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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1948

Page

12

Shriners Set Ceremonies and Parade Saturday in Pocatello

About 50 men will be initiated at the Shriners ceremony in Pocatello this Saturday November 27. Some 600 Shriners from Pocatello Boise and the southern region attend with initiation sessions at 10 30 a m and two public ceremonies at 3 and 5 p m in the temple. Boise leaders L Lyle Cunningham and Andrew Anderson direct sections and Boise Shriners officiate. An afternoon parade at 4 30 p m weather permitting features drills and stunts directed by Fred M Moss and the Boise band.

Pocatello J. P. Halliwell Boisé Masonic Temple Gsual Atello L. Lyle Cunningham Boise Andrew Anderson Boise Shriners Fred M. Moss

News of Record Police Court Actions and Local Notices

Police court items show speeding fines ranging from 2.50 to 15 dollars and license suspensions while notices report stolen plates, a car missing for two weeks, and driver license issues. Marriage licenses list Howard Freeman and Wilmia Olson. births record three newborns at St. Anthony's Hospital. building permits include remodeling 658 South Ninth Ave and a new dwelling at 1143 South Fourth Ave with values noted.

James E. Hook East Hayden St Et Ec Sam Lambrou Ig Salty Petersen Cobia Rt. 2 North Ruby Cobia I Realtones Owen South First Ave Elbert R. Parker East Dunn St Chararged Gee Sat Jean Fenwic Wayne Ave Alameda William D. Packer Richland Ave L. G. Roberts Portneuf Park Pocatello Roberts Wayne Bennett Rt. 1 North Cuple Bennett R. W. Godfrey Wy Gwelling South Fourth Ave Pasvey Anderson South Ninth Ave

Trial postponed in state versus Bolton burglary case

Trial in the case of state versus James D Bolton, a 40 year old man, was postponed to Tuesday. Police testimony described Bolton being surprised by Officer Jack L Bates in the Radio Pool Hall, Bates firing three shots, two of which wounded Bolton. Judge Isaac M Dougall ordered a continuation.

State James D. Bolton Bolton Pocatello Jack L. Bates Radio Pool Hall Bates Fifth District Isaac McDougal

Cassia Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meeting in Burley

In Burley the Cassia county farm bureau held its annual meeting at the Odd Fellows hall drawing 150 ranchers. Forrest Severe of Oakley presided with Mrs Severe leading songs and Weldon Beck delivering prayer. Highlights included a push for youth programs and the Skilled Drivers club to reduce young driver accidents. Regular reports showed member rolls up from 170 to 335 and a hospital insurance push targeting December 15.

Burley Cassia County Farm Bureau Odd Fellows Hall Forrest Severe Oakley Severe Weldon Beck Lorenzo Hansen Shelley Associated Women Farm Bureau George E. Vaughn Dee Rex Bingham Idaho Farm Insurance Co George Yates Pocatello Robert L. Thompson Salt Lake City Kolob Corp Farm Bureaus of Idaho Harold Redford Bancroft Don Klegg Malad State Farm Bureau William Beck George Brady Glenn Berryman

Weather Conditions by Unit Across Regions

Utah northern areas see considerable cloudiness with partial sunshine south. little temperature change and slightly warmer Tuesday. Dixie may reach near 32. Southwestern Idaho reports light rain or snow with little temperature change. Southeastern Idaho has cloudiness with light snow flurries and similar temperatures.

Utah Dixie Idaho

State completes Triangle Airstrip in Owyhee county

Boise. State aeronautics director Chet Moulton said Triangle airstrip at Owyhee coal is being completed this week. The joint county and state project supports a five year plan to build at least two airfields annually. The Triangle strip will serve general and emergency use.

BOISE Chet Moulton Triangle Owyhee Joint County Owyhee County Moulton

Unclear Phrase Appears In Fragment About Root Symbol

A fragment discusses whether the cere root symbol represented the letter r or the initial of radiax or root, leaving the meaning ambiguous.

Wright Brothers Plane Returns Home To Hall Of Fame

The Kitty Hawk Flyer from England arrived in Washington to join the Smithsonian collection as the first aircraft to be honored there. The ceremony amid rain featured military bands and tributes to Wilbur and Orville Wright and their legacy for peaceful air travel.

Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk Smithsonian Institute N. C Smithsonian Charles A. Lindbergh Institute Army Navy Air Force Wilbur Orville Wright Langley William P. MacCracken Civil Aeronautics Administration Wrights For Wrights MacCracken Commerce Department Civil Air Commerce Division National Air Museum Washington

Obituary: William T Harper of Albion Cassia LDS Leader Dead

William Taylor Harper 87 pioneer LDS church worker of Cassia County died at his Oakley home after a lingering illness. Born April 7 1861 Calls Fort Utah he came to Idaho in 1884 settling Albion. Surviving wife 12 children and many grandchildren. body at Payne mortuary. Rupert notice Gustave Nelson 81 died at his Rupert home after long illness born Sweden 1867. he helped build Minidoka Dam. Interment at Rupert cemetery.

