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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1948
Page
3
A 10 man committee led by Claude Brown Jr presents a petition to the Twin Falls city council calling for repeal of all slot ordinances and prohibition of coin operated amusement devices within city limits. The petition, signed by several hundred electors, argues slots demoralize youth.
Cecil Flint of Idaho Falls was named president of the vocational students group at Idaho State College. Claude Oliver of Filer was chosen vice president, unopposed, with Carol Bath American Falls and Bob Jackson Blackfoot reelected as secretary and treasurer respectively. Flint, an aviation mechanics student, previously served as vocational president and succeeds Al Duffin Rupert after four years.
Malad election winners Dale Daniels and Bob Harrison will attend Boys State at Boise June 6 to 12 sponsored by local groups. Malad’s baseball team joins the Portneuf League under Ernest W. Jones Post with manager James Bish, opening with a 6 to 4 win over Grace. Other items note Union meeting on May 15, Dragon football candidates Earl Kern and Matt Goddard, post office clerk carrier exams due May 19, Oneida County Hospital joining Idaho Blue Cross, school enrollment, and the Fisherman’s Carnival Dance on May 29 with $500 in prizes.
McCammon and Bancroft regions hold joint ceremonies as 14 seniors and 16 eighth graders receive diplomas. Valedictorian honors go to Lyril Gibbs with Louise Rommell and Anna Roth as salutatorians. ceremonies feature Rev. Ed Cunningham delivering the address. Perkins.
Boise news reports Idaho GOP chair Tom Smith from Rexburg will visit for several days to handle routine party matters. Idaho’s delegation to the Republican national convention has 11 delegates and 11 alternates with reservations in June 2024 at Philadelphia's Hotel Benjamin Franklin, and they will not travel as a single group.
Apaches Mining Co. plans Hailey operation with six of 20 mines opening. Officials claim the mines could rival Idaho’s current annual mineral output valued at about $52.5 million. Previous activity halted in 1892 after the Cleveland panic.
A. W. Brunt of Idaho Falls accuses Gov. Robins of poor road management and says Idaho needs effective executive leadership. Brunt cites a news report of Robins proposing a nonpolitical highway bureau under a political framework to tackle road issues.
Blackfoot Senior Scouts announce a practice archery shoot on Saturday May 22 at 4 p m at the Moreland Senior Scout range. Two sections will use homemade and commercial equipment. Cluff Johnson Tendoy Council field executive will instruct. first in a series leading to the archery tournament.
A 10 member Columbia Basin subcommittee on fish and wildlife will meet in Boise to study wildlife and fish protection concerns raised by proposed Columbia River drainage dam construction. Idaho director T B Murray noted the committee includes Alphonse Kemmerich of Portland and delegates from Oregon Washington Idaho Wyoming and Montana.
The Blinded Veterans Association is recognized as an authorized agency to handle member claims of Veterans Administration benefits.
A concise observation notes that no bird or mammal achieves better night vision than what is possible in daylight, highlighting surprising sensory performance differences across species.
Auctioneer Severin Johnson and assistants sold 125 horses at Blackfoot Sunday with top bid of 500 for an American Saddler. several thoroughbreds brought 250 plus while a shaggy Shetland went for 30. Auction staff included Harold Twitchell and Roy Goodwin as ringmen. crowd filled bleachers as riders demonstrated. The Idaho State Riding Association outlined plans for a July 2-3 regional show in Blackfoot with about eleven clubs, plus a Labor Day meet in Rupert.
Bingham County has risen from fifth to second in Idaho bond sales, reaching 43 percent of its quota in a week. Aberdeen area efforts include Sean Jewett and George Wooley with The Firth Lions Club and local publishers aiding the drive. Other counties show Valley 79 percent Ada 41 Elmore 30 Power 34 Twin Falls 27 Clark 21.
Wallace praised Stalin’s reply as a real and definite peace offer to end the cold war. He called it an instrument to discuss differences and expressed hope Washington will respond. He spoke during a San Francisco radio appearance and later at Oakland auditorium.
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