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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
15
Washington report notes the House passed a bill to provide pay and benefits to enlisted personnel for past service and current obligation, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration.
Public notice announces sale of negotiable coupon bonds by the City of Pocatello Bannock County Idaho for street improvements. Totals include 310,800 in 311 bonds and 106,000 in 106 bonds both dated July 1 1946 with 3 percent interest, maturities up to 20 years. Bids due June 20 1946 with 8 30 pm meeting time.
The measure clears the Senate 49 to 16 and moves toward a House vote, proposing a 50 percent pay raise for lawmakers, pension options, cut from 33 to 15 standing committees, four experts per committee, and eight thousand dollar annual staff aid. It also includes a new congressional retirement system and increased administrative support.
Dee Bogert is nominated for the presidency of the Alpine Ski Club with Blaine Gasser as vice president and Beverly Gregoire as secretary-treasurer. The nominating committee also named six board candidates: Dean Parker, Art Young, Joe Primbs Jr., Chet Allen, Jerry Turner, and Bob Gallafent. Election at 8 p.m. Friday in the Bannock Hotel.
Idaho officials announced that Bonneville Madison and Bannock counties will join the Rigby Pioneer day events for two days of parades tomorrow and Saturday. A rodeo highlight will include exhibition points counting toward rodeo cowboy association awards.
The Pocatello lodge 674 BPO Elks announce a Friday 8 p.m. flag day ceremony at the Elks temple with Lloyd A. Haight delivering the flag day address. Spencer Ford leads ritual services as the exalted ruler, with the high school orchestra under H. L. Fawson providing music and James Schoonover presenting the assembly of flags and ritual.
Merrill Sharp notes Kinport district held its monthly court of honor Tuesday night June 11 at Memorial hall. Troop 17 sponsored the program with awards for second and first class ranks and merit badges across multiple troops and activities. Also noted, the Department of Agriculture estimates nearly 500 million egg laying hens in the country.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday for Edgar Lee 37 at the Rigby Latter-Day Saints stake tabernacle for injuries suffered in a farm accident. Lee died yesterday after attempting to stop a runaway horse pulling a hayrake when the rake tongue struck him.
Douglas Corrigan campaigns in Los Angeles on the Prohibition ticket with a primary plank to soak the drunks with higher taxes. The stocky aviator, famous for his wrong-way flight, signals a paradoxical stance as he asserts one Prohibitionist who wouldn’t prohibit.
In July 1938, Corrigan departed Floyd Bennett Field bound for Los Angeles but landed in Dublin, Ireland claiming he got lost. He described himself as a teetotaler and said his run on the prohibition ticket in the primary was due to it being the only viable nomination option.
A test describes pure silk burning. The flame should go out without smouldering. It notes an odor like burning feathers and a round black bead ash that pulverizes after combustion.
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