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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
4
The Pocatello Tribune provides daily and Sunday editions from Pocatello Idaho with The Associated Press credited. It lists subscription rates for Idaho and other U S regions and notes legal notices published weekly in Thursdays issue per Idaho law. The notice ends with a biblical quote urging memory keeping.
The piece lauds President Truman for quickly initiating a broad plan to reorganize the executive branch, headed by Herbert Hoover, and notes the task will require persistence as politicians from all parties resist. It urges vigilant support to counter obstruction and ensure efficient government.
A Santa Barbara reader condemns murder themed radio shows as harmful to children, arguing sponsors push lurid stories for profit. The piece notes expanding concerns about television murder programs and their impact on families.
An 80-year-old Ilseworth resident Sam Taylor claims a family elixir of nettles dandelions and a secret ingredient cuts his age by 15 years. He walks five miles before breakfast to prove it while sharing the nettles and dandelions though the final ingredient remains secret. The piece compares the claim to prohibition era patent medicines and questions motives under socialism and TV era fame.
Idaho context shows Fred W Mitchell heading to West Point after military family service background while Dale L Patterson prepares for the USS Missouri Midshipmen Cruise training. Fireworks law tightens in Bingham County as state officials discuss permit limits. Emergency Mexican farm labor talks advance with emphasis on local worker first and student placements to ease shortages.
Evidence mounts that Britain will devalue the pound and press for bilateral trade deals that clash with American free enterprise. Washington questions subsidizing British moves and warns of aging Do minions, sterling controls, and debt pleas while London pursues policies easing its own exports. A second note urges readers to back girls over boys and to seek Dr Patri’s P-31 aid for poor readers with a mailed request.
A columnist urges recognizing the value of daughters in the home and community. He argues girls perform crucial chores, support family life, and provide care as parents age, calling for appreciation of daughters and their contributions beyond boys’ roles.
Readers send in questions on word usage and grammar. Frank Colby explains obsolescent means passing out of use, not yet obsolete, and clarifies rabies wording and the was were construction. A teacher’s copy offer details follow.
In a federal court session in Dear Judy, the witness identifies Miss Judith Coplon and asserts she supplied information to a Russian contact. The judge weighs whether any data was shared.
Senator Taylor defends Columbia Valley Authority concept urging irrigation expansion, multi purpose reservoirs, and hydroelectric power in the Pacific Northwest. He criticizes opponents as funded by special interests spreading misinformation while inviting citizen support.
Columnists debate whether court use of FBI loyalty files harms secrecy and morale. The piece cites Judith Coplon and Alger Hiss trials, notes critics like Marquis Childs and Doris Fleeson, and questions the impact on informants and FBI credibility.
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