Short Line to Build 100 Mile Idaho Nevada Railroad
Union Pacific chief Carl R. Gray backs Oregon Short Line building about 100 miles from Rogerson Idaho to Wells Nevada linking with Western and Central Pacific lines. Twin Falls Chamber reports confirmation after board action in New York with conditions on certificate of necessity and right of way. Community fundraising aims to cover costs for necessary writ and terminals as project advances.
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Twin Falls
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Railway System
Oregon
Rogerson
Idaho
Wells
Nev
Western Pacific
Central Pacific
Mnes
Arthur L. Swim
Union Pacific Board of Director
New York
Mr. Platt
Rogerson-Wells
Platt
Gray
Union Pacific
Idaho Central Railroad Company
Idaho Central Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bride 18 Takes Poison Believing Medicine
Mrs. Melvin Blackburn aged 18 formerly Miss Cecil Hurst is in critical condition at the county general hospital after taking a poison powder believed to be medicine. Bi-chloride of mercury was found. throat and internal organs are paralyzed. authorities probe source of poison received by mail.
Senior Class Play The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Friday audience filled the house for the senior class play at the high school directed by Miss Gertrude Walter with musical numbers by the high school orchestra under Mrs. Maude Dygert. Jerome K Jerome wrote the comedy on a royalty basis, netting $60. Notable performances included Miss Bess Jennings as Starsia maid and the cast features Leon Schnell Maurice Cole Charter Diehl Onah Davis Marie Brady James Schildman Leslie Aman Hazel Nancolas Myrtle Dexter Beas Jennings Wilma Noh Herbert Deal. The Record thanks the community for its support and the loan of properties.
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Gertrude Walter
Maude Dygert
Jerome K. Jerome
Baby Week Observance At Local High School
The Filer Woman's club hosted a two day series of Baby Week events including lectures on Wednesday afternoon and a health conference with a baby clinic at the high school. Trained nurses and doctors attended and helped many mothers with their infants.
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Filer Woman's Club
Death of Mrs. A G Lyons in Beaver City Nebr
Beaver City Nebraska reports the death of Mrs. A G Lyons a former Filer resident on Wednesday last week. Her granddaughter Mrs. Homer Dequesne received the news here. She was 83 years of age at death.
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Beaver City
Nebr
A. G. Lyons
Filer
Homer Dequesne
Lyons
Grover C. Davis Chosen Village Board Chairman
Grover C. Davis was elected chairman of the village board at last week’s meeting. Earl S. LaHue named treasurer replacing Elmer Haag who moves to his ranch. New appointments set salaries and committees as McMillan and Shinn take oath and terms are drawn for four and two year durations.
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Earl
LaHue
Elmer E. Haag
Art. L. D. Allen
Des Village
Frank E. Albin
Earl & Lallue
B. F. Philby
Hi. B. McMillan
Shester
Dillingham
McMillan
Davis
Shinn
Filer's Tourist Park Praised By Seattle Visitors
A Seattle couple led by D Haner praised Filer's Tourist Park on their trip to Gita stopping at the fair grounds. A. M. Vinyard and family traveling from Los Angeles to Holse noted the season, with more than a hundred students in the party.
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Seattle
D. Haner
Gita
Boms
Piler
Haner
Fair Grounds
Spring Weather Shifts Toward Summer Benefits Crops
Weather stays ideal with rapid plant growth as showers approach Sunday and a wind event Tuesday. A minor dust storm Wednesday adds variation to the week, winds have ended blooms on apple and fruit trees, potato planting nears completion, and attention turns to bean planting.
Fire destroys barn on A B Pond ranch and fires hit Salmon tract
Fire Thursday afternoon burned a barn on the A B Pond ranch two miles east of town. Erskine Brown’s car and farm equipment were lost. Firefighters arrived quickly to prevent spread. Insurance covered Pond loss. A second fire Sunday destroyed a barn on Robert Griggs’ Salmon tract. two horses perished and cause undetermined.
