Final Racing Day Draws Good Crowd At North Ban tock Fair
A sizable Gate City crowd attended the final day of racing at the North Ban tock Fair and Race meet sponsored by the Pocatello Riding club. Officials disallowed Wright of Lewisville's appeal over Salt’s third in Saturday's 10-mile event and ruled the placings stand. A new 1949 Ford was awarded to spectator Dick Heitz. many race results followed including several time splits and horse names such as Dorian Shamrock and Rusty.
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Gate City
Pocatello
Ford
C. Ed Flandro
Dick Heitz
South Third Ave
Heitz
Wasatch Oil Company
G. Gasser
J. Deming
Copper
Harry Saling
Tophan
Ener Jane
G. Bowen
F. Burrows
Tiger Jack
D. A. Ranta
Flying Collins
W. Phillips
Donna G
D. Gates, Carmichael
B. Gardner
Alamo
J. Penning
Gantry
Aumbrennen
Rusty
Paul Scott
Two Musicians Arrested After Akron Dope Raid
Police detained two young saxophone players from the Alvino Rey orchestra Joseph Maini 18 and Sidney Greenwell 24 both from Los Angeles on unlawful possession of narcotics charges after a hotel room raid. Also held were Wilbur Thornton 35 a man described as a dope ring leader a Negro tap dancer and a Negro drummer from Akron. Police said the pair contacted an identified 24 year old blonde who directed them to the Cosmo club where they bought eight reefers for 10 dollars each and joined the others at the hotel. the room yielded marijuana and a box of four empty hypodermic needles. Bond set at 500 for the two Negroes 10,000 for Thornton.
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Akron
Alvino Rey
Joseph Maini
Sidney Greenwell
Los Angeles
Wilbur (Doggie) Thornton
Stephen J. McGowan
Thornton
Planes To Stage Mock Attack From Westover Field
Eleven B 29 bombers left Westover field for Europe to participate in a mock attack. Eight planes led by Lt Col Michael McCoy of Pomona California headed to Furstenfeldbruck Germany. The remaining three under Maj James R Dale Jr of Wise Virginia flew to Mar ham England.
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Westover Field
Mass
Europe
United States
Michael McCoy
Pomona
Calif
Furstenfeldbruck
Germany
James R. Dale, Jr
Wise, Va
Marham
England
Six Killed In Guard Sky Ship Crash Near New Orleans
A twin engine training plane from Ellington field crashed during heavy rain near Shell Road and the Industrial Canal three-fourths of a mile west of the airport. An explosion followed one engine failure as the aircraft attempted a turn at 800 to 1000 feet. Victims' names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Shell Road
Air Force
Ellington Field
Louisana
Blonde Beauty Wins Mrs America Title
Mrs. Maria Strobmeier of Philadelphia was crowned Mrs. America in Asbury Park New Jersey after competing against 29 contestants. The five foot six inch, 124 pound winner earned 5000 in prizes and submitted a macaroni salad recipe and fried chicken dish as part of the home-making judged skills.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Maria Strobmeier
Philadelphia
St. Joseph’s School Patrols Boost Traffic Safety
About 10 students at St. Joseph's parochial school in Pocatello participate in a police and Elks sponsored safety patrol program. Junior officers receive instruction from Inspector Bob Pugmire and will wear white caps for captains. Violators’ license numbers may be logged and published, with arrest for flagrant offenses.
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St. Joseph’s
First Gate City
Police Department
The
Elks Club
Dorothy Belisle
Don Cooper
Robert Malick
Thomas Spiker
Thelma Lattimer
Ronald Dohse
Pat Richmond
Ann Swisher
Peter McDougall
James Belisle
Pocatello
Roosevelt
Reese
Gate City Elks Club
Elks
St. Joseph's
Bob Pugmire
Department
Pugmire
Junior Police
Miss America 1948 Beatrice Shopp Chooses Education Over Marriage
Beatrice Bebe Shopp, Miss Minnesota and 1948 Miss America, says her priorities are education and a music career. At 18 she plans to study for a master's at MacPhail College of Music and later at Northwestern University, postponing marriage or Hollywood offers. She won the pageant and a $5000 scholarship, after competing against 54 contestants from the U S and beyond.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Beatrice
Bebe) Shopp
Minnesota
Hollywood
Miss Shopp
MacPhail’s College of Music
Minneapolis
Williston Park
Northwestern University
Bebe
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Women vie for U.S. Senate seat in Maine race
Maine voters head to polls with U S Senate on the line as Mrs. Mame Smith of Skowhegan, a Republican, challenges Dr Adrian H Colten of Portland for the seat vacated by Wallace H White Jr. The Maine contest mirrors national campaigns with key House races also on the ballot and incumbents Hale Nelson Fellows seeking re election.
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Portland
Maine
Mame Smith
Ropla
Senate
Smith
Wallace H. White Jr
Adrian H. Scolten
Robert Hale
James A. McVicar
South Portland
Democratic State Committee
Charles P. Nelson
Augusta
Benjamin Arena
Auburn
Frank Fellows
Bangor
F. Davis Clark
Milo
Wallace Attacks Truman at Baltimore Rally
Henry Wallace denounced President Truman as a pork barrel politician backed by big money. He claimed 97 of 125 key civilian appointees were tied to Wall Street or military interests, urging voters to reject the administration. About 5500 Wallace supporters filled the hall without incident.
