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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
1
Gov. C. A. Robins pledged to solve pension problems for old age assistance recipients facing a 10 percent reduction. He stated there is no desire to shirk responsibility and a solution will be found, before leaving for the national governors conference in Colorado Springs.
Beneficiaries of old age assistance were informed of a ten percent payment cut starting July. Bill Child, director of the department of public assistance, cited 1949 legislative appropriations and a higher caseload as reasons for the reduction.
Seattle expert J W Arch Bollong assessed Pocatello traffic with local officers noting peak hourly flows above 1000 at Centre and First and 1200 at Main and Lander. He urged 100 feet no parking near approaches, two lanes at signals, and painted enforcement lines for pedestrians and autos.
Public dedication of the new fireplace at Ross park by the Loyal Order of Moose Pocatello lodge No 387 will be held Sunday at 2 30 AM. Walter F Gibson II supreme governor will dedicate the fireplace with the municipal band performing, replacing the usual 7 PM concert.
Southeastern Idaho police seek Eddie Fladerland, 19, and Mary Lea Appleton, 13, who left Salmon yesterday with a 13-year old girl. They were last seen traveling in a 1941 green Chevrolet coupe with Idaho plate 2L-570, about 10 a m Tuesday.
Fair and warmer today and tomorrow. Tonight's low near 58 and tomorrow's high about 90. The forecast covers Pocatello and surrounding region with mild conditions.
University of Colorado in Boulder will sponsor a conference to address sex offenses and bizarre crimes on a national scale after two student slayings this school year. President Robert L. Stearns announced plans at commencement as authorities sought the killer of Roy F. Spore Jr. The 19 year old was slain last Thursday, seven months after Theresa Foster died. Joe Sam Walker was convicted of second degree murder in Foster s death and faces appeal. Criminologist Edward O Heinrich arrived to aid analysis. Stearns planned meetings with New York and Washington officials to invite experts to the conference.
Firefighters responded to a small blaze in an alley in the 400 block of North Fifth this morning. They found the fence intact with only a few vines smoldering as the flames were extinguished.
Bannock County sheriff reports a battleship gray 1939 Chevrolet coupe stolen from Jerome on Tuesday. The evidence lists Idaho license plate E 2767.
Eddie Waitkus Philadelphia Phillies first baseman was shot near the heart by Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a Chicago typist, in her Edgewater Beach hotel room after he accepted her invitation. She confessed to firing a .22 rifle claiming tension and a desire to kill someone. Police found clippings, photos, and a diary linking to Waitkus.
Mr and Mrs Richard Heng Don Stone and John Clark were arraigned before Justice Charles W Hyde on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. The complaint by Danny Pullos of Phoenix cafe and LaMont Bailey of the Sap phire Lounge says the quartet manipulated punch boards in Blackfoot by presenting only winning numbers and destroying the losing ones. They were released on bond.
Boise Idaho The executive board of the State Federation of Labor urged Governor C A Robins to take steps to reinstate full relief payments to needy citizens The board opposed a 10 percent cut to elderly relief and noted cuts begin July 1 by the State Department of Public Assistance The federation approved recommendations on labor commissioner appointments and endorsed the Columbia Valley Administration and urged the 1950 Western Safety Conference be held in Boise.
An 11 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs James McClure, was dragged to death on a ranch near Hamer. Officers say the lad fell or was thrown from a horse, his foot caught in a lariat loop attached to the saddle horn, his bruised body found among sagebrush.
Ronald Parks, 13, drowned yesterday at Heise Hot Springs during a Sunday school outing from Ririe. State police say the youth likely suffered cramps or a heart attack while swimming with his Sunday school class. He was the son of Clarence and Mrs. Parks of Ririe.
The weatherman projects a high of 82 today matching last year. Indications suggest temperatures will approach 90 tomorrow as the mercury climbs.
A mid June heat wave and drought threaten crops and raise forest fire fears in northeastern states. Death toll in New England heat belt reaches 15 as flash floods kill 11 in North Texas. Pacific Northwest faces fire risk from dry conditions while Midwest sees beneficial showers. Foresters warn precautions. grass and mill fires cause damage and closures.
Neal Potter of the United World Federalists of Seattle leads a discussion at 8 p m in the public library junior room. The group seeks a stronger United Nations with police power toward a world government and claims 90 plus congressmen back the idea. A J Priest of New York City chairs the national executive council. he is a University of Idaho graduate and son of Joel Priest of Boise. The meeting is open to interested the public.
Police chase leads to a young well dressed man about 22 who entered the Equitable Life Assurance office in the Pioneer building Monday afternoon and fled with a purse containing about 30 dollars belonging to Mrs Dorothy Rough of 228 West Buell. We provide details of the theft and escape route toward Main Street.
The 34th Idaho State Chiropractic association convention ended with a clear stance against unlicensed healing arts groups. They urged the Western Society for Freedom of the Healing Arts to remove chiropody and introduced new chiropractic technique. Officers elected: J. L. Harrison president, A. D. West vice president, M. D. Anthony treasurer, M. H. MacDonald secretary.
Fargo Wells, son of Mrs. Chester Wells, has returned home from Palo Alto after graduating from Stanford University this month. He plans to engage in the management and operation of the Fargo-Wilson-Wells company.
John C. Hood, 554 South Seventh, recently finished his junior year at Notre Dame and will spend six weeks in an air school at Dayton, Ohio. After graduation he will receive a commission in the air corps reserve. Hood is the son of Emmet Hood and grandson of the late John Hood.
Floods in Hengyang area of Hunan province reportedly claim 20 000 lives and hinder the red drive toward the south. Nationalists cite damaged roads near Nanchang and rail service to Hengyang as floods subside. Reports also say Kweiyang suffered extensive flood damage while Peiping bans on foreign correspondents persist with few remaining reporters able to file.
Kiwanis International delegates from Pocatello Idaho depart with Mr. Johnsmeier and Mrs. Johnsmeier for Salt Lake City and a Pullman to Atlantic City New Jersey. The two week tour includes Washington New York Buffalo Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago with Idaho and Utah clubs. W E Best and Mrs Best join in Chicago to attend the convention sessions and post tour. Convention headquarters will be the Traymore hotel.
Sheriff Alma Marley of Bannock County has stayed home for a week due to illness.
Idaho Congressman Sanborn proposes relocating Congress for the summer to Sun Valley or Boise to escape Washington’s heat and avoid cramped chambers during renovations. He argues a Northwest session would keep temper calm and productive.
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