Three-Way Collision Injures Two on Pole Line Road North City
A three vehicle crash on Pole Line road Cedar St injures two and delays traffic. John Apa 820 East Lander St suffers a fractured clavicle. Greyhound bus rider Mrs Nellie Hall is observed for a wrist sprain and possible arm fracture. Bus passengers were moved to another vehicle as state officers investigate.
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Greyhound
Pole Line Road
Cedar
General Hospital
John Apa
East Lander St
Nellie Hall
Hamer
Idaho
Shirley Stokes
Stokes
Walier
Mont
J. S. Halford
Halford
Bedingfield
Muir
Hillbrand and
Bennet
Idaho Young Democrats to Host Banquet in Boise
Idaho's Young Democrats meet in a Boise hotel Friday night on the eve of the state platform convention. Guest speaker will be Claude J. Burtenshaw professor of political science at Ricks College and a Madison County state committeeman.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise Hotel
Claude J. Burtenshaw
Ricks College
Madison County
Doctors Get Tips From Bronchoscope Expert
About 40 physicians and allied persons attended a Bannock hotel dinner meeting hosted by the Pocatello Medical Society. Dr Ralph Rigby of Salt Lake City, an ob ject foreign body removal specialist, provided inside tips to local MDs. The society's officers listed include President Dr Forrest Howard and Secretary-Treasurer Dr W R Hearne.
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Pocatello
Ralph Rigby
Salt Lake City
Bannock
Pocatello Medical Society
Idaho
Forrest Howard
Ralph B. Sepsted
W. R. Hearne
Wallace escorted by police as tomatoes fly in South
In Monroe Louisiana Henry A Wallace the Progressive party candidate faced jeering and fruit throwing during a southern swing. State troopers and Louisiana patrol escorted him across borders as crowds hurled eggs and tomatoes. The scene followed three rough travel days with persistent hostility.
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Monroe
Mississippi
Louisiana
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Stevenson Drops But Still Leads In Texas Senate Race
Dallas Texas April revisions narrow Coke Stevenson lead to 255 votes as revised returns from six counties cut Stevenson's tally by 131 and Johnson's by five. Stevenson ends with 494 299 votes to Johnson's 493 974.
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Dallas
Tex
Lup
Coke Stevenson
Texas Election Bureau
Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Judge Upholds 35 Cent Taxi Fare in Pocatello
Municipal Judge R Don Bistline ruled the Pocatello ordinance setting a 35 cent minimum taxi fare constitutional. The case State of Idaho v Diamond Cab Co tested fare caps as Otis Wootters refused 25 cents to 35 cents. Mayor George Phillips and Councilmen Hopper Hinckley Halliwell testified. Wootters plans appeal.
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R. Don Bistliné
Pocatello
Nan
State of Idaho
The
Diamond Cab Co
George Phillips
James Hopper
Harold Hinckley
J. P. Halliwell
Hugh Maguire
Ralph Jones
Otis Wootsers
Taxi Company
Bistline
Maguire
Wooters
Idaho panel seeks to abolish mines inspector office
The Idaho labor legislative committee proposed a 1949 bill to abolish the mines inspector’s office and transfer duties to the labor commissioner. The committee, led by Fred McCabe of Boise, announced the plan for the upcoming legislature.
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BOISE
Idaho Labor Legislative Committee
Commissioner of Labor
Fred McCabe
Governor Honors Sam Hanson as Outstanding Pocatello Citizen
A congratulatory letter from Governor C. A. Robins's office was received by Sam Hanson, POST columnist, after he was named the outstanding citizen of Pocatello for 1948 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The note, signed by Louise Shadduck, Executive Secretary to the Governor, extols Hanson’s merit and the POST staff’s support.
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C. A. Robins
Sam Hanson
POST
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pocatello
Louise Shadduck
Idaho Registrants Warned On Draft
Boise brief reports Idaho selective service director Brig. Gen. John E. Walsh warns men 18 to 25 that only active duty service members are exempt from registration. He notes confusion over National Guard and Reserve status after a registration board rejected all National Guardsmen.
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Boise
John E. Walsh
Idaho
Selective Service
Walsh
Gaming equipment goes up in smoke at Sawtooth club raid
Hailey Idaho police report two liquor law enforcement officers burned an expensive roulette table, crap table and two 21 tables seized in a raid on the Sawtooth club about two weeks ago. Clarence Saunders, director, was unable to attend due to an appendectomy.
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Hailey
Ida
Clarence Saunders
Boise
Safety council predicts Labor Day highway toll and travel boom
The National Safety Council estimated 260 immediate deaths on highways over the Labor Day weekend with 30 million cars and 100 million travelers expected. The American Automobile Association predicted 300 fatalities and 25 million cars in what could be the worst traffic period. Rail, railroads and airlines prepared for the surge while urging caution.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Highwa
American Automobile Association
AAA
The
Safety Council
United Airlines
Jury Blames Truck Driver For Accident
Coroner's jury blamed truck driver Joe Williams of 636 East Benton Ave for a crash south of the city last Saturday that killed five. The verdict cited loss of control but found no negligence, leaving civil action possible by Morrison or Thalmann families. Survivor Eileen Morrison remains in hospital in fair condition.
