National Air Races Safer Than Ever
Officials credit new safety rules for the 1948 races with no fatalities during the meet though one pilot was killed testing prior. Anson L. Johnson won the Thompson trophy race at 383.767 mph for $40,000, with Bruce E. Raymond second and Wilson V. third in show money. Maj. Richard L. Johnson’s jet speed attempt unofficially reached 669.48 mph but filming issues blocked the record. The Bendix derby was won by Paul Mantz at 447.98 mph from Long Beach to Cleveland, with Linton B. Carney and Jacqueline Cochran close behind for top prizes.
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Cleveland
National Air Races
Anson L. Johnson
National Airlines
Johnson
Bruce E. Raymond
Hammond
Ind
Wilson V
Newhall
Chicago
Cook Cleland
Bendix
Paul Mantz
Mock air raid drill shows Britain would crumble under atom bomb
In a four day mock air war London and southern England faced simulated devastation if atomic bombs had been used. Jet bombers reportedly destroyed many targets but six bombers reached aims, suggesting a single atom strike could cripple London and key counties.
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London
Britain
Southland
England
British Isles
Europe
Norway
France
Germany
U. S
Weather Conditions in Southern Idaho and Utah
Southern Idaho will be generally clear and warmer with highs 75 to 85 degrees and locally near 90 on Wednesday. Utah sees clear skies today and Wednesday with increasing clouds in the southeast and warmer highs from 80 to 95, with Dixie near 95 and overnight lows around 45 to 55.
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Idaho
Utah
Dixie
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
CAPOS
New Orleans
New York
Ogden
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Police Court records show multiple traffic and vagrancy fines
Dominico Salvucci forfeited a 12.50 bond for speeding while Donna Burrows pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 10. Glen Lush and Ralph Strub forfeited bonds of 10 each for speeding and speeding with signs. Several others pleaded guilty or were fined for speeding failing to stop at signs or disturbing the peace with fines ranging from 5 to 100 and suspensions noted in several cases.
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Dominico Salvucci
Donna Burrows
Glen Lush
Ralph Strub
Gilbert French
Jesse Scott
Charles Lewis, Jr
Jasper Conrad
Kent L. Tonks
Keith Mendenhall
Frank Serean
Charles Cannon
John N. Sanna
Donnie Richmond
Paul Devenberg
Russell Howell
Lee Edmo
Thomas Williams
Thomas Knight
Lorin Edmo
Aoe
Corbett Jackson
Willie Kaiyou
Artie Havewah
Leroy Wahtomy
Malcom Pace
Willard Darrough
Palmer Hoyt
Holy Call Fatal to Young Canadian Girl
Barry's Bay Ontario reports Violet Goglin an 18 year old daughter of Henry Goglin died after wading into the Madawaska river following a religious calling described as the Holy Spirit. Her sister Viola witnessed Violet enter the water and disappear as she prayed.
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Barry's Bay
Violet
Phillip
Lin
Madawaska
Viola Goglin
Viola
France in crisis as Schuman resigns after failed vote
Premier Robert Schuman quits after losing the confidence vote in the national assembly. Communists call for a democratic union government and threaten strikes in central coal fields and Lyons as France enters a new political crisis following a 295 to 289 vote with 34 abstentions.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Schuman
Communist Party
Democratic Union
Lyons
Assembly
France
Moose Hunt Deadlines Set by Idaho Fish and Game
The Idaho fish and game department stopped accepting applications for three Ashton country moose hunts at noon Tuesday. A deer hunt in the Ashton big game refuge also closed at noon Tuesday. Drawings for 10 moose permits for each hunt and 200 deer permits will be held Wednesday.
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Boise
Fish and Game Department
Ashton Country
Ashton Bigge Refuge
Tuesay
Mattress stuffed with odds end caps shocks governor in Ohio
A Cincinnati couple investigated their four year old daughter's mattress and found it filled with milk bottle caps chewing gum wrappers nuts bolts match boxes nails cigarette packages and orange peels. The manufacturer blamed disgruntled employees to Governor Thomas J. Herbert.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert
Hosts to seat guests. no place cards rule
A group of professional party givers, the International Stewards and Caterers Association, met in St Louis and decided that place cards at dinner parties are taboo. They said it is the hostess duty to point out seats to guests. The story notes shuffleboard's English origins in the 15th century.
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ST. Louis
International Stewards and Caterers Association
Spiritualist predicts electronic communication with the dead
Ernest Thompson told 70 delegates from 18 nations at the International Spiritualist Federation conference that electronic science will enable living people to talk with the dead and that such communication will become as common as radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Thompson
International Spiritualist Federation
Terminal Tower Stands Tall as U S Non NYC Landmark
Terminal Tower in Cleveland Ohio is identified as the tallest building in the United States outside New York City marking a notable architectural milestone for the city and region.
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Terminal Tower
Cleveland
United States
New York City
Break-in attempt at Bluebird Inn reported
Joe Gewaldi, manager of the Bluebird Inn at 520 East Center, told police he found an attempted break in Tuesday morning. Intruders tried to cut around back windows but failed. L. G. Christensen reports the loss of Idaho plate 1B-8683 from his car. Police say a 1940 grey Hudson sedan has been stolen.
