Frank Hirschi Reports on Highway-Montpelier UPRR Tie Up
Representative Frank Hirschi describes a meeting with Union Pacific Railroad officials about traffic delays at the Montpelier crossing on Highway 89. He notes a five minute crossing limit, discusses potential overpass plans, and warns against proposed property tax increases while praising Idaho legislators and inviting contact.
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Frank Hirschi
Bear Lake County
Union Pacific Railroad
Montpelier Crossing
L. H. Anderson
Dubbie Utilities Commission
Montpelier
Anderson
C. B.lisher
Idaho
Idaho Department of Highways
Montepelier
Besar Lake County
House
Senate
Capitol Building
House Chambers
Boise
Frank W, Hirschi
Former Rich County Woman Nancy Henderson Johnson Dies
Nancy Alice Henderson Johnson 73 of Ogden Utah died January 25 1961 in an Ogden hospital from a heart ailment. She was born December 26 1887 in St Charles Idaho daughter of John Thompson and Jane Barker. She married Jasper Henderson October 23 1909 in Randolph. he died 1934 in Laketown. She later married Garl Julius Johnson December 13 1837 in Randolph. he died 1938 in Laketown. Survived by son Jasper LaVar Henderson Laketown daughters Mary Ethel Irwin Ogden one grandchild one great grandchild and siblings. Funeral services held January 28 in Laketown LDS chapel with burial in Laketown Cemetery.
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Mrs. Johnson
St.Charles
Idaho
John Thompson
Jane Pickett Barker
Jasper Henderson
Randolph
Henderson
Laketown
Garl Julius Johnson
Utah
Johnson
Bear Lake
Ogden
Oggem 32Nd Ward
Church of-—Jesus Phrist
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Jasper LaVarr Henderson
Mary Ethel Irwin
Laketown L.D
Alice “Burkeer Handlerson Johnson
Ward Chapel
Delmas Kearl
Ward
Jowell Weston
Julia Kearl
Vernon Q
Robinson
Eldon Mattson
Karen Siddoway
Fae*Lloyd
Laarena Webb
Tvan Weston
Ivan Weston
Eldis Barker
L. D. Lamborn
Laketown Cemetery
Glen Pugmire
Mission Farewell For Glade Booth In Garden City
Glade S Booth son of Mr and Mrs Bryan L Booth will enter the Salt Lake City mission home Feb 6 and depart for the Austrian mission Feb 13 A farewell testimonial will be held at the Garden City Ward chapel Sunday Feb 5 at 730 p.m under Bishop Mitchell Sims and counselors Glade recently graduated Fielding High School and completed a BYU Provo semester
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Glade
Booth
Garden City
Bryan L. Booth
Salt Lake City
Ward
Sundidy
Mitchell Sims
Fielding High School
BYU
Provo
Bear Lake Rangers Install New Officers
New Bear Lake Rangers officers were installed at a January 30 meeting hosted by Van Nelson. Cyrel Sororth was named president, Van Nelson vice president, Rex Mattson secretary, Eldon Webb historian and reporter, and Irl Nye became director. The group urges former members to rejoin and thanks outgoing officers for their year’s work.
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Bear Lake Rangers
van Nelson
Cyrel Sororth
Rex Mattson
Eldon Webb
Irl Nye
Rangers
New Education Series Meet the Professor Debuts on ABC-TV
A new 13 week TV series Meet the Professor premieres on ABC TV February 6 at noon. Each half hour episode features a different college or university teacher with Harold Taylor as cohost and writers Shayon Baker and Boretz. Some segments taped on campus show classes and teacher methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tv-Radiogram
National Education Assn
Abc-Tv
ABC Public Affairs
National Education Association
The
Association For Higher Education
AHE
Harold Taylor
Sarah Lawrence College
Robert Lewis Shayon
Elliott Baker
Alvin Boretz
Wiley Hance
Camp Elizabeth Passey DUP Meet With Mrs Chas Law
Camp Elizabeth Passey of the D U P met at the home of Daughter Edna Law on Thursday January 26. Fourteen members and two visitors attended with Naomi Grandy presiding. Jemima Parker led Have I Done Any Good In the World Today and Dixie Rich gave History of Harriet B Cook Teep les. Social hour followed and the meeting adjourned until February at Ruby Lewis's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Passey
D.U.P
Edna Law
Naomi Grandy
Jemima Parker
Harriet B. Cook
Dixie Rich
William F. Bigby
Catherine Innes
Ruby Lewis
Paris Wards Gold and Green Ball Friday Feb 10
The Paris First and Second Wards host a Gold and Green Ball Friday evening February 10 with Luke and Eva's orchestra providing music. The event carries the theme God Bless America and invites all to attend.
