Sugar Industry Spokesman Warns on Basing Point System Change
Western beet sugar producers testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee that outlawing the basing point pricing would trigger major economic shifts. Frank A. Kemp of Great Western Sugar warned of higher prices and less food and meat in western states if beet sugar cannot absorb freight costs to compete with cane sugar. He and J. R. Bachman of Amalgamated Sugar urged Congress to clarify pricing legality to prevent industry contraction and local monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank A. Kemp
Denver
Kemp
J. R. Bachman
Ogden
Utah
Amalgamated Sugar Co
Bachman
Congress
Hen pheasant seasons open in two Idaho counties
Idaho Fish and Game announced two short hen pheasant hunts starting November 22 in Gooding County and December 1 in Canyon Gem and Payette counties. Limits are two hens in Gooding and three hens in Canyon, Gem and Payette. Roosters may not be shot during hens season. Deer Flat Migrator Refuge in Canyon County opens for hens December 1 with a three hen bag. refuge roosters open November 25-30 with a three rooster bag.
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Boise
Idaho
Fish and Game Department
Gooding County
Canyon
Gem
Payette
Canyon County
Commission
Fish and Game
Emergency Caesarean At Doctors Hospital Yields Stable Mother and Baby
Physicians at Doctors Hospital performed an emergency Caesarean on Mrs. Jouwell after complications developed. Both mother and premature child were reported doing well. the baby Maxine, Jr. weighed five pounds at birth.
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Doctor's Hospital
Jouwell
Maxine, Jr
Retiring president honored at American Falls school board meeting
J P Mehlhaff received a bronze plaque from Harold Misenheimer for 18 years on the school board. He noted changes in Power county and predicted the Michaud Flats irrigation project could triple the county population.
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American Falls
Harold Misenheimer
Mehlhaff
Power
Michaud Flats
William Hoehnen
Norman Cope
Hazelton
Kenneth Hartley
Rockland
Hartley
Gilbert Breding
Idaho Falls
Methodist Church
Roth Finley
Charles Easley
Lowell rail tower plays a symphony of safety with new system
In Lowell Massachusetts a railway tower operator uses 112 fingertip controls to manage Boston and Maine trains along more than 20 miles of track. The new Lowell district signal and track system is valued at $1,000,000 and touted as among the nation’s most modern.
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Lowell
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Children Start Today On Clothing Campaign
Bundle Day begins in Pocatello with participation from Alameda and Tyhee children who will donate clothing to six European nations and needy U S families. The drive continues Monday and Tuesday under Al Port of the Junior Chamber, sponsored by Save the Children Federation as part of a national crusade.
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Pocatello
Alameda
Tyhee
United States
al Port
Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
Save the Children Federation
Hal Hess
Chick Sorenson
Harry Dudenake
Dick Anderson
Jaycees
Port
George N. Green
France
Austria
Holland
Italy
Greece
Finland
Federation
Corded
Washington, D. C
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Radio Week
Army Has Good Week in Local Recruiting Office
Pocatello's army recruiting office reports one of its busiest weeks with six enlistments on Thursday. Four joined the air force including Floyd Holmber Idaho Falls Clyde Olsen Idaho Falls Derl Fox Idaho Falls and Gerth Lindsay Pocatello. Two entered the regular army for four and three years respectively with initial training at Fort Ord California.
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Pocatello
Army
Air Force
Floyd Holmber
Axel Holmber
Idaho Falls
Clyde L. Olsen
Ezra Olsen
Derl D. Fox
David Fox
Gerth C. Lindsay
Joseph Lindsay
Sheppe Field
Tex
Thomas L. LaVatta
Rowena LaVatta
Nampa
Fort Ord
Calif
Leland Jones
Grace O. Jones
Colo
State Aid Sought for Soil Conservation at Weiser Meet
At the state convention in Weiser farmer supervisors urged a 1949 state appropriation of 32000 dollars annually for soil districts. E R Beuhler spoke for Portneuf district. Lewiston was named the 1949 convention city. A plan proposed reorganizing the state soil conservation commission from two farmers and an extension service representative to a five member board appointed by the governor.
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Weiser
E. R. Beuhler
Portneuf
Lewiston
State Soil Conservation Commission
State Extension Service
Prediction Made On Marine Move
San Diego Journal reports covert orders may send the First Marine aircraft wing from Santa Ana to China. Spokesman would not confirm ties to the Tsingtao evacuation, noting squadrons at El Toro are ready for instant deployment and supplies are prepped for transport. Maj. Gen. Louis E. Woods commands the wing, with Pendleton as HQ for Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine’s First Marine division.
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San Diego
San Diego Journal
Santa Ana
Calif
China
Marine Infantry
Tsingtao
el Toro Marine Air Base
First Marine Air Wing
Louis E. Woods
Pendleton
Graves B. Erskine
First Marine Division
Guam
Divorce Divides Lifers in California Murder Case
Aubrey Bougher and Ernest Ross Bougher, both serving life terms for the 1946 murder of lover Alex Haproff, were divorced in Tehachapi after Mrs. Bougher testified her husband brutalized her during seven years of marriage. Family friend Donald Lawhead also sentenced to life for the killing at the Lynwood home.
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Los Angeles
Aubrey Bougher
Tehachapi
Ernest Ross Bougher
Folsom
Harry R.archbald
William Pollack
Boughers
Donald Lawhead
Alex Haproff
Bougher
Lynwood
Calif
Haproff
Lawhead
Pollack
Pocatello Students Vie In I Speak For Democracy Contest
Pocatello high school students race to finish speeches for the national I Speak for Democracy contest. Final rounds, prizes include a GE portable radio, Stromberg Carlson table radio, and a $10 records set. State winners go to Boise, then Washington for national judging.
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Pocatello High School
Traffic lane marking in New York uses 100000 gallons paint
New York state highway authorities require annually 100000 gallons of white paint to mark traffic lanes on major routes. The figure reflects statewide maintenance needs and material use for line delineation.
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New York State
Lions Plan 20th Anniversary Dinner Dance in Bannock Hotel
The Lions club of Pocatello lays out final plans for its 20th anniversary dinner dance at the Bannock hotel this Saturday night. F M Bistline hosts the event with guests Idaho district governors George H. Bini Weiser and Sherman Lowe, main speaker Melvin B Wright of Salt Lake City, and Leo Hanson attending charter members and civic leaders. The program ends with dancing and music following dinner.
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Lions Club
Bannock Hotel
F. M. Bistline
Bistline
Idaho
George H. Bini Weiser
Sherman Lowe
Aris
Melvin B. Wright
Executive Council Board of
Salt, Lake City
Wright
KSL
Pocatello
Leo Hanson
Pocatello Lions
Snake joke backfires at restaurant in Gallipolis
Lawrence Hysell pulled a live snake from his pocket and tossed it on the counter when asked to pay for coffee in a Gallipolis restaurant. He was fined $10 for intoxication after the incident.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence Hysell
Hysell
Loyalty Word Wins Praise From Woodward Official
Ed Ryan secretary manager of the Woodward chamber of commerce used his two week vacation to stay in Woodward describing it as the best place in the world to be. The piece highlights local pride and a political stance on community loyalty.
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Woodward
Okla
Ed Ryan
Woodward Chamber of Commerce
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Sugar Industry
American Falls News
WEA Service
Aberdeen Coal
Inkler Stokers
Illiamson
Dr. Lewis Leath Robbins
Main ST
Pocatello, Idaho
Lou
Stromberg-Carlson
Modernaire
Henriksen
Radio and
Helen Campbell
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
N.J
Thomas
Lions
Frazier Hatchery
Jensen's
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