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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
4
Wet sidewalks and passerby spray have residents calling town officials. With dry spells, many keep lawns lush using sprinkler systems that overspill onto sidewalks, forcing detours and damp shoes. Public reminders urge lowering spray range to protect pedestrians.
Marquis Childs notes the Democratic national committee will not allow its executive director to run a private Washington law practice while in office. William M. Boyle Jr. becomes full time executive vice chairman, giving up private practice temporarily. The piece argues for clear separation of political influence and private business to preserve a free competitive system.
The piece questions whether canceling the carrier was wise and whether top military and political figures properly briefed the public. It argues for unification in defense policy without peacetime censorship and urges disclosure of key discussions among Johnson, the President, and Chiefs of Staff.
New York reports a publisher invests about 100000 dollars to launch Tops, an illustrated adult magazine of graphic gore labeled Illustories. The piece argues the venture elevates visual journalism and critiques modern culture while warning of potential oversimplification in daily life through bold cartoons.
The article discusses how federal and local sales taxes create odd cent totals, complicating purchases. It notes the burden of calculating taxes in everyday costs and contrasts this with the simpler past of round-number amounts. It ends with a quote from Edward Johnson of the Metropolitan Opera criticizing the lack of artists and the temptation to pursue easy radio work.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round profiles Charles Brannan secretary of agriculture as a down-to-earth Denver native who serves with humility. He aids Oscar Chapman’s interior bid, helps workers, rides to the office with friends, and leads the economic stabilization effort while shaping a straightforward farm program based on past poverty.
W. E. Garets Idaho State College journalism instructor leads efforts to form a Pocatello Press club as Gate City high school students show interest in journalism as a career. A noted wartime-tense remark by Lt. Gen. Walter Beth Smith appears in the text.
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