Uncle Cal From Caribou Says Editorial Snippets Stir Talk
A reader letter recounts a country store bull session sparked by clipping about Edgar Hoover retirement and government research spending. The piece mocks tattoos on youths, studies on sailors, and snoring cures, then critiques scientific progress and advertising models, ending with a quip about a new dictionary word meaning a sour daydream.
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Ed Doolittle
Edgar Hoover
Allus
Dick Tracy
FBI
England
Clem
Rebekahs Honor Idaho President Visit Dinner
Fifteen Rebekah Lodge members and two guests enjoyed a March 11 dinner at Cedar View Supper Club honoring Edith Ramey Idaho assembly president making her official visit to Leah Rebekah Lodge. The evening included a dream boat skit and prizes for lucky numbers.
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Rebekah Lodge
Cedar View
Edith Ramey
Assembly
Idaho
Leah Rebekah Lodge
Pres
Ramey
Dorothy Poulsen
Blackfoot
IOOF
Kathy Porter
Helen MacAllister
Louise Young
Noble Grand
Lodge
Nola Shuler
Scheffel Family Visits Include Utah Trip
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Scheffel were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scheffel. Tom works in Central New Mexico. Last weekend Randy Scheffel and Kent Kramer visited in Soda Springs for several days while between quarters at the University of Utah.
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Cecil Scheffel
Tom Scheffel
Tom
Central
N.M
Randy Scheffel
Kent Kramer
Soda Springs
University of Utah
Legion Convention in Pocatello Welcomes District No 6 Leaders
About 100 Legionnaires and American Legion Auxiliary members will meet in Pocatello on March 29 for the District No. 6 spring convention. Delegates will report on Americanism and youth programs, elect district officers, and collect membership cards for the state roundup. Idaho officials and local post leaders will attend, with a social, banquet, and program planned. George G. Hulse of Bancroft has entered the Army after high school graduation.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Pocatello
Legion
Percy B. Voyles
Idaho
Hewitt Hawkes
Downey
Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Elton Ashton
Malad
Voyles
Idaho Department
Bennie D. Harmon
Dubois
Max Hanson
Lou Babb
Boise
Leon Tippett
Kenneth Spence
Caldwell
Aberdeen
American Falls
Bancroft
Blackfoot
Grace
Inkom
Lava Hot Springs
Montpelier
Paris
Preston
Rockland
Soda Springs
Computer Demanded Two Daily Circuit Breaks to Run
A machine refused to operate unless granted at least two circuit breaks per day, highlighting a clash between automation needs and power management.
Surtax Errors Cause Many to Pay Wrong Tax
IRS analysis of nearly 3 million returns shows over 63 000 contain surcharge miscalculations. Taxpayers forgot or misfigured the surcharge and the errors delay refunds while corrections are made.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Soda Springs High School Science Fair Winners Named
Soda Spriggs High School held its first annual science fair on March 19 with about 200 exhibits. Biological division winners: Kathy Porter for The Effect of Cobalt on Iron Chiorosis. Randy Stephens for Bird Eggs. Fred Christensen for Environmental Stress of Plants. Physical division winners: Claude Crain for Higher Valence of Transition Metals. Jay Jeppsen and Lynn Balls for Sound Waves. Debra Larsen and Kim Gentry for Space Travel.
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Soda Springs High School
Kathy Porter
Randy Stephens
Fred Christensen
Claude Crain
Jay Jeppsen
Lynn Balls
Debra Larsen
Kim Gentry
Ralph Reeves
Robert Ringel
Thayne Keele
Orval Beus
Needle Nockers Share December Club Activities
4 H Club News reports three December meetings led by Kay Hale with refreshments and demonstrations. Beginners knit hats slippers and hot pads while others make sweaters at their leader's home. Julie Ann Carter, Reporter notes a separate anecdote about a man asking for two chances to Miami at an airline ticket office after a hijacking spree.
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Needle Nockers
Kay Hale
Nome
Julie Ann Carter
Airlines
Miami
Tax surcharge rules for 1968 refunds and bull tax note
The IRS clarified the 10 percent surcharge on 1968 tax due but effective from April 1 1968. Taxpayers owe a 742 percent surcharge on their 1968 income rather than a partial April to December charge. Those with pre surcharge taxes under 734 may skip the surcharge by using tables in IRS Form 1040 instructions.
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National Institutes of Health
Clem Webster
Clem
England
IRS
Aribou County Soda Springs Idahey Thursday Page Two
Readable fragments indicate a local page two item from Soda Springs Idaho with Aribou County references. No clear event details or names are present to identify a specific action or outcome.
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Soda Springs
Caribou County
Idaho
Eadh
Palm Sunday Observed at Saint Mary's
Father Joseph May describes Palm Sunday at Saint Mary's marking the start of Holy Week with a palm processional and Mass of the Passion. The service includes blessing of palms, Eucharist, and reflections on Christ's entry and sacrifice, with procession to the church and possible indoor ceremony if weather worsens.
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Saint Mary's
Jesus
New Jerusalem
Christ
Paris
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W. E. Lansberry
James E. Lansberry
Publishers
County of
Caribou
City of
Idaro 69 Press Assoc
Cal
Dear Mister
Lallatin
Chuck Roast
Morrell YorksHire Bacon
Tastewell
Nabisco
Grahams
Tbs
Shaver
la Foodtown
Welches
GLORY
Puss N’ Boots
Ea. ‘Ll
Oreida
O’brien
Rebekahs
Legion Convention
George G. Hulse
Grant Hulse
Fort Ord
Calif
North Gem
FFA
Monsanto Co
Soda Spriggs High
Aribou County
Soda Springs, Idahy
Father Joseph May
Easter Bunny
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