Allen's Charge Refutes Bannock Tax Squabble
F M Bistline a Pocatello businessman replies to a tax dispute with Bannock County officials. He cites Idaho law allowing appeals to the State Tax Commission and county board of equalization for taxpayers aggrieved by assessments and seeks equalization with similar property.
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F. M. Bistline
Pocatello
Bannock
George
Lle Conhty
Allen
Bistline
Idaho
Board of
County Commissioners
Board of Tax Equalization
State Tax Commission
County Board of Equalization
Acheson Leaves Congress to Decide Atomic Talks With Britain and Canada
Secretary Acheson said Congress must decide if top level secret discussions on atomic relations with Britain and Canada should occur. He refused to comment on timing or method, noting a Senate joint atomic committee meeting with state, military, and atomic leaders is examining the issue following a Blair meeting.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Canada
Rain
Capitol
Great Britain
Join Senate Use Atomic Committee
Britain
McMahon-Conn
McMahon
Truman
Ess
Death Takes Pioneer Mary Steele 82 at Pocatello
Mary Steele 82 a pioneer resident of Pocatello died Tuesday in a local hospital after a several months confinement with a lingering hip injury arrangements are pending with Arthur W Hall funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Steele
Pocatello
Arthur W. Hall
Auto Mishap Leads to $7500 Suit
A father, as guardian for 16 year old Billy Joe Wilkinson, files in fifth district court seeking $7500 in general damages after a Dec 24 auto crash three miles south of McCammon on highway 91. The complaint charges Joseph H. Smith with driving in the wrong lane, causing head injuries, cuts, shock, pain and mental agony, plus $84.50 medical expenses and $75 in lost wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District Court
Owel E. Wilkinson
Guardian
Billy Joe Wilkinson
Joseph H. Smith
Smith Machine
McCammon
Smith
Wilkinson
Army nears end of returning war dead to U S
The Army said most identified American war dead overseas will have been shipped home. About 10,000 of the clearly identified bodies whose relatives asked for repatriation remain awaiting shipment. In two years since the program began more than 150,000 bodies have been brought home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Kolarov Chosen Bulgarian Premier After Dimitrov Death
Parliament in Sofia elected Vassil Kolarov premier of Bulgaria to succeed Georgi Dimitrov who died in a Moscow sanatorium on July 2. Kolarov had been acting premier since Dimitrov left in April for medical treatment in the Soviet Union.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Vassil Kolarov
Georgi Dimitrov
Moscow
Kolarov
Dimitrov
Soviet Union
Prime M
Truman Angered by Chicago Merry-Maker Disturbance
President Truman, returning from Washington aboard the Independence, complained he would like to catch the fellow shouting Chloe amid a noisy night. Officials greeted him in Chicago after a two hour three minute flight, as bands played past 3 a.m. and Shriners marked a jubilee nearby. He rose at 5 a.m. for a prebreakfast stroll.
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Washington
Truman
Chloe
Independence
Chicago
Stevens Hotel
Shriners
Indians Prepare for three day Buffalo lodge Sun Dance
Bannock Shoshone Indians move into Buffalo lodge at Fort Hall three and a half miles west on Edmo road for a three day sun dance starting Friday. An estimated 20 to 30 braves in colorful costumes will participate in a sunset ritual and continue a prayerful rite through Sunday in a willow arena under construction. Women are not allowed to dance. Public access with a small admission fee. After July 24 the dancers rest a day before the July 26 feast.
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Buffalo Lodge
Edmo Road
Fort Hall
Pocatellans Prepare Morrison Knudsen Day Tribute
Pocatellans will salute the Morrison Knudsen Company on Thursday with civic leaders joining in a formal day of honor in Pocatello. The event marks recognition for the firm’s local contributions and service.
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Morrison- Knudsen
Pocatello
Civic Lendate
Morrison party to address luncheon in Pocatello
Morrison and wife with business associates arrive in a DC 3. M K T E Roach, Idaho Power president, accompanies them. Morrison speaks at a joint chamber of commerce Rotary lunch at Bannock hotel. A color film shows M K dams including Hoover and Grand Coulee. Westvaco furnace tour canceled. party returns to Boise after lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Morrison
Ron
Company Associates
M K. T. E. Roach
Idaho Power Company
Morrisons
Chamber of Commerce and
Rotary Club
Bannock Hotel
M-K
Hoover
Boulder
Grand Coulee
Bonneville
Twin Falls
Anderson Ranch
Westvaco
Boise
Iron Man Garza Hurt Under Street Roller
Galveston Texas reports John Garza Jr a city street worker nicknamed the Iron Man was run over by a two ton pneumatic street roller all nine wheels passed over him causing a broken leg and possible internal injuries at the hospital visit today by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
John Garza, Jr
Iron Man
Garza
Parents Seek 50 000 for Child Death in Idaho
A $50 000 damage suit was filed in fifth district court by George E Porcelli and Ruby Porcelli of Conda Idaho. They accuse Phyllis Williams and Harold Williams of negligently running over Joyce Lynn Williams two with the car. The suit seeks 110 for funeral expenses and names Zener and Peterson as attorneys for the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District Court
Conda
Idaho
George E. Porcelli
Ruby Porcelli
Phyllis Williams
Harold Williams
Soda Springs
Joyce Lynn Williams
Williams
Joyce Lynn
Porcelli
Zener & Peterson
Death claims Bittner CIO labor leader
Van A. Bittner, 64, longtime organizer who led sweeping labor drives, died at Mercy Hospital after heart illness. He served as CIO United Steelworkers vice president and worked with CIO President Philip Murray on major campaigns. His rise began in 1923 rallying miners in Brady West Virginia to demand rights.
