City sells field barracks to enrich treasury
City clerk Bert Reese announced about 10 000 dollars gained from selling 38 barracks on Phillips field. Money to be returned to the airport facility per contract while most funds will cover maintenance and future development. Bids awarded to multiple bidders listed with addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Reese
Pocatello
Phillips’ Field
Reese
Paul Gregerson
Rt. 1
David Nelson
McCammon
Lester Selders
Rt. North
Harvey Anderson
S. Arthur Ave
C. D. McOmber
W. Clark St
Fred Dalton Jr
D. S. Benson
Roy
Idaho
E. R. Howell
Yellowstone
O. D. Goosey
East Cedar
George C. Foulk
Rt. 2
North
Stephen F. Mitre
Torreyton
Ida
Robert E
Pact May Raise Military Forces
Senator Millard E. Tydings said America's military forces may need to be increased soon due to Atlantic pact defense commitments. He added that in the long run the pact and its arms shipments plan could allow cuts in U S defense spending and in force size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millard E. Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
Maryland Democrat
Europe
U. S
Governors Convoke Panels on Northwest Reclamation Policy
Governors from the Northwest convene with 1949 committees as panel discussions led by Al Mylrose focus on conservation and development of Idaho’s natural resources. Attendees include Mark Kulp, L. A. Dremolski, R. N. Irving, Col. William Whipple, and George N. Carter. An inter agency session, chaired by Lesher B. Wing, aims to reach policy alignment ahead of Congress, with a banquet for speakers at the Bannock Hotel and continued meetings by the state reclamation association tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannock County
al Mylrose
Idaho
Mark R. Kulp
Boise
State Department of Reclamation
L. A. Dremolski
Pocatello
Caribou National Forest
R. N. Irving
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
William Whipple
Walla Walla
Wash
U. S. Army Engineers
George N. Carter
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Interagency Committee
Lesher B. Wing
San Francisco
Federal Power Commission
Inter-Agency
Northwest
Gov
Robins
Congress
Wedgewood
Bannock
Perry Nelson
State Reclamation Association
ISC Invited To Join Talent Meet At UN Reno
Idaho State College invites a student to represent ISC at the intramontain talent contest to be held at the University of Nevada Reno on April 23 A local ISC contest to pick the representative will be held at 8 p m April 1 in Frazier Auditorium chairman Les Lambson announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho State College
University of Nevada
Reno
ISC
Frazier Auditorium
Les Lambson
Pocatello Plans Housing Boom Linked to Industrial Growth
Pocatello Industrial Housing Inc. a 100 member group, built 16 homes and seeks 50 more with FHA approval. Local construction surges from naval ordnance, Simplot plant, UP railroad yard, Westvaco chemicals, boosting regional farmers and expanded markets within 150 miles. Government land near the area prompts cautious agricultural land preservation as Pocatello aims to share new business across the Intermountain West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Pocatello Industrial Housing, Inc
Federal Housing Administration
Naval Ordnance Plant
Union Pacific Railroad
Westwaco Chemical& Co
America
Atomic Energy Commission
Uncle Sam
Miners Blacklist Senators Over Boyd Confirmation
United Mine Workers publish a political blacklist of coal state senators who voted to confirm James M. Boyd as director of the bureau of mines. The list targets those who voted yes or were listed as not voting, with Boyd to be sworn in at noon in the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
James M. Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Interior Department
Council Tells Airport Plans To City Leaders
Pocatello officials and a 30 member chamber delegation viewed plans for a new air base terminal. City will start construction in July with 56 percent federal funding and CAA police the airport under Boise supervision. The base spans 3412 acres aiming for major regional status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce
George R. Phillips
Busi
Dines i
SF Tecnicipal Caa
Boise
LaGuardia
Morrison-Knudsen Reports Record 1948 Construction Volume
Morrison-Knudsen Co Inc reports 1948 construction volume at 89.5 million dollars, up from 83.8 million in 1947 and surpassing the prior peak of 1942. Net earnings for 1948 totaled 5.052 million, versus 3.237 million in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Gather in Pocatello Meeting
District gathering of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodge convenes Saturday March 26 at 11 a.m. in Pocatello. Delegations from Pocatello Montepelier American Falls Soda Springs Aberdeen and Malad will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODD Fellows
