19 May 1955
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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
1
An unclear report describes a luncheon and a separate car accident on North Main. It mentions drivers Mack, Tigett, and Stanley C. Howe, with injuries and vehicle damage totaling around one hundred dollars, details are fragmented.
Miranda Wilford Andersen, son of Mir and Grace Andersen, was awarded the Beam scholarship for outstanding service at Grace High School and the University for the 1955 58 academic year.
Volunteers gather for a 24 hour observatory project at Sade Springs Ground. The effort plans mid July alert and builds stations across multiple sites including Ban pond and Grace. Stevens notes volunteers are still needed and the next event time will be announced.
Bancroft elementary teacher Thirkill received a federation award as 88 seniors prepare to graduate from Ricks College in May. Sister Gee and other honorees are named along with speakers Francis W Winters and Marion G Romney for Rexburg Stake commencement and graduation programs at the Stake Tabernacle.
The Caribou County Sun invites amateur photographers to enter a June through August photo contest tied to the county fair. Three categories cover Caribou County scenes animals and people outdoor activities. Submissions require accompanying negatives and participant names, with prints returned after judging.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names such as Richards Banerof LeGrande Jay Bley Tolman and others in a jumbled sequence with no clear event, date, or context. Multiple misread terms reference graduation and invocation but lack coherent facts or structure.
A weather station tour by Boy Scout Troops 120 and 20 led by Mrs Bybee and Ralph Taylor briefed on the week’s low and high temperatures and precipitation. Scouts Roger Sorensen Jay Sorensen Piph Taylor Jr Brent Conlin Bart Conlin Lawrence Howard and Mike Laman participated.
The readable portion describes an object or terrain near a dam with edges and drift indicating movement within about five feet of normal. No clear people groups organizations or dates are identifiable in the fragment.
Disjointed text reads like a garbled note with partial names such as Morton Stone Kesler and Evan Vand. The fragment lacks clear actions, dates, places, or events to confirm a concrete news item or record context.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a funeral service day set for Thursday at a mortuary linked to Whiiton Matthews. Exact location and directing entities remain unclear from the garbled text.
Mr and Mrs Archie Wenbergs nun boys and Air and Mrs Walt Tiralmner visited with Mr and Mrs Bert Teecsa and Jr in Mrs Ray Reese in Downey Sunday. The four families also went swimming at a place called Tava Hot Springs. Several local women enjoyed time together and travel notes mention Salt Lake City and Poca tells. Ray Davis was named secretary of the churches Wilditte Protaglive Assoc replacing Larry Sherburne who moved to Aberdeen.
Probate Judge Gary Al Stoldard and Mrs. Marilyn Walker of Bancroft depart Thursday for a two week vacation in New Mexico. They will visit son Captain B. D. Harris stationed in the Air Force at Albuquerque. Anna Baird returns to Soda Springs after winter in Phoenix Arizona.
Hospital notes list births in Soda Springs on May 12 including Law Nas and Vernae with a boy weighing 11 pounds 12 ounces and Anderson Robert and Gayla with a birth on May 12 at 7 pounds. Discharges include Walker of Soda Springs and Rites Canty Ted and discharges for Mary Percers, Alia Purmner, Netty, Wayan Kim Harris, and Grace tray Bradley.
Caribou county grapples with a proposed natural gas franchise as representatives survey land easements. The route would run east of the railroad from Fish Creek toward Alexander, pass near Central and Lund, then approach Lava Hot Springs before continuing toward Lava Hot Springs and SageWyoming. Idaho Natural Gas and Pacific Northwest Pipeline outline franchise terms and contracts with Buhl Gooding and Lava Hot Springs cities already granted.
The Pacific Supply Cooperative of Walla Walla Washington continues to hold its leases through development or by paying fees instead of royalties. Charles Baker of the cooperative is coordinating plans for Columbia Chemical Co. officials and was reached by phone this week for updates.
Disjointed OCR fragment lists several names and titles including vice president secretary and other roles. Mentions Dupin Merlin Poulsen Ezra Lakey and Loren Bowlers with scattered descriptors, unclear organization.
Desmond Call chaired a May meeting at 66 pm for Grays Lake Farm Bureau with Mrs. Desmond Call and Mrs. Verran Smith speaking on home and farm safety. County agents Tarbett and Wallace Peterson discussed youth work as committees formed for Saturday night dances starting May 28 at the schoolhouse. 675 Home Safety sheets were distributed to four local Caribou county groups.
The Bancroft Lions Club named Argil Ox as president with Davids as vice president and Seth Bailey as secretary. Ralph Warrickay Kohtamer and J W Creer were chosen as trail and two year directors. Installation is set for Thursday May 19 with David W. Dick as guest speaker from Idaho Falls. A banquet planned for May 28. Mr and Mrs Erle Smith have moved to Pocatello and Darma and Shirley Chapman spent time in Soda Springs.
In an hour after the theft, Sheriff Ralph Marriott cited Caribou Implement Co. for a $16 fine and costs for transporting machinery without a proper license. Justice Willem P. Maughas presided. Judge Lee M. Wallace and city police also adjudicated cases including Beverley Mickelsen for yielding right of way and Fayette Peck cited for failure to yield at Infla Springs with an $8 fine and costs against Stanley Matthews.
Fragmentary OCR text shows an official connected to power and water services in a city, with garbled wording and missing details about actions or outcomes. The readable fragment hints at municipal utility oversight but provides no concrete events.
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