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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
2
Uncle Cal reflects on how global events affect daily life from Caribou. He notes a Georgia dentist’s power drive toothbrush and ponders its features, then mentions Congress setting aside eight million dollars for Air Force exploration.
The letterbox humor recalls spring marble plays fading with modern schooling. The writer jokes about politics and religion while criticizing the Kremlin issue and funding a moon mission. He muses on newspaper reading, curiosity, and a lazy generation under new teaching methods.
The fragment shows Albert M. Gish of Victorville California writing about mailing arrangements and requesting a personal reply to a prior communication. It mentions a Soda boy and a street address in Victorville. The text is an isolated correspondence snippet with no broader context.
The writer recalls Soda Springs Idaho, posted years in Idaho and California, noting roles as assistant postmaster, state attorney, TV and appliance business owner, and cable system operator in Victorville. He lists family details, claims distant kinship to Mathias Gish and Jefferson Davis, and expresses nostalgia for his old hometown.
County Agent's Corner offers poultry showing tips from Bob Black Idaho extension service. Pick early maturing, healthy cockerels and pullets with strong bodies and bright eyes. Ensure uniformity in a pen, have substitutes ready, and clean show birds with soft cloths. Feed with mixed grains, avoid mash, keep birds clean and groomed.
George Hogan visits Thatcher. Mrs Earl Freeman visits as county superintendent gifts school at China Hat. Mir and Mrs Willard Bitton from Ogden, Utah. Mr and Mrs E J Melendy of Burley visit Roscoe C Rich family. Mayor and Mrs E Matthews and others go to Twin Falls for state golf. Moses Christensen of Malad visits. Harry Hosick heads to Los Angeles with family. C D Scott and daughter visit Conda. Lois Mabey from Salt Lake City visits locally. Raymond Grouch of Burley visits sister Mrs Leonard Marriott. Lula Isles, nurse, visits Thatcher. J Welker and Conda family visit Soda. Duane Saint r of Soda Springs wins fox trot cup at Meeks hall. Ada Bennett and Myr de Anderson visit Mostpeter. F J Muir business from Wayan. Chief pencil pusher off to fishing, misses stage. Rebekah district meeting held with banquet at Williams Hotel. Mound Waters vs Soda Springs game at Meeks hall. Mrs Thomas Collett and children visiting with Canada relatives. Franklin D Roosevelt and Basil O Connor named to Hall of Fame at Warm Springs.
Grays Lake items report Relief Society planning a July 8 meeting at Elizabeth Sibbert’s home to craft pictures planters and aprons. About 23 youths enrolled in the Red Cross swimming course at Etna, with parent carpooling and hopes for a bus. Local surgery updates note Mrs Phyllis Soderman recovering at Bannock Memorial Hospital. Numerous visits and family events recorded including reunions birthdays and travel to Salmon Pocatello Rupert and Logan Canyon. Delbert Tingey underwent emergency surgery at Bannock Memorial Hospital and remains in serious condition. other residents mentioned with short updates.
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