This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
5
A garbled OCR snippet shows a long string of personal names and partial terms. It appears to reference a semester, students or staff, and a location in the southern region, but the text is too fragmentary to identify a specific event or notice.
Idaho Stake Conference held in Bancroft on May 22 and 23 announced several officer changes. Henry D. Taylor spoke on Science and Religion while High Council and Stake Mission releases reshuffled leadership. New ordinations included Vernal Hopkins Marion D Clark and others. Harry Sorensen named President of the Idaho Stake Mission.
In a local exchange in Hartsdale a light remark on unemployment is paired with a quip about office life. Bert Master’s son quotes a line while the paper notes a humorous moment where the president asks if a new accounting clerk can help and the treasurer quips about her distraction.
The Meachams move into the Bitton house formerly occupied by the Bittons. The article charts family visits for Memorial Day weekend including outings to Preston, Pocatello, and Logan, plus church and community events, births and blessings, and cross-state travel among relatives such as the Whitehead, Harris, and Schenk families.
Lund M L McLeod of Pocatello reported his wife Evelyn Lundgren McLeod and daughter Norma received a Ford Co grant for a year in Madagascar to study anthropology and pursue a Masters degree in New York France journey 1600 miles away. He noted many experiences and that Norma obtained music recordings conversations and film rolls during cemetery visits and localities seen along the way.
Martin Wistisen son of Mr and Mrs Raoul Wistisen of Bancroft graduated from Brigham Young University at Provo Friday evening and received a Bachelor of Science degree He majored in mathematics and minored in physics and was awarded a 3500 scholarship to enter Northwestern University in Chicago next fall for business administration studies He active in Blue Key fraternity secretary of Associated Men Students and vice chairman of Student Honor Council He and his wife Katherine and son Kevin plan to spend the summer in Bancroft assisting his father on the farm.
Grays Lake and neighboring towns show a flurry of weekend visits and arrivals. Roscoe Sibbett and Salt Lake City guests stayed with Earl Samson, while Roys, Thompsons, and Kackleys moved through Blackfoot and Williamsburg. Numerous family gatherings, confirmations, and travel to Pocatello, Rupert, Soda Springs, and Salt Lake City marked Memorial Day and the late May period.
The Peterson family group gathered at Arthur and M rs. Peterson home for a pot luck lunch after visiting the cemetery. Attendees included Fred and Bob Young, Oleon Hiatt, Henry, Douglas Johnson family, Lester Peterson, Amanda Johnson, Annie Kutterer, Fred Peterson and daughter, and Emily Wilson among others from Idaho and California. Luther Wilson and family joined later visiting Central Cemetery and Lago, with Keith Wilson in Salt Lake City area. Keith was set apart by Elder El Ray Christiansen then departed for Portland headquarters.
Lyle took several days off work to return home and tend his grain crop, staying until Wednesday before heading back to Poca tello. Doris Humphreys came home Saturday from Logan where she rested after illness, with sister in law Gwen Humphreys driving her back. A light snowstorm Monday slowed opening of the flaking season as only a few fishermen ventured out.
A fragmented reflection on bygone times noting a jack-of-all-trades era and the idea that home is where a weary man rests. The piece contrasts social niceties with fatigue and hints at daytime busyness and nighttime weariness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.