Retired Fleet Admiral Leahy Resigns From Active Duty
Washington reports that Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy has resigned from active duty with no immediate successor named. The 73 year old officer retains lifetime pay and was honored by President Truman with a gold star for his 56 years of service as chief of staff to the commander in chief and architect of global strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William D. Leahy
White House
Leahy
Truman
Navy
George C. Marshall
Roosevelt
Four Inch Shell Accident Near Portsmouth City
A four inch shell fired by the British destroyer Broadsword exploded harmlessly into the sea beyond Portsmouth last night. Officers call the incident an accident and report no damage or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
England
Broadsword
Dumb Two Years, Suddenly Speaks
Memphis Tenn. Pretty Mrs. John Lemay Jr 19 spoke after two years of silence. Doctors said a pinched nerve in her throat temporarily paralyzed her vocal cords. The voice return was sudden and mysterious with no lasting damage expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
John Lemay, Jr
New Housing To Sell Here In Pocatello
One hundred new homes will be built in the Westello addition with construction starting next week. The Pocatello Industrial Housing Inc. will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at the Hotel Bannock to sell the homes while giving priority to local seekers. Model homes are on display at the Chamber of Commerce in the Hotel Bannock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Industrial Housing, Inc
Bannock
Harley B. Markham
Industrial Housing
Westello
Markham
Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce
Annock
Notorious bank robber Sampsell captured by FBI in Phoenix
Lloyd E. Sampsell, once among the nation’s top 10 criminals, surrendered to federal agents in Phoenix after robbing a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles for 8700. He denied killing a customer in San Diego last year. He faces murder and robbery charges across California and awaits transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Lloyd
Sampsell
FBI
West Coast
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Arthur W. Smith
Seaboard Finance Co
San Diego
Calif
W. A. Murphy
Ethan Allan McNabb
McNabb
San Quentin
Folsom
California
U. S
Northwest calls for doubled teacher supply in decade
Boise reports a regional NEA conference warns the northwest must double its teaching force in 10 years without lowering standards. Miss Hilda Maehling and Miss Martha Shull urge expanded training and more attractive careers amid shortages in Idaho Oregon Washington Montana and Wyoming. They cite wage issues and equipment as critical gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Northwest
Hilda Maehling
National Education Association
Washington, D. C
Martha Shull
Portland
NEA
Maehling
Miss Shull
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
Miss Maehling
Crowds Scoop Pound Notes From Marseille Beach
Huge crowds along the Corniche in Marseille collected British pound notes washed ashore. Initial reports cited about 25000 dollars, later authorities estimated between 2400 and 2800 dollars salvaged. No source of the money was found as fans grabbed notes, some taking up to fifty each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseille
France
Corniche Road
Atomic Site Job Seekers Warned Against Early Rush
H B Cox manager of the Pocatello Idaho Employment service warned workers against rushing to the area for the new atomic plant. He said heavy construction will not start for several months and there will be no jobs yet. Skilled bricklayers and carpenters will be in demand later and local offices and unions will coordinate worker assignments. Work may not start before June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Cox
Pocatello
Cox
State land sales cautious as atomic plant plans loom
Idaho land officials, led by Land Commissioner Edward Woozley, await detailed AEC data on site plans for a new atomic reactor. About 10,000 acres of state grazing land around the southeast Idaho project area may be affected, with officials hoping to avoid jeopardizing ranchers while seeking possible multi use land options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Department
Idaho
Edward Woozley
United Press
Atomic Energy Commission
Woozley
AEC
Axis Sally Imprisoned for Treason in U S Court
Mil dred E Gillars known as Axis Sally received a sentence of 10 to 30 years and a $10,000 fine after her treason conviction. The former Maine show girl, 48, showed poise in court as Federal Judge Edward Cur ran imposed the penalty and denied a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mildred E
Sally
James J. Laughlin
Miss Gillars
Cleveland, O
Reclamation Meeting Denounces Columbia Authority in Idaho
About 300 Southern Idaho water users closed their two day convention denouncing valley authorities. They backed National Reclamation Association President Polk who said Congress would block a Columbia or Missouri Valley Authority. The group urged Idaho to oppose any CVA while reelecting N V Sharp as president and naming executive board members for 1949. Directors for Boise and Great Basin districts will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
National Reclamation Association
Harry E. Polk
Missouri
