Armistice Day Plans Made Here
Americans nationwide will take time off to honor Armistice Day with prayers for peace. In Pocatello the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan events including a big football game at the Idaho State Spud Bowl 2:30 p.m. between the Pocatello Indians and Idaho Falls Tigers. A Legion luncheon features Monsignor Cody and organ music, followed by a 6:30 p.m. dinner and a VFW party at 7 p.m. Banks and many businesses close, schools suspend activities, and local clubs host gatherings.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
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Pocatello Indians
Idaho Falls Tigers
American Legion Business and
Memorial Building
Ralph J. Comstock III
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Comstock
E. R. Cody
Nick Lift
Josephine Hutchings
John Dudenake
Pocatello Shrine Club
J. P. Halliwell
North Main St
Fez Club
Shriners
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Boise
Masonic Temple
Pocatello High School
Thomas Weible
Rabban
Darold G. Smith
Clyde I. Rush
Joseph A. Robinson
Claire W. Davis
L. P. Marden
F. M. Earl
Glenn H. Baker
Floyd H. Walker
A. Edward Prince
J. L. Eberle
L. L. Crowder
William Roper
Salt Lake City Hospital
Cancer Branded as a Civilized Ailment
New York scientist Dr. Charles S. Cameron told the American Cancer Society meeting that cancer is a disease of civilization and its death rate rises with higher literacy, medical care, and living standards. The American Magazine warns that storing bread in the icebox spoils freshness, as chilled bread hardens and stales faster than warm.
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Charles S. Cameron
American Cancer Society
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American Magazine
Obituaries for Pfc Wen dell L Richardson and Tom Rodis
Graveside services for Pfc. Wendell L. Richardson 23 killed in action in Europe March 11 1945 will be at 2 pm Monday with Bishop R K Hart officiating. Military honors by Pocatello Post 735 VFW. Friends meet at Hall mortuary before the cemetery. Tom Rodis 87 died in a local hospital after a short illness. He was born in Greece and lived in Pocatello six months. Survived by nephew George Daskalos. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday Greek Orthodox church. Interment Mountainview cemetery. Arthur W. Hall mortuary in charge.
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Wendell L. Richardson
Europe
R. K. Hart
Third Ward
LDS Church
Pocatello Post No
VFW
Hall
Tom Rodis
Greece
Mildides Rodis
Pocatello
George Daskalos
Rev
A. Papakostos
Mountainview Cemetery
Arthur W. Hall
Molotov Links GOP Policy to U S Aggression
Moscow dispatch reports Foreign Minister Molotov told a Bolshoi anniversary crowd that Truman’s reelection reflects opposition to the Republicans open program of aggression. He warned the world against warmongers and suggested possible easing of tensions without altering Russian policy.
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V. M. Molotov
Republican Party
United States
Truman
Bolshoi Theater
America
Molotov
U. S
United Nations
Josef Stalin
Russia
Violence Flare In Panama City Welcomes Exiled Leader
Arnulfo Arias returned from exile to Panama City as a speeding car fired a volley of machine gun bullets into a crowd at his house. Seven people were wounded, one critically, and rushed to a government hospital.
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Arnulfo Arias
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Arias
Mad Gunman Killings In Chester Stun City
In Chester Pennsylvania a gunman in a second floor rooming house opened fire with a rifle hurting and killing several people before turning his weapon on himself. Melvin Collins 38 from Exmore Virginia was found dead as police entered through a tear gas fog. Seven victims were killed and three others hurt including a white man as he fled his car. Mrs Louis Moore died nine hours after the shooting. The deaf mute survivor uttered his first words in years saying I’ve been shot.
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Chester
Chester Tenderloin
Melvin Collins
Exmore
Louis Moore
Samuel Lytle
Local hotel manager fined for bacon theft in Scarborough
John Tyler, Scarborough hotel manager, was fined 50 pounds for unlawfully obtaining 180 pounds of canned bacon. The amount could feed one person nearly 29 years at the current ration of two ounces per week.
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Scarborough
Eng
John Tyler
Problems Up Before U S Leaders
President Truman and acting secretary of state Robert Lovett met in a brief White House review of global issues after the election. Reported topics included Soviet efforts to fracture bipartisan cooperation, communist advances in China, and possible US participation in a North Atlantic security pact.
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Washington
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
United States
White House
State Department
Lovett
Mr. Truman
China
Truman Plans To Leave White House During Repairs
The White House will be closed for repairs and President Truman and his family are expected to move out. Officials say the Blair House may host visiting dignitaries while work is done, with the president continuing to receive visitors at his office.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Eben Ayers
Blair House
Pocatello Stake Presents Eight Act Variety Show Series
The Pocatello Stake MIA read show stages an eight act production with comedy and choral music set for Monday and Tuesday in multiple wards including Second Eighth 12th 13th and Inkom wards. Curtain at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door. Proceeds benefit ward funds and stake house equipment. General chairs are Joe Croxall and Mrs L F Nelson.
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Pocatello Stake
MIA Read
Joe Croxall
L. F. Nelson
O'Mahoney backs Chapman for interior secretary post
Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney indicated support for Oscar Chapman to become secretary of the interior. Chapman, then undersecretary, was a key Truman campaign ally while Julius A. Krug's term as interior secretary was seen as potentially ending when the new term begins.
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Washington
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Chapman
Department
Truman
Julius A. Krug
Krug
Balancing Corn Rations to Boost Swine Resistance
Farmers advised to balance new corn with other rations to sustain swine resistance and help prevent pneumonia cholera and enteritis in pigs.
Global Tensions Rise As UN Debates U S Policy
Officials at the State Department counter new propaganda during a White House think session. The Polish delegate at the UN accuses the United States of building military bases abroad while noting cattle population shifts, including Nebraska’s dairy and beef cattle surpassing buffalo numbers from 75 years ago.
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