17 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
1
Shoppers fill streets as churches schools and groups plan Christmas events. Santa arrives by fire truck at 1 30 p m Saturday Dec 18 tours the city and visits his tent in the city park greeted by Mayor Henry Breazeal.
White House press secretary Charles G. Ross reports in Collier's that President Truman told staff in mid July he would win and never doubted election day. He led a campaign touring 21,928 miles with 275 speeches and urged plain speaking to win over doubters in the Democratic party.
Marriage license issued to Glen R Ka nan and Dana M Ashcraft in Burley. Ruth Rebekah lodge to host Christmas party December 18 with Santa Claus and gift exchange. Mabel Klauser sues for divorce from Edward Klauser custody and property details. Alice Jones granted divorce from Ross Jones with infant custody. Mary E Martin divorces Abraham Martin. Burley Rotary hears about titles to property and title insurance with performances by local musicians. County events include county agents attending Moscow conference and social notices from local residents.
Atlantic City NBC United Press report on the American Farm Bureau Federation 30th annual convention adopting a resolution for a flexible farm price support program balancing consumer and producer interests. The measure backs removing some Commodity Credit Corp. restrictions and reviving international wheat pacts while preserving key parity concepts. Board elections announced with regional picks and incumbents largely re-elected.
Rupert Idaho: the school board retires 11000 in bonds from on hand funds. Retired bonds include former Heyburn high school, Rupert independent, and all remaining Acequia rural high school district bonds. Also elects June Shurtliff Alnton to fill a ninth grade vacancy. superintendent pushes new bookkeeping methods.
Lawmakers mayors and councilmen from Coeur d Alene and other north Idaho towns are invited to meet Friday in Coeur d Alene to discuss pending state legislation and its impact on their communities. The gathering brings together city officials to hear updates from state representatives and share local concerns.
The verse notes a brutal Guam crime under inquiry, calls for swift justice, and reports Red China pressures and a suspected informant scandal. It hints at a court day for disloyal acts, with Uncle Sam watching as fingers thaw and news roundup ends for the day.
United Press reports power county Sen Meadows discusses secession as a major wave of 1950 bills. He expects 25 to 30 secession measures with only one or two worthy of serious consideration. Meadows argues secession is too easy and prompts ongoing taxation and jurisdiction problems.
Kiwanis International sponsors a 9 30 to 10 am Christmas Day program on KEYY Pocatello. The broadcast starts in Baton Rouge with the Kiwanis chorus then goes to Chicago for a party for underprivileged children, to Bradford Pa for a greeting from J Belmont Mosser, and returns to Baton Rouge for closing music.
General Lucius D. Clay said the Supreme Court reviewing Japanese war criminals' appeals in Frankfurt could open the path for similar challenges by a convicted Nazi tried at Nuremberg. He indicated the outcome might influence postwar legal avenues.
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