Co-eds Flee Dormitory As West Virginia College Burns
Flames swept the ivy covered freshman dormitory and auditorium at West Virginia State Teachers College Farmville causing about 70 pajama clad coeds to evacuate to a campus lawn. The 43 year old red brick building burned to the ground with damages estimated at 400000. Firefighters from Farmville and nearby towns battled the blaze as students fled through smoke and heat.
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Farmville
West Virginia State Teachers College
Dabney S. Lancaster
Claude Butchers
College Chapel
Crew
Lynch
Burkeville
Keysville
Dillwyn
Buckingham
Services Set For Veteran Carlson Rites In Pocatello
The body of Gunner's Mate Merlin G. Carlson will arrive in Pocatello March 10 at 10 45 a m. He was killed in a Japanese Kamikaze raid May 28 1945 off Okinawa. Carlson, born April 14 1921 in Pocatello, served in the navy from 1942 and is survived by parents two sisters and two brothers. Graveside services and burial in Marsh Creek cemetery will be conducted by Pocatello Veterans of Foreign Wars members. time to be announced.
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Merlin G. Carlson
Pocatello
Hall
Carlson
Xoop
Brown Victoria
Okinawa
Mr. Carlson
John H
Myrtle Sims Carlson
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Pacific Fruit Express
Navy
San Diego
Pacific Transport Duty
John H. Carlson
Myrtle Sims Renshaw
Louise Beal
Virginia Hayes
Idaho Falls
John S. Carlson
St. Louis
Aay
Vern A. Carlson
Pocatello Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marsh Creek Cemetery
Hall Mortuary
Boston Massacre Triggered by Snowball Mob in 1770
In 1770 British soldiers fired on a crowd on King Street in Boston as snowballs flew. The incident, set on King Street, inflamed colonial tensions and became a symbol of growing resistance to British rule.
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Boston
King
State) Street
Utah House stalls as budget bill remains in limbo
Utah's 28th legislature enters a five day run with the appropriations measure unfinished. Gov. Lee's economy stance blocks final passage unless he approves the budget bill about seven million dollars over his recommendation. House action included urging court injunction to resume Salt Lake City children's crippling disease hospital work and measures on liquor handling, diesel tax increase, and gasoline tax, with a split roll call on the injunction motion.
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Salt Lake City
Utah House of Representatives
Utah
Senate
House
J. Bracken Lee
Maurice Anderson
Springville
State Attorney General
State Supreme Court
Anderson
State Building Board
Lee
Building Board
Structure Planned For Legion
Three Legionnaires in American Falls gathered cost estimates for a new Legion building and remodeling the present hall. They aim to set a fundraising goal with a drive to start soon, with final construction plans to be discussed at the next meeting on Monday night March 14, per Ray Alexander.
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American Falls
Legion
Ralph Bowler
Wilford Mehlhoff
Ray Alexander
Rupert Bargain Day Returns With Merchants’ Prices
Rupert will host a two day bargain event on March 11 and 12 sponsored by the Rupert Chamber of Commerce and local merchants. C. of C. secretary Charles Whittaker said it would feature the greatest display of merchandise yet in Rupert and outlined plans at a board meeting. An Easter fashion parade was discussed for March 25 and 26 but not finalized.
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Rupert
Rupert Chamber of Commerce
C. of
Charles Whittaker
Whittaker
Chamber Board of Directors
Services Held Rupert Military Grave for Private Brockie
Military graveside services were held for Private John Brockie on Saturday at 1 30 p m in Rupert cemetery with attendees paying respect at the Rupert gravesite.
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Rupert
John Brockie
Rupert Cemetery
Ferguson Return From California Winter Vacation
Mr and Mrs R O Ferguson returned to American Falls this week after a winter vacation in Southern California.
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American Falls
R. O. Ferguson
California
Elderly Watchmaker Leaps to Death at Niagara Falls
Isaac Harris aged 62 of Buffalo killed himself in the Niagara River after his wife Minnie died two years earlier. He visited his son Aubrey before going to the river in icy conditions, leaving a note in his overcoat. Police and rivermen seek the body downstream near Goat Island with likely retrieval in warmer weather.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara River Rapids
Isaac Harris
Buffalo
Minnie
Harris
Niagara
Falls
Goat Island
Roland Price
Young Price
Aubrey
Soviet asks release of UN staff member
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin urged the United States to free Valentine A. Gubitchev, a UN secretariat employee arrested in New York with Judith Coplon. The State Department said it is reviewing the case with UN and Justice Department authorities while denying Gubitchev immunity as a UN official.
