Truman Closer to Nomination as Delegates Rise
Truman reached half the needed delegates after primaries in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts raised his tally to 340 of 470 delegates chosen. Dewey trails with 606 of 1,094 pledged. Stassen leads Dewey in Pennsylvania write ins with 67,830 to 62,849, though binding support may favor others.
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Washington
Truman
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Stassen
Dewey
Edward Martin
Italian Warning of Red Menace After Elections
Italian interior minister Scelba warns the public to stay vigilant against communist violence despite a strong electoral defeat. He leads the police and fears complacency as around 30 percent of voters supported communists.
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Scelba
Democracies must battle communism at home and abroad
The piece urges relentless resistance to Bolshevism, warning against appeasement and urging a two‑front effort. It praises Western unity, the Marshall Plan, and inter American actions while stressing domestic house cleaning to prevent saboteurs from weakening alliances.
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Bogota
Union Calls Nationwide Buyer Strike Over Meat Firms
The CIO urged a countrywide boycott of meat from six packing firms Swift Armour Cudahy Wilson Morrell Rath after 100000 union members walked out 44 days ago over pay. Murray asked 6 million members and housewives to join in eating no scab meat while negotiations continued with federal mediation.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Swift
Armour, Cudahy, Wilson, Morreld Rath
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Cudahy
CIO Leader Charges Third Party Ties to Communists
Atlantic City Philip Murray told the CIO textile workers convention that a third party in New York last October was organized by the Communist party. He said the third party aims to split the nation and undermine the labor movement in the United States. Murray did not name Henry Wallace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cio
Philip Murray
Communist Party
New York
Henry Wallace
Murray
United States
CIO Textile Workers Union
United States of America
Eccles President of First Security
OGDEN. Wilson McCarthy of Denver, president of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad, was elected a director of the First Security Corporation at a stockholders meeting. George S. Eccles of Ogden was named president. The First Security system includes banks in Utah Idaho Rock Springs Wyoming and the Trust and National banks in Salt Lake City.
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Ogden
Wilson McCarthy
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
First Security Coreporation
George S. Eccles
First Security Corporation System
Intermountain West
First Security Bank of
Utah
Idaho
Rock Springs
Wyo
First Security Trust Company
First National Bank of
Salt Lake City
Accidents Investigated on Clark and North Railroad Avenues
Police investigated two vehicle collisions. At 10 a m Tuesday at Arthur and Clark Dr J H Lynn 65 of 632 North Garfield drove a westbound coupe into Chas C Sheppard 77 of 353 South Sixth driving a westbound coupe on Clark causing damage to fenders on both cars. Later at 8 39 p m Tuesday in the 100 block of North Railroad Avenue Mrs H A Bernhagen 957 East Lander driving a sedan west on Center turning into the subway exit collided with Sue Gibbs Town club driving a westbound sedan. Bernhagen lid trunk and Gibbs car sustained damage to right fender headlight hood and other components.
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Arthur and Clark
J. H. Lynn
North Garfield
Clark
Chas. C. Sheppard
South Sixth
Lynn
Sheppard
North Railroad Avenue
H. A. Bernhagen
East Lander
Sue Gibbs
Town Club
Student at LL C Critiques Civil Rights Bill
Pompie Johnson, a Negro student at Idaho State College, calls President Truman's civil rights bill the wrong approach to ending racial prejudice. He says you cannot legislate brotherly love and that true change requires understanding. Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs P L Johnson, 306 N Fourth, notes that the bill's aims are valid but depend on shifting attitudes.
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Truman
Pompie Johnson
Idaho State College
Johnson
Cashier Receives Prison Term in Major Swindle Case
William Arthur Nickel, former $64 a week cashier for Mergenthaler Lino, sentenced to two and a half to five years for his role in a $784,000 firm fraud. He pleaded guilty on 202 counts of forgery and grand larceny. Co defendants Isadore Rappaport and Julius Lobel faced similar terms. Cohen jailed for seven and a half to twenty years.
