, Don Wayne Jester, to Miss Ter Jester lost control and hit the Delbert Wilson vehicle. Damages estimated at 350 for the Jester car and 100 for the Wilson car.
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