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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
1
Fourteen people perished in a blaze yesterday afternoon at a farm north of Pocatello. A house on the property was completely destroyed in the fire.
More than 62,000 CIO united auto workers began a strike at Ford amid speedup complaints. River Rouge and Lincoln-Mercury plants shut down. 135,200 workers could be idle if extended, with 3,500 suppliers affected. One striker died. police and state help requested if crowds overwhelm gates.
Two air force officers from Sacramento were killed when their C 47 transport crashed during takeoff from Hill Air Force Base south of Ogden. The victims were 1st Lt Wade Winslopp and 1st Lt Leon F Harris, both of Sacramento. The plane carried cargo from McLellan Field and stalled on liftoff, crashing through a barrier and into a ditch as fire broke out. crews freed the pilots from the burning wreckage.
Newly elected Pocatello mayor and council faced the slot issue minutes after being sworn in. Rev. LeRoy Walker urged an immediate vote via the Ministerial Association, but Councilman Halliwell and Mayor Halsey pushed for budget consideration and legal guidance before any ballot. Debate rekindled as Davis asked about revenue loss and recreation funding if slots are banned.
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg and Speaker Sam Rayburn were named Collier's distinguished congressional service award winners for 1948. Vandenberg received his second honor for foreign affairs leadership, while Rayburn was praised for high performance as minority leader and party loyalty. The awards will be presented by President Truman at the White House in a special ceremony.
The state fish and game department released dates and permit counts for 23 special big game hunts offering 9 475 permits next fall. Group applications allowed on Selway and Salmon River preserves. others require individual applications. Closing dates vary by hunt with August and September deadlines for many permit lots.
Dale Junior Post, 17, Farnhamville, Iowa, pleaded guilty to first degree murder for killing his mother Frances Post, 48, at their Farnhamville home on April 19. District Judge F H Cooney sentenced him to life in Fort Madison penitentiary.
Two traffic deaths occurred within five hours on Bannock County highways. Walter Waldron, 56, of Samaria, died after his car left the Ross Park road and rolled, trapping him beneath. Virgil Skinner, 19, of Salt Lake City, died when a second car veered off west of Inkom. six others survived, with one in good condition at General hospital. Survivors include Skinner’s companions and Waldron’s large family. Authorities cite excessive speed as a likely factor in both crashes.
Soviet authorities announced on Radio Berlin that potatoes may move from east to western Berlin lifting part of the six month blockade. The action precedes an official end next Thursday while the airlift continued with British and American pilots flying around 1000 missions for about 8,982 tons of supplies.
An Ohio farm wife asked Ohio State University dairy husbandry men to solve a mystery she calls baffling. She describes a cow that eats and drinks freely yet stands crying continually, driving her and her husband to the edge.
Los Angeles report states Mary Howes Beckham, 41, testified that after marrying Jack Beckham on May 15, 1946, they flew to Boston where the husband left her upon arrival and spent the night dating a girlfriend, leading to the divorce granted yesterday.
Shasta the ligers daughter of tiger and lion marks her first birthday in Salt Lake City. The zoo's Joseph L Sloan reports the animal weighs 160 pounds and spans nearly eight feet. A Sunday party invites visitors to view the cage and join admirers.
Campus Day at ISC features an outdoors home scene near the Student Union built by the outing club led by Prof. Pierre Pulling with pack animals and a cyclotron under construction by Prof. A L Lillibridge. About 1600 high school seniors visit on campus tours guided by education students, view science and vocational displays, and receive career booklets. The education department led by Prof. Bluford F. Minor showcases renovated Swanson hall quarters and hosts lectures. The Home Economics-style show runs at 2 p m on Swanson second floor with Simplot science scholarship awards by Dr. Ray J. Davis.
Mr and Mrs John J Field of Pocatello sue Estella M Stafford a California resident in federal court for 5000 damages claiming she willfully and wrongfully levied on their real property in a Bannock county district court action. The filing was made in Pocatello and routed to Boise.
Mayor Halsey announced three new officers for Gate City with ten incumbents reappointed. A. L. Oliver becomes acting chief of police, Wendell Wilson is city engineer, and Ben Peterson is city attorney. The appointments were approved unanimously by the city council.
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