California youths confess to double murder in family home
A 16 year old and a 15 year old neighbor admitted shooting to death the father W H Anderson and his wife Donnie Marie Anderson after months of planning. The youths described moving the bodies to a car and disposing of Mrs. Anderson on a rockpile. Authorities said the motive included perceived harsh treatment and family strife.
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San Bernardino
Calif
W. H. Anderson
Billy
Yuba City
Here
Donnie Marie Anderson
Anderson
Sutter County
Hewitt
Nathan _Edward Jones
Marilyn Hodge
James
P resident George Phillips taps Steenson to lead four year V Victory Drive
President George Phillips announces Senator Nellie Cline Steenson will head a four year V Victory Drive to mobilize community support under central leadership. He offers Young Democrat facilities and urges cross party backing while students plan a four year organization and veterans groups press for expanded Idaho education.
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George Phillips
Bannock County
Young Democrats
Nellie Cline Steenson
Phillips
Young Democrat
Steenson
Bill Hanson
Idaho Bengal
University Student Weekly
Pocatello
Cmdr
Lloyd Haight
The
American Legion Post No. 4
Idaho
Cowboys Tie Salt Lake Bees in Pioneer League Series
Twin Falls climbs from behind to beat Salt Lake City 12 to 9 in game two of the best four out of seven series. The win ties the series at 1-1 and sets up at least five games with the next two games at Salt Lake City. Kasparovich started for Salt Lake, Castro and Savarese pitched for Twin Falls as Henson homered for the Bees.
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Twin Falls
Twin Falls Cowboys
Salt Lake City
Ted Savarese
Castro
Chuck Henson
Hive
Waddies
Salt Lake
Kasparovich
Savarese
Leonard
Carlson
Prowse
Armoild
Heslet
Arm Severed at Sim-Pict Fertiliser Plant Incident
Glenn Davis 240 South Third Avenue, a car checker at the Sim-Pict fertiliser plant west of the city, had his right arm severed below the elbow about 9:30 Saturday morning while working at the plant. A fellow worker said his feather apron caught on the end of an elevator.
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Glenn Davis
South Third Avenue
Sim- Pict
Davis
Hotel Blaze Destroys Landmark in Hot Springs
The Great Northern hotel in Hot Springs a 75 room three story landmark burned early today killing John Baima 51 of Detroit and injuring at least ten others. Firemen found it hard to search the smoldering ruin as residents fled corridors and leaped to nets from windows and ledges.
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Hot Springs
Great Northern
John Baima
Detroit
T. A. Ford
Truman Denies Endorsing Wallace Speech Policy Stance Maintained
President Truman disavowed approving a Wallace speech and affirmed no change in U S foreign policy. He said his remark only meant he supported the secretary of commerce delivering the speech, not endorsing its substance. The statement was read in the White House with no questions.
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Truman
Wallace
Washington
Russia
Britain
White House
New York
Secretary of Commerce
The
American Meat Institute
Heistein
Robins Renominated Focuses on CVA Attack
Dr. C. A. Robins, Republican gubernatorial nominee from St. Maries, warned that the Columbia Valley Authority signals socialist trends and federal overreach. He pledged to oppose CVA and any federal control over water rights or business if elected.
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Boise
C. A. Robins
St. Maries
Columbia Valley Authority
Robins
CVA
Oklahoma City Kids Brighten First Week of School
Sams attendance chief and five field workers led a smooth start to the school year in Oklahoma City as students returned, with orderly attendance and positive notices from the district.
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Oklahoma City
Sams
Senators Back Byrnes Policy Facing Peace Delegation
Senators Tom Connally and Arthur Vandenberg urged united support for Byrnes foreign policy. Connally warned against domestic bickering while delegates pursue peace, while Vandenberg questioned unity and authority amid Wallace speech reactions.
