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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
1
Congressional readers said rail union and management leaders agreed to legislation raising pensions for about 200000 retired rail workers by 20 percent. A House vote was tentatively set for next Monday and other provisions include payroll tax relief and full pension credit for survivors.
In Vanport Oregon a hidden detail explains the flood cause. The strongest dike gave way due to railroad fill built circa 1918 over an old trestle. Roy Taylor of the Portland housing authority notes the fill aimed as a dike was not intended for such use and rotting time may have contributed.
Albert S. Witchell of Vancouver Washington an engineer with the railroad when the trestle was built doubts that the trestle caused the water break. Officials expect any breakthrough to develop slowly allowing ample time to evacuate the city and stressed no comment on Taylors theory of a hidden weakness.
East Idaho records show Robert Hertier, about 65, died after a heart attack likely triggered by a Monday night collision one mile north of St Anthony. Fremont deputy Lloyd Smith noted Hertier was taken home after the crash, complained of chest pain, and was found dead at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Col M Preston Goodfellow spoke on the OSS wartime work at the Pocatello Kiwanis luncheon held in the Hotel Bannock. The program also featured the Troubadours quartet and the club welcomed new member Dick Buehler amid a guest list from across several states.
Partly cloudy with local thundershowers toward evening. Continued warm with high near 80. Low Thursday morning 40 to 45. Pocatello and vicinity and Idaho region see similar conditions and temperatures.
Fisherman Elwood Pence was fined $15 costs by Justice Chas W for fishing in the closed Po Lo Creek waters. The ruling cites closure violations and enforcement actions by local authorities.
Harold L. Ickes writes in the Saturday Evening Post that President Roosevelt rarely sought cabinet advice on important issues. He recalls March 1935 when Vice President Garner criticized cabinet sessions as lacking value and notes his own role in blocking Germany helium gas sales.
Washington reports another guard wounded at the American consulate in Jerusalem amid Jewish Arab fighting. Wayne Swedenberg of Salina Kansas was struck by shrapnel from a shell fragment, becoming the fourth casualty at the consulate.
Ruth G. Moon of Pocatello and Boise Realtor Frank Keenan obtained petitions for a test of four year terms. Moon intends to file for State Treasurer, a post she held in 1945 46, while Keenan said he has no announcement at this time.
In Pueblo Colorado a three year old, playing with a pistol found in his grandfather's dresser, shot his mother Barbara Lipe 23 in the back through the heart. Police Dan Badovinne and Max Graf reported the incident and the boy fled as the mother died. grandmother Mrs. Harry Brown found him hiding nearby.
Canal contamination alarms Fort Hall officials after Sheriff Alma Marley reports at least ten cow and pig carcasses in the canal between Tyhee and the old dump grounds north of town. Children swim nearby raising health concerns about possible waterborne disease. The sheriff expresses urgency over the danger.
Boise hotel sale announced Tuesday shows Cecil Stratton, a Midwest hotel operator, purchasing the Owyhee hotel. Virgil McGee and associates made the arrangement. terms not disclosed. Stratton plans to move to Boise after divesting his Midwest interests. McGee is tied to the Bannock hotel group in Pocatello.
Twin Falls city officials vote to withhold abolishing slot machines and plan a special election on the devices. City Attorney Blandford says the citizen group's petition is not legal. state law allows licensing and prohibition of slot machines within city limits.
W. H. Pete Jensen, chairman of Bannock County commissioners, told the Pocatello Tribune on Tuesday afternoon he will not seek the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat. He will enter the Democratic primaries for his current office and seek re election if nominated.
The Associated Press reports that Jews and Arabs notified the United Nations of acceptance of the four week truce in Palestine. Israel sent its reply to Lake Success, N Y. Syrian delegate Faris El Khoury said Amman sent word that the Arab League political committee accepted the appeal. Reports from Amman indicated a shift toward acceptance among Arab leaders meeting there.
Red Cross says about 5,328 families from Vanport lost homes and remain unaccounted. Thousands still sheltering with 55 children separated from families, while the lower valley’s dikes crumble and the flood’s reach expands toward the Pacific tide before midnight. Some 50,000 are homeless across four states.
In Bannock county fifth district court on Tuesday the defendants named in Judge Isaac McDougall's May 11 injunction against the Bannock county hospital matter filed two demurrers a motion to strike and a motion to quash. Attorneys RB A. McDevitt and several defendants argue the complaint fails to state a cause of action that it is improperly verified and that plaintiffs seek relief not authorized by law.
Henry O Leary state representative asks President Truman to spend several hours with local residents during his train stop in Pocatello. The telegram notes Truman’s leadership during world crisis. Train due at 7 45 am next Monday for about a half hour.
Western Montana faced widespread flooding as dikes broke along Plat head lake and rivers rose through the Flathead valley. Acreage flooded surpassed 1,000 acres with bridges washed away and rivers including the Clark Fork and Bitterroot rising, then receding in places like Missoula and Thompson Falls.
A Union Pacific Streamliner held up about 10 minutes east of Portneuf after driving through a herd of 150 cattle. One steer was killed and removed by its owners, two unidentified Indians paddling the herd across the tracks. Officer Muir placed the time at 5 30 and said the cattle were being moved to the hills.
Idaho residents counted the damage as the northwest flood fury moved toward the sea. Bonners Ferry is the hardest hit town with a two thousand population and 30 000 acres of wheat land along the Kootenai flooded by the river breach. Governor Robins estimated Boundary county flood damage at 15 million and warned the area may take a decade to recover. The St Joe river and Lake Pend Oreille levels rose flooding farmland pastures and buildings while Hayden Lake reached a 19 year high.
In Pocatello the VFW Post 735 hosted a city marble tournament June 1 with about 50 boys. Wilbert Tademy, a 12 year old from 546 E Hayden, defeated Marshall Adams 8 to 5 in the final to claim the city title and potential state crown, with travel expenses provided for Salt Lake City.
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