Craters Of Moon Opening Brings State Leaders And Caravans
Lt Gov Don Whitehead will speak at Craters of the Moon opening on Sunday with ex governor C A Bottolfsen as master of ceremonies. Mayors and auto caravans from southeastern Idaho towns attend. Music by several bands including possible Idaho State College pep band. Picnic lunches with free coffee and doughnuts provided by local chambers.
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Don Whitehead
Craters of the Moon
C. A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
W. W. Halsey
Pocatello
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Idaho State College
House Falls Kills Utahn Cafe Owner in Riverdale
A 43 year old Weber county cafe owner Ezra Stark Bambrough of Riverdale was fatally injured when a house slipped from moving jacks and crushed him while he and his family moved a small house behind their drive in cafe near Riverdale. He died at Dee hospital in Ogden shortly after arrival. Bam brough also ran a farm and stock ranch in western Weber county.
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Riverdale
Utah
Weber County
Ezra Stark Bambrough
Bambrough
Dee Hospital
Ogden
Salt Lake City Photographer Wins Top Prize in Inland Press Contest
CHICAGO UP Brandt Gray of Salt Lake City Telegram won first prize for the spot news photo In Vain as Inland Daily Press Association judged its annual news picture contest. S. L. Sigler of the Sterling Advocate earned third place for In the Blizzard's Wake.
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Chicago
Brandt Gray
Salt Lake City Telegram
Inland Daily Press Association
S. L. Sigler
Sterling
Colo
Ex Utah Writer Named Alternate for Pulitzer Scholarships
Salt Lake City Mrs Patricia C Christiansen named one of the alternates to the three Pulitzer traveling scholarships awarded to top Columbia University School of Journalism students. She formerly staffed the Salt Lake Tribune and is studying at Columbia this year. She is married to Don Christiansen, a former Utah journalist now in New York.
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New York
Salt Lake City
Patricia C. Christiansen
Pulitzer
Columbia University School of Journalism
Christiansen
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Columbia
Don Christiansen
Utah
New York City
Third Ward Quorum Social Held At Recreation Hall
Members of the 346th Quorum of Seventy of the West Pocatello stake hosted a spring social in the Third ward recreation hall Saturday evening. After the buffet, Douglas Nielsen sang solos with Lorraine Dilworth. Jan Kearsley performed acrobatics with Ralphine Kearsley. Paula and Melburn Stocks sang duets with Mrs. Melba Stocks. Albert Millward led group singing. The remainder featured dancing including square dances mixers and popular numbers.
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Third Ward
West Pocatello
Douglas Nielsen
Lorraine Dilworth
Jan Kearsley
Ralphine Kearsley
Paula
Melburn Stocks
Melba Stocks
Albert Millward
Newsboy on World Jaunt to Meet Churchill
Donald Olson a 15 year old newsboy from Minneapolis selected from 800 hopefuls heads on a seven day world tour visiting 15 cities. He will meet Winston Churchill U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas the Lord Mayor of London and Jawaharlal Nehru and hopes to swap cigars with Churchill. He aims to bring a cigar home for his father.
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New York
Donald Olson
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Winston Churchill
Donald
Churchill
U. S
Britain
Lewis Douglas
London
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Fear of Poisoned Water Eased by Filtration Plant
Expert assures civilians that a modern filtration plant makes city water safe to drink after a bomb burst near or in the water supply. Officials urge remaining calm and avoid spreading rumors about contamination.
