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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1947
Page
5
Sen. O Mahoney described a sleeper clause in the Taft Hartley bill as unconstitutional and harmful to press commentary on the 1948 campaign. He criticized the draft for broad language targeting labor groups and noted it could affect corporations that publish newspapers or magazines.
Hudson's Inc. of Pocatello filed articles to do business as a wholesale and retail clothing house with $100,000 capitalization. Incorporators include T. V. Hudson of Twin Falls A D Bellamy of Idaho Falls and R J Anderson of Twin Falls. Also filed were McCleery Drugs Inc Jerome with $50,000 and Mission Orange Bottling Co Idaho Falls with $50,000, among others.
Malcolm P Johnson 40 of Hooper Utah died in a crash between his truck and a Bamberg railroad electric train at a north Salt Lake City crossing Friday. The truck front was hurled 96 feet and debris extended along the right of way as investigators noted a watchman with a red flag stationed at the crossing. The crash occurred in view of a Denvering area.
The report notes a rail line section crew near Hooper on the Utah line involving Max Ross of Ogden as train operator. It mentions Johnson who recently left Deseret Chemical Company in Tooele and moved with his family to Hooper, but the text provides limited details about the incident.
Roy Lindley leads the Pocatello Rodeo Riding club at Bannock County Fair grounds as more than a hundred riders practice parade formations for the July 11 Poca tello Frontier Rodeo. A chuck wagon feeds the crowd and plans exist for a June 22 20 mile ride from the O R Baum ranch with a lunch stop at Elk Meadows. Florence Nightingale is noted for developing modern nursing practices during the Crimean war.
President Truman denounces Hungary Romania and Bulgaria as oppressive regimes while praising Italy’s non Communist government. He signs final ratification of peace treaties with Italy and the three Balkans, backing U N efforts to amend terms and end wartime state of war.
The long run champion Life with Father on Broadway achieved its 3183rd performance Saturday night marking another milestone for the hit play and its cast and crew.
Pocatello streets will be decorated with flags and streamers for the fifth annual rodeo set for July 11 to 13. Tacoma’s Jack Hetherlin arrived to supervise installations under a contract with the Fish Flas and Decorating company, with merchants and rodeo committee coordinating efforts.
East and west city streets and storefronts will be decorated for the occasion. The Ban nock County Pair grounds grand stand will feature colors for the rodeo with a preliminary rodeo queen preview on June 29 at 2 pm. A Hitching Post will be set up in front of the Hotel Bannock for visiting horsemen during the rodeo. W W Shields says a hotel bar named The Hitching Post is being built, while Jack Nevins notes the assistant secretary. Tourist inquiries to Pocatello and vicinity lead with 135, Idaho state questions 35, and other topics including retail wholesale and employment. The chamber has distributed literature accordingly.
During April May and the first eight days of June the Pocatello chamber of commerce answered 276 inquiries from correspondents. This averages five per day on a 30 day period.
The tally notes roughly 600 pamphlets produced and many mimeographed sheets. Correspondence from all states and numerous foreign countries arrives, while personal requests from tourists climb to about fifteen daily.
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