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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1925
Page
6
Fire Chief A B Canfield says Fire Prevention Week will run October 4 through 10 with broader observance in the United States. He urges school visits and a citywide inspection campaign to remove hazards and lists practical safety tips for homes and fireside areas.
John Weston elected yell king and Alan Chalmers yell duke after vote in home rooms. Yells to lead at all games this season with organized student sections at the stands. Football tickets selling fast for Oct 10 game between Pocatello High and West Side High of Salt Lake at Overland Park field.
Pocatello residents expected a local spectacle as bears Teddy and Betty of the fire department were moved. Teddy returned to a farmer near Hegler while Betty, a department-owned bear, faced scheduled execution as no suitable alternate site could be found. Citizens urged a park placement or tourist draw, with volunteers offering labor and materials if a new home was secured.
Town talk notes the Parent Teachers association will hold a Monday evening meeting at 8 at the high school with a reception for Principal W. H. DeBolt and new teachers. It also reports that about forty Pocatello public school teachers attended Saturday morning exams in Idaho civics and school law at the high school.
Los Angeles broadcaster KNX will air a talk by W. F. Alder on agri cultural advantages along the Union Pacific in southern Utah. The program runs Monday October 5 from 6:15 to 6:30 Pacific time.
A gratifying enrollment marked the opening sessions of the School of Missions and Teacher Training at both east and west side units on Wednesday evening. An increased enrollment is expected at next Wednesday's meeting. Text books may be obtained from cooperating churches today or at the meeting Wednesday night.
The city council authorized and Bulz Signz installed new rubbish cans that appeared on city streets this Saturday. City Sanitary Inspector W L Raymond urges residents to use the cans and place waste paper inside them. The cans are located throughout the business district.
The Idaho state Baptist convention met in Buhl on October 1 and re elected officers. Judge F. B. Dietrich of Boise was named resident, Senator W. H. Witty of Idaho Falls first vice president, Rev. A. F. Colver of Boise second vice president, Rev. R. F. Barkley of Boise secretary and Dr. Rightnour of Boise treasurer.
Trustees and directors of the Y M C A will meet Monday at 12 10 at the grill annex. H B Thompson and H E Brady report on the new 20000 loan after two years of negotiations. Nicholas Ifft proposes a boys work committee, M W Williams on the swimming pool committee, Isaac McDougall on the Americanization committee, and the advisory board for consideration. All trustees and directors should attend.
The Catholic Ladies of St Joseph Pro Cathedral outline Dollar Day activities for October 15 featuring dainty and practical articles, a chili lunch at noon, with October 16 continuing sales and an evening entertainment titled Follies in medley form. Tickets are selling fast. The ladies also hold market days, the next on October 10 at Bookstore Pharmacy.
The YMCA physical education department calls for adult leaders with basketball knowledge to guide youth development across Sunday schools and churches. A meeting will align boys and younger men with their Sunday schools for basketball teams, and leaders must belong to the YMCA and be trained in education and recreation methods.
The YMCA volleyball program begins at 6 15 each Monday Wednesday and Friday in the gym. The physical director asks Congregational men to join to fill one side of the net and learn procedures before the new class arrives. Captain J J Raaf confirms Congregational participation. New class includes Boyd Adams Jess Braga Ernest Ivory Glen Spencer Homer Martin and others.
A reader recalls a long past rupture that resisted trusses until a Focus product allegedly cured it without operation. He claims no lost time and ongoing work as a carpenter, offering to share full information to others seeking relief.
The Pocatello Scout Council closed its Camp Tenoy on Mink Creek with the season’s best attendance totaling 155 Scouts and 162 Scout weeks. Camp director Floyd R. Barber oversaw a thriving program with 14 boys promoted at the court of honor and strong discipline. James E. Brady served as assistant camp director, both serving without compensation.
Ivan Gasser, Paul Bryan and C. H. McEntyre depart after noon for a week long deer hunting trip in the Loon Creek district.
H. W. King of Chicago national representative of newspapers attended a city luncheon hosted by the Journal and addressed a group of local business men yesterday.
A rapid fire shooting contest is held today by the Po catello Rifle and Pistol club as a preliminary to a qualification course next Sunday. Each man who qualifies receives a small government issued button indicating the grade achieved.
The Moline lli trophy golf tournament takes place today at Pocatello Golf Club with many members expected to participate. Players available today may also play Monday or Tuesday, but scorecards must be submitted by Tuesday evening.
Rev. Percy R. Simpson will preside over the east side unit of the School of Missions and teacher training next Wednesday evening. The schedule repeats last week with mission classes at 7 30, devotional meeting at 8 15, and teacher training at 8 45. A good enrollment was reported in both sections last week.
The legion memorial building nears completion with steel work underway and a roof that will crown the structure when viewed from across the river. A Pocatello resident compares the cathier and surroundings to a country club, while the first floor lounge and upper floor auditorium promise inviting views and spacious, arched interior features.
A new Tech dormitory in Pocatello impresses with a colonial style entrance and large pillars. It features a central reception, girls apartments, double closets, built in dressers, lavatories and two beds per room. Residents praise the attractive exterior and interior appointments.
John M. Coleman, Quincy chief of police, asked local authorities to locate W. W. Persons on behalf of relatives. Persons died December 23, 1922 in this city from myocarditis at age 56, a watchman at Bannock Packing. His body was buried December 28, 1922 at Mountainview cemetery.
Albert Brown files a complaint in Power county charging Jerry Woodside Robert White and Rolly Buster with robbery by force. Brown says the trio lured him on a car trip to American Falls Thursday afternoon, robbed him of about 200 dollars and beat him before leaving him along the highway. All three defendants, described as colored, are jailed and likely to be moved to American Falls within days.
Letters go to twenty men from clubs lodges churches and Boy Scouts of America urging city wide Father and Son Week observance set for November 8 to 14. YMCA Boys Work committee seeks a broad celebration with a city wide committee and first meeting on October 14 at the YMCA.
Carl Jones, 28, surrendered at the local police station and confessed to theft from United Gas Improvement while employed as a janitor. Warrant for larceny issued in Philadelphia, $1000 in cash and silver taken from an unlocked safe. Jones traveled through Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Chicago before surrendering in Pocatello.
A car with California plates drew attention on the street Saturday morning. The Packard roadster carried a radio and enough gear for months of travel, making it a notable sight for passersby.
Mr and Mrs E O Higdon of Los Angeles travel about 2500 miles yearly. Their car carries a large trunk on the left running board and five suitcases on the right with hat boxes attached and a golf bag by the windshield. They departed Pocatello Saturday morning for their home, touring from the west coast to Chicago and south through Texas.
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