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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1948
Page
2
Blackfoot officials announce a citywide Easter egg hunt on Saturday March 27 at the Eastern Idaho State fairgrounds. The 9 30 a m start follows a city hall siren. Children 7 and under hunt in the track area while older kids search the midway.
Dwayne Grimmett of Moreland was attacked by a mad bull at Hale farm near Grooge. He suffered a deep leg wound requiring twelve stitches and was able to restrain the animal with help before being found by Gerald Hale. His mother reports he is recovering satisfactorily.
U S A C entomologist Geo F Knowl ton of Logan will speak at the Malad First Ward chapel on Wednesday March 24 at 8 p m. Farm Bureau organizer Lawrence Budge urges Oneida county farmers to learn proper insect control methods to reduce losses in hay and clover.
A developed method converts sulfite waste from paper mills into lactic acid that can be used in tanning lacquer and food processing industries. The approach recycles waste into a marketable chemical useful for multiple industrial applications.
Blackfoot district of the Tenday council area, Boy Scouts, will launch a finance campaign chaired by Alf Hahn on March 24. Eighteen town teams under Charles Nixon and others will work dawn to dusk. outlying districts are covered by named representatives across multiple towns. The district budget totals 24000 to fund executives, camp, and training for about 4000 scouts.
Ezra Hawkes of Hawkes Transfer and Storage in Pocatello spoke on salesmanship before the Rotary club. He illustrated tips with stories and was introduced by A Watts. W E Barkdull also attended. A district Rotary conference is set for April 18 to 20 in Boise, with registration through E C England at the local ACA office.
Large audience enjoyed Rosemary Music’s staging of Five Little Peppers and How They Grew in Frazier hall. Directed by Dr. Vic Mae Povvell and ISC students, the three acts recalled details from the classic children’s book. Cast included Diane Jones, Bob Steele, Bob Vickery, Bob Vesser, Geri Gene Bartz, Maurene Jones, Katharine Hardy, Carol Deaton, Edgar Taylor, Bud Skinner, Kaye Craven, Ted Deaton, David Bell, Mary Ruth Knowlton, and Hal Foss.
County superintendent Andrew H. Johnson reports that most Bingham county district reorganizations are finished with Shelley awaiting state approval. Five-man boards were elected for district No. 58 at Abérdesi and for the Blackfoot area chaired by Howard Anderson with Albert Carlson as vice chair. Boards will serve until September when voters choose new five-man panels for staggered terms.
A used farm machinery auction will be held at the city square in Soda Springs on March 26 starting at 1 00 p m County agent H J Hall announced Farmers with surplus machinery may sell at this auction Many useful machines still hard to obtain will be sold including tractors combines trucks plows and discs Machinery should be on the grounds by 1130 a m March 26
The American Legion Stew Hoover Post and the Auxiliary met Thursday evening in Blackfoot to commemorate the Legion's 1919 founding. A three tiered cake was served by the Auxiliary. W S Morrell presided over a brief business meeting on plans for their downstairs club room with guest Dick Fisher, a former post commander.
City clerk Edgar Capps said ordinances 410 and 411 were not adopted at the recent council meeting. A previous report claimed adoption mistakenly, and further readings are required before any vote.
Franklin junior high school to present a music program on Tuesday night March 23 at 8 pm. The event is a benefit to fund uniforms and instruments. The band features multiple wind sections and percussion with listed members and officers including Richard Jensen and Larry Whitlow.
Police report a .32 caliber pistol along with overcoats hats and gloves valued at 207.50 were taken from a car at the Green Triangle club in north Pocatello early Saturday. The window was broken between 1 and 2 30 am and a black leather billfold containing 20 and 5 notes was also reported missing by Tula Gore of 618 North Sixth Ave.
Postmaster H we Thomas announces proposed routes for city mail delivery starting July 1. City officials finish numbering streets and assigning numbers to homes and businesses. 75 percent must have address numbers and mail receptacles before service begins.
Percy Burrup named superintendent of the new Marsh Valley Class A No 2 district as Scott D. Lowe says reorganization awaits construction of a new high school. The four independent and common districts merge, with classes continuing in current high schools until a central building is ready. Board members include Leo Hansen Thomas Willis Brimm Atherton Farr and Ellis Wilmore. terms set by September elections.
Wayan hosts its first Farm Institute drawing more than 75 farm men and women for sessions on child training dairy cleanliness soil testing weed control and food budgeting. Leaders include Dr W Wayne Smith Dean Christensen Mildred Haberly and Eugene Whitman with local chairs Bert Muir and Mrs Thomas Lallatin.
Ben Ferrier of the Graham Lyceum Bureau entertained Malad high school students with an illustrated lecture on a trip to the Hudson Bay region in Canada.
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