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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1949
Page
8
Special report describes illicit liquor trade in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Bootleggers print service cards with 24 hour delivery numbers and promise whisky within 15 minutes. Pint prices run from 3 to 5 dollars. law remains dry though social drinking occurs at parties labeled hors d oeuvres events.
Orval Baker announces free swimming lessons at the municipal pool for children six years and up. Registration is at the pool, with sessions Monday to Friday at 9 a.m. Fees for afternoon and evening swim are nine cents for under 12, 25 cents for 12 to 16, and 35 cents for over 16.
Police Judge Don Bistine noted an unusual morning with no intoxication arrests in court. Offenders included speeders and those failing to stop, while several cases centered on disturbances at local scenes and a cafe brawl over $25.
Thirteen Pocatello youths returned from Boise after participating in the Gem Boys' State week long program. Delegates were selected by schools for leadership and scholarship and were sponsored by local groups including the American Legion and its posts.
The district court clerk received a suit by T R Benedict seeking 1631.25 in damages plus costs from Merris Lewis for a March 12 automobile collision. Attorney F E Tydeman represents the plaintiff.
Gomez 21 was fined the same amount on the same charge. Clarence K. West 26 and Charles Allen Johnson 59 were each fined 100 dollars on vagrancy charges, suspended provided they leave the city. Walter Burns 22, charged with being AWOL from the SS raison at San Diego, was placed in the custody of a marine sergeant at the naval ordnance plant.
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