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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1948
Page
1
A Pocatello housing committee proposed buying land to mass produce midpriced homes for under 500 per lot. A Alameda land offer allegedly tied to a merger claim raised concerns of backroom deals and local selfish interests.
Ernest Morgenegg a 74 year old employee of the LDS church since 1923 was crushed to death when an elevator jammed and began to move in the shaft at the Idaho Falls temple authorities said Coroner Leo Williams announced no inquest will be held
Gov. Luther Youngdahl warned he may deploy the national guard to restore order after CIO pickets clashed with police at the Swift and Co. meat packing plant in South St. Paul Minnesota. Twenty one officers were knocked down as strikers fought non strikers and resisted injunctions amid rioting and crowd trouble outside the plant.
A Southeastern Idaho Catholic Deanery meeting in Pocatello urged representatives from Rexburg Idaho Falls Blackfoot Fort Hall American Falls Aberdeen and Lava Hot Springs to vote as a defense against Communism. speaker John Black called Communism an infectious disease and cited Czechoslovakia to illustrate deception undermining democracy. The event featured pledge to the flag and patriotic songs with Mrs Gerald Sullivan as host, Msgr Edmund Cody addressing attendees, and women from St Anthony parish organizing hosts and reception line.
After a Rotary luncheon host A L Baker of Swift and Company discussed meat price trends and humor, Edgar Vaughan dispelled the British humor myth. John Denman of Fox Intermountain praised local theater reach, and Walter Blanck of United Engineering relocates to Pocatello with family for WestVaco Chemical plant work, seeking local housing.
Faint tappings from a side chamber 150 feet below the surface raised hope that three Shamokin miners Peter Gordon Edward Heck and Charles Bashore trapped after a wall gave way were alive. Water 80 feet deep blocked rescue, pumps and a hand bailing effort continued as emergency power lines were readied.
J R Simplot plans a $1,000,000 housing project at Pocatello bounded by 15th to 17th Avenues and Clark to Fremont Streets. Building permit cites $710,000 cost. FHA Idaho said details incomplete. Construction to start once contract and mortgage are finalized.
Harold Stassen predicted victory over Gov. Dewey in the Oregon primary May 2. Personal representatives for the two candidates failed for the second time to agree on terms for a full dress campaign debate. He cited unusual work by volunteers and rural support in Oregon.
The weatherman predicts today will be fair and warmer with a high between 65 and 75 degrees. Tonight's low is forecast to range from 36 to 42 degrees.
Edgar Vaughan the British consul at Seattle told a Pocatello audience that nationalization in Britain is not a step toward communism and that Britons choose reforms via free elections. He praised the Marshall Plan and noted Britain’s progress in housing, steel, coal, and overall postwar recovery while stressing continued partnership with the United States. The talk was hosted by ISC student groups with plans for further discussion on Post War Britain and the Empire.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hilda Nelson of Sandy will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the LDS Second Ward chapel. She died early Tuesday and is survived by her daughter Mrs. Lucille Kuhre of Pocatello and five sons and daughters including Clarence R. Nelson of Sandy, Clayton E. Nelson of Vancouver, W. Dale Nelson of Twin Falls, and Mrs. Delores Fischer of Salt Lake City.
Jaycee units from Pocatello Blackfoot Malad and nearby towns met with the governors committee to back Keep Idaho Green. They plan to place at least three large wooden trees bearing the slogan on main highways. State forester Roger Guernsey praised Jaycee cooperation for aiding fire control as the program cut burnable acres from 100000 to 31000 over 15 years.
The Henry Wallace Glen Taylor meeting in Pocatello will be at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The third party presidential and vice presidential candidates are expected to arrive at 3 p.m. May 27 from Coeur d Alene, and will be accompanied by 10 national newspaper and press representatives, possibly including Washington columnist Thomas Stokes.
At a CIO steelworkers convention in Boston 200 delegates chased Nick Migas from Mechanics Hall after he accused CIO leaders of selling out. Migas, an Inland Steel Co. worker, was knocked down outside the hall and rescued by police. Murray defended the non Communist affidavit section amid a vote to challenge the Taft Hartley act.
The Jewish agency informed the United Nations Security Council Britain has given up command of the Trans-Jordan Arab legion. It warned of an imminent assault by King Abdullahs mechanized forces, Iraqi troops and Arab armies as the British mandate ends tonight. Egypt and Trans-Jordan troops were poised for moves into Palestine while Moshe Shertok said the United States sought delay in declaring a Jewish state but would not leave a vacuum.
Boise Idaho Gov C A Rob ins Thursday named Byron B Downard of Pocatello to a three year term on the state examining board for cosmetic licenses. The board will hold examinations in Boise in 20. Downard succeeds C Sandberg of Blackfoot.
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