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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
8
The Commerce Department reports 1948 liquor outlays at 8.8 billion dollars, down 8.7 percent from 1947. Reduced consumption and price declines drove the drop, with per person spending averaging about 60 dollars for all ages and 93 dollars for those over 21. Whiskey and distilled spirits fell from 4.56 to 3.9 billion dollars.
Around Town mentions Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham from San Leandro visiting with Ruggles family. Births listed for Watson, Bowden, Erickson, and Ellsworth families. Dr. Nelson Howard returns to San Francisco with Mrs. Howard and Marion Fargo visiting family in Pocatello. Police report several thefts and a missing bicycle, plus youth recreation skating and square dancing events at Deleta ballroom.
A sedan operated by Layton Morris, 37, RFD 1 south, collided at Halliday and Second with the Nielson car. Morris was traveling east on Halliday. damage included Morris front fender and headlight and Nielson taillight and left body.
Audrey Cyr 16 of 1505 East Hayden Street died in a Nampa hospital after a brief illness. Born May 5 1933 in Butte Montana she lived in Pocatello since 1935 and finished Franklin Junior High in 1948. Survivors include guardian Mr Weaver and mother Mrs Gertrude Bloom of Livingston Montana. Funeral 3 p m Tuesday at McHan Henderson chapel with Bishop Marion Coleman officiating. burial Mountainview Cemetery.
Arts and crafts director Orlean Hronek announced teen textile painting classes will start Tuesday at the Irving recreation hut. Classes run 8 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, with copper tooling added in the 3 to 5 p.m. slot later.
Sheriff Marley reports a vehicle owned by R P Holland at 1012 North Main ran off the road and was pulled from a borrow pit near the old U P plant on Highway 30 west of the city at 10 50 Saturday night. Deputy Earl Cutler removed it and no one was injured.
Funeral services for Mrs Henrietta Ford 65 wife of Arthur W at 239 North Eighth will be held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Downard chapel with Bishop R C Christensen of the Sixth ward LDS church in charge Interment in Mountain View cemetery
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