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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1949
Page
4
Residents worry about rent hikes and landlords fear lost income as Congress debates rent control. The piece notes city action will likely be needed if federal measures stall, given future atomic plant workers and housing demand. It urges fair, proportionate rents without penalizing property owners.
A weekend world peace conference in New York drew large Communist pickets outside the Waldorf Astoria and Carnegie Hall. The piece notes Soviet presence, Shostakovich, and calls for a Truman Stalin meeting while criticizing U.S. visa policies and fear as a weakness.
In a satirical portrait, Woody Hockaday’s feathered protests return to Washington as the 81st congress earns its “featherbed” label. The writer mocks filibuster antics and the veterans pension bill, condemning wasteful spending and political posturing while praising no notable deeds.
A humorous treatise explains two onion eating ways intentional and accidental. It argues group consent dictates eating, but accidental consumption harms social standing and requires confession to avoid offense. The piece concludes unity and onions together give strength, urging collective action.
A fragmentary ode to political strain cites a professor warning of rising discontent as three months loom, blaming workers loafing and poor leadership. The speaker disparages Republican leaders including Sen Homer Capehart of Indiana and parodies a Trump sales figure.
Top American scientists including Harold Urey Karl Compton and David Bradley met Defense Secretary Forrestal to urge full public disclosure of the Bikini bomb test findings. They warned any pressure on Truman could stall publication while Russian scientists already know related A bomb effects.
A humorous reminiscence about Henry McLemore’s failed attempt to open oysters from Mobile. He compares the struggle to cracking a bank vault and recounts battering, nearly demolishing a house, and finally drawing victory by opening one oyster with an axe. The piece celebrates the toil and humor in a heroic kitchen battle.
Local column notes Anne E. Stone 80 of Franklin Idaho claims 57 grandchildren 69 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild among nine living children with three in Gate City. Mayoral contenders emerge as spring hype grows while Grant Stowell urges city manager be decided by voters. Also reports on a misdated edition line and a care parcel at St. Anthony’s hospital. Parking area lighting proposed to deter crime near railroad yards.
Earl Wilson visits Clifford Odets, finding a thoughtful yet defiant playwright in pale blue pajamas at 5:30 p.m. Odets condemns Hollywood as corrupt and immoral, defending The Big Knife which exposes studio vices and studio murders, while admitting limited chances to work there. The piece also notes nightlife chatter and upcoming Broadway moves.
Hollywood gossip note roundup discusses Kirk Douglas new film fame and 13 scripts awaiting, Joan Fontaine posibles Trilby, Lucille Ball CBS TV deal, Claire Trevor Half way to Nowhere rights, Jack Paar family joke, Tito Guitar return from Mexico, Savannah Churchill romance signals, Nancy Walker pregnancy, Len Stern and Frank Cooper money clash, Edith Head fashion clash, Bob Mitchum quip, Ricky and David early radio debuts, Gene Tierney guest for Spike Jones, Alan Jones Irene Hervey Europe trip set for March 17.
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