Faribou County Fair Sets Committee Roles for Aug Event
The Faribou County Fair announces committees for the August 12 13 14 fair with Grace Mickelson Helen Burton Smy Young as general leaders. The junior and senior parade groups plus numerous departments list chairs and assistants for tasks from dairy cattle to flowers reflecting a broader effort for a bigger fair.
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Aribou County
Faribou County
Sede
Grace
Mickelson
Helen Burton Smy Young
County wide road and bridge work progresses amid reconstruction
Work continues across the county on street improvements and bridge replacement. Crews salvage parts from the old bridge and set up safety devices while final surfacing advances on routes through Soda Springs and Main Street, with graveling and marker repairs noted along several streets.
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Soda Springs
Son
Main
Lallatin’s
Soda Ie
Blackfoot River Mystery and Names Mentioned
A fragmented item references the Blackfoot River and a downturn in fishing activity tied to pressure from Moeibow and cyclic biology. It mentions Wallace Scrub Woodall ed Marriott Max Snellnaked and notes Gen William Dean and Stings, with Boise ties and a wartime connection.
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Blackfoot
Wallace
Scrub Woodall
Ed Marriott
Max Snell
Carol Hunter Crowned Queen at City Rodeo
Carol Hunter age 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Ott, was chosen queen of the city rodeo this weekend in Pocatello. Fifteen contestants rode in the horse manship show at Bannock County Fair Grounds with noted riders Dee Henkel Elaine Krueger Sharon Lish and others among the contenders.
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Misa Carol Hunter
Don Ott
Pocatello
Bannock County Fairgrounds
Carol
Will Deeugh’ Henkel
Elaine Krueger
Sharon Lish
Inkom
Sqyee Baguley
Tee
Sisters Visit Mrs Tingey in Caribou County Hospital
Sisters of Mrs Thora Tingey confined at Caribou County Hospital visited in Soda Springs last week. Mr and Mrs R Adams of Shelley, her sister and brother in law, were weekend visitors. Thursday guests included her two sisters Mrs Beeton of Blt and Mrs Beulah Christensen of Shelley.
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Thora Tingey
Caribou County
Soda Springs
R. Adams
Shelley
Beulah Christensen
New City Adopts Speed Limits Across Key Arter ies
Soda Springs city council announced new speed limits on Highway 30 N from west limits to Fourth East South Street at 35 mph into the business district and 60 mph from Fourth East South Street to east limits with 55 mph at night. Main Street to Hooper Avenue 25 mph and Hooper Avenue to north limits 35 mph. A proposed stop-go signal at Main and Highway 30 N awaits state survey due to concerns signals may encourage speeding.
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Soda Springs
West
Fourth East South Street
East City Limits
Main Street
Hooper Avenue
Mooper Avenue
Third East
Third East Street
North City Limits
State Highway Department
Main
Highway 30 N
Caribou Youth Camp Construction Advances
Construction at the Caribou youth camp continues with pipe laying and log milling. Seventeen hundred feet of pipe installed and logs being milled at Ed Smith's sawmill. Alton Maughan, committee chair, announced the update and the thank you note listing contributors.
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Caribou
Ed Smith
Alton Maughan
Leonard Bjorkman
Grace and Soda Springs
Norman Sjorkman
Car Burns During Kiwanis Campout at Eight Mile Cliff
Adams and Mrs Adams camped at Eight Mile Cliff when their car caught fire about 1 30 a m The Kiwanis discovered the blaze but could not save the vehicle.
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Cliff Adams
Grace
Mrs. Adams
I i the Kiwanis
Kiwanis Leader Larry Shriver Heads to Twin Falls Convention
Kiwanis president Larry Shriver will attend the Twin Falls convention on Friday. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Anna Shriver and other club members as they travel to the event.
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Larry Shriver
Kiwanis Club
Twin Falls
Anna Shriver
Mr and Mrs Charles Carson Move to Pasco Washington
Their many friends will be interested to learn that Mr and Mrs Charles Carson are now living in Pasco Washington.
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Mrs
Charles Carson
Pasco, Wash
Wheat Marketing Quota Election Slated July 23
Wheat growers in Caribou County join farmers nationwide to vote on or continue the marketing quotas for the next crop year. The referendum, led by Ernest Seamons of the county ASCS, requires a two thirds yes vote to implement quotas. If approved, penalties apply to excess wheat and the 1955 price support level will be available to quota-compliant growers. Voting places open 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Friday July Bancroft Bancroft City Grace Fair Building Blackfoot River Soda Springs Court House.
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Caribou County
Ernest Seamons
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Seamons
City Police Warn Bicycle Riders
Police Chief Loren Neff announced a city safety program with strict bicycle laws. Bicycles must have a white front lamp visible 500 feet, a red rear reflector visible 50 feet, a bell audible at 100 feet, no siren, and a brake capable of skidding on clean pavement.
