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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
3
Police arrested another man for attempted murder and held a third as a material witness after a downtown street altercation left Peter Bollos of Salt Lake City seriously wounded by a .12 gauge shotgun. Pellets struck his left arm and side. a weapon was found at the scene.
City council considers total license fees including state and county charges amounting to $2500. Recommendations limit liquor premises features and require bartender registrations. The alley near Center Street is closed for LDS church building plans. Union Pacific double-track extension is reviewed. Fleet insurance bid awarded to Bryan & Company at $1136.80 and culvert pipe purchases approved.
C E Chick Goranson World War I veteran and WWII government agent in Arabia and the Far East was unanimously chosen commander by Pocatello post No 4 of the American Legion at a Memorial building election. He leads preparations for the July department convention and succeeds Dr Jack Mauk who becomes district vice commander. Other officers and committee members were elected and installed including Shurtliff Flandro Bistline Racine Beasley Guyaz Comstock Watts Palmer Hilliard Gasser McDermott Christiansen Howell Black.
Dr. John R. Nichols announced two gifts to Idaho State College. A large volume on the Slums of New York by Harry Manuel Shulman was donated by the Rotary Club of New York for Idaho Southern Library and given to Nichols by Rae P. Stratford of the Pocatello club. A framed picture titled Pipe of Peace from Fred King of Burley features an Indian hatchet ceremony and includes fifty obsidian arrow heads from Cassia and Minidoka counties with participants Jared Anderson, Richard F. Egbert, and Wayne Hampton in traditional dress.
Lloyd F. Oleson national commander of the Disabled American Veterans will address the 14th annual Idaho DAV convention and auxiliary in Lewiston starting Sunday. Invitations extended to Idaho senators Dworshak and Taylor and Rep. Goff, with other veterans' leaders also invited. presiding officers include Grant H. Hess and Mrs. Olive R. Older.
Dr M D Beale of Ricks Academy Rexburg the first visiting professor at Idaho State College praised Idaho for exceeding early promise. He argued the human element drives a state's greatness and noted early explorers and traders could not yet foresee Idaho's potential.
Speakers recount early explorers near starvation in eastern Idaho and question Brigham Young’s view of Snake River valley prospects. Dr Beale criticizes Idahoan loyalties while FPF organizer Brick Thompson introduces the event. Rotary hosts Major Robinson and Lt Colonel Moberly welcome guests including Commander Jeffers and Capt Roper’s son-in-law.
Bernard Allhands of Montpelier Lawrence Baker of Nampa Dr. Lloyd S Call of Boise and Rev Edward Laird Mills of Great Falls are mentioned among a group of civic or church leaders tied to the era.
The Senate accepted the conference report on the wood bill with Republicans Dworshak Idaho Watkins Utah Cain Washington Morse and Cordon Oregon in support. Democrats Magnuson Washington supported while Taylor Idaho opposed. Senator Thomas Utah did not have a recorded vote.
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