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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
4
Pearson lauds democracy after a hard fought campaign praising free speech and press. He argues opposition faced fair treatment, contrasted with dictatorships, and calls for unity after next Tuesday’s election, urging support for the winner to keep democracy alive.
The piece argues that the law of supply and demand remains valid, citing Collier's survey on tires and autos showing restored tire production and backlogs in cars, plus clothing price changes driven by broader price movements and consumer demand. It cautions against blaming high prices on politics alone.
A Parents magazine staged Santa gathering in town with about nineteen veteran department store Santas dressing in full uniform. The aim is a softer, nonthreatening Santa as the 1945 season approaches, with a pledge to laugh with children and not promise what cannot be kept. The essayist recalls past frightful encounters and emphasizes guiding parents on what to tell Santa and ensuring the child’s belief stays intact.
Robert Ruark profiles Emily Post at mid seventies, noting her enduring impact through etiquette books updated for modern times. The piece cites Post’s influence on upper-class Russia and a new radio program, with anecdotes about her strict views on behavior, dress, and table manners.
In Holyoke Massachusetts Jim Reardon greets former resident Paul Tuttle who returned from California after four decades. Reardon recognizes Tuttle as the man who left town decades earlier and holds a reunion moment in the garage.
In Tilden Illinois a puppy fell into a well after uncovering a cover and Henry Hahn pulled the dog free with a rope. After several minutes of artificial respiration the dog recovered and walked away.
Westboro Massachusetts Philip Scott Jr 18 earned a 700 Fuller Scholarship to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for Yankee ingenuity after buying odds and ends for 1.25 and building a diving rig from a war surplus gas mask and old tire pumps.
A vivid New York street scene contrasts with Algiers slums as a narrator recalls nightly bustle. Cops, fire trucks, stabbings, catnapping, and a cast of bums color a chaotic, lively block in the Casbah style. Local poets, junkman calls, and curious quirks punctuate a rough, action filled avenue.
A first person vignette describes bums in an urban night scene. The narrator notes hunger, petty transactions for onions and beer, drunkenness, and sleeping on sidewalks or in cars. He reflects on a noisy, dirty, yet never dull street life.
Gen Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo is described as the hardest working American there. He averages 10 to 12 hours daily with little leisure, rarely accepts invitations, and spends evenings at the American Embassy grounds and his Dai Ichi office. His routine includes long hours, guarded entrances, and a single simple office setup with pipes, reflecting a life focused on duty rather than show.
A close associate recounts MacArthur’s belief that most Japanese are sincere and decent despite the army’s brutality. He notes freedom of thought now exists, and that the army was a trained force of thugs to be wiped out. The aide cites lower American casualties in Leyte versus India Pakistan fighting.
A Twin Falls Boise wire reports a disputed election tale with Bets on Dewey against Truman. Dworshak loses Senate seat as Bannock County returns a Democratic landslide and farmers shift less than expected. Labor claims credit while Kansas goes wet in a note to Sen. Steenson.
A mischievous Ohio criminal injured his thumb in a doorway and police work to identify him continues as they match the severed digit to the suspect.
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