Reciprocal Trade Program Faces Expiration June 12
Background on the Reciprocal Trade Act and tariff history through 1949. The 1934 Democratic Congress lowered tariffs to boost world trade, while 1930s Smoot Hawley tariffs raised prices for imports. The act’s extension remains uncertain as Republicans push a one year term or changes, with global talks on ITO and trade blocs continuing.
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United States
U. S
Republian
U. S.taly
U.S
Democratic Congress
Rep
Gearhart
R.-Calif
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Truman
Geneva
International Trade Organization
ITO
United Nations
Havana
Cuba
Communism and Family Ties Stoking Political Pressure
An editorial argues against using blood relations to judge federal officials. It cites John C. Virden who resigned after pressure over his Communist daughter working for Tass. The piece condemns Congressman Crawford for leading a broader witch hunt against officials with Communist ties.
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Secretary of Commerce
John C. Virden
Virden
Tass
Crawford
Mr. Virden
Congressman Crawford
Consul Vaughan Visits and Local Mentions Across Clubs
A note from British Consul G. Edgar Vaughan describes his Seattle visit and talks at the Rotary club and other groups. The piece notes subscriptions to London Calling and The Listener, plus plans for President Truman’s June 7 stop in Pocatello and the railroad crew likely to accompany the trip. It also recalls Kiwanis biographical sketches started in 1947 and comments on assorted newspaper quips from various outlets.
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G. Edgar Vaughan
Seattle
Rotary Club
Vaughan
London Calling
British Broadcasting Corporation
Listener
Great Britain
International News Company
Varick Street
New York
N. Y
Truman
Pocatello
Sun Valley
Pacific Coast
Oscar L. Moyes
Moyes
U. P
Fred W. Brown
Fred
Harry F. Napper
Elmer Hardy
Kiwanis Club
Don Bistline
Lines To Be Engraved on a Loving Cup
A child affectionately requests engraving lines praising his tadpole teacher. The speaker, Margaret Fishbeck, laments illness at home and longs for the teacher who calmly handles thirty pupils with patience and love.
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Tadpole
Mother
Rexburg Founded as L D S Settlement Expands in 1880s
In 1882 President John Taylor directed Thomas Ricks to organize a colonizing movement from Logan Utah into the Upper Snake river valley in eastern Idaho. By 1885 Rexburg had gristmills, schools and churches and became the county seat in 1913. The town grew with irrigation sugar beets potatoes and hay and lies near major recreation areas.
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Rexburg
John Taylor
Mormon Church
Thomas Ricks
Logan
Utah
Snake River Valley
Idaho
Ricks
Rex
Snake River
Ricks College
Madison County
Sad Sacks plan third annual ball for Mullan
Idaho veterans group the Sad Sacks, now 250 members, organize a June 12 ball in Mullan. Proceeds fund Red Cross, cancer drive, Boy Scouts, and civic charities. Also in Indio California Idaho beans tests report disease readings aiding seed selection for Caldwell Experiment Station and University specialists.
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Mullan
American Red Cross
Idaho
Indio
Calif
Idaho Crop Improvement Association
E. W. Whitman
Extension Agronomist
Whitman
California
Caldwell Branch
Living Alone Sparks Family Budget Debate
Third Dimension Elaine Lady invites letters on choosing to live alone versus returning home. A self supporting adult with a small business and war savings explains happiness off the family ramp. the family urges cohabitation to cut costs, but the writer values independence and occasional gifts to parents. The column notes filial obligations and personal freedom within limits.
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P. M
Jimmy Skunk Keeps His Word In Dark House Prank
Jimmy Skunk returns at dark to confront Peter Rabbit in the old Johnny Chuck’s house. He pretends anger but actually values keeping promises to earn respect, while Peter endures yellow jacket stings and daily nerves.
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Peter
Johnny Chuck
Mr. Sun
Yellow Jackets
Jimmy Skunk
Reddy Fox
Peter Rabbit
Jimmy
Southerners Defend Use Of You All In Speech
Mrs. Russell A. Rood of Plattsmouth Nebraska defends the southern expression you all arguing it is good English used in singular and plural forms. She cites examples from poetry Romans and Julius Caesar to support that you all conveys you and your folks and should not be corrected as a sole plural.
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Associated Press
Omaha World-Herald
Hoboken Jersey
America
Houston Post
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Beaumont Enterprise
Russell A. Rood
Plattsmouth
Neb
Chile
Julius Caesar
Lord Jesus Christ
Minerva Teichert Engaged in Utah Mural Painting
American Falls artist Minerva Teichert, known for Idaho and Utah works, is painting murals in Utah. Her pieces hang in local churches and ISU exhibits, with notable works including Esther before the throne and Christ's entry into Jerusalem. She authored Drowned Memories and The Bottoms, recalling American Falls history and Snake River life.
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Gladys Doerfler
American Falls
Minerva Teichert
Idaho
Utah
Minerva Kohlepp
Teichert
Pocatello
Idaho State College
Esther
Christ
Jerusalem
LDS Church
Snake River
Your Child and His Problems by Dr Angelo Patri
Dr Angelo Patri argues that a broken home harms children and urges community guardians to provide fatherly support. He notes mothers often must work, leaving kids with inadequate care, and suggests retired men or respected citizens act as mentors while social workers offer limited help. The piece promotes parental guidance and collective responsibility for healthy child development.
