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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
1
The piece recalls an abrupt shift in Pocatello climate with summer heat fading, gooseflesh, and radiator raps. It notes a skull of conditions, a forecast of low thirties, and snow flurries reported, contrasting mild January-like warmth with incoming chill.
Pharmacy students won the ISC senior class elections held Tuesday. Senior president Bob Pence of Mackay defeated Dick Savage of Aberdeen and Bryant Hanson of Pocatello. The slate for VP secretary and treasurer went to Bill Martin Salt Lake Sharon Crook Aston Wyo and Fred Sorenson Malad. Jack Bishop Idaho Falls is the 1948 49 Junior officer list includes Shirley Weston Twin Falls Nancy Sparks American Falls and Quentin Sorenson Grace as treasurer. Sophomores elect John Clark Payette as president Byron Jones Pocatello as VP Norma Collyer Bonners Ferry as secretary and Mary Ruth Knowlton Pocatello as treasurer. Each class president has a vote in student council.
The forecast covers the nearby mountains with snow and continued cold conditions. Wednesday highs near 55 and lows around 45. Thursday will be cloudy but warmer with a high near 51 and a low of 38.
Funeral services for District Judge Guy Stevens, longtime Blackfoot resident and civic leader, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Elk’s Home. Burial follows at Grove City cemetery. Born July 2, 1886 in Princeton Kentucky, he moved to Blackfoot in 1917 and served as sixth district judge from 1932 until his death. He is survived by his widow, a son in Mansfield Ohio, five brothers, two sisters, and was active in outdoor sports.
Pocatello reports a third October polio case on Tuesday. Five year old Donnie Horner, son of Don Horner a POST printer, of 397 Park Ave, is in St Anthony hospital with a fair condition.
E B Gayhart and H W Corbett awaited confirmation on the 10 cent an hour wage rise for conductors brakemen switchmen and dining car stewards in the central district. About 1500 affected in the district and 500 in the conductors order will see the pay change effective Oct 16 after Chicago talks. Headquarters in Cedar Rapids and Cleveland were not yet commenting. This marks the second national railroad wage scale agreement without government intervention.
Frosts this week trigger beet and potato harvests across Idaho with over 1200 job openings reported by producers. Pocatello and Montpelier show early harvests. Preston expects sufficient help this week. Forty Navajo workers were brought in by Franklin County Sugar Co for the potato harvest until beets are ready.
A passenger aboard a Czechoslovak airliner threatened the pilot with a gun and directed the flight to the American sector of Germany. Twelve passengers stayed in Germany while the pilot and two passengers including Mrs. William Siroky and her 5 year old son plan to return to a Communist dominated homeland.
Patricia Laura Schmidt, a nightclub dancer who was recently pardoned in the yacht killing of Chicago socialite John Lester Mee, plans to depart by plane for Toledo, Ohio, with a tentative date set for October 7. The report notes her pardon and resumed travel from Havana, Cuba.
Bethany city marshal Kenneth Speegle was captured while hitchhiking on U S Highway 66. He confessed to killing Arkansas state trooper A S Pavatt in a Yellville cabin, after authorities overtook the truck involved following a sighting by a former Borger Texas sheriff.
Meat prices declined at many central and eastern U S butcher shops as chains slashed prices by five to 17 cents a pound over two weeks. Kroger announced cuts up to 14 cents on 53 cuts, with hogs down at Iowa markets and wholesale pork prices easing in New York. Milwaukee saw price increases.
G W McLaurin, a Negro professor from Oklahoma City, has applied once more for admission to the University of Oklahoma. His case will be presented to the OU board of regents tomorrow.
New Orleans United Press reports national housing expeditor Tighe Woods predicting Congress will renew rent control as soon as the present law ends. He argues Congress cannot let rent control lapse amid continuing housing shortages nationwide.
Community chest drive committee members hold breakfast sessions to boost this year's drive. Workers fund their meals and donate time without seeking payments from the public.
Salt Lake City Utah district attorney Brigham E Roberts says a delay in destroying 316 confiscated pinball machines is being considered to salvage funds for the state. A question arises whether the machines can be sold legally since the law allows only a destruction order for devices used for gambling.
A tropical cyclone dubbed the Mighty Midget struck Cuba and the Florida Gold Coast, killing at least seven and causing about 10 million dollars in damage mainly in Havana. In Miami 90 mile per hour winds shattered glass, knocked out lights, and forced crowded shelters as the storm moved offshore toward Palm Beach and Key West. Red Cross reported fifteen rain injuries, mostly minor.
John L. Lewis denounces President Truman as dangerous to the United States at the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati. He attacks Truman’s truthfulness and calls for GOP rival Dewey to be considered, while the union signals opposition to Truman’s re election.
Opening of the new session saw Judge L E Glennon preside over a $79 000 damage suit in Fifth District Court. Plaintiffs Norell T Checketts et al sue Ralph L Bowman for the death of Gary Checketts who was killed Feb 25 1947 after alighting from a school bus. They allege the gasoline tank truck passing the unloading bus caused the fatality. After two days of proceedings, lawyers and jurors retired awaiting the Wednesday morning session.
Dr. Harold C. Urey, Nobel physics laureate involved in the atomic bomb project, told a Milwaukee audience Tuesday night that stakes are rising toward war and only some act of God can halt the drift. He pressed for action to avert catastrophe.
Public school vacations are not authorized this year but a harvest work program will run Oct 11 allowing 200 to 300 senior and junior high students to work in fields. Parents consent and proper applications are required and buses will transport students to fields with return by 5 p.m. Farmers must register with the Idaho Employment Service and specify needed worker counts.
Loren L Peck Jr of Malad City was named local Navy Day committeeman for his area by Idaho United Press reports Neil Carlton the state chair announced Governor Robins will be honorary state chairman Other appointees include Bill Castignetto Nampa Newell Nelson Twin Falls Russell Thomas Buhl Art Schultz Sun Valley Owen L Knowlton Lewiston and Gene Sanford Weiser
Rupert Chamber of Commerce officials announced the theme Howdy Neighbor for the annual Rupert harvest festival. Activities include potato picking beet topping races turkey driving and horse and ox pulling contests.
Milton Hartvigsen Grace Schools superintendent and GOP candidate spoke at Bannock hotel to Young Republicans. He cited wartime building shortages and record enrollments, urged reorganization of schools via the Peabody survey plan, and stressed political participation to advance delayed building programs.
Newark police said a thief stole between 60 000 and 50 000 dollars from City Union Trust by dropping a bag into the bank chute and pulling it out with a hook. Investigators believe 10 to 12 sacks of money were taken after depositors used the outside vault.
On August 6 the paid circulation reached 5769 and by September 6 it rose to 6639. The note credits Idaho readers with wanting timely news and invites readers to continue enjoying the Pocatello Post as pages are turned in October.
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