City Opens New Dump Ground West of Portneuf Hill
Pocatello to open a new dumping ground soon by Ray Irks, contractor under city garage contract. Old dump east of Red Hill will close when the new grounds near Portneuf Hill begin use. Ground will be covered with earth and kept secure by a dedicated operator around the clock.
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Pocatello
H. A. Peterson
City Sani
Red Hill
Ray Irks
Spcial
Portneuf Hill
Peterson
Rth
Parks
Petersa
Pope Pius XII Favors Social Economy Balance in War World
The article reports Pope Pius XII urging a balance between wage fairness and production. He warns against unbridled competition and state oppression while stressing prudent profit protection and social protection in postwar economies. Italian Premier De Gaspari faces pressures amid reform debates.
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Pius
Alcide de Gasi
de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Iy
Pope
Picket at White House Opposes Bill in Silent March
Crowds protested anti-lynching FEPC and anti-poll tax measures before the White House. They chanted against Jim Crow, were gagged with handkerchiefs, and CIO United Auto Workers leadership opposed Mundt bill while sending a telegram to the Senate committee accusing Henry Wallace of provoking passage.
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White House
CIO United Auto Workers
Henry Wales
Senate
Judiy Committee
Mundt Nixon subversive activity bill stirs protest
Robeson defended picket of the White House saying the decision followed President Truman's refusal to meet with their delegation. Demonstrators arrived on three special trains from New York and included delegates from Mississippi to Chicago, highlighting cross country backing.
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Communist Party
Stooges
Robeson
White House
Truman
New York
Mississippi
Chicago
NBC Offers Alibis for Script Used Over Voice of America
Denny testified before a Senate group seeking to forestall incidents. NBC broadcast the Know North America scripts under contract with the State Department. He proposed centralized control and potential government handling of NBC stations to unify world broadcasting. He denied Rene Borgia’s testimony that NBC officials ordered the scripts.
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Voice of America
Denny
Senate
World Broadcasting
Rene Borgia
Borgia
Spokane Detachment Helps Close Air Base Move
Spokane detachment of two officers two enlisted men and 34 civilians assisted in closing the Pocatello air base which covered 4000 acres and cost 6 million dollars to construct. The base once housed 3500 men and 400 officers across 325 buildings at its peak but has been inactive for years. War Department shifted activity to Mountain Home air base.
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Pocatello Army Air Base
War Department
Mountain Home Air Base
Pocatello
Great Developedia Sorts Tasks into Three Groups
A description notes a system that clusters basic tasks under three categories labeled Temperance Truth Tyranny. The text suggests organizing ideas by a single letter scheme.
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Temperance
Tyranny
Truth
Spokane Commencement Program Promotes Religious Leader Address
The commencement program features a Spokane religious leader delivering the address and a series of scholarships and awards honoring pharmacy, education, nursing, and drama students. Degrees will be conferred by Dr. Carl W. McIntosh as Dr. E. J. Baldwin and Roy F. Christensen present certificates.
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Spokane
E. J. Baldwin
College of Pharmacy
Roy F. Christensen
Carl W. McIntosh
Charles Elzinga
Harvey Wilhite
Melvin A. Miner
American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education
Leno Seppi
Theodore Perry Maheras
Guy Wicks
George E. Dukes
Allied Travelers of Utah
U. S
James Dean Holyoak
Kenneth Harold Olsen
Simplot
Senate Panel Approves Ft Hall Land Revision Bill
The group backs a land revision bill for Ft Hall, noting the land is too sandy for farming. A Fort Hall official cites a 1937 construction project and an equalizing reservoir worth about 350000 dollars, with no assessment yet set.
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Senate
Ft. Hall
W. P. Havener
Fort Hall
Truman Seeks 600000 for Northwest Flood Relief
President Truman proposes an emergency flood relief package totaling 600000 with an immediate 75000000 appropriation to the Federal Works Agency. Senator Morse says Oregon Washington and Idaho senators will convene Thursday to draft a measure for swift relief for the Northwest.
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Federal Works Agency
Morse
R-Ore
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Northwest
Truman
Flood Devastates Portland Region As Waters Rise
Rivers surge through Oregon and Washington, trapping tens of thousands. Evacuations spread from Vanport to Kelso and Vancouver as dikes fail, housing shortages loom, and relief crews race to shore up barriers amid a cresting flood. Authorities warn it will be days before relief is felt.
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Vancouver
Wash
Reynolds Aluminum
Troutdale
Portland
Kelso
Oregon
Clatskanie
Army
Elmer Fisher
Weather Bureau
Fisher
Caves Reopen Saturday in Minnetonka Caverns
The Minnetonka caves near Paris Idaho resume tours Saturdays and Sundays all summer guided by Forest Ranger Jay B Hann. Located 16 miles west of Paris and 26 miles south of Montpelier on Highway 89 the site sits along an abandoned subterranean channel. Tours cover about two miles with 360 new steps and improved trails through the caverns including rooms named the room of towers the graveyard Jack frost's room and the devil's office.
