UP Trains In Collision Kill One Injure Seventy
An eastbound Union Pacific passenger train failed to take a siding at Hot Lake 12 miles east of La Grande Ore and crashed head on into the City of Portland w estbound from Chicago. Brakeman Edward Unger of Pendleton died. About 70 people were injured including five seriously. The Idahoan struck the helper engine, driving the second engine under the tender. Engineer L M Zimmerle of La Grande said I suppose I am responsible.
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LA Grande
Ore
Union Pacific
Hot Lake
Here
Portland
Chicago
Herbert R. Adams
Cottage Grove
Edith Hein
Central City
Colo
Antone Anderson
Ward
LaGrande
St. Joseph Hospital
Grande Ronde
L. M. Zimmerle
Britain Fears Reds Sowing Seeds of War in Europe
In a Commons debate over foreign policy both the ruling Socialists and Conservatives voiced alarm about Communist expansion. Bevin warned Russia seeks to entrench its system, while Churchill praised government restraint yet condemned Communist threat, signaling cross party concern over Soviet influence in eastern Europe.
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England
Churchill
Europe
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Bevin
Harold Bohlscheid Dies in Hospital in Salt Lake City
Harold W. Hal Bohlscheid 44 of 624 West Custer died about noon in a Salt Lake City hospital after weeks of illness. A Pocatello native, he played high school athletics, attended Idaho Southern, served in WWI, and held multiple jobs in Idaho and Utah before entering Union Pacific rail service. Survived by widow Thelma and two sons, William and Harold, with funeral arrangements to be announced by Downard mortuary.
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Harold W
Hal” Bohlscheid
West Custer
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Bohlscheid
Pocatello High School
Idaho Southern
Twenty-First Infantry
WWC Wholesale Co
Sweet Candy Co
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Union Pacific Railroad
Twin Falls
Mr Bohlscheid
Thelma Toomey Bohlscheid
William
Harold
Curtis Bohlscheid
Downard Mortuary
Wedding Prank Ends With Hospital Visit in Watertown
Dana G. Horning, 50, of Watertown Center, suffered a broken wrist after his daughter and son-in-law began their wedding trip while he stood on a line of tin cans attached to their car. He was knocked down when the car started and taken to a local hospital.
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Watertown
N. Y
Dana G. Horning
Watertown Center
Horning
Thirteen Lucky Philadelphia Policeman
Policeman Jim McNicholas embraces the number 13 as lucky. His name has 13 letters and he hails from a family of 13. He serves in the 13th district and has worn badge No. 13 for 13 years.
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Philadelphia
Jim McNicholas
McNicholas
Soares
Local Bakers Face Crisis in Flour Shortages
Pocatello bakeries report severe flour shortages threatening closures within ten days to two weeks. YY manager Miller says production has fallen to about 55 percent, with cookies and fancy items cut. Eddy's Bakery runs at 50 percent. DeLite at 75 percent. August A Bruatti limits to white bread while keeping cakes. Blue Ribbon estimated around 75 percent.
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Pocatello
DeLite
August A. Brusati
al Jorgansen
Blue Ribbon Bakery
Pocatello Highlighted In The Prospector Magazine
The May issue of The Prospector features Pocatello and Idaho in a 15 page spread. William H Welton, Pocatello manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance, notes colorful cuts and region outlines. Industrial background by Lou Haller and history by Paul W. Scott of the Public Library.
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Pocatello
Idaho
the Prospector
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
William H. Welton
Boise
Lou Haller
Paul W. Scott
Public Library
Jaycees Organize Idaho Falls Chapter Launch
The Idaho Falls junior chamber of commerce began functioning officially today with Donald Ingvoldstad of Kellogg, president of the state Jaycee organization, presenting a formal kickoff.
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Idaho Falls
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Donald Ingvoldstad
Kellogg
State Jaycee Organization
Congress Weeks of Draft Battle Highlight Teen-Age Issue
Washington lawmakers clash over resuming the teen draft with the Senate backing continuation for 18 and 19 year olds and the House seeking to stop teen inductions. conference committee must reconcile extensions deadlines and pay provisions before current law expires May 15 or February 15.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Roomer Falls From Hotel Utah In Fatal Fall
Carl M. Christensen 53 a Denver representative of B F Goodrich rubber company died in a six story fall from an open window in his eighth floor room at the Hotel Utah Salt Lake City The fall on the mezzanine floor was ruled accidental by Detective Sgt J W Blazzard Christensen a native Utahan and longtime Salt Lake City resident was with his wife who did not see the moment of the fall and said he rose to get some air before the tragedy
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Carlos M. Christensen
Denver
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Christensen
J. W. Blazzard
Blazzard
Bernice Roosa Christensen
Packer George A Hormel dies at 85 in California
George A Hormel, 85, founder of the Hormel Packing Company and immigrant’s son, died yesterday in California. Born in Buffalo he left school at 13 and built a meat business in Austin Minnesota after borrowing 500 dollars at age 27. The firm grew to employ more than 6 000 workers and he retired as president in 1927, remaining board chairman.
