Fifteen contestants enter to crown 1947 Pocatello rodeo queen
Fifteen sponsors back the 1947 rodeo queen contest to be decided Sunday June 29 at 2 PM. Judges rate riding ability at 75 percent and horse and rider appearance at 25 percent. Norma Briggs will crown the winner at the July 11 rodeo opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Frontier Rodeo
Neck Fair
Ana Nama
Canvesy
Don
Boise
Oneal
May
Idaho
Tommy Cavanaugh
Pocatello
Eddy’s Bakery
Clara Hodgson
Joyce Caccia
Bannock Hotel
Janette Selle
Chevron
Robbie Hodkins
Alameda Chamber of Commerce
Marguerite Hall
Bonita Jewett
Harlan Fereday
Frank Christensen
Vernal Taysom
Seldon Kauffman
Oren Clark
Norma Briggs
Bannock County Fairgrounds
Local residents report thefts and incidents around town
Velma Glasner and two coworkers lent $39 to cook Acel Andy Anderson who left town after drawing wages. police may file a complaint. Uncovered manhole on Hawthorne Maplewood reported. Rear window broken and lights on at Ideal Market. Superintendent Scott D. Lowe returns from Moscow with 40 of 44 superintendents attending. Missing child Marlin Archibald located in courthouse yard. Shotgun stolen from Charles England’s home, valued at $75. Burglary reported at E F Bourne’s home. Navy blanket and thermos jug stolen from Mrs. Howard Crouch’s Ford. Woodcraft Thimble club meets. Tricycle stolen from W E Kirkendall’s garage. Bannock council Masons meet. Sacred Heart circle to be entertained at St Joseph's school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Glasner
Whitman
Acel Andy Anderson
Clarence Lewis
N. Ninth
Howard Crouch
S. Johnson
Lander
Penney
Blast in California Harbor Leaves Two Dead
Two seamen died after explosions rocked the American President Lines vessel Markay at the Long Beach harbor. Survivors described a engulfing fire on the main deck as two crew members leapt from the stern. The ship, berths, and Shell Oil Co facilities suffered heavy damage. nearby vessels were moved to safety as firefighters battled the blaze and authorities assessed the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American President Lines
Donald D. Grame
Austin
Wis
Joseph W. Schwartz
Galleyman
de Forest
Wilson
Oller
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Mormon Island
Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor
Maunales
Matson
Texas Company
Long Beach
Soviets Face Pressure Over Europe Aid and Cooperation
The piece argues that refusal to cooperate in rebuilding Europe would signal Moscow plans to act alone, risking increased Communist influence as Western democracies fear a Soviet-driven path to broader victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
Moscow
Southeast Trades Group forms amid Idaho federation rift
Rosqvist of Pocatello, former Idaho Federation of Labor secretary treasurer, declines candidacy as council forms after last fall’s election controversy. About 75 locals express intent to join, with expansion expected from southeastern Idaho and the upper Snake River Valley. Member unions remain AFL affiliated but have withdrawn or fallen delinquent in state federation payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Rosqvist
Pocatello
Idaho Federation of Labor
Southeast Idaho Council
State Federation
Idaho
Snake River Valley
American Federation of Labor
Summer Blizzard Traps Park Tourists Endangers 3
Idaho Falls officials reported a summer blizzard trapping tourists and locals, with 3 fatalities and multiple injuries. Principal G J Rowe credited calm reactions, while rescues faced delays as a relief truck bogged down before being dug out.
