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Newspaper
Gem Valley Chronicle
Location
Grace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
1
Local residents and families made weekend trips to Pocatello and Logan Utah for shopping meetings and visits. Several noted travelers include Mr and Mrs Grant McCarthy Mr and Mrs James Hannen and Mr and Mrs Merlin Peterson. Community events include a Bannock county home demonstration council meeting and a stake MIA convention.
The proclamation designates Monday May 1 through Saturday May 8 as an annual clean-up period for the Village of Grace. It calls on individuals schools organizations and religious groups to cooperate in this civic effort and to participate in the community clean-up drive.
Grace Parent-Teachers Association schedules a pre-school health check-up for April 29 at 8 40 in the Second Ward with Dr C C Johnson as examining physician. The event aids children entering school next September and invites all mothers to bring their children for screening.
The Grace Literary Club hosted a Wednesday afternoon fashion show at 2:30 in the high school auditorium. models wore Connie Dress Shop and Chadwick's outfits for morning to evening wear with accessories. A Desert Song trio performed and Emmalou Weaver accompanied on piano. A skit and a reading followed with local participants. Afterward, guests moved to the gym for card tables and refreshments, with plans to buy more books for the children's library.
A public hearing on school district reorganization occurred Monday evening at Thatcher High School. Representatives from Grace, Cave Telluride Thatcher and Rosehill districts attended along with Franklin county committee members and State committeeman Ms L Horstey. M F Hartvigsen of Grace chaired the meeting and discussed reorganization issues and answering questions. A motion passed to accept the resolution calling a 20 election to organize the listed districts into a class A district under the recent act.
The Grace high school music department swept the district music festival at Pocatello April 23 24 with first place awards for soprano solo Margaret Ann Sant and girls sextette Bonnie Hartvigsen Louisa Ashbaker Sandra Williams Margene Burtog Florence Williams and Ann Sant first for girls chorus and first for another group. Second places went to tenor Frank Haglund and pianist Emma Lou Weaver along with accompanists LaRue McCann and Emma Lou Weaver. All first place winners advance to the state convention in Twin Falls May 6 and 7.
Central News notes that Mr. and Mrs. Ford Christensen spent Saturday in Pocatello. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Christensen were visitors in Pocatello Saturday and in Preston Monday. Joy Lechtenberg and Sharon Harrison attended a music festival in Pocatello Saturday. Mrs. Fay Andersen and Mrs. Rowland Selcho visited the Wilford Andersen home Saturday and Sunday, with the Leland Andersen family and the Louis Skinner family visiting recently.
The Bannock county home demonstration council gathered in Pocatello to unite local groups under a program to advance home life and community welfare. Miss Marian Hepworth, Moscow state agent, and Mrs Lenore Chowles led activities with Quentin Murdick and Drue Dunn from the 4-H club guiding the sessions as National Home Demonstration Week runs May 2 to 10. Mrs Chowles planned an afternoon talk at the First Ward LDS church on May 2.
The Bannockstake seminary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold graduation exercises Sunday May 9 at 7 p m in the Grace tabernacle. Dr Vesey P Lloyd dean of students Brigham Young University will be the speaker and the students have arranged a fine program. Twenty four students will receive diplomas for completing three years of seminary work.
Community notes from Thatcher Idaho recount funeral attendance for George Robinson in Preston and elections at Thatcher district school trustees. Adrian Callahan elected clerk Melvin Mickelson chairman Roe Bennett elected trustee. Local baseball plans hinge on Portneuf Bear River league meeting.
Mrs. Howard Thomas was feted at home Friday on her 65th birthday with family guests including Harrison in hospital and many others such as Dennis Johnson Ford Westerberg Frank Thomas Harry Peterson Keith Thomas Kenneth Thomas and Harrison Thomas. The event coincided with Mr Dalton's birthday.
James Benson and his wife hosted a Sunday birthday party for their children Louis and Lo, marking their eleventh year. Guests included Jerry Benson Janet Childs Mary Ruth Childs Win Thomas Renee Ellis Joan Hubbard Janice Hubbard Carrie Bee Winwall Marion Longenbohn Paul Jenkins Arlene Smith Ann Bjorkman. Games followed by refreshments.
In springtime the Clark Fork river surges through Cab inet Gorge in Idaho, drawing visitors to site 1 for dramatic water flows and scenic views.
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