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Washington
Alexander S. Panyushkin
U. S
New York
American Justice Department
FBI
Panyushkin
State Department
James E. Webb
Dean Rusk
United Nations Affairs
Valentine A. Gubitchev
U.N. Secretariat
Webb
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
United Nations
Repre
Soldier Dies As Oakland Army Building Burns
A large fire at the Oakland army base gutted the Security building housing the provost marshal and guard house. Firefighters battled for over an hour in rain. a soldier trapped on the top floor died and was not identified beyond being a transient serviceman. The fire’s origin remained undetermined.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Army Base
Army
Residents attend water pressure systems school in Pocatello
Four American Falls residents Myron Hendricks Robert Ewing Art Liese and Leo Eyeman attended a service instruction school on water pressure systems last week in Pocatello. The Farmers Cooperative sponsored the meeting held at the Hotel Bannock.
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American Falls
Myron Hendricks
Robert Ewing
Art Liese
Leo Eyeman
Pocatello
Farmers’ Cooperative
Bannock
Plan to end filibuster on civil rights gains studied
Senate strategists consider a two thirds cloture move to curb debate and push Truman civil rights measures. The plan hinges on Barkley ruling cloture on a motion to consider the rules change and a broader Lucas petition to force GOP votes.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Dixie Democrats
Alben W. Barkley
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Barkley
Vandenberg
Scott Lucas
Lucas
School Poll at American Falls Projects Five Year Population
American Falls high school seniors completed a survey forecasting the five year population of the city's first grade. Officials seek data to plan new classrooms and recreational space as current facilities become crowded. Results not yet released.
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American Falls
George Gallup
Elmer Roper
Robins Cites 11 Actions of 30th Idaho Legislature
Boise Idaho Governor C A Robins outlined 11 major accomplishments of the 30th legislature to United Press. Among them were no bonded indebtedness, new institutional building funds, workmen compensation gains, a department of labor creation, restraint on state gambling, no new departments without funds, use of interim committees for highways and government reorganization, Snake River compact authorization, school reorganization fixes, oil and gas lease law strengthening, and county relief during severe storms.
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Boise
C. A. Robins
The
United Press
Laor
Card of Thanks expresses appreciation for sympathy and flowers
Mrs John Katzenberger extends thanks for expressions of sympathy and floral offerings received during her recent bereavement.
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John Katzenberger
Malad Water Unit Meeting and Local Updates
Malad stockholders in the Deep Creek Irrigation Co meet Monday at 2 p.m. in the Oneida County courthouse to elect directors and handle business. Local updates include Pfc. Robert D. Swenson in the German theater aiding airlift operations, and planned events: Malad Valley Posse barn dance on March 12, 4-H Club Week March 5–12 with a 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian church award meeting, and Logan Mayor Curtis Miner as guest speaker.
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George C. Tovey
Deep Creek Irrigation Company
Oneida County
Tovey
Lawrence R. Budge
Malad Valley Posse
LeGrande Hall
M. C. Grover
Presbyterian Church
Curtis Miner
Logan
Milburn’s fish hook uncovers missing cash register
W H Milburn a paint salesman helped police solve the case of the missing cash register in Olive Branch Mississippi. His fish hook caught onto the money box revealing the thief had dumped it in a lake and emptied the register of valuables.
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Olive Branch
W. H. Milburn
Man born on the 13th and 13th birthday born
Memphis taxicab driver Homer B. Gatewood seeks luck on the 13th of every month. He has 18 grandchildren and notes family events tied to the date including his own birthday and his son's March 13 birth. He rode a No 13 streetcar for nearly 20 years.
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Memphis
Tenn
Homer B. Gatewood
Gatewood
Air conditioned barns boost tobacco cure rates in tests
Agricultural researchers report that tobacco cured in an air conditioned barn cures 1.5 times more effectively than in barns with conventional equipment based on controlled tests. The finding highlights humidity control and temperature stability as key factors in curing quality.
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Road Sien
Richard Widmark
Hazard
Paulette Goddard
McDonald Carey
Rupert Eyes
Bargain Day
Rialo
Wyoming
William Elliott
Vera Ralston
John Carroll
Als
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Congo
Plan Vast
Canada
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Puerto Angel
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Savannah
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Trinidad
Congress
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F. H. Lack
Radio Industry
Mechanix Illustrated
Central Control Post
Inset
Niagra
Man
MGM
Lana Turner
Gene Kelly
June Allyson
van Heflin
Angela Lansbury
Frank Morgan
Vincent Price
Keenan Wynn
John Sutton
Gig Young
Hammondaires
Josephine
Hutchings
Robins
Royal Swenson
Pfc
Robert D. Swenson
Germany
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C. H. Sweeten
Jenkin Palmer
Anna C. A. Robins
Gor Yuo
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