School Heads Dodge Text Book Battle
George N. Green superintendent of schools returned from Moscow where he attended a state administrators conference. He said over 100 men from Idaho participated and discussed general school policies and problems rather than the Brosnan History of Idaho dispute. Green noted nine and a half million dollars will face the 1940 legislature for education.
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George N. Green
Moscow
Green
State Board of Education
Brosnan
Idaho
Textbook Commission
Fourteen Idaho Communities To Hold July Celebrations
Idaho summer events feature Frontier Days in Pocatello July 16 to 18 with three queens: Shirley Whitehead LaRae Jacobs and Treva Hiatt. Other festivities include Blackfoot July 2 to 3 posse show and rodeo Ruport July 3 to 5 Idaho Falls Border Days Grangeville Wendell Rexburg Coeur d Alene Nampa Sandpoint Mullan Malad Filer Twin Falls county fair. Sun Valley hosts state meetings and conventions for Alpha Tau Omega Idaho State Medical Idaho Society of X ray Technicians Idaho State Bar Idaho Editorial. Also listed are Challis Challis July 4 races Sun Valley July 6 to 9 events Payette July 22 baseball and more.
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Pocatello
Bannock County Fairgrounds
Shirley Whitehead
Downey
LaRae Jacobs
Treva Hiatt
Blackfoot
Rupert
Idaho Falls
Grangeville
Wendell
Rexburg
Coeur d'Alene
Snake River
Nampa
Carey
Lake Pend Oreille
Sandpoint
Mullan ‘49Ers
Twin Falls County
Filer
Sun Valley
Alpha Tau Omega
Idaho State Medical Association
Idaho Society of X-ray Technicians
Idaho State Bar Association
Idaho State Editorial Association
Challis
Western Regional Farm Bureau
Boise
Payette
Praying Mantis Noted for Head-Turning Ability
A report states that the praying mantis is the lone insect capable of turning its head and looking over its shoulders, a distinctive trait cited by observers.
Miss Gray Injured in Missouri Auto Accident
Bannock county assistant superintendent of schools Miss Frances Gray was injured on vacation in Missouri, suffering a broken ankle. Her sister Delia broke her wrist as the group traveled back to Tipton Indiana. Miss Gray will likely be unable to travel for about ten days.
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Frances Gray
Bannock County
Missouri
Miss Gray
Delia
Tipton
Ind
Appeal Filed Over Six Month Jail Term and Fine
Files appeal by Robert Charles Himstreet against a six month county jail sentence and a $200 fine imposed by Justice of the Peace Elkin Chandler on a criminal charge. The appellate action questions the sentence and seeks relief from the court.
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Robert Charles Himstreet
Elkin Chandler
Base to reopen air base plan targets 1949 schedule
Washington dispatch reports the Mountain Home Idaho airbase will be among 19 Air Force installations slated for reopening before June 30 1949. The move follows a June 1949 strength increase authorization lifting force levels from 382 000 to a higher total.
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Washington
Mountain Home
Idaho
Air Force
Grace GRACE school reorganization proposal on July 10
Bannock superintendent Scott D. Lowe said a vote on a new district reorganization will be held July 10. The plan includes Grace Independent No. 35 Telluride No. 58 Cove Common No. 8 Thatcher District No. 61 in Franklin and Bannock counties Cleveland No. 14 Rosehill Common No. 40 in Franklin county. One high school at Grace would serve the district with elementary schools at Thatcher and Grace and possibly at Telluride.
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Grace
Scott D. Lowe
Bannock
Grace Independent
Telluride
Cove Common
Bannock County
Thatcher
Franklin and Bannock Counties
Cleveland No
Rosehill Common
Franklin County
Officers and Men to Four Hundred Forty Thousand Five Hundred
A military report notes personnel numbers rising to 440 500 by June 30 1949 detailing officers and enlisted men across units. The document outlines staffing targets and progression toward the date.
Quiet Alameda Court Sifts One Case
Alameda court proceedings were quiet with a single case heard. Clyde R. Thomson of Salt Lake City forfeited a $10 bond on a speeding charge.
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Alameda
Clyde R. Thomson
Salt Lake City
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Bert) Empey
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Idaho Resort
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Tribune
Alameda Court
Crochet
Paris
Phoenix
Kimball
Catalina
Jantzen
Fargo-Wilson-Wells
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