Debate over Ricks College size and community role
A discussion on whether Ricks College and Fielding Academy should grow or stay small, emphasizing the value of small colleges to Rexburg and Paris. The piece argues for local endowment, strong leadership, and preserving community identity while considering rivals and historical ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricks College
Iveness
PopPpy
Ricks Edemy and College
Rexburg
Fielding
Ricks
Paris
Union Pacific Expands Passenger Fleet and Service
Union Pacific Railroad announces a multi million investment in passenger equipment with five Astrodome coaches for the City of St. Louis route and an order increase to 20 44 seat leg rest coaches. A new through Pullman room service between Portland and Los Angeles will boost long distance travel as the company remains confident in rail passenger demand. All six Astrodome coaches to be in service by December 15 with five purchased by Union Pacific and one by the Wabash.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
City of St. Louis
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Sun-Valley
Ida
Las Vegas
Nev
E. A. Klippel
U. P
City of
Union Pacific
Wabish
Safety on icy roads urges clear windshields
The message stresses that good visibility is vital for safe driving on cold mornings. Scraping only a tiny peephole is inadequate. drivers should clear the windshield and back window. The ad urges slowing down to reduce crash severity and avoid becoming a statistic.
Preston Man Named Business Development Manager
Burton C. Martin of Preston has been promoted to business development manager for the Preston division of Utah Power and Light Co. He succeeds Mar den R. Millard, with the Preston Division manager making the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton C. Martin
Preston
Utah Power and Light Co
Marden R. Millard
Appointment resets duties for A N Wendell worker
A N Wendell said the appointment takes effect December 11. The article outlines Martin career with UP and L from 1961 as a bookkeeper in Montpelier to Rexbury, Preston senior consultant in 1956, directing commercial, government and municipal operations. It notes WWII service in New Guinea and Australia, a 1980 degree from a state university, residence with Colleen at Preston and two daughters.
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A. N. Wendell
Martin
Montpelier
Rexbury
Preston
Pacar
U State University
New Guinea
Australia
Colleen
South
Atomic Energy Commission awards million dollar construction project
The Atomic Energy Commission awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract to H. K. Ferguson Co. of San Francisco for about 1 million dollars in construction at the National Reactor Testing Station. Work includes utility and building modifications and a cooling loop in the Materials Testing Reactor area. Field construction begins December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atomic Energy Commission Today
H. K. Ferguson Co
San Francisco
Commission
Snow Drizzle Becomes Real Winter Storm By Monday Night
A light snow drizzle persisted all day and grew into a real storm by Monday night, with travelers and residents bracing for heavier accumulation and plummeting visibility.
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Admissions Report
Admissions since last report list patients from Montpelier Cokeville Georgetown and Paris. Entries record dates December 1 through December 8, with notes on medical or surgical cases and a birth announcement for a girl to the Thornock family in Pegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Clark
J. L. Clark
Montpelier
Allen Grunig
Harold Grunig
Deena Walton
Roy Walton
Wilford W. Hayes
Georgetown
Colleen Nate
Stanley Nate
Cokeville
Ryan Kammerath
Myrieen Shaw
Norman Shaw
Gertrude Young
County polio chairman urges vaccination statewide
Willard Stucks, chair of Bear Lake County National Foundation chapter, warns Detroit polio outbreak could recur locally. Wayne County has 650+ polio cases with half paralytic. the chapter bought 100000 Salk vaccines and supplies for mass vaccination and centers. The foundation spends nearly 50000 weekly on victim care and may need over 1 million in aid by year end.
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Detroit
Mich
Willard Stucks
Bear Lake County
National Foundation
Stucki
Wayne County
The
Wayne County Medical Society
Former Paris Mining Man Dies in California Hospital
Bay CC Mellwee long time Paris resident and later part time resident of this community died in October at the Veterans hospital in Oakland California of tuberculosis. He is survived by his wife. He and his father owned mines in Pars Canyon and around 1916 built the buildings and tunnels developing the property.
Peacocks Shaped Old English New Year Vows
Researchers say the New Year resolution custom traces to a peacock once served at Christmas feasts in early England. Knights reportedly made a vow of the peacock by placing their right hand on the bird as they pledged for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Founda
Lin Clared
England
Fielding High Opens Basketball Season With Narrow Win
Fielding High School opened the season with a close victory over Cokeville as Ronald Peterson led scorers. Upcoming games include December 11 at Park City and December 13 at North Summit, with Coach Wilson optimistic about a smaller, quicker squad led by Elis Goebel and a strong incoming group.
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Cokeville
Ronald Peterson
Fielding
Park City
North Summit
Wilson
Elis Goebel
Douglas Price
Rex Law
Vernon Parker
Tom Roger
Ellis Goebel
Gerald Bolton
October milk and cheese production in Idaho declines
Idaho dairymen report October milk production at 117 million pounds, down from 118 million in October 1957 and above the 1952-56 average of 111 million. Cheese output fell 7 percent from 1957, creamery butter 10 percent lower, Swiss cheese steady, and ice cream up 3 percent versus October 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Holiday Driving Caution Amid Christmas Rush
Officials warn drivers to slow down during the holiday travel period as traffic fatalities rise. Authorities urge careful speed control and sober driving to prevent tragic highway crashes this Christmas season.
