Three Miss Frontier Queens Crowned At Pocatello Fair
Jean MacKenzie Barbara Grant and Sarah Bell were named Miss Pocatello Miss Idaho and Miss Fort Hall at the 1949 Pocatello Frontier Days. Attendants and royal sponsors were announced as judges praised horsemanship and showmanship amid a day of thrills and stunt performances downtown.
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Sarah Bell
Fort Hall
Jean MacKenzie
Pocatello
Barbara Grant
Idaho
Mendy
Bannock County Fairgrounds
W. W. Halsey
Roy Swanson
Jack Wursten
Tom Navata
Miss MacKenzie
MacKenzie Auto Company
Miss Grant
Clarice Lowery
Bonneville County Posse
Idaho Falls
Connie Beth Oliverson
Preston Elks’ Club
Merna Hall, McCammon
Whitman Hotel
Bobby Judkins
Pocatello Grange
Loraine Hatch
Okay Food Stores
Utah Crash Kills Three Near Brigham City
A head on collision on U S Highway 30 near Brigham City killed three people and left six others in critical condition. Victims include Mrs. Sarah Helen Tams of Brigham City and Mrs. Margaret Forsberg of Garland, along with Drew Anderson of Oxford Idaho. Several injured were admitted to Cooley Hospital in critical condition.
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Brigham City
Utah
U. S. Highway 30
Sarah Helen Tams
Margaret Tams Forsberg
Garland
Drew Anderson
Oxford
Idaho
Adrien Williams
Malad
Ida
Carl Bradley
Marshall Street
Gary Ind
Quiley Anderson
Martha May Bennett
Max Forsberg
Lynn Forsberg
Garand
Cooley Hospital
Forsberg
Tams
Folsom Urges Defenders in Alabama as Klansmen Rift Widens
Governor James E. Folsom told Alabamians in a statewide address to defend their homes any means necessary against night prowling would be Hitlers. He condemned Hooded Klansmen for terrorizing streets, burning crosses, and assaulting veterans and workers while vowing they would not be tolerated.
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Birmingham
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Canadians Vote Today Likely Liberal Victory St. Laurent Favored
Canadians head to polls after a 60 day campaign with the Liberals favored to retain power. Louis St. Laurent could continue as prime minister. Lt. Col. George Drew and M. J. Coldwell vie to lead if their parties win.
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Montreal
United States
Louis St. Laurent
George Drew
Ontario
Dominion
Progressive Conservaties
M. J. Coldwell
Cooperative Commonwealth
Federation
Burglars Escape With Trophies At Gun Range
Police report a burglary at the South First Street gun range clubhouse. A. W. Brower of 1442 S Third notified Pocatello police Sunday that the door was forced open. Stolen trophies included "blue rock" clay pigeons. six glass panes shattered and several trophies damaged.
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South First Street
Pocatello
A. W. Brower
S. Third
Brower
Iron Lung Transport Brought To Idaho Falls
Two Boise based pilots Lt J P McConnell and Capt Clarice Hall flew a C 47 to Idaho Falls to deliver an iron lung for a polio victim at the LDS hospital. The St Alphonsus hospital arranged the device after a Rexburg boy, 15, was stricken. The crew learned mid flight only 10 gallons of fuel remained.
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Boise
Idaho Falls
LDS
J. P. McConnell
Air Force
Clarice E. Hall
The
National Guard
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Portland Plane Crash Injures 24 During Parade Trip
A C-47 transport plane carrying a National Guard band overshot a runway in Portland and plunged into Fore River injuring all 24 aboard. The crew and guardsmen were rescued and hospitalized. one sergeant was in critical condition with severe injuries.
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Portland
National Guard
Fore River
American Legion
Old Orchard
Harold Burrill, Jr
Bangor
Maine General Hospital
U. S. Marine Hospital
Dowfield
Portland Municipal
Paul Dempsey
Northeast Airlines
Fletcher M. de Wolf
Dempsey
Death of Stanford Chancellor Ray Lyman Wilbur
Palo Alto Calif UP Ray Lyman Wilbur longtime Stanford University chancellor and former Hoover administration cabinet member died of a heart attack at 74 He led Stanford for 27 years retiring in 1943 and after serving as interior secretary spearheaded conservation work He helped sign the contract for Hoover Dam and was a founder of the California Physicians Service and a past president of the American Academy of Medicine and American Medical Association.
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Palo.alto
Calif
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Herbert Hoover
Wilbur
Stanford
Hoover
Hoover Dam
Boulder
Nevada
California Physicians’ Service
American Academy of Medicine
American Medical Association
Leftists Call US Strike For One Day
A group of left-wing CIO union leaders urged a one-day national strike to press for full repeal of Taft-Hartley and restoration of the Wagner Act. They criticized administration amendments as anti-labor and warned of a showdown in the Senate on injunction powers amid a high-stakes vote.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
AFL
Senate
Boise to Screen Its Solicitors
Boise chamber of commerce launches a control program to curb shady fund raising. A nine member secret committee scrutinizes applications for blue cards issued to applicants. The card grants permission, not endorsement, for solicitations donations ad requests and ticket sales by various organizations.
