Meads Family Saga Highlights Utah Pioneer Life
Bill Meads grew up in Devonshire England and moved to Soda Springs Idaho area with his mother Eliza. He fished, worked as a carpenter helper, shipped mail, and later started a candy store and grocery with wife Hattie Thirkill. The Meads built a home in 1941, farmed north of town, and raised a large family including 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Elizabeth Meads died at 106, celebrated by President Truman.
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Bill Meads
Nathan Meads
Devonshire
Eng
Hay
Plains
City
Meads
Eliza
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Nathan
Eads Sr
Leath
Bill
California
Sam Gagon
Gagon
Blackfoot River
Idaho
Sam
W. J. Smith
Soda Springs
Blackfoot City
Soda-Springska House
Main Street
Idanha
Smith Ranch
Europe
George Small Car
Bassett
Lago
Alexander
Clinton Piar
Stockman's Supply
Coby Ruud
Hattie Thirkill
Provo
Richard
Hattie
Donna Mae
Fryar
2Nd South
Elizabeth
Harry Truman
Len Jordan
Water Resources Board member clarifies Bear River stance
A Bear River water official asserts that all Bear River waters are appropriated but much remains unconsumed and flows into the Great Salt Lake. He says the Bear River Negotiating Committee will negotiate the total unconsumed flow, not Idaho's 300,000 acre feet contribution.
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Bear River
Idaho Water Resource Board
Great Salt Lake
Daho
Aberdeen Priest Leads Lent Evening at Saint Mary's
Father Morse Later, pastor of Blesséd Sacrament and Saint Mary's, will lead meditative talks and the Sacrament of Penance during the Lenten Friday evening at Saint Mary's Aberdeen. The event runs 7:16 to about 10 pan, with teens welcome.
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Saint Mary's Church
Father Morse
Blesséd Sacrament Church
Aberdeen
American Falls
Father
Ririe
Navy
Idaho
Twin Falls
Blackfoot
Power County Housing Authority
Power
Bingham Counties
Saint Mary’s Church
National Wildlife Week Editorial Promotes Habitat Creation
Guest editorial for National Wildlife Week March 16 22 1969 urges citizens to provide habitat for wildlife. It notes man made progress like home building pollution highways and drainage reduces natural areas and calls for action to protect habitats during the observance.
Seminary Senior Day Planned in Afton Wyoming
The East Side Seminary District will sponsor a Senior Day on March 29 in Afton Wyoming. Activities run 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. with an open house at the new Afton Seminary building. Dan Workman will speak. A ham banquet and talent show by the 3 Ds and the Terry Sisters are scheduled. Seminaries from Montpelier Soda Springs Grace Bancroft Cokeville Afton Wyoming and Laketown Utah will participate.
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East Side
Afton
Wyo
New Afton Seminary
Dan Workman
USU Institute
Logan
Montpelier
3 D’s
Terry Sisters
Soda Springs
Grace
Bancroft
Cokeville
Laketown
Utah
Local marriage licenses issued in Salt Lake City and nearby
P Wayne Gillins 21 and Leanne Thomas 19 both of Salt Lake City received marriage licenses. Darwin L Wilding 20 of Terreton Idaho and Cheri Jeanette Grove 17 of Soda Springs also obtained licenses. The note adds a general tip about taking breaks during conversations.
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P. Wayne Gillins
Salt Lake City
Leanne Thomas
Darwin L. Wilding
Terreton
Idaho
Cheri Jeanette Grove
Soda Springs
Wildlife Week urged habitat work across Idaho
The Idaho Wildlife Federation promotes habitat improvement projects for wildlife during National Wildlife Week. Activities include stream and roadside cleanup, tree planting, nesting boxes, and conservation exhibits to aid elk and other native species. Contact state chairman Clifford J. Schnider in Lewiston for involvement.
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Idaho
Idaho Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation
Wildlife Week
Sportsman Or Wildlife Club
National Wildlife Week
Clifford J. Schnider
20Th Ave
Lewiston
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Deseret News
Cwsboys
Jon Mill Creek
Treatey
Salt Lake
Theodore Roosevelt
William M. Meads
Sonal Loans
DA Springs
Branch
National Bank
Malad City
Fabhive
Water Resources Board
Bill Platts
McCall
Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon Dam
Caribou County
SUN
Soda Springs, Idaho
Hendricks Finance
Sau Safeco Insurance Agency
Boda Springs
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