Idaho Lions Launch Big Sweep Fund Drive
Idaho Lions Clubs announce their first annual Big Sweep for sight conservation. The three day drive May 15 to 17 will mobilize clubs nationwide with chair Frank Ay and captains Croney Barnes Christoperson Horner and Woodvine directing activities. Lions urge public participation to support blind aid, conservation, and fund raising across the movement.
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Idaho Lions Clubs
Soda Springs Lions Club
Frank Ay
Lion T Geo. Dupin
Oth
Croney
R. A. Barnes
Christoperson
Ray Horner
Christensen
Ezra HL
Jery Woodvine
Homer
International
Lions Clubs
Lisas Club
Cooper elected State President in Idaho convention
Cooper of Grace Canbou County was elected president of the Idaho Limitation Association during the state's convention held in Boise last week, with the organization’s aims and leadership details outlined at the meeting in Pocatello.
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Cooper
Grace
Canbou County
Idaholimation Association
Boise
Pocatello
Program iday Night Hosts Committee At Meeting
Members of the club met at the home of Mrs Martin to plan a Tuesday event. Attending were Mr Paye, Mrs Woedaty, Mary Lau Camp, Wallace Rayol, Virrene Rosse, and Mrs H the rose, with the chairman guiding the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me Martin
Raghs
Paye Wesident
Woedaty
Mary Lau Camp
Wallace Rayol
Virrene Rossevere
H the Rose
Local Event Highlights Mixed Messages at Fete
A fragmented report notes honors for a MeTbEM and references to a PIM President Pia. Omissions and garbled phrases suggest apologies offered and the presence of attendees at a period event marked by confusion and limited details.
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PIM
Pia
Lions Club Announces Sight Conservation Week in Soda Springs
Mayor I Allen H Tigert proclaims May 13 20 1956 as Sight Conservation Week to support the Soda Springs Lions Club fund for glasses and eye care. The club plans a broom drive May 15 16 17 urging residents to buy brooms for the cause.
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Lions Club
Soda Springs
I. Allen H. Tigert
Idaho
Soda Springs Lions Club
Lion’s Club
Lava Couple Buy Bancroft Drug
John K. Judd purchased Bancroft Pharmacy and took over management on May 1. He and his wife and four month old son moved into Sanders apartments while the former owners Alma and Moser remain in Bancroft for now. May 12 offers free ice cream for children and root beer for adults from Sun Freeze Ice Cream and Kavanuugh Company, 1 to 5 p.m.
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John K. Judd
Bancroft Pharmacy
Judd
Lava Hot Springs
School of Pharmacy
ISC
Medical Corps
United States Army
Sanders
Alma Moser
Bancroft
Idaho
Mosers
Leo Reddishs
Albert Bjorkman
Mass Meeting Held in Bancroft for Pioneer Day
Henry Meiners chairman calls a mass meeting in Bancroft LDS chapel on Sunday May 20 at 3 00 p m to plan the fourth annual Pioneer Day celebration with emphasis on making it the biggest and most successful yet in the Bancroft area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Henry Meiners
Meiners
Bankcroft
Cement Bases Poured For Booster Station
Ed Smith, contractor for the concrete bases for three 7-ton engines at the natural gas piping station, said the job required 860 yards of cement. Crews began at 8:00 am and completed the work by 5:00 pm Tuesday.
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Ed Smith
Kiwanis Speaker G G Griffis Praises Soda Springs
G G Griffis of Griffis B M Pipe Line Co was guest speaker at the Kiwanis meeting. He praised Soda Springs residents for their friendliness toward company members. Other guests included Don Salser and Cal Katz. Co chairmen E E Matthews Sr and J C Wallace were named for Kiwanis Ladies Night with committee members listed. Dan Valentine of the Salt Lake Tribune will be guest speaker on 72, announced by Jack Gurvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
G. G. Griffis
Griffis B & M Pipe Line Co
Soda Springs
Don Salser
Cal Katz
E. Matthews, Sr
J. C. Wallace
Kiwanis Ladies Night
W. 5. Shufeldt
Roy Traeger
E. W. Largilliere
Cobby Ruud
Scoop
Dan Valentine
Salt Lake Tribune
Kiwanis Club
Jack Gurvin
Clean‑Up Week In Grace Proclaimed by City Officials
Grace announces Clean-Up Week from May 6 to 12 as Mayor Harold Lowe and the city board urge citizens to cooperate in making the community more attractive for visitors. Residents with refuse to be hauled away may call Mayor Lowe or the city marshal for free removal.
