Utah Third Party Gains Ground as Petition Drive Surges
Utah's Progressive Party shows strong start with over 1000 signatures in 10 days to place Henry Wallace for president and Idaho's Glen Taylor for vice president on the ballot. Main strength in Salt Lake and Utah counties, with 500 signatures needed. Democrats fear split could topple incumbents. party plans organizational convention and possible visits by Wallace and Taylor in coming months.
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William B. Hatch
United Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Louise Douglas
Progressive Citizens of America
Miss Douglas
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Rea
Herbert B. Maw
Wallace
Con Third
Eee
Taylor
Idaho Falls Chamber Names New Secretary
Idaho Falls chamber of commerce appointed Dy vis, formerly of Glendive Montana, as secretary succeeding J R Gobble who resigned weeks ago. Chamber president Aden Hyde announced the change.
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Idaho Falls
Dyvis
Glendive, Mont
Thedaho Falls
Secret solution preserves flowers forever in Paterson
Drs. Philip and Sidney Joffe announce a two-brother discovery that fixes flower cell structure to keep color form and texture indefinitely. The process will debut at Macy's New York in about four weeks at a reasonable price and promises to disrupt the fresh and artificial flower trades.
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Paterson, NJ
Drs
Philip and
Sidney Joffe
Philip Joffe
Macy’s Department
New York
Jeffe
Joffe
Philip
Visits in Boise special to the Post
Mr Clifton Albertson left Wednesday for Boise to spend a few days visiting with his son Burton.
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Blackfoot
Clifton Albertson
Boise
Burton
Hens Show Homing Instinct Walking Seven Miles
Exeter California dispatch reports Ralph Biaz’s hen demonstrated remarkable homing sense by wandering seven miles to return home. After being relocated to a nearby ranch for safekeeping, the hen disappeared for five days and later arrived back at the Biaz residence tired and bedraggled.
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Exeter
Cal
Ralph Biaz
Biaz
Wisconsin inventor markets Vacumatic to curb rich fuel mix
A Wisconsin firm promotes a device called Vacumatic to curb over rich carburetor mixtures. Advertised as automatic and supercharge based, the unit reportedly saves gasoline. Install in minutes, offered by Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa with free details by mail.
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Wisconsin
Carburetor Co
State St
Wauwatosa
Wis
Odd Job Man Produces $2900 From His Pockets
In Indianapolis a landlord dispute over $1.50 led to police uncovering Edgar Martin's cash stash. The 39 year old handyman displayed four money bags and a billfold containing nine $50s, thirty-one $20s, one hundred twenty six $10s, and many $1 bills, totaling $2,984 saved from 20 years of odd jobs.
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Indianapolis
Edgar Martin
Martin
Teen girl admits to double slaying in Eminence Missouri
Betty Jane Kroeger 17 confessed to killing her mother Minnie 48 after an argument over a visit to East St. Louis and then her father Fred 50 to prevent discovery. Police found their bodies in the town of Eminence after neighbors alerted authorities. The weapon was an Italian made automatic pistol, later recovered in the store.
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Eminence
J. A. Tandy
Highway Patrol
Betty Jane Kroeger
Fred Kroeger
Ozark Region
Minnie Kroeger
Tandy
Betty Jane
Fred, Jr
Camp Carson
Cole
East St. Louis
East SS. Louis
Shannon County
G. S. Sizemore
Assistant district attorney learns three card monte to convict
Chicago assistant district attorney Joseph Tobin 40 studied with magician Glenn Viall to master three card monte. He aims to convict Isaac Barry 26 and Willie Shuford 44 for interstate fraud tied to shuffling bets on trains from Cincinnati to Chicago. Hearings set for March 26.
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Chicago
Joseph Tobin
Tobin
Federal Building
Isaac Barry
Willie Shuford
Cincinnati
South Bend
Barry
Shuford
G-Men
U. S
Edwin K
Walker
Monte
Glenn Viall
New York Central
Barry and
King
Triplets Boost Erickson Family to Seventeen in Nopenning
Adolph Erickson and wife welcomed three girls at St Luke's in Duluth raising their clan to 17. He earns 50 dollars weekly at a steel plant stock house and lives in a four room home with one bedroom. He doubts finding bigger housing, hoping to manage with the present cramped space as 9 of 17 are at home. One son serves in the army.
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Nopenning
Minn
Adolph Erickson
Erickson
St. Luke's Hospital
Duluth
Ericksons
Free Liquor Debate Splits House Over Diplomats Entertainment
The House rejected Rep. Rees’s amendment to cut 200000 from a 500000 state department item labeled representation allowance for foreign service. Debates centered on whether free liquor fuels sober diplomacy or promotes fuzzy thinking among diplomats. opposition warned against cutting funds.
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John L. Cutter Washington
Llp
House
State Department
Foreign Service
Edward H. Rees
Kansas
John Jennings, Jr
Tenn
Jennings
United States
Charles W. Wursell
Karl Stefan
J. Vaughan Gary
Congress
Rees
Bridge Club Meets Blackfoot at Mrs Ferrin Home
The Saturday Bridge Club met at Mrs. Karl Ferrin's home with members Mrs. William Kracaw Mrs. Charles O'Neil and Mrs. Conrad Borreson. Guests included Mrs. Conrad Bertin Mrs. Al Gibson and Miss Jean Neilsen. Kracaw won the high prize and Neilsen took the high guest prize.
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Bridge Club
Blackfoot
Karl Ferrin
William Kracaw
Charles O’neil
Conrad Borreson
Conrad Bertin
al Gibson
Jean Neilsen
MacInnes Hosts Buffet Dinner At Home
Dr and Mrs Kenneth A MacInnes entertained friends at a Saturday buffet dinner at their home. Mrs J O Young and Mrs Isabella Peterson poured.
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Blackfoot
Kenneth A. MacInnes
J. O. Young
Isabella Peterson
Idaho school trustees back federal aid and construction help
The Idaho school trustees ended their 1948 meeting in Boise by adopting resolutions in favor of federal aid for schools and state and federal assistance for construction. Howard W. Anderson was reelected president. E A Jensen became first vice president. J Adrian Nelson named second vice president. J C Eddy retained secretary-treasurer.
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BOISE
Idaho School Trustees
Tion
Howard W. Anderson
Bingham County School Reorganization Committee
Blackfoot Board of Education
E. A. Jensen
Preston
J. D. Armstrong
Idaho Falls
J. Adrian Nelson
Genesee
J.C. Eddy
Lloyd Weller in Riverside Improves After Auto Crash
Parsons Hospital reports Lloyd Weller of Riverside suffering a severe head concussion from an auto accident on March 1 remains unconscious after four days but is progressing nicely.
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Blackfoot
Parsons Hospital
Lloyd Wheeler
Riverside
Notice of Impoundment of Trespassing Livestock in Idaho
The United States Forest Service will impound livestock trespassing on lands in Bannock County Caribou National Forest Idaho on or after March 30 1948 if not removed earlier. Owners may reclaim by reimbursing advertising gathering impounding and feeding costs. Unredeemed animals will be sold at public auction after five days and others may be sold privately or destroyed. Signed Pocatello Idaho March 3 1948 by forest supervisor L A Dremolski.
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United States
Bannock County
Caribou National Forest
State of Idaho
United States Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Pocatello
Idaho
L. A. Dremolski
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