Child Dies In Two Car Auto Crash
Dennis S Ashley 11 son of Mr and Mrs William Ashley Montpelier was killed instantly when the Ashley family car collided with Willis F Webb s car on a highway near Soda Springs Ashley mother is critically injured Dennis was asleep in the back seat and died before hospital arrival Webb from Twin Falls was uninjured State Patrolman L Glenn Kendle said Webb likely under 50 mph Sheriff Charles McCracken investigates funeral plans by Mathews Mortuary Montpelier
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Soda Springs
Dennis Smith Ashley
William Ashley
Montpelier
Willis F. Webb
Ashley
Caribou County
Soda
Dennis
Merle Elan
Ashleys
Webb
Daniels
Wyoming
Charles McCracken
Caribou
Dennis S. Ashley
Mathew
Idahoans Spend More on Tobacco and Liquor Than Taxes
Boise, Idaho. 1947 figures released by Allen Jefferies show beer sales 13,571,422 dollars, wine and liquor 10,730,244 dollars, cigarettes 10,811,728 dollars, and other tobacco 1,500,000 dollars. Idaho’s 1947-49 budget stands at 32,500,000 dollars.
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Boise
Allen Jefferies
Jefferies
International Air Parcel Post Debuts in Pocatello
The new International Air Parcel Post service was inaugurated in Pocatello on Monday with a one pound box of chocolates sent to Miss Joyce Marsh in Sheffield England by the Pocatello Alpha Pi Omega sorority. The service covers 21 foreign countries and aims to expand into the continental United States eventually.
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Jack Trimming
Joyce Marsh
Sheffield
England
Elna Faye Williams
International Air Parcel Post
Pocatello
Miss Marsh
Alpha Pi Omega Sorority
Don Gorder
Empire Air Lines
Charles Fisher
Western Air Lines
Miss Williams
Air International Parcel Post
Pocatello Alpha Pi Omega
Marsh
United States
Post Office Department
Air Parcel Post
Continental United States
Local records show multiple pleas in vagrancy and intoxication cases
Hugh Nez, 27, vagrancy, pleaded guilty with a $100 fine suspended. Wilbert Beasley Tademy, disturbing the peace, pleaded guilty, sentence withheld for six months on good behavior. Tom Chedahop, intoxication, pleaded guilty, fined $15. Roland George, 19, intoxication, and Herman Wesley Parks, 43, intoxication, pleaded guilty, fined $25. Lawrence Stubbs Evans, 44, disturbing the peace, pleaded guilty, fined $15 suspended. Ned Benally, 25, intoxication, bond forfeited, $15.
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Hugh Nez
Wilbert Beasley Tademy
Tom Chedahop
Roland George
Herman Wesley Parks
Lawrence Stubbs Evans
Disturbing Peace
Ned Benally
Marriage Licenses Granted in Idaho and Nearby States
Oliver L Bettis 18 of Pocatello and Norma Call 16 of Pocatello received licenses with maternal consent for Norma. Martin Lee 26 of Morgan Utah and Delores Roper 24 of Lincoln Nebraska applied. Donald C Johnson 24 of Pocatello and Janiece Christensen 20 of Pocatello listed. Lawrence Stewart 42 of Inkom and a Tinnell 40 of Rapid City connected to filings.
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Oliver L. Bettis
Pocatello
Norma Call
Martin Lee
Morgan
Utah
Delores Roper
Lincoln
Nebr
Donald C. Johnson
Janiece Christensen
Lawrence Stewart
Inkom
A Tinnell
Rapid City
Appeal filed in beer after hours case in district court
LeRoy Lewis appealed a justice court conviction for sale of beer after hours. He was arrested January 18 and convicted February 13 with a $100 fine.
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Justice Court
LeRoy Lewis
Local Births Reported Across City March 13 15
Mr and Mrs Wilson Rice welcomed a girl at St Anthony s hospital on March 13 joining 312 McKinley Ave. Fred Courtney at 533 North Twelfth reported a girl born March 13. Arlo Dance of Black foot welcomed a girl March 13 at St Anthony s hospital. Lawrence Leger of 725 East Lewis St added a boy born March 13 at St Anthony s hospital. Grey Fields R F D 2 North had a boy born March 14 at St Anthony s hospital. Keith Adams of Blackfoot reported a girl born March 14 at St Anthony s hospital. Henry Lister of Springfield welcomed a girl born March 15 at St Anthony s hospital.
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Wilson Rice
McKinley Ave
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Fred Courtney
North Twelfth
Arlo Dance
Blackfoot
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lawrence Leger
East Lewis St
Grey Fields
North
Keith Adams
Henry Lister
Springfield
Blackfoot Births Reported for Two Families
Mr and Mrs John Rupe of Blackfoot announce a boy born March 13 at Beck hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson of Blackfoot announce a girl born March 15 at Parsons hospital.
