Dewey Dominates GOP Convention On Ballot Lead
Governor Thomas F. Dewey surged to a commanding lead for the Republican presidential nomination at the convention in Philadelphia. Talks of a Taft Stassen alliance circulated to halt Dewey, as Edward Martin of Pennsylvania shifted to support Dewey and carry many of the state’s 73 delegates.
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Philadelphia
Thomas F. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Taft
Stassen
Martin
Colbert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Mother Imprisons Child In Closet
In San Francisco a naked undernourished girl, Sharon Stewart, 4 1/2, is freed from a dark closet where a heavy dresser blocked the door. Probation officers say she was confined since Monday. warrants were issued for her mother Esther Stewart and father Robert Stewart on charges of neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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San Francisco
Sharon Stewart
Arthur Upton
Esther Litchfield
Esther Stewart
Robert
Idaho Falls Wins In First Pivot Of Pioneer League
In seven innings Idaho Falls defeated Boise 9 to 6 with Lehman, Waters and Vidinha leading, while McHugh, Waters and Tapp paced Idaho Falls for a 9 to 6 win. Pocatello topped Twin Falls 10 to 4 as Mahoney, Beard and Le Blanc starred. Great Falls at Salt Lake City and Billings at Ogden were postponed due to wet grounds.
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Great Falls
Salt Lake City
Vacation Queen from Texas Visits Pocatello on Tour
Mrs. Kathryn Campbell of Kress Texas toured Pocatello as part of a Mutual radio Queen for a Day event. She and her husband travel in a trailer caravan on a two month honeymoon trip from Amarillo to Hollywood and beyond via three trailer homes and Mercury cars. The prize includes wardrobe and numerous home appliances and travel gear for the cross country journey to Yellowstone Niagara Falls New York Bermuda and more.
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Kress
Tex
Mutual
Gate City
West Yellowstone
Campbell
California
Kathryn
Amarillo
Hollywood
Mercury
Yellowstone
Niagara Falls
New York City
Vermont
Bermuda
Guard Beneficiary of Draft Expects To Fill Vacancies
National guard, indirect beneficiary of the new draft, is expected to be full with volunteers by month end and stop recruiting for a year. Preliminary reports show 90 000 to 100 000 vacancies will be filled. Idaho guard held at 60 percent of strength amid draft bill pending signing. Enlistments reported in Lewiston, Boise, Coeur d Alene, and Twin Falls.
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National Guard
Congress
Armed Services
Truman
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Martin
R-Mass
Philadelphia
Idaho National Guard
Walsh
Kenneth Cramer
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Idaho Air Arm
Guard
Idaho
Lewiston
Boise
Coeur d'Alene
Cominform Mystery Meeting Signals New Push on Marshall Plan
Washington reports of a Cominform secret session in eastern Europe suggest the communist leadership plans a second round against the Marshall plan. Officials say the talks point to tightening Soviet influence as eastern European leaders consolidate administration and resist Western rebuilding efforts.
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Europe
High Command
State
Belgrade
United States
Western
Public Auction Held by Sheriff Alma Marley
Sheriff Alma Marley will hold a public auction in front of the courthouse at 11 a m on July 16 selling lots 45 and 46, block 2, Fairview Town site with all appurtenances. The sale is in the matter of Professional Adjustment Bureau vs Jerry Williams to satisfy a judgment of 105.39 dollars plus interest and costs, cash to the highest bidder.
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Court House
Fairview
General Land
Surveyor General
Professional Adjustment Bureau
Jerry Williams
Williams
Boys Find Body Of Burley Man
Heyburn Idaho residents report the discovery of George Haycock 31 of Burley whose body was found Tuesday at 2 pm one half mile south of the Heyburn Burley bridge on the Minidoka side of the Snake River. The body was partially clad and mutilated. Dr O A Moehmer declined to specify the injuries. An autopsy is planned in Rupert.
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Heyburn
George Haycock
Burley
Heyburn-Burley
Minidoka
Snake River
Haycock
O. A. Moehmer
Rupert
Lehrbas Joins Office of International Information
Former Pocatellan Lloyd Lehrbas becomes director of the Office of International Information including the Voice of America. This marks his first time since before the war not competing globally with United Press rival Edward Beatty, who will head the News Desk.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Office of International Information
Voice of America
Sunday
Lehrbas
Associated Press
United Press
Edward Beatty
Beatty
Weather Summary for Pocatello Idaho Actions Ahead
Weather summary notes total precipitation this month at 0.24 inches versus normal 0.85 inches and a mean temperature of 50 degrees, below the normal 63. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and warmer conditions for Pocatello and Idaho. Sunset is 8 13 and sunrise 4 51.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Vandenberg Backers Await Signal On Campaign Entry
Clare Boothe Luce reflects on Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and whether his silence signals a presidential bid. Backers press for a clear statement as supporters debate his readiness, style, and commitment to his pledged word amid speculation about a possible nomination.
