ISC Observes Birthday With Big Celebration
Idaho State College marked its second birthday as a four year college with a noon assembly, square dancing and a Hawaiian music program attended by about 1500 students. Student leaders presided, with Dr. McIntosh and Joyce Merman steering events and predicting ISC's bright future in southeastern Idaho.
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Idaho State College
Vocational
Claude Oliver
ISC
Bill Folsom
Carl W. McIntosh
Mendy
Harvey
Judent Union
Idaho
Albion Normal
McIntosh
Oliver and Folsom
Joyce Merman
Cattlemen Set Up 1949 Budget in Idaho Forest Meeting
The Pocatello Cattlemen's Association approved a 2200 operating budget at a Caribou National Forest office session. District Ranger J B Bruce outlined fund uses including range rider hire salt purchases state dues and travel. Attendees included H Lee Gittins Carl Wrenstead Robert W Henderson Ray V Swanson and Leavitt Taylor with FS officers L A Dremolski and J D Hansen. An assessment of 110 per head was set on 1429 Mink Creek cattle and 95 per head on 344 Michaud Midnight cattle. Dremolski Wrenstead and James T Henderson were named to inspect and grade bulls.
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Pocatello Cattlemen’s Association
Caribou National Forest
J. B. Bruce
Bruce
H. Lee Gittins
McCammon
Association
Carl Wrenstead
Arbon
Pocatello Forecast Unchanged Clouds With Mild Temperatures
Cloudy and mild conditions persist in Pocatello with a high near 50 and low around 30. Yesterday’s highs reached 52 and lows 32 with no precipitation expected today. further details appear on Page Mm.
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Pocatello
Wife Proves Too Ready To Obey
In Port Huron Michigan Harriet Andrews 45 says her intoxicated husband Lewis 47 demanded coffee and she poisoned it after he ordered it. He drank the mixture and survived after medical treatment. Police jailed both for investigation.
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Port Huron
Mich
Lewis Andrews
Harriet
Andrews
LDS General Conference Dates Set for Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City set the 119th annual Latter-Day Saints conference for April 3 4 and 6 with April 5 left open for affiliated organization meetings. An announcement from the church first presidency noted no general session on April 5 to allow special meetings.
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Salt Lake City
The
Latter-Day Saints
Thursay
Church
First Presidency
Girl Draws Veterans Names for Idaho Farm Units
Four year old Karen Lavele of Jerome drew 66 veteran names from 1,112 collected statewide to determine the 46 lucky holders of Hunt Area homestead farm units in the Minidoka Project. Notified duos must submit financial statements. replacements occur if any fail to qualify. Names included William Christiansen Prest on Idaho Raymond Welles Pocatello Glen Muncie Idaho Falls Deal Martin Preston Henry Simon Filer Orville Call Idaho Falls Thomas O Connor Filer Joseph Beard Arco Joe Knut Bubl Idaho.
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Jerome
Ida
Hunt
Minidoka Federal Reclamation Project
Karen Lavele
William W. Christiansen
Preston
Raymond D. Welles
Pocatello
Glen K. Muncie
Idaho Falls
Deal M. Martin
Henry J. Simon
Filer
Orville D. Call
Thomas C. O'Connor
Joseph W. Beard
Arco
Joe Knut
Bubl
Johnson Named Top War Leader in Truman Shake-Up
President Truman announced James Forrestal resigns as secretary of defense and Louis A. Johnson, former assistant secretary of war, will succeed him as chief of the nation’s armed services. Forrestal’s resignation takes effect March 31 after long attempts to quit.
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Washington
Truman
James Forrestal
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Forrestal
No Change in Secretaries of Three Services Under Defense Chief
No shift in top posts as Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan and Air Force Secretary W Stuart Symington remain in place. Reports of Royall resigning were denied amid controversy over a Japan troop withdrawal claim and a public relations faux pas on alleged Russian espionage reports. Forrestal faced internal clashes with Truman over Palestine and policy but defense leadership exchanges remained public detail alongside Royall’s status.
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Defense
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
Royall
United States
Japan
Russia
China
Forrestal
Truman
Palestine
Owever
Father Divine To Stand Trial
The Court of Appeals ordered a trial to determine if Father Divine, a noted religious leader, inherited 600000 by suppressing a will of an 80 year old woman. Third cousins of Mary Sheldon Lyon allege she sought to name them as beneficiaries and claim Father Divine forcibly prevented the new will and conspired to kill her.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Father Divine
Mary Sheldon Lyon
Trainmen's Chief Sees Victory on Vacation and 40-Hour Week
General Chairman E B Gayhart of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, from Pocatello, predicted that railroads will grant the union demands for a lengthened paid vacation from seven to 15 days and a 40-hour week for yardmen. He cited the Cleveland convention where these issues dominated discussions and noted a March 15 deadline for carriers to appoint a negotiating committee. The leaders plan a meeting on April 4 in Chicago or Cleveland to receive the committee's report.
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E. B. Gayhart
Pocatello
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood
B of RT
Gayhart
Cleveland
Chicago
Union
Flames Kill 11 In Flash House Fire
An explosion followed by a flash fire at a Lakewood Michigan frame house killed 11 people and critically injured another. The dead included Maude Clover and nine of her 13 children. Ward Jr. died in hospital. Police seek estranged husband Ward Clover, believed in Grand Rapids.