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Harold Lowe
Lowe
Idaho Stake Seminary Graduates 33 In May 44 Exercises
Thirty three seminary students will graduate Monday May 44 at Bancroft Ward Chapel. Students hail from Bancroft and Soda Springs seminaries. Twenty two eighth graders from both schools honored for completing preliminary religious instruction. West Belnap BYU official to deliver address.
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Bancroft’ Ward Chapel
Bancroft
Soda Springs
West Belnap
Brigham Young University
Clarence Wields
Robert Mathews
Band Concert and Style Review in Grace Web
Grace high school band teacher David Chugz attends a combined concert with Thatcher Grace junior high and Grace high school bands in Greenwood gym on Wednesday evening May 16. A style review by Future Homemakers of America precedes at 7 30 with no admission charge for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Chugz
Grace High School
Thatcher
Grace Junior High School
Greenwood Gym
Homemakers of America
North Gem High Graduation Exercises Next Wednesday
North Gem High plans 20 graduates for commencement at 7 30 p m Wednesday May 16 at the Bancroft LDS chapel. John Longden of the Church council will deliver the address.
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North Gem High
North Gem High School
Bancroft
LDS
John Longden
Council of the Twelve Apostles of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
England
Salt Lake City
Longden
University of Utah
Pictures Of Grads And Full Program On Pages 6 7
The Sun notes pictures of North Gem high school graduates and the full commencement exercise program appear on pages six and seven. New residents include Mr and Mrs J L O'Neal Ily at Hooper Springs Trailer Court and Mr and Mrs Grover Smith Jr and family of Kings Mountain Kentucky at 191 North Second East rear. The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows plan a farewell pot luck dinner for Mr and Mrs Myron Bacon departing for Butte Montana.
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North Gem High School
Sun
J. L. O'Neal Ily
Hooper Springs
Grover Smith, Jr
Kings Mountain
Kentucky
North Second East
Duane Fluckiger
South
Malin St
Rebekahs
ODD Fellows
Rebekas
Joof Hall
Myron Bacon
Butte
Mont
Rebekah Lodge
Maude Kessler
Noble Grand
Mrs Lallatin Heads to Washington to Visit Ill Mother
Mrs Mark Lallatin left Saturday for Anacortes Washington to be with her mother who is seriously ill She will remain there for an indefinite period.
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Lallatin
Washington
Mark Lallatin
Anacortes
Voters approve five mill levy in District 150
In District No. 150, voters at Soda Springs high school and Gray Lake elementary school approved a five mill levy by 42 to 26. The levy, part of a 38 mill total for 1956, funds maintenance operations and a two mill school plant facility levy plus a six mill bond and retirement levy.
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Soda Springs
Gray Lake
Board of Trustees
Grace Cub Scouts Receive Awards
Grace Cub Scouts held a pack meeting last Wednesday night where Clynn Christensen Timothy Gillett Dennis and Doyle Ray earned gold and silver arrows and wolf badges. Bob Hurt received wolf and bear badges along with four arrows. Four other boys, sons of the Lloyd Burtons and Lowell Hansen, won Bobcat awards. DeVal Gillett is cubmaster. Den mothers Barbara Burt Emma Gillett Thelma Hansen and Florence Jeppsen led skits enjoyed by all.
