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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
1
County agricultural officials reissued voting instructions for Idaho New York Oregon potato growers. The move outlines the federal Marketing 7 Order program and the process to post ballots and include a return envelope for ballots dated 1969.
Readable fragments show Soda School officers elected with Reed as secretary and a leading student in plays. The text also discusses a potato referendum for 1957 growers, eligibility rules for owner operators renters and landlords, and voting thresholds under the Marketing Agreement Act.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Mabey and Mickelsen daughters, Ly and Leland, connected to North Gera area. No clear event, date, or organization is readable to confirm details of this local notice.
Elmo J. Davis of Soda Springs serves with the United States Signal Corps at Paxurvim desert tracking satellites for the Naval Research Laboratory. The Paxurvim station operates around the clock monitoring three satellites and relaying data to Washington for orbit fixes and future passes.
The Sun lists numerous local deals including Hale and Norcross tire offer buy one tire get one for 1c and a dish set drawing next Saturday May 10. Lallatin AG Market joins AG Foo Store Chain in a week long dollar saving sale with a three day bargain event. Enter in store for the drawing with no purchase required.
The Idaho State Championship High School Rodeo is set for May 31 and June 1 at Grace County Fairgrounds. Ted Bells Oates announced two CSR shows plus a single evening performance with riders from across Idaho competing to earn a spot at the National High School Rodeo later this year.
David Mabey a sixth grade student from North Gem won first place in the First District Poetry Contest announced at the Federated Women's Club convention in Aberdeen. His prize poem The Living Desert reflects desert life with vivid imagery and nature notes from his studies and a prior local contest win.
The group traveled by Greyhound to Boise for the State FHA Convention on March 20. They stayed at Hotel Owyhee, attended a fashion show, and joined sessions at Boise Junior College. New officers were installed, a civil defense skit performed, and delegates returned by 2:00 PM.
County home agents announce National Home Demonstration Week activities May 4 to 11 with a landscape school May 8 at 10 AM in the Courthouse. Grace Theil of Montpelier will present flower slides, Gordon South will discuss bedding plants, Walt Whiurich will cover shrubs, and a Monsanto rep will address insecticides and fertilizers. A landscaping contest will be announced May 9 and a tour of four Soda Springs homes starts at 2 PM at Dick Finlayson’s.
Seven part time Idaho guardsmen selected to attend the Idaho Military Academy in Boise for two summers and four weekends to qualify as second lieutenants. Sp3 Dewey V. Doss Jr Po catello Sp3 Duane E. Gat on Soda Springs Sp3 William M Gee Po catello Sp3 Zane Hall Po catello Sp3 Dennis James Jessop Dayton SFC J B Smith Po catello Sp3 John R Weston Jr Po catello. Cadets train for commissioning while remaining in the guard. Gagon of Soda Springs is with Howitzer Company 116th Armored Cavalry in Prescott and has served since 1956. He is a painter and Soda Springs High School graduate who attended Santa Ana College.
Piano students of Fred L Balls will be presented in recital on Wednesday at 8 00 p m in the Soda Springs High School auditorium. A varied program is planned and the public is invited. Participants include Steven Balls Reed Balls Bruce Dredge Susan Beins Billy Dupin Ramona Moore Barry Bingham Judy Irhead Dorin Balls Sadie Tigert Karen Lau Mary K Tigert Rae Stoor Jerry Giles and Polly Jene Mabey.
Richard R. Frost, apprentice petty officer third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. T J. Daly of Soda Springs, graduated from Recruit Training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California. Apprentices are chosen from seamen recruits to assist Company Commanders, selection based on aptitude and leadership.
Twelve Soda Springs High School students took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test announced by Superintendent Mr. Moore. The test occurred at 600 am on Tuesday April 29 with a national pool of about 10 000 top scorers advancing to semi finals next fall. Merit scholarships total about 5 million dollars with past awards near 12 million.
Service fTeing, based in the county, begins spraying operations. The firm has a background of years in flying and has owned and operated airports in Caribou County for the past fourteen years.
City council accepts the resignation of Police Chief Jack Lewis effective June 8 due to ill health. Replacements sought. Also, council abandons the street at the telephone company office site to permit an addition to the building.
Our New Look Spring brings a fresh masthead set to debut on May 1. The editors aim for a pleasing design that reflects Caribou County and its community story.
Hospital notes report the birth of a Georgetown baby boy to Leland and Florence Smith on April 24, weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces. The list also notes multiple admissions and discharges of patients at Soda Springs and nearby towns, with several still confined.
Grace Village officials weigh a sewer and disposal system with a $175000 cost, 30 percent government grant potential, and $21000 government share. Engineer Wendell Smith conducts surveys while voters will decide at election after further studies.
At the Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday evening, officials announced the Spring Clean-up campaign would end May 3 due to weather. Information concerning cancer was distributed, and attendees were told to report to Caribou County Sun for details.
Grace area School District No. 148 voters reject the 30 mill levy, keeping 25 mills and prompting the board to consider service cuts. The measure would have funded a new shop and debt payments, with total votes 94 against and 64 for. Superintendent Homer Williams notes reduced funds may force cuts.
R A Barney Barnes swept the field of 200 golfers at the opening of the Pocatello City Golf Course winning first in the driving contest. He was joined by Verlin Poulsen Bil Horsley and Bil Wallace as they celebrated the grand opening and showcased drives of 275 yards and over 250 yards.
Utah federal court found that a former engineer unlawfully revealed Monsanto trade secrets tied to a phosphorus plant in Soda Springs. The four week trial behind closed doors addressed damages and injunctive relief with a tentative settlement date set for June 21 in Salt Lake City.
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