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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
5
A discussion was held on the strikes at Couer d'Alene and Wal-Post. The item highlights labor action effects and regional labor tensions, noting involved parties and potential outcomes.
Jake Terrell of Mountain Home was elected president of the Idaho Retail Liquor Dealers association at its annual meeting in Lewiston. M. L. Forton of Coeur dAlene became vice president, Ed Graves of Boise was re elected secretary treasurer, and outgoing president Clifford Hinkley of Lewiston praised the state liquor law as workable with possible amendments. Graves urged more funding for enforcement, while Saunders of Boise noted limited enforcement and called for better cooperation with police.
A 29 year old Salt Lake County man John Pettley was killed and two men injured in a crash at a Salt Lake City intersection. Pettley drove a light truck struck and overturned by 23 year old Charles Bills. Pettley died at Salt Lake General Hospital.
Idaho workers brace for the potato harvest as eastern and south central regions expect a surge in labor demand. The Idaho State Employment Service reports total job openings at 1 102 on Sept 24 with Rexburg Idaho Falls and Blackfoot among areas seeing rising need. Railroad employment adds capacity for fall crop movements as beet and potato harvests loom.
In Latrobe Pennsylvania Augustine Maggiore reports an apple tree with two apples growing directly from the trunk while the rest of the tree is heavily laden with fruit.
Thirty five members attended the Minidoka County Farmers Union meeting at the Rooston school house with Acequia as host. J R Gulley and George Graf were appointed to work on C V A bonded warehouse and other farmer issues to be raised before the special session of Congress. They reported on their Boise trip related to Jackson and Downard.
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