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New York
William Arthur Nickel
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Kings County
Samuel Leibowitz
Nickel
Isadore Rappaport
Julius Lobel
Irving
Izzy the Eel) Cohen
U S Steel Appeals for Price Reduction Push
U S Steel urged the public to help stop rising prices with a 25 million dollar price slash announced May 1. The ads denied a substantial wage increase demand by United Steelworkers and expressed hope the cuts will ease living costs and stabilize prices nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation Today
U. S. Steel
Cslo-United
Want Ads Stretch Your Reach with The Tribune
To sell a house car or convert unwanted furniture into cash place a want ad by phone using 123 in The Tribune a newspaper promising more results in less time with quick service and local exposure.
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the Tribune
John Whitney Publisher Dies at 63 in McCammon News
John F. Whitney owner of the McCammon News died after a brief illness at 7 p.m. He was born September 16 1884 in Franklinville New York and moved to Wyoming in 1912. A Republican he served in Idaho house in 1925 and 1927. He married Kate Barron in 1917 and is survived by wife daughter Dorothy Mercer two brothers and a sister. Services Saturday at 10 a.m. in McHan Henderson chapel with Elks and AF&AM rites. burial Mount Moriah cemetery.
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John F. Whitney
McCammon News
Franklinville
N. Y
An Chris Whitney
Merero Wyo
the Kemmerer
Idaho House of Representatives
Methodist Church
Pocatello
B.P.O. Elks
Portneuf Lodge
Af&am
Gate City Commandery No
el Korah Shrine
Boise
Modern Woodmen of America
Kate Barron
Dorothy Mercer
C. M. Whitney
Fresno
Calif
Guy Whitney
Los Angeles
Blanche Queen
McHan-Henderson
Leroy H. Walker
First Methodist Church
Elks Lodge
Mount Moriah
Portneuf Lodge No. 18
Petition Filed For Probate Of Cutler Estate
A petition for letters of administration in the estate of Andrew O. Cutler, who died in Bannock county May 18, 1947, has been filed in Bannock county probate court by Irene Crawley, a daughter. Heirs include Maggie Cutler, seven sons, two daughters, and one grandson. Probate Judge Willard Lund set 10 a.m. May 8 for a hearing.
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Andrew O. Cutler
Bannock County
Irene Crawley
Maggie Cutler
Rte 2
Pocatello
Joseph
Earl E
Leonard A. Great Falls
Mont. Gerald
Parley E
Homer M. Cutler
Port Hall
Maggie M. Cates
John R. Cutler
Whittier
Calif
Willard Lund
Trial of Assault Case in Bannock County Court
The state case against Arthur J. Hamilton for assault with a deadly weapon proceeded in Bannock county fifth district court before Judge L. E. Glennon. Jury selection completed. witnesses including Mrs. James E. Rogers and James Brown testified as the trial awaited jurors.
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Arthur J. Hamilton
Bannock County
L. E. Glennon
James E. Rogers
James Brown
E. T. Troescher
Isabel Koford
Wilma Helmandollar
Peggy Bell
J. C. Enke
Hamilton
James Rogers
Jimmy Brown
Henry McQuade
William J. Ryan
Nationwide warning on contaminated glucose saline product
The Food and Drug Administration issued a nationwide warning against use of Cutter Laboratories injected glucose saline Code No. CM 8164 5 per cent solution urging a countrywide search for missing bottles. The product is described as contaminated and capable of causing injury. Glucose saline is a common IV fluid for treating shock and collapse.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Water Users Meet in Pocatello May seventh
State reclamation engineer Mark R. Kulp says Bear River compact commissioners will meet in Pocatello on May 7 to review a tentative draft. Committee members include Fred Cooper Grace chairman William Huner and Kulp from Boise.
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Boise
Mark R. Kulp
State Reclamation
Pocatello
Fred Cooper
Grace
William Huner
Montpelier
Kulp
Journalists to Receive Awards at Idaho High School Conference
Winners of five plaques for high school newspaper writings will be announced Friday at a banquet in the Student Union building. The event wraps the first annual southern Idaho journalism conference at Idaho State college with judging by W. E. Garets and a panel of Pocatello editors.