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Joe Gewaldi
Bluebird Inn
520
East Center
L. G. Christensen
McKinley
Idaho
Radio Stars Set Sept 1 Barn Dance Jamboree Tour
National jamboree barn dance lands at the theater on September 1 featuring Uncle Henry's Kentucky Mountaineers Manny Pear Curley and his fiddle national champ Jimmie Dale and Spike Williams with Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys in Hi Neighbor. Four performances assure no seat reservations needed.
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John A Denman
Uncle Henry
Mannie Pear
Curley
Jimmie Dale
Spike Williams
Roy Acuff
A F Exhibit Highlights 4 H Club Fair in American Falls
American Falls Power county hosts a two day 4 H exhibition featuring livestock home products forestry foods and clothing displays. The health champ will be crowned at 10 a m Saturday in Falls high school gym with judging contests and demonstrations throughout the day followed by awards and a free swim at Indian Springs natatorium.
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American Falls
Power County
Champ
Falls High School
J. P. Mehlhoff
William E. Hess
Carl T. Wiensted
N. H. Farrell
H. C. Allen
E. C. England
Elizabeth Crowder
Agnes Hartley
Hartley
Indian Springs
Indian Springs Natatorium
Stolen hub caps and truck reported in local incidents
From T C Mann of 249 Jefferson and George Tegnewl of Riverview apartments police heard four hub caps were stolen from a 1947 Hudson while the owner was in a local restaurant. Fred Bershaw of Arimo reported his 1940 Dodge pickup missing Sunday, license Idaho 1B 617.
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T. C. Mann
Jefferson
George Tegnewl
Riverview
Fred Bershaw
Arimo
Idaho
Merrick and Belville Named in Brief Police Notice
Wayne W. Merrick aged 22 of Caldwell and Velda Belville aged 20 of Shelby named in a concise police notice with their ages and hometowns listed.
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Wayne W. Merrick
Caldwell
Velda Belville
Shelley
Rupert Puts On Excellent Holiday Show at Minidoka Posse Park
Rupert stages Labor Day event with northern and southern division winners in state riding association contests. Rexburg wins drill with 91 13 points, Minidoka County close second. Oakley’s Ladies Vigilantes win a cup as Oakley provides the only female contingent. Blackfoot dominates the horse races interspersed in the program.
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Rupert
Minidoka Posse Park
State Riding Association
Rexburg
Minidoka County
Oakley
Malad Valley
Posse
Minidoka Posse
Blackfoot
Playmate's Trick Costs Eyesight in Ogden Incident
Nine year old Francis Sully of Ogden lost the sight of his left eye after a playmate threw a bucket of lime plaster into his face at the rear of a cafe. The plaster had been left by workmen and the boy was playing with older youths when struck.
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Ogden
Francis Sully
Joseph Sully
Idaho Utility Chief Heads to Tacoma for Talks
Bert Auger president of the Idaho public utilities commission travels to Tacoma Washington to meet Thursday with leaders of Oregon and Washington utility commissions to discuss regional matters.
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Boise
Bert Auger
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Tacoma
Wash
Oregon
Washington
Longshoremen Leaders Talk of Handling Cargo at Prevailing Wages
Harry Bridges, president of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, told army officials in Washington Seattle and San Francisco that striking longshoremen would handle essential army cargo at prevailing wages.
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Seattle
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Washington
San Francisco
Idaho Certifies Congressional and Presidential Electors
Secretary of State J. D. Price announced certification of 3 Republican 3 Democrat 3 Progressive and 2 Socialist congressional candidates to Idaho's 44 county auditors. Four presidential electors are listed for five parties ahead of the November 2 election with polling from 834 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
J. D
Cy) Price
Idaho
Roosevelt kin Edith Roosevelt to wed Alexander Barmine
Edith Kermit Roosevelt granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt, 20, obtained a marriage license with Alexander Barmine, 40, writer and former Russian army general, in New York.
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New York
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander Barmine
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United Press
KPST
Preston
Southeastern Idaho
Montpelier
Max Golightly
al Bioge
Mary Ann, Hart
Betty Ruthe Westerberg
Teen Times
Jeen Hyer
J. L. Peterson
James Kelley
Ray Egan
Hal Christensen
News of Record
A.F
Man
E. Center
Brennan & Cahoon
Pole Line Road
Auger
W. J Crea
Grangeville
Ethel Parker
Carlyle Smith
Frank L. Stephen
U.S
Henry C. Dworshak
Burley
Abe McGregor Goff
Moscow
John C. Sanborn
Hagerman
Emma Alexander Simons
William Armstrong
Farmington
Philip Ryan
Burke
Ralph Shawver
Jerome
Progressive Party
Albert W. Manley
Coeur d'Alene
Fred Seifkin
Coeur d’Alene
Harry Wallace
Orofino
Gordon Taylor
Pocatello
John Derr
Clarks Fork
Thomas B. Wood
C. W
Babe” Dill
Shoshone
Socialist Party
C. E. Robel
Lewiston
George P. Dawson
George Rupperle
Idaho Falls
Clark F. Hull
Paul Wengert
Richard M. Shaefer
Prohibitionist Party
S. E. Parsons
Nampa
J. A. Dunbar
Greenleaf
Rev
Wesley Johnson
R. E. Hyslop
Roosevelt
Paramount
W. Clark
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