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A. B. Pond
Here
Erskine Brown
Pond
Filer Fire Department
Robert Griggs
District Firemen Meet Draws Idaho Represented
Southern Idaho Firemen and Police society gathered Sunday with delegates from Gooding Jerome Bull id Filer. Twin Falls could not attend due to a city fire. A morning drill showed a hose connection ready in 47 seconds, a later trial took 60 seconds. A luncheon followed at the I O C F hall, and the conference yielded benefits for the attendees.
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Southern
C. F. Hall
Governor Appoints New Private Secretary
Norman D. Adkinson of Pocatello becomes private secretary to Governor C Moore succeeding Ben H Read of Idaho Faille. Adkinson delivered Memorial Day address here last May. He was Kiwanis chairman, former Idaho Tech instructor, and longtime newspaper correspondent.
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Norman D. Adkinson
Pocatello
Ben H. Read
Idaho Faille
C. Moore
Adkinson
Pocatello Kiwanis Cla
Idaho “Tech
Twenty One to Graduate From FHS This Week
The Class of 1924 at Filer Rural High School will graduate 21 students Friday at the Gom theater. President Charles Frasier of Idaho Technical Institute will give the commencement address with the topic What Do It Mean to Be Educator. Diplomas will be presented after the address. the event caps a year of activities including a class play and baccalaureate service.
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Filer
Gom
Charles Frasier
Idaho Technical Insttute
Board of Education
Fatenet
Bfe
Gem Theater
Hey. C. B
Methodist Church
Clear Lakes
Banbury
Memorias High School Annual on Sale at $2
Volume two of Memorias, the high school annual, is on sale at The Record Office for $2. Only about 200 copies, richly produced with 60 pages, bea rly enamel stock, blue lidstone cover and copper engravings, document school life from 1933-24 with staff and advisor praise for the project.
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Charles Diehl
Read
Mantle Montgomery
Pontaing
Echoot
Birh School
Filer
Arti Fh Oy
Koeard
Reversal Of Eighth Grade Winner At Cedar Draw School
The Cedar Draw eighth grade exams show Dorothy Mets in first place with 97.73 percent, reversing prior notice that Louise Sip hens was top. County superintendent’s office found a record error and corrected Ming Sip hens’ position by a gap of 0.9 percent.
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Dorothy Mets
Louise Siphens
Cedar Draw School
County Superintendent of Schools
Ming Siphens
Mine Mets
Miss Gipkens
Big District Election Approves Water Storage Bond Plan
A large district in Idaho approves a 83,750,000 bond for water storage rights with the reclamation service. The plan funds an American Falls reservoir project by the U S Reclamation Service to impound about 1,566,000 acre feet along Snake River and provide supplementary rights for existing projects in southern Idaho. The vote outcome was decisive with a large margin in Twin Falls and surrounding districts.
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Awercan Urrikation
Etary Jago
Ciinibar
Votre
Reclamation Service
United States
Mulamation Service
Snake River
Pier
Shout
Twin Falls County
Thin County
Tu Ho
Adeyante
West Mince
Congress
Memorial Service and Speaker Planned at Amerten Legion Post
A memorial service is planned at the Amerten Legion Post for a local figure with a May Bay date. An attempt to secure a guest speaker is noted, with last year’s service held at Gertheathr drawing a large crowd.
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Amerten Legion
Meewerla
Gertheathr
Community Events at Gem Theater Highlight Local Activities
A weekly notice lists free events under Coming Events. Highlights include an evening at Gem Theater with dance and garden, Saturday night motion pictures, morning services at Catholic and Baptist churches, evening services at MH, and a Monday joint graduation exercises for elementary classes.
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Carl Gray
Pate
Mant
American Falls
Jerome
Bub
T. E. Moore
Focal
Filer Highway
Twin Pulls Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Central Railway Company
The
Record
Melvin Blackburn
Grover C. Davis
Village Board
New Council
Filer’s
Max Pond Ranch
F.H.S
Geus Theater
Adidromsly
Drivem
Hig
Dievelet
Werkda
Snandete & Acres
Americao Palle
Vwesma
Tlay Memorial Srevicns
Nnterrest
Natlog
Erceral
Motinn Pictures
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