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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1967
Page
5
A broad sweep of local life from Grace reports travels to Idaho Falls and Wyoming to watch marching bands. Families including Rasmussen Young Nelson Ray Lloyd Norval and others attend Easter gatherings in Idaho and Utah with multiple relatives visiting, hosting, and returning home.
Salt Lake City weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harriman. They visited Mrs. Harriman's sister Mrs. Betty Brune of Yakima Washington. Brune was accompanied by her son George Brune of Portland Oregon.
Mr and Mrs Bill Meads returned this week from Utah and California where they spent the past 10 days.
On March 29 the Ladies Golf Club wrapped a three week bridge tournament with seven winning couples. First place went to Helen Tigert and Lorraine Stoker, followed by Peggy Link and Delia Davis in second, Gerry Bjorkman and Mayme Richards in third, Charlotte T. Salser and Mary Croney fourth, Doris Hendrickson and Viola Lauritson fifth, Marilyn O'Hara and Della Belle Hubbard sixth, and Dora Hughes and Betty Loen shal seventh. Richards had the high score for the day. The event is an annual Ladies Golf Club tournament.
The Bancroft Relief Society held its work meeting led by Counselor Erma Jorgensen with quilting and tailoring, 45 members attended. Easter programs, family visits, and dinners across Bancroft and nearby towns are noted, plus obituaries and hospital visits involving local residents.
Second Lieutenant Earl Kingsford son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth I Kingsford Grace Route Grace Mississippi has completed the USAF communications officers course at Keesler Air Force Base He will join Norton AFB California with the Air Force Logistics Command to support combat readiness He is a Grace High School graduate and earned a B S in engineering from the University of Omaha His wife Janice is daughter of Mr and Mrs G E Remy of Nampa Idaho.
Jesse Long principal of Soda Springs High School led a 37 member Idaho delegation to Annapolis for four days of briefings and lectures on Navy admissions. The group toured Washington landmarks, met Idaho senators and representatives, observed midshipmen at parade and football practice, and learned about military academic and physical requirements.
Local residents engage in travel and family visits with relatives in Utah and Idaho. Easter gatherings, dinners, and social events are reported along with hospital stays, illnesses, and relocations affecting families such as the Jensens moving to Rupert for work.
Sylvia Bower chaired a Saturday afternoon Cancer Society meeting at Montpelier city library. Speakers Dr. Rich of Montpelier and Dr. Russell Tigert of Soda Springs addressed members, followed by a Q and A. Memorial Funds and volunteer rewards were announced and Caribou County representatives attended.
A 1964 Plymouth owned by W R Black and driven by Yvonne Black overturned near the Eight Mile bridge, injuring Yvonne with a clavicle fracture and bruising passenger Dick MacAllister. Damage minor. Investigation by Ralph Marriott deputy sheriff.
A church family night is planned this Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. Dr and Mrs Wendell Keck of Ogden will present slides and narration about a Greece trip and the adopted family they support. A pot luck dinner starts at 6 30 p m and all are invited.
Seaman Apprentice John B. Robbins, USN, son of Mr and Mrs John A Robbins of Soda Springs, has reported for duty at the Naval Support Activity in Da Nang Viet Nam. The unit handles combat logistics support with about 7500 Navy personnel, unloading ships and handling supplies from razor blades to road graders, fuel, lubricants, and provisions through Da Nang port and beaches from the Chu Lai area to the north.
Police court list records La Viel Hildreth and Erwin S Peck of Soda Springs facing charges for expired licenses and public intoxication with fines of 5 and 25 dollars respectively. dog leash and peace disturbance cited. Montpelier and Bancroft defendants also noted for license, stop, and passing offenses. Reed Martinson of Aberdeen cited 25 dollars for passing on a solid line.
A marriage license was issued on March 27 at the Caribou County Court House. Leslie A. Amason, 22, of Seadrift Texas, and Mary Johnson, 20, of Grace, are the couple.
The southeast Idaho clergy met with Bishop Sylvester Treinen in Pocatello to review Idaho marriage age changes. They plan to seek a uniform church policy, address teenage dating, and raise these issues at the Altar Society meeting in Soda Springs tonight led by Father Francis A. Hebert.
The Williams Ward Choir will present Easter Cantata Resurrection Morning at 7 30 p m on April 9 at Niter. The program by B Cecil Gates features solos by Lyle Swensen Carol Hansen Bruce Mickelson Georgia Jensen Louise Mickelson Lousette Mickelson Ora Meacham Elaine Peck Kathleen Prescott Ardena Sucese Floyd Toons Don Harris Earline Smith Len Readings by Lydia Thomas with Edsel Prescott at the piano. The public is invited.
Mr and Mrs Edgar J Brewer are recent newcomers to Soda Springs arriving from Arizona and Texas respectively. He joined Ref Chen as an assistant supervisor after moving here a month ago. The Brewers enjoy fishing and hunting and reside at 45 Ashland Drive Apt 1. Connie Brewer was born in Arizona.
Mrs Doris Balls and Mrs Alice Shufeldt hosted three bridge groups at home with Mayme Richards winning high in March 21 games and LaVanda Lallatin taking second. Other guests included Ruth Crawford Helen Tigert Rose Maxwell and Rita Burgin among many more. On April 1 at Mrs Shufeldt home more ladies attended with Thelma Corbett winning high and Dova Hughes second high.
Reed Elsmore reports for duty at Portamouth Nebraska after weeks with his parents in Soda Springs. He enters the Navy in January and is expected to complete boot camp in March.
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