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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1948
Page
4
LeRoy H. Walker uses a church parsonage collection of keys as a moral parable. He links keys to home, study, Bible, sanctuary, pipe organ, and Communion, arguing true wealth lies in spiritual access and worship alongside worldly pursuits.
Washington notes public exchange over a California senate resolution seeking a report on why a federal central valley power plant was not built. Julius Krug replied with bureau and reclamation details, citing funding refusals by the 80th Congress and PG&E opposition amid drought and heavy irrigation demand. Warren highlighting the episode as a rebuke to Republican rhetoric.
Marquis Childs notes Warren is pressing for public power aims with Governor Dewey backing multipurpose projects and public transmission lines. Dewey supports a postage stamp plan for power shipments via public lines with same charges, while questions linger on consumer benefits and delivery in the campaign.
The piece notes history’s greatest grain harvest and predictions of record crops with little relief from high grocery bills. It explains price support programs raise some foods like potatoes, with government spending near 116 million dollars, including 30 million spent buying 20 million bushels already.
Paul Gallico rails at lost charm in fashion window display etiquette describing Fifth Avenue shop windows as full of sour faced dummies wearing expensive clothes. He contrasts modern mannequins with wholesome old time displays, lamenting detachment and artificial snobbery. The piece critiques fashion industry pretensions and praises warmer Parisian charm.
Ko Good-Robert C Ruark laments the craze for short hair on women, mocks the style as unfeminine, and recalls wartime head shavings. He contrasts boyish cuts with romance, cites pop culture examples, and argues long hair signals femininity and allure.
A nostalgic recounting of the Allen Street Angels on All Saints Eve four decades ago. The tale recalls chalk, pranks, a phosphorescent skeleton, and Patsy Doyle leading the group in mischief from looting corn starch to a witch’s house fire scare and a later friendly party that turned into a neighborhood legend.
Readers press questions for County Commissioner candidate Cordon and expose concerns about Pete Jensen. A Poky high student body protests crowd reactions after a Friday game against Kemmerer, blaming visiting Idaho State College students for stirring trouble and the pep band incident.
The piece blends whimsy about leadership headaches with sports quips about a prize fight and a busted horn. It likens a humble hen to a goose guarding a golden egg and ends with a hopeful note for a large apple crop.
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