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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1965
Page
4
Directors of the Caribou County Potato Seed Growers Assn held their annual meeting on Tuesday April 13 at Lawava's Cafe in Grace to elect officers and plan the coming year. Directors present included Dick Smith Veil Hubbard Tom Lloyd Harold Varley Delos Hubbard Dean Christensen Jay Condie and Frank Stoddard who was re elected.
The committee chaired by the President and Dean Christensen plans to supply all county residents who garden with free certified seed potatoes. The seed includes early red varieties and Idaho Russets. As planting season nears, notices will set the time and place for distribution, while advising residents to discard old potatoes and obtain the new certified seed at no cost to ensure a successful crop.
Local farmers and traders seek assurance of disease free potato stocks for the next year. They push for quality control and import safeguards to ensure steady availability and prevent crop losses.
Forty two Caribou County students are enrolled at Idaho State University this term, part of a spring term total of 3830. Listed from Bancroft are Harold Cheirrett Monty Faulkner George Hogan George Larsen Berniel Maughan Arthur Ruger III L Dee Smith Grace Whitworth and Kent Yost. Grace residents include Virgil Adams Frank Chadwick Dianne Hansen Lena Hansen Jerry Harwood Alan Hubbard Donna Lowe Louise Mansfield Lynn Panter Terry Smith John Thomas Faralee Wilker. Others are Richard Holsten of Central and Roger L Skinner of Conda. Soda Springs students include Ronald G Anderson Michael Beus Ray Bitton Jr Lawrence Croney Darla Gill Lynn Harris Evan Hayes Margene Hubbard Daniel Kane Eric Kingsford Dwight Lakey Thomas Lau Ronald Lau Wesley Maughan Michael Norris Margaret Reagan Linda Rowberry Thomas Walker and John Williamson.
Earl Higginson son of Mr and Mrs Ellis Higginson of Bancroft and a College of Engineering freshman at the University of Idaho has been tapped by the Idaho Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma the National High Honor Society for Freshmen He will be initiated on Saturday May 8 Only 35 freshmen were eligible Higginson recently spent a mid term vacation week at home and spoke at the annual F F A Parents and Sons Banquet at North Gem High School
A roundup of neighborhood gatherings includes a Book of Mormon readings at the Mendenhalls home with several couples attending. Dianne Wyler hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Dee Johnson at the Wyler residence. Norman and Mrs. Smith spent a weekend in Nephi with relatives and attended a wedding reception. A sales party at the Mendenhalls featured Mrs. Gilson of Grace. Candace Garbett earned first runner up in the Miss Caribou Pageant. The Welker, Stephenson, and Kendall families visited Theone Kendall in Pocatello Hospital. The Wrights will move to a new home this week due to a road project. The Ropers from Pocatello visited Grace and Conlin relatives. the husband helped on farm work while there.
647 acres in Palouse district with hog or cattle buildings and 7200 bushel storage. Well 141 ft deep tested at 100 gpm. Three bedroom landscaped home on a blacktop road. School 7 miles. Also John Deere cultivators and lot near railroad. Contact Elton Sorenson or Chris Call in Bancroft Idaho.
Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rosdahl with family from Chesterfield and Mrs. Loray Bennett of Preston visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith. LeAnn Welker of Preston visits grandparents Ray and the late Dennis Welker. George Paskins of Salt Lake and David Coombs host their children. Lovell Mendenhall and daughter’s family visit Grace with Nathan Smiths.
A report notes a pickup truck driven by Whitehead and a sedan driven by Carnahan sustained injuries near an on State Highway. Grace and another driver were briefly injured as authorities respond. Ralph J Marriott is listed as the investigating officer.
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