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Paris
Luke and
Eva
America
Ward announces engagement of Marie Ward to Harward Nelson
Mr and Mrs Walter Ward announce the engagement of their daughter Marie to Harward Lee Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nelson of Fortuna California Both are students at Rick s College.
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Walter Ward
Marie
Harward Lee Nelson
Kenneth Nelson
Fortuna, California
Rick’s College
Nye Family Attends Funeral in Utah for Uncle
Mr and Mrs Bill Nye attended a funeral in Ogden Saturday morning for Joseph Astle uncle of Mrs Frank Nye. They later stopped in Logan Saturday afternoon for the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Mcatiered
Ogder
Logan
Joseph Astle
Mra
Frank Nye
Fielding PTA Met January 30 at High School Auditorium
Fielding PTA met January 30 in the High School Auditorium at 8 00 p m. Mrs Blanche Piggott conducted the program featuring vocal solo Shepherd s Serenade Jane Ward with Marilyn Ward piano accompaniment Invocation by I J Shurtliff drawing for prizes subscriptions to PTA Magazine awarded to Carol Howell Norma Roghaar Alfred Hart and L J Shurtliff Pantomime kit Rexene Poulsen minutes read by Ada Stucki Girls Chorus from Fielding High School under Kit McBride Piano solo Marilyn Ward discussion The Teen-Ager and the Automobile adjourned until February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Piggott
Jane Ward
Marilyn Ward
I. J. Shurtliff
P.T.A
Carol Howell
Norma Roghaar
Alfred Hart
L. J. Shurtliff
Carol Ward
Farmers Tax Guide Available for Assistance
The Farmers Tax Guide, a bulletin from the United States Treasury Department, helps farmers calculate income tax. It is available at the Extension office in Paris or can be mailed by calling 945-2266.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Paris
Town Social Notes Tie Logan and Nearby Towns
Mrs Ida Ward and daughter visited in Logan and Brigham City with son Hugh Ward. Ogden visitors at Eldon Webb home. Wyoming and Montpelier guests near. Sacrament meeting speakers in Paris First Ward. Logan, Soda Springs, and Preston trips noted. Hospital and family visits span from Salt Lake to Boise area with several Texas-like names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida—Ward
Clargn Allen
Logan
Brigham City
Hugh Ward
Noel Webb
Ogden
Eldon Webb
Wayne Johnson
Ovid
Eugee Stucki
Paris
Angus Porter
Pocatello
Soda Springs Hospital
Sell
LaDell Porter
Wayne Porter
Mr. and
Bmirs
Soda Springs
Edgar Dutry Plans Flying Visit to Brussels Home
Edgar Dutry formerly of Brussels Belgium now in Paris will fly from Salt Lake City next Wednesday at 10 am for a two month visit to his father mother and sister in Brussels. He has been in the United States nearly three years working as a carpenter and he is the brother of Mrs Dale Parker of Paris France.
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Edgar Dutry
Brussels
Belgium
Paris
Edgar
Salt Lake City
Dale Parker
Employment Agency clarifies new benefit extension timing
Executive Director H. Fred Garrett explains that the emergency extension of unemployment benefits cannot begin until after February 1. If approved, eligible claims may receive up to 13 extra weeks starting the first full week of February, with determinations based on unemployment and benefit ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Agency
H. Fred Garrett
Garrett
County Wool Growers to Hold Annual Meeting
Bear Lake County Wool Pool members will hold their annual meeting February 4, 1961 at 1 30 pm at the Montpelier City Hall. Reports of wool grades election of officers discussion of marketing and sheep and wool problems will be topic of the day. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
Former resident Charles Sorenson dies in Utah at 87
John P. Sorenson, 87, longtime St. Charles Idaho native, died at his Bountiful Utah home on January 29 1961. He was brother to Adelia Cleveland of St Charles and Mrs George Brewer of Ogden. Funeral services were held in Bountiful Ward chapel at noon Wednesday.
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John P. Sorenson
Bountiful
Utah
St. Charles
Idaho
Sorenson
Adelia Cleveland
St.Charles
George Brewer
Ogden
Bountiful Ward Chapel
Thiokol Starts Minuteman Test Program in Idaho
Thiokol Chemical Corp begins a mid February test program near Bear Lake Idaho to study rocket engine transport as part of the Minuteman ICBM project. The Utah Division plans 25 to 85 staff on site with trailers and motel housing for two to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiokol Chemical Corporation
U.S. Air Force
Bear Lake
Idaho
John Higginson
Thiokol
Utah
Bear Jake
Alton Quook
Thiokol Mobile
Air Force Ballistix Missile Division
Inglewood California
Boeing Airplane Company
Hercules Powder Company
Bacchus
Aero- Jet-General Corporation
Autonetics
Avco
Thiokols Air Force
Thiokol Utah
Great Salt Lake
Wasatch
Benson Curless Wed in Logan Temple Rites
Miss Gretta Benson and Mr Alvin Curless wed in the Logan Temple on Monday January 23 1961 with President A George Raymond officiating. Hosts at a reception were the brides parents in the Logan First Ward Recreation Hall. The couple will live in Logan.