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Los Angeles
George Albert Hormel
Packer
George A. Hormel
Dworshak Plans Capitol Visit Amid Case Bill Tie
Idaho Republican Rep. Dworshak, after touring 25 counties in two weeks, says he will return to Washington if President Truman vetoes the Case bill. He voted for the measure on February 7 and would back overriding a veto, planning to fly from Boise to the capital.
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Idaho Falls
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Washington
Dworshak
U. S
Truman
Mr. Truman
Bete
Meyer Heads Bank in 38 Nation International Bank
Eugene Meyer editor and publisher of the Washington Post was elected president of the 38 nation international bank. He was chosen by the 12 directors as the United States nominated leader to oversee assets of 7.5 billion dollars aiding postwar reconstruction and development of industry in lagging nations.
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Washington
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
International Bank
Meyer
World Institution
United States
Intermountain Junior Fat Stock Show Sets Record Auction
Salt Lake City officials report nearly 400000 in sales at the Intermountain Junior Fat Stock show. 861 youths participated as winners from Utah Idaho and Wyoming sold animals over three days. Prices topped prior years with prime cattle averaging above 35 cents a pound and hogs averaging around 28 to 30 cents.
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Salt Lake City
America
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah Power and Light reports rise in customers and income
Utah Power and Light and its Western Colorado Power unit report last year added more than 3,000 new customers, bringing total customers to 136,755 and net income to 1,947,747. The firms say the report covers recent recapitalization and mortgage debt refinancing, with total income from customers at 14,025,046.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Power and Light Company
Western Colorado Power Company
Control Bill for Floor Battle Faces Senate Vote
The Senate Banking Committee approved a drastically amended price control extension bill and sent it to the Senate floor for action next week. Major details include ending price controls on livestock meat dairy and poultry this June 30 while expanding decontrol authority and cutting subsidies from 2.0 to 1.1 billion with no further food subsidies after May 1 1947.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Barkley
Sen. Millikin
R-Colo
Wagner
D-N.yi
House
Chester Browles
Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Mor tician Alma Larkin Dies At 64 In Salt Lake City
Ogden native and former mortician Alma James Larkin, 64, died at his Salt Lake City home Wednesday from a heart ailment. He directed a local funeral home, led the Utah Funeral Directors' Association, served as a LDS missionary to England from 1910 to 1912 and again in 1937, and was ordained a church patriarch in 1941.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden
Alma James Larkin
Larkin
Utah Funeral Directors’ Association
Latter Day Saints Church
England
City launches investigations into deadly La Salle fire
Chicago officials open separate inquiries into the La Salle hotel blaze as 54 of 58 deceased are positively identified and 5 nightclubs are ordered closed for fire code violations. A blue ribbon inquiry jury, including engineers and safety experts, probes the rapid spread of flames from lobby to upper floors.
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Chicago
la Salle
Louis Marco
Madison Street
The
Shubert
Great Northern
Edward J. Kelly
Horses Used In Hamburgarel: Two Idaho Sheriffs Charge
Minidoka and Cassia counties interdict horse theft and adulterated hamburger sales. Walter Toews, a Minidoka rancher, pleads innocent to grand larceny and posts 1500 bond. A D Garde of Burley packing company pleads before Cassia court and posts 200 bond. Samples of horse meat found in Burley stores were sent to Boise for health department analysis. Toews was arrested while allegedly slaughtering horses on his ranch, while Garde was arrested after 200 to 300 pounds of horse meat were found at his packing plant.
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Burley
Minidoka
Cassia County
Hamburg
Walter Toews
Minidoka County
Thomas Bracker
A. D. Garde
Gard Packing Company
Buriey
Cassia
Teratech
Ronald M. Hawkes
Saul H. Clark
Boise
State Public Health Department
Hawkes
Toews
Garde
Monnday
Garde Packing
AFL Calls Walkout Of Ship Workers In Surprise Move
Congressman Henry Dworshak of Idaho visited Boise and urged swift action on UN cooperation with the USSR while AFL seafarers on all coasts walked out in a surprise labor move. The action follows a pending CIO maritime strike. hearings were set to possibly avert it as ships halted operations.
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AFL
Henry Dworshak
Burner
Pocatello
U. S
Boise
Washington, D.C
Byrnes
Russia
United Nations
Dworshak
United States
CIO
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Hawaiian
House Labor Committee
A. B. Keiley
D.-Pa
Kelly
Great Lakes
New York
Jack Dwyer
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Admirals Retire As Navy Plans Further Cuts
The Navy released a list of 58 admirals and commodores set to retire and noted 94 more unnamed officers to exit by October. Peak WWII strength totaled 550 flag officers, now 382 with further cuts to 23 when 152 exit. Retiring officers include Admirals Royal E. Ingersoll and Samuel M. Robinson and Vice Admirals Robert L. Ghormley, William L. Calhoun, and William Farber.