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Clare Boothe Luce Pihiladelpilla
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt
Sigler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Holland
Communists Map Strategy After Italian Elections
Rome reports two Italian Communist officials say a Prague meeting includes leaders from Czechoslovakia Poland and Romania to map strategy in light of Italy's elections. Palmiro Togliatti and Pietro Secchi departed Rome for Prague last week and will return by week end with details kept secret for security.
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Poland
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Romania
Palmiro Togliatti
Pietro Secchi
Prague
Togliatti
Italy
Communist Information Bureau
Milan
Rain Threatens Grain Harvest in Kansas
Farmers in Kansas and neighboring states faced persistent heavy rains and tornado clouds that stalled the wheat harvest. The floods damaged infrastructure, but experts warned the crop risks include mold and sprouting if the damp grain remains in the field or bins.
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Parsons
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Bread Belt
Crash Victims Improving After Station Wagon Collision
Three hospital patients from the Garfield and Gould crash continued to recover Tuesday night. Ernest W. Hanson driven station wagon top Sieplot Fertilizer. Melvin W. Scott arrested for reckless driving. Charles Crowley head injuries described as only fair. other injured include Helen Schwabe and Don Pophan with varying conditions.
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Garfield
Ernest W. Hanson
Sieplot Fertilizer Company
Melvin W. Scott
Randolph
Gould
Charles Crowley
Simplot Company
F. M. Ray
Crowley
Don Pophan
Scott
Rain Causes Damage To Sewer Trenches In City Streets
Heavy rain caused sewer trenches to cave in on N Elevenh and Twelfth streets Monday. City street Commissioner Ralph Bair said trenches were filled with gravel on Tuesday. Workers also spread gravel on Cyprus street where water accumulated Tuesday.
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Ralph Bair
Cyprus Street
Rainfall May Be Only Preface To June Deluge In Pocatello
Heavy showers arrived late with over two inches of rain in four days raising Pocatello’s May total to 2.24 inches. Weather bureau officials warned if rain continues for eight more days in June the month could rank among historic highs.
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Pocatello
Jame
Weather Bureau
Greek Army Advances in Grammos Front Encirclement
Greek troops push toward the rebel grip in Grammos as six divisions attack the guerrilla line led by Markos Vaïfides. U.S. officers advise and observers compare tactics to World War II encirclement strategies, with break throughs and flanking movements expected.
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Athens
Grammos
Front
Grammos Mountains
Markos Vafiades
U.S
Normandy
Vandenberg Praises Foreign Policy Plank at GOP Convention
In Philadelphia on Tuesday night Senator Vandenberg hailed the foreign plank as magnificent amid no convention fight from critics. Brooks indicated no challenge to the platform, and Chairman Reece predicted harmony on the platform. The labor plank drew union criticism as weak, while the 2400 word platform approved broad nonracial reforms and anti-lynching measures.
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R-Tll
Platform Committee
GOP
Carerell Reece
United Nations
Resolutions Committee
Vandenberg
America
Court Takes Four-Year Term Test Case Under Advisement
Idaho Supreme Court considers a challenge to a 1944 constitutional amendment that extended terms of state elective officers to four years. The decision affects whether Idaho will have a full general election this year and comes ahead of July 12 candidacy filings.
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Boise
Idaho Supreme Court
Idaho
Supreme Court
Frank J. Keenan
Secretary of State
J. D
Price
Keenan
United States
Congress
State Supreme Court
High Court
Bonus Issue to Come Before State Convention of VFW
Pocatello VFW post No. 735 will send 22 delegates to the Idaho State Encampment in Lewiston June 23 to 25. Miss Lola Tripp will chair the auxiliary delegation and John Dudenaker the VFW delegation. The most important business may be the proposed veteran’s bonus bill with 10 000 signatures needed to place it on the fall ballot.
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Idaho
VFW
Lewiston
Lola Tripp
John Dudenaker
Dudenake
VFW Club
United States
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Ted Royter
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L. A. Watts
Alma Engberson
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