Aribou County Sun Trade Notice July 1954
A brief trade notice appears in the Aribou County Sun dated July 1954. It lists local business matters and market updates readable from the OCR fragment.
08 Jul 1954
Page 1
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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
1
A brief trade notice appears in the Aribou County Sun dated July 1954. It lists local business matters and market updates readable from the OCR fragment.
Fragmentary report notes a new roadside sign near Preston promoting travel to Yellowstone Park via Highway 34. The sign project is led by Richards with involvement from local Phillips 66 connections and passes through Soda Springs area.
Bancroft county police held a June meeting with Erlene Higginson named secretary and Maglis Marriott as treasurer. Grimm appointed Jes Peterson Bancroft to head the March of Dimes drive for 1954 55 with a rotating treasurer arrangement among Grace Soda Springs and Lasley chairs.
Charles Walth died of a heart attack while at work in Ririe Idaho on June 26. Services were held at the Home in Preston. He formerly lived in Springs and Grays Lake. Survivors include two sons Norman 13 and Neil Call, daughter Velma Kay 11, Kenneth Fulton, Ning Kokanson, and other relatives.
Mrs Frank DeCaro reports her daughter is currently on a vacation to Yellowstone National Park. The trip highlights scenic sites and potential wildlife sightings during the family outing.
The Soda Springs Lions Club will dedicate and present a new tennis court to the city with ceremonies set for Thursday evening at 7 40 p m led by Lions president Loren Fowler who invites all to attend and arrive by 7 30. Following the ceremony a pancake supper at the Presbyterian church hosted by the Ladies Aid and Pillsbury Flour Company will replace the regular Lions meeting.
The Soda Springs summer band, under James Stoker, seeks more beginners due to a heavy fall load. The program is financed by the school and offers individual instruction. Beginners practice Thursdays at 7:30 p m and the band meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 p m. Interested students may see Mr. Stoker at those times.
Weather in Cari bou county shows highs around 91 degrees on Sunday at O S Bybee ranch north of Soda Springs. Overcast Monday gave way to sun on Wednesday and Thursday. Week's low dropped to 33 degrees Saturday night with no measurable rainfall.
Soda Springs chamber of commerce begins year with a membership drive and appoints permanent committees led by Joe Christopherson as chairman Jack Garvin and Ronald Nichols. Cliff Parsons noted financials showing a starting balance of 201.84 with receipts 581.35 and expenditures 743.87 leaving 48.32 in petty cash.
The Lava Catholic church was dedicated at 7 p.m. by Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago and president of the Catholic extension society. Attendees from Caribou County joined the mass and a breakfast at the community building followed. Assistants included Bishop Kelly of Boise and several priests from nearby towns.
Reverend William S. Williams of Forest Glen Church Chicago will preach at Community Presbyterian Church Sunday July 11 at 11 a.m. The visit is announced by church officials and invites parishioners and locals to attend.
Mr and Mrs A W West and their two children have moved here from Anniston Alabama by Monsanto Chemical Co. They are settling in at 90 Keystone Court.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Spackman and daughter Kaye of Pico California arrived Thursday to visit Mrs Spackman s parents Mr and Mrs J E Jewett and her sister Mrs Orville Divine
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission weighs natural gas franchise applications for southeastern Idaho. Intermountain Gas Co and Idaho Power Co seek approval as routes from the Uintas to the Pacific Northwest pass through Soda Springs. A Canadian firm’s legal appeal could delay the project, described as a bold, region altering venture.
Idaho wheat allotments will drop about ten percent in 1955, totaling 1 154 995 acres versus 1 277 401 this year. Individuals will learn their farm acreage before the July 23 wheat referendum. Allocations depend on farm operation, past production, rotation plans, soil and operation type. Two thirds must vote on allotments and supports.
Kiwanis members announce the 1954 Kids Day set for September 25 in Soda Springs. A peanut sale opens activities ahead of the event with Larry Shriver naming John Depp as chairman and Stan Matthews, Bill Gagan, Joe Jeffries, W. S. Shufeldt, and Dr. Allen Tigert on the committee. The slogan is Build for Tomorrow and the day runs nationwide as Kiwanis sponsored.
Regular city council session, postponed by holidays, is set for 7 30 p m on Monday July 2 at the usual venue to discuss prior agenda items and municipal issues.
Dr W Hyde Cowley Parley Parkinson and Attorney General Thomas of Salt Lake City spent the long weekend in Soda Springs and vicinity on a fishing trip. They visited several friends and praised the Caribou lodge during their stay.
Hospital notes list births, discharges and admissions. Horsley and Tene in Soda Springs welcomed a boy on July 1 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Other entries note multiple patients admitted or discharged across Soda Springs and nearby towns with names such as Frank Samson and Thora Tingey.
A grand Fourth of July in Soda Springs featured a city parade with elaborate floats bands and civic units drawing cheers. Church groups LDS St Marys Catholic Prize winners included Presby terian float first in churches division Largilliere float first in commercial division Tigers clinic second Lions Kiwanis club tied for third. North Gem and Soda Springs school bands also performed in the civic procession.
The Ladies Aid of the Community Presbyterian church invites the public to a pancake supper in the recreation room on Thursday July 5 from 5 to 8 PM. Co chairs are Alice Tigert and Helen Miller. publicity by Zelma Gillette Bobby Dunlap and Charlotte Salser. Music by Mary Jane Thomas. Sponsors include Pillsbury Flour Lego Bark Vermont Maid syrup NuMello margarine Knudson sausage and Challenge milk. Admission is 1 for adults and 5 cents for children 16 and under.
Crouse explains rock meanings to farmers, families, and geologists at Springs Kiwanis meeting. He describes three rock types sedimentary igneous and metamorphic and notes little known about Caf pou phosphate beds formed by ancient marine life.
Sheriff Ralph Marriott, a Republican incumbent, will run unopposed in both the primary and general elections after the sheriff position was omitted from the candidate list. Also notes new home purchases and 4th of July visits among local residents and visitors.
Bancroft represented Caribou county at Tendoy Council Boy Scout Camp Nebeker Bear Lake during the first week. Kenneth Tolman was named a chief. Braves listed Joe Banks George Larson Mont Faulkner Gordon Hogan. Craig Gilbert joined the Order of the Arrow. Court of Honor awarded Martin Wistisen Gordon Hogan Craig Gilbert with canoeing rowing life saving swimming and related merit badges.
County Assessor Bud Woodall announces pending resignation of Nellie Lou Poulsen and calls for applications for the deputy assessor post. Information available from Mr. Woodall.
Mr and Mrs George Rinehart of New Plymouth arrive to the scene in a brief notice, with readable fragmentary details indicating their travel or presence reported in the local column.
Sheriff Ralph Marriott reports three vehicle crashes in Caribow County over the past week caused by drowsy driving. A 19 year old, Gilbert Ban Croft, briefly fell asleep at 1 30 a m Sunday and ran off Highway 30 six miles east of Soda Springs. Tommie Nash, 25, a Fort Bragg serviceman, nearly misread a spur as the road and wrecked his car early Sunday. A third driver near Grace collided as a hood struck the windshield. The sheriff seeks the other involved driver from a borrow pit.
A Motorola executive visiting Caribou County is described as staying at the Caribou Lodge near the Caribou National Forest. He meets engineering seniors including R. Crouse and jokes about seeing caribou, then worries his comment offended the group after he leaves.
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