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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1949
Page
1
Back to school in various city divisions with senior high at 8 40 a.m. junior high at 8 50 a.m. and grade school at 9 a.m. Pre registration shows enrollment at an all time high prompting concerns over classroom space and facilities. Parents must provide birth certificates proving six years old by December 1 1949 for first grade entrants.
A United Press survey shows 431 deaths, 327 in traffic mishaps, over Labor Day weekend as return travel peaks. Officials expect a new records high in highway fatalities, with Idaho reporting six violent deaths including a homicide and a logging accident. Weather was generally favorable with some forest fire risk remaining.
United States and Britain prepare loans totaling 60 million dollars to Yugoslavia to counter Soviet blockade pressure. The aid aims to stabilize Yugoslav economy and support the Tito government against supply cuts and economic pressure from the USSR.
CIO Secretary treasurer James B. Carey said any congressman who voted to keep the Taft Hartley Law will have two and three fourths strikes against him in next year's elections. He told NBC Meet the Press the CIO still hopes Congress will repeal the labor management law despite rebuffs in both houses.
A 15 member Sea Scout troop reported two days overdue from a cruise to Annapolis Maryland was found safe aboard their 38 foot picket boats in a cave near Colonial Beach Virginia. State police reported the finding Monday night.
In St Louis on Labor Day Gen Dwight D Eisenhower condemned labor management warfare as criminal absurdity. The former Army chief and Columbia University president said fair play disproves Marxist claims of inevitable class conflict.
County Agricultural Agent Albert Mylrose invites participants to a 9 a m tour meeting at Tyhee Church. The itinerary includes H R Christensen farm and the Shelley Sugar factory, showcasing local beet farming and processing operations.
Jerry Parsons a 30 year old contractor from Coeur d Alene remained in a Missoula hospital recovering from injuries after a life and death struggle with a bear in Idaho s Lochen area. Parsons and companion Frank Warnke Kel logg climbed a tree as the bear pulled Parsons from the tree both fell about 30 feet Parsons said the bear did not strike him after being stunned shots from companions Jack Carney and Bucky Lee Kellogg drove the bear away.
Abraham B. Minsky, 68, a notable burlesque show producer, died in a New York hospital on Sunday night. His career spanned decades with influential stage productions and theater involvement in the burlesque circuit.
Shirley May France began her long awaited swim across the English channel this morning. She entered the water in a dark blue suit with grease for warmth as storms and thunder showers were predicted along the channel.
Bill Odom, holder of the round-the-world speed record, perished when his souped up fighter plummeted into a Berea house during the Thompson Trophy race. Mrs. Laird and her 13 month old Craig died in the blaze, and the grandfather B J Hoffman was burned. Odom’s crash occurred as about 100000 watchers observed the event near Cleveland's municipal airport.
A large severe hurricane with 120 mph winds threatens Bermuda as it slowly moves northeast off Florida. The Weather Bureau says it may bypass the United States if it keeps its course.
Indian prophet Ahmar Singh age 115 died on Sept. 2. he had predicted three weeks earlier that he would die on that date in Melbourne.
CIO President Philip Murray blasted a man made recession during a Labor Day radio address urging wage gains to restore buying power. AFL President William Green said the union backs 1950 elections to fight communism and Toryism and to repeal Taft Hartley Act.
A brief labor statement urges immediate action to halt human misery and distress, stressing urgency and collective effort to prevent further suffering.
Harold Russell, the handless veteran and star of Best Years of Our Lives, was elected national commander of Amvets. The Water town Massachusetts para instructor who lost both hands in 1944 vowed to run the organization by rank and file members amid protests for a federal WWII veteran bonus. Other district officers named include Gentilli of Providence Vaughan of Pittsburgh Liska of New Orleans Stanton of Columbus Wemath of Wichita Smith of Long Beach and Sayers of Granite City.
Crowds lined downtown Pocatello for a mile long Labor Day parade featuring 15 floats decorated cars and entries by the Pocatello Riding Club while city officials including State Sen Nellie Cline Steen son Secretary of State J D Cy Price and Mayor W W Halsey spoke at Caldwell park. Renowned entries won theme prizes with the orchid and green Supreme Forest Woodmen's Circle float taking best overall and the Chamber of Commerce bureau float earning second. other winners included Carpenters Local 1258 and Painters Local 674 among others.
Several cartons of cigarettes candy ice cream two dollars in pennies bottles of pop and a green diving mask were listed as missing after the Sunday night burglary of the Ross Park refreshment stand owned by Bill Carlyle at 1445 North Lincoln.
In Des Moines and earlier in Pittsburgh, President Truman urged a farm labor coalition to press Congress, denouncing "reactionaries" amid calls for repeal of Taft Hartley and stronger farm price support. He tied economic opportunity to broad participation by workers and farmers.
President Truman, smiling, returns to his Independence home for the night after a busy day. He planned to stay with Mrs. Truman at the house and resume duties in Washington tomorrow.
In a Monday reenactment at the scene near Gregson Hot Springs, Ray Dempsey Gardner admitted firing several bullets into Sue Horn after she refused his alleged job offer. Gardner, 29, said he planned to shake her down for $200. Sheriff McLeod said Gardner would be sent to Ogden for further Utah murder investigations, including the Shirley Gretzinger case.
Summer vacation ends as the municipal pool shuts for the season. Director Orval Baker estimates about 35,000 visitors joined the three month run, one of the program's most popular activities. Support staff included Eileen Snyder Bob Hilliard Auburn Howell Bonnie Ross and Bob Howell.
Polio cases at St Anthony's hospital rose to ten in the first five days of September. The acute center ward treated children ages under two. Three patients are from the Pocatello area, with others from Catihou, Butte, and Bingham Counties. The outbreak began in August with three admissions. Additional cases arrived on Sept 2 and Sept 4, with one more expected from Arco.
Belle Mendez, a Mexican man, was attacked near the Porters and Waiters club by an unknown assailant who asked if he was a fighter. The man was stabbed in the face and throat, robbed of about $20 to $30, and Crumpea Necro reports the incident.
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