City Begins Work On Building of Swimming Pool
The city held a ceremony Saturday as the first shovelful of soil was turned for the new pool across from Ross Park on the former golf course site. The $75,000 project aims for completion before August 1 with bids to be opened early next week.
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Ross Park
George R. Phillips
Simplot Fertilizer Company
Phillips
Simplot
Ernest W. Hansen
Hansen
Reed
Pocatello
Cere Cunningham
Preyer
William
Willam Tinto
Lewis End of Strike Order Hangs on Monday Verdict
Washington dispatch says John L. Lewis and the government clash over the April 3 court order ending the soft coal work stoppage as miners face a contempt trial verdict due Monday. Officials note about one third of the 400,000 soft coal miners remain out.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Tom Clark
United Mine Workers
Sportsman to Wed Lana Turner Soon
Hollywood report says wealthily connected Bob Topping plans marriage to Lana Turner within two weeks after divorce settlement pending in Bridgeport Connecticut. Turner reportedly orders a 400 piece wardrobe including wedding gown and outfits for family as they head to London for his midget auto racing venture.
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Hollywood
Bob Topping
Lana Turner
Topping
Arline Judge
Bridgeport
Conn
Miss Turner
Wallace
Idaho
London
Charles C. Northrup
Lana
Sara Hamilton
Beverly Hills
Rangely Oil Field Surpasses 404 Wells
A survey by the Oil Industry Information Committee reports Rangely Colorado now has 404 practicing wells with potential output around 200000 barrels of oil per day.
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Rangely, Colo
Rangely
Oil Industry Information Committee
Simpliot Workers Contribute to City Pool Fund
Simpliot employees donated their services for a tractor and shovel operation and contributed 1300 dollars to the swimming pool fund, as stated by Mayor Phillips.
Six injured in Pocatello crash near 90 club
A late Saturday collision near the 90 club just inside Power county left six people in area hospitals. The eastbound Chevrolet, driven by an unnamed motorist, reportedly tried to avoid a westbound car on the wrong side of the road. Injuries range from minor to unknown, none deemed serious. Investigating officers included Lt. J. F. Bedingfeld, State Patrolman Carl Muir, and City Inspector Robert Pugmire.
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90 Club
Power County Line
St. Anthony Hospital
Chauncey T. Tolman
Richland
Union Pacific
Alberta Tolman
Mitzi Tolman
Stanley Sorenson
Wilson
Zema
N. Harrison
General Hospital
J. F. Bedingfeld
Carl Muir
State Police
Robert Pugmire
Planes Hunt Thieves Across Nevada Valleys
Clark County sheriff reports his air squadron flying daily over Pahrump and Sandy valleys in pursuit of rustlers who stole horses and eight cows from Forrest Chambers' ranch in Nevada.
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Las Vegas, Ney
Farflung Clark
Glen Jones
Aero Squadron
Pahrump
Forrest Chambers
Trapshooters Meet at Catello Club for Skeet Event
Shooters will gather at 10:30 today at Catello Trapshooting and Skeet Club. Two new traps have been installed at the north end, boosting venue capacity for the meet.
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Catello
North End UP
Arabs Lose Over 100 In 3 Day Fight With Jews
AP report from Jerusalem details Jewish militiamen defending Ramat Yohanan for three days against Arab forces including Druze fighters. Casualties cited: about 50 wounded on the Jewish side and seven killed. Separately Jews seized 50 tons of ammunition from a British arms train near Haifa, with three British soldiers and seven Jews killed. The action involved cross-border forces from Lebanon and Syria, and a later pickup of a Bren carrier claim.
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Haifa
Lebanon
Syria
Haganah
Palestine
Judean Hills
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Train Wreck Kills 23 Near Winsford England
Twenty three people died when a speeding mail train hit a standing Glasgow to London passenger express near Winsford Cheshire. Rescue workers pulled 23 injured from splintered coaches amid a driving rain. Nine lives have been lost in major British rail accidents in 18 months. An emergency cord may have been pulled by a prankster or another cause.
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Winsford
England
Cheshire
Britain
Air Accidents Injure Four in Utah and Logan
A light plane struck high tension lines near Stone causing seven hours of power loss and injuring Duane and Gary Larkin. In Logan two student flyers Warren Miller and Alfred Meredith were injured during a landing attempt at the airport and treated for cuts and bruises.
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Gary Larkin
Reed Larkin
Brigham City Hospital
Cerlew Creek
Utah-Idaho Line
Logan
Warren Miller
Orem
Alfred Meredith
American Fork
Italians vote as first parliament seeks balance of power
Italians head to polls to choose 574 deputies and 237 senators in their first republican parliament amid a communist issue and cold, drizzly weather. Security forces stand ready as voters weigh alignment with the democratic west versus the communist past, with expectations favoring the moderates.
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Italy
Popular Front
Peninsula
Sicily
Sardinia
Weather Bureau
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Naples
Genoa
Europe
Russia
Democracy
United States
Film Stars Aid in Mercy Drive in Southeast Idaho
Trene Rich and Roddy McDowell will arrive in Pocatello via Empire Air Lines Thursday afternoon and appear publicly that evening. Barbara E. Peterson of Boise announces Lavern C. Johnson as special area activities chairman for the May 1 to 15 crusade aiding starving European children. Ed Nunn chairs the area drive with Stan Day and Dan W. Martin leading local committees in Bannock County schools and city programs, plus regional representatives from Blackfoot and Lava Hot Springs.
