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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1949
Page
2
Radio broadcasting offers a wide range of careers for qualified graduates. The industry employs about 37 000 full time and 25 000 part time workers with sales and promotions making up nearly 10 percent. Program production and engineering dominate, with many paths from announcers to executives and freelance work.
The piece notes a rising demand for skilled workers in radio as television expands, demanding constant training and diligent effort to keep jobs and advance. It highlights that television has grown faster than any other major U.S. industry in two years, creating new job types and larger opportunities for broadcasting employees. Next: Agriculture.
The Blackfoot factory of the Utah Idaho Sugar Co. will not operate this season due to reduced beet acreage in the region. Idaho manager W. J. O’Bryant says sign-up in the Blackfoot district is about two-thirds of last year, and the shutdown is expected to be only temporary.
Ferris L. Edgley of Pocatello was awarded a master of arts degree by Teachers College Columbia University New York City Dr Milton C Del Manzo provost announced The degree was conferred on Wednesday June 1 at the 195th annual commencement Exercises Edgley among 1300 graduates receiving the degree in June from Teachers College which served students from every state and 59 foreign countries during the 1948 49 academic year
Oneida county nears completion of a $20,000 quota as Malad hosts a Prairie Schooner advertisement promoting the current savings bond drive. Drive chairman A. Hendricks reports strong local interest and progress.
A Pacific Northwest survey shows a 60 percent rise in construction in 47 cities for April, with total building dollars up 25 percent from last year and dwelling permits up only six percent. Idaho and Washington led gains, while Oregon and British Columbia did not rise in total value. Notable permits include Boise apartments totaling 95 units, St Josephs hospital wing in Bellingham, and a Seattle public safety building valued at six million.
The Arimo chamber of commerce announces a Fourth of July celebration led by Collins Worley with a 10 a.m. parade. Events include a program, races, a baseball game and an open air pavilion dance with concessions. Proceeds benefit ward and stake building. Organizers are Chris Christensen Lud Neilson Len Brady Arland Lowry and Bishop Olson.
Daniel M. Price, a Pleasantview area farmer, suffered serious back injuries Monday when a bulldozer blade fell on him while helping repair a bridge. He is receiving medical attention at Oneida hospital.
Camp Nebeker will open on July 4 at Bear Lake in Laketown Utah. The new Boy Scout camp sits on the northeast shore, named to honor a Laketown youth whose family provided the site as a memorial. C R Balmforth of the Pocatello Tenday council announced the dedication this summer.
Tom Towers the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Towers near Poca tello is named winner of a University of Chicago scholarship worth 765 dollars. He will graduate from Pocatello high school on Wednesday and the award covers tuition fees and 225 dollars yearly living expenses for up to a bachelor’s degree. Towers has been active in forensic work and the high school press and debate teams and was the sole local competitor for the scholarship.
A Buckingham Palace bulletin reports Princess Elizabeth is slightly chilled and remains indoors as a precaution. The note offers no further illness or travel details.
The Antarctic continent stands alone with visitors crossing at least 600 miles of open water, while journeys to other continents require roughly 60 miles less water travel.
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