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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1948

Page

2

Guard Notes Increase in Enlistment Interest

The Idaho National Guard sees rising enlistment interest after peacetime draft passage. Lt Col Boyd J. Clark reports 50 plus calls and 11 ready to sign up as the Second Battalion moves to expand with companies in McCammon Malad Montpelier and Preston and platoons in Aberdeen Inkom and more training at the Pocatello Armory with sessions one night weekly and details via the Armory or Pocatello 2017 J.

Idaho National Guard Boyd J. Clark Pocatello South Second Ave Fort Lewis Washington Lee Foster Russell Mann McCammon Malad Montpelier Preston Aberdeen Inkom American Falls

Idaho State College appoints Alberta Hill as assistant professor

A native Idahoan Miss Alberta D. Hill will join the Idaho State College faculty this fall as assistant professor of home economics. She will teach at the college and supervise home economics work in area high schools. Hill holds a B S from the University of Idaho 1939 and M A from Columbia University 1947. She has recently served as assistant professor at North Dakota State Agricultural College. Her prior experience includes a WAC and teaching in Hailey Preston and other Idaho high schools.

IISC Alberta D. Hill Idaho State College Carl .W. McIntosh ISC Hill Boise Bhe University of Idaho Moscow Oregon State College Teachers College Columbia University Miss Hill North Dakota State Agricultural College Fargo N. D Idaho Hailey Preston

Funeral services for Frank W. Bacon 74

Frank W. Bacon of 834 West Center Street dies at home. Funeral at Downard chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Leroy Walker officiates. Survived by widow, eight children, twenty nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Full military honors by Santa Anna Camp at Mountain View Cemetery.

Frank W. Bacon West Center St Downard Chapel Leroy Walker First Methodist Church Bacon Pocatello Mountain Jew Santa Anna Camp

Alameda Seeks Support for 85,000 Water Bond

Alameda residents are urged to attend a mass meeting at the Fifth Ward recreational hall Friday at 8 p.m. to discuss the June 29 waterworks and bond election. Mayor L W Thurston said Raymond Briggs the Boise engineer is to discuss the proposed 16 inch well and mains extension to be financed by an 85 000 bond.

Alameda Fifth Ward L. W. Thurston Raymond Briggs Boise Thurston

Inquest Date Not Set Yet For Frances Grecoe Death

A jury has been empaneled to hear the inquest into the death of Mrs. Frances Grecoe of 526 North Sixth Ave. She died in a local hospital on June 13. Coroner Arthur W. Hall announced no date has been set for the jury meeting. The panel includes Sam Cox, David Hillbrand, G. F. Huffman, Ernest Miller, William Pruette, Charles Renberg, T. J. Waltham, Joseph Croxall, Edward Edgley, Joseph Trujillo, Clifford Brown, and Martin Garvin. Preparations are under way for 6,000 contestants and 100,000 visitors at Wembley Stadium for the Olympic games in London this summer, per British Railways.

Frances Grecoe North Sixth Ave Arthur W. Hall Sam Cox David Hillbrand G. F. Huffman Ernest Miller William Pruette Charles Renberg T. J. Waltham Joseph Croxall Edward Edgley Joseph Trujillo Clifford Brown Martin Garvin Wembley Stadium London British Railways

Pocatellans Among Stanford Graduates

Five Pocatellans are named among Stanford University 2,423 graduates for the exercises. Local honorees include Robert Edward Farley, James Dudley Terrell, John HilLier Averill, James Owen White Jr, and John Thomas Gourley, with degrees totaling 1,391 bachelor of arts awarded in the largest class to date.

Southeastern Idaho Stanford University Robert Edward Farley Robert Farley North Tenth St Pocatello James Dudley Terrell F. C. Terrell South Hayes Ave John Hillier Averill Albion James Owen White, Jr Driggs John Thomas Gourley

Funeral services delayed for Fort Hall Indian leader John Ballard

Funeral services for John Book Ballard 83 a prominent Fort Hall Shoshone leader and cattle raiser are delayed awaiting distant relatives arrival. Survivors include widow Jemima Stevens Soshottie sons Vidal and Louis Ballard and daughter Mrs Daily St Clair. Town and tribal officials praised his efforts to improve relations between Indians and whites.

