Weekly Industrial Review of Idaho highlights dam and mill projects
Payette Progress reports progress on the Little Willow Irrigation district 4000 acre project near here at 180000 dollars. Lewiston Plane to house new state normal school administration. Pocatello banks show over ten million dollars growth in a year. Driggs may host a milk condensery. Weiser installs 15000 dollars of machinery. Timber lodes near Pocatello and a large logging push in Pier Creek. Priest River logs total 67000000 feet. Dairy purchases in Nampa reach 150000 dollars in 1917. Oregon Short Line blueprints industrial spurs near Rockford and Idaho Falls. Various road, mine, and plant developments across Idaho with war economy emphasis.
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Pocatello
Milwaukee Lumber ‘Co
Pire Creek
Priest River
Nampa
Co-operative Creamery
Rockford
Oregon
Moreland
Fort Hall
Jeromé
Montpelier
Afton
Idaho Falls
Grangeville
Denver
Wallace
Avon
War Time Idaho Calls Out Shirker Identities
Idaho residents face a wartime warning about shirking duties and contributing to national effort. The piece stresses duty to fund and supply the war through personal sacrifice, urging farmers and workers to boost production and join the home front mobilization.
America my county come at thy call
Fragmentary patriotic verse praising courage and freedom. Mentions “America my county” and calls for readiness to respond to a call with strength and trust in Weyt might. Readable portions emphasize liberty and collective duty.
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America
County
Teaching Forestry By Correspondance
The University of Idaho School of Forestry announces a twelve assignment correspondence course in Lumber and Its Uses designed for contractors builders architects carpenters and wood working instructors. Emphasizing war time wood uses for ships cantainments aeroplanes and pins, the course covers structure of wood physical properties grades sizes timbers seasoning preservation paints stains lumber prices costs of construction and material selection. Fee is five dollars plus a usable textbook. details available from the School of Forestry Moscow Idaho.
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School of Forestry
University of Idaho
Moscow
Idaho
Banquet honors Whitcomb amid Paris visit remarks
A large crowd gathered for a banquet in Paris where Mr. Whitcomb spoke warmly of the city and its citizens. He shared humorous incidents from his county arrival and recounted stories about Episcopalians and the Mormon Church, including the church’s liberty bond purchase of $250,000. The evening