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BOISE
Boise Chamber of Commerce
Max Newhouse
Newhouse
FBI Enters Chicago Case Of Aged Love Pirate
FBI investigators joined the Chicago case of Sigmund Engel a 73 year old con man who swindled wealthy widows over decades authorities seek warrants to detain him on a $10 000 bond for swindling Mrs Reseda Corrigan a 39 year old widow out of $8 700 Engel posed as a movie producer named Sam Engel and promised a singing career He appeared at a police showup and was rebuked by the officer in charge while hundreds of women watched the scene He offered to marry Corrigan and to pay her $250 000 if she wed him the next day The FBI plans to charge him with flight mail fraud and violations of the national stolen property act and to pursue warrants in other states
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Vivian Huebler
Sigmund Z. Engel
Chicago
Banco
Reno
Paul Bond
Reseda Corrigan
Engel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sigmund Engel
FBI
Joseph Devery
Corrigan
Lothario
Sam Engel
Devery
Drake Hotel
Driver Survives Train Crossing Crash Near Ross Park
Dave Dover, a Ban nock Creek Indian, narrowly escaped death when his car collided with a southbound freight train at the Ross Park crossing. He suffered possible brain concussion and severe bruising. the impact hurled the car onto a guardrail, with only minor exterior damage. The accident occurred about 8 45 p m with Dover alone in the car.
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Dave Dover
Bannock Creek
Ross Park Crossing
Dover
School Superintendent Appoints New Leader at Woodburn
Frank P. Doerfler leaves his post as superintendent of American Falls schools to take a similar job in Woodburn Oregon. His successor at American Falls has not been announced.
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American Falls
Frank P. Doerfler
Woodburn
Ore
Pathologist Links Bones to Pioneer Grave in Idaho Mystery
Twin Falls pathologist Dr. J Wilson Creed says bones found in a Mink Creek area farm sack likely come from a pioneer grave and are many years old. The bones were discovered by farmer Edward P Say and handed to Bannock County authorities, who sent samples for cursory study, dispelling rumors of recent death.
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Bannock County
Twin Falls
J. Wilson Creed
Creed
Pocatello Post
Dope Trap Bust In Rome Breaks Open Drug Syndicate
International police announced a failed seizure of 500000 dollars worth of cocaine by customs agents at Ciampino airport near Rome. Vincent Trupia of New York City was arrested, described as a major blow to the world’s largest drug syndicate. The investigation traces origins of several million dollars of dope seized in New York and Mobile to Mediterranean ports.
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Rome
Len Tott
Vincent Trupia
New York City
Ciampino
New York
Mobile
Ala
Mediterranean
Public discussion on Columbia Valley administration tonight
CVA holds a public meeting at the Hotel Bannock ballroom at 8 p m tonight to discuss the Truman sponsored Columbia Valley administration. A film about the Tennessee Valley Authority will be shown during the session.
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Columbia Valley Administration
Bannock
Tennessee Valley Authority
Modified Rent Controls May Boost Economy Thought to Add 1.4 Billion
Federal Rent Director Tighe Woods said new instructions to 400 local rent offices will favor landlord applications for increases after property improvements and allow higher rents for large families in vacated dwellings. He predicts a 1.4 billion dollar injection as landlords invest in upgrades and efficiency, aiming to spur economic activity.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Ing
Fliers Seek Lost City in South Africa Search
South African air force planes comb jungles and deserts Sunday to locate the legendary City of Farum at the junction of Cape Province and Southwest Africa Bechuanaland. Natives say the ruins may hold diamonds or gold and reflect a fort built by a medieval king or by ancient traders.
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Johannesburg
Farum
Cape Province
Africa
Bechuanaland
Ark Hunter Vanishes Amid Ararat Ark Quest
Washington officials express growing concern over Dr. Aaron J. Smith who aims to reach Noahs Ark atop Mount Ararat in Turkish Armenia. Turkey bars entry to the Soviet border zone, and the State Department says the U S will not intervene. Smith disappeared after going Underground seeking state department backing. An associate says he was in Washington last week while Smith reportedly left Greensboro North Carolina earlier in the week.
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Washington
Aaron J. Smith
Mount Ararat
Armenia
Smith
State Department
United States
Moscow
Ararat’s Peak
Russia
Greensboro
N. C
Annapolis
Coplon Attorney Frames Government as Target of Probe
Archibald Palmer defending Judith Coplon calls her case a frame up and scapegoating by the Justice Department under fire from the House un American Activities Committee. He said the meeting with a Russian engineer at the United Nations opened the prosecution, a claim prosecutors and other sources dispute.
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Washington
Archibald Palmer
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
United Press
Milford
Miss Coplon
House un-American Activities Committee
United Nations
Palmer
John M. Kelley, Jr
Assassination Shocks Korea As Statesman Kim Koo Dies
Seoul reports 73 year old Kim Koo, a top critic of President Syngman Rhee, was killed in his home by a Korean artillery officer. The assassination occurred Sunday, shocking the nation and heightening political tensions in South Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Kim Koo
Syngman Rhee
Local rent rise limited effect on landlords
Area Rent Director I N Davis of Pocatello said higher rates for improved apartments are practiced and would cause little local reaction. He added larger families may face rate penalties only after individual adjustments and rent office approval.
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I. N. Davis
Pocatello
Davis
Rent increases linked to interior improvements rule change
Housing officials advise rent offices to count fuel utilities and renovations as cost factors in rent decisions. New rules let landlords justify higher charges for new roofs bath renovations and higher wear for larger families replacing earlier maintenance classifications.
Myers Predicts Congress to Be Late
Senate Democratic Whip Francis J. Myers said on a Pennsylvania radio broadcast that Congress will not adjourn soon. He warned constituents against taking the heat as a signal to go home and added that they will not quit until they accomplish more.
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Washington
Senate
Francis J. Myers
Congress
Pennsylvania
Leopold Supporters Likely Fail to Gain Majority
Early returns from Sunday's Belgian national elections show the Social Christian Catholics ahead with about 44.8 percent, short of an absolute majority to press Leopold's return. The Socialist party led by Spaak trails at 32.4 percent, while Liberals reach 15 percent and Communists 9 percent.
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Brussels
Social Christian
Leopold
Socialist Party
Paul-Henri Spaak
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