Republican Wins House Seat in Pennsylvanis Special Election
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Republican John P Saylor recaptured the 26th congressional district seat in a special election. The victory marks a GOP gain in a Democratic stronghold and delivers a setback to the Truman administration. Saylor, a naval veteran who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, won without highlighting Mrs Robert L Coffey Jr as a campaign issue.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
John P. Saylor
Tro Jima
Robert L. Coffey, Jr
Smylie Tries Case Here in High Court
Idaho Supreme Court nears end of fall calendar in Pocatello with liquor regulation cases. Attorney General Robert Jamylie leads state’s side in Orba v. Teninty of Lemhi County, where liquor sales without a license were at issue. A Sunday closing dispute in Idaho Falls was heard, and Bonneville County sues Clyde Hess Distributing Company with Don J. McClenahan and Errol Hillman handling the case.
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Idaho Supreme Court
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert Jamylie
Boise
Orba
Teninty
Lemhi
Thatcher
Idaho Falls
Bonneville County
Clyde Hess Distributing Company
Don J. McClenahan
Errol H. Hillman
Plant Seeks Bids on Pump for New Idaho Well
L B Johnston of the Atomic Energy Commission Idaho operations office announced telegraphic bids for a submersible pump 800 GPM 800 feet head and related equipment. Bids close 2 p.m. September 19, 1949 at Naval Proving Ground Arco Idaho with each item bid separately and FOB delivery terms.
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L. B. Johnston
Idaho
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Johnston
Naval Proving
Arco
Jury Convicts Woman in 20 Minutes
A six man jury in fifth district court found Mrs. Ernestine Peggy Weir guilty of disturbing the peace after a 20 minute deliberation. She had appealed a prior justice court conviction for indecent language in the 1600 block of South Second Avenue. The judge set sentencing for next week while her attorney argued double jeopardy.
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Fifth District
Ernestine Peggy Weir
Weir
Justice Court
South Second Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Isaac McDougall
Paul Honus
Chubbuck
Woman Sues U P Stages For Fifty Thousand Dollars
Helen M. Jolley sues Union Pacific Stages and depot manager Fred J. Judevine in fifth district court seeking 50000 for injuries after tripping on a tin strip at the Burley stage depot doorway and striking her face on a trash can. She also seeks 50.65 for glasses and medical care.
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Fifth District
Union Pacific Stages
Fred J. Judevine
Burley
Helen M. Jolley
Stage Depot
Alger Hiss Trial Set for Oct 10 in New York
Former state department official Alger Hiss will face a renewed perjury trial October 10 in federal court in New York. U S Attorney John F X McGahey announced the date after the first trial ended July 8 with a hung jury.
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Alger Hiss
New York
State Department
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
Lewis Issues New Coal Strike Threat
John L. Lewis pressed Southern coal operators for welfare fund royalties in a pay up or else demand. He warned a continued default could provoke reactions hindering industry progress as UMW and Southern owners met for contract talks in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Lewis
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
One New Polio Case Reported in Idaho
A 15 month old boy in Pocatello is the only new polio case reported today to the State Health Department. Idaho’s total rises to 337 cases for the year and 58 for September.
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Boise
State Department of Health
Pocatello
Idaho
Storm Clouds Hover Over Steel Talks
In Pittsburgh steel talks resume between CIO United Steelworkers and four major producers over a 10 cent hourly package funded by company insurance and pensions. U S Steel signals reluctance to endorse wage gains while other firms signaled renewed negotiations under an 11 day extension of the strike deadline.
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CIO United Steelworkers
Mammoth
United States Steel Corp
Republic Steel Co
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
U. S. Steel
Widow Hadley Hints Barkley Might Attend Birthday
St Louis report says Mrs Carleton S Hadley hopes Vice President Barkley can attend her 38th birthday on September 23. Barkley plans to be present if possible, and has visited the widow here several times. No engagement announcement confirmed.
