Eastern Idaho State Fair Opens With Colorful Parade
Blackfoot hosts a major fair expected to draw over 100000 visitors by Saturday. The parade featured a Blackfoot National Guard color guard, seven local high school bands, Indians, Boy Scouts, mounted sheriffs, merchant floats, horse hitches, and vaudeville acts. Fair manager Ruth Hartkoof outlined daily themes from Children’s Day to county days and noted horse races and vaudeville in the afternoon program.
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Blackfoot
Ruth C. Hartkoof
Bonneville
Bannock
Bingham
Blackfoot National Guard
Idaho
American Falls
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Firth, Shelley
Aberdeen
Barnes- Carruthers
Merrill C. Boyle
W. W
Store Head Labels Fight Premeditated in Local Triangle
R E Marshall and bartender James Stromme argued over waitress Jane Bradley with words escalating after a Thursday shooting near Power county. Photographs ordered by Stromme and Marshall’s accusation of a premeditated plan surface as Stromme remains jailed on assault charges with $1,000 bond.
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R. E. Marshall
James Stromme
Jane Bradley
Stromme
Marshall
Bradley
Tribune
Power County
Boy Slashes Playmate with Knife in Michigan
Eleven year old John Schiller was held on for a brutal attack on four year old Michael Lyon. He admitted beating and slashing the boy in a vacant lot and trying to strangle him. Michael lay unconscious with 26 knife wounds. an older boy with gold teeth was later named.
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Port Huron
Mich
John Schiller
Michael Lyon
Michael
Weir Appeal Opens As Defense Protests Double Jeopardy
In district court a jury trial begins for Ernestine Weir on disturbing the peace charges. defense attorney Merrill Gee asks for time to file a written demurrer after Bannock County Prosecutor Henry Mae Quade amends the complaint to include malicious and boisterous language. Gee contends the amended charge creates a new action, risking double jeopardy after a prior justice court conviction and six month jail sentence.
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Isaac McDougall
Ernestine Weir
Merrill Gee
Gee
Bannock
Henry MaeQuade
Justice Court
Frost Claims 26 Degree Morning In Poca
The 6 am reading showed a low of 26 degrees, the coldest since April 16. Forecasters expect a light frost tonight with warmer weather predicted for Wednesday.
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Pocatello
Weather Bureau
May clear up five year mystery in Gardner case
Ray Gardner a 27 year old ex convict confessed killer of three persons told officers he choked a jail inmate to death in Jamestown North Carolina in 1941. Jamestown sheriff said Gardner may be the man who killed Frank Shelly on May 31 1941. Fort Wayne Indiana sheriff said Gardner will be questioned.
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Ogden
Utah
Midwest
Ray Gardner
Jamestown
N. C
William Ben- Beis
Gtutemen County
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Shelly
Fort Wayne, Ind
Harod Zeis
Gardner
Idaho Supreme Court Schedules Eight-Case Fall Session
The Idaho Supreme Court opens a four day fall session at Pocatello hearing eight cases. Chief Justice Edwin M. Holden leads Justices Raymond L. Givens James W. Porter C J Taylor and William D Keaton with Clerk Clay Koelsch present.
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Idaho Supreme Court
Pocatello
Edwin M. Holden
Raymond L. Givens
James W. Porter
C. J. Taylor
William D. Keaton
Clay Koelsch
Fire wipes out section of Atlantic City pier
A 200000 dollar fire damaged 300 feet of Atlantic City's million dollar pier early today. Fire crews used high pressure lines and a deluge tower to contain the blaze to the shoreward end near the ballroom. Police aided a couple rescued from mid pier as crowds gathered along the boardwalk.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Merchant
Florence
Betty Fined 103 for Driving Under Influence Charge
Betty Fined 103 on Driving Charge. Betty F. was fined 100 dollars plus 3 dollars court costs for driving while under the influence. Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde reported the arrest by Lt. J. O. Bedingfield of the state police on U.S. Highway 91 three miles north of Pocatello.