John Book Ballard Fort Hall Pocatello Arthur W. Hall Chief Ballard Montana Jim Ballard J. R. Simplot Company Jemima Stevens Soshottie Vidal Louis Ballard George R. Phillips W. H Pete) Jensen Bannock County

Nuts Share Family Tails With Poison Ivy Tale

Cashew and pistachio nuts belong to a plant family linked to poison ivy. The statement notes a botanical relationship suggesting shared traits among these nut-bearing species and the poison ivy family.

Newsman Swisher Seeks State Senate Seat Challenge to Steenson

Perry Swisher, local newsman and Republican, filed for state senate Tuesday opposing incumbent Nellie Cline Steenson. Steenson seeks a third term and cites her legislative record including passage of the four year college bill, social health laws, and vocational guidance. Swisher frames his run as state government improvement aligned with Young Republicans. He holds national GOP roles and pushed platform change ideas from the Boise convention.

Perry Swisher Nellie Cline Steenson Swisher Steenson State Senate Senate House Young Republicans Young Gop Boise

Schools Not Place for Sex, Says LA Psychiatrist

Dr. J Paul DeRiver, a Los Angeles police department psychiatrist, told a transport club luncheon that sex education has no role in grammar schools. He argued that in Los Angeles talking about sex with minors is illegal and teachers are not exempt. He favored home answers for questions and supported sex education only for high school students in single sex classes.

Los Angeles J. Paul DeRiver Police Department Phician Transport Club DeRiver

Play Guild Incorporated forms in Idaho scene

The Gem State Bean Co Twin Falls Idaho Department Stores Co Caldwell and Pocatello Theater Guild filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State. The department store firm of $100000 capital stock includes R C Pasley R E Pasley L L Moore and A L Wilcox of Pocatello K G Stungfield Caldwell and J C Wingert and C M Corlett of Nampa. Mildred H Hillebrant Anna Ruth Shields Edna S Bush and Margene Stafford all of Pocatello formed the non profit Pocatello theater guild.

BOISE Gem State Bean Co Twin Falls Idaho Department Stores Co Caldwell Pocatello Theater Guild R. C. Pasley R. E. Pasley L. L. Moore A. L. Wilcox Pocatello K. G. Stungfield J. C. Wingert C. M. Corlett Nampa Mildred H. Hillebrant Anna Ruth Shields Edna S. Bush Margene Stafford

Five Hurt in Series of Accidents at Gate City

Five people sustained minor injuries in a morning string of crashes on wet roads and low visibility. At Garfield Ave and Gould St, Helen Schwabe, Charles Retley, and Dan Pophan were taken to General Hospital, while Crowley suffered head injuries but later improved to fair. A Simplot employee, Dick Barrett, was shaken but not hospitalized. Arrests followed for reckless driving of Melvin W. Scott in the Gould Garfield crash. Kenneth Johnson and Mrs. Sam Kutch were also injured in separate incidents nearby.

Garfield Ave Gould St Helen Schwabe Maplewood Ave Charles Retley North Arthur Ave Dan Pophan Ravine Drive General Hospital Crowley Simplot Th Gould Garfield Melvin W. Scott Randolph Ave Scott West Gould E. W. Hanson North Garfield Hansen Kenneth Johnson Tenth Ave Lee Bonneville Ave Sam Kutch Fort Hall

Oneida Primary Filings Under Way

Malad reports the county primary filings with five candidates so far. D M Williams of Satoria filed Democratic bid for commissioner district 2, while Bill Fallis seeks re election as probate judge. Republicans filing include Lurline James county treasurer Phyllis Anderson county school superintendent and John A Evans sheriff.

D. M. Williams Sataria Bill Fallis Lurline James Phyllis Anderson John A. Evans

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