Uncle Cal From Caribou Riffs on Cars and Change
A letter to the editor from Uncle Cal of Caribou venting about 1960s trends. He mocks Ark humor, critiques upcoming 1964 car models with powerful engines and gadgets, cites a $2.6 million radar project and a $47,000 interest gain, jokes about government bonds for taxes, laments loss of old skills like washboards, and notes a Milwaukee clothing maker’s claim that women’s pants rose 400 percent since 1954.
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Noah
Ark
Shere
New York
Wimmen
Milwaukee
Uncle Cal
Accidents In Bancroft And Grace Reported
Two car crash on Main Street Bancroft occurred Thursday April 4 involving Robert Houston and Joel Davids with damage to both cars. A separate accident Sunday April 7 at Grace Plant involved Frank Chadwick in a 1963 Chevrolet with damage to the bumper panel and undercarriage. the other driver fled the scene.
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Main Street
Bancroft
Robert Edward Houston
Logan
Utah
Joel W. Davids
Ph Jarriott
Frank Chadwick
Grace
Clair Chadwick
Grace Plant
Herbert G. Walters
What Other Editors Are Saying Editorial Note
A brief note states opinions printed here do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's editors' views and invites readers to consider multiple perspectives on current issues.
Farmer Doubts on Tomorrow's Weather and Soil Use
An Eastern Idaho farmer laments uncertainty about future conditions and soil conservation, noting no clear plan for tomorrow or the day after and voicing a confident line about not having seen anything yet.
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Idaho
We Can Still Find Joy in Nature’s Simple Wonders
Hailey Times reflects on spring's renewal and nature's constancy amid rapid change. The piece contrasts technological progress with timeless scenes—geese in formation, flowers, babies' smiles, and a spider's web—arguing nature sustains simple pleasures and moral questions about humanity's pace of progress.
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Ceasar
Mother Nature
Hailey Times
Tax Foe in West Virginia Faces Long Hunt
A West Virginia businessman facing Internal Revenue Service action was spotlighted months ago as a notable tax protest figure. Report notes IRS scrutiny and ongoing legal or financial troubles linked to his dissent.
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West Virginia
Internal Revenue People
Boss withholds taxes monthly rather than weekly
A business owner pays employees weekly but withholds federal taxes only once per month. This results in an employee earning $70 weekly receiving three full checks and owing $4.74 due to a short weekly tax deduction, while a $125 per week worker loses $22.68 to taxes that week. The paper urges nationwide adoption of the practice to highlight the tax burden.
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IRS
Congress
Soda Springs Lions Club Meeting Highlights and New Members
The Soda Springs Lions Club met on Thursday April 4 with President Val Bitton presiding. Reports by Lion Ralph Dunn and Lion Jerry Reeve covered Boys and Girls work and Little League basketball completion. Judge Francis Rasmussen named Little League Baseball chairman as new members Ed Keller Mor rie Godfrey and Dell Harding were welcomed.
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Dean Moore
Soda Springs Lions Club
Trail
Val Bitton
Lions
Lion Ralph Dunn
Lion Jerry Reeve
Lion Jerry
Lion Glen Irving
Lion
Francis Rasmussen
Ed Keller
Morrie Godfrey
Dell Harding
Lions Award Chairs for Soda Springs High School Poles
The Soda Springs Lions honor Dewayne Leiby and Steve Lloyd with 100 percent chairmanship for flag pole construction at Soda Springs High School. Idaho Falls club members attend with L. P. Smith running for District Governor 39. New Soda Springs officers nominated are Grant Lau and Reed Stoddard for election May 2.
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Conrad Sanders
Dewayne Leiby
Steve Lloyd
Soda Springs High School
Idaho Falls Russet Tions Club
Lion L. P. Smith
Soda Springs Club
Grant Lau
Reed Stoddard
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