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John O. Betty
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Betty
J. O. Bedingfield
U. 8
Pocatello
State Sells 25 Acres of Land in Bonner County
Twenty five acres of state land ten miles northeast of Priest River in Bonner county were sold today by the State Land Department. The land was purchased by John J. Murray of Priest River for the price of 250 dollars.
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Boise
Priest River
Bonner County
State Land Department
John J. Murray
Peace Talks Fail to End Dock Strike
New York reports that Hawaiian dock strike talks collapsed with no settlement in sight. U S mediation chief Cyrus S Ching said further mediation now would be of no avail while offering continued readiness to assist if the parties seek help. Spokesmen for seven struck stevedoring companies and the CIO Union blamed each other for the breakdown.
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New York
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Cyrus S. Ching
CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Stock Market Rallies On Steel Truce News
Wall Street sent a strong response to the steel industry labor management truce with a market rally. Many issues advanced from cents to over $2 a share with some lenders up as much as $3. Overall the listed stocks gained about 1 billion dollars in value, marking one of the year's busiest trading days as steels led gains followed by rails motors oils and chemicals.
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New York
Wall Street
Weather forecast for Pocatello area
The forecast covers Pocatello and vicinity with fair and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday. Light local frost tonight with a low near 35. Wednesday will be warm with a high near 75. Sunrise 6 09 sunset 6 44.
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Pocatello and
Pocatello Leaders Debate Tax and Economic Problems
At the Bannock hotel closing session of a two day conference Harold F Pory of Ralston Purina addressed attendees. NAM leaders Dr Neal Bowman and Marion J Wise Jr spoke on the American Way of Life and venture capital needs. The event, under the chambers of commerce and NAM, included discussions on employer employee relations and the creation of 600000 new jobs annually with an $8000 cost per job amid rising taxation.
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Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
Harold FP. Ory
Ralston-Purina Company
Pocatello and
Idaho State Chambers of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Neal Bowman
Marion J. Wise, Jr
NAM
Robert D. Gallafent
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Markham
Gallafent
Jack Terrell
Chas. Ward
Ed Dufford
William Parker
Blast Wrecks Distillery Killing Peoria Worker
A six story still at the Hiram Walk er and Sons distillery exploded in Peoria Illinois. Louis Schrader thirty three died several hours after the blastOliver Thomas thirty two was critically injured. The blast tore off the roof shattered windows and sent debris onto streets for blocks. The firm estimated damages at five hundred thousand dollars. Both men escaped the burning building before fainting in the arms of firemen.
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Peoria, Ill
Hiram Walker and Sons, Inc
Louis Schrader
Peoria
Oliver Thomas
Walker Plant
Lava Man Faces Rape Charge in Lava Hot Springs
William Baldwin of Lava Hot Springs is charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Bail was set at $1000 by Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde after Vaughan filed the complaint and Baldwin sought time to consult an attorney. He was arrested September 12.
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William Baldwin
Lava Hot Springs
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Baldwin
William Vaughan
Vaughan
Leap to Safety as Bomber Burns Near San Jose
SAN JOSE Calif Their B 29 swept by flames 12 air force flyers parachuted to safety seconds before the Superfortress crashed and burned The plane was on a routine flight from Fairfield Suisun air force base It crashed empty into a hilltop 15 miles northeast of San Jose Lt Melburn J Jones 26 Chicago co pilot suffered a minor back injury He was the only casualty When the plane hit it bounced a quarter of a mile and exploded
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San Jose
Calif
Air Force
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Melburn J. Jones
Chicago
Utah Wreck Involves Local Autos
Four men and one woman were seriously injured when two autos collided on a curve and narrow bridge eleven miles north of Cedar City Utah. Rodney Clark Jack Clark Gene Bigler Leo Lish and Mrs Lish were identified among the injured with multiple injuries and hospital treatment noted.
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Pocatello
Summitt
Cedar City
Utah
Rodney Clark
L. T. Clark
S. Fifth
Jack Clark
Oren Clark
N. Main
Gene Bigler
Los Angeles
Leo Lish
Future Cops to Be College Trained
Andrew J. Kavanaugh of Delaware urged the International Association of Chiefs of Police that new officers should be college trained. He predicted high school graduates entering four year courses in police science at colleges will staff police forces, citing FBI records to support professional requirements. The remarks came on the convention's second day with about 1,100 police executives present.
