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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
8
Mr and Mrs George Davis entertained Mrs Davis and her sister in law Mr and Mrs Harry Bolton of Twin Falls over the New Years holiday. The Boltons left Tuesday morning for their home.
Mr and Mrs Ray Allen hosted Mrs Allen's parents Mr and Mrs Warren Henderson and daughter LaVerna of Grace over the New Years holiday. Guests of Mrs Moores' parents Mr and Mrs Maynard Andreason included Eldon Moore of Baker City during Christmas holidays.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Humphreys hosted visiting relations over the New Year holiday. Mrs Edith Dalrymple sister to Mrs Humphrey and four of her daughters traveled from Boise to visit.
John Barry Robbins son of Vic and Mrs John A Robbins of Sudansprings arrives home for Christmas from Viet Nam with his trained German Shepherd Panzer. He swapped a planned leave for a seven month tour, earning four months of leave. He is to travel with his family to San Francisco around January 20 and plans to visit relatives in Utah. Robbins received a Purple Heart for injuries in service.
Three vehicle incidents are noted. A 1967 pickup driven by Junior Bitton veered into a canal on State Highway 34 near Grace after a wheel stuck in snow, with $1000 damage and the driver hospitalized. A 1967 Calvin Hellickson back over a snowmobile in Gray store driveway caused $300 damage. A 1965 Morene Clayson auto collided with a 1967 Ronald Mallory pickup on Main Street Soda Springs causing $150 damage with no injuries. Ralph Marriott investigated all three cases.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Godfrey of Visalia California spent the Christmas holidays visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Jack Hoopes and Mr and Mrs George Godfrey.
Bob Stanley son of Mr and Mrs Bill Stanley was home for Christmas. He is stationed at Jacksonville Florida with the Naval Air Force where he attends an electronics school.
District Director R G Hoffeller of the Immigration and Naturalization Service expects about 9 000 aliens in the Helena district to file address reports under the federal program. 8877 aliens reported their addresses in January 1967. Violating the address report rule may bring penalties. aliens absent from the United States in January must report within 10 days after returning. Report cards available at Helena and Boise offices from January 1 1968.
Ace Company from Boise completes a high speed rifle-barrel bore project turning 41% pound cylinders into 21 pound axles for A C Ball Company in San Carlos. Under Ernie Christon guidance, 4500 RPM and 800 pounds drive the process to sharpen lubricating channels. St Maries Plywood Company near three years old expands with a steam plant, veneer dryer, and more equipment to reach 75 million square feet yearly by mid 1965, using white fir red fir larch and spruce and employing 200 people to produce 9 million square feet of plywood last year.
Mr and Mrs Lee Madsonpillar hosted Christmas Day guests including Mr and Mrs Grant Roberts and family staying in their home.
Mr and Mrs Ray Cook and their family left Soda Springs on December 22 for a holiday trip to Los Angeles to visit relatives. They returned December 31.
Mr and Mrs Albert Foster spent the New Years holiday in Ogden visiting Mrs Foster's parents Mr and Mrs K D Sorensen.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelly were called to Rockland Monday for the funeral of Bert Kelly who died Friday December 29. The obsequies followed in Rockland placing him among local mourners. Funeral details were announced by the family.
Caribou County War Mothers chapter held its regular meeting and annual party at Betty Poulsen's home on Saturday December 30. Fifteen members attended. Family visits included Ellis Williams and his relatives over the Christmas weekend with Elza White of Shelley, their son J W Williams a BYU student, joining.
Mr and Mrs Robert Mendenhall hosted Christmas Eve guests including Mrs Wanda Peterson and daughter Trina from Soda Springs, Jack Westergard, Mr and Mrs John Westergard, Mr and Mrs George Harris of Idaho Falls, and Cleone Gratzimger.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Dehl hosted her father Gun ar Lindbard from Encampment Wyoming for a few days during Christmas.
An elderly prospector spins a tall Western tale to visitors from the East about shooting a grizzly by ricocheting a bullet off a canyon wall. The twist ends with a punchline as he admits he “massed the wali” and missed the bear.
A minister questions Jimmy's whereabouts and skill in canoes. The lad jokes that if Jimmy knows as much about canoes as he thinks, he is paddling away. otherwise he will be swimming.
The Traffic Safety Division warns that using parking lights while driving in adverse weather is unsafe and not a substitute for proper head and tail lights. Drivers are urged to exercise caution to prevent fatal traffic mistakes.
Mountain States Telephone tallies 1967 gains with over 12 million spent on state wide service and expansion. By year end 220 000 telephones served in Idaho up 10 000 from 1966, calls exceed 1 million per day locally and 45 000 long distance. Idaho employs 1 576 with payroll near 10 million dollars. Soda Springs area reaches 2090 telephones, up 124 from last year.
The plan outlines better line facilities in rural Idaho areas, a new central office and long distance channel to expand service in Bore and Fall River areas. It cites year end totals with Idaho Falls 10,000 plus Pocatello 23,000 and Idaho’s growth driving an additional 12 million dollars for future telephone improvements.
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