Columbia Valley
Idaho Association
Gem State Congressional
Penue
Truman
CVA
N. V. Sharp
Filer
Association
Walter Hereth
North Idaho
Arthur Wilson
Wig River Valley
J.E. Shaw
Payette River Valley
N. W. Sharp
Lower
Snake River
John E. Kelley
Middle Snake River
Alex O. Coleman
Upper
E. G. Gooding
Wood Rivers
A. R. Babcock
Little Lost
Boise
Great Basin
Bear
Malad
Sharp
William E. Welsh
Welsh
Crowd Outcry Dims Peace Conference Opening at Waldorf
Two thousand pickets march through rain outside the Waldorf Astoria as the cultural and scientific conference for world peace opens. Inside 1,500 guests hear Dmitri Shostakovich and Howard Shapley amid protests by anti Communist groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Pa ‘Avenue
Dmitri Shostakovich
Harvard
Howard Shapley
U.S
Russia
Park Avenue
William Olaf Stapledon
England
Germany
Stanislaw Ossowski
University of Warsaw
Ex-Gov Ross Sterling Dies in Fort Worth at 74
Former Texas governor Ross Sterling, 74, who led a notable term and founded Humble Oil and Refining, died yesterday at 1:51 p.m. at Harris Memorial hospital after a period of treatment starting last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Ross Sterling
Texas
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Sterling
Harris Memorial Hospital
Deadly Copperhead and Tiny Mouse Die After Battle
In Summit New Jersey a copperhead and a field mouse fought to a fatal draw after a feeding at Trailside Museum Watchung Reservation. The mouse clung to the snake and bit its neck while the copperhead thrashed and died. the mouse also died, cause unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
N. J
Mildred Rulison
New Jersey Park Commission
Union County Park Commission
Watchung Reservation
Rulison
Labor ruling bars UMW from Mine contract ballot
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the wage contract between most coal employers and United Mine Workers is illegal. An election will be held at the Mid-Continent Coal Corp. Green Diamond mine to decide between Progressives and no union, with UMW ineligible due to Taft Hartley affidavits. Lewis faces potential trouble as his 200-man wage policy committee plans 1949 50 contract demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers of America
Lewis’ Union
Progressives
Green Diamond
UMW
Negro Homes Hit By Blast In White-Section Neighborhood
In Birmingham Alabama dynamite blasts damaged three unoccupied houses recently purchased by Black residents in a white designated area. City inspector H E Hagood planned to serve formal notices to the owners about violations of zoning rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
H. E. Hagood
New Pension Bill for Vets Provides $72
Rep. John E Rankin introduced a scaled down veterans pension bill offering 72 dollars a month to World War I veterans at 65 who are single with income under 2000 dollars or with dependents and income under 3000 dollars. Veterans must have an honorable discharge. Leaders expect quick passage in the House. Local reactions followed the previous bill’s failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
House
Washington
VLP
Miss
Rankin
Twin Falls Board Grants Teachers Raise and Rehires
Twin Falls Idaho board of education district 411 approves a 140 per year cost of living raise for all teachers and principals and votes to rehire the faculty. The action applies to teachers and principals in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Board of Education of
Conference Puts UK on Local Option in Rent Control
Washington report says House-Senate conferees reached a local option agreement allowing cities to decontrol rents with state governor approval and public hearings. If a city accounts for the majority of a defense rental area, the expeditor would decontrol surrounding unin corporated zones. States could seize enforcement, or end controls by resolution. timing and landlord return guarantees were not decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
House-Senate
Senate
Panel Truck Strikes Tree at Arthur Fremont Intersection
A panel truck driven by Mrs. Doris R. Jones, 336 W Sherman, left the curb and hit a tree in the 406 block of North Arthur at 7 18 p m. The truck collided with a car driven by Martin Seiveno, 345 N Buchanan, as he traveled east on W Fremont. No injuries were reported though the truck sustained considerable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris R. Jones
W. Sherman
North Arthur
C. A. Wrenn
Jones
Martin Seiveno
N. Buchanan
W. Fremont
Arthur-Fremont
Dairy Farmers Urged to Stop Spraying Cows With DDT
Agriculture department warned dairy farmers against spraying cows and barns with DDT noting it acts as a biological magnifier. Even tiny milk levels could harm humans, especially babies, with fat tissue buildup and delayed illness warnings. No confirmed human cases are on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Food and ‘Drug Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Idaho Reclamation Directors
Idaho State Reclamation Association
Columbia Valley Authority
Shawn
Alex C. Coleman
St. Anthony
Wells McEntire
Downey
Wal
Ter Hereth
Lewiston
Moore
Harry £. Polk
Williston
N. D
State Association
Mark Kulp
Charles E
Anderson
Idaho Falls
John E
Shaw
Emmett
Ed G. Gooding
Shoshone
Carl O. Olson
Adm
Axis
Columbia Authority
Agriculture Department
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!