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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1949
Page
2
Pocatello will host Idaho's second regimental national guard band with 28 musicians. Colonel Boyd J. Clark announced the honor, inviting all interested to a 7 30 p m meeting at the national guard armory to form the unit. Preference given to experienced bandsmen and former servicemen. pay is noted and drills focus on band practice.
Mrs. Axel Simonsen says her seven-year-old cat Claus weighs 40 pounds with a 30-inch waist and 35-inch body length. The cat must sit every 10 feet to rest and cannot lick himself due to bulk, while the SPCA notes 15 to 18 pounds is very large and 40 pounds is extraordinary.
A Washington to St. Louis bound plane carrying Vice President Barkley and top officials made a safe emergency landing at Port Columbus after an engine failure 60 miles southwest. No injuries were reported and the flight resumed after repairs en route to a Jefferson-Jackson day dinner in St. Louis.
Sheriff Marley and Coroner Arthur W. Hall planned to send bone samples and a sack to pathologist J. Wilson Creed in Twin Falls for analysis. No clues yet on who placed the remains or where the rest of the body lies, though bones indicate a dismembered body with feet removed and only lower limbs and hips found.
A three hour program accompanies the main queen contest judged on horsemanship and beauty. Elmer Terry chairs a rodeo committee including Harry Morgan and Claude Davis. Acts include the Downey posse trick riding Jerry Slot and Roger Edgley with Tricky Trigger. Contest events cover Indian relay cowgirl and pony races. Miss Treva Hiatt showcases trick riding. Duane Clark performs a motor stunt with boards and a possible fire set. Admission 50 cents. under 12 free.
Sticky hot weather blanketed the nation as safety experts warned weekend beach and park traffic would raise deaths and drownings. Central Atlantic drought offered no rain while the Midwest expected showers. David M. Baldwin of the National Safety Council warned heat drives people to roads and raises the fatality rate.
Investigators await a doctor’s report to determine the body’s sex and approximate size. Once verified, the next step will be matching the remains to missing persons records as Marley coordinates the probe.
A Bucharest communique says nine churches have pledged allegiance to the People's Democratic regime, with the vote led by Orthodox Patriarch Justinian. All churches except the Roman Catholic church supported the resolution at a Prague meeting in Czechoslovakia.
Washington reports Saturday debate over Taft-Hartley repeal and the national injunction against strikes. Rival camps foresee victory timing Tuesday afternoon with votes affecting key provisions. Senator Taft says supporters still hold the edge in the ensuing vote battle.
Police issued a lookout for a two-tone blue gray 1948 Chevrolet two door sedan with chrome wheels and spotlight, Nevada license 38 350 stolen from Elko Nevada. Marlin Frank Lloyd 32 faced battery charges. Willie Burnett 34 Ozie John McIntosh 24 pleaded guilty to vagrancy with $100 fines. Mike Dudenake owner of Mike's Place forfeited $100 bond for disturbing the peace. Fred Joseph Hansen 20 pleaded guilty to speeding.
Livestock markets show hogs higher and cattle steady to up. Week’s top hogs rise to 21.75 with specific gains in bons and late sales. Cattle: good and choice steers and yearlings up 50 to 1.25, others uneven. bulk yearlings up 25 to 50. Sheep: spring lambs 75 to 1.00 higher. old crop shorn lambs 3 to 4 lower. high quality pelts locally noted.
Chicago wheat led a broad downturn as July wheat fell about 3 to 4 cents while corn oats and soybeans also declined. Traders cited rain in the Midwest easing harvesting worries and pressure from favorable weather news. Spillover selling and back-spreading in corn futures accompanied losses in Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg quotes.
Fines noted at 12.50. Melvin A Christensen 21 Fort Hall and Doris Hill 26 Malad obtain marriage licenses. John C Hadley Jr 21 and Ja hed Neve 18 both of Salt Lake City also listed for licenses.
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