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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1948
Page
4
Publication details for the Pocatello Post include morning and Sunday editions at 334 North Main Street Idaho. Subscription rates list in advance carrier and mail options at 1.25 per month with second class mail status and entry date December 13, 1947 under federal act of 1879.
A local drive in Pocatello urges residents to donate to the American Overseas Aid United Nations appeal for children. Citizens including Ed Nunn, Robert Hemingway, Rev. Leroy Walker, Jack Henderson, and Stan Day volunteer to boost the campaign amid a global hunger crisis.
The Familiar Three R s urge every Pocatellan to contribute by sending a dollar or more to Robert Y Carlson Building Poca to support humanitarian aid. International figures warn of severe child hunger in Europe and the Far East with millions needing nutrition and medical care.
My Day column discusses the threat of a railroad strike, rising living costs, and the push for price stability to avoid wage hikes. It weighs public reaction, potential government control, and long term solutions while noting Britain’s Palestine withdrawal and the Jewish state emerging from partition.
Leroy H. Walker writes of the Silent City of Rocks near Burley and Oakley Idaho later Circle Ranch. The site served wagon trains during migration as a haven for repair, rest, and healing, called Garden of Prayer, Circle City, and Pyramid amid Circle. The essay views it as a spiritual rest and renewal point before continuing the journey toward the gold fields.
Drew Pearson argues the United States underuses psychological warfare to sway Russian public opinion. He cites Italy and Russia efforts, from letters and broadcasts to free propaganda print runs and candy drops, urging broader, ongoing peacetime influence to deter war and expose American goodwill. He warns Congress funding slashes hinder peace efforts and highlights Russian desires to avoid conflict.
Robert C. Ruark observes modern airline efficiency and customer focus transforming postwar travel. He notes prior train nostalgia for safety and reliability, while airlines faced finance woes, fierce competition, and ground crew issues. The shift to decisive reform and better service is praised as vindicating early critics.
In Spokane Washington a bystander who followed a shoplifter tucking two shirts under a coat urged a return of the goods. The suspect refused and the next day received a 60 day sentence from Police Judge Raymond Kelly who had earlier tapped him on the shoulder.
Marquis Childs urges rethinking Western Berlin policy as Molotov’s Moscow broadcasts complicate US aims. He cites French concerns over bi zonal or tri zonal plans and warns a new ambassador could ease tensions, despite US election year constraints. Moscow pressure, French views, and diplomat Walter Fedel Smith frame the context.
President Truman delivered a blistering critique of Republican domestic policy to a lively audience at a Mayflower Hotel dinner, labeling Republicans obstructionists and calamity howlers while hoping foreign policy remains out of the 1948 campaign. He warned against tying foreign policy to politics.
Sunday lineup lists radio programs across KEIO 1450 and KEYY 1240 from 7:00 a m to 11:15 p m. Includes Coast to Coast, AP News, Music, Talk, Youth and religious programs, dramas, and sports updates. Names like Texas Jim Robertson Sam Pettengill and The Shadow appear among varied offerings.
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