Gas poisoning kills wife and infant in new state college home
In Pullman Washington State College, 22 year old Mrs. Robert A Lyspad and her 13 month old daughter Linda Lee died from asphyxiation due to a faulty oil stove. The tragedy occurred on the first night in their new apartment as husband Robert E Lyspad, a senior, returned from classes. Doctors and nurses fought for hours with an inhalator before declaring them dead.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
Robert E. Lyspad
Beul Sever
Lyspad
Robert A. Lyspad
Minot
N.D
Linda Lee
Mitchum and Co-Defendants Plead in Marijuana Case
Hollywood star Robert Mitchum and three co-defendants Lila Leeds Vickie Evans and Robin Ford faced superior court on Wednesday to enter pleas to marijuana charges. They were arrested at Leeds Hillside home on September 1 and a trial date or sentence will be set depending on pleas. Attorneys Giesler and Cooper offered no advance defense details.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin Ford
Miss Leeds
Hillside
Thomas L. Ambrose
Jerry Giesler
Grant Cooper
Ferguson fires back at charges over gifts amid campaign
Senator Homer Ferguson accuses Senator Elmer Thomas of peddling "damn lies" about gifts to Ferguson and his family from Michigan firms Chrysler Airtemp Sales Corp and Charles R. Beltz & Co. The exchange comes as Ferguson seeks reelection and presses for a full inquiry into Thomas' commodities speculation.
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Washington
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Michigan
Thomas
Ferguson
Chrysler Airtemp Sales Corp
Charles R. Beltz & Co
Detroit
Poward
Lansing
Senate
Weather Outlook Mixed With Backed-By Predictions
Weather forecast notes no change in temperature on Wednesday with windy conditions. A system brings showers and cooler air on Thursday. Highs reach 70 to 75 Wednesday, then fall to 40 to 45 Thursday, with generally cloudy Wednesday night.
U S Presses Russia to Settle Lend Lease Debts
The United States demands Russia stop stalling and pay a lend-lease bill totaling 11.298 billion dollars. Moscow has received 95 merchant ships and other items in the broader lend-lease settlement talks, including ice brokers and flag services.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U.S
Soviet Union
North Idaho eyed as site for Boys Town project
Norman B. Adkison of Boise says northern Idaho could host a new Boys Town near Coeur d'Alene with land offers and local capital ready, but high construction costs paused plans. Father Edmond Walsh, acting superintendent, will speak at a National Youth month event sponsored by the American Legion.
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BOS
Northern
Idaho
Norman B. Adkison
Boise
Adkison
American Legion Committee
Edmond Walsh
Boys Town
Neb
Father Flanagan
Coeur d’Alene
Father Walsh
American Legion
America
Walsh
U. S. Navy
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Twayne Austin Named District Chairman for Sixth District
Twayne Austin, Republican committeeman from Bannock County, selected as district chairman for the sixth district, which includes Bannock Power Caribou Bearlake Franklin and Oneida counties. Milton Horsley of Soda Springs could not accept the post due to other activities.
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Twayt
Asinovac
Bannock County
Bannock
Power
Caribou
Bearlake
Franklin
Oneida
Milton Horsley
Soda Springs
Oregon Journal backs Dewey in final edition
The Oregon Journal, an independent Democratic paper in Portland, announced its support for Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey in its final edition. It cited the Democratic administration’s political deterioration as the gravest kind in recent months.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Journal
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Legion threatens action over improper conduct at Miami convention
American Legion Commander James F. O Neil warned Tuesday that any members or visitors who "exceed the bounds of decent fun" at the Miami national convention must face expulsion and legal penalties. He directed state commanders to enforce proper conduct and said the group will prosecute misconduct during the October 18 to 21 gathering while promising "clean American fun."
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Miami
James F. O'Neil
O'Neil
Legion
Banrock County Hospital Case Heads to Supreme Court
The state supreme court in Pocatello will hear the aged Banrock county hospital dispute this week with a Thursday session. South county opponents challenge the million dollar project, represented by B A McDevitt, while Henry McQuade C M Jeffery and Carl Christensen defend county bond sales. Tuesday docket includes Howard Crenshaw vs Sarah Crenshaw quiet title guardianship and Loran Kingsford vs S H Benni son wage action.
