Four Missing In Accident Near the Montana Idaho Line
Rescue efforts slowed as 4 people are believed drowned after a car fell 150 feet into the Clark Fork river near the Montana Idaho border. Names given include Harold White of Walla Walla and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gable of Smelterville plus Mrs. Elsie Silva of Denver. Debris found along the riverbank.
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Wash
Henry Gable
Smelterville
Idaho
Elsie Silva
Denver
Alberton, Mont
Missoula
Three Old Indians Beaten in Street Fight
Police report a late Friday fight near Halliwell baseball park left three elderly Native men badly battered. Roland George, 18, was arrested after fleeing with two others. he was fined 25 dollars after arraignment.
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Halliwell
Roland George
Edward Goins
Jeff Short
Gene Pord
Ben Mullopp
Ernest Farmer
Carl Paddy
George
Freshman Day Set At Idaho State College
Freshman day is September 11 with registration on September 12 and 13 at Idaho State College per Dr. Carl W. McIntosh dean. Last mailing permit deadline is September 6. Classes start September 15 and officials expect record enrollment as upper division work is offered.
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Idaho State College
Carl W. McIntosh
McIntosh
Noted Magician to Play in Pocatello
Wilford the magician will appear at the Pocatello high school auditorium on June 27 and 28 at 8 pm with a matinee June 28 at 2 pm. Sponsored by the LDS Sunday school eighth board, his act features science based illusions and a rope bound disappearance involving a female assistant and a trunk. Proceeds support the church building fund.
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Wilford
Eighthoard
LDS Sunday School
Winner named for recreation paper Playtime News
Norine Dohse 10, of 245 South Lincoln wins the contest sponsored by the Pocatello recreation commission to name the recreation newspaper. She suggested Playtime News and receives a Pollyanna book as prize. Norine is enrolled in special recreation classes and attends Memorial park activities with her older brother Ronald and younger sister Carolyn.
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Pocatello Recreation Commission
Norine Dohse
South
Lincoln
Norine
Memorial Park
Ronald
Carolyn
Pocatello Hosts 28th Idaho Legion Convention
Veterans from Idaho and 17 other states gather July 20 through 23 as the Idaho American Legion and Auxiliary stage their 28th annual convention in Pocatello. About 475 Legion delegates and 200 Auxiliary delegates are expected, with up to 1500 unofficial visitors, while housing coordinator Pete McDermott seeks rooms for attendees. National Commander Paul Griffith will speak and receive the keys to the city from Mayor George Phillips with Miss Idaho 1947 Norma Briggs presenting.
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Pocatello
Idaho American Legion
Idaho
Legion
C. S
Chick) Goranson
Auxiliary
Goranson
Pete McDermott
Tional Legion
Paul Griffith
Legionnaire
George Phillips
Norma Briggs
Chamber Repairing Old Stage Coach
The chamber of commerce is repairing the Benn Holliday stage coach that ran between Corrine Utah and mining camps in Montana. J L Craig says the coach, owned by Idaho State College historical museum, will be used in Pocatello parades after restoration of wheels leather springs seats and top.
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Chamber of
Pocatello
Craig
Mr. Craig
Fracture of Skull Blamed in Death of Pocatello Hunter
Joe Schaffer a 50 year old Pocatello hunter who had been missing since October 22 was found dead in eastern Fremont county. Coroner Milton Hensen led 14 men into Part ridge Creek region to recover the body. Investigators concluded he fell from a rocky ledge striking his head and dying. He may have been dazed and found a brush covered protected spot. Several search parties passed within 10 to 15 feet of the remains.
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ST. Anthony
Joe Schaffer
Pocatello
Schaffer
Partridge Creek
Fremont County
Milton Hensen
Hansen
Ogden Man Sentenced 1 to 20 Years for Burglary
Harry S. Murata, 26, of Ogden, was sentenced to 1 to 20 years in the state prison by District Judge Roald A. Hogenson after pleading guilty to burglary charges.
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Salt Lake City
Harry S. Murata
Ogden
Roald A. Hogenson
Stern Gang the Largest Jewish Underground Force
The Stern gang, a Jewish underground group, formed to protect Jewish colonizers from Arab attacks and grew into the largest such organization.
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Stern
Accident Victim Dies After Bicycle Collision
William Orville Lyons, 69, died Friday at Cot tage hospital from injuries from a June 12 bicycle collision with a car driven by Dee Bullock of Rupert. Bullock was fined $100 in drunk driving court, marking the 17th traffic fatality in Magic Valley for 1947.
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Burley
William Orville Lyons
Dee Bullock
Rupert
Bullock
Henry W. Tucker
Magic Valley
Hagana Prepares Statement on Palestine for UN Committee
Hagana leaders plan to present to the United Nations committee on Palestine detailing past actions and future aims regarding illegal immigration. The Jewish underground group is said to be coordinating against Irgun Zvai Leumi operations in a campaign of terror and counter operations.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
United Nations Committee On Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Pine Crashes Doomed Honeymoon Couple on Highway 89
A 100 foot pine toppled onto a coupe on highway 89 in Tahoe City killing bridegroom William Albert McVea 21 of Napa and injuring bride Nina suffering skull injuries and shock in Reno hospital. Tribune Want Ads Bring Results.
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Tahoe City
Calif
William Albert McVea
Napa
Nina
Reno
Major Stores Stay Open on July 5 in Poca
J L Craig secretary of the chamber of commerce says most principal business establishments in Poca will remain open Saturday July 5 despite a governor proclaimed holiday on July 4 and 5. The clerical union agreement does not provide for July 5 as a holiday and Idaho Falls and Blackfoot stores will also stay open.
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Pocatello
J. L. Craig
Chamber of Commerce
Craig
Idaho Falls
Blackfoot
Boy Killed in Accidental Shot at Home in Mammoth
Fifteen year old Mammoth Utah resident 4 Rich ard Lunt was fatally shot today when he tried to lift a .22 caliber rifle from a gun cabinet. Marshal Kenneth Furrier reported the weapon discharged, the bullet striking the boy in the head.
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Mammoth
Utah
Richard Lunt
Kenneth Furrier
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First Ave
Boise Payette Lumber Co
North Fifth Ave
Calligan
South Main St
Centre Paint Co
Idaho Glass & Paint Co
South First Ave
Main and Clark
Idaho Lumber & Hardware Company
East Center St
Pocatello Hardware & Canvas, Inc
North Main St
Tri-State Lumber Co
Pomme
Cory Coffee Brewer
Cory
He Fisher
Mitchell
Philco and Universal Radio Repair Service
North Main
Tribune
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Socralaan
Maico
City
Samson
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