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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1956
Page
1
Conservation officers charged five men and two women after a flagrant poaching incident on the Blackfoot River near Ship Creek. Officers found a large canvas with trout eight pounds plus and impounded more than a dozen fish. The group faced fines and jail time, with several defendants released after paying penalties.
Grace High School will graduate 47 seniors Friday at 8:00 p.m. at the Bannock Stake House Grace. Superintendent Homer D. Williams will present diplomas with Alfred Hansen introducing the class theme Before Us Lie the Stern Realities of Life.
A Caribou district camporee for all Boy Scouts and Explorers is announced to take place south of Conda on June 1 and 2 by Al Hopkins. If weather turns bad the event moves to Stampede ce with a history pageant at 8 16 p m. June 2 features a Loggers Day from 8 30 to 11 00 a m for competitors.
Several groups enjoyed boating at the Alexander Reservoir on Sunday. Before summer, more residents are expected to join the boat club being formed for Caribou County.
Pictures of the graduates and the full commencement program appear on pages six seven and eight of today s Sun. The publication was made possible through sponsorship by business and professional men serving the Grace area. Extra copies are available at Lowe Drugstore Grace and at the Sun office in Soda Springs.
George Dupin purchasing legend for Monsanto Chemical Co was elected state chairman of the Idaho Western Shippers Advisory Board at a Sun Valley convention. The group spans Idaho Utah Nebraska Colorado and part of Wyoming. Mr and Mrs Dupin returned Wednesday after the three day convention.
The Soda Springs Lions elected officers for the coming year: Verlin Poulsen as president, Larry Bergen first vice president, Ira Ellis second vice president, Jerry Woodvine secretary treasurer, Kenneth Chatterton lion tamer, Frank Bolton tail-twister, with seven-year director candidates Barney Barnes and Alma Hopkins. Officers assume June 21. The club sold 300 brooms in under two hours to raise funds for the blind and eyeglasses for needy children.
The Idaho Stake holds a conference at the chapel on Sunday morning. Attendees are urged to arrive by ten for the program and choir performance.
Lucile R. Davis died Tuesday in Deer Lodge Montana after an operation. Final rites are set for Thursday at 2 pm in the local Presbyterian church with Rev Lincoln Anderson officiating. She was born October 8 in Birmingham Alabama and lived much of her life in Portsmouth Ohio. She married Ellis J. Davis in 1931 and worked in a local bank. She is survived by her husband and her mother Mrs Edith Rug gies of Townsend Montana. Burial will be in the Fairview cemetery under Whitman Matthews Funeral Home Soda Springs supervision.
The Soda Farm Bureau plans a Monday May 28 gathering at 8 30 PM to discuss patio features and mower arrangements with speaker Payne. Public invited. Mr and Mrs W D Moore moved into 290 Gagon Drive and family purchased the home.
Ezra Moore superintendent of Joint Class A School District No 150 in Soda Springs announced the teaching staff for the 1956 57 term. Elementary teachers include Dorma Chapman Gertrude Freeman and others. High school and junior high staff list names with part time and unfilled instrumental music and girls physical education positions. Beginning salary set at 3575 dollars.
New residents in Soda Springs include Mr. and Mrs. Lige Roberts at 330 East Hooper Ave, Mr. and Mrs. Max Johnson and children at 250 South First East, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Moore at 9 South Second East, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Daniel and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brine at 164 South Main St, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Andrus at Munro Trailer Court, and Robert Mitchell of Blackfoot also staying at Munro Trailer Court while living in Soda Springs.
Mr and Mrs Paul Wilkinson purchase Bros Service in Grace and rename it Wilkinson Service. The station will offer Utah Oil products full line lubrication service motor tune up and automotive repair plus food fish remark highlights the quality of the fish.
Funeral services for William J. Skinner were held Tuesday at the Soda Springs LDS chapel. Skinner, a longtime Soda Springs resident, died last Friday in a Twin Falls hospital after a life spent ranching and farming in the area. Born June 20, 1879 in Noonan, he was the son of William and Mary Skinner. He married Permelia Williams in 1897 at Paris Idaho. she died in 1906. He later married Elva Winchell. both wives and all three children preceded him in death. Survived by four children Dewey Butte MT Theodore Conda Melva Crossley Twin Falls Berneice Rudd Soda Springs. 15 grandchildren. 21 great grandchildren. and siblings James Connell WA John J. Los Angeles CA Smith J. Salmon Woodruff Higby Mrs. Jane Wilder CA Mrs. Elaine Sibbett Soda Springs Mrs. Gladys Jensen Blackfoot Mrs. Beatrice Wright Thatcher. Burial at Fairview Cemetery, under Whitman-Matthews Funeral Home.
Soda Springs Kiwanis and Lions clubs announce a joint cleanup and spruce-up day for the Caribou Youth Camp at Diamond Creek in June. Volunteers from both clubs and the county are urged to attend as the camp serves all county youth under supervised leadership. A dutch oven dinner will be provided on site by two cooks. The 20 by 40 foot cabin sits among tall pines forty miles from Soda Springs.
Caribou Implements Co has appointed da Sed dealers for all of Caribou county. Hal Rhead and Mason, co-owners, announced the move expanding Grace area within their territory. The company recently moved into a new building on Highway 50N.
Keith Nielson of Preston was blinded by oncoming lights when his car struck two crossing cows two miles north of Grace Monday night. One cow died the next day. Nielsen’s damage about 175 dollars while the car damage is about 350 dollars due to faulty brakes, according to deputy sheriff Rulon Bowen. Also note mentions swimming classes scheduled June 6 and 20 led by Faye Evans and Denis Balls, with about 60 women enrolled.
Baseball action opened in Sodar Springs with a large crowd watching Wednesday night. Team No. 2 led a hot start, while Team No. 4 narrowly defeated an unknown opponent 7 to 4. Suits were absent for Wednesday games but expected for Friday contests. Robert Larsen and family of Pocatello are staying at Munro Trailer Court in Soda Springs.
A Salt Lake City couple won a five day all expenses paid vacation to Detroit and Mt. Clemens. They flew at 9 15 am and arrived 5 48 pm met by Ironrite representatives at the Statler hotel. They will tour Greenwich Village and attend a banquet at the Ironrite factory in Mt. Clemens before returning home. The prize caps a company sales campaign in Caribou and Bear counties during February through April.
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