Utahns Battle Flies and Mosquitoes Across Counties
Salt Lake City reports organized campaigns against disease carrying mosquitoes in Salt Lake City Magda Box Elder and Weber districts with plans for Cache Utah Davis and Southern Salt Lake counties. The Salt Lake district cites drainage work improving land for industry and reducing pest numbers. Public Safety Commissioner Romney notes spraying garbage cans with five percent DDT and two percent chlordane starting June 1 to target flies. two prior campaigns cut Salt Lake City flies by about 85 percent.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Don M. Rees
Utah Mosquito Abatement Association
Magda
Box Elder
Weber
Cache
Davis
Salt Lake
Rees
West Point Exam Dates Set for Army Air Force Applicants
Captain James D. Hunsaker announced July 11 1949 as the date for preliminary mental designations for West Point applicants from the Army and Air Force. Enlisted personnel may apply by contacting their senator or representative for the next competitive exam. Successful appointees will enter the academy in July 1950 after attending Stewart Field prep. Age rules now permit applicants who turn 17 by July 1 1950 and not yet 22, with a two year upper age leeway for enlisted personnel not yet 24.
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West Point
Army
Air Force
James D. Hunsaker
Pocatello
U. S. Military Academy
West Point Preparatory School
Stewart Field
N. Y
Military Academy
Hunsaker
Oakland Man Named Mr. America of 1949
Oakland's Jack Delinger won the 1949 Mr. America title with 7312 points, finishing 10 ahead of Melvin Wells of Buffalo and inspiring hopes for a stage career. Stan Stanczyk, 24, Olympic winner, retained the light heavyweight title, snatching 291 pounds and setting world and national records in the AAU championships.
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Cleveland
Jack Delinger
Oakland
Cal
Stan Stanczyk
York
Delinger
Melvin Wells
Buffalo
N. Y
Bill Melvy
Salt Lake City
Wells
Stanczyk
Gregory Novak
Russia
Couple Hurt After Light Plane Crashes Into Wires
Ivan Collier 23 of Clarkston and Janice Ball 20 of Pierce were injured when their light plane crashed into power lines near Pierce Ida. The CAA said the aircraft hung in the wires and had to be rescued from the cockpit after a second approach to Pierce Field ended with a missed landing.
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Lewiston
Pierce
Ida
CAA
Ivan Collier
Clarkston
Janice Ball
Collier
Pierce Field
Radio Schedule Snippet From Idaho Stations Listed
A dense OCR style listing outlines daily programs across KSEI AM FM and other Idaho stations with shows like Farm Roundup Pep Parade News summaries music variety and late night features. It notes specific times and program names across morning to midnight with numerous titled segments and public affairs pieces.
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Ksei-Fm
Serene Eee
Fred Waring
Dr. Paul
Lora Lawton
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
Young Widder Brown
Hammond
Keith Kendall
Martin
Aunt May
Alan Young
Bob Hope
Moll
Big Town
Per Capita Debt Down In 1948 But Federal Shares Rise
The Census Bureau reports 1948 debt averaged 1848.92 dollars per person, down from 20019.62 in 1946 and 1910. The federal share of 270.936 billion owed was 93.1 percent, with states at 1.4 percent and local governments 5.5 percent. The federal debt declined to 252.292 billion while states and localities increased their obligations.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Doyle named region one adjudication chief for BLM
Secretary J A Krug appointed James F Doyle attorney in Portland Oregon office as adjudication chief for region one covering 20 offices in Idaho Oregon and Washington.
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Doyle
Washington
LLP
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
James F. Doyle
Portland, Ore
Bureau of Land Management
Region
Idaho
Oregon
Mishap Kills Army Flier Near St Clairsville
A twin engined army AT-11 plane in formation with another aircraft from Parkersburg West Virginia to Pittsburgh crashed at the edge of a wheat field near St Clairsville Ohio after a mid air collision. The pilot was killed.
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ST. Clairsville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Here
Ohio Highway Patrol
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Lanny Ross
Heatter
Cedric Foster
Happy Gang
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Martin Agronsky
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Ted Malone
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Music For the Family
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Little Herman
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Mike Mysteries
Chisholm Trail
Spike
Bob Poole
A. M
Pocatello Dealers
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Zundel Radio and Appliance CO
Aberdeen
Hopper Seed and Sales CO
America
Pocatello Army Store
Stacy Smith
East Center
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