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodge
Pocatello
Montepelier
American Falls
Soda Springs
Aberdeen
Malad
Mangum and Hall Obituaries From Idaho and California
Obituary notices report Bry Mangum of Boise Idaho and Canada died after a heart condition while hospitalized. He was a miner, never married, and buried at Grove City cemetery with veteran rites. survivors include his mother and Mrs. John Taylor Henerson of Nevada. Also noted is Sgt. T Hall of Pocatello killed in action in 1944, with survivors including two sisters and a brother. Services held in California and Idaho locales are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LDS
Grove City
Sandberg Funeral Home
Hall
It Hall
Pocatellon
Golden Gate
Truman Seeks Aid Plan as Dead in Ways and Means
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee closed public hearings and signaled President Truman’s broad aid to the needy will not be reported out. Administration allies conceded the proposal is “as good as dead” despite the inaugural focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
President Truman
Administration
Truman
Beet Price Set at About 13 Dollars a Ton in Idaho
Idaho sugar beet price for this year projected around 13 dollars per ton per Idaho Chamber of Commerce based on a letter from Amalgamated Sugar Co of Ogden Utah received yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Amalgamated Sugar Co
Ogden
Utah
Nations Sign Wheat Treaty to Secure Global Markets
Forty two nations reached a price fixing pact to assure U S and foreign markets for 168 069 635 bushels of wheat over four years. The accord sets price ceilings and floors with Russia and Argentina not signing. If ratified it starts August 1, 1949 with delegates from over half the nations including the United States signing the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Am
U. S
State Officer Blocks Freight Rate Hikes Plans
L. F. Purvis Idaho Public Utilities chief for transportation calls Western railroads pricing themselves out of business by seeking higher freight rates. He plans to attend a San Francisco hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission to challenge the proposed hikes in a regional series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOISE
Western Railroads
L. F. Purvis
The
Idaho Public Utilities
Yestern
Purvis
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather forecast for Southeastern Idaho today
United Press reports cloudiness and showers Thursday across Southeastern Idaho. Warmer air moving in with highs near 46 to 54 degrees and a warmer low overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Utah
Dixie
Boise
Jevsnese
Chicago
Denver
Los Ang
Miami
New Yi
Portland
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
West Yellowstone
Chinese Reds Open Peace Talks Soon Amid Li Tsung Jen Attack
The Chinese Communist Party announced readiness to begin peace negotiations in the very near future while harshly denouncing the acting president Li Tsung Jen and his regime as bogus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Li Tsung-Jen
Propaganda Attacks Church Prompt Pope Warning
Pope Pius denounced a violent propaganda campaign waged against the Catholic Church. He said enemies have unleashed hostile spoken and written rhetoric to undermine church authority and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Acheson Warns Russia Against Iran Invasion
Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned Moscow against invading Iran on pretext of U.S. bases. He cautioned that allied security interests in Iran Greece Turkey remain strong and should not be misinterpreted as reduced U.S. commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean G. Acheson
Russia
Ullrich
Iran
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
United Atlantic Security Alliance
Greece
Turkey
State Department
Red Army
Acheson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vin McOmber Jr
Dick Dolbeer
South Fifth Ave
Leonard Lyman
Kenas Akers
Bob Anderson
Blackfoot
Robert W. Brown
Fred Lewis
Roosevelt
Parley O. Jenks
Dwaine W. Anderson
Gladys Pinkerton
South Seventh Ave
Melton Anderson
C. A. Carmack
East Halliday
Melvin S. Walker
Eighth Ward
LDS Church
Flandro
Intermountain West
Rocky Mountain
Adolph Coors Company
Golden
Colorado
USA
Council
Exch
Argentina
Fort Wiliams
Canada
United Press
Beirut, Lebanon
Israel
Lebanon
Ras En Naqura
Georat S. May Company
Pocatello Mattress Mfg. CO
No. Johnson
Westinghouse Aristocrat
Convrol
Westinghouse
Tune
Ted Malone
T. Leland Newey
Mgr
ABC Network
MEAT
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!