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Loren Neff
Will Speak Sunday at Community Presbyterian Church
Dr. Ilion T. Jones, professor of practical theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, Calif, will fill the pulpit Sunday. A Presbyterian minister with past pastorates and author of several books, he will preach on "Borrowing Our Neighbor's Resources."
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Ilion T. Jones
San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselmo
Calif
Community Presbyterian Church
Business trip to Salt Lake City by local residents
Faye Evans, Janice Hildreth, Merle Steele and Glenna Jean and Mrs. Josie Hildreth made a business trip to Salt Lake Friday.
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Faye Evans
Janice Hildreth
Merle Steele
Glenna Jean
Josie Hildreth
Salt Lake
Graveyard vandals damage Soda Springs site with toppled stones
Prosecuting Attorney Francis Rasmussen and Sheriff Relph Marriott inspect the old Alma Hopkins ranch cemetery east of the city where headstones toppled and bases rolled. Fences torn, stones used for target practice, and at least one veteran’s marker possibly of historic value damaged.
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Francis Rasmussen
Relph Marriott
Soda Springs
Mr. Rasmussen
Sheriff Marriott
Alma Hopkins
Cedars
City
Primary Election Slate Certified by County Clerk
The Caribou County Clerk Colin Chester received the official nominating tickets from the secretary of state and prepared the ballot with county candidates. Registration deadline is August 7 and absentee ballots must be voted by 9 a.m. August 9. Election is on August 1. party slate and details appear on page 66 of this week's Sun.
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Caribou
Colin Chester
Secretary of State
Chester
Pas
Ueatsetes
Sun
Doctor Sketches Lively Boyhood Sailor Tale
Dr. William Wegner of Soda Springs told Kiwanis of his boyhood as a sailor without a nation. Born to north German parents, he ran away at 14 to work as a ship striker from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, later as a German sea cadet who rebelled. His travels spanned the globe, with stints as a stowaway and a beachstranded traveler, before landing in the United States to start anew.
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William Wegner
Soda Springs
Kiwanis Club
Dr. Wegner
Hamburg
Buenos Aires
Des
United States
Canada
Local Officials, Residents Travel in Northwest Visit
County Clerk Colin Chester and his wife are vacationing in Washington visiting Mrs Ches ter’s parents in Pullman this week. Mr and Mrs E W Largilliere returned Friday from Salt Lake after a three day trip.
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Colin Chester
E. W Largilliere
Salt Lake
Soda Springs City Council Reins in Civic Affairs
City council draws four year terms for Tigert and Smith and two year terms for Gur gin and Gunnell by lot. They plan dog control measures, set a city auction, seek federal census data, and consider more funds if population passes 2500. Permits issued for Lakeview and Ninety Percent Spring areas, jail overhaul, and city hall redecorations.
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Soda Springs
Allen Tigert
Ed Smith
Jack Gurgin
Earl Gunnell
Aaron Oxbreet
Aboat
Giecause
Della Morris
Federal Census Bureau
Hildreths Headed to Long Beach for Food Rest
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Hildreth left this week for Long Beach California to spend a month there. His doctor advised a food rest for him during the stay.
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Fay Hildreth
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Hildreth
Jee Jeffries Attends Kiwanis Meeting
Local note reports Jee Jeffries will attend a Kiwanis club gathering. Details about time and location are unclear in the fragment.
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Jee Jeffries
Kiwanis
Grace and Soda Springs Tire Shops Merge to Serve Caribou County
Jay Hale and Irving Norcross of O K Rubber Welders announce the consolidation of their Grace and Soda Springs shops at the Soda Springs site. They will specialize in tires recapping wheel balancing and a mobile farm service, with a sale of surplus stock next week.
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Jay Hale
Irving Norcross
O. K
Grace and
Soda Springs
Caribou County
Grace
E Matthews Receives National Safety Commendation
S E Matthews this week received a commendation from the National Safety pause for spam spring a safety. The film to be shown at the Idanha theatre during August illustrates the right and wrong way to perform everyday activities in a safety minded presentation.
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S. E. Matthews
National Safety Pause
Idanha Theatre
Searches for Relatives in Riverside California
Mable Richy McBrde asks any Rich family descendants in the area to contact her. She gives Hugh Richy as the father and Will Jim Bullie and Julia as siblings. Address listed as Route 4 Box 516 Riverside California.
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Mable Richy McBrde
Hugh Richy
Will
Jim
Bullie
Julia
Mra McBade
Route 4
Riverside
Calif
Brief Shower Wets Cal Ave Area Near Bybee Lane
A brief shower moved through the Cal Ave area near Bybee Lane, dampening sidewalks and prompting residents to grab umbrellas. No injuries or major incidents reported as the light rain passed.
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Cal Ave
Bybee Lane
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den Harris
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Lida Rigby
Coretta Hemmert
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Flowers
Arvilla Fraser
Dawne Harris
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