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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1948

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Merchants Aid Pocatello Days Display Here

Window displays featuring local industries will be installed in Gate City merchants for the three day Greater Pocatello days. A treasure hunt tied to handbills will reward shoppers with gifts from nearly 400 prizes. Kenneth Harten leads the window program listing firms such as Kraft Foods Idaho Power Simplot and Union Pacific among others.

Gate City Greater Pocatello Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce Dave Hill Jaycee Pocatello Kenneth Harten Harten Navy Gun Montgomery Wards Art's Montgomery Ward Kraft Foods Superior Market Gaynor Coffee Pocatello Drug Raston-Purina J. C. Penney Simplot Fertilizer Pocatello Hardware Westvaco Idaho Power Field Petersen Furniture East-Idaho Brewing G. I. Lounge Union Pacific Railroad Fargo-Wilson-Wells Wasatch Oil Watson Brothers

Car Crash Causes $400 In Damages At City Intersection

Two cars collide at West Bridger Street and North Harrison Avenue on Monday afternoon. Cleon J Anderson and Kay Anderson of Arco were in one car. Marvin G Marler and Melvin Martindale were in the other. No injuries reported. Martindale treated for a head bump. vehicle damage estimated at $400.

West Bridger St North Harrison Ave Cleon J. Anderson Moore North Harrison Marvin G. Marler North Hayes Ave Marler West Bridger Anderson Kay Anderson Arco George Baker Melvin Martindale North Lincoln Ave Union Pacific

Police Track Suspects After Weekend Kidnapping Case

Police pursue two suspects in a Saturday night kidnapping in Blackfoot. The two sleeping children were later found in a stolen C. D. Kelsey car abandoned by the thieves who also wrecked another vehicle in a separate car motorcycle crash. Injured cyclist Orin Sluder, 22, helped with a rough description.

C. D. Kelsey Orin Sluder

Idaho Officials Split On Two School Amendments

Boise Idaho two top Republicans Lt Governor Don White spoke in favor of the two amendments while Secretary of State J D Cy Price attacked them in a vigorous prepared statement. They spoke before the Ada cone Republican women's club.

Boise Idaho Don Whitehead J. D Cy) Price Republican Women's Club

Parties file reports on spending in campaign year

The Democratic National Committee reports year to date expenditures of 1,503,709 and receipts of 1,196,827 with a year end balance of 8,485 as of December 22. The Republican report shows year to date expenditures of 1,706,370 and receipts of 1,464,753 with a January 1 bank balance of 315,367, and no current balance shown.

Washington Democratic Congress Truman GOP House

Bartenders Offer Baby Sitter Service for Election Day

Los Angeles union members will babysit during voting hours as bars close for election day. The AFL Bartenders Union seeks a high turnout due to two liquor propositions on the California ballot.

Los Angeles AFL Bartenders Union California

Tot Lot Plan Hinges on Pocatello Parents Cooperation

PTA arts and crafts chair Mrs. Bob Hronek says tot lots could be built in Pocatello with parent supervision by mothers and rotating schedules. Two play centers planned for summer in small city parks for ages three to six, with clay, sand play, swinging and dramatics. Plans call for unifying two preschool PTA units for city-wide projects and a program slate includes dramatics by Dr. Vic Mae Powell at ISU.

Pocatello Bob Hronek Parent-Teacher Association PTA Vic Mae Powell Idaho State College

Taylor To Spend Election Eve Here

Senator Glen H. Taylor, Progressive party candidate for vice president, will conclude a campaign tour with an election eve rally in Pocatello at 8 p.m. on Monday November 1. He returns to Idaho to report findings from travels through San Jose San Francisco Albuquerque Denver and Salt Lake City.

Glen H. Taylor Progressive Party San Jose San Francisco Albuquerque Denver Salt Lake City Pocatello Helen McCannon Idaho Progressive Party Taylor Miss McCannon Idaho

Rail Union Men Backing Chest Drive At Parley

Railroad workers to launch a Community Chest subscription via payroll deduction. A 7:30 pm meeting in the Pioneer room of the Hotel Bannock will organize the drive led by C Ed Flandro with union and department heads. Key committee members from UP and various unions named.

Rail Union Parley Pioneer Bannock C. Ed Flandro Union Pacific R. F. Malick W.H. Gould J. E. Pickett D. J. Howells W. J. Hall Jack Smith C. D. Waring J. M. Hansen C. L. Gibson PFE Co

Chicago Hosts Truman Campaign Parade In Chicago Stadium

President Truman railed against Republicans in a nationwide radio speech from Chicago a parade with bombs and fireworks greeted him to the stadium. He called GOP forces a greater threat than communists and fascists while Wallace criticized both leaders over atomic energy policy.

Truman Republican Party Hitler Mussolini Tojo Windy City Chicago Cra GOP Robert G. Menzies New York Wallace Mr. Truman Dewey Jersey City N. J

AFL chief backs third party move at labor convention

William F. Green president of the American Federation of Labor said at Cincinnati that a resolution to establish a national labor truce and a third party may be submitted at the November 15 convention. He noted the AFL may launch solo or with other labor groups and will remain active in politics in non-presidential years.

Cincinnati William F. Green American Federation of Labor AFL Green Cincinnati Post House of Labor

Bandits Stage $9294 Bank Raid in Kahoka

Two bandits robbed the Kahoka Exchange Bank in five minutes securing an estimated 9294 dollars. Police in Keokuk Iowa detained two suspects then released them after questioning.

