Parson’s Wife and Political Dinners Stir Small-Town Gossip
Uncle Cal recalls Zeke Grubb's preacher who visits the country store to ease his wife’s distress over church politics. He jokes that wives handle money and domestic duties while husbands worry about Cuba and the Berlin Wall. The piece riffs on church gossip, attire debates, and a planned sermon satirizing Democrats and Republicans.
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Atgeatagttle
Zeke Grubb
Iady
Dea
Cuba
Berlin Wall
Instaat
Wommen
Rufe Zinder
Pairiseas
Rufe
What Other Editors Say About Gumpersons Law
A satirical essay outlines Gumpersons Law, mischief of probability, and everyday paradoxes. It credits Dr. R F Gumperson with forecasting quirks from weather to chores, noting his 1947 death and wartime consulting.
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Gumperson
R. F. Gumperson
Weather Bureau
Dr. Gumperson
Traffic collision report from Kipplinger Times
A vehicle behind struck down the victim as a Hillman Minx driven by an English visitor hugged the left side of the road. Details appear in the Kipplinger Times Calendar and Engagement Book.
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Kipplinger
Convenience foods save money say Idaho extension agent KARLEEN L. G
Homemakers are advised that buying convenience foods can lower grocery cost overall. USDA reports show 42 items cheaper when bought ready and 116 pricier than home made. A typical shopper cuts food bills by about 18 percent by including convenience items, with frozen orange juice concentrate costing 68 cents per 100 spent versus 1.29 for fresh juice prepared at home.
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US Department of Agriculture
Instant coffee tops convenience food bargains
Among convenience foods analyzed, instant coffee was the biggest bargain with $1.00 per $100 spent. Regular coffee would deliver the same servings for $1.96. Ready-to-serve yeast rolls cost 106 cents per $100, while making the same amount at home would cost 34 cents. Many homemakers still buy convenience items due to time and skill required at home.
Grays Lake Grade School Christmas Program Highlights
The Grays Lake grade school staged its annual Christmas Program under teachers Glen Tracy and wife. Featured were student performances from grades 1 through 8 including readings, plays, poems, and songs such as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Silver Bells with accompaniment by Glenda Tracy Marilyn Smith and Eliza Les Sibbatt. Several local families attended and Christmas visits followed with relatives from Soda Springs Preston and Salt Lake City.
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Grays Lake
Glen Tracy
Judy Sibbett
Santa Claus
Ricky Lindstrom
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Prudence
Renea Muir
Maxine Ostler
Roxanne Humphereys
Mommy
Little Drummer Boy
Glenda Tracy
Marilyn Smith
Eliza Les Sibbatt
Charles Collins
Pamba
Texas
Charles
Carol
Dan
Ida Morgan
Jim Crawford
Soda Springs
C. L. Roy
Kenneth Sibbett
Beverly Johnson
Utah
Earl Samson
Relief Society
Alice Stoor
Louisa Mae Alcott
van Collins
Bert Muir
Oscar Vias
Oscar
LaMar
Robert Stoor
Bob
Samson
Paren
John Soderman
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Caribou County
Soda
Idaho
V. E. and
J. E. Lansberry Publishers
County of
Caribou
City of
Village of
Bancroft
By McFeathers
Cal
Lau
Homemakers
Bey
Roy Vias
Mark
Rex Layland
Frank Stoor
Carol Skinner
Cecil Sibbett
Cokeville
Wyoming
Wesley Pike
Pikes
Max Weaver
Debbie
Ackie
Hulda Oberg
Odell Stoors
Stoor
Roy Vins
Russell Walton
Russell
Vias
Odell Stoor
Sharon
LeRoy
Colleen Layland
Roy Jas
Dr. Allen
Dr. Russell
Mack
Lois - Las
Ed and
Rhoda
Bede
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