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Lakewood
Mich
Michigan
Lake Resort
Maude Clover
August Taskey
Quentin Dean
Dean
Clover
Nancy
Ardis
Sandra
James
Roger Lee
David
Harold
Joan
Ward, Jr
Ward
Muskegon
Here
Howard
Muskegon Hospital
Grand Rapids
Eileen Miller
Betty Pickett
Robert
Parkway
Labor Plans Active Part In Election
A Labor Plans group coordinated by Pocatello unions will form tonight at 6:45 in the Labor Temple. J. C. Larsen of the Central Labor Union urged every Gate City labor unit to send representatives. He named two labor-endorsed city office candidates, James H. Gowns and Jack Knonneau, as well known at the meeting.
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Pocatello
J. C. Larsen
Central Labor Union
Gate City
AF of L
Larsen
James H. Gowns
Jack Knonneau
Wellre
Dispute Flare Over Bannock County Highway Budget
W. P. Havener the new Bannock County construction engineer says the 1949 road and bridge allotment of 70 000 is insufficient. Commissioner Roy Hale counters that it is plenty and vows to prioritize repairs while needing new roads. The clash follows a department layoff and seeks to oversee road work differently with possible added funds.
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Bannock County
W. P. Havener
Roy T. Hale
McCammon
Havenor
Hale
Board of Commissioners
W. H
Pete” Jensen
Havener
Jack Aljers
Havenot
Board of County Commissioners
Air Force B-45 Sets Pace Flight from Anchorage
An Air Force four-jet B 45 with a 100 mile tail wind covered 270 miles from Anchorage to Ladd Field Alaska averaging more than 11 miles per minute.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Anchorage
Ladd Field
Rattlesnake disrupts WBZ television broadcast
Norman D. Harris of the Boston Museum of Science used a Florida diamondback on his Living Wonders program to show rattlers rattle and strike. The snake sank its fangs into the microphone grid and silenced the station during the demonstration in Boston.
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Boston
WBZ
Norman D. Harris
Boston Museum of Science
Harris
Day of Prayer Observed by Pocatello Churches
A large crowd is expected as Pocatello churches join global observances. The Christian church at Eighth and Center hosts the opening service at 10:30 a.m. A noon luncheon funds the World Day of Prayer treasury, followed by a 1 p.m. business session with nominating committee reports and officer elections, then a worship service featuring a radio skit.
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Pocatello
Christian Church
Eighth and Center
World Day of Prayer Treasury
Russians Ordered To Quit US Zone In Frankfurt Blockade
In Frankfurt the Soviet repatriation mission was ordered to leave the U S occupation zone after an American blockade. Two Graves Registration teams were removed from the Soviet Zone and one returned to Berlin while the other exited Mecklenburg under Russian orders.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Sterling A. Wood
J. P. Wilson
Wood
Truman Denounces Top Communists in War Stance
President Truman blasted Eugene Dennis and William Z. Foster as traitors for pledging to work against American aims in any war. He refused to comment further on their joint New York statement.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Russia
United States
Eugene Dennis
William Z. Foster
New York
Communist Party
Idaho Legislature Extends Adjournment Deadline
Boise Idaho leaders extended the adjournment deadline to noon Friday as the 30th Legislature faces a busy schedule. The House approved a record eight point seven seven million dollars for public assistance while the Senate delays reflect caucuses and committee meetings. A key bill would shift five point six million from the general fund to the permanent building fund with prior contract approval by officials and boards.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Pny
General Fund
Permanent Building Fund
Board of Examiners
Board of Regents
Board of Education
Local Clubs to Hear Two Speakers in Oratorical Contest
Five top finishers from the Cross oratorical contest at Pocatello High School will address service clubs next month. From 300 entrants and ten finalists the winners are Bob Schneider Pat Reilley Amelia McDougall Gery Spidell and Don Almond under instructor Miss Frances Dotzour. They spoke on the National Red Cross work as its annual drive progresses. Canvassing is underway and A R. Ebel reports the drive total near $2000 by Thursday afternoon.
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Pocatello High Schol
Bob Schneider
Pat Reilley
Amelia McDougall
Gery Spidell
Don Almond
Frances Dotzour
National Red Cross Organization
A R. Ebe
Wallgren Nomination Split Over Security Board Vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee postponed a vote on Mon C. Wallgren to chair the National Security Resources Board until next Tuesday. Senator Harry P. Cain of Washington pressed President Truman to reconsider, leading the opposition to Wallgren's confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Harry P. Cain
R. Wash
Truman
Cain
Wallgren
Indonesians Repulsed at Jogjakarta Attempt
A Indonesian Republican force of about 2,000 men tried to recapture Jogjakarta but were repulsed, the Dutch army headquarters announced on Thursday.
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Batavia
Jogjakarts
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Pocatellan
Johnson
Idaho Solons
Labor
Utah
Roland Howe
Harris Parcel
Heber City
Dick Holmes
Pocatello Flying Service
Russ
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