Kahoka, Mo Kahoka Exchange Keokuk

Motor Crash Injures One Involving Howell and Ellis

Orval Howell eighteen? nineteen? is injured in a motorcycle collision with Earl Ellis as Ellis turns left onto Portneuf park entrance on Highway 30 North. Howell suffers a double fracture of the right leg and possible arm injuries. passenger Rice uninjured. Investigating officers include Alfred Nogo Earl Cutler and Earl Wren.

Orval Howell North Main St General Hospital Howell Earl R. Ellis North Harrison Ave Ellis Highway 30 Portneuf Park Robert L. Rice Route 1 Amelia Wood Bridger Street Betty Boice Wyeton St Alfred Nogo Earl Cutler Earl Wrenn

Brennan Growing More Confident in Idaho Support

Boise Idaho Democrat Ed Brennan said southern Idaho shows growing strength for President Truman and the Democratic state ticket after district meetings in Pocatello and Rexburg. He returned to Boise over the weekend and stated farmers in southeastern Idaho are generally satisfied with current policies.

Boise Idaho Ed Brennan Harry S. Truman Brennan Pocatello Rexburg Truman

Idaho Farm Workers Set Record High Wages

Idaho farm laborers earned a record 158 dollars per month with board as of October 1, due to a labor shortage that hit seven percent below last year. Without board the average was 191 dollars, with only the north region showing adequate labor.

BAE Idaho GemiSate

Death by own action verdict in Indian death case

A Bingham County coroner's jury ruled that Mrs. Leslie Teton 24 of Fort Hall died from a gunshot wound in an Oct 10 incident described as death by her own action. Witnesses included her daughter and father in law. Dr. Hampton found no powder burns and the instrument was a .22 calibre rifle.

Blackfoot Bingham County Leslie Teton Fort Hall Robert Kerr H. R. Boyce Ed Parsons Foreman A. F. Andersen Ray Eskelson A. Raymond Hanson J. McGee Charles Wilson Joe Teton Rihanta Pebbeahsey Teton

Harvard Freshman Reports Theft Of Woman's Artificial Leg

Harvard University freshman Stuart Falk told police that a woman's artificial leg was stolen from his room in Cambridge. He valued the leg little, but said the blue garter around it carried sentimental value.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Stuart Falk

County Group Facing Defeat On Delay Plan

County commissioners pursue a $1,000,000 Bannock hospital with a 150 bed main unit at Pocatello and two 10 bed receiving wards at Grace and Downey. Bancroft residents oppose bond taxes and seek secession, arguing the debt will burden their area even if they leave. Bond sale to an Oregon firm was approved after prior legal challenges. bids were withdrawn since Bancroft action.

Denver Oregon Bancroft Bannock Jensen Pocatello Grace Downey County Commissioners’ Planning Board Bannock County

Seventeen Idaho County Agents Meet in Pocatello

County agents from seventeen Idaho counties convene in Pocatello from Monday to Wednesday to exchange ideas on agriculture. Boise specialists Wilcox and Kennedy spoke, with soil, animal husbandry, forestry, and potato topics highlighted by experts from Moscow and Boise. The group plans three state meetings this month to discuss latest developments, with an announcement by C. O. Youngstrom of the University of Idaho Extension service.

Idaho Counties Pocatello Boise Economics Robert W. Wilcox Virgil Kennedy Bannock County Court House Vance Smith Moscow G. C. Anderson Boise Idaho Robert C. Telkey Bill Moss Tetonia Albert Mylrose Mack Kennington Thomas A. Chester Bannock Rex Gootch Teton Clyde Waddell Rex Ottley Bonneville N. B. Weston Aaron York Bingham Sterling Show Power Nile Taylor Madison Arden Harris Jefferson Carl Nyeworth Clark J. Garner Custer Milt Grover Oneida Dan Roberts Franklin Duane Hanson Bear Lake County C. O. Youngstrom University of Idaho Extension Service Youngstrom Sin

Hawaii Faces Severe Unemployment Challenge Atop Islands

Hawaii's employment chief reports more than 10 000 unemployed with a rising labor pool. Officials meet to curb mainland job seekers as truck drivers and longshoremen face no demand. Immediate projects and shifted hours urged. wage cuts already in effect at several firms and four sugar plants.

Monolulu Hawaii Stevens

Nuts Gets Flag From Goodfellow

Poca tello Tribune publisher M. Preston Goodfellow says he will present the Luxembourg town Nut's Luxs embourg with an Idaho flag. The flag and transport to Nut's cost 80 dollars, requested by Bastogne officials in honor of Idahoans among the 2700 dead in the village cemetery.

Boise M. Preston Goodfellow The Pocatello Tribune C. A. Robins Luxsembourg Idaho Bastogne Luxembourg McAuley

Weather Forecast Amid Cold Week Hint

The weather man reports a cooling trend with highs of 55 to 60 today and a tonight low of 25 to 30. Generally fair skies continue, with Wednesday highs 52 to 62. Monday recorded a high of 55 and a low of 36.

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Ayel Merchants Aid Pocatello Pocatellans Wisconsin Eau Claire Wis Gertrude Baumann Raymond Smith Claire Lloyd Thompson Smith Miss Baumann Bannock Hospital H. W. Corbett Order of Railway Conductors FE. B. Gayhart Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen C. H. Pizer Brotherhood of Railroad Walter Blakemore Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers W. L. Phillips Brotherhood of Locomotive United’ Press Bureau of Agricultural Economics Jack Harvey Bannock County Hospital Blythe and Company Portland Ore W. H. Ae D Court Idaho Supreme Court Supreme Court E. F. Bineheart Wade Wells Vern Ravenscroft Extension Forester Vernon Burlison KE. Lough Stevens Flag Goodfellow
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