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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1949
Page
8
Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce plans Dollar Day giveaways handing out $1 checks redeemable only at Blackfoot merchants and usable as legal tender for that event. The stunt aims to boost local shopping while clerks redeem the checks at the chamber office.
A three part series by Dr. Osbert W. Warmingham arrives in Pocatello this week. He conducted 11 lectures from Tuesday through Sunday, with talks at First Presbyterian and First Congregational churches and ISC venues. The program covers The Four fold Venture of Living, The Venture in Knowledge, The Venture in Creative Toil, The Venture in Love, Faith, and with Christ, plus related talks at Idaho State College and Fraziershall. The event is organized by a non-denominational committee including Rev. A. E. Albee and others.
Col. William Whipple of the Walla Walla district Army Engineers said flood control work may start soon on the Portneuf river near Pocatello. He noted emergency projects in Idaho are ready for immediate action once funds are provided by Congress, with money already available for five sites along the Clearwater and upper Snake rivers.
The Idaho merit system council schedules open competitive exams for stenographic typing and clerical work in Pocatello. Exams will be held at Swanson hall on Saturday April 2 and monitored by H C Goggins.
A CA A tower reported that C A Witcher of San Diego Calif was killed when his low wing monoplane crashed 20 yards off Greensprings highway a mile northeast of Lincoln at 2 45 p m The wreckage indicated the plane was a passenger aboard a BT 13 The flight plan filed showed Montague Calif as origin with Medford as destination
U S district court in Salt Lake City filed a complaint under the fair labor standards act against First Security Bank of Utah. William R. McComb advocates for overtime pay and wage records, seeking an injunction against further violations. Bank President George S. Eccles said the bank seeks more information and denies prior notice of questions about its labor practices.
Richard Gutenberg and Virgil Cutler have been named as official delegates to the state Future Farmers convention in Boise from March 30 to April 3, according to Ralph Matthews, Pocatello high school agricultural instructor.
Rampton Barlow, candidate for mayor, will outline his platform on KEYY radio at 9:30 p.m. Monday. He plans to address city issues and his proposals to voters.
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