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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1948
Page
1
Registration at ISC shows 1448 students signed with a half day left before regular and late fees. Registrar Anna Capellan notes boosters hope to reach 1800. Men outnumber women 3 to 1 with 1144 men and 304 women. Freshmen lead with 476. pharmacy enrolls 351. education departments total 143.
Hospital authorities at Idaho Falls report Edward Miller, 44, injured by another Black man at the E. J. Harder ranch near Shelley on Monday. Miller was slashed with a shovel across the head and face and with a broken right forearm. Bingham County Sheriff Charles Belnap investigates and withholds details.
At Sun Valley Idaho executives of the National Broadcasting Company and many top stars gather for the second annual network convention planned to begin Wednesday with more than 300 attendees expected.
The United Nations General Assembly opened at the Palais de Chaillot with grim notes that a third world war could erupt at any time. Amid opening remarks by President Vincent Auriol, key foreign ministers left the hall for the Berlin crisis talks as Russian delegates watched in silence.
A 12 month old in a carriage was unharmed when a car struck the buggy in downtown. The mother was briefly injured as bystanders and a driver debated responsibility and police were called. the crowd urged strict action.
County commissioners approve reissuing a one million dollar bond for Bannock county hospital with an east bench site chosen two years ago. Legal challenges linger as the issue has twice reached the state Supreme Court while residents in south county oppose the sale. Bids open at 10 am October 25 in the courthouse commissioners’ office.
Boise reports the state purchasing department awarded a $1,285 contract to Swift and Co. for 3295 pounds of commercial beef to be delivered to Pane State Hospital South in Blackoot.
Thirteen year old Sam Benson faced Judge R Don Bistline on three counts in Tuesday morning police court. He was arraigned for operating an unregistered motor vehicle and without a license, and for running a stop sign. The judge fined him 7.50 for the stop sign offense and dismissed the other charges pending no further motor vehicle use until licensed.
Clara Jaynes aged 22 remains unconscious in a local hospital after a Sunday auto crash with attendants calling her condition poor. In a neighboring room, 19 year old Eileen Morrison, August 28 crash survivor, shows steady improvement and asks questions daily as authorities prepare her for the death of her immediate family.
Donations for Mrs X continued to arrive at the POST offices reaching 97.00 by last night. Along with cash gifts came letters of sympathy for the family’s bereavement. A kind contributor offered household articles including an electric iron and a chest of drawers.
Big Ralph Beard pitched the Po catello Cardinals to a 3 0 playoff win over the Idaho Falls Russets. Ned Sheehan was injured by a fastball in the fourth inning. The victory advances the Cards to meet the Twin Falls Cowboys in a best four out of seven series with three games in Twin Falls and the rest in Pocatello.
A new southeast Idaho town at the Simplot phosphate mines near Fort Hall will host dedication ceremonies for a $1.3 million Union Pacific spur to the main line. The line serves the mine and a Westvaco furnace, with officials from Simplot, Westvaco, and local leaders present.
President Truman denounces Republican leaders for withholding funds for western reclamation irrigation and power projects in Salt Lake City. He asserts the West risks being led to slaughter and challenges Gov. Dewey to a direct debate, praising Democratic gains under Roosevelt and urging public power development.
Marcel Cerdan of Casablanca defeated Tony Zale last night to claim the world welterweight title with a fourth round knockout left hook. Zale had shown strong body blows but could not stop the French challenger, who previously lost the crown to Graziano in 1947 and regained it from Graziano in Newark last June.
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