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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
7
Ruland G. Sparks of the Farmers Home Administration announces an expanded farm housing loan program. The plan aims to speed up construction and improvements on farms and serves as an additional antirecession measure.
An owner producer with at least 400 dollars in farm commodity value may qualify for a 4 percent long-term housing loan. Eligible borrowers can use funds to build or improve farm houses, supply water, and modernize homes and farm buildings. Tenants and laborers are ineligible, but owners can borrow for work benefiting them and others when regular credit is unavailable. Amortization can extend up to 33 years.
Mr and Mrs Weldon Roberts and daughter Jackie returned to Evanston Wyoming after attending the funeral for Weldon’s sister Mrs Walter Gagan. Attending from Evanston were Mr and Mrs Duane Fillworth and Mr and Mrs Tom Whittaker. Mr and Mrs M S Roberts accompanied Weldon’s family to Evanston. RETURN TO LA GRANDE Mr and Mrs Don Roberts and children Sandra and Lana returned to La Grande Oregon after the funeral for his sister Mrs Walter Gagon.
Uncle Cal of Caribou scythes through current markets with humor about recessions, booms, and plateaus, recalling war shortages and the one-pants era. He mocks press and politics while noting a Chicago resident may flee to Canada in a barrel. He ends with critique of resort-town hype and blurbs on journalism.
Mothers Day at Earl Samson home featured Alma Walton family Fiorente Quidiana and De anna Byrd of Cokeville Wye and Roy Vias family visited relatives Ben Bush of Cobalt Ida. The Grays Lake Telephone Company directors met at Ida Morgan's home. Relief Society met at Ree Samson’s home with Dens Humphreys presenting a science lesson. Further events include a Relief Society closing social on Mar 28 at 7 pm and Mrs. Leith Somsen with children visiting her mother in Soda Kings.
An old field report explains stopping distances at various speeds and surfaces. It notes 60 mph requires 800 feet to stop on dry pavement, 541 feet on wet, and 1764 feet on ice, while at 20 mph dry concrete needs 47 feet. It advocates a one to ten rule for safe following distances.
Soda Springs students Michael Young and Roger Sorensen named to represent the city at the American Legion Gem Boys State in Boise June 8 to 14. Sponsored by Blackburn Call Legion Post, the selections reflect leadership, character, scholarship, self reliance and initiative. Mike is student body president. Roger is Sophomore class president and seminary president. The Idaho Legion program marks its nineteenth year educating young leaders.
Soda Springs Golf Club directors meet May 5 authorize extending main pipeline to reach low water level and invest in water system improvements. They order a power greens mower, create two temporary greens for Mother's Day, plan watering the course May 12–17, and study clubhouse blueprints while delaying fees until temporary greens are in place.
A minister prepares to baptize an infant as the mother offers a long, ceremonial name Randolph Morgan Montgomery Alfred Van Christopher Mc Goof. The assistant is asked to add more water for the rite.
Families from the region spent weekends visiting relatives in Star Valley and Soda, with Roy Stoor visiting Odell and family in Salt Lake City and Roy Vins traveling to Pocatello for a medical check-up. Farm Bureau officers planned a general meeting, and attendees joined the high school commencement service in Soda.
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