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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
3
Monday marked the first day of summer with widespread chills as Pocatello and most areas stayed in winter gear. Temperatures fell to 48 degrees at 7 30 a m while the day reached only 71 degrees. .31 inches of rain fell early and more showers were forecast for Tuesday with cooler highs around 65 to 75 and lows 50 to 55.
Superintendent of Pocatello schools George N. Green leaves today for Moscow Idaho to preside over a three day administration conference. Over 50 Idaho delegates are expected to attend as topics include school finance recent legislation and general school supervision.
The Fifth district moves hearing to Inkom on Monday with Judge L E Glennon and court staff to hear Pearl Rice Wilson petition to withdraw agricultural lands from the village of Inkom. The case is under advisement. In Judge Isaac McDougall’s court an order to show cause re bans of children from a prior divorce was issued. The parties have remarried. The child awardee is Ethel Belnap Nichols of Nyssa Oregon. Custody sought by ex husband Amassa Belnap of Weiser for the three summer months.
Postmaster Jack Trimming announces the Swedish centennial and the Four Chaplains stamps go on sale this week at the post office. The release highlights a themed set and honors notable anniversaries.
United Press reports irregular declines in stocks and bonds with the Dow Jones averages lower. Richfield Oil posts a notable gain on news of a California leasewell, while rail and steel issues falter. Grain futures ease, and livestock markets in Ogden and Los Angeles show mixed results amid varied demand.
Noted genealogist Porter Mattison from Columbus will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Third Ward LDS recreation hall in Pocatello. He seeks to meet people connected with the Mattison and related family lines including Henry Mattisen John Briggs Samuel Gates Lydia Downer John C Sperry William Morton Mader Willard Bingham and James Harvey Gardner.
Rain and a fogged windshield caused a three car crash north of Pocatello. One injury reported: R A Ward 66 suffered a cut nose. Damage totaled about 350 to Ward's 1940 Ford, 150 to Ellsworth's 1935 coupe, and minor to the Hart Bakery truck following Ward.
Army engineers will open bids Wednesday for 1.23 miles of levee on the right bank of the Snake River west of Thornton in Madison county. Col. O E Walsh said the contract will be awarded to a single bidder as a whole.
Gayly decorated bicycles will wend their way down Main Street in Pocatello on Saturday June 26 in a parade sponsored by Montgomery Ward Co.
L. L. Haislip finds a 40 year old issue showing butter at ten cents a pound eggs three dozen for 25 cents and milk five cents a quart in his hometown. The piece notes 12 hour days for $1.50 and a $2 weekly housework wage while meals were included in a $3 hotel room.
Denver physicians give 11-year-old Maxine Perry six months to live amid a rare skin disease that has blighted her body for nine years. Her father Chester Perry recalls her plea to run and play, while she endures daily pain and asks about heaven as a respite from suffering.
The Central Daily News reports thousands drowned and entire blocks of houses washed away as violent winds and high seas strike Foochow in Fukien along the coast.
Botanists assert wheat grains can remain viable for about seven years, challenging claims that grains from ancient Egypt tombs sprouted when planted. The finding disputes earlier statements about extraordinary seed longevity and preservation.
The earliest ice skates were bone runners worn by primitive Norsemen. They tied the bones to their feet with thongs to glide across frozen surfaces.
Frank W. Bacon 74 a Spanish American War veteran and former Union Pacific employee died at his home following a lingering illness. Born August 20 1873 in Vicksburg Michigan he served in the Philippines 1899 1902 with Company C 36 USV Infantry. He married Osceola Bates in Fremont Nebraska October 6 1902 and lived in Colorado Montana before moving to Pocatello forty years ago. He worked in railroad maintenance until retirement ten years ago and was a member of the Methodist church and Santa Ana Camp Spanish American War Veterans. Surviving are eight children and a sister and brother. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Doward mortuary.
W. P. Havenor, longtime county surveyor intermittently since Woodrow Wilson era, filed Monday to seek another term. He has held the post for about 28 years with gaps in 1917 to 1920, 1923 to 1924, and from 1927 onward, currently unopposed.
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