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Paris
Senate
Byrnes
New York
Henry Wallace
Sen
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Connally
Truman
Washington
Wallace
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Inkom Man Dies in Salt Lake City
Joseph Leonard Merrill 71 of Inkom Idaho died Saturday in a hospital. A Portage Idaho native he is survived by his widow two daughters Elna Hinott and Mrs Norrene Johnson of Inkom and three brothers including George and Ervin Merrell of Blackfoot Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Leonard Merrill
Inkom
Idaho
Portage
Elna Hinott
Norrene Johnson
George and
Ervin Merrell
Blackfoot
Agreement Reached With Montgomery Ward in Pocatello
August Rosqvist secretary of the Pocatello Central Labor Council announced a satisfactory agreement between Pocatello union organizations and the Montgomery Ward company over certain union requirements. Rosqvist said the Montgomery Ward company has been taken off the council's unfair and non patronage list.
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August Rosqvist
Pocatello Central Labor Council
Satards
Pocatello Union Organiztions
Montgomery Ward Company
Pocatello
Montgomery Ward
Central Labor Council
Rosqvist
Vet Marital Plans Spoiled by Changed Mind in Milwaukee
Nor man Throp, a 23 year old British naval veteran from Nottingham, learned in Milwaukee that his engagement to Viola Wellstein, 23, had been called off. The couple had met in New York last October while she was a nursing corps ensign. Throp, who later traveled to South Africa and Montreal, believed the engagement still on until Miss Wellstein confirmed she no longer wished to marry.
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Milwaukfe
Nottingham
England
Norman Throp
Viola Wellstein
Milwaukee
Throp
Miss Wellstein
New York
South Africa
Montreal
Viola
Wellstein
Lack of Meat May Grip U S 6 Weeks
A severe meat shortage spreads coast to coast with relief weeks away. OPA Chief Paul Porter vows price ceilings remain while Union leader Ralph Heistein says output stays low for several weeks. Heistein blames a buying strike and urges regulation as a public utility. AMA spokesmen criticize his view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Paul Porter
Ralph Yelstein
Cio-United Packinghouse Workers of America Union
Porter
Heistein
Helstein
Meat Trust
Six High School Students Hurt in Logan Area Crash
Six young men were injured when their car left the highway about a mile south of Onyx on the Logan route between Pocatello and McCammon after a Friday night football trip. Robette Buehler suffered a broken arm while Jerry Briggs had head injuries and Nate Adamson was among the injured. all six were taken to a hospital.
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Bannock County
Logan
Onyx
Pocatello
McCammon
Robette Buehler
Jerry Briggs
Nate Adamson
Sheriff Holds Six Men For Sedition
Sheriff Herman Combs announced the arrest of six men on sedition charges in Whitesburg Kentucky claiming mob agitation and threats to throw county officials out and blow up the courthouse. Two more arrests were expected early next week. Named suspects include Irvin Cornett Aaron Adams Sam Perry Staley Kenneth Prout and Frank Wright with some held in undisclosed jails and two released on bond. Local veterans note earlier tensions from Elk Horn Coal Corp strike amid mining disputes.
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Whitesburg
Herman Combs
Elk Horn Coal Corp
Combs
Irvin Cornett
Aaron Adams
Hemphill
Elk Horn
Sam Perry
Staley
Kenneth Prout
Frank Wright
Cornett
Adams
Perry
Profitts
Letcher County War Veterans
Arab Leaders May Recede at Palestine Talks
A British informant said Britain expects Arab leaders at the London conference to soften their demand for an undivided Arab dominated Holy Land next week. Arab delegates deny the plan for a federated Palestine under British control.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
Russia
United States
Middle East
Church Names Aid SALT LAKE CITY
Mrs. Vera Ann Merkley of Salt Lake City is named general secretary of the Primary Association of the LDS Church. She succeeds Fern Dansie and has roots in Utah with years in Canada and Idaho stake boards.
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Salt Lake City
Vera Ann Merkley
L.ds. Church
Fern Dansie
Merkeley
Utah
Canada
Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association
Lethbridge
Bonneville
Idaho
Lockers Hold Meat Supply But Bulk Stays on Range
Chicago reports meat supply remains largely on ranges and farms with storage both private and public partly replenishing. July and August saw record slaughter by the Agriculture Department yet did not reduce the cattle and hog population, suggesting much stock still waits for market readiness after additional fattening.