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State Supreme Court
Pocatello
Banrock County
Supreme Court
South County
B. A. McDevitt
Henry McQuade
C. M. Jeffery
Carl Christensen
Howard H. Crenshaw
Sarah A. Crenshaw
Bannock County
Loran Kingsford
S. H. Bennison
CIO Denounces Hartley Plan Amid Shipping Oil Strikes
The CIO political action committee denounced Representative Fred A. Hartley for urging a special session to address west coast shipping and oil strikes. Jack Kroll, committee director, accused the retiring labor committee chairman of seeking another chance to strike at American workers.
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Washington
CIO
Political Action Committee
Knight
Fred A. Hartley
R.N. J
Congress
Jack Kroll
House Labor Committee
Old English couple fined for feeding rationed oatmeal to chickens
Mr and Mrs Emanuel Davidson of Manchester were fined 90 guineas for unlawfully feeding rationed oatmeal to the 90 chickens they keep in their bedrooms. The case was heard on Tuesday and reflects enforcement of ration controls.
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Manchester
England
Emanuel Davidson
Senator Bushfield Rites Set in South Dakota
Funeral services will be held Friday for Senator Harlan J. Bushfield of South Dakota who died Monday night from a cerebral stroke. He will be buried in his home state.
B 29 Crashes on Shemya Island Kills Three Airmen
A U S Air Force B 29 Superfortress crashed during landing at Shemya Island in the Aleutians. Three airmen were killed and 10 survived as the plane burned after engine failure during a radar guided approach on a routine weather mission originating from Ladd Field.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Shemya Island
Aleutian Chain
Alaska Air Command
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Aleutian Island
Novy
Britain Selling Finished Yank Steel To Soviets
Representative W A Dawson declared the United States is sending finished steel to Great Britain Belgium and France that is relabeled and sold to Russia as war products. He urged stronger measures and warned that only power and force will deter Stalin. He criticized the Marshall plan for aiding Russia in some cases.
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Soviets
Sun Valley
Ida
W. A. Dawson
Utah
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Japan
Dawson
Utah-Idaho
Marshall
Stalin
Solon
Dewey vows firm stance on Berlin crisis during Missoula talk
Governor Thomas E. Dewey told a Missoula audience that America will not compromise its principles in seeking a peaceful settlement to the Berlin crisis. He said a dark cloud hangs over the nation and stressed that the ruthless aggression threatening Europe must be faced without yielding hope for a peaceful solution.
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Missoula
Mont
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Berlin
Dewey
Paris
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Truman avoids handshakes to spare signing
President Truman canceled handshakes on his Oklahoma campaign stop, saying his signing hand must sign about 600 times daily. In Boise, an Idaho ruling allows chiropodists to prescribe and use local anesthetics even if classified as narcotics, stated by assistant attorney general Don J. McClenahan.
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Oklahoma City
Truman
Chiropodist
Boise
Idaho
Don J. McClenahan
Dewey Expected to Win Idaho by At Least 10000 Votes
Idaho attorney general Ro bert E. Smylie predicted Dewey will carry Idaho by at least 10 000 votes at a Boise Republican Women s club meeting.
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Dewey
Boise
Thomas E. Dewey
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Ae County
Republican Women's Club
Indians Slaughter White Sox 11 to 0 To Pull Lead
Cleveland's Gene Bearden pitched a four hit shutout as the Indians routed Chicago 11 to 0 to move two games up with four remaining. Dale Mitchell homered to start the scoring while Lou Boudreau Joe Gordon Ken Keltner and Larry Doby contributed consecutive singles for three runs. This win marked Bearden's 18th victory and gave Cleveland its 25th team shutout this season.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Gene Bearden
Sox
Indians
Bill Wight
Howie Judson
Bearden
Dale Mitchell
Lou Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Ken Keltner
Larry Doby
Tribe
Truman Errors GOP Probes Over Communist Issue
President Truman in a wide 18 state campaign rally at the Oklahoma fairgrounds denounces Republican investigations as a smoke screen that impedes the FBI and harms national security. He claims GOP attacks on atomic scientists and espionage data drain constitutional protections and aid the Communist Party.
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Oklahoma City
Truman
FBI
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Comp Party
Lawyers Call For Federal Probe Of Spy Hunter Leader
A group of 17 New Jersey lawyers asks Attorney General Tom C. Clark to open a federal investigation into House Un American Activities chairman J Parnell Thomas. They cite Drew Pearson charges of staff nepotism and kickbacks and urge action if proven true. Thomas says he will not be intimidated as Justice officials review the request.
