Community rest room plan could boost Pocatello
An editorial urges city candidates for mayor to back a downtown women and visitors rest room or community center. The proposal, to be near railroad tracks and possibly in surplus army base barracks, would attract shoppers from surrounding areas and show the city’s welcoming attitude. Local merchants may fund furnishing. candidates should include it in platforms.
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Gate City
Army Air Base
Truman in Key West A casual portrait of a steadfast president
Marquis Childs profiles President Truman during a Florida retreat. The piece notes his sun tan demeanor, relaxed style, and confident public address while highlighting loyalty, restraint under pressure, and a practical approach to leadership amid criticism. It contrasts public myth with the plain, individual tone Truman uses with old comrades.
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Lincoln
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National Security Resources Board
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Palm Beach
Robert Ruark on Training a Dominant Dog
New York column humorously chronicles the exaggerated trials of raising a Boxer puppy named Baron The Admiral Schnorkel Doenitz Von Ruark. The author mocks pet training fads and satirizes the pup’s arrogance while noting owners’ costly dog toys and fantasies of stricter discipline.
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Wonder Dog
Beauty Boy
Mary Hayworth
St Patrick's saga from kidnapping to missions across Ireland
The tale reinterprets St Patrick as a daring English Briton who was kidnapped at sixteen, endured years of slavery near Croagh Patrick, escaped to Wicklow, studied in Gaul, and returned as a bishop in 432. He then opposed Pelagianism, defeated druids in trials, and founded churches, spreading Christianity across Ireland.
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Cothridge
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Wicklow
France
Gaul
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Auxerre
Rome
Emerald Isle
Baron X Rumored U S Funded Underground Leader
A Chicago based source reports an American known as Baron X leading anti Russian underground activities in Poland and Germany. He allegedly smuggled arms, raised funds in the United States, and has ties to the FREI corps of Barbarossa with contacts in Austria and Hungary. U S officials deny government links and fear diplomatic fallout.
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Hungary
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Italy
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Ruhr
Washington Post
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Sam P. McKenzie
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
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Michigan
California
Canada
Texas
Palmwarees
Lamps from Kashmir Go Long Route to North American Home
The writer recounts buying hand painted lamps from Sadik Ali in Srinagar and wiring them himself amid electrical misadventures. Lamps survived a long journey through Himalayan passes, Bombay, ocean transit, and U S customs to arrive functional if imperfect.
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United States
New York
Vale
Jean
Public Courtesy Questioned At Local Tax Office
March 15 report from Pocatello notes a federal revenue official in town refused a request for a last minute filing photo with discourteous language. The incident, seen as a sign public servants must remain accessible, contrasts with other local news including staff changes at Montgomery Ward and a theater picture theft involving a youngster.
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United States
Internal Revenue Collector
Pocatello
New Met Star Lois Hunt From Dental Hygienist to Opera
Lois Hunt, former dental hygienist from Philadelphia, won the Metropolitan Auditions of the Air, earning $1,000 and a year contract. Denis Harbour won the male division. Hunt plans a debut at the Met soon, inspired by her unlikely rise from dentistry to singing.
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Philadelphia
Grind
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Denis Harbour
Lois
Morton Hunt
Science Illustrated
University of Pennsylvania Dental School
Mathew Marcus
N.Y
Miss Hunt
Hollywood Stars Fight Tax Rules With Ten-Year Basis Plan
Erskine Johnson reports Hollywood seeks to change income tax on talent from annual to a 10-year period arguing depreciation of earnings. Lively notes on stars, directors, and writers include Blumenthal heading to Washington, studio plans, and industry quips about Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Eve Arden, and new GE cold light for TV.
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