Norris Wins Move to Require Hearing in Wife’s Highway Death
Norris wins a writ demanding a hearing to determine if he should be held for trial for the murder of his wife Naomi in a highway crash near American Falls. The orders require Sheriff Hoehnen to bring him to court at 10 a.m. and show cause why custody is justified.
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Naomi
Power County
W. J. Hoehnen
Norris
F. M. Bistline
Justice of the Peace Army West
American Falls
L. B. Brown
W. C. Loofbourrow
Dworshak Leads Idaho Utah Group Through Salmon River Trip
Former Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak and eight businessmen completed a seven day river journey down the Salmon River. A steering oar shattered in rapids forced a beaching for repairs before the party continued.
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Riggins
Idaho
Henry Dworshak
Utah
Salmon River
Dworshak
Union Pacific Reaches For The Mothball Locomotives
Union Pacific begins using its Pocatello mothball fleet for the summer harvest season. About 60 engines refurbished and moved out from Yellowstone area sidetracks to pull Western agricultural products. the pool once held up to 180 locomotives in winter.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Pocatello
Yellowstone
U. P
Intermountain
Gate City
Arden Bybee
Idaho
Bybee
Jaycees Plan Keep Idaho Green Drive In Pocatello
Norman Berg new Jaycee president outlines Keep Idaho Green as summer program. a school contest among Scout troops for best window display. prize awarded in August. plan includes a welcome sign at Idaho-Wyoming border near Montpelier and painting fire signs on highways. other projects cover rodeo ticket sales and organizing chapters in American Falls Grace and Montpelier. 120 members aim to reach 200. joint summer picnic with nearby Jaycee groups.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Norman Berg
Jaycee
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Tenday Council
Idaho-Wyoming
Highway 30
Montpelier
Berg
Gate City
Jaycees
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Lava Hot Springs
Pocatello Police Hold Check Suspect
City police detained a well-dressed 26 year old man on vagrancy charges after four downtown merchants reported his attempts to cash a $100 out of state check. Officers Perkins and Roundtree arrested him in the 200 block of North Main Street with a California drawn check believed forged, supposedly issued by a San Francisco radio firm.
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John Perkins
M. E
Pete) Roundtree
North Main Street
California
San Francisco
Postmaster Lands Chief Praises Civil Service Reform Move
Postmaster Jack E. Trimming of Pocatello lauds President Truman’s request to take the post office department out of politics. He says appointive power to the postmaster general under civil service rules will place the most qualified individuals in top posts. The proposal would shift postmaster appointments from White House discretion to Jesse M. Donaldson under civil service. If approved, it marks a second major postal reform since 1938, when selection was narrowed to top civil service scorers.
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Jack E. Trimming
Pocatello
President Truman
Post Office Department
Trimming
Truman
Congress
Jesse M. Donaldson
Civil Service
White House
Senate
Suspect Registers Under Alias in Local Hotel
A station manager reports the suspect arrived Friday and checked into a local hotel using an assumed name, listing Boston Massachusetts as his residence. Investigators seek to verify identity and motives.
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Boston, Masse
Miners threaten strike as contracts postponed in Idaho district
In Coeur d Alene district some 4,000 CIO Mine Mill Smelter Workers miners threaten a strike after contract talks were postponed until Monday. Mullan and Wallace locals vote to empower their union committee to call a strike vote if needed.
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Mullan
Coeur d'Alene
Mullan and Wallace
CIO International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Idaho dedicates Craigmont airport at 450000 dollars
Dedicatory ceremonies for Craigmont's new municipal airport, cost 450000 dollars, were held Saturday. Principal speaker was Lt. Gov. Donald Whitehead, with remarks by Empire Airlines president T. E. Robinson and Idaho director of aeronautics Chet Moulton.
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Craigmont
Donald Whitehead
T. E. Robinson
Empire Airlines
Chet Moulton
Idaho
Left Side Mounting Custom for Horses Explains Text
A traditional rule in equestrian practice says riders should mount from the left side of a horse. This custom is widely observed in riding schools and competitions and is taught as standard handling procedure.
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Richard D. Gardner
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Mendy
Negress
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Wellington
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