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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
12
Local families gather for church duties and school events while a string of visits, trips, and health updates fill the Bancroft community. Guests include visitors from Ogden Utah, Preston, Pocatello and Logan, with neighbors sharing meals, slides, and family milestones through a busy weekend calendar.
Don Beck of Caribou Abstract Company is named County Chairman for the Caribou County Savings Bonds Committee, succeeding John E. Gurvin who has resigned. O J Bothne, State Director, U S Savings Bonds Division, praises Gurvin’s three years of service and notes Beck will form his own committee to guide the program.
Accompanied by Lucile Clegg and Mark Thomas, conductors led singing with Edsel Prescott at the piano. Numerous residents from the area attended Bannock Stake temple in Logan and other local visits were noted. Reports include flu confinements, a cattle truck to Grays Lake, a youth chorus organized in Williams Ward under Prescott, and hospital recoveries in Logan and Soda Springs.
Jay Dalton and Ralph Claren shaw spent the weekend in Salt Lake City. A flash flood in Lago swept down the canyon by the old sawmill, flooding Elvin Meachem and the Ruud farm while damaging the road. For hours workers directed water into natural channels and kept it from spreading further. New Young Men's organization officers were installed, with Wayne Peck as superintendent and Jay Dalton as sports director among others.
The film Helen of Troy in Canemascope and WarnerColor stars Rossane Podesta Jack Sernas and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. WES NESDAY THURSDAY May 29 30 These were their orders destroy the German Raiders. Nine set out and two returned Cockleshell Heroes.
Frank Stoddard and Bishop Elvin Meachem are listed among a quartet named by Lamome Bennett Clyde Johnson and Bobby Clegg with Phil. The fragmentary notice attributes a furnished report to the group, but details are incomplete.
Idaho Fish and Game will outlaw taking using or possessing minnows or other fish as bait starting May 16. Director Ross Leonard announced the new rule aims to curb fishing with live bait and reduce wildlife impacts.
The 1957 Idaho legislature enacted a law making possession of minnows or the young of any fish for bait illegal and forbids throwing such fish into public waters. Salmon eggs and spawn remain allowed. The measure targets preventing the introduction and spread of undesirable fish species, noting reinfestation after removal efforts.
An advertisement for graduation gifts from Alice Joy Shop promotes a varied selection for boys and girls. The ad highlights a discount flag and repeats the phrase Graduation Gift Problems, suggesting a playful framing for shoppers.
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