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Baltimore
Henry Walace
Truman
Progressive Party
Wallace
Wall Street
Congress
Wallac
Paard
Repay
Big Four Meet To Discuss Italian Colonies
Paris reports a four-power meeting of foreign ministers to address Italy's pre war colonies. Russia pushes to keep the issue off the UN agenda while Western powers clash over procedure. Marshall sends ambassador Lewis Douglas as U S representative.
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Paris
Russia
Italy
Quai D’orsay
Council of Foreign Ministers
Robert Schuman
Andrei Vishinsky
Belgrade
United Nations General Assembly
UN Assembly
U. S
George C. Marshall
Lewis Douglas
Britain
De Gaulle Rally Demands New French Elections in South
General Charles De Gaulle addressed about 40,000 supporters in Nice from a raised Joan of Arc cross platform urging new national elections. He vowed to power above party politics and called for France to regain strength, warning of bankruptcy and eastern empire influence. A Communist counter demonstration drew 2000 to 3000 without clashes.
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Paris
Charles DeGaulle
Nice
de Gaulle
France
DeGai
DeGaulle
Premie Henri Queuffle
Queuille
Pensions for Aged Proposed by Boise Progressives
Boise Progressives called for $100 monthly pensions for the aged plus medical care and health benefits. The plan was approved after 25 members met with Sam R. Evans, Boise national Progressive committee member. Carl Hobson urged all Progressives to unite for benefits due the elderly.
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Boise
Progressive Party
Sam R. Evans
Carl Hobson
Boise Progressive Party
All Progressives
Rita Johnson Conscious Briefly in Hospital
Hollywood actress Rita Johnson aged 34 briefly regained consciousness Sunday after a three hour operation to remove a brain clot from injuries believed to come from a hair dryer accident. She remained in a critical coma at St. Vincent's hospital as investigators said foul play is unlikely and will close the case if recovery continues.
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Rita Johnson
Jean Harlow
Hollywood
Miss Johnson
Idaho Food Dealers Start Three Day Convention
About 350 members of the Idaho Food Dealers association opened its 11th annual convention in Sun Valley. After an invocation by Gerard Klomp of Ogden Utah, Virgil Daniel of Gooding delivered the greetings address. The session recessed for sports and social gatherings.
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SUN Valley
Idaho Food Dealers Association
Gerard Klomp
Ogden
Utah
Virgil Daniel
Gooding
Allies Plan Swift Action On Red Crisis
Washington officials say a coordinated Western plan to lift the Berlin blockade is in development with Britain and France. Navy leaders return for high level talks as efforts to confront Russia’s blockade escalate, with potential UN involvement and a renewed push for new Western unity.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Berlin
Robert A. Lovett
Department
Charles E. Dohlen
John Hickerson
London
Paris
U. S
W. Bedell Smith
Moscow
Britain
France
Pope Urges Catholics to Win Three World Victories
Pope Pius XII spoke from St. Peter's steps to about 600000 in Rome and 300000 Catholic Action youths, outlining three duties for Catholics: defeat denial of God, overcome materialism with spirit, and remedy social miseries through strength, justice, and love as radio coverage extended worldwide.
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Rome
Italy
Pope Pius XII
Christ
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Catholic Action
Marx
St. Peter’s Square
Pakistan Leader Buried In India
Funeral prayers were offered for Mohammed Ali Jinnah Pakistan’s founder and first governor general. His flag draped bier was carried by cabinet ministers he led, with a gun carriage, as mourners viewed the procession through Karachi to the burial ground.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Jinnah
Two Bodies Found in Payette River
State police report the discovery of two bodies in the Payette River near Idaho City. Deaths are believed to be Robert Cunningham, 11, and James Ruby, 33, of Boise, who drowned two weeks earlier when their rubber boat capsized near Lowman and Garden Valley.
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Idaho City
Payette River
Here
Robert Cunningham
James Ruby
Boise
Cunningham
Ruby
Bere Lowman
Garden Valey
Lewiston Rodeo Draws Crowd as Dallas Buff Doughitt Wins
Lewiston Idaho reports a near record crowd of 6000 at the 14th annual roundup. Buff Doughitt of Pecos Texas won top bulldogging honors with a 5.3 second steer drop, followed by Homer Pettigrew of Chandler Texas at 5.5 seconds. Seven bronc riders stayed mounted through the eight second horn.
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Lewiston
Ida
Buff Doughitt
Pecos
Tex
Homer Pettigrew
Chandler
Jet Programs Given Big Lift
The air force 500 million jet-engine program received a major boost as an American steel foundry secured rights to Britain's secret centri-die casting process. The technique enables super-hard alloys to endure the extreme heat inside jet engines, with high temperatures driving greater power and speed.
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Washington
Air Force
Britain
Truman Returns to White House After Potomac Cruise
President Truman arrived at the White House after a weekend cruise down the Potomac River aboard the Williamsburg. He spent most of the voyage aboard the yacht working on speeches for his western campaign tour.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Potomac River
Williamsburg
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Pensions For Aged
Progressive Aim
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William Johnson
Worcester
Idaho
Food Men Start Convention
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NAVY
Richard L. Connolly
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Louis E. Denfeld
W. H. P. Blandy
Atlantic Fleet
India
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