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Joe Williams
Benton Ave
Williams
Morrison
Robert Thalmann
Morrison Auto
Eileen Morrison
Ed Edgley
Joe Croxall
Charles Remberg
E. T. Hancock
J. W. Gregory
Dan W. Martin
Keith Mollerup
William Poll
F. M. Ayers
Joe Trujillo
F. M. Schilbabel
Wallace D. Hartman
Loyalty Check Favored for U S Armed Forces
A joint Army Navy and Air Force committee urged loyalty screening of officers and enlisted personnel to remove communists and others disloyal to the United States. The panel recommended discharges other than honorable for all disloyal servicemen.
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Washington
Army, Navy and Air Force Committee
United States
Joint Committee
New Rides to Aid City Chest Drive
Stan Day and Harold Ory join C. Ed Flandro in leading Gate City s $40 000 community chest drive. Flandro aims slightly under last year, with co chairs named. A Sept 8 meeting will appoint assistants, Oct 1 opens advance gifts, and by Oct 25 the citywide program revs up as Paul Scott notes.
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Stan Day
Harold Ory
C. Ed Flandro
Community Chest
Gate City
Flandro
Paul Scott
The
Chest
Russians Leave San Francisco Consulate Aboard Overland Limited
Soviet Vice Consul Ivan Tarassov and another consulate member with families departed San Francisco on the Southern Pacific Overland Limited for New York and Russia, ending a shutdown period.
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San Francisco
Ivan Tarassov
New York
Russia
Bridges Rejects Conciliation as 30000 Maritime Workers Walk Out
Longshoremen chief Harry Bridges rejects federal conciliation to end the strike as about 30,000 maritime workers including 12,000 dockworkers and 16,000 seafarers begin a long walkout. Bridges vows no further talks until owners prove good faith and orders a strike after injunction is lifted.
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San Francisco
CIO
Harry Bridges
Pacific Shipping
Bridges
William N. Margolis
U. S. Conciliation Service
Washington
Margolis
PDT
Waterfront Employers’ Association
WEA
Frank Boisie
Foisier
Veterans Fined For Egging Rexburg Speech
Rexburg police court fined two World War II veterans, Jerry Brian and Harold Butler, each 20 dollars for disturbing the peace after egg throwing during a Taylor speech. Senator Glen Taylor blamed President Truman for sparking the incident with a Wallace remark in Rexburg.
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Bosh
Senator Glen "Taylor
President Truman
Taylor
Rexburg
Truman
Wallace
Russia
Wallace-Taylor Progressive Party
Jerry Brian
Harold Butler
Slot income up in Twin Falls for August
Slot machine revenue in Twin Falls rose by 2517.50 in August versus July. The year to date total reaches 239419.66 dollars.
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Win Falls
Twin Falls
Cards defeat Ogden Reds 9 to 4 at Halliwell Park
Pocatello Cardinals rally to beat Ogden 9 4 with Adolphe Torres pitching a complete game. Key early RS came from Bob Murphy triple and a balk scoring, then Ed Mickelson Al Neil drove in runs as Card errors aided. Player Appreciation night with gifts, aiming to beat single game record of 3300.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Halliwell Park
Nat LeBlanc
Ogden
Adolphe Torres
Pocatello
Reds
Chiff Ross
Karley Wolf
Bob Murphy
Torres
Ernie Schuerman
Ray Lewins
Murphy
Schuerman
Ed Mickelson
Lou Ruehl
al Neil
Lowins
Mickelson
Funeral Services Today For Caldwell Victims
Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church in Caldwell for four prominent residents who died in an April 18 airplane crash in Idaho. The four are Mayor R. H. McNeill, Mrs. R. H. McNeill, Mr. Don Baldridge, and Mrs. Baldridge. Their bodies were recovered Monday from Elk summit, 40 miles northeast of McCall. Caldwell business houses will close from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Friday during the service. The McNeills leave two sons, Richard and Michael William. the Baldridges leave a son, Allen.
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Caldwell, Ida
First Methodist Church
Caldwell
Idaho
R. H. McNeill
Don Baldridge
Elk Summit
McCall
Caldwell Business Houses
Baldridge
Ida
Coeur d'Alene
Truman Denounces Red Charges as Plain Lie
President Truman calls House un American Activities Committee spying allegations a plain lie and a red herring aimed at his anti inflation program. He rejects claims he shelters communists and defends his wartime atomic security stance during a White House press conference.
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Washington
Truman
House
White House
House un-American Activities Committee
Russia
GOP
Congress
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Democrats
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Governor's Office
Sam
Mr. Pocatello
Pocatello Post
Egging
Ogden Reds
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