Man Injured On Highway In Pole Line Road Accident
Charles Albany, about 45, of Albany, was struck while pushing a wheelbarrow along Pole Line road. He suffered leg and knee bruises and was taken to General hospital after the 4 15 p.m. crash when a northbound car swerved to the shoulder to avoid a southbound vehicle. Venna Dunkley, 27, Rt. 2 North, drove the car that hit him.
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Pocatello
Charles
Banana
Charley
Albany
Pole Line
Venna Dunkley
Rt. 2
General Hospital
College Man Slays Wife in Evansville
Evansville authorities detained Richard Merle, a 25 year old college junior, in the fatal shooting of his ex wife Helen Merle 25 1948 homecoming queen at Evansville College. Coroner Victor Conen said Merle admitted knocking her down after failed reconciliation. He faces first degree murder charges.
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Evansville
Ind
Richard Merle
Helen Merle
Evansville College
Victor Conen
Merle
Conen
Backstrom Tops Idaho Safety Poster Contest
Carlyle K. Backstrom of Idaho Falls won the secondary group safety poster contest held by the Idaho Automobile Association. R. G. Cole, the manager, announced the results last night.
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Boise
Carlyle K. Backstrom
Idaho Falls
Idaho Automobile Association
R. G. Cole
Car Dealers Wary Of Market Jitters
Carl E Marker president of the national used car dealers association warned at the Ohio used car dealers meeting that jitters from the shift from a seller's to a buyer's market could trigger a nervous breakdown in the automotive industry and chaos in the economy.
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Columbus
Carl E. Marker
National Used Car Dealers Association
Detroit
Ohio
Atlantic City Trucker Charged With Murder Of Estranged Wife
David J. Rhoda a 43 year old truck driver was charged with murder after shooting his estranged wife Gertrude 24 a night club singer as she pleaded for mercy on a street corner outside a tavern. The shooting drew a crowd of over 50 vacationers and occurred after an argument. Rhoda allegedly took the revolver from a Philadelphia policeman’s apartment.
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Atlantic City
N. J
David J. Rhoda
Rhoda
Gertrude
Rusty
David R. Brone
Philadelphia
Long Ford Strike Ends at Ford Motor Company
The CIO United Auto Workers ended the Ford strike after 25 days with 106,000 workers returning to work at River Rouge and Detroit Lincoln plants. A settlement plan to arbitrate the speed up dispute was ratified by rank-and-file after a show of hands and a secret ballot. UAW President Walter P. Reuther pledged a speedup clause in the contract despite arbitration results.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Detroit Lincoln
Ford
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Union
Reuther
Rummage Sale Planned by Eleventh Ward LDS Group
A rummage sale sponsored by the Eleventh ward LDS group will be held Wednesday at 9 o clock in the Negro L30 building on North First Street. Mrs William Forrest was named chairwoman and announced the event yesterday.
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Eleventh Ward
LDS
Negro L30
N. First
William Forrest
Blind Beggar Jailed After Seeing-Eye Dog Remains Faithful
In Atlanta a blind beggar, W. C. Knight, jailed for drunkenness, was separated from his half-starved German shepherd seeing-eye dog Big Boy after vowing to quit drinking. Police had returned Big Boy to Knight with funds for food and lodging before Knight’s arrest.
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Atlanta
W. C. Knight
City Recorder
A. W. Callaway
Big Boy
Humane Society
Knight
B. E. Wilson
Injured Girl Remains in Serious Condition
Seven year old Bonnie Nash of Tyhee was struck by an auto in front of her home on Rt. 2 North. St. Anthony's Hospital doctors reported she was in fair condition last night after regaining consciousness briefly on Sunday. She sustained a fractured skull severe cuts and shock.
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Bonnie Nash
Tyhee
St. Anthony's Hospital
George Nash
Rt. 2 North
Wet Weather Grips Idaho Across Memorial Day Weekend
The weather bureau in Boise reports rain across Idaho on Memorial Day weekend, except in Pocatello. Rain affected Boise Idaho Falls Salmon Lewiston and Burley, starting Saturday night and continuing Sunday with forecasts of unsettled conditions into Monday and Tuesday.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Boise
Memorial Day
Gem State
Idaho Falls
Salmon
Lewiston
Burley
Boise Weather Bureau
Utah Expected to Surpass Washington and Oregon in Population
California official Joseph Jensen, chairman of Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, predicted Utah will become the second largest western state, eventually surpassing Washington and Oregon as its population grows, and will become a steel driven economy likened to Pennsylvania in the West.
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Salt Lake City
California
Utah
Washington
Oregon
Steel
Pennsylvania
Joseph Jensen
Metropolitan Water District
Los Angeles
Rev Walker Reappointed Gate City Pastor for Fourth Year
The Rev Leroy H. Walker, pastor of Pocatello First Methodist, was reappointed as Gate City pastor for the fourth consecutive year. Announcement came at the Twin Falls Methodist conference closing session. New appointments included Dr W H Hertzog to Blackfoot Aberdeen church and other clergy to Rupert American Falls Paul Burley Albion and Idaho Falls.
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Leroy H. Walker
Pocatello First Methodist Church
Gate City
Walker
Twin Falls
Blackfoot- Aberdeen
W. H
Hertzog
Caldwell
Idaho
Karl Johnson
Pocatello
James R. Crowe
Rupert-American
Fall- Paul
A. M. Thomas
Burley-Albion
Clark Wood
Idaho Falls
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San Francisco
Robert Marret
Santa
Reas
Wm. Walker & Sons
Wm. Walker & Sons Pocatello
United Press
West
Jarman Shoes
THE
Pocatello Post
Hollywood
Stetson
Ballerina
Polka
Denier
Oxfords
Molnick
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