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Grace
Clynn Christensen
Timothy Gillett
Dennis
Doyle Ray
Bob Hurt
Sone
Lloyd Burtons
Lowell Hansens
DeVal Gillett
Barbara Burt
Emma Gillett
Thelma Hansen
Florence Jeppsen
Little League Workouts Signal Friday Team Selection
Little League players held their first workout last Saturday under coach Butch Scheffel. A second session occurred midweek as officials plan camps and a meeting at 7 30 p m for managers and directors. Lions club president George Dupin urged community adults to help, noting teams will be chosen Friday night and players must not attend.
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Butch Scheffel
Pioneer League Sree Ees
George Ea Dick
Shyla
Peng Thane
Idaho
George Dupin
Lions Club
Dupin
Funeral services held for Ray McEntire in Idaho Falls
Funeral services were held last Thursday in Idaho Falls for Ray McEntire father of Jim. He had been ill for three years. The McEntires attended the services and burial plans were announced by the family.
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Idaho Falls
Ray McEntire
Jim
McEntires
Gerald Jones Reelected President Tendoy Council
Gerald Jones of Bancroft was reelected president of the Tendoy Council Boy Scouts at the annual meeting and recognition dinner in Pocatello held May 5. Grant Stowell of Pocatello was reelected first vice president with Kenneth Garner Blackfoot named second vice president.
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National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Tendoy Council
Memorial Building
Pocatello
Gerald Jones
Bancroft
Tenday Council Boy Scouts
Grant Stowell
Kenneth Garner
Blackfoot
Dee Anderson
Stace
Grant Hickmore
Merrill Sharp
Pocatello Council
Death Claims Alvin Monroe in Soda Springs
Funeral rites conducted by Bishop Richard Torgesen in the Soda Springs LDS chapel for Alvin Alonzo Monroe aged 62. He died Friday at Caribou County hospital after a sudden illness. survived by a widow Madeline Skinner Monroe seven children, two brothers, three sisters, ten grandchildren, burial at Fairview cemetery.
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Richard Torgesen
Second Ward
LDS Church
Alvin Alon
Monroe
Soda Springs
Caribou County
James
Mary Ann Baird Monroe
Madeline Skinner
Paris
Idaho
Melvin
Donald
Violet Pugmire
Verda Empey
Leatha Moore
Springfield
Danoma Ligh
Marlene Monroe
Pocatello
Lee
Richfield
Ezra
Lansing
Michigan
Sylvia
Mabel
Viola
Fairview
Allen Funeral Home
Civic Group Protests House Bill Affects World Trade
The Soda Springs Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to protest House Bill 5550. RK Runner, Monsanto Chemical general manager, argued the bill would create an unelected International Trade Organization with one U.S. vote among 35, crippling the economy in the name of free trade. Diviney of Monsanto spoke as guest, warning congressmen lose voice in world trade decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soda Springs Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Congressional Committee
House
Bill R
Runner
Monsanto Chemical Company
Chamber
United States
Standard Oil Expands Exploration and Facilities in 1955
Standard Oil invested 347 million dollars in exploration and new facilities in 1955. The article notes the high costs and ongoing exploration by the company including bets on Bethanal and related ventures. It mentions a gross business of about one and a third billion dollars and stockholders receiving 7 cents per dollar earned as a return.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Sompany
Bethanal
Seroa
Fegr.co
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Armyway
Iday
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Allen H. Tigert
Della Morris
Idaho Stake
Grace Web
R. Jay Lloyd
William H. Lloyd
Edwin B. Smith
Church Farm
H. Jay
Voters of Dist
Grace Cub Scouts
Henry Donat
Nong ‘'Ammer Heaton
Jim McEntire
Asa Hadh
Ralph J. Hyer
Afton
Wyoming
Darwin Cook
Pilured
Wottse
Karen Pe
Maviden Moephan
Tersen
Audrey Helden
Karen Tergesen
Ersamble
Echogl Mhet
Bolsa
Hammgad
Oes
Alvin Monroe
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