Commissioners Community Board Opens Year With Busy Monday Schedule
The county commissioners plan a first-year meeting Monday at the Westada Springs to organize deputies and other officials. They will appoint a chair, approve officer appointments, select quarter 1 officials for 1957, and oath of office for county staff. The board includes Bitton, Sunsen, G W Sommitterds, Walter Stiles, and others. Clerks and professionals will participate in routine business and budget items.
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Tuard
Bhoun Umumbent
Bitton Sunsen
Walter Stiles
Ransact
Ogkhda
Basic Scout Training Course Saturday
The notice invites attendance for a basic scout training course on Saturday January 12 starting at 2 00 PM. It notes this is the only session and asks for good turnout to improve training for boys. Committee organizers urge participation to prepare scouts for their best.
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Orday
Second Lift To Be in Operation At Soda Springs Ski Run
A second ski lift opens Sunday at Soda Springs Ski Club to handle growing crowds. The 25 by 30 foot ski hut offers hamburgers hot dogs hot chocolate coffee and other refreshments. A new concession will be run alternatingly by Cub Scouts and the ski club on Sundays. The Tope tow lift mirrors existing equipment and serves more visitors as car counts rose to five dollars per car last Sunday.
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Soda Springs
Cub Scouts
Scouts
Ron Nichols
First Baby In County Born 5 37 Monday Morning
The first baby of Caribou County in 1957 was a boy born at Caribou County Hospital at 5 37 am Monday in Grace. He weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces. Attending physician was Dr E E Herron of Grace. Second birth listed to Mr and Mrs Aulden Beckstead of Grace arrived at 7 57 pm the same date with Dr Chas Johnson as attending physician.
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Caribou County
Arly Egbert
Grace
Caribou County Hospital
E E Herron
Aulden Beckstead
Chas ( Johnson
March Of Dimes Names Block Leaders In Soda Springs Area
Diggs Lewis, chair of the Soda Springs March of Dimes announced new block chairmen Lamont Norton north of tracks Ray Cook south of tracks Mrs Richard Findlayson Conda Colleen Laylan Wayan Sam Reed Davisville. Some delay due to noon-arrival of material. house to house canvass will begin soon. Containers to be placed in local business houses this week. An auction is planned in February.
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Diggs Lewis
Soda Springs
March of Dimes
Lamont Norton
Ray Cook
Richard Findlayson
Conda
Colleen Laylan
Wayan
Sam Reed
Davisville
Second annual Home Institute program set by Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau announces the second annual Home Institute to be held Thursday January 3 at Grace Church. Topics include beef and tile diseases, marketing, and women’s sessions on fabrics and furnishings. The event runs from 11 am to 2 pm with 45 minute classes and a luncheon.
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Carbou Farm
Farm Bureau
Grace
Farm Bureau Woman's
Sam Reed
Vail
County Bureau
Farm aid program details and eligibility forms
Fragmentary text outlines acreage estimates and deadlines for farm aid programs. Mentions Office of a state allotment and trust meeting to qualify for payment, with references to forms, eligibility, and timelines. The readable portions suggest official notices about agricultural support and allotment procedures.
Outlaw Basketball Tournament in Soda Springs
Southeastern Idaho fans will see an outlaw basketball tournament in Soda Springs hosted by the Lions club with Harley Childs as chairman. The three night, single elimination event runs Thursday through Saturday at Soda Springs High School gym with eight teams from Grace Bancroft Monsanto Paris and possibly Montpelier. Former high school and college players headline lineups as teams vie for fast basketball action. further Sun notices will provide updates. Mr and Mrs R A Barnes and children visited Pocatello Saturday.
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Idaho
Soda Springs
Lions Club
Harley Childs
Italy
Tenany
Sod Springs
Eeight
Grace
Bancroft
Monsanto
Paris
Montpelier
Caribou Implement Co. Named Dodge Plymouth Dealer
Caribou Implement Co. becomes the new Dodge Plymouth dealer for the area. New models are on display in the showroom.
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Caribou Implement Co
Dodge-Plymouth
Adv
Widening Plan Proposed for 15-Mile Wayon Freedom Route
Soda Springs leaders including Mayor Tigert and Har ry Sorensen push to improve the 15-Mile Wayon Freedom stretch linking Salt Lake City with the Jackson Yellowstone area. A Boise meeting next week will finalize a request to the Highway Commission for widening and all weather status to attract more tourists. The group lauds the Thatcher Pres ton section and aims to elevate Highway 84 as a key farm to market route serving Caribou and Franklin counties with Orin Lindhardt presiding.
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Soda Sprigs
Wayan
Freedom
Highway Commission
Boise
Commission
Thatcher
Preston
Salt Lake City
Jackson-Yellowstone
Idaho
Orin Lindhardt
Osborne Call
Wiliam Hogan
Soda Springs
Provo
Utah
Chamber of Commerce
Allen
Franklin
Caribou
Fred Cooper
Jack Gurgin
Lou Bitton
Ernest Brog
Evan Kackley
Grace
Caribou County
Stark Valley
Montpelier
Monsanto Men Receive Life Saving Awards
Two Monsanto plant electricians in Soda Springs receive Liberty Mutual life saving awards for artificial respiration used to save a life after an April 1986 high voltage incident. John Kunz and Samuel Weaver are recognized, with Orval Poulson also earning the award by mail. Plant safety has logged over 340000 man hours since the injury with nearly nine months without a lost time injury.
