McCammon Plt. in Idaho Guard Planned with 183rd Infantry
Lieut. Colonel Boyd J. Clark announced with Vic Kimmel that a McCammon platoon of 81 mm mortar is planned for attachment to the 183rd Infantry in Pocatello. General Walsh approved the plan, citing armory and funding constraints but noting no harm to independent McCammon organization when facilities exist.
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Pocatello
McCammon
Boyd J. Clark
183Rd Infantry
Idaho National Guard
Vic Kimmel
Clark
John E. Walsh
Pocatello National
Walsh
National Guard
Local areas seek to furnish enlistees for guard units
Falls Downey and Lava Hot Springs request permission to supply enlistees to local national guard units and to permit declining enlistments. They plan to trim crusts from stale bread to make toasted crumbs by drying slowly until crisp.
State To Eliminate Illegal Road Signs
Idaho motorists group endorses a drive by the state highway department to remove illegal signs. Association manager R G Cole said unofficial signs are hazardous by confusing drivers and often blocking views at crossroads.
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Boise
State Highway Department
Idaho Automobile Association
R. G. Cole
Crops Making Progress in Idaho Amid Mixed Weather
The USDA weekly crop report notes Idaho's irrigated areas show good crop progress while north Idaho rainfall delays spring plowing. Fall grains need rain in eastern Idaho, potatoes bloom in the southwest, and harvesting of cherries lettuce and peas is underway. Weevil infestation remains high and alfalfa hay first cutting mostly complete. Average statewide temperature 60.6F. lows 32F at Bonners Ferry and highs 91F at Grand View.
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Boise
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Idaho
Bonners Ferry
Grandview
Specht Breaks Foot At Pocatello Plant
W. C. Specht executive officer at the Pocatello Naval Ordnance plant is recovering in the plant infirmary after a Sunday evening accident when the horse he rode slipped on wet pavement causing a foot fracture. Plant authorities report he is getting along nicely.
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W. C. Specht
Pocatelo Naval
Truman Signs Veteran Bill for VA Limb Research Funds
President Truman signed a bill authorizing the Veterans Administration to spend 1,000,000 dollars annually on research to improve artificial limbs. The act requires results to be shared with private or public institutions and individuals to aid disabled people. Internships in veterans hospitals are also authorized in a separate bill, enabling VA to establish residences and internships for young doctors and medical graduates not yet practicing.
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Washington
Truman
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
King George VI Drops Imperial Title
King George VI relinquishes the title Emperor of India under the 1947 act. He will henceforth be known as King George VI by the grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British dominions beyond the seas king defender of the faith. The change will appear on coins eventually. Queen Victoria first held the imperial title 71 years ago.
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London
George VI
Great Britain
Ireland
Victoria
Sorenson visits Tacoma after son Reed wedding
Mrs. William Sorenson travels from Blackfoot to Tacoma following her son Reed Sorenson’s June 20 Lutheran church wedding to Hulda Svare. On returning she plans to visit sons Bill in Payalupp and Harold in Suquamish, while Don Sorenson leaves for a Mexico LDS mission and a farewell is set for June 28.
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Blackfoot
William Sorenson
Tacoma
Wash
Reed
Hulda Svare
Sorenson
Bill
Payalupp
Harold
Suquamish
Don Sorenson
Mexico
Montanan Woman Aged 91 Says She Needs No Doctor
Mrs Sarah Hall of Walkerville Mont says she has never consulted a doctor in her 91 years. She notes the only attendants at the birth of her nine children were her mother or a neighbor. She is visiting at her son Vic Hall in Rupert.
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Rupert
Sarah Hall
Walkerville
Mont
Hall
Vic Hall
Prehistoric Pipe Use Unearthed in Granite Bowls
Archaeologists report ancient smokers used granite bowls with reed or hollowed-ash stems. The finds indicate ritual or daily tobacco or resin use by early peoples, suggesting established pipe technology in distant times.
Bannock County Young Republicans Elect New Officers
Dr Paul Crane installed as president with Les Schwiebert Todd Cahill Keith Gill Joe Primbs and Julie Cordon elected to internal affairs press relations secretary and finance roles The group discussed the Boise convention and the upcoming national convention report will be given by the Idaho delegation at the next meeting July 6
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Bannock County
Young Republicans
Paul Crane
Les Schwiebert
Todd Cahill
Keith Gill
Joe Primbs
Julie Cordon
Robert Eustace
National Republican Finance
Blackfoot Sergeant Opens Musician Enlistment
Blackfoot recruiting officer Sergeant Don Holland has authority to enlist musicians for a Sixth Army band. Recruits will be stationed at Fort Mason in San Francisco and must be proficient at a musical instrument.
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Blackfoot
Don Holland
Blackfoot Recruiting Office
Fort Mason
San Francisco
Holland
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