State buys motor oils for Idaho agencies
Boise UP reports the state purchasing department signed contracts with Shell Oil Co. Seattle Utah Oil Co. Salt Lake City to supply all motor oils and greases for Idaho government departments during the year ended March 1950. Prices are fixed for the year and deemed to be as good or better than current market rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOISE
State Purchasing Department
Shell Oil Co
Seattle
Utah Oil Co
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Colleges Swap Music Programs Between Idaho State and Ricks
Idaho State College and Ricks College music departments announced a swap of engagements. The ISC choir will perform at Rexburg on March 29 while the Ricks a capella choir will visit ISC on a later date. The Ricks choir plans a southeastern Idaho tour en route to Salt Lake City for the LDS church conference in April, directed by A L Dittmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho State College
Ricks College
ISC
Rexburg
Ricks
Idaho
Salt Lake City
LDS Church
Food Price Index Dips 13.6 Percent From Last Year
Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food prices fell 13.6 percent from a year earlier with 14 commodities down in the past week. The index dropped to 5.79 from 6.70 a year ago, marking a 27 month low after steady declines since December. The all time high was 7.36 on July 13, 1948, and the record low 1.49 on January 31, 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sabotage probe after million dollar Oakland fire
FBI agents and army officers hunted for evidence of arson at a burned Oakland dock warehouse worth about 1 million dollars. The blaze destroyed supplies bound for Japan and Okinawa, including oil barrels, auto parts, and tires. Harry S. Thompson of Berkeley, aged 61, was cleared after questioning and found with clippings about recent fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Oakland Army Base
FBI
Japan
Okinawa
Harry S. Thompson
Berkeley
Tyhee Area Beet Growers Meeting Friday Night
Tyhee area sugar beet growers will hold a meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the Tyhee school in Bannock County Farm Agent Albert Mylroie announced. Topics include payments to growers field labor for the 49 season and labor saving through mechanization. Motion pictures on mechanization and cultural practices will be shown. lunch will be served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyhee
Bannock County
Albert Mylroie
Mylroie
Moonlit Wedding In Open Church Ruins At Raleigh
A couple wed beneath unfinished church rafters in Raleigh Tennessee with only moonlight to illuminate the ceremony. The scene captured a spontaneous, intimate nuptial amid a dim, dimly lit setting reflecting a rustic, improvised wedding atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, Tenn
Markets Drift Lower as Investors Await Federal News
Stocks eased on light volume as investors awaited Federal Reserve actions and labor law developments. Major indexes fell with declines led by rail and utility sectors. International Business Machines and Allied Chemical bucked the trend. Dow averages: 30 industrials 175.53 off 0.49. 20 railroads 48.17 off 0.29. 15 utilities 35.04 off 0.01. 65 stocks 63.19 off 0.20. Volume around 670 thousand shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Congress
Lewis
Sar Ae
Europe
R. R
International Business Madicol
Allied Chemical
Dow Jones Bee
Beef and hog prices ease in mixed Chicago Omaha and Ogden cattle trades
Livestock markets report active hogs with prices near 21.75 for top lots and varied weights from 170 to 340 pounds. Cattle trade shows steady to higher tones with calves and feeder weights lifting, while beef cows and bulls hold around 14 to 27 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep activity remains limited with lambs quoted near 29 dollars and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nebraska
Omaha
Ogden
Grain futures mostly steady with late losses across grains
Chicago Board of Trade prices held near unchanged as May selling eased late. Wheat slipped 1 to 3 cents, corn down 1 to 2 percent, oats steady to down, soybeans off 1.94 to 3 cents and futures down 25 to 35 points per bushel. Purchases on exchanges by SN Credit Corporation reported, with 635 bushels of wheat and 6 100 bushels of barley bought. Cash markets showed steady to firm cash corn and oats, while wheat price action remained irregular with a mild easy tone in Minneapolis Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Grain range data from Chicago market brief
Open high low and close figures for December grain trading in Chicago appear with numerical values and percentage figures, indicating intraday price range and closing level. The readable fragments suggest a typical market snapshot but lack complete context or product naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grain and Livestock Market Report From Chicago and San Francisco
San Francisco market notes show varied dairy and cheese grades with mixed scores and leaf listings, while Chicago reports live poultry shipments, butter measures, and extensive track sales for potatoes, onions, and wax. Prices move on 50 pound track and street sales, with steady demand and moderate new stock across regions, including Idaho, Minnesota, and Colorado markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Idaho
Minnesota
Colorado
Mexico
California
Russell US
Wisconsin
Southeast Idaho Weather Outlook and Regional Forecasts
Southeast Idaho remains mainly cloudy with little temperature change. highs 51 to 60 and lows 27 to 37. Southwest Idaho sees partly cloudy to cloudy skies with possible afternoon or evening rain and highs 50 to 60, lows 36. Utah shows partly cloudy to cooler statewide with lows 35 to 45 and highs 48 to 58. City readings include Boise 60/44 and Denver 62/2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Idaho
Uta
Boise
Cheyenne
Chicago
Denver
Las Vegas
Logan
the Angeles
New Ya
Births at General Hospital Record At Chilly Idaho
Mr and Mrs Robert Kent of Chilly Idaho welcome a daughter born March 16. Mr and Mrs Stephen Bartlett of 4 North Seite announce a son born March 15. Mr and Mrs Nathan Orgill of 600 West Maple announce a son born March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Births
General Hospital
Robert Kent
Chilly
Idaho
Tephen Bartlett
North Seite
Nathan Orgill
West Maple
Court Rules On Irrigation in Idaho Supreme Court Decision
Idaho Supreme Court unanimously upholds constitutionality of the state irrigation law requiring prior approval by a stock company for any transfer of water rights vested in the company. The ruling affirms the Ada county third district court and rejects a shareholder’s right to change point of diversion without corporate consent, citing disruption to corporate unity and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOISE
Idaho Supreme Court
Third Judicial District Court
Ada County
E. C. Johnston
James W. Porter
Lexington ad misreads offer of 90 day charge account
A Lexington newspaper ad misstates payment terms claiming a 90 day charge account with no extra charge. The line shows confusing phrasing such as pay deadlines in February and March, creating ambiguity about when payments are due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hilda Grubble
Jake
Fella
Larry
KATS
Dick Tracy
Dixie Dugan
Darlin
Dotty
Halliday
Pally
Rockpile
Scarlet O'Neil
Mr.drake
Miss Mecall
Kerry Drake
Eiot
Terry
Hatin
Elmer
RBI
Wight
Bugs Bunny
China
Peiping
Mao Tse-tung
Shao Li-tze
Shao
W. W. Yen
Shihchih-chuang
NEA
Shell
Utaco
Tyhee Area
Pett and Morris
New York Stock Exchange
Saan Steels Allied Stores
Anaconda Copper
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Twentieth Century Fox Ao
Ptory
Iss Wright
Farnsworth Television
General Electric
General Motors
Greyhound Idaho
Kaiser Frazer Kennecott Co
Montgomery Ward National Dairy
Ohio Oil
J. C. Penney
Paranyivania “Railroad
Phillips Petroleum
Pure Oil Radio Corp
Rero Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United Air Line
U. S. Stee
Western Air L
Igo
Tare Ieritz
San Francisco
Dauy Wares Ce
News OF Record
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!