Quentin Roosevelt Dies in China Air Crash at Hong Kong
Quentin Roosevelt, WWII hero and Theodore Roosevelt’s grandson, is among 33 killed when CNAC C-54 Skymaster crashed near Hong Kong. Identification by his brother confirms the body, with 31 recovered and two passengers still missing. Roosevelt had served as CNAC vice president and previously earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
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Quentin Roosevelt
China
Shanghai
Theodore Roosevelt
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
Hong Kong
CNAC
Roosevelt
Cornelius
Manila
Quentin
Bisul Island
Pan-American World
Peng Sueh
Uni- Nations
Feng Yu-Cheng
Charles Fundby
Eancer
North Africa
Oyster Bay
L.1
Harvard
Tibet
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
Normandy
Frances Webb
Kansas City
Red Cross
Blandford
Eng
New York
Republican Party
Veterans Affairs
Pan-American Airways
Berlin Romeo Caught Again
Edward J. Lada, Newark man linked to a U S army stockade escape, was seized at a German girl’s home in Berlin. He sought Christmas with his two year old daughter and her unmarried mother Ruth Riecke. Antonia Lindauer aided the family during the raid as Ruth’s friend.
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Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Newark
N. J
Romeo
Lada
Ruth Riecke
Antonia Lindauer
Ruth
Ernie
Community Tree Party Slated Friday
The Kiwanis club announces a community Christmas tree celebration Friday at 7 pm on the courthouse lawn in Pocatello. Entertainment chair John Taylor leads a program with Girl Scout carols, chimes, Emerson school chorus, and readings. Ray Merman chairs. helpers include Spencer Ford Rampton Barlow and Rudolph Goranson. candy distributed by local firms and Kiwanis volunteers.
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Court House
John Taylor
Ray Merman
Spencer Ford
Rampton Barlow
Rudolph Goranson
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Bannock
O. G. Roche
Last Frontier Club
Emerson School Chorus
Lew Muscatsky
Wallace Garretts
Llyod C. Douglass
New Fuel Could Speed Rockets To Space
Dr. H. L. Johnston of Ohio State University reports liquid hydrogen fuel tested in small rocket motors for nearly two years. The fuel with liquid oxygen as oxidizer could propel rockets beyond Earth gravity, offering faster speeds and potential future atomics-era spaceflight. cost and practicality remain uncertain.
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Columbus
H. L. Johnston
Jet Propulsion Research
Ohio State University
Dr. Johnston
Space
Moon
Johnson
Prisoner Gambino Sends Yuletide Greeting to Colonel
Vincent Gambino an escaped army prisoner sends a Christmas note to Col J J France at the U S disciplinary barracks in Milwaukee He writes Merry Christmas colonel and says he would surrender and serve his time but fears an extra sentence for escaping The card this year came from Los Angeles. last year from Miami Gambino escaped in 1947 while working outside.
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U. S
Vincent Gambino
Col. J. J. France
Los Angeles
Miami
Dutch Charged With Violating Truce Agreement
The United Nations special Indonesian committee formally charged the Dutch with violating the truce signed aboard the U S S Renville on January 17. The three power UN good offices committee urged the Security Council to treat the alleged truce violation as urgent. the council was to meet.
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Paris
United Nations Special Indonesian Committee
Young East Indies Republic
U. S
Renville
UN Good Offices
Security Council
Two Fire Calls Reported Early Tuesday
Firemen were called to two unusual incidents. At 8 03 a m floor wax heated in an oven at 720 North Bridger street exploded with no damage. An oxygen tank hose in the Sonnekalb building dental laboratory blew its moorings at 8 58 a m. No fire and no damage.
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North Bridger Street
Sonnekalb Building
Dental Laboratory
Prizes Awarded for School Room Decorations in Pocatello
Pocatello Jaycees distributed candy prizes to students across several schools for standout room decorations. First grade winner Lettie Rice of Emerson, second grade La Jean Parker of Tyhee, and third grade Daryl Anderson at Washington led the winners. Special mentions honored Roosevelt, Lincoln, Jefferson, Whittier, and Bonneville rooms along with a Jefferson window display.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Jaycees
Lettie Rice
Emerson School
la Jean Parker
Tyhee School
Daryl Anderson
Washington
Kenny Harten
Jaycee
Beverly Griffin
Roosevelt
Peggy Pierce
Lincoln
Mary Martineau
Jefferson
Betty Tydeman
Whittier
Genevieve Bistline
Bonneville
Clea Reynolds
Clara Knapp
ISC
Rex Eaton
Volney Watts
Jaycees
D. W. Martin
Elemental
Boise contract awarded for state light bulbs 1949
Salt Lake City Hardware Co Boise branch won the 1949 contract to supply electric light bulbs for all state departments and institutions and other state organizations.
