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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1948
Page
4
Southeastern Idahoans hope Jack Simplot will enter Lava Hot Springs with the aim of expanding the motel and health facility offerings into a nationally known resort. Observers cite natural hot springs, year round recreation, and Simplot’s proven business skill as the spark needed to boost tourism and regional revenue.
The famed dramatist George Bernard Shaw comments on Liver injections as a cure and backs Henry Wallace for vice president. He notes his vegetarianism while sparring with politicians and critics, suggesting other paths beyond his own views. Shaw predicts America will survive, despite health and political warnings.
The page surveys a mix of topics from perjury probes and a spy hunt to war surplus hardware aiding Moody Bible Institute missions in Asia and Africa. It also notes a police encounter with a female officer, migrant labor in New Hampshire apples, a theft confession linked to footwear, beavers parachuted in Idaho, and Turkey's new non-leftist party critiquing ERP aid within democratic bounds.
A Gallup Princeton report analyzes the West Central region Iowa Kansas Nebraska Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota showing Dewey leading but weakly and farm prices affecting support. It notes a historical farm city voting contrast and Wallace drawing from former Democrats.
Washington dispatch outlines looming nationalized contest with Truman and Dewey facing off as key state races in Colorado and Wisconsin draw in strong figures. Eugene Cervi challenges Ed Johnson in Colorado while Ralph Immell presses Wisconsin GOP veterans. References to Forrestal and Vandenberg pepper the briefing.
The doctor notes that polio crippling risk varies by outbreak data from Maryland in 1941, with half showing no paralysis and 29 percent slight impairment. Early treatment improves prognosis, though polio remains a major source of crippling deformities, while late effects account for less than a quarter of cases in New York City.
A narrator describes a 105 foot walnut houseboat in Srinagar Kashmir with two bedrooms two baths and a sun deck moored among willow trees. The lifestyle costs fifteen rupees a day and tourists are scarce due to nearby war. The piece contrasts natural beauty with poverty and notes the UN commission’s pending arrival for peace and prosperity.
A review by local businessmen blasts American Falls for unsafe fire equipment and neglected infrastructure. The town owns two aging fire engines a 1928 Model A and a 1918 Reo both prone to failure amid low water pressure and faulty alarms. The piece notes a salary dispute that led to the departure of Jim Tiny Dubel as town police chief and hints at further reporting on civic delinquencies.
A former prisoner used a forged $15 check to buy two shirts and asked that they be sent to a congressman described as a good friend. He then kept $7.50 in change, revealing a new forgery tactic observed by officers.
Boston officials warn that vandalism has already cost schools $31,417 in repairs for the first six months of 1948 and could exceed $60,000 for the year if the rate continues. The notice highlights damage to school windows across the city.
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