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John Rupe
Blackfoot
Beck Hospital
Ralph Anderson
Parsons Hospital
Dunyon Retains Firm Managership in Blackfoot
The Anderson company recently bought the Pocatello and Blackfoot lumber firms and plans to complete transfers by April 1. Don Dunyon will remain manager of Tri State Lumber in Blackfoot, with no personnel changes expected at the Blackfoot store.
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Blackfoot
Don Dunyon
Tri-State Lumber Company
Anderson Company
Pocatello
Dunyon
VFW Meet Set In Memorial Building This Week
A local Veterans of Foreign Wars post will hold a meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Memorial building. Post commander J Gordon Willis announced nominations for new officers will be in order and new members will be initiated.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. Gordon Willis
Obituary for Simpson Molen Jensen 64 of Pocatello
Simpson Molen Jensen, 64, of 222 South Second Ave., died after a sudden illness. Born March 5, 1884 in Hyrum Utah, he moved to Pocatello 54 years ago and was a carpenter in the local union. Survived by his widow Esther Sage Jensen, 5 sons, 7 daughters, 2 sisters, 5 brothers, and numerous grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Arthur W. Hall Mortuary.
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Jensen
Carpenter’s Union
Howard M. Jensen
Floyd J. Herd
James Rodwell
Lloyd Sindel
Vincent Pilotti
Venice Jensen
Marjorie Jensen
Wallace L. Jensen
Oakland
Calif
Clement W. Jensen
Boise
Kenneth C
Ronald M
Jacqueline Jensen
Pocatello
Albert Anthony
Blackfoot
Arthur Malm
Hoe
Idaho
Oliver
Kansas City
Kansas
John P
Hyrum
Utah
Arthur L
Odgen
Civerin V
Otto T. Jensen
Los Angeles
Arthur W. Hall Mortuary
Funeral services for Olive M Granden
Funeral services for Olive M Granden age 67 widow of William B Granden will be held Tuesday at 2 pm in the Downard Funeral Chapel. The Rev A E Beasley of the First Baptist church will officiate. Burial will follow in the family plot at Mountain View cemetery.
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Olive M. Granden
Wiliam B. Granden
RFD
North
Downard Funeral
A. E. Beasley
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Fisher in Pocatello
Mrs Minnie Fisher, 66, a pioneer Pocatello resident, died Saturday. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the McHan-Henderson Funeral Chapel with Rev J H Hemmingway of the AME church officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery family plot.
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Minnie Fisher
Three Blazes Extinguished By Pocatello Firemen
Firefighters in Pocatello battled three fires over the weekend. At 9:45 a.m. they fought an overheated oil stove blaze at 216 West Young Street owned by Fred Marchetti with no damage. Early Monday at 1:40 a.m. a hotel blaze at Main and Driggs Clark streets caused by smoking in bed damaged bed clothing. Ralph Lewis owns the hotel. At 8:55 a.m. a short in electrical wiring in the 500 block on East Hayden Street, owned by Thomas Sadie with occupant H. L. Ferrin, produced no reported damage.
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Pocatello
Fred Marchetti
West Young St
Main
Driggs Clark Sts
Ralph Lewis
East Hayden St
Thomas Sadie
H. L. Ferrin
Derailment Delays Trains Near Minidoka
East and westbound passenger trains were delayed about two and a half hours after a freight car derailed at Hawley seven miles east of Minidoka. No injuries were reported as Union Pacific crews cleared the track after a journal failure disrupted westbound freight train No. 3819 and halted Nos. 11 12 and 56.
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Hawley
Minidoka
Union Pacific Railroad
Meeting of District Boy Scout committee men
Blackfoot Cluff Johnson of the Tenday Council field executive said a meeting of District Boy Scout committee men will be held in the chamber of commerce offices at 7 30 Wednesday evening.
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Blackfoot
Cluff Johnson
Tenday Council
Chamber of Commerce
Robertson Named Utah Music Department Head
Robertson, a Brigham Young University faculty member in Provo, was named head of the University of Utah music department on Monday. He previously won a major American music prize last year.
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Salt Lake City
Leroy J. Robertson
America
Monday
University of Utah
Robertson
Brigham Young University
Provo
Co-Ed Quits ISC Contest Over Missing Petition
Miss Mary Day withdraws from Habo State College student body presidency race after claiming her petition was stolen. Remaining candidates are Bill Folsom Jay Slaughter Jay Olsen and Les Lambson. Election set for March 22. Day compared Red Hill renaming to Moscow era and called her platform a joke.
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Mary Day
Habotate College
Bill Folsom
Twin Falls
Jay Slaughter
Pocatello
Jay Olsen
Les Lambson
Arco
Miss Day
Red Hill
Moscow
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International Air Postal System
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Brennan & Cahoon
Pole Line Road
Annette Winn
Robert’ Phelps
Howard Winn
South
Arthur Ave
Main Street
Bob Phelps
Mutt
Annette
Fran
Jimmie
Winn
Rainey Soft
Ball Park
Frank McKinnon
Dodge
Pocatello Drug
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Blair-Fry Motor CO
E. Center ST
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