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Logan G.D
Temple
Gretta Benson
Alvin Curless
A. George Raymond
Vance H. Benson
Trenton
Utah
E. D. Curless
Seattle
Washington
Ella Scheidegger
Logan First Ward
Paul Hatch
Deon Ou.r.kunz
Jesse Scheidegger
Paris-First-Second Ward
Miss Giffen
Miss Krebs
Norman J. Larsen
An Larsen
Minkcreek
Arial D. Benson
A. Leo Krebs
Linds
Eloise Benson
Charlotte Giffen
Logan
Connie Baschetto
Rock Springs
Wyo
Glen Taucker
Greenriver
Mel
Air Force seeks nurses and medical specialists nationwide
The Air Force announced a continued need for qualified nurses and medical specialists. Applicants may be commissioned as Air Force Reserve Officers in a grade aligned with age education and experience and enter active duty. Nurses receive 80 days paid vacation and travel opportunities, with assignments in the U.S. and overseas. Details by phone Cedar 32723 in Pocatello. interviewing officer Captain Brachenfels will visit soon.
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Air Force
Ted Yarborough
Air Force Reserve
United States
Pocatello
Brachenfels
Emergency Livestock Grain Available in Bear Lake County
Lowell Smart, chairman of the Bear Lake County Committee, announced grain is available under the Emergency Livestock Feed Program. Farmers should file their needs at the county office promptly to determine requirements and place grain orders. First grain deliveries expected this week. milo is the sole grain offered at 1.384 dollars per cwt.
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Lowell Smart
Bear Lake County
Cco
Milo
Beef cattle outlook improves for Idaho and nation
The University of Idaho extension service reports a better beef cattle outlook in Economic Facts for Idaho Farm Families. nationwide cattle numbers are down from earlier estimates with the cyclical rise taking longer. only the south shows more beef cows than in 1954 while the west and plains show declines.
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University of Idaho Extension Service
Idaho
Plains
Community Notes and Visits Highlight Local News
Sunday meeting featured Arthur Shirley of Fish Haven and James Tranatrum of St Charles. Ivy Jensen and Ruth Beck sang with Nina Soren son at piano. multiple residents attended a funeral for infant Preston Keith Sorenson. Relief Society met with 14 children present and La Rae Nielson leading.
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Arthur Shirley
Fish Haven
James Tranatrum
St. Charles
Ivy Jensen
Ruth Beck
Nina Sorenson
Jesse Haddock
Bloomington
Elaine Hymas
Joseph Peterson
Preston Keith Sorenson
Keith Sorenson
Marietta Soreson
Logan Temple
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Rich County
Nancy
Alice Henderson Johnson
Glade S. Booth
Anyine
New Education Series
DUP
Chas. Law
Fielding Pta
Ralph Thornock
Cokeville, Wyoming
Sarah Thornock
Gene Nelson
Maryann Quinton
Ivan Beck
Salt Lake Hospital
Glenn Caldwell
Warren Caldwell
Bmre
Lona—Caldwell
Grant Bateman
Vance Price
Mesa
Arizona
Mrs
Hugh Rich
H. K. Matthews
Liberty
Mrs. Sharp Matthews
Preston
Thomas Painter
Willard Hansen
East Lake City
Asuyd Poinfsra
Air
George Palmer
Walter Bird
Av Batty Griffith
Nero
Annie Ward
Aberdeen
Aberdeen High School
Grant Grandy
Nerer
Emil Grandy
William Stocker
Dennis Bird
Dingle
Eldon Lewis
Daugster
Carla
C. W. Sprouse
Odell Smith
Ben Hymas
John Hoge
Smith
Spokane
Otto Buchers
Connie Taucker
Glenn Taucker
Clifford Pearce
Lava Hot Bypringa
Glen Grimmett
Louis Belli
Finddale, Wyoming
O. H. Grimmett
Charles Law
Mr. Trappett
Cattlemen’s Convention
Archie Vallentine
Clarence Rich
Fenton “Alfred
van Neds Vallentine
Arden City
Eldon’ Popes
8&7
Charles
Paris Post
Thiokol’ Chemical Corporation
Benson-Curless
AIR Force Appeals
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