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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
6
Washington officials press again for a settlement in the stalled rail wage dispute as unions with about 190000 members await resolution. courts earlier extended the government seizure and restraining order through June 11, with a June 10 hearing on a motion to dismiss the injunction.
A compact rundown of available classified categories including apartments for rent and wanted, autos for sale and wanted, business services, cameras and gear, clothing, fuel, pets, education, appliances, farm produce, furniture, and help wanted listings. Sections cover housing, employment, and miscellaneous classifieds across the newspaper.
A Pocatello woman plans to file for a four-year term candidacy as part of a constitutional test. She argues the 1944 amendment omits the State Auditor and questions its validity. Secretary of State Price may reject nominating papers, prompting further action. The note recalls that the 1944 amendment extended terms for several offices to four years, effective 1946. June 11 is the filing start date. The first lighthouse at Boston harbor dates to 1716.
Defendants in an injunction case over a new hospital file demurrers and motions claiming the relief violates McDevitt’s constitutional right to practice law and seeks the injunction’s setting aside. Motions to strike the writ by multiple defendants and by McDevitt himself follow a long legal campaign after the Nov 5 1946 bond issue approval. District Judges Glennon McDougall Stevens and the Idaho Supreme Court have upheld Bannock County officials in prior actions.
Israeli planes bombed Amman in what officials call the air force’s first strike on an Arab capital. Six Arab civilians were reported killed as fighting raged in the Palestine war with Tel Aviv ordering a cease fire in Jerusalem.
British agencies report bombing of an RAF field near Amman with 12 Arabs killed and 30 wounded. Ground operations south of Tel Aviv see intense combat as Egyptian pressure mounts on Jewish communities guarding their capital.
The Army Corps says upriver losses are unestimable as the flood menace persists. The Columbia River crest shifts downstream from Portland, with 50,000 homeless and at least 23 dead across the basin. Governor Robins cites Idaho damage at 15 million. President Truman orders full federal aid and seeks extra emergency legislation.
Funeral rites for Charles W. Wanstreet, pioneer resident of Bannock county, are set for 2 p m Wednesday at the McHan Henderson chapel with Rev A E Beasley of the First Baptist church officiating. Interment will follow in Mountainview cemetery family plot.
Senator Taft and Representative Wolverton introduced bills to authorize a pension payment boost and unemployment payroll tax cut if a settlement is not reached. Railroads fund the unemployment system, while the retirement fund is supported by 5 percent contributions from rail management and workers on the first $300 in wages.
New York stocks firm with strong oils and steady bonds. Cotton liquidations and New Orleans buying. Chicago grain: wheat lower, corn higher, oats steady. Hogs and cattle uneven, with hogs down about 25 cents and cattle mixed. Wheat hedge and profit taking pull prices from highs. July futures: wheat 2.33 3/4, corn 2.17 4, oats 21 1/2, soybeans 4.14.
Demand for oil pushes prices to year highs while the stock market holds firm with fractional gains and about 1.3 million shares traded. Leading risers include Standard Oil New Jersey Ohio Oil Phillips Petroleum and Bethlehem Steel among others. Formation of the coast guard in 1915 created from Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
The Ogden USDA report shows hogs totaling 1540 with prices 19.00 to 25.00 per cwt across weights. cattle salable 1600 with steady opening for fed steers and heifers and weak bid for cows. vealers 21.00 to 32.00. sows 14.50 to 15.50. Sheep salable 4500, total 7600 with weekend trade weak to 60 lower. Idaho lambs around 27.50, California spring lambs 27.50, California ewes 10.25 to 11.00, freight benefits noted.
Chicago market report shows potato arrivals and shipments with moderate supplies and good demand, California Bliss price at 5.40, long whites 4.10 to 5.25. Butter receipts total 787,614 with prices unchanged. eggs steady with several lower grades noted.
Funeral services for Charles W. Wanstreet a Bannock county pioneer who died last Friday will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in the McHan Henderson chapel with Rev Albert E Beasley officiating Burial will be in Mountainview cemetery In Weiser Idaho a second service is set for 12 30 p m Wednesday in the Seventh Ward LDS church Tyhee with Claude W Stuart in charge Graveside services will follow at 4 p m in Soda Springs cemetery
In Carlsbad New Mexico a Santa Fe passenger train on the Carlsbad to Clovis line plunged into a washout. Engineer K D Shumate of Clovis was killed and Fireman R K Williams of Clovis died later in hospital. The fireman was fatally injured in the wreck.
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