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Trene Rich
Roddy McDowell
Pocatello
Empire Air Lines
Barbara E. Peterson
Boise
United Nations Appeal For Children
Miss Peterson
Lavern C. Johnson
Idaho
Europe
Ed Nunn
Hotel
Whitman
Stan Day
Dan W. Martin
Aa Charman
George Margaret Golob
M. Preston Goodfellow
Area Women's
D. R. Parkinson
Blackfoot
Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Area Rural Districts
George N. Green
Area Schools
Harold Thomas
Lava Hot Springs
Bannock County
Onan Meacham
Bancroft
LDS Holding Conference in West Pocatello
General sessions of the quarterly West Pocatello LDS stake conference are set for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today in the LDS Recreation Hall on the 100 block North Garfield. Levi Edgar Young of Salt Lake City leads the conference as senior president of the First Council of Seventy. A welfare meeting occurred Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the First Ward chapel with Fenno Casto of Salt Lake City as general chairman. A priesthood meeting followed at 8 p.m. Saturday after the welfare session.
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Garfield
Levi Edgar Young
Salt Lake City
First Council of Seventy
First Ward
Fenno Casto
Church Welfare Committee
Lovebirds Fry At Panama Transformer Station
Two lovebirds touched bills at an outdoor transformer in Ancon Panama Canal Zone and shorted an 11 000 volt feeder. Repair crews found the birds fried and power was off for about an hour.
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Ancon
Panama Canal Zone
Seventeen Towns to Compete In District Music Meet
Seventeen schools will compete in the fifth district music festival April 23 24 on the Idaho State College campus at Pocatello. R F Goranson head of the music department forecasts the event as the district's largest with more than 9000 musicians and directors from Pocatello Arimo McCammon Downey Bancroft Grace Montpelier Georgetown Paris Blackfoot Shelley Aberdeen Firth Preston Weston Malad American Falls set to enter bands and more.
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Pocatello
R. F. Goranson
Gaid
Arimo
McCammon
Downey
Bancroft
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Montpelier
Georgetown
Paris
Blackfoot
Shelley
Aberdeen
Firth
Preston
Weston
Falls
Bombers Taint Tokyo Recall Six Years On
TOKYO Sunday bulletin recalls the six year anniversary of a Japanese air raid by Jimmy Doo little and his men. In Salt Lake City a 70 year old man named Chris J. Christensen was found bruised in a car trunk and reported in fair condition after two men assaulted him, authorities said.
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Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
Japan
Salt Lake City
Chris J. Christensen
Salt Lake General Hospital
World forces push for best air force army and navy
Summaries of multiple dispatches report Gen. Jacob L. Devers urging the nation to field the world’s best air force with full support from the army and navy. Taft launches Ohio primary with warning about a world super state. Greek troops report heavy losses among guerrillas in central Greece. Georgia governor accuses KKK of planned terror campaigns across several towns. Chrysler wage offer rejected by 75,000 UAW members. strike vote possible. funeral services set for Philippine President Roxas on April 25.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jacob L. Devers
Army Field Forces
Laima
Greece
Truman Urges Action as Inflation Threat Grows
President Truman appealed for immediate enactment of his 10 point anti inflation program at the American Newspaper Editors conference. He warned high prices threaten both domestic prosperity and foreign policy success and urged curbs on credit and price controls before a crisis.
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
Truman
Congress
Weather forecast for Pocatello and southeast Idaho
Partly cloudy and cooler with local thunder showers expected Sunday afternoon. Highs around 60 with lows near 40. Sun sets at 7 16 PM and rises tomorrow at 6 42 AM.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Ezra Whitla Stays as Party Leader
At the Idaho Republican convention in Coeur d Alene an uninstructed delegation bolstered Thomas R Deweys bid with 11 added votes though not binding. Ezra Whitla of Coeur d Alene won a sixth four year term on the National Committee, defeating Lawrence Heagle. Rose Gorr Mayes won the woman seat, defeating B B Myers.
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Ezra Whitla
Coeur d'Alene
Rose Gorr Mayes
Kellogg
Republican National Committee
Whitla
Lawrence Heagle
Hailey
Mayes
B. B. Myers
Idaho Falls
Reds Seek Edge in South American unrest
In Santiago Chile officials warn of Communist exploitation of regional turmoil to block an anti Soviet bloc. Reports link recent Bogota violence Brazil’s May Day blast and Costa Rica civil war to a coordinated Communist effort with arrests including ex officers Rollemberg and Correa.
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Chile
Latin America
Boegota
Colombia
Bogota
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Army
Antonio Rollemberg
Trifino Correa
Rollemberg
Correa
Costa Rica
Storm Knocks Out Pocatello Phone Service
A fierce wind and hail storm in Pocatello disrupted service when lightning struck the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph line at 3 10 p m Saturday. The outage cut the Pocatello test board to the weather bureau airport and air base, with long distance lines remaining intact. Crews expected repairs after midnight Saturday.
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Pocatello
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