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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1949
Page
4
An Idaho region reports a surge in petty thefts across several weeks. Police urge public cooperation to protect property and promptly report break-ins while schools are identified as targets and cash leftovers become a risk. An ounce of prevention is urged as the key solution.
Congressman W R Poage objects to Brannan farm plan advocating production payments seen as open subsidy. Minnesota's Andresen counters with analogy to sugar coating butter. North Atlantic Pact boosts French resolve to defend against invasion. Congress may adjourn by Aug 1 and reconvene in Oct or Nov as Capitol roofs are replaced.
A dense list of crossword style clues arranged in horizontal and vertical groups. The item presents many paired definitions and cross references such as shore bird hints and a vertical entry for Humped animals, implying a themed puzzle page segment.
Robert Ruark reflects on changing tastes in male leading men from Valentino to Ezio Pinza. He charts a shift toward older, fuller figures with hairlines and grandfathers gaining appeal, noting wartime and postwar trends and naming Rossi, Gable, Cagney, Sinatra, and Rosellini as influences. The piece ends with a hopeful nod to aging actors proving desirable.
A cautionary piece on anxious parents teaching children to make a good impression by suppressing all activity. It lists many forbidden behaviors and concludes the child is kept quiet to avoid social missteps, being shuffled in and out before errors show.
Washington notes the Berlin airlift is suspended as pilots and ground crew take a break after a 25 year effort. Intelligence reports from Russia highlight the lifting of 2 million people and the Soviet response, praising the operation's global prestige.
Marquis Childs voices opposition to Congressman Clarence Cannon’s plan to raze the White House and rebuild. he recalls rooms and relics from Lincoln to Roosevelt, arguing the presidency’s symbol must be preserved and restoration costs cited at 5.4 million dollars.
Former Idaho senator D Worth Clark visits with eastern business interests eyeing Pocatello as a location while a Seattle firm also considers a large housing project. Local business leaders tour the area as discussions move toward possible development.
Hollywood turmoil and talk surround Ann Blyth suspension over Abandoned. McCarthy eyeing an oil well story with Wayne and O'Brien. Wallace denies reconciliation with Tone as Jolson film prompts accent questions. Peck eyed for Nero wig in Quo Vadis style. Raft heads overseas for a narcotics tale. Naish's daughter joins Pasadena Playhouse.
A Washington letter from William C. Werber, an insurance counselor, challenges Henry McLemore on baseball autographs and player views. The back and forth notes Werber’s offer to discuss the ball players’ perspective while McLemore jokes about insurance pitches and avoids meeting in the National Press Building.
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