Truman Asks Huge Budget For Flood Control Projects
Five Idaho projects are on the Army Engineers list to be authorized by Congress for early construction. Col. William Whipple sends the plan to Senator Dworshak detailing flood control work in the Portneuf Marsh district. The Portneuf and Marsh Creek project seeks a $50 000 appropriation, contingent on river obstructions removal and bridge building.
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Idaho
Army Engineers
Congress
William Whipple
Dworshak
Kidaho
Portneuf-Marsh Valley
Bannock County
George R. Phillips
Bureau
Portneuf
Marsh Creek
Board of County Commissioners
Bannock Coun
Jury Indicts Confederate Of Ex Banker In 1940s Bank Defalcations
Federal grand jury charges Adelbert R. Dennis a former confederate of Rudolph R. DePackh with false entries to conceal a $10,000 defalcation connected to an attempted armed robbery of the First National Bank of Grace. The scheme spanned 1937 to 1942 while both men were tellers at Ramapo Trust.
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the Tribune
New York
Adelbert R. Dennis
Rudolph R. DePackh
First National Bank of Grace
Grace Bank
DePackh
Ramapo Trust Company
United States
Frederick H. Block
Spring Valley Bank
Dennis
Block
Bannock County Assessor Mark Manley Retires After 20 Years
A farewell event for Mark Manley, Bannock County assessor of nearly two decades, honored with a gold pen and pencil set engraved with his name. George W. Allen succeeds him after being elected November 2. Manley, a Wyoming native and Downey resident, announced his retirement.
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Mark Manley
LeRene Young
Art Latimer
Wilson Avenue
Latimer
George W. Allen
John Neeser
Ernest Tolman
Nancy Parker
Frances Bahm
Manley
Bannock County
Idaho
Wyoming
Downey
Pocatello Thefts Up But Police Recover Most Loot
The chief of police, R. J. Roubidoux, estimates total stolen property in Pocatello during 1948 at 1138250.57 dollars. Autos amount to 77852 dollars and bicycles to 3835 dollars. The value of recovered property is not fully stated in the excerpt.
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Pocatello
R. J. Roubidoux
Police Hunt Fugitive George Desmond as Resting in Jail
Nationwide search for George Francis Desmond 43 continues after his apprehension by Pocatello police on a fugitive charge. He rests in Bannock county jail while serving a sentence for theft of money in McCammon following a federal parole near Oct. 19 in Pocatello.
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George Francis Desmond
Pocatello
Bannock County
McCammon
Guy Nelson
Pocatello Lo
Nelson
Desmond
U.S
Chase Clark
Harrison Jewelry
ISC May Get Funds For Heating Unit
Idaho State College received an emergency appropriation of $182,000 from the state legislature’s appropriations committee Saturday to complete the college’s new heating plant. Henry C. O’Leary of Bannock is named in the report.
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Idaho State College
Henry C. O'Leary
Bannock
Hail to the Flock Masters Idaho woolgrowers visit
An editorial from Pocatello welcomes the Idaho Woolgrowers association delegates arriving in town for their convention. It highlights Idaho’s frontier heritage, honors livestock leaders, and expresses hope the visit will be enjoyable and profitable for all members.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Wool Growers Convention
Pocatello Tribune
The
Idaho Woolgrowers Association
Booster Week Ends With Race For Two Tribune Cars
The Pocatello Tribune booster contest nears end as 37 500 extra credits are offered for each new one year subscription and 187 500 for five years. Contestants are neck and neck and readers are urged to pay in advance to help a favorite win the cars. A cash discount applies for long term pre paid subscriptions. Here are the contestants.
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Pocatello Tribune
Tyhee Farm Bureau to Meet at School House
The Tyhee Farm Bureau will hold its next regular meeting at 8 p m Monday in the Tyhee school house. The session will discuss sugar beet growing costs and plan a February farm institute co sponsored by the Farm Bureau and Portneuf Grange.
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Tyhee
Farm Institute
Farm Bureau
Portneuf Grange
Miller Draws Interior Post In U S Senate
Idaho Senator Miller lands a seat on the interior affairs committee and also serves on the judiciary and District of Columbia panels. The interior post is rated better, while the district panel faces ongoing issues such as voting privilege demands and funding.
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Miller
Interior
U.S. Senate
Washington
Sen. Miller
Idaho
Interior Affairs
Judiciary
District of Columbia
Texas Couple Knew How To Finish Job
A Dallas man and his wife were jailed after an alleged attack and arson. Police say she stabbed him in the back with a butcher knife, he struck her with a 2 by 4, then she poured gasoline and set the house on fire, which burned down.
