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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1956
Page
1
The Santo Club led Caribou County by filling its March of Dimes board with 680 holders. The $68.00 was turned over to Ray Cook for the local polio fund. The club is operated by Glen Eck and Dean Lloyd.
A Blue and Gold Banquet honoring the Cub Scouts, sponsored by the Kiwanis club, will be held February 10 in the Idaho cafe dining room. Parents and den mothers are guests. A Q&A panel will select a lucky den to win a plaque. Mrs. Rees Gorton visits her critically ill father Sim Sterrett in Ashland Oregon.
The Ground Observer Corp opened a local post for a 12 hour day shift led by Mrs. Francis Bews as day captain and Sgt A G Stevens with Mrs Lula Barnard as post supervisor. Volunteers for opening days include Mrs John Bews Mrs Della Morris James Henley and others with new day captains named to replace ongoing duty.
The Fer tment mining operation announces indefinite stoppage of its underground mine and strip mining while the mill will remain in operation. Approximately 10,000 phosphate ore production is affected. About two thirds of the workforce reside in Conda with others in Georgetown. Some miners will be offered jobs at nearby Butte if feasible. The duration of the closure is uncertain.
Charles McCracken state brand inspector told Mel Brown local inspector to urge stockmen to schedule inspections at least 24 hours before taking cattle to market. Inspections will be Saturdays around Grace. no Sunday inspections. Feb 1 start. reduced mileage costs.
Final rites were held Saturday in the Pt church for Bessie May Davis Ellis. She died Wednesday after a lingering illness in Soda Springs. She was born February 23, 1898 in New Cantor Illinois and taught in Soda Springs before marriage to George W. Ellis Jr. They had three children and she was survived by her husband, a daughter Donna Lee, a son Dean Ellis, a granddaughter, and three brothers. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Soda Springs. Abbie Hammond of Kelso, Washington arrived to visit her son Bob Hammond.
Word arrives of the death of C. E. Nighman, long a local resident. A letter from E. M. Norris informs that Nighman died in Washington D C with no details released. He was the last superintendent of the Anthracite Conda Company mine at Conda and was known countywide.
Dennis Warner a Soda Springs high school sophomore is to receive the award for the best essay on wildlife sponsored by the Cari bou Wildlife Protective Association at a Thursday night meeting in the courthouse. His moving essay recalls a burned forest and the loss of wildlife as a result of man’s ignorance, contrasting past abundance with present devastation and reflecting on the country’s once vast forests and plains.
Arrangements for a bridge tournament sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary are nearly completed. Frances Bews chairs the event with play starting Friday January 27 at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Hall and a second session on Saturday January 28 at the same time. Reservations can be made with Mrs. W. C. Balls or Mrs. Wm. Horsley, or tickets at the door. Tickets cost 1.00 per person per evening. Substantial cash prizes and a grand prize for the highest score are offered. Rules specify four-person tables, pivot after each fourth hand, 16 hands per evening, independent decisions, standard party bridge scoring, and self-supplied cards and materials. Players may attend one or both nights. to compete for high score, participation on both nights is required.
Caribou County plans a March Red Cross fund campaign with district chairmen named for Grace Lago Beach Central Turner Niter Plant Alexander Thatcher Cedar Hollow Conda Bailey Creek Eight Mile Bancroft Soda Springs northeast southeast Lakeview and business district. Supplies will be issued before the drive begins. Caribou ranks thirteenth in Idaho total assessed valuation at 13 933 875 with growth from new development including phosphate mining and construction.
Funeral services for Dan James Anderson 70 of Grace were held at St Anthony's church in Pocatello with Rev T J Kelly officiating. He died in Caribou county hospital from heart ailment. Born September 15 1885 in Arkansas he moved to Grace in 1942 operating the New Deal Billiard parlor after earlier living in Baker Oregon. He married December 13 1921 in LeGrande Oregon. Survivors include his widow son Kelly of Grace brother Frank of Milton Oregon sister Mrs M C Daniels of Lewiston. Allen Mortuary of Soda Springs arranged the services.
The Legion Auxiliary says the winning and losing couple will each receive a complimentary dinner at the Idaho Cafe Dining Room. Guests may choose any meal from the dining room menu, as arranged by Frank Lallatin, the manager.
A line of names appears likely from a team roster or game program including Glen Henry Blaine Schwaneveldt Paul Allen Ray Sorenson Earl Clellan Joe Frederico Ray Henderson Hy Melain Seth Gregory.
Lori M. Roper infant daughter of Lt Rex and Adell Merrill Roper died at Bannock Memorial Hospital in Pocatello. Born January 19 1956 in Soda Springs she is survived by parents sister Jan and grandparents. Graveside rites were held in Grace cemetery officiated by Bishop Loran Logan. Burial directed by Allen Funeral Home of Soda Springs.
The Rocky Mountain Cutter Association sponsors the fifth tournament race at Grace Saturday starting 1:00 PM. Excellent track conditions prompt the event. Last Saturday's results include Earl Jorgensen defeating Dick Gib and several other matchups among local riders.
Fragmentary OCR lists Bill Conde Frank Stoddard Floyd Sorensen and Doc Gregory Lynn Wheatly without context. No event, date, or role is provided to determine the news item.
Mollyanne Martineau of Soda Springs is named Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow after scoring highest on a senior homemaking exam. She enters state competition for All American Homemaker and a runner up award, wins a gold pin and school receives a Betty Crocker cookbook. The state winner gets a $1,500 scholarship and a trip to Washington DC, Williamsburg, and Philadelphia. All American scholarship rises to $5,000.
The Angling club announces new dining room hours with a 10 a.m. opening and 1 a.m. closing. A special luncheon will be featured. The changes take effect January 30.
Robert Gayle-Worthy and Shirley J. Harrington of Montezuma, Iowa, received their marriage license from county auditor Colin Chester on January 21 and were married by Bishop Harry Sorensen in his home the same day.
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