Idaho Farm Bureau Convention Opens in Bannock
A five hour resolutions committee meeting at the Bannock hotel started the Idaho State Farm Bureau convention in Bannock City. About 100 members checked in as 500 are expected to participate. Topics included oleomargarine tax and license bills potato support program and a proposal to let long time Japanese residents apply for citizenship. Delegates voting rules were debated with county population weighting. Jack Gibbs presided assisted by Mildred Montague. Registration to begin at 8 a.m. today.
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Bannock
Idaho State Farm Bureau
Resolutions Committee
John H. Webb
Pocatello
Resolution Committee
United States
Bureau
Smaler
Jack Gibbs
Grace
Mildred Montague
Blackfoot
Farm Bureau
Dock Workers Vote to Return to Shore Jobs
Longshoremen end an 18 day walkout and approve a contract with wage increases and a welfare plan. About 45 000 longshoremen and 20 000 clerks expected back from Maine to Virginia, with emergency unloading at 18 piers in New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Portland
Hampton Roads
United States Line
Line
New York Harbor
America
Washington
Red Jacket
Spain
Italy
Europe
Philadelphia
New York City
Union National Longshoremen's’ Union
AFL
ILA
Joseph P. Ryan
Idaho Fliers Rescued After Snowbound Search
Three Idaho fliers were grounded by a snowstorm in Bruce Meadows area after a flight from McCall's ranch. Ronald Campbell, missing since Friday, and two others were aided by food and a cook stove dropped by plane. A third plane damaged its skis in a rough landing but the crew signaled they did not need them. Weather improving, rescue teams expected better flying conditions Monday morning.
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Boise
Idaho
Ronald Campbell
Bruce Meadows
Campbell
McCall’s Ranch
Middle Fork
Salmon River
Bill Fogg
McCall Mountain
Fogg
Higby
Weather Bureau
Truman Receives Church Prayers After Election Victory
President Truman attended the First Baptist Church on Sunday and was greeted with the congregation's warmest congratulations and continued prayers. He walked from Blair House to the church with Secret Service guards and sat mid aisle after ensuring his pew was clear.
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Washington
Truman
First Baptist Church
White Paws
Edwar Hughes Prudentagger
Secret Service
Blair- Lee House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Sixteenth Street
Mr. Truman
Floods Overwhelm South After Storm Rains Force Evacuations
Torrential rains across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee swelled rivers forcing hundreds to flee homes. Birmingham, Atlanta, and Knox ville evacuated about 300 families as the Red Cross issued emergency calls. The Weather Bureau warned of more trouble as a western snowstorm moved east, while the plains faced blizzards, blocked roads, and bitter cold.
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Chicago
Plains States
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Birmingham
Red Cross
Atlanta
Knoxville
U.S. Weather Bureau
South
Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Dodge City
Goodland
Kans
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Illinois
Ohio River Valley
Pacific Northwest
Eagle, Colo
Montana Fliers In Forced Landing
Four P 51 pilots from Montana 186th National Guard fighter squadron landed at Pocatello Airport due to low fuel and weather. W S Jacobsen housed the aviators at 19912 North Grant Ave awaiting return plans through late morning.
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Montana
186Th National Guard
Pocatello
W. S. Jacobsen
North
Grant Ave
Strike Vote Proceeding On Railroads
A union official said it will take weeks to finish a strike vote among locomotive engineers on 14 western railroads with a potential walkout months away. The vote concerns adding a third man on big diesel engines and faces a presidential fact finding review under the Railway mediation law.
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Chicago
Western
Percy Shields
Brotherhood
Shields
Union
Brotherhoods of Engineers
Meat supply in 1949 to be lower says analyst
CHICAGO UP next year meat supply will be smaller due to corn support prices and price controls fears. H M Cosway of National Livestock Producer says per capita meat output will not match 1948 and feed supplies will accumulate rather than convert to livestock products.
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Chicago
H. M. Cosway
National Livestock Producer
Conway
Tel Phonic Choir Appears On KSEI Radio Tonight
The Tel Phonic choir of 20 women ages 16 to 25, directed by Virgil Camp, makes its first radio appearance on KSEI between 10 and 10 30 p m. The broadcast aims to showcase local talent and talent in the city.