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Idaho State College
Southern Idaho Journalism
W. F E. Garets
Robert Birdsall
Fruitland
Barbara Swisher
Pocatello
Garets
Steve Lamoreux
Orofino
Southern Idaho
W. E. Garets
Arab Legion Scouts Occupy Jericho Amid Palestine Tensions
The Arab Legion reports occupied Jericho near Jerusalem as King Abdullah claims action to protect British withdrawal. AAPP notes the legion aims to protect evacuees while Jewish groups accuse Abdullah of planning conquest. British airstrikes target Jewish positions near Jaffa as Bevin reaffirms May 15 withdrawal. Ten Jews killed near Naharaim. Haganah reportedly seizes two police forts.
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Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Jericho
Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Associated Press
Washington
Marshal
United States
Arab League
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Haifa
Naharaim
Haganah
Breneman entertainer dies of heart attack at 47 in Encino
Tom Breneman famed for hats orchids and kisses for old ladies died suddenly at his Encino home at age 47. He had breakfast then prepared for his early broadcast. Survived by wife Billie Dunn, daughter Gloria 19 and son Tom Jr 14. Born Waynesboro Pennsylvania he studied at Columbia University before starting Tom and Wash act in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Tom Breneman
Billie Dunn
Encino
Breneman
Gloria
Tom Jr
Waynesboro
Columbia University
Tom and Wash
Second Trial Looms for Two Nazis Burger and Dasch
Frankfurt Germany considers denazification after two former saboteurs Ernest Burger and George Dasch arrive from the United States. The army questions them before possible court action on their Nazi status. If declared major Nazis they face up to ten years in prison.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Ernest P. Burger
George John Dasch
Burger
Dasch
Truman
Sedan Sideswipes Truck and Trailer Near Palmer Hill
A 1946 sedan driven by Sam Murak age 25 collided with a Garret truck and trailer driven by John Hirschi age 22 near Palmer Hill on Highway 30 N. There were no injuries but the sedan suffered about 1000 dollars in damage. Deputy Earl Adkins said Muraki was northbound on the wrong side and traveled 1110 feet after impact. the truck stopped 300 feet away.
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Sam Murak
S. First
John F. Hirschi
Pocatello
Highway 30 N
Palmer Iill
Earl Adkins
Garrett
Muraki
Borrowpit
Detours in Detroit police hunt for Walter Reuther killer
AP dispatches report police in Detroit chasing leads in the attempt on Walter P. Reuther. Separate nationwide action by the FDA sends 300 inspectors and chemists to seize a contaminated glucose shipment with injury or death risk. In Idaho and Montana, a Caldwell plane missing since April 18 remains unfound as a West Yellowstone trip is described as scenic with heavy snow and wildlife. The House Armed Services Committee moves to authorize 417.6 million dollars for military public works, down from last year. A Senate panel says the navy overpaid at least 30 million on wartime Arabian oil purchases. Dr Francis Townsend endorses Wallace third party citing pension stalemate under current Congress.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Weather Forecast Pocatello Area
Partly cloudy and windy tonight and Thursday with continued warmer temperatures. Low near 45, high around 70 to 75. Idaho outlook shows partly cloudy skies followed by more cloudiness Thursday, cooler near 35 to 45 with highs of 55 to 65.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Ve Trace
Omaha Ee
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
West Yellowstone
Rail strike threat looms as mediation tries to avert walkout
Chicago report shows a looming nationwide rail strike set for 6 a.m. May 11 affecting 150000 locomotive engineers firemen and switchmen. The Railway Mediation Board meets in Chicago to mediate wage disputes after failed talks under the National Railway Labor Act.
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Chicago
President Truman
John L. Lewis
White House
Mr. Truman
Idaho Falls Child Killed In Alley Crash
An 18 year old man backing a pickup in an alley near 179 Eighteenth Street struck and killed his one and a half year old brother Gordon Aschliman. The infant died of internal injuries en route to the hospital. It is Idaho Falls seventh traffic fatality of the year and third within city limits.
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Idaho Falls
Gordon Aschliman
Rullen Aschliman
Eighteenth Street
Robert Aschliman
East Idaho
Superintendent of Palmer Schools Warns No Money in Vault
Palmer Mass Superintendent Clifford H Hobson posts notice in school hall stating no money is kept in the office vault and that all funds are deposited directly in Palmer bank. The alert follows recent attempts to crack the safe and urges trust in bank deposits.
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Palmer
Mass
Clifford H. Hobson
Palmer Bank
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