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Pittsburgh
van A. Bittner
CIO -United Steelworkers
Mercy Hospital
Atlanta
CIO Southern
CIO
Philip Murray
Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
United Steelworkers
Brady
W. Va
Estate of Paul D. Loscalzo Probate Filed
A petition to appoint Eleanor H. Loscalzo as administratrix for the estate of Paul D. Loscalzo, who died May 23 1949, was filed in Bannock County probate court today by his widow.
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Paul D. Loscalzo
Bannock County
Eleanor H. Loscalzo
Gangsters Fire At Cohen at Sunset Strip Cafe
Gunfire struck gambling czar Mickey Cohen and three others at a Sunset Strip cafe as the party dispersed. Harry Cooper the California attorney general appointed bodyguard, Miss Dee David 26, and Cohen henchman Edward Herbert 35 were all seriously wounded but not killed. Herbert had escaped 11 bullets a month earlier.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Sunset Strip
Harry Cooper
Dee David
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
Herbert
Power County Contests Pocatello Airport Annexation Move
Power County faces a clash over Pocatello's annexation of two area airports. Power County Attorney W C Loofbourrow questions recordability and hints at hired special counsel amid county friction and a pending court mandate. He notes potential overrule by designated counsel and urges compliance if a court directs recording.
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Pocatello-American Falls
Power County
Pocatello
W. C. Loofbourrow
Loofbourrow
American Falls
Hazel Stuart
W W. Halsey
U. S. Highway No. 30
City of
Halsey
Board of County Commissioners
Dance Festival Thursday Night Draws Eight LDS Stakes
More than 200 dancers from eight LDS stakes will perform in a Pioneer day dance festival Thursday at 8 p.m. in Halliwell park. Choreography by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Walker features Pocatello Bannock Portneuf Blackfoot Lost River Idaho stakes and Idaho Falls wards. The 400-voice MIA chorus under H L Pawson provides musical numbers after singing at the June MIA conference in the Salt Lake City tabernacle. The festival is open to the public.
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Halliwell Park
Lawrence Walker
Pocatello
Bannock
Portneuf
Blackfoot
Lost River
Idaho Stakes
Idaho Falls
MIA
H. L Pawson
Salt Lake City Tabernacle
M K President Rises Fast In Profession
The story of Harry Winford Morrison of Boise who rose from water boy on a construction job to president of Morrison Knudsen, the large general contractor. He helped form M K with Morris Knudsen in 1912, became president in 1939, and directs work from Boise with branches in Los Angeles San Francisco New York and Washington D C. The firm built railside facilities for Pacific Fruit Express and the Gay branch of Union Pacific to Simplot mines, plus wartime naval ordnance and Pocatello Army Air Base projects.
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Tured
Rotary Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello
PFE
Gay Branch
Union Pacific Railroad
Army Air Base
Harry Winford Morrison
Boise
Morrison - Knudsen Company
Morris Hans Knudsen
M-K
Morrison
Idaho
Globe
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Washington, D. C
Pacific Fruit Express Company
Gay
Simplot
Naval Ordnance Plant
J. W. Brennan and
Triangle Constriction Company
Pocatello Army Air Base
Polio Case Reported in Bannock County Rises to Twelve
Michael Aumick six year old son of Mr and Mrs Albert W Aumick 935 Brennan avenue was taken to St Anthony hospital Monday with polio and described as improving by hospital authorities Dr M B Sherrard director of the Bannock county health unit said this case brings the county total to 12 polio cases since the first of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Aumick
Albert W. Aumick
Brennan Avenue
St. Anthony Hospital
M. B. Sherrard
Bannock County
Window accident injures Mrs. Cook at Bidwell Auto Court
Mrs. H and Mrs. 8. M. Cook suffered a painful palm injury when a window lowered at Bidwell Auto Court on South Fifth. Mrs. Cook was taken to St. Anthony hospital where Dr. John W. Wurster removed a splinter from her right hand.
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8. M. Cook
Cook
South Fifth
Bidwell Auto Court
Air transport crash near Seattle walls houses. many die
A two engine C-46 airliner carrying 32 aboard crashed after takeoff from Boeing field. Six bodies found in wreckage and houses. search continues. Most aboard survived. Engine failure blamed. Plane struck Georgetown district in South End, igniting fires and knocking out power. Seventeen passengers and four crew injured. seven residents also hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Boeing Field
Idaho
Utah
Air Transport Associates, Inc
Georgetown
Amos B. Hancock
Plane Crash Destroys Homes On Harney Street
Seattle residents recount a doomed all transport plane that failed to gain height from Boeing Field and slammed into five Harney Street houses. Firemen recovered bodies as crowds aided victims and neighbors helped remove debris amid street‑side fires and downed lines.
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Seattle
Harney Street
Am All Transport
Boeing Field
George A. Corda
Walter Petronia
Doble Carmignan
John Johnson
Carl F. Mots
Cordas
al Bang
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Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant
Gate City
Morrison-Knud‘new Company
MK Firm
Harry W. Morrison
Fea
Llen
Cheson Musn
Death
U.S
Pocatellans
MK Company
Billings
Trace
Burley
Butte
la Denver
Vessee
Dubois
Loscalzo
Cohen
California
Battle City
Nicholas Ifft
THE
Pocatello Tribune
Keyy
Dial
Greater Pocatello
Morrison-Knudsen Firm
Illinois
Bates and Rogers Construction Company
Minidoka
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