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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1949
Page
2
New York reports actress Tallulah Bankhead filed a 1,000,000 damage suit in supreme court alleging unauthorized use of her first name in a hair shampoo jingle. She asserted the name Tallulah is uniquely hers and tied to her family and Alabama home near Tallulah Falls.
About 250 ministers delegates and visitors from across the state met at the First Methodist church for the opening session of the Assemblies of God Idaho district conference. The three day event opens with youth rally led by Rev. C G Robinson of Bakersfield California.
Machinists lodge No 1933 endorsed Buck Bowns for mayor and Rhondeau for city councilman last night in a unanimous vote. Bowns spoke on a radio broadcast while Arnold Trappett, president of lodge No 198, represented him at the meeting.
Rep Woods warns the local veto would clash with state and county controls over housing. He predicts less than 10 percent of counties would use decontrol power despite surveys showing 90 percent want controls upheld. A key amendment would keep hotels out of control, but Woods doubts the tradeoff preserves local boards.
The St Paul IRS collector opened a letter signed X with 100 dollars and a note saying the sender wanted to avoid publicity. X said errors before 1943 in expense accounts were corrected by sending the money and signing X. A second letter with 90 dollars followed claiming more small errors and a promise to be more careful.
Shirley Jean Keene of Sayre Pennsylvania proudly notes her 8 month old pet duck named Donald has begun laying eggs, an amusing naming clash as the bird proves unusually productive.
Gordon K. Ashley of Montpelier outlined a proposed extension course for practicing pharmacists at a Missoula meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the northwest members of the national association of board of pharmacy. The plan includes a filing card system with manufacturer, preparation, use and dosing information. The district covering Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington and Oregon would implement the program.
Jaycees in Pocatello fund two young female pigs for the local Future Farmers of America chapter. The pigs will be raised by two underfunded FFA members, with offspring shared between the raiser, FFA, and future juniors. If production exceeds five offspring, two piglets stay with the raiser and the rest return to FFA for next year. Harold Read leads the effort with Ralph Matthews coordinating Pig Program duties.
Prof Pulling spoke on Soil Conservation and population pressures at the Kiwanis Tuesday luncheon in Boise. New members Earl Thompson and Herb Rummel joined. Paul McCarville of California Packing Co. attended. John Vesser announced Idaho State College basketball tournament.
Portland resumes daily news after a 25 day halt. The Oregon Journal rolls its presses at 1 42 p m after a final edition and a last minute pressmen meeting. The Oregonian published its Wednesday editions on schedule.
Civil War documents including correspondence between Gov. John A. Andrew and President Lincoln's military leaders were uncovered when workmen dismantled an old rest room in the State House. Seventy five volumes of letters missing for 32 years were found packed in locked mahogany wall cabinets.
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