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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
5
Local chatter rows about a government grant of forty months to study the desert cockroach near Palm Springs California. Neighbors joke about a daily bulletin and wonder if Lyndon should fund it while noting costs under twenty five thousand dollars. Community humor shifts to the deflating effect of uncertain answers.
Rev. David Crawford announces the Salvation Army Christmas appeal letters are being mailed this week. The local committee will aid the needy with food shelter clothing and baskets and ensures no child goes without toys. Sunshine Baskets are distributed division wide. Contributions are invited to the local Army Committee Treasurer D. T. Strickfaden Idaho First National Bank and others.
Incidental note from a letter to the editor mentions a storekeeper staying open later on Saturdays and a claim that Americans owe 1 trillion 267 billion 500 million dollars totaling 6670 dollars per person. Uncle Cal signs off.
Bruce Link celebrated his fourth birthday at home with friends including Sharn Larsen and others. Del Deaton hosted Thanksgiving with family and friends. Airman Howard Black on leave visited family in Soda Springs after Viet Nam duty. Marvin DeKay and daughter joined a Rapid City trip and a Thanksgiving reunion with Ida Carroll in South Dakota. Jack Hoopes hosted Sunday dinner with Scott and Kent Lowe from San Diego.
Mr and Mrs George Atwood returned Saturday night from a week on the Oregon coast. They spent Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs Atwood s sister and Mr and Mrs Van Jenkins of Lake Tahoe California before returning to Soda Springs.
Rose Mary Vonberg, student at Ricks College, spends Thanksgiving weekend in Soda Springs with her parents Archie Vonberg and guests Pat and Kathy Burgoon of Salt Lake City.
On November 18 a 1965 Ford owned by Gary Childs of Soda Springs collided with a 1966 Volkswagen driven by Gail Lasley of Georgetown on State Highway 34 north of Soda Springs with about 500 dollars damage. Deputy Raymond Gaddie investigated. On November 22 a 1957 Chevrolet owned by Jay C. Nielsen of Montpelier overturned 1.2 miles west of Bancroft on U S 30 damaging about 30 thousand dollars. Gaddie investigated. On November 23 a 1964 Plymouth driven by Yvonne Black and owned by W R Black of Soda Springs hit a bridge limb due to ice five miles west of Soda Springs with about 200 dollars damage. Gaddie investigated. Don George and Mrs. George visited Montpelier for Thanksgiving and Mrs. Anita Link visited Mr. and Mrs J M Link in Thanksgiving events.
Thanksgiving Day guests at the Beus home included the Conlin family with Bill and Connie and the Beus family. Later a gathering at the W. Conlin home marked Connie Conlin’s eighteenth birthday with Brent Conlin of Malad joining. Orville Burt of Intermountain Gas Co attended a Boise two day company meeting. J R Walker and three daughters were Thanksgiving weekend visitors.
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