Wool Pool Re Elects 1959 Officers for 60 Years
Bear Lake County wool growers held their annual meeting on February 6 and voted to continue the wool pool for another year. Officers re elected: Lester Skinner as chairman, Harlan Cochran vice chairman, Tim Matthews director, Pink Sorgatz director, Hyrum Johnson county agent secretary. Pooling has aided small growers and the pool traces to about 25 years of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
Lester Skinner
Nonnan
Harlan Cochran
Pegram
Tim Matthews
Montpelier
Pink Sorgatz
Hyrum Johnson
County sAgent
Atated
Bear Lake Wool Pool Sees Strong 1959 Sale Prices
The Bear Lake pool reports 1959 contracts signed by 158 members. Wool sold at crutched 53.26 and uncrutched 51.26 per pound, totaling 254 506 pounds for 4 509.57 to pool members. Mel Claar of Idaho Wool Growers Association spoke, noting chaffy wool lowers value and that care in shearing and bagging shapes pool reputation and prices.
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Bear Lake
Mel Claar
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Juvenile Decency Efforts Highlight Community Youth
The piece extols teens in the Juvenile Decency program dedicating themselves to clean streets, helping the elderly with rubbish removal, and attending church activities. It urges more teen activities to keep youths off the streets and reduce delinquency, advocating local joint action by officers teens and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D
Raeson
Dceney
Donna Roberts
Improved Grasses for Bear Lake County Spotlight
Bear Lake Soil Conservation District endorses Siberian Wheatgrass Intermediate Wheatgrass and Tall Wheatgrass for county use. These grasses offer higher palatability, longer green periods, and greater forage than predecessors, with legume mixes recommended for pasture seedings. Siberian Wheatgrass is drought tolerant and outproduces crested wheatgrass in semi arid regions.
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Bear Lake
Bear Lake County
Antelope Flat
Web Hill
Highway 30
Raymond
Valentine Day Party at School Featured Prizes
Students during science experiments and fractions week shared Valentines. Max Pugmire won for his funny costume with a gun wig and Hawaii hat, receiving a notebook from Mrs Bateman as a prize.
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Cath
Max Pugmire
Hawaii
Sixth Grade Valentine Projects and Health Club News
The class made Valentines and envelopes with box numbers like a post office. They will have a Valentines party with games and refreshments this afternoon. Students are making George and Martha Washington hangings and studied the eight parts of speech. Mr. Johnson from the County Extension Office provided material for Health Club Number Two.
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George
Martha Washington
Johnson
County Extension Office
Eighth grade study of verbals and Valentine activities
A note from David Howell describes eighth grade lessons on verbals and Valentine activities. Students have elected committees for decorations refreshments and games. They prepared a large Valentines box and worked on budgets in arithmetic.
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David Howell
Edward Erickson Sr. dies in Salt Lake City area
Edward Erickson Sr. 43 died February 4 at his Ogden home after a heart ailment. Born June 4, 1886 in Ephraim Utah he built a life in Fish Haven and Ogden. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad starting 1941 retiring five years ago and served as a LDS priest and railroad brotherhood member. He married Martha Farne September 9 1914 in the Logan Temple and is survived by his widow a son six daughters 13 grandchildren and a brother. Funeral services held February 6.
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LDS First Ward
Brotherhood of Ralroad Carmen
Martha Farne
Logan Temple
Edward C. Erictson Jr
Revell
Barbara) Davenport
Ray
Neuon) Alvarado
Jack
Loraine) Winters
Boyd
Emerson P.T.A to Meet February 18
The Emerson School P T A holds its regular meeting February 18 with speaker Mrs Helen Crawford and the Emerson band performing several numbers at the event.
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Emerson School P.T.A
Helen Crawford
Emerson Band
Garden School Set for February in Pocatello
Bear Lake gardeners are invited to the Eastern Idaho garden school at the Pocatello courthouse on February 25 26 and 27 County Agent Hyram Johnson says the event will cover garden varieties flowers and other plants and share up to date tips to beautify home grounds through spring summer and fall.
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Pocatello
Bear Lake Gardners
Hyram Johnson
Slide Injures Three Georgetown Workers
Three Central Farmers Fertilizer Co. crewmen were hurt by a snowslide in Georgetown Canyon while surveying a phosphate mining site. Keith Price suffered a compound arm fracture, Neil Smith facial injuries, and Keith Koeven internal injuries and broken ribs. All were taken to Bear Lake Memorial Hospital with varying conditions. one transferred to Logan Hospital. The slide, 600 yards long and 100 yards wide, occurred shortly after 10 a.m. and was witnessed by nearby employees who rescued the men. No one was buried.
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Bear Lake Memorial Hospital
Logan Hospital
Keith Price
Geneva
Neil Smith
Georgetown
Keith Koeven
Dingle
Johnson
Iie
Garden City Writer Reaches Ill Husband for News
Garden City correspondent Mrs. Leone Loveland cannot send reports due to her husband being hospitalized in Salt Lake City for five weeks. The paper notes her absence and wishes him a speedy recovery.
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Leone Loveland
Garden City
Loveland
Salt Lake City
Visit in Utah Report From Local Travelers
Mrs. DeLoy Sorenson and two children joined Mr. and Mrs. Raeford Stevens to Sunset Club last week. They spent two days with Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Hansen and then toured to Orem Utah for a couple more days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stevens.
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DeLoy Sorenson
Raeford Stevens
Sunset,Club
Dewayne Hansen
Orem
Utah
Calvin Stevens
Camp Elizabeth Passey DUP Meeting Set for Feb 25
The Camp Elizabeth Passey D U P will meet February 25 at 2 p.m. at the home of Lucile Passey Rogers. All members are urged to attend.
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Elizabeth Passey Dup
Lucile Passey Rogers
Snow Ends as Ground Coverage Persists at Press Time
Snow has stopped and the surface remains covered as reporters note continued winter conditions at press time on Wednesday amid ongoing travel disruptions and school delays.
Annual Swine Sale At Eastern Idaho Fairgrounds
The Eastern Idaho Pure Bred Swine Association holds a pure bred swine sale on Thursday February 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds Swine barn in Blackfoot Idaho. Breeds include Duroc Hampshire Spotted Poland China Yorkshire and Landrace. County Agent's office offers further information.
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Eastern Idaho Pure Bred Swine Association
Eastern Idaho State Fairground
Blackfoot
Idaho
Duroc
Hampshire
Poland
China
Yorkshire
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Wool Pool
My. Skinner
Paris
Samen
Olympia
Olympia Breing Co
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B. L. County
Edward Erickson SR
Salt Lake
Emerson P.T.A
Call
Jersey
Guernsey
Arlo Weston
Laketown
Grimmett Lumber & How
Leone
Wilford Michel
Bookcraft
L.D.S. Books
Birthright
Ezra Poulson
Grace Smedley
Johanna Bueher
Christadelphiia Bible Society
A. Bull
Setry
Vancouver
Canada
Central Farmers Fertilizer Co
Georgetown Canyon
Robert Johnson
Shepherd Clothing Store
Standard Oil Products
Ghevron Service
IGA
Strawberry Preserves
Inners
Arizona
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