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Angelo Patri
Rotary
Scouts
Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 19
N. Y
Students Win High Ratings In All School Honor Roll
Katherine Swisher reports Pocatello High School declares second semester honor roll. Freshmen with 10 average, others with 9.75, and top marks of 10 appear across four and five subject streams. The list names Jim Kissane and Reed Jensen achieving 10 in five subjects, alongside numerous seniors juniors and sophomores earning 10 in four subjects.
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Katherine Swisher
Pocatello High School
Jim Kissane
Reed Jensen
Harriet Crawford
Harold Paige
Owenetta Talbot
Grace Allen
Richard Davis
Bonnie Lish
Lois Magleby
Amelia McDougall
Richard Robinson
Gary Spidell
Peggy Vickrey
Bob Beasley
Helen Davis
Verlyn Ewing
Anna Marie Sopple
Barbara Parkinson
Joan Sebesta
Clarence Smith
Nadine Sternling
Margaret Tanner
Mary Carolyn Weller
Dale Vesser
RaDene Dayley
Duane Lloyd
Nora Lee Lowe
Jerry Anne Reay
John Roberts
Ruth Stowell
Louise Wilson
Beverly Barnhart
Grace Devereaux
Marcene Kelsey
Robert McCarty
Norma McLeod
Phylis Pack
Esther Schatz
Carolyn Stocks
Hanaye Yamamoto
Brent Ballif
Robert Facer
Rosalie Hancock
Lola Jean Hawkes
Bob Jensen
Viola Karas
Mary Lou Ocheltree
Darlene Olson
Bonnie Poulsen
Richard Preece
Cleo Pat Price
Billie Reed
Ra- Dene Dayley
Elaine Poole
Joyce Benton
Bill Brydon
Bruce Markham
Pat McDevitt
Patsy Ocheltree
Anne Oclwein
Betty Lou Price
Barbara Rasmussen
Diana Schroeder
Cleve Barratt
Jim Boyles
JoMarie Drake
Betty Ferro
Myrna Garritson
Sharon Hendricks
Douglas Hitler
Jane Jones
Harriet Makinson
Gust Pepapavios
Geraldine Petersen
Maxine Wellard
Flying Farmers Plan State Tour With Luncheon Start
Final plans for the annual state wide Flying Farmers tour are set to begin June 6 with a noon luncheon at Burley. Four overnight stops are planned including Ida ho Falls and St Anthony followed by a flight over Yellowstone Park with an overnight in West Yellowstone Montana.
Plane Crash Kills Three Near Helena Airport
Three Helena residents died when a small plane crashed four miles north of Helena Municipal Airport on Saturday night. Victims were Charles Harrell 30 flight instructor for Morrison Flying Service Norton Thompson 34 an insurance salesman and his wife 35.
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Helena
Mont
Charles Harrell
Morrison Flying Service
Norton Thompson
Two Rental Projects Planned Near Boise Junior College
Construction of two rental dwelling projects to house 95 families is set to start in about six weeks. The $750,000+ effort near Boise Junior College involves Virgil McGee, a Boise hotel operator, and J Je Eberle, a Boise attorney.
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Boise
Boise Junior College
Virgil McGee
J. Je Eberle
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Pocatello Tribune
Washington Bureau
Connecticut Avenue
Washington DC
Margaret Fishbeck
Idaho Club
Elaine Lady
Thornton W. Burgess
Keene
Mr. Colby
Junior Reed Jensen
Oweneteta Talbot
Bevery Barnhart
Hanayo Yamamoto
Jeanine Barrow
Tom Flint
Francis King
Kimiko Shimada
Nea Allen
Cecil Ames
Marilyn Bird
Jack Bloxham
Janis Burton
Marian Clarke
Grace Ellis
Bernie Lee
Frances Fiala
Joan Getty
Leo Gill
Jessie Hollenbeck
Harold Horrocks
Gloria Johnson
Roger Knowlton
Pat Kohler
Masako Taniyama
Melva Bell
Dorothy Barton
Wanda Cook
Beverly Forrest
Shannon Frost
Paul Gledhill
Dorothy Grigora
Lorin Hancock
Theda Hansen
Nancy Harrison
Joleen Hess
Alice Hodgins
Ralpheyn Kearsley
Marianne Kihara
Dorothy Lundgren
LaVern Robbins
Virginia Roscoe
Wesley Skidmore
Richard Wallin
Pat Weatherman
Brent Baluf
Bert Facer
Pat Allred
Robert Ames
Paula Bryan
On Cullen
Lynn Davis
Donna Ann
Doris Foulk
Virginia Gautier
Marlene Hansen
Bonnie Hawkes
Fritg Lamb
Jean Mackenzie
Dorisine Dawn Millward
Vern Mitchell
B. Peterson
John Scoville
Gary Smith
Joan Snyder
Audrey Weese
Jogy Wolverton
Dale Bybee
Judy Green
Laura Hackworth
Kline Jones
Marjorie Maury
Sally Rufenacht
Dennis Slayden
Neil Thomas
Robert Turner
Phyllis Willecke
Isabel Yearsley
Anne Marie Loppie
Nadine Sterming
Grace Barratt
Ene Barrett
Gienna Beck
Ronne Brower
la- Moine Eggleston
Shirley Follick
Ora Geddes
Jule Hawkes
Lowell Magleby
Carol Mail
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