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Paris
Idaho
Minnetonka Caves
Jay B. Hann
Montpelier
Minnetonka
Forest Service
Jack Frost
Homeless From Vanport Seek Aid at Trinity Church
Homeless residents from Vanport camp at Trinity Episcopal Church after a night of upheaval. A missing boy’s mother asks for help while a 15 year old mother and grandmother describe hardship and scant possessions. A Red Cross worker reunites a missing husband.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Vanport
Lulu James
Miss Craft
Thomas
Forrest Jackson
Jackie
Red Cross
Baseball Standings and Lemon Sauce Recipe Fragment
Major league standings show American League leaders with Cleveland claimed first by percentage over Philadelphia. National League lists New York atop, followed by St. Louis and Pittsburgh with varying records. A lemon sauce recipe suggests creaming butter with lemon juice for four to six servings.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Brother Tom's Medicine touted as a wonder remedy
A local woman reports relief from gas pains and constipation after using Brother Tom's Medicine. The ad claims an herbal formula cleanses bowels, relieves gas, and improves breathing and overall health, urging readers to buy at area drug stores in Pocatello.
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Brother Tom
al Drug
Pocatello
Ady
Truman Stops in Pocatello For Half an Hour
President Truman and party will stop in Pocatello for 30 minutes en route to Idaho Falls from Sun Valley. The train's Idaho schedule lists church at Kearney Nebraska and road travel through Craters of the Moon to Blackfoot with a sequence of town passes and arrival times including Butte at 6 p.m. on June 8.
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Truman
Pocatello
Harold Mealy
Kearney
Neb
Sun Valley
Craters of the Moon
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Butte
Lima
Mont
Dillon
Silver Bow
Fifteen Pocatellans Win University of Idaho Degrees
At Commencement exercises on Monday fifteen Pocatellans earned degrees from the University of Idaho. Wallace Garets received a Master of Science in education and heads the journalism department at Idaho State College. Degrees were awarded across colleges including Letters and Science, Home Economics, Forestry, Education, and Business Administration to listed graduates from Pocatello and nearby McCammon.
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Pocatellans
University of Idaho
Wallace E. Garets
Garets
Idaho State College
Pocatello
College of Letters and Science
Melba Rae Barnett
Janet Louise Billmeyer
Barbara Elinor Rhoads Bretz
Polly Blanche Harris
Joyce Eleonore Larson
McCammon
Harold Herschel Hughart, Jr
Glen Stith Marshall
Larry Barnett Stamley
Frieda Dorothy Downing
Marjorie Luella Johnson
Thomas Culbertson Evans
School of Education
Dale Lewis Hammond
Thomas Woodrow Mercer
Mabel Merrell
Brannan Becomes Secretary of Agriculture in Washington
Charles F. Brannan assumed the role of secretary of agriculture, pledging to help farmers build world peace and prosperity through a strong, productive agriculture. He succeeds Clinton P. Anderson, who resigned to seek a Senate seat from New Mexico.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Department of Agriculture
Brannan
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Marines Kill Hidden Japanese on Kwajalein Island
Marines on Kwajalein Island shoot and kill a Japanese fighter who had been hiding since the American capture of the atoll in February 1944.
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Pearl Harbor
Kwajaleintoll
Marshall Island
Pastor Mark Felder to Lead Nazarenes in Pocatello
The new Naz arene church pastor Rev. Mark Felder arrives this week in Pocatello to replace Rev. E G Veing who recently left for Eagle Idaho. Felder hails from Oklahoma and will assume duties soon.
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Pocatello
The
Nazarene Church
Mark Felder
Oklahoma
Felder
E. G. Veing
Eagle, Ida
Judge Grants 3 Citizenship Certificates in Federal Court
Three individuals were granted U S citizenship in District Judge Isaac McDougall's court on Wednesday. Ione Tassi True arrived from Italy as a war bride, Bortolo Pozza has lived in the United States for 30 years after starting in Iowa and Idaho, and Annunciata Bernadette Menard came from Quebec 40 years ago and serves as a Sister of Mercy at St. Anthony's Hospital.
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United States
Isaac McDougall
Italy
Canada
Herbert Boss
Walla Walla
Wash
Ione Tassi True
Bortolo Pozza
Iowa
Idaho
Annunciata
Bernadette Menard
Quebec
Can
Mercy
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Handbag Found On Lincoln School Roof
The Franks reported a handbag placed on their apartment windowsill after overnighting at the motor court. The window was open but screened, and a thief was not deterred by the screen. Officers from the treasury department bureau of internal revenue are involved.
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Lincoln School
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Israel Revokes Truce siege near Negba and Jerusalem front
The article reports Israeli forces attacking a fortified Jewish stronghold in the Negba area southeast of Tel Aviv and occupying many positions. Arab commanders are expanding a 40 mile line north and west of Jerusalem with guns and fresh troops. The front targets Tel Aviv as Israeli high command says positions improved in days prior.
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Negba
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Israel
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