Costs of Tuberculosis Care in the United States
The article notes TB care costs in the United States totaling about 725 million dollars. It highlights hospitalization and rehabilitation as major drivers and mentions Christmas Seal funds used by the tuberculosis association to aid prevention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Arthritis progress eyed as cure hoped within ten years
Floyd B. Odlum, financier and Arthritis Foundation board chair, predicts a cure for arthritis within a decade. The Idaho Chapter notes rehabilitation strides and two studies showing disabled patients can live near normally with proper drugs and therapy. The Idaho chapter seeks 25,000 to fund research, education, and better diagnostic centers for 40,000 residents.
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Floyd B. Odlum
Arthritis and
Foundation
American Rheumatism Association
Odlum
James Julins
Idaho
Cats receive special Christmas favor in French Canada
The piece notes cats are indulged during Christmas in the French Canadian sections. It mentions a superstition about a cat meowing on Christmas Eve and compares Nordic almond tradition where the finder of the almond is believed to wed within a year.
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Canada
TB Costs to Americans Remain Enormous Say TB Leader
Mrs. Ivan Beck of Bear Lake County T B Association urged support for the Christmas Seal Sale noting Americans spent about 725 million dollars on TB last year mainly from tax money. She stressed continued funding for research and hard work to locate TB cases and rehabilitate patients while seeking vaccines or drugs to prevent TB. Local efforts aim to sustain prevention and expand education amid ongoing scientific advances.
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Ivan Beck
West Side
Bear Lake County
T. B. Assocation
Bear Lake
Mountain States Share in National Forest Receipts
The four Intermountain States Idaho Utah Nevada and Wyoming received 1 361 128 66 in Treasury checks as their share of fiscal 1958 national forest receipts. Idaho contributed 1 019 806 82 Utah 143 896 89 Wyoming 157 456 00 and Nevada 39 969 95. Fifty percent? 26 percent of receipts are returned to states each year for use by state and county offices.
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Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
U.S. Treasury
Floyd Iverson
National Forest
Idaho National Forests
State Treasury
Utah National Forest
Wyoming National Forests
Paris News Notes entertains Rainbow Rod and Gun Club members
Mr. and Mrs. Irl Nye hosted eight employees and partners at the Rainbow Rod and Gun Club in Montpelier last Wednesday evening. Twenty three guests attended and the event was reported as very enjoyable. Mrs. Blaine Olsen and her two daughters from Salt Lake City visited the Nye family over the weekend.
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Irl Nye
Eix
Rainbow Rod and Gun Club
Montpelier
Athays Visiting Pocatello as Business Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Athay were business visitors in Pocatello during a day last week, meeting local officials and touring regional commerce sites.
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Mrs
Russell Athay
Pocatello
St. Charles and Logan visits noted in local dinners
Mr and Mrs Lyman Bunn and their sons visited Mr and Mrs Lynn Peterson in St Charles for a Sunday dinner. Mr and Mrs Charles Law spent Friday in Logan for shopping and visiting activities.
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Lyman Bunn and Sons
Mrs
Lynn Peterson
St. Charles
Mrs. Charles Law
Logan
Local Notes: Military Move and Births Dot Community
Hugh Ward leaves Fort Ord for eighteen months in Hawaii. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Graham of Los Angeles, welcomed by one sister. Rhea Bunn is mother of the child. Velma Hansen visits Salt Lake City. Dewey Johnson visits Clarence Rich in Ovid. Rex Mattson family and Leo Mattson visit Logan. Willard Stucki and wife shop in Montpelier.
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Hugh Ward
Ida. Ward
Fort Ord
California
Hawaii
Lyman Bunn
Bob Graham
Los Angeles
Graham
Rhea Bunn
Mr Ralph Rich Visits Salt Lake City This Week
Mr Ralph Rich spent several days this week visiting Salt Lake City, engaging with local figures and sightseeing in the city. He toured notable sites and met with community members during the trip.
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Ralph Rich
Salt Lake City
Relief Society marks visiting teachers with program
The Paris 1st ward Relief Society held a Tuesday meeting honoring visiting teachers with a program featuring two Fielding Girls Chorus selections, a reading by Miss Norene Crossley, and a trombone solo by Spencer Stucki, followed by light refreshments. Ida Ward drove to Logan Saturday to visit the Lynn Ravenport home and meet their new daughter Thressa Rich. Mrs. Hawkes and Mrs. Ward also spent time in Logan. Gwen Passey was in St Marks hospital Salt Lake for treatment from Wednesday to Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bird and Mrs. George Palmer and son visited in Logan Wednesday. Weekend visitors at Jess Scheidegger home included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pearce of Lava and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shriver of Rock Springs Wyoming.
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Paris
Ida Ward
Logan
Lynn Ravenport
Gwen Passey
St. Marks Hospital
Salt Lake
Jess Scheidegger
Clifford Pearce
Lava
Harry Shriver
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Daughters of the Pioneers Plan Paris Ward Christmas Party
The Daughters of the Pioneers will hold their Christmas party Thursday evening at 6 30 at the Paris second ward church. A hot supper and program are planned.
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Daughters of the Pioneers
Paris 2Nd Ward
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