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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
8
The Bannock county Young Democratic club at Hotel Bannock urged a 55 mile per hour speed limit for highway district No 1 Idaho. The resolution passed unanimously and was sent to the state law enforcement and highways commissioners.
Willie Francis, an 18-year-old Black inmate in St Martinville, prays for his life after the U.S. Supreme Court denies ruling on his death-penalty case. Louisiana officials plan to issue a second death warrant once word arrives, as Gov. Davis's executive counsel comments.
Dianne Allerd born June 6 at St Anthony hospital died this morning. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Allerd and survived by maternal and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barbier of Ravina South Dakota and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allerd of Pocatello. Her twin sister Deanne died Saturday June 8. Funeral service planned in American Falls at her parents home. Arrangements by Hal mortuary.
Delegates arrived for the grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Idaho Falls. Business sessions, a luncheon, and a chuck wagon supper were on the schedule. Dr. John Edward Carver of Ogden Utah was to address the conference.
Police pursue a killer in Philadelphia after 40 year old Mary Duffy was strangled and beaten then branded with A and L on her abdomen in a maniacal manner. An autopsy cited by Chief Deputy Coroner Roth confirms the death. A 46 year old painter who found the body and alerted authorities is being questioned. The victim was found nude in the apartment bedroom.
Dr Hart E Van Riper national medical director of the Infantile Paralysis Foundation spoke at a Bannock county luncheon and a Pocatello medical society meeting. He urged county readiness with trained staff and hospital equipment and advised against tonsil removal in polio areas noting higher virulence after tonsillectomy.
The plebiscite result is described as definite by republicans while monarchist leaders claim irregularities and vow Umberto will not depart for Portugal until defeat is officially declared. A national holiday is proclaimed and security forces guard the royal and government palaces amid fears of civil conflict.
Miss Rose Bikie reported a purse snatching last night near a loop Way Station. A passenger on a departing train leaned out and grabbed her purse containing $26 before the train pulled away.
Local brief items report a Jaycette meeting at the YWCA, car thefts and stolen items including a pistol and shells, military discharge notices and service details, multiple vehicle thefts in Blackfoot, summer music classes, marriage licenses, fines for intoxication and traffic offenses, absentees ballots filed, estate probate petitions, housing unit deliveries for a veteran project, and district court scheduling with various local officials and developments around roads and housing projects.
FEHA representatives from Seattle, led by Earl Rankie overseeing veterans housing programs, meet in Pocatello. A Friday 2:00 PM meeting at the Girl Scout office will train and assign day camp staff with Miss Gwendolyn Wescott facilitating. Women asked to assist and未 contacted volunteers encouraged to attend pre camp training.
Col. S. C. White of the cease fire team was in a sunken building as about 20 artillery shells fell during the Chinese Communist capture of Tehsien. He reportedly refused to leave the building and asked Yuan Yeh Lieh to halt the attack, but Yuan would not grant an interview.
Mrs. Anna Catherine Rasmussen celebrates her 102nd birthday in Sandy Utah. She moved from Denmark in 1873 with her parents and later married Andrew Peter Rasmussen senior. The long lived resident credits hard work and little food for her longevity and looks toward her 103rd birthday. She once lived in Castle Dale for 62 years.
Colorado Springs authorities report 36 year old Paul B. Wood of Strong City Kansas leaped from a Cheyenne Mountain ledge Monday night, deputy coroner Fred W. Baker Jr. said.
Reverend Albert B. Parrett, pastor of the First Methodist in Pocatello for three years, is appointed to Twin Falls First Methodist and will assume the pastorate June 30. He will lead two more Sunday services in Pocatello and be succeeded by Reverend Leroy Walker of Nampa.
Leila Ware of 643 West Halliday Auburn Washington has married and is connected to the Hughes outlet in town. The note confirms the wedding and her local employment status.
The ad urges careful coffee use and suggests trying 44 fewer Folger’s cups than with lesser brands. It promises delight when serving Folger’s Mountain Grown flavor and warns that switching to a weaker brand may trigger family complaints.
Store owner was married June 8 in Auburn Washington to Bluford G Redd of 1341 East Main Street Auburn. Redd operates the Brooks hotel at Auburn. The couple on a honeymoon trip to Canada and on the way home to Auburn plan a visit in Pocatello.
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