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Dallas
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Andrew J. Kavanaugh
Delaware
Jail Term Given In Theft Case
William Glen Ford of Pocatello received a 90 day sentence with 60 days suspended after petty larceny charges. Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde imposed the sentence. Ford was jailed for taking a blanket from a car owned by Frank Webster in the 200 block of Pocatello avenue.
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William Glen Ford
Pocatello
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Ford
Frank Webster
Pocatello Avenue
Injunction Halts FCC Ban On Radio Give-Aways
In Chicago a federal judge granted a temporary injunction delaying the FCC ban on on-air give-away programs. The stay protects programs from Oct 1 enforcement until the New York federal case by CBS ABC and NBC is resolved.
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Chicago
FCC
Michael L. Igoe
Federal Communications Commission
New York
CBS
ABC
NBC
Steel Strike Threat Dims In New Trace
Pittsburgh report notes an 11 day extension of the steel wage dispute truce agreed by the CIO United Steelworkers and six major producers. The pause begins at midnight and runs to Sept 25 as the president’s fact finding board recommendations are accepted.
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CIO United Steelworkers
Truman
President's
Policeman 61 Rescues Girl From Old Well
Cleveland suburban Bay Village scene as off duty Lt. William Serne, 61, rescues five year old Gail Johnson who fell through an 18 inch hole in a ruined well cover. He hangs by one foot, retrieves the child from seven feet of muddy water and pulls her to safety. She has only mud on her.
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Cleveland
Gail Johnson
Bay Village
William Serne
Gall
Two Polio Cases Reported in Idaho
The Idaho health department reported two new polio cases today, bringing the yearly total to 336 and September total to 57. The victims are an eight year old boy from Avery and a 33 year old woman from Malad.
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Boise
Idaho Health Department
Avery
World Bank Directors Study Crisis
The International Monetary Fund advised dollar short countries to devalue currencies if needed to boost dollar earning exports. The report, presented at the opening of the World Bank IMF meeting, suggested changing unsuitable exchange rates rather than restricting trade, spotlighting Britain's crisis and adding pressure for sterling devaluation.
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Washington
The
International Monetary Fund Today
Britain
Czech Reds Arrest 15 More Priests
Prague reports indicate 15 Roman Catholic priests were arrested in two weeks as the government moves to dismantle a clandestine church network linking clergy and bishops. Authorities claim the network exists, though not for political aims, while the church says it was coerced into a communications setup. The regime limits church contact by banning letters and closing Church presses as bishops press for fair terms.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
School Board Names Johnson Head For Third Year
L. C. Johnson was elected chair man for the third consecutive year of Pocatello independent school district No. 1 at a board meeting Monday night. Grant Stowell was re elected as clerk. Arthur B. Scott took the unexpired term, and Stowell and Clarence Stephenson were sworn in for new terms.
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L. C. Johnson
Pocatello Independent School District No. 1
Grant Stowell
Arthur B. Scott
Nicholas Ifft
Mr. Stowell
Clarence Stephenson
Keystone State special election signals 1950 voting trend
In Pennsylvania voters begin a trial run for the 1950 campaign by choosing a successor to Rep. Robert Coffey Jr. amid a tight race between his mother Ethel Coffey a Democrat and John P. Saylor. The results seen as a barometer for national sentiment.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Cator
26Th
Robert L. Coffey
Les
Coffey
Ethel Coffey
John P. Saylor
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Joseph Schiller
Clair R. Black
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Russellville
Ala
William S. Davis
Davis
Shirley
Idaho High Court
Rex Farley
Long Pleasure Palace
Hawaii
U.S
Ching
Pepa Pocatello
AMA
Blast Wrecks Distillery
Lava Man
Pentagon
John G. Crommelin
United States Navy
Navy
Mrs. Lish
California
Archie Lishes
CIO
By Elaine Kahn
Pittsburgh
Maurice J. Tobin
World Bank
Canada
By Sterling F. Green
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Johnson
Keystone State
Nation
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