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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
5
The notice outlines subscription rates by mail or carrier with advance payment terms and monthly out of state pricing. It notes second class matter status entered December 13 1947 at Pocatello Idaho and publication requirements under Idaho law and court orders.
Idaho State chamber of commerce based on U S department of agriculture data traces potato farming growth from 1882 with 2 400 acres and 104 bushels per acre to 1948 when 147 000 acres yielded nearly 290 bushels per acre for a total harvest of 42 630 000 bushels. Shipments rose as data became available in 1917 and 1930.
The article weighs how postwar arms advances like proximity fuses jet missiles non magnetic mines and recoilless rifles could shape future defense. It notes the North Atlantic Pact and a 1.45 billion dollar arms program aim to strengthen western European forces, with funds for manufacturing equipment and aid to Greece and Turkey.
Washington reports a high level dispute between General Omar Bradley and General Douglas MacArthur over Pacific strategy. Bradley seeks withdrawal to Japan and Hawaii, while MacArthur pushes to keep troops across the Pacific to sustain influence against communism. The debate extends to labor issues as Dan Tobin urges caution on strikes and critiques Union leadership amid economic tension.
A veteran American sports writer recalls the gatekeeping and social snobbery around Wimbledon in England. He describes failed attempts to obtain access, the pomp of royal spectators, and a comic encounter with a Major Hyphen Hyphen who refuses to speak to the press. He ends with a wish for revenge on the official.
Rev. Charles M. Fillmore, born 1857, at 89 remains active in religious songwriting. He wrote "Tell Mother I'll Be There" in 1896, once earned five dollars, later sold millions of copies worldwide. He recalls Alexander singing it in England, reviving the hit after copyright returned. He plans a new song for his 79th birthday with a Romans 12:21 theme.
Marquis Childs surveys courtroom scenes as Alger Hiss faces trial with Judge Kaufman presiding. Felix Frankfurter and Oliver Wendell Holmes are invoked as symbols of the Roosevelt era, underscoring political prejudice and debates over loyalty and ideology amid the defense and prosecution.
Doctor explains angina pectoris as chest pain from reduced blood to the heart. It is linked to coronary arteries. pain arises with exertion and improved management allows longer life, with exercise plans and monitoring. Brighton reports no banditry since police use pocket wireless sets.
A humorous piece describes a self confessed jinx who supposedly curses his favored teams when present at games. He avoids attendance and watching after noting losses, then reluctantly returns as the team improves. He wonders if his very presence triggers misfortune, while readers consider superstition and loyalty.
A collage of quirky lines notes an interrupted Ohio wedding and a Colorado boy’s dramatic skin graft, reports petty disputes in Michigan, campus arson blamed on students, and social quips about health hair fashion and speech.
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