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Chicago
United States
Department of Agriculture
Lions Club Notes From Pocatello Meeting
Parry Harrison former district governor spoke at the Bannock hotel during a Friday noon Pocatello Lions meeting. He reviewed highlights from the Philadelphia International convention in July and urged orderly business growth through curbing government and union directives. The club marked its 18th anniversary with F. M. Bistline and Harrison as charter members. Guests included A. A. Mosher and Joe Peters.
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Parry Harrison
Lions
Pocatello Club
Bannock
Philadelphia
Hichen
Pocatello Lions Club
F. M. Bistline
A. A. Mosher
Bancroft Club
Joe Peters
Buriey
Lions District
Army Flyers Set Records in Global Aviation Drive
The Army Air Forces report 27 new marks in eight months using four aircraft: B-29, P-80, A-26, and R-5. Records span the United States and abroad with pilots like Col Clarence S Irvine, whose 450 mph cross record is noted. The effort aims to exceed all attainable aviation records with current equipment.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
AAF
United States
RAF
Germany
Italy
Russia
France
Col
Clarence S. Irvine
Malformed Child Born and Dies in Manila
A 19 year old Filipino mother gave birth to a girl with her heart outside the chest. The infant lived only a few minutes after birth.
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Manila
Police arrest five in squatter raid crackdown in England
Police arrested five Communist leaders in a crackdown on “luxury squatters” amid a government push to stop seizures of homes by homeless families. The five were charged with conspiring to incite trespass and aiding such acts, all granted bail for Monday magistrate court hearings. The detainees include Edward F. Bramley, secretary of the London District Communist party, and Gabriel Carritt, son of an Oxford philosopher.
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England
Wales
Edward F. Bramley
London District Communist Party
Gabriel
Bill) Carritt
Oxford University
Veteran Joins Move to Own Three Room Home in Queens
Disabled former Army captain Joe Ziaya left a public camp at a busy Queens corner and moved into a three room apartment offered by a Richmond Hill woman after she checked his sincerity. His wife Claire cried with joy as he told how they can now live like human beings.
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New York
Joe Ziaya
Queens
Richmond Hill
Claire
Joe
Autumn Leaves Dust and Streets Pale in Mountain Village
The piece notes autumn leaves drifting and dust wafting as residents prefer staying home. It contains a weather snippet showing high 69, low 43, mean 66, no precipitation, sunset 6 41 p m and sunrise 6 10 a m with an overall light forecast.
Greek Border Clash with Albania Reported near Mt. Olympus
The Greek press ministry said Albanian border guards fired on Greek guards Sept. 8 and crossed into Greek territory before withdrawing. An Albanian contingent reportedly held positions opposite Greek guards and fired from four points after uttering insults. One Greek guard suffered a minor injury. Separately a band of 1,000 Greek communists attacked a mountain village near Katerina in the Mt. Olympus region.
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Athens
Greece
Heepee
Katerina
Salonika
Mt. Olympus
Ministry of Public Order
Eno
Audayiti
Gale Nearing East Coast Brings Navy Air Units In Transit
The approaching tropical hurricane sent Navy planes from Quonset Point to Albany and prompted emergency watches for destroyers and tenders in Portland. All sailors’ liberty was halted in the first naval district and state police leaves were cancelled in Cape Cod areas as gale winds were forecast for the Cape, Nantucket, and extreme southeast Massachusetts.
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Boston
New England
Nantucket Island
Albany
N. Y
Quonset Point
R. I
Portland
Maine
Liberty
First Naval District
Massachusetts
John F. Stokes
Cape Cod
Boston Weather Bureau
Cape
Nantucket
Massacchusetts
Idaho Robins Targeted Over 1943 Senior Citizens Act
Democratic state chairman Dan J. Cavanagh accused Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Do. A. Robins and the Idaho GOP of disrespecting voter will by backing the 1943 repeal of the senior citizens grants act. He alleged GOP insiders pressured to block former Gov. C. A. Bortolfsen’s nomination.
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Boise
Do. A. Robins
Senate
Dan J. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Robins
Republican Party
Idaho
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Army
Irvine
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