State Attorney General Opposes 13 Percent Freight Rate Hike
Idaho Attorney General Robert E. Smylie returned from Washington after arguing before the interstate commerce commission that a 13 per cent railroad freight increase would hurt Idaho. He warned the ICC that higher rates reduce carrier revenue, raise costs for farmers, and could force crop diversions like lettuce seed production, while noting eastern producers faced no complaints.
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Boise
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Washington
Smylie
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
T O
Jacob Aronsen
Association of American Railroads
Commission
Births and police court notes from local hospitals and courts
Birth announcements include Mr and Mrs Nolan Davis Route 2 north daughter May 18 at St Anthony's and Mr and Mrs Henry Bieker 707 E Bridger son May 18 at General Hospital. Police court items list multiple defendants with pleas Guilty fines and bond forfeitures and temporary leave town conditions. Building permits given for frame dwellings remodels and new construction by Idaho Lumber and Hardware and others.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Nolan Davis
General Hospital
Henry Bieker
E. Bridger
A. VanLeuven
Morgan and
Orchard
E. F
N. Garfield
N. Twelfth
Idaho Lumber and Hardware
North Fourteenth
Jones Drive
Idaho Lumber
Austin Anderson
Central Valley
F. E
Halle
W. Clark
Grant Stowell
Hill Uare Park
Home Light Bills Rising Across U S Cities
The Federal Power Commission reported that electric bills rose in 182 of 206 U S cities with populations over 50 000 since Jan 1 1948. The typical bill for 100 kilowatt hours climbed from 3 64 to 3 68 monthly while Tacoma Washington had the lowest at 1 70 and Yonkers New York the high at 5 10.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
U. S
Tacoma
Wash
New York
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
Yonkers
Novelist Editor To Take ISC English Dept Post
Forrester Blake, novelist and editor, named assistant professor of English at Idaho State College. He will help develop an integrated creative writing program and organize a summer writers conference for 1950. Blake has traveled 200000 miles gathering material for his works and earned degrees from Michigan and Denver. He plans to teach creative writing starting September with summer campus presence.
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ISC English
Forrester Blake
Idaho State College
Carl W. McIntosh
Johnny Christmas
Blake
Rocky Mountains
ISC
W. F. Jacob
Jacob
University of Mi
Snake River
Idaho
Columbia Valley
Yellowstone
New Farm Jobs Boost Idaho Openings to 1368
The Idaho state employment service reports 1368 job openings in the state for the week ending May 14, up 222 from the prior week. Southwest Idaho centers like Upper Deer Flat Homedale and Notus lead demand while on farm housing limits worker movement. Some labor shortage risk noted in Caldwell and Wilder, but no anticipated crisis.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Employment Service
Upper Deer Flat
Homedale
Notus
Caldwell
Wilder
ISES
Twin Falls
Jerome
Gooding
Exams Set for Arco Security Patrolmen Positions
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced examinations for security patrolmen at the Idaho Falls office for work at the reactor testing station near Arco. Applicants must be 21 to 50, veterans, with two years of high school, and pass medical and other specs. starting pay 2799 with raises to 3325 by seniority. Initial openings are five to seven with future growth.
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Idaho Employment Service
Idaho Falls
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Bion Phillipson
Idaho Operations Office
Arco
Idaho State Employment Service
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Rexburg
State Employment Service
AEC
Commission
Philipson
Bids Open for US 95 Resurfacing in Nez Perce County
The Idaho State Highway Bureau called bids for resurfacing 8.364 miles of U. S. 95 between Winchester and Culdesac in Nez Perce County. Bids must be submitted by 2 p.m. June 3.
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Boise
State Highway Bureau
Nez Perce
U. S. 95
Winchester
Culdesac
Soil District Vote Set May 27
Landowners in the Butte county area will vote May 27 in a referendum on establishing a soil conservation district. C O Youngstrom secretary of the state soil conservation commission says a two thirds majority is required for district establishment.
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Boise
Butte County
C. O. Youngstrom
State Soil Conservation Commission
Youngstrom
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News of Record
Paul J. Peterson
Virginia Gemmell
S. Fourth Ave
Eugene Georges
Seventh Ave
Anthony J. Attuck
Stanley G. Tappen
Clyde John Middleton
George States
Sam Nevada
Amos William Espinosa
Lawrence
Mass
FPC
M-G-M
Forsyte
SUN Valley Trio
Bannock
Wedgewood
Sun Valley
Wedgewood Room
Mel Day
HOTEL
Jobson Farms
Arca
CL. Heckikt. CO
General Electric
Space Maker
General Electric Supply Corp
Salt Lake City
Utah
Butte
Feezer
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