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Tel Phonic Choir
KSEI
Virgil Camp
Westside Fires Do Small Damage
Two westside fires in Pocatello Sunday morning caused only minor damage according to the fire report. The first alarm at 8 57 a m sent crews to 711 South Third Avenue where Gertrude Watson extinguished the blaze before firefighters arrived. A second fire near Covey Gas and Oil at Pocatello Avenue and Oak Street damaged a fence and shed but was extinguished with limited damage.
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Pocatello
South Third Avenue
Gertrude Watson
Covey Gas and Oil Company
Pocatello Avenue
Oak Street
Idaho Pre-Induction Inductees Face Final Exams
Idaho state’s first induction batch undergoes final exams at Pocatello station with 10 men slated to enter and later train at Ford Ord. Bonneville, Bingham, Cassia, Franklin, Twin Falls, Minidoka, Gooding counties supply inductees. total 21 from the region.
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United States
Idaho
Pocatello
Bannock County
Pocatellans
Yoshi R. Yokata
North Sixth Avenue
Andrew Kittridge
Newell Rex Simons
North Main Street
Herman J. Naegele
Evans Street
Omaha
Kenneth Leo Keatley
McCammon
Bonneville County
Bingham
Cassia County
Franklin
Twin Falls
Minidoka
Gooding
Uncle Sam
Ford Ord
Calif
James Hunsaker
George Claxton
Boise
Spokane
ARMY
Navy
Army Air Force
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Car collision on icy streets injures none at Hayes and Lander
City police say two drivers from Pocatello Jack E Webb and Etella Holmes collided near north Hayes avenue and east Lander after a noon Sunday crash on icy roads. Minor damage reported.
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Jack E. Webb
Etella Holmes
Pocatello
North Hayes Avenue
East Lander
Jake Bird Hints Hex Curse as Death Toll Rises
In Tacoma Jake Bird, awaiting a 1948 hanging for the Kludt murders, hints at hexes and vows, while five associates linked to his case die of heart attacks. Authorities note Bird disputes his accusers and continues to challenge the ruling as his appeal process proceeds.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jake Bird
Supreme Court
Jake
E. D. Hodge
Bertha Kludt
Sherman Lyons
Pearly Gates
Hodge
Joe Karpach
Karpach
Ray Scott
Lyons
James W. Selden
Bird
Boise Votes Tonight On Slots Action anticipated on Boise slot ordinance
Boise city council faces a crucial Monday decision to modify or repeal its slot machine ordinance amid reports Governor Robins will push a 1949 repeal at the state legislature. Observers warn a statewide domino effect could follow if the law is scrapped.
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Boise
Iup
Idaho
C. A. Robins
Maylor Potter P. Howard
Howard
Idaho Education Needs Mounting
Idaho will need about five times its present production of teachers to meet rising enrollments in public instruction, says Alton B. Jones. He cites concerns over security, advancement, living conditions, and community in openings, plus 4,000,000 U.S. school ages not attending. He notes Idaho's lower non-attendance due to expanded schools and transport.
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Boise
Idaho
Alton B. Jones
Jones
United States
West Coast longshoremen ratify dock settlement pact
More than 10,000 CIO longshoremen in San Francisco Seattle and Los Angeles accepted terms of the Thanksgiving Day dock settlement. Los Angeles locals ratified the contract with about 3000 votes nearly unanimous. Seattle delegates approved 1200 to 20.
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WEST
San Francisco
CIO
West Coast
Seattle
Los Angeles
Cavanagh Hit On Primaries
Ida Meadows reports Howard Dryden, Adams County Democrat, accuses Dan J. Cavanagh of acting like a Republican in pushing a state primary convention plan. Cavanagh proposes two candidates per office chosen at preprimary conventions, a move Dryden calls undemocratic and distrustful of the people.
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Dryden
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D. W. Clegg
C. Ed Flandro
Strange Fate Dogs
Selden
State Supreme Court
Sig Kittleson
Kittleson
Cavanagh
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