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Newspaper
Gem Valley Chronicle
Location
Grace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
1
Eighth grade graduation took place Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Grace High School sumfitorium with many students receiving diplomas. The program centered on the theme Our Job in the World and included solos, duets, poems, and a class address by David Clegg.
The Grace high school glee club directed by Oleen Anderson aired on KEIO Friday and KSEI Saturday. At the state music festival in Twin Falls May 6 and 7 the group earned a first division rating. A trio of Ann Sant Kathryn Belton Colleen Peterson also won first rating. A sextet including Ann Sent Sandra Williams Bonne Sartingven Margene Burton Elsna Peterson Louan AvAbaker took second rating and Ann Sant earned a third with a soprano solo. Emma Lou Weaver accompanied on piano. Mrs Homer Williams Mrs Angus Lasley and Mrs Milton Hartingeen accompanied the students to Twin Falls.
PTA officers Estheriegler Golda Medford Lena Snow and Hazel Dalton held a pot luck supper at Es ter Ziegler home honoring the retiring president. After the meal the group presented a lovely electric clock to Ms Ziegler. guest Mrs. Myrta Lon attended.
Grace Lions Club votes to sponsor a local baseball team in an organized league for the coming season with G. A. Bronson to lead the project. Vice President Angus Lasley presided in the president’s absence as a musical program by local students complemented the meeting. A guest, K Lloyd, attended and funds were approved to aid the 4-H club’s state convention trip.
Local families including Mr and Mrs Jack Hawkes and Mr and Mrs Felt of Salt Lake City spent weekends at Austin Christensen and Dean homes. Visits extended to Pocatello Benicia and Heber Christensen households. A Mother's Day program at Central ward Sunday school featured talks songs poems and juniors and primary class activities.
Mr. and Mrs. Page Medford visited Salt Lake City on business. A string of family and friend visits spans Ogden to Grace with several trips to Caribou hospital for medical events and a birth at Caribou hospital.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Bennett of Riverdale visited Sunday in Thatcher with Mr and Mrs David Coombs. Ms and Mrs Berdean Mendenhall and Mr and Mrs Dennis Bennett were visiting in Pocute'lo last Thursday.
The Fair Committee met Wednesday evening in Grace High School ag room with Brig Young presiding. They discussed improving the grounds and starting buildings, reporting 17,000 feet of lumber and 75 had been sawed. Ladies adjourned to the sewing room to discuss departmental work and select committees as they anticipate a larger, better fair.
The Bannock stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its seminary graduation Sunday May 9 at 730 p m under the theme live truth instead of professing it. The program featured processional welcomes by Mrs Alfreta Lloyd and Mrs Ruth Jenkins a prayer by Florence Rasmussen organ duet lost chord Emma Lou Weaver and Norma Lloyd scripture reading by Orson Roper invocation by Gene Rasmussen solo I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked Ann Sant reading Sermons We See Elaine Hale song A Voice in the Old Village Chair girls chorus student speakers Testimony Grant Burke Testimony of Our Lives Beatrice Anderson address to graduates Dr. Wesley P Lisyd solo The Blind Ploughman Carlie Ann Clegg remarks Clawson Richardson presentation of graduates Mrs Roland Allen presentation of diplomas President Milton L Hartvigsen sextet My Testimony Florence Rasmussen Helen Paskins Colleen Peterson Esma Peterson DeLores McClellan Margene Button benediction Milton Hansen postlude A Perfect Day Emma Lou Weaver and Norm Lieyd. The graduating class included Beatrice N Andersen Phyllis Archibald Margene Burton Grant Burke Carlie Ann Clegg Elaine Hale Milton L Hall Velna P Hendricksen John Boyd Jenkins Emms Kingsford Norma Lloyd Marlin Mathers DeLores McClellan Helen Myers Beverly Ann Smith Nelson Shirlee Panter Helen day Paskins Elzina Peterson Colleen Peters Gene Lor Rasmussen Florence Kay Rasmussen Orson F B Roper Margaret Ann Sant Georgian Smith and Emma Lou Weaver.
A long sequence of birthday and visiting guests is listed. Families including Morris, Her yt gnd, Den Har in, Henry, Nellie Stephenson, Bert, Carmen, Nate Smitt, Lovell Mendenhall, Adrian Callahan, Mary Callahan, Ward Hogan, Arch Jenkins and Pat, Loran Rasmussen, William Behle, Murat Mendenhall, and Ann Ander Sort are noted as attendees or visitors at homes in Lago and Grace.
Grace Elementary students celebrate numerous medals at a field day held at McCamarsa. Winners span grades from first to eighth in events like the three legged race, dashes, basketball throw, high jump, and relay. Notable youths include Terre Pack, Phillip Johnson, Kathleen Corbett, Bart Simmons, and Sterling Murray.
Mrs Verna Merrill entertained the Tres Joli club at her home Tuesday with a 2 p.m. dinner after which the ladies spent the time sewing. Attending besides the hostess were Mrs Hogan Lawrence Burgin Charles Johnson L H Merciam Bert T’tits Harry Westenfelder Willis Page John J Kirby and May Whitehead.
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