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Washington
Tom C. Clark
New Jersey
J. Parnell Thomas
House un-American Activities Committee
Clark
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Thomas
Alex M. Campbell
Justice Department
Idaho Banker Otto Hoebel Dies at 65 After Stroke
Otto P. Hoebel prominent Idaho Republican and banker died at 65 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He presided over the Butte County bank in Arco and the Custer County bank in Chalice and was active in state party politics. He chaired the Idaho state planning board for four years under Gov. Bottolfsen and leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs Barbara Pershal and Mrs Ada Porter of Arco.
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ARCO
Otto P. Hoebel
Idaho
Hoebel
Butte County Bank
Custer County Bank
Chal
Butte County
Idaho State Planning Board
C. A. Bottolfsen
Hoebels
Barbara Pershal
Ada Porter
Four Yanks Exceed 1000 MPH Speed in XS-1 Flight
Four American air force pilots reportedly flew the XS-1 rocket plane at more than 1000 miles per hour. The claim was confirmed during the annual NACA inspection tour at Cleveland airport on Tuesday, marking a historic speed milestone.
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Cleveland
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Cleveland Airport
President elect to sign Bernt pardon upon taking office
Havana Cuba report says Patricia Bernt a former CA entertainer sentenced to 15 years for killing her lover John Lester Mee will be pardoned by president elect Carlos Prio Socarras when he assumes office on October 10. The pardon is prepared and ready for signing at the start of his term.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia
Laura) Bernt
Agatcinb
John Lester Mee
Carlos Piio Socarras
Good Old Joe Earley Night at Cleveland Indians Game
Cleveland Indians fans celebrated Good Old Joe Earley Night as VP Bill Veeck honored the fan with gifts from a block of ice to a new 1949 convertible. Earley and his wife received prizes, orchid giveaways were staged for the first 20 000 women, and Earley donated a $1000 cancer fund gift.
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Cleveland
Joe Earley
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bill Veeck
Indians
Earley
Ball Club
Veeck
Milwaukee
Joy Earley
Cancer Fund
Hawaii
Police identify culprit of neighborhood horn blare
Dayton officers Cruiser W. L. Fealy and D. T. Carroll traced a constant car horn in a quiet district to the vehicle owners and radioed police headquarters with the simple admission It’s ours.
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Dayton, O
W. L. Fealy
D. T. Carroll
ISC Election Outlook Hot In 3 Classes
Three nominees for each class presidency named as ISC voters prepare to cast ballots on October 5 from 9 am to 5 pm. Senior class features Bryant Nu Pocatello Richard Savage Aberdeen and Bob Pence Mackay for president.
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ISC
Truman
Bryant Nu
Pocatello
Richard Savage
Aberdeen
Bob Pence
Mackay
Mary Pat Smith
Blackfoot
Dave Hubbard
Bill Martin
Salt Lake City
Sharon Crook
Afton
Wyo
Lee Darnell
Shirley Conger
Dorothy Lillibridge
Byron Lemmon
Mary Jane Royer
Idaho Falls
Tom Grape
Costa Mesa
Calif
Fred Sorensen
Malad
Johnson Wins Spot on Texas Ballot
Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black on Tuesday set aside a lower court order barring Representative Lyndon B. Johnson from the Texas ballot as Democratic candidate for U S senator. The ruling marks a victory for Johnson over former Governor Coke Stevenson in the Texas Democratic senatorial contest.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
U. S
Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Twin Falls Bribe Trial Plot Sizzles
In Twin Falls probate court former officer Orville Reinoehl faces a continued preliminary hearing over a $1000 payoff to protect a slot machine license. Deputy Pete Rountree will testify as the first witness while Rambo alleges police pressure and a city ordinance split of profits.
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Twin Falls
Orville A. Reinoehl
O. A. Rambo
Pete Rountree
Reinoehl
Rambo
Howard W. Gillette
Post grows readership in Idaho as 6904 subscribe
The Pocatello POST reports subscriber growth from 5316 on July 29 to 6164 on August 29 and now 6904 readers in Pocatello and Southeastern Idaho. The note emphasizes demand and quality as the driving force behind the rise.
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Rarin
Pocatello Post
the Post
The
POST
Pocatello
Southeastern Idaho
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