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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1948
Page
1
A dispute grows between Power County and Pocatello over possession of the Pocatello Army air base. City officials seek base entry with army help, while county leaders insist on county control and outline policing and infrastructure hurdles. Officials urge cooperation for regional aviation growth.
Hollywood Poll by Boxoffice magazine names Bing Crosby as the favorite movie star of 1948, with Ingrid Bergman slipping to second after leading for two years. Other top figures include Gary Cooper Claudette Colbert Clark Gable Loretta Young Cary Grant Gregory Peck Betty Grable Spencer Tracy Humphrey Bogart Rita Hayworth Roy Rogers and Gene Autry in a special western star poll.
Brig. Gen. John Bushrod Wilson USMC Ret died of a heart attack while hunting at Camp Pendleton. He was 53. Funeral services were scheduled for Saturday in San Diego.
Theron Elmer Martindale, 31, of Blackfoot, is in General Hospital with shock after falling from the rear of a moving truck about a half mile north of Chubbuck Saturday. Army Pfc. David Harris and three companions found him and gave first aid before notifying authorities. He has no apparent injuries and is under observation. The rescuers were Tim Brennan and Ed Brennan of 643 South Arthur Ave and Ronald Arbon of 1355 South Fourth Ave.
Greyhound official warns drivers to exercise caution as slick ice and moisture make roads treacherous. Friction-cleared city streets mislead. conditions worsen between towns with snow flurries. Accidents on Highway 30 leave four slightly injured. others jostled near Blackrock and Inkom. No hospitalizations.
San Francisco dispatch says CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards and shipowners adjourned with a basis for agreement found. Longshoremen and waterfront employers talks were idle but to resume Monday at 2 pm. The Longshore negotiations extend the deadline for settlement until midnight Monday.
Northwestern clinches a Rose Bowl berth by beating Illinois 20 to 7 to finish second in the Big Nine. Michigan extends its 28-game win streak with a 13 to 3 victory over Ohio State, sealing back-to-back perfect seasons and the conference title.
Funeral services were arranged for 26 year old Mrs Elmer Louise Wheelock of Salmon who died Friday when a truck rolled over on Highway 28 in Clark County. State Patrolman William Dursteller said she rode with her husband Christian Wheelock transporting cattle from Salmon to Idaho Falls. Cattle shift on curve caused the rollover. she formerly lived in Pocatello.
Idaho Falls dispatch reports W. L. Hendrix of Boise was elected president of the Idaho association of county commissioners and clerks at its annual convention, by one vote over W. H. Jensen. Jack A. Packer became vice president, with a 30 resolution agenda to improve county government. The group chose Pocatello as next year’s convention site and endorsed a 1.5 percent redemption fund on tax delinquencies and a two cent fuel oil tax for highways. Highway width proposed at 18 feet.
Secretary of State J D Price announced a state canvass board meeting will convene Tuesday morning to review election results and certifications. The notice appeared in the Saturday update from the secretary of state’s office.
A vast winter storm battered the Great Plains and Midwest, killing at least fourteen people. Rescue crews drilled through snowdrifts as thousands were marooned or cut off by power failures. Schools buses and Greyhound passengers faced hours of isolation while cattle losses mounted across farm country.
State Representative-elect Joe H. Rosenkranz was presumed dead after a petition to prove his will. Probate Judge Elmer Boise set December 2 to prove both death and will. Rosenkranz had been missing since October while his estate exceeds $200000. the will names Charles J. Rosenkranz as executor and his wife Charene and two year old Billie Jodene are sole heirs.
Sadie Fisher, a mother of four, is found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Judge Isaac Mc Doneal's court for the death of Benjamin Fox after a heated quarrel. jurors deliberated over four hours before returning the verdict, prompting Fisher to express sorrow for her children and husband as she awaits sentencing.
Labor Lodge No. 198 in the Memorial building hosted a Saturday dinner with over 400 attendees praising the election results. A. V. Johnson pledged to defeat Taft-Hartley supporters in Congress while Sen. Nellie Cline Steenson represented Bert H. Miller, who was ill and unable to speak. James Bowns and Arnold Tappett led the program with Joseph Discher and Joseph Hurley as co chairs.
President Truman spent his last vacation day in Key West in rest and walks before flying back to Washington to meet Secretary of State Marshall and roving envoy Harriman. The talks will review the European crisis and the European Recovery Program’s role in peace.
Chinese government columns push from Suchow toward Kwoyang and Pengpu to reopen the 110 mile rail link as Communist rear guards resist near Nienchuang. U S ambassador Stuart reportedly urged renewed peace efforts with Chiang Kai Shek and Mao Tse tung.
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