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BOISE
Salt Lake City Hardware Co
Moose Collides With Truck Clashing on Snowy Road
Lin Carter of Idaho Falls drives a Garrett Freight Lines truck when a moose charged from the woods and struck the vehicle in West Yellowstone. The crash tore the grill from the truck causing about $50 in damage. the moose suffered unknown injuries.
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Lin Carter
Idaho Falls
Garrett Freight Lines
West Yellowstone
Garrett
Carter
Moose
Rail Unions Vote to Continue Negotiations Amid Peace Proposals
Union leaders representing about one million non operating railroad workers opted to negotiate further rather than strike. They reviewed a presidential fact finding board's recommendations for two days but found them far from their stance, choosing to resume talks with carriers starting Jan. 5.
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Chicago
G. E. Leighty
Roads in Idaho show better conditions across counties
Idaho state police reported Tuesday night that Bannock and neighboring counties had improved road conditions. No. 30E between Lava Hot Springs and McCammon was open to two way traffic with rough spots noted. No. 20 Rexburg to Driggs and the Rigby to Alpine route remained open along with main highways from Pocatello having good conditions with some icy patches.
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Idaho
Bannock
Ek Counties
Lava Hot Springs
McCammon
No. 20
Rexburg
Driggs
Pocatello
Snow removal costly to New York City
New York City will spend 500000 dollars daily to clear Sundays 19.5 inch snow fall from the streets at a rate of 20 cents per ton.
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New York
New York City
No Word On Executions Reported In Death Watch
The Potecatco Post notes reports on the fate of General Tojo and six other condemned war lords as executions were anticipated soon. More than twenty journalists monitored events for 36 hours but were kept in the dark by General MacArthur's press office regarding the exact time of the mass hangings.
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Tojo
Pocateco Post
MacArthur
Sheriff Nelson Slain on Routine Call in Mississippi
In Lucedale Mississippi a sheriff a housewife and a two year old child were killed on a farm near Hinton Road during a domestic trouble call. The victims were Sheriff J E Nelson Mrs Murdock Hinton and the Hinton infant. An inquest ruled shotgun blasts caused the deaths as a posse hunted the suspected father nearby.
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Hinton
T-B Hospital To Accept More Patients
Idaho's state tuberculosis hospital in Gooding will add 20 to 25 patients in the coming weeks. Remodeling from the Rupert POW camp has increased capacity with six buildings moved, a new heating unit installed, and five new patients to arrive December 27. Admissions will continue at about five per week for four to five weeks, with a potential maximum of 120 patients next year if funds are provided.
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Tyler
Boundary
Boise
Custer
Camas
Clark
Power
Fremont
Madison
Teton
Caribou
Oneida
Franklin
Bear Lake
Idaho committee seeks broader unemployment benefits reform
The Idaho joint labor legislative committee urged moving employment security out of a single official's hands to the Industrial Accident Board and criticized the agency for making benefits harder to obtain. It called for broader occupational disease coverage and reactivation of the state labor commissioner to focus on labor while excluding immigration and statistics duties.
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Boise
Idaho Joint Labor Legislative Committee
Industrial Accident Board
Fred McCabe
Legislative Committee
State Employment Security Agency
McCabe
State Federation of Labor, Railroad Unions
CIO
Independent Machinists’ Union
Idaho Farm Labor Union
Idaho
George Warren
Montpelier
Elmer McIntire
State Federation of Labor
State
Immigration and Statistics
Witnesses Describe Beatings In Yarbo Case Trial
In Marburg Germany witnesses testified about Sgt John Yarbo allegedly beating his wife Wilma Ybarbo and threats to kill her. Anne Marie Nolte said she hid a pistol and heard the wife scream during beatings. Trial shifting from murder to manslaughter ends today with closing arguments.
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Marburg
Germany
John Ybarbo
Anne Marie Nolte
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Maas
Ybarbo
Miss Nolte
Corp
Morris J. Burr
Gouverneur
N. Y
Burr
Sunday Movies Still Banned In Zion
Citizens in Zion voted against lifting blue laws banning Sunday movies and bowling. In a 3383 participante referendum 1756 opposed repeal and 1564 supported it, with Otto Lawrence of the repeal group predicting Zion will remain in its 40 year rut.
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Zion
Otto Lawrence
Keep Yule Lights On May Win a Prize
Judges from the Pocatello Junior Chamber tour the city nightly to pick outstanding Christmas displays for the POST award. No entry is needed as judges visit all sections and decide winners for awards including 25, 15, 5 and five prizes of 1, to be published December 26.
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Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
the Post
Beatrice Smith Found Dead At Doctor's Apartment
The 22 year old Beatrice Smith of Greenwich connected to Dr Helen Dunbar was found dead in the library of Dunbars 10 room office apartment. Police listed the death as apparent suicide and found a drug bottle and a loaded pistol near the body. An autopsy was planned to determine cause.
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Beatrice Smith
Greenwich
Conn
Helen Flanders Dunbar
Miss Smith
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