Truman appoints panel to study costs across sectors
President Truman selects a cross section of leaders to debate costs. Included are James B. Carey CIO AFL secretary Meany, Robert Gordon Sproul of the University of California, Melville F. Coolbaugh, and former Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. The group spans labor education and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Corp
CIO
James B. Carey
AFL
George Meany
Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
Melville F. Coolbaugh
Colorado School of Mines
Robert M. Lafoliette, Jr
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Old Timer Dies in Idaho Resident George W Walters Jr
George W Walters Jr 77 longtime Idaho resident died Sunday at his home north of town He was born July 10 1870 in St Joseph Missouri came to Idaho in 1906 and worked for the Union Pacific railroad and Franklin Hayes Brewing He retired 15 years ago He is survived by five sons and three daughters and five grandchildren Funeral arrangements to be announced after hearing from out of town relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Walters, Jr
Idaho
City
Mr. Walters
St. Joseph
Union Pacific Railroad
Old
Franklin & Hayes Brewing Company
George Walters, Jr
Los Angeles
Joseph Walters
Nevada
Donnald R
Percy W. Franklin J. Walters
Pocatello
Mabel Caffer
Mary A. Smith
Margaret Orton
Beaver
Utah
Floods Leave Nebraska Towns and Acres Wrecked
Sixteen die in floods across eastern Nebraska as Ashland endures a fourth flood of the year. Harry D. Strunk of the Republican Valley Conservation association and McCook Gazette predicts higher death tolls once communications are restored. Tornados hit Loomis Oxford and Gothenburg causing one death and nine injuries with extensive crop damage. Cambridge receives tetanus and antityphoid vaccines by air at Red Cross request as city water system fails. Iowa also reports heavy rains up to five inches triggering floods and warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Nebraska
Harry D. Strunk
Republican Valley Conservation Association
McCook Gazette
Loomis
Oxford
Gothenburg
Neb
Cambridge
Second Air Force
Red Cross
Iowa
Honorary GE Board Chairman Owen D Young Named
Owen D Young serves as honorary board chairman of the General Electric company, reflecting his long association with the firm and its leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen D. Young
The
General Electric Company
ISC graduates spread across world from Idaho branch
Dr. John R. Nichols notes ISC alumni work internationally. Fred erick Sorensen directs a Denver curriculum workshop. Jack E. Davis teaches in New Orleans and plans a fall return to Arizona. Others include Ken Fukunaga in Tokyo and Waynard Lowe near Tokyo, with several graduates serving in medical and public roles in Japan and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Idaho
Idaho State College
John R. Nichols
ISC
Frederick Sorensen
University At Denver
Eva Weir
Jack E. Davis
Idaho Renegal
Utah
Houlane University
New Orleans
University of Arizona At
Tucson
Robert W. Lawson
Mary Faubion
Boise
Tokyo
Japan
Ken Fukunaga
49Th General Hospital
St. Lukes
Waynard Lowe
Grace
Toyo Murakami Nakanishi
USSB
Nakanishi
U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps
War Ministry
Dorothy Friedel
Allied Council For Japan
Pocatello
Nichols
Kenneth Dixon
Riley Dixon
Washington Lee University
Labor Bill Sparks CIO Meeting Fight in Washington
The CIO executive board will assess the Taft Hartley Labor Control Bill fallout in Washington on Friday June 27. AFL President Green predicts widespread warfare on the industrial front and calls for immediate repeal amid government injunctions and closed shop bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
CIO
Washington
AFL
William Green
Green
Congress
Broadbeck Dominates Midget Auto Races Main Event
Gil Broadbeck driving car No. 4 with a Willys engine won the 20 lap main event from eight starters. Bill Edwards in No. 13 with a Studebaker engine won the trophy dash and his 16th midget trophy. Broadbeck also took fastest car and all-winners races. Herb Marks won the all-losers race. Next race set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the South Main street track in Pocatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Broadbeck
Willys
Bill Edwards
Studebaker
Broadbeck
Herb Marks
South Main Street
Pocatello
Edwards
Get Auto Association
Ancient mix still shapes today’s transparent glass
Glass production today uses a composition similar to the mix used over three millennia ago. Researchers note that modern methods build on the same foundational materials, highlighting enduring continuity in glassmaking techniques.
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G. C. Leger
Maplewood
Hawthorne and
Alameda
H. T. Carahoff
Police Department
Ideal Market
Riverside and
Hawthorne Avenue
Scott D. Lowe
Marlin Archibald
North Seventh
Court House Yard
Jack Marshall
Charles England
Warren Avenue
E. F. Bourne
W. Greeley
Woodcraft Thimble Club No. 155
Della Allsworth
W. Clark
Allsworth
Golding
W. E. Kirkendall
N. Harrison
Bannock Council 2 Royal and Select Masons
Elks Temple
Walter Cclwein
Sacred Heart Circle
St. Joseph's School
H. L. DeLate
California
Labor
Southeast Trades Group
Ruth Bilyeu
Pocatello High School
Intermountain Territory
Ogden
DAR
Ruth
Bilyeu
Bannock Motor Company
C. W. Stoddard
Rowland Bros. Dairy
Idaho Falls
Richard Huckels
Akron
Ohio
John P. Baker
Grayling
Mont
G. J. Rowe
Luck
Rowe
Mammoth Springs
John Wicklund
Winnipeg
Canada
Lyle Pearson
Goshen
Ore
Rowes
Rodgers
Walter F. Columbus
Red Lodge
Oil City
John McCrea
Truman
Bannock Fair Grounds
Boise Oneal
Berkeley
Hore
House
Senate
Sen
Taft
Barkley
National Labor Relations Board
Paul M. Hertog
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds
Hartley
Pepper
D-Fla
Packard-Bell Phono-Cord
Thomas Radio & Appliance
North Main
Mardor Hospital
N.E. 20Th Ave
Portland
Oregon
Wolfe, Corcoran and Linder
New York Life Insurance Actuaries
Ford
Ford Trucks
Cellck
C. ED Flandro
Lewis, Pocatello, Idaho
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