Uncle Cal Skeptical Of Government Census Of White House Trees
Dear Mister Editor complains about a National Parks Service census of White House trees and shrubs on 18 acres, noting a rumored Roosevelt oak lost in 1957 and prediction the count will take nine months. He jokes about a National Beer Can Commission and laments Vietnam General counts, writing to his Congressman.
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National Parks Service
White House
Teddy Roosevelt
Irvin Williams
Congress
National Beer Can Commission
Stephen Young
Vietnam
Zip code delay noted in 1966 postal plan
Letter to the editor quotes a Post Office official Keating saying zip code machines were not yet invented and would not be ready before 1966. Reporter David Braaten exposed the delay. Postmaster General calls the two year zip publicity an educational process. Uncle Cal signs off.
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Keating
David Braaten
Washington
Uncle Cal
Catalogue buying makes a comeback in U S retail
Editors discuss the revival of mail order catalogs as towns shrink in distance in time and parking costs. Christmas sales rise 64 percent with catalog sales up 9 percent as J C Penney launches its first catalog. Picture phones may deliver product images to homes while price remains a key factor.
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U. S
J. C. Penney
Three-Vehicle Crash Near Soda Springs Causes $700 Damage
On May 2 a three car crash occurred at the Highway 34 junction with the Y near Soda Springs. Vehicles involved include a 1964 Ford sedan driven by Jack Christensen and owned by Vestal Christensen of Bancroft, a 1959 Ford sedan driven by John Dexter of Soda Springs, and a 1946 Dodge pickup driven by Marsha Call of Soda Springs. Sheriff Ralph J. Marriott investigated the scene.
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Soda Springs
Vestal Christensen
Jack V. Christensen
Bancroft
Pauline E. Dexter
John Dexter
Ben Call
Marsha A. Call
Ralph J. Marriott
Court Cases and Fines From 1964 Records
A list of court actions shows defendants in Soda Springs Montpelier and Conda with offenses including expired license excessive noise stop sign violations failing to yield at school crosswalks speeding and assault. Officers Gortinsky Gortemsky Lloyd and Hildreth are named with fines from five dollars to fifteen hundred dollars and occasional jail days. The excerpt ends with a texan joke dialogue.
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Tearle Athay
Gortcinsky
Alma Bassett
Soda Springs
Chester Fisher
Soda Songs
Gortemsky
Larry Wixom
Montpelier
Dean M. Lloyd
James H. Ahmes
Lloyd
Gary Windley
Conda
K. F van Darlin
Montpelier Tegal
Hildreth
Steve Monk
Gartemsky
Carolyn Kunz
Gartersky
Sigma Tau honors 34 new initiates at Wyoming banquet
The Omega chapter of Sigma Tau national engineering honorary society held its annual awards banquet May 16 in the Crane Hill cafeteria at the University of Wyoming. About 250 attended, including Governor Clifford P Hansen, UW President Bro G D D Humphrey, and faculty from mathematics physics and engineering. Larry C Lewis of Soda Springs was among the 34 initiates honored.
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University OF Wyoming
Omega Chapter
Sigma ‘Tau National Engineering
Crane Hill
Wyoming
Clifford P Hansen
Bro G D D. Humphrey
Sigma Tau
Larry C Lewis
Soda Springs
Reading Club to Be Held Again This Summer
Idaho Campaign '64 Club invites readers to join at public libraries after school ends. Participants must read at least one president biography, one pre 1920 life book, and borrow 15 books to qualify. After reaching 15 books, ask librarians about the Dark Horse Contest and vote for favorites to become state winner.
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Idaho
United States
Eliot Casperson Scores Hole in One at Pocatello
A 1964 letter from golf pro John N. Tuttle reports Eliot Casperson of Soda Springs scoring a hole in one at Riverside Municipal Golf Course in Pocatello Idaho. Casperson used a No 4 wood on the 185 yard 8th hole and lives at 190 N First E.
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Eliot Casperson
Pocatello
the Sun
John N. Tuttle
Riverside Municipal Golf Course
Focatello
Soda Springs
Riverside Municipal
Idaho
Casperson
First E
Farewell Testimonial for Elder Martineau Opens Mission Call
Elder Kirby Leigh Martineau will be honored in a farewell testimonial Sunday May 31 at 6 30 p m in the Soda Springs First Ward L D S Chapel. He has accepted a call to serve in the Northern Mexico Mission in Monterey Mexico as the son of Ly man E and Mrs Martineau.
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Kirby Leigh Martineau
Soda Springs First Ward L. D
Kirby
Lyman E. Martineau
Northern
Mexico
Monterey
Man Buys Registered Aberdeen Angus Bull
Merle E. Cellan of Soda Springs purchased an Aberdeen Angus bull from Carroll R. Nable of Cora Wyoming.
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Merle E. Cellan
Soda Springs
Carroll R. Nable
Cora
Wyoming
Jay-C-Ettes Hold May Coffee Hour Meeting
The Soda Springs Jay-C-Ettes hosted a May 26 coffee hour at president Elaine Wilde's home. Members including Mary Anne Cobbley Carol Allen Carolyn Puls Marla Hulse Lennis Lewis Joyce Foster and Jean Windley attended. Upcoming Jaycee and Jay-C-Ette events were discussed and state convention materials reviewed.
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Jay-C-Ettes
Soda Springs
Elaine Wilde
Mary Anne Cobbley
Carol Allen
Carolyn Puls
Marla Hulse
Lennis Lewis
Joyce Foster
Jean Windley
Jaycee
Driving license restored for Osborne P Call after Utah reversal
Last week the State Department of Motor Vehicles reported Call’s license suspended for leaving the scene of an accident. Utah later set aside the revocation order, and both Utah and Idaho reinstated his license. Sunday dinner guests at Francis Petersen’s home celebrated Shirley’s birthday with Mr. and Mrs. Craig Skanchy and Mr. and Mrs. Golden Roper and their children.
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Sun
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Osborne P. Call
Utah
Mr. Call
Idaho
Francis Petersen
Shirley
Craig Skanchy
Antone Skanchy
Mrs
Golden Roper
Legal Notice Protecting Blackfoot River Trout Stock
Notice announces actions to protect the cutthroat trout stock in the Blackfoot River upstream of Blackfoot Reservoir. It explains the authority and aims of measures to safeguard the fish population and genetic integrity in the waterway.
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Blackfoot River
Blackfoot Reservoir
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