Grace Junior High Sports and Community Meetings
Grace junior high students played basketball with the local school Friday afternoon. The eighth grade lost 19 to 14 while the seventh grade won 25 to 22. The Grace Lions club hosted a dinner for the Lady Lions and Paris club with remarks on traffic safety by Mark Wilson and a film shown. Suzanne Williams Kay Sorengen and Linda Ashbaker sang. The school board met Monday night with officials and administrators to discuss matters at Rourne school.
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Grace Junior High
Thatcher
Grace
LIONS
Grace Lions Club
Lady Lions
Paris Club
Lews Stalker
Lafe Deardorff
Bud Raymond
Suzanne Williams
Kay Sorengen
Linda Ashbaker
Mark Wilson
Montpelier
Bob Young
Jan Young
Alfred Hansen
Brig Young
Ronald Panter
Roy Corbett
Alma Adams
Homer Williams
Stanley Harrison
Frank Taylor
Freeman Ashbaker
Rourne
Idaho editors hold convention notes and dealer insight
Report covers Idaho editors convention with mentions of Senator, former governor, and Attorney Francis greeting attendees. General Motors dealer viewpoints cited, noting dealers handle most US car sales. Anecdotes recall apron money stories and Boise Grace town memories.
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Idaho
White
Evan
Rng
Den
Francis
Bud Woodall
Idaho sheriffs press for pay raise and new leadership
Idaho sheriffs meeting in Boise at the city hall council chambers endorsed legislation to allow counties to raise salaries in line with other law enforcement. The Idaho Sheriff's Association elected E. A. Hansen as president, John Raser as vice president, and H. K. Parker as secretary treasurer. Directors named include Lew Gardner, A. E. Heslop, James H. Benham, Ray Stephens, and Ralph Marriott.
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Idaho
Bose
Idaho Sheriff's Association
Boise
E. A Hansen
Madison County
John Raser
Kootenai
H. K.parker
Bane
Water Memorial Declares Idaho Rights Over Snake River
A Senate reintroduction urges Congress to block any legislation diverting Snake River water to the Colorado watershed for Colorado or other states. The measure lists all Reclamation Committee members and follows a previously withdrawn version. It cites sponsors K C Barlow Fred Cooper and Ward Meadows.
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Senate
Congress
Snake River
Colorado
Reclamation Committee
K. C. Barlow
Cassia
Fred Cooper
Caribou
Ward Meadows
Power
Senator Cooper Sets Public Water Hearing
A public hearing on storage and flood control for the Upper Snake river is set for Jan 30 in the Senate caucus room at 7 p.m. Speakers include Harold T. Nelson regional director of the U S Bureau of Reclamation, State Reclamation Engineer Mark R. Kulp, and Army Corps of Engineers personnel. A noted nutrition fact about potatoes accompanies the item.
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Snake River
Senate
Fred Cooper
Caribou
Idaho State Reclamation Association
Cooper
Harold T. Nelson
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Mark R. Kulp
Corps of Army Engineers
Meeting to Organize Rocky Mountain Cutter Association
Public notice states a February 14 1957 meeting in Soda Springs Idaho District Court Room Caribou County to organize and incorporate the Rocky Mountain Cutter Association and elect directors under Idaho Code sections 30 1101 and 30 1102. President William Condie and Secretary Lynn Wheatley sign. Publication dates January 31 and February 7 1957.
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Rocky Mountain Cutter Association
Caribou County
Soda Springs
State of Idaho
William Condie
Lynn Wheatley
Change In Taxing Utilities Bill Goes to Senate
A bill to modify how power utilities are taxed would reduce Caribou County's total assessed value by about a quarter. If enacted, overall taxes could rise 25 percent with additional increases of 62 percent in Grace, 53 percent in Soda Springs, and 38 percent in Bancroft. R J Coppard, local Texaco distributor, will attend a Texaco dealers meeting in Butte, Montana next week.
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Caribou County
Senate
Senate Judicial and Rules Committee
Grace Area
Soda Springs
Bancroft
Butte
Mont
R J Coppard
Texaco
Montana
Failing to Stop at Stop Signs Most Frequent Local Violation
Caribou law enforcement notes stop sign violations as the most common traffic offense. The article quotes Idaho Code sections 49-5525 and 49-5526, emphasizes complete cessation of movement at signs, and urges the public to follow the law to reduce violations.
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Caribou
Bill Would Extend Gas Refund Period in Senate
Senator Fred Cooper and colleagues introduce a bill in the Senate on January 25 to extend the motor fuel tax refund filing window for agricultural users from 180 days to 270 days from purchase. Cooper argues the 180 day limit clashes with annual farming financing and accounting cycles, ensuring no revenue loss to the gas tax.
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Fred Cooper
Senate
Cooper
State Fuel Charge Cuts and Refunds Slashed
State House moves to reduce motor fuel charges and refund procedures by at least one third, aiming to lower costs and increase savings across departments. The plan targets accounting reforms and streamlined processes to speed reimbursements and lessen administrative burden.
Boise Weekend Visit by Rasmussen and Woodall
Attorney Francis Rasmussen and Assessor Bud Woodall return Sunday from sessions of the legislature in Boise. Rasmussen attended a state convention of prosecuting attorneys while in the capitol city.
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Boise
Francis Rasmussen
Bud Woodall
Capitol
Rasmussen
Chief Petty Officer Visits Local Home in Pocatello
Chief Petty Officer Asa Cook of the Pocatello Naval Recruiting Office visited the home of Mr and Mrs Fayette W Peck last Wednesday before his transfer from Pocatello.
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Asa Cook
Pocatello Naval Recruiting Office
Fayette W Peck
Pocatello
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