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Dallas
Idaho Wool Growers Convene 56th Conference in Bannock Hotel
The 56th annual Idaho Wool Growers convention opens at 5 pm in the Bannock hotel for a three day session. State president J H Breckenridge of Twin Falls announces more than 300 members delegates and their wives are expected. Pre conference meetings and a committee dinner start this afternoon as policies are set and the 1949 program drafted. Committee chairmen include John Noh of Kimberly.
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Idaho Wool Growers Association
Bannock Hotel
J. H. Breckenridge
Twin Falls
John Noh
Kimberly
Parking Meters Bring City $33 959 This Year
The 1948 annual police department report shows parking meter receipts totaling 33 959 98. Police court fines and forfeitures on general charges totaled 18 551 50 and 22 519 50 on traffic charges. The department also collected 1 151 in dog licenses and 234 60 in bicycle licenses.
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Pocatello
Blizzard and cold wave sweep midcontinent toward California
A new Canadian storm hit Montana and Wyoming then moved southeast, adding snow to eastern Idaho and Utah. Winds caused drifting, closing rural roads. Pocatello officials urged chains and shovels as road openings fluctuated with wind. A colder air mass from Alaska and Canada threatened California crops.
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Wyoming
Idaho
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Pocatello
Sheriff's Office
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Malad
Alaska
Leaders Fear Spending Will Bankrupt Nation
Republican Rep Halleck warned Truman's budget would bankrupt the nation as Democrats tighten control of foreign policy. Sen Capehart joined in opposing administration plans, urging scrutiny of Dean Acheson’s secretary of state nomination. Halleck predicted the next budget would top 41.9 billion dollars with a yearly rise of over 12 billion dollars.
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Truman
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Representative Halleck
Indiana
Capehart
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dean Acheson
Budget projections show $12 billion in new program costs
Halleck urged Americans to scrutinize proposed federal plans noting totals of 15 billion for anti inflation measures wage and price controls steel venture sea way public works housing education military training and health programs. He trimmed the total to 12 billion asking voters to weigh feasible revenues and price tags.
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Halleck
I F Elevator Burns With 190000 Loss
Idaho Falls reports a fire leveled the Bonneville Grain Co elevator with an estimated 190000 loss. Owner Clyde Hess says building valued at 80000 and 12000 bushels of wheat worth 20000 were destroyed. insurance coverage noted. Fire department could not spray water due to absent lines. one railcar of grain saved. records saved.
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Bonneville Grain Co
Clyde Hess
Hess
Switchman Wins $35 000 Verdict Against Railroad
Delmar W. Clark won a $35,000 damage verdict from a district court jury in Idaho Falls after a 1947 rail accident. He sued Union Pacific for $77,785, claiming head injuries from being thrown from a tank car onto a nearby track due to a loose grab. Railroad attorney E. E. Casterlin said the company has three months to decide on an appeal.
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Delmar W. Clark
Clark
Union Pacific Railroad
E. E. Casterlin
Pocatello
Land Value Jump as 160 Acre Driggs Tract Sold
A 160 acre grazing tract one mile east of Driggs appraised at 1600 dollars was sold by the state land department for 10000 dollars. Purchaser is Ezra A. Murdoch of Driggs.
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Boise
Driggs
State Land Department
Exra A. Murdock
Idaho approves transfer of Northwestern Express permit
Boise Idaho The Idaho public utilities commission approved the transfer of the PUC permit held by Northwestern Express to Wycoff both of Salt Lake City The Northwestern Express company operated in eastern Idaho
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Northwestern Express Company
Wycoff Company
Galt Lake City
Idaho
Indians Lose To Nampa In Tight Big Six Battle
NAMPA Idaho The Nam pa Bulldogs rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Pocatello 35 to 26 in a red hot Big Six conference basketball clash. The game featured nine ties seven lead changes and left Pocatello with its third conference loss.
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Nampa
Idaho
Nampa Bulldogs
Pocatello
Idaho Loop
Caldwell
Indians
Three Vagrants Fined $100 Each In Police Court
Joseph Tavares and Delos Huff, both 42, were each fined $100 for vagrancy after police alleged they possessed items from a suitcase belonging to Earl Colvin. Edward Gardner also paid a $100 vagrancy fine with a suspended sentence if he leaves the city. Other cases included traffic violations and intoxication fines.
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Delos Huff
Earl Colvin
West Carson
Colvin
West Clark
Edward Gerald Gardner
Robert Patterson
South Twelfth
Kay UV. Walters
Blackfoot
Paul W. Rowe
Maple
William R. Jones
Pershing
Dupree Rogers
Jay Johnson
Rogers
Porters & Waiteers Club
Peter A. Sanchez
Wayne Chedehop
Lydia Marshall
Owen Muldowney
Rube Turner Ill After Major Operation
Rube Turner, president of the Turner insurance agency, was reported in good condition at St. Anthony's hospital Saturday night after undergoing a major operation earlier in the week.
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Rube Turner
St. Anthony's Hospital
Turner Insurance Agency
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