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ST. Louis
Carleton S. Hadley
Barkley
Washington
Lonely Heart Youth May Escape Noose
In Dover Delaware a 16 year old boy and his 45 year old mother face a murder trial for the killing of Wade Woolridge 67 of Stone Mountain Virginia. The state seeks first degree murder while age may prevent a death sentence under Delaware law and the jury of 10 men and 2 women heard opening remarks.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Inez Brennan
Robert
Wade N. Woolridge
Stone Mountain
Brennan
Wooldridge
Bistline Seeks City Sale of Pocatello Bus Line
Motor Transit Co. owner M. Bistline offers to sell the Pocatello bus system to the city or a private operator. In a rebuttal to criticism over Sunday service cuts, he defends budget cuts as wasteful practice and urges newspapers to publicize records and help restore ridership.
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Bistline
Pocatello
F. M. Bistline
Motor Transit Co
Alameda
Cripps Firm Opposes U S Pound Devaluation Demand
London officials including Sir Stafford Cripps insist the pound will not be devalued despite New York Times speculation and a British treasury spokesman reiterates no intention to lower the pound. Washington reports say British stance remains firm amid IMF World Bank talks and possible currency revaluation pressure on deficit nations.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
The
New York Times
Cripps
Labor
FBI Renews Drive Against Subversives
FBI resumes wartime machinery to combat subversive activities. Hugh H. Clegg says plan began Sept 6 1939 and was dropped after 1945. Reorganizing federal and local teams to monitor and learn aims of subversives. jailing not the answer.
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FBI
Dallas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hugh H. Clegg
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Bing Crosby Purchases Idaho Vacation Home
Bing Crosby bought a $75,000 lakeside home on Hayden Lake near Coeur d Alene to serve as a vacation headquarters. The E. J. Gibson Point property, overlooking the lake, was handled by Gridley Investment. Crosby and his four sons departed for California after a vacation at the rustic retreat once built by Spokane mining broker Gibson.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Bing Crosby
Hayden Lake
Here
Singer
E. J. Gibson
Gridley Investment Company
Crosby
California
Gibson
Spokane
Snyder Balks At Changing Gold Price
Washington Secretary of the Treasury Snyder opposed any change in the dollar price of gold at this time as the International Monetary Fund reviews a South African proposal for a price rise. The fund's gold committee will report to its 48 nation board on Friday amid calls from South Africa and the Philippines for relief from the so called Bargain Basement of the World. Snyder reaffirmed no monetary policy justification to propose a change in gold pricing to the U.S. government.
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Washington
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Britain
of the Treasury
Snyder
Board of Governors
South Africa
Philippines
Dworshak to Debate CVA Question in Idaho Falls
C Girard Davidson assistant secretary of the interior and Henry Dworshak former U S Senator from Idaho will debate the Columbia Valley Authority issue. League of Women Voters president Mrs John Homer announced the event to be held at the Junior High School auditorium on September 23 at 8 p m.
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Idaho Falls
C. Girard Davidson
Wherry Accuses Trade Officials In Senate Debate
In Washington Senator Wherry charges administrators in the trade agreements program with hurrying to remove barriers allowing foreigners to capture American markets and jobs. He vows to oppose the bill unless the peril point amendment is adopted. Senator Robertson defends treaties and argues the amendment would hamper negotiations. The Senate planned a final vote on the bill and amendments.
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Washington
Wherry
Neb
Robertson
Senate
Tariff Commission
Truman
Congress
Lucas
Auto Racers Terrorize L A Motorists
About 150 hot rod racers terrorized Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles area driving at 85 mph or more. Police captured eight after two cars crashed injuring drivers. others escaped. Torrance officers pursued from Torrance to Redondo Beach as motorists pulled off the road.
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Los Angeles
Sepulveda Boulevard
Poice
John H. Stroh
Torrance
Redondo Beach
U. S. Highway 101
Coal Cave-in Deaths and Injuries at Lone Star Mine
One miner died and three were injured after a coal mine cave-in at Lone Star Steel company’s carbon mine Number Five near McAlester Oklahoma. The disaster trapped workers under rock and coal while 135 miners escaped unharmed.
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Mcalester
Okla
Buster Nail
Lone Star Steel Company
Oklahoma
Cooked Foot Sale Set By Xi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
The Xi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold a cooked food sale at the Ben Franklin store on Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds support chapter activities and community service.
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Beta Sigma Phi
Ben Franklin
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Lonely Heart
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Minneapolis
Omaha
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By Sterling F. Green
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