Burley William Taylor Harper Cassian County Oakley Calls Fort Utah Idaho Albion Fanny Loveland Olive Wilson LDS Church Cassia Central States Seth Harper Boise Chester Harper Las Vegas Mayo Harper Basin Naomi Munn Olive Christean Wanda Hollingsworth Pocatello de Glenn Twin Falls Fern Whittle Weston Harper Massachusetts Wilson T. Harper Alta Killan Dubois Ann Matthews McCammon James Harper Brigham City Ann Hunsaker Powers Jane Timothy Salt Lake City Ella Fishburn Ogden Sarah Holmes California Payne Mortuary Rupert Gustave Nelson Rupe Henr Elmhault Sweden Bertha Colo Weiser Pioneer District McMinnville Ore Katherine Brooks Colorado Grace van Very Minidoka Dam W. C. Nelson A Nichols Catholic Acert D. L

Funeral services set for Mrs Elinor Wheelock in Idaho

Elinor Louise Wheelock 27 died in a Sunday auto crash at Burch Creek Idaho. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hall Mortuary with Bishop R K Hart officiating. Interment Mountain View cemetery. She was born Oct. 1 1921 in Dodge City Kansas and moved to Salmon with husband Christie G Wheelock after marriage Feb 15 1941. Survived by husband, daughter Sharon Kay, parents in Alta Vista Kansas, and siblings Lester Edger Faler Brenda Morrison.

Elinor Louise Wheelock Burch Creek Idaho Hall R. K. Hart Mountain View Cemetery Wheelock Dodge City Kansas Chris. H. Faber Pocatello Salmon Christie G. Wheelock Idaho Falls Sharon Kay Wheelock Alta Vista Kan Lester Edger Faler Clarence Brenda Sam Morrison

Scouts to Test City Facts in Pocatello Event

Scouts from Pocatello will hold an event titled Scouting Pocatello on Saturday December 4 starting at 1 p.m. at the First Ward recreation hall. Scouts answer about 25 city puzzles to win prizes, with the program ending at 2 30 p.m. at Irving junior high school where a movie will be shown and prizes awarded.

Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Scout Headquarters Scouts Pocatello First Ward Karmel Korn Irving Junior High School

Burley to honor slain Italian front sergeant

The body of Sergeant Ned O. Peterson 23 of Salt Lake City born June 29 1921 Heyburn graduate 1939 Idaho University enlisted 1944 killed February 20 1945 in Italy while scouting with the 86th Mountain Infantry Fifth Army burial service at Burley American Legion 1 30 p m Wednesday directed by Vern McCulloch Surviving parents Mr and Mrs Otto D Peterson and sister Mrs Max Drage Heyburn

Ned O. Peterson Burley Italy Buref Gevesse Minidoka American Legion Burley Cemetery Vern McCulloch Sergeant Peterson Salt Lake City Heyburn Heyburn High School University of Idaho Carrip Roberts Monte Belvedere 86Th Mountain Infantry Fifth Army Otto D. Peterson Max Drage

Chicagoan Named To Defense Post

President Truman named Aubrey H. Mellinger of Chicago as director of the office of civilian defense planning. Mellinger, former Illinois Bell president, would decide soon whether to take the post, succeeding Russell Hopley of Omaha who resigns to return to Northwestern Bell. The pair met at the White House with Defense Secretary Forrestal.

Washington Truman Aubrey H. Mellinger Chicago Office of Civilian Defense Planning Mellinger Illinois Bell Telephone Co Russell Hopley Omaha Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Hopley Mr. Truman White House Defense James Forrestal

Burglar Takes Morphine Medicine at Alameda Drug Store

Police chief Earl J. Adkins said a burglar entered the Highway Drug store in Alameda Sunday night or Monday morning and took only a gallon bottle of morphine laden medicine. Money lay around the shop but was not taken and no suspects were named yet.

Alameda Earl J. Adkins Adkins

Watkins Predicts Amendments Not Full TaftHartley Repeal

Senator Arthur V. Watkins told labor groups in Provo that he does not seek an outright repeal of the Taft Hartley act. He expects amendments instead and urged labor to submit constructive suggestions for incorporation, noting that repealing the act would cause great confusion and disrupt thousands of pending cases.

PROVO LLP Arthur V. Watkins Labor

Accident Suit Filed Involving Green and White Cab Co

Miss Elanore Clark sues Danny Pullos and the Green and White cab company for 1484.80 medical bills and 15000 in general damages after a May 26 1947 collision with a cab driven by Louis Pardin. Records show total claimed damages of 16484.80 in county offices.

Danny Pullos Green & White Cab Company Elanore Clark Louis Pardini Miss Clark

Largest Lens and Telescope Compare at Yerkes and Palomar

The world's biggest lens is a forty inch piece at Yerkes Observatory near Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The 200 inch telescope at Mount Palomar uses a mirror rather than a lens.

Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva Wis Mount Palomar

Greasewood Noted as Common Wyoming Shrub

Greasewood, a low fuel shrub used by sheepherders and campers on the plains, is common across Wyoming landscapes and serves as a quick-burning plant for outdoor needs.

Wyoming

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