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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1949
Page
4
Mayor elect W. W. Halsey pledges immediate action on traffic congestion. He notes doubling volumes exceed street capacity and supports signal improvements and enforcement of the double parking law to reduce bottlenecks and crashes in the business district. A pilot plan may test angled parking to ease flow.
Music Ring Pocatello leads in developing young musical aptitude with growing participation each year. The city observes Music Week to celebrate and promote expanding musical interest among residents and schools, reflecting Idaho's strong local scene and continued improvement.
A guest at one of two 500 Spring Garden parties hosted by ex Ambassador I Joseph E Davies toured the manicured lawns, azaleas, dogwood, shrubs and blossoming fruit trees and remarked on what God could do if he had eyes.
A garbled OCR style list mixes letter cues and partial clues for a word puzzle. It maps terms like Nova Scotia abbreviations oleic acid and Greek god references with scattered partial word hints and broken spellings.
The author notes Jimmy Durante’s on screen persona as a defining test for television’s maturity. Observing Durante in a hotel suite reveals a restless, comic frustration that could drive video toward adulthood, with Milton Berle guiding early growth and Durante set to inaugurate its manhood.
A man faces daily decisions at home from where to dump sand for mortar to plant choices and whether to replace or repair the lawn mower. He is reminded he must participate and cannot defer to others, yet the task alarms him when he is judicially minded and sees so many tricky paths.
Washington reports rising use of synthetic substitutes in bread and other foods linked to I. G. Farben origins. Rep. Keefe accuses bakers and firms of reducing nutritional value. government officials warn of health and dairy economic impacts. Atlas Powder and Glyco Products market ersatz agents like sta soft and Myrtle 45.
A longtime newspaper man recounts covering a Father Divine event on the Hudson near Franklin D Roosevelt's home. He describes crowds of diverse followers, a dock arrival, and a chaotic 100 yard dash where officials claimed extraordinary times and distances as if guided by divine observation.
Sunday May Day in Pocatello featured Baby arrivals at General Hospital and a lighthearted take on weather plans. The town’s baseball scene centers on Dick Morgan, new Cardinal catcher, praised for defense and arm. National Home Demonstration Week honors 16 volunteer leaders across Bannock County.
A columnist touts a campaign for a Mothers-in-Law Day, cites talks with George Hecht of Parents' Magazine and Don Cornella of the Mothers' Day Commemorative League, and names Marlene Dietrich and Joan Bennett as 1949 Mothers-in-Law, while sharing reader anecdotes about daughter-in-law tensions.
Erskine Johnson notes two weeks into Sunset Boulevard filming Billy Wilder and Charley Brackett still lack final scenes and keep multiple endings. Millar Mitchell’s standout turn on A Foreign Affair prompts a new ending. Kirk Douglas and Diana continue reconciliation chatter amid moves in London and Rome. Jane Greer travels to Mexico for The Big Steal and awaits a second child. Peggy Cummins and Derek Dunne announce a summer engagement in London. The Theater Guild threads talks with June Havoc and Desi Arnaz for Round Trip to Cuba. Lee Anderson reports a violet pool mishap at Palm Springs. John Payne and Gloria de Haven settle property. France backs Riviera studio for overseas financing. Paul Muni may replace Lee Cobb in Death of a Salesman in London.
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