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Monsanto Chemical Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Soda Springa
John Kunz
Le‘t
Samuel Weaver
C. W. Hunt
Seas Provenon Department of
Liberty Mutual
Hunt
Orval S. Poul
Son
Kunz
Weaver
Soda Springs
Monsanto
Local Couple Observes 61st Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs E D Whitman celebrated their 61st anniversary with an open house at their Soda Springs home. Married January 1, 1896, they built a life here amid business interests, ranch work, and family. The couple, 84 and 86, offered no secret beyond family devotion.
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E D Whitman
Soda Springs
Whitman
Idaho Cafe
Columbus
Georgia
University of Washington
Mr. Whitman
H L Finch Re elected Pres Of Grazing Assn
The 38th Idaho Grazing Association meeting in the courthouse Tuesday elected a 8 member board for cattlemen and sheepmen. H L Finch was reelected president with Chas P Tuck s and J Torgesen as officers. Directors include H L inch Chas P Tuck s W By Taylor Chris Call Guy Harrison Grover Hogan. Range conditions noted as dry, stock feeding below average.
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Idaho Grazing Association
Loceting Z 8
Secretarys Remeinde
H. Linch
Soda Springs
Grover Hogan
Grace
Mr. Finch
Mr. Tucker
J.T. Torgesen
Don Hunter
Wickenburg
Ariz
Don
Support Loans Close Jan 31 on 1956 Commodities
Price support loans and purchase agreements on 1956 commodities must be completed no later than January 31, 1957. The closing date covers warehoused grain and farm stored grain. Producers planning to place any commodity under loan should file applications soon to meet the deadline, since farm stored grains require inspection and sampling to determine sanitation moisture and grade.
Former Grace Matron Dies In Blackfoot
Mrs. Bessie Hale Twiggs former Grace resident died at Blackfoot Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness and two recent operations. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Friday in Thomas Idaho with interment at Riverside. Survived by husband two sons Boyd Twiggs Moreland and Sgt Robert Twiggs Moses Lake WA mother Rosetta Hale Grace four sisters Zelia Christensen Blackfoot Rosetta Smith Grace Genter Grover Phoenix Ariz Helen Hale Rice Lake Wis four brothers Franklin Harriman J Hale Grace Harold Bogata Comumbio So. America.
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Bessie Hale Twiggs
Grace
Blackfoot Memoral Hospital
Thomas
Idaho
Riverside
Moses Lake
Wash
Rosetta Hale
Cutter Race Meet Returns to Soda Springs This Saturday
Cutter racing resumes in Soda Springs with eight teams at the city airport. First race at 1 39 p m sharp. Gates debut at the track. Grounds in excellent shape and fans can expect exciting sprints. Teams include Guy Maughan versus Seth Rexs Service and others from Soda Springs, Smithfield, Utah and Idaho. Announcer Bill Condie and starters Harold Pond and Lynn Wheatley.
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Soda Springs
Cutter Racing
Guy Maughan
Seth Rex
Ford & Gregory Const
Smithfield
Joe Frederico
Gale Henderson
B. Parsons
Sevdiesd
Utah
Cla Maris
Ted Beus
Bay
Henderson
Caribou Saddle Shop
Sode Springs
Vester Olsen
Lee Ward
Weather Report Courtesy of Ana Conda Company
Weather recordings provided by the Ana Conda Company indicate ongoing meteorological data collection. The notes reference temperature, humidity, and wind readings, though the archival details and dates are incomplete for full interpretation.
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Anaconda Company
Explosion at Grace Motel Causes $500 Damage
An explosion at the Harris Motel on Monday caused $500 damage. The blast was linked to excessive pressure on a butane tank used to heat water for a laundry area serving a nearby trailer court. Damages were estimated after the incident.
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Grace
Harris
Salaries Scrutiny in Idaho Taxes and County Pay
An editorial argues Idaho residents will face new taxes to fund education and teacher raises while calling out county officials for low salaries. It contrasts county pay with teachers and government leaders, noting sheriff and office heads earn modest sums and urging fairness in compensation.
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Idaho
Semitte Ax
Boise
Gt Iasen
God Te
Bes Watt
Sergiahs
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Colin
Woll
Presie Evans
Tate
Wes Wall
Cecilildaffer
Gacery
R A. Barnes
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Wayon-Freedom
Tigert
Harry Sorensen
Ted Chisaitges Nehaman
Rulon Donn
Whitman-Matthews
Rich
Seattle
Washington
Eugene
Whitmans
MR. and
Mrs. E. D. Whitman
Photo
By Dong Johnson
H. L. Finch
Pres. of Grazing Assn
Blackfoot
Beene
Vinta
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