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Washington
Navy Today
Navy
Adms
Royal E. Ingersoll
Samuel M. Robinson
Robert L. Ghormiey
Moscow
Idaho
William L. Calhoun
William Farber
Hair Pulling Stampede in Brooklyn Meat Market
A riot of women surged toward a Brooklyn meat market causing police to rush in with squads. The crowd formed after waiting since 1:30 am with latecomers attempting to push forward, and order was restored within minutes.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bus vanishes at Moscow hotel. driver returns
A Union Pacific-Greshound bus vanished after passengers disembarked near Moscow's main hotel. Police later recovered the vehicle in a residential district and the Greyhound service resumed with a slight delay. The unpaid driver has not been located.
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Moscow
Idaho
Union Pacific-Greshound
Greyhound
Truman appoints Warren Austin to United Nations security council
President Truman selects Senate Republican Warren F. Austin of Vermont as Americas representative on the UN Security Council. The appointment takes effect next January due to constitutional limits preventing immediate succession after Edward R. Stettinius Jr. resignation.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Warren FR. Austin
Vermont
America
United Nations Security Council
White House
Austin
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Wells Lee and Dworshak Vie For Senate Nomination
Wells 49, Lee 35, and Dworshak 51 seek the Republican nomination for the two years unexpired term of the late Sen. John Thomas. Wells owns Idaho lumber and hardware in Pocatello and has served in Rotary and at the United Nations conference. Lee formerly led North Idaho junior college and piloted Navy service with pilot training work in Idaho. Dworshak edited the Burley Bulletin and led Idaho Rotary groups.
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Henry
Dworshak
Burley
Idaho
John Thomas
Wells
Idaho Lumber and Hardware Company
Idaho Bank and Trust Company
Pocatello
Rotary International
University of Idaho
North Idaho Junior College
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Burley Bulletin
Idaho Editorial Association
Idaho-Utah
Catholics Elect Idaho Woman as Council President
Mrs. F. W. Fanning of Idaho Falls was elected president of the Idaho Council of Catholic Women at the annual meeting. She succeeds Mrs. E. H. Smith of Boise. Other officers elected were Mrs. J. P. Kaphammer, first vice president, Mrs. Agnes Geier, financial secretary, Mrs. Marie Frew, treasurer, and Miss Mena Reno, auditor, all of Idaho Falls. Mrs. J. Selby Sparck, director of the National Council of Women for the Los Angeles area, spoke at the event.
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Boise
F. W. Fanning
Idaho Falls
Idaho Council of Catholic Women
E. H. Smith
J. P. Kaphammer
Agnes Geier
Marie Frew
Mena Reno
J. Selby Sparck
National Council of Women For the
Los Angels Incee
Chiang Kai-shek orders 15 day cease fire in China Civil War
Chiang Kai-shek issued a 15 day cease fire in Manchuria calling a halt to all advances and attacks from noon Friday June 7 to allow the Communist negotiators led by Chou En-lai to pursue talks. Chou concurred but warned the period is short.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Manchuria
Chou En-Lat
Chou
Peng Hsueh-Pet
Communist Party
Rotary elects W. J. Lowe district governor
William J. Lowe, Salt Lake City lawyer and former Rotary Club of Salt Lake City president, was unanimously elected district governor of Rotary International at the 37th annual convention. He succeeds Joseph E. Cushman and will assume July 1, overseeing Rotary’s 5,800 clubs and 271,000 members in 72 countries. The convention also voted 1,815 to 1,359 against a resolution to move Rotary headquarters from Chicago to Denver. 3,333 ballots were cast with 161 voided.
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Atlantic City
N. Z
William J. Lowe
Stephens, Brayton and Lowe
Salt Lake City
Rotary Club of
Rotary International
Joseph E. Cushman
Rexburg
Idaho
Rotary
Lowe
Utah
Wyoming
International
Chicago
Denver
J. Raymond Tiffany
Hoboken
N. J
Two Buy Bank Purhcase in Moscow Idaho
Walter E Cosgriff of Salt Lake City and C I Canfield of Ogden have purchased the controlling interest in the First Trust and Savings Bank of Moscow with a 500000 stock value. Canfield will be president and active manager. Melgard becomes chairman of the board. Canfield formerly led Idaho bank examination and long served with First Security in Utah. Cosgriff heads the Continental Nations Bank and Trust Company of Salt Lake City.
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Moscow
Idaho
Walter E. Cosgriff
Salt Lake City
C. I. Canfield
Ogden
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Hawkin Melgard
Canfield
Melgard
First Security Corporation
Utah
First Security Bank of Idaho
Boise
Cosgriff
Continental Nations Bank and Trust Company
Salt Lake Ti Wel
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