Pies Berries and Spunk A Rural Business Guide
Ezra J. Poulson insists on practical enterprise as he lauds Knotts Berry Farm success and urges Bear Lake residents to pursue local banking a big hardware store and a dynamic dentist. He highlights community leadership and timely action to spur growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missus
Knott
California
Paris
Highway 89
Ham’s Corner
Timbuck-two
Logan
Jackson
Evanston
Soda Springs
Bear Lake
West Side
Bear Lakers
Mike
New Blight Resistant Tomato Promises Idaho Processing Boost
University of Idaho researchers announce a curly top resistant tomato to aid a potential south western Idaho canning industry. The line, developed at Parma and Moscow since 1952, shows promising yield and quality for processing despite western blight, with seed limited and plans for wider trials in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Plant Pathology
Parma
Pacific Northwest
A. M. Finley
Moscow
Finley
County Wool Pool Meeting Focuses On Wool Quality And Leadership
Bear Lake County Wool Pool officials announced an annual meeting at Montpellier City Hall on February 14, 1959, to hear USDA expert Lowell A Wilson discuss wool grading and handling. The group notes strong past wool prices in 1957 and 1958 and explains the pool is reorganized yearly with current directors presiding. A feeder tour in Bear Lake County drew about 30 attendees despite a storm, visiting multiple farms to discuss calf programs, rate of gain, thriftiness, and nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dif. Engelking
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary Butte
Camas Or Raevers Vanves
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Buster
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenay
Satah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidokawa
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Shoshone Aa
Teton Sawedaeonensenser Gecememegas
Twin Falls
Valley
Steteraes
Washington
Marlene Stegelmeier
Lowell A. Wilson
USDA
Dubois
Lester Skinner
Bear Lake County
Baer Lake Wool Pool
Harley Cochran
Bob Kearns
Frank Sorgatz
Tim Matthews
van Ness Wallentine’s
Mr. Wallentine
Cecil Quayles
Rodney
Elementary School Plans Approved and Bids Sought
Merle Whitney of Hamill and Associates reviewed final plans for the proposed elementary school and vocational buildings with the Board of Education of School District 83. Bids will be published for three weeks from February 4 and opened February 26 at Montpelier High School study hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Whitney
Hamill & Associates
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Board of Education
Montpelier High School
Montpelier City Hall
Norman J. Hamill & Associates
Early
Idaho students to receive National Defense Education Act loans
Idaho parents learn that the 1958 NDEA section provides loans to high potential students who lack funds to attend college. Special emphasis favors future teachers and strong performers in science math and modern languages. Loans up to 1000 dollars yearly, 3 percent interest after one year post graduation, repayable over ten years with up to half cancelled for public school teaching. Idaho universities have funds. private colleges expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
University of Idaho
Idaho State College
Former Garden City Man Hans C Hansen Dies at 77
Hans Christian Hansen 77, of Garden City and Logan, Utah, died January 28 after a three day illness. He was born November 24, 1881, in Garden City, active LDS church member, violinist, and a former Pickleville town board member. He served as a temple worker in Logan and is survived by a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held January 1, 1959, in Logan with burial in Garden City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Christian Hansen
L.D.S
Logan
Garden City
Hans Soren
Emma Saxton Hansen
Rich County
L.D.S. Church
Bear Lake
Lava Hot Springs
Cache Stake
21St
Pickleville
Logan L.D.S. Temple
Lena Hildt
Alice Lundgren
Lavere H. Hansen
Heber
Freda) Corbridge
T. Wilford Hansen
Vilate Hansen
Brigham S. Hansen
Pocatello
Pearl
High School Student Hurt After Jump At School
Martin Ward of Edding High School was injured Wednesday January 28 when he leaped from stairs struck his head on a beam and fell unconscious on the steps. He suffered a cut forehead epheus 7t and a broken collar bone in the incident at school.
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FHS
Martin Ward
Elding
FHS Students Plan Idaho Atomic Installations Tour
An FHS science group will tour Arco Idaho atomic installations February 7. A demonstration lecture on liquid air will be given in the FHS auditorium February 12. A dance event and other activities are noted among student events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National School Assemblies
FHS
FHS Science
Arco
Idaho
Former Bear Lake resident urges renewal of town
A letter from Mrs. Erma Stamis, a former Bear Lake resident now in California, urges Bear Lake to improve cleanup days and support local business through tourism. She cites aging roadside debris, scrapped machinery, and idle homes as dangers and opportunities, praising Ezra Poulson and calling for a dedicated committee to revive Bear Lake’s economy and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Paris Post
Bear
Bear Lake
California
Yellowstone
Montana
Fish Haven
Paris
Poulson
Bloomington Old Folks Party Notice
The annual Bloomington Old Folks Party will be held February 14 at 7 30 pm in the Bloomington Ward Amusement Hall. All former residents are invited to attend and enjoy an evening of aged entertainment and companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Bloomington Ward
Y. Ney
Witava
Montpelier Social Notes Include Visits and Birthdays
Round about the town reports numerous visits across Montpelier and surrounding towns. The list includes Mr. and Mrs. James Whinham of Montpelier visiting Jess Scheidegger, several trips to Pocatello for medical care, and many family gatherings with Bird and Hansen families as well as others from Oakley, Logan and Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whinham
Montpelier
Jess Scheidegger
P. J. Grandy
Pocatello
Newy
Rhoda Crawford
Mayo Krogue
Bloomington
Everning
van Nelson
Norman Gambling
Steven
Sharon
Logan
Henry Grandy
Ogden
Alvin Curless
end—Mrar-Ven
Nelson
Walter Bird
George Palmer
Charles Law
Ray Law
Soda Springs
Lyman Breenaway
Ray Bird
Dingle
D.U.P
Elizabeth Pagsey
Verona Stevens
Amy Athay
Jans Howphreys
Karen Hymas
Larry
Dan Rich
Norene Crossley
James Sirine Poulsen
Grecellan Smedley
Edna Shepherd
Sybil Allred
Ila Hess
Myrtle Mattson
Naomi Grandy
Don Nye
Dale Dunn
Arch Shepherd
Karl Trussell
Baby
William
Picnic dinner brings Bear Lake and Cache Valley group to Mesa
Fifty six residents and former residents from Bear Lake and Cache Valley gathered January 17 at South Mountain Park in Mesa Arizona for a picnic dinner. The event featured group singing led by Harold Swift and Rulon Shepherd. The afternoon enjoyed a pleasant 72 degree day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
Cache Valley
Mesa
Arizona
South Mountain Park
George Stock
Peterburg
Harold Swift
Earl Harris
Carl B. Stoddard
Rulon Shepherd
Harrison
Shepherd
Bateman
Ben Weston
John Weston
S. L. Collings
M. M. Collings
Gene Hall
Sports Afield notes on bass and turkey forms
The column explains that largemouth and smallmouth bass are sunfish. It identifies Mirriam’s turkey as the largest form of American turkeys. It also provides a formula to estimate fish weight using girth and length.
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Mirriam
Cheetah Speeds Beyond Sixty Miles Per Hour
The cheetah remains the fastest land animal capable of sustaining speeds above 60 mph while chasing prey. Researchers note its acceleration and sprint mechanics that enable rapid bursts on open terrain.
No one would have crossed the ocean in the storm
A quotation attributed to Charles F. Kettaring notes the peril of sea travel when storms rise. It reflects on the resolve required to continue voyages despite dangerous conditions at sea.
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Charles F. Kettaring
Civil Service Seeks Apprenticeship and Training Officials
The U S Department of Labor and the Civil Service Commission seek Apprenticeship and Training Representatives for positions in Washington DC and nationwide with starting salaries of 5986 and 7030 a year. No written test. qualification requires relevant industrial or governmental experience in apprenticeship or training program development or administration. Applications accepted until further notice at the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners in Washington DC.
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U. S. Department of Labor
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Department To Labor
Washington 265
D. C
Civil Service
Washington
Idaho Wheat Stocks On Farms Up Since Last Year
The USDA Crop Reporting Service notes Idaho wheat stocks on farms and off farm storages total 26 058 000 bushels on January 1 1959 up about 6 percent from a year earlier North Idaho holds 2 000 000 bushels more than January 1 1958 South Idaho stocks are slightly below last year's level Total Pacific Northwest wheat stocks are 116 979 000 bushels with Northwest stocks up from 93 312 000 bushels a year ago Supplies of feed corn oats and barley total 458 960 tons about 2 percent less than a year earlier.
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Usda Crop Reporting Service
Idaho
North Idaho
South Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Northwest
Eestate
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Ezra J. Poulson
Elbert Hubbard
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Department of Interior
Weyn Bird
Tarrel
Kim
Salt Lake City
Pauline Nye
Gwen Pagsey
Edith Nowland
Mable Ream
Mildred Nye
Kenneth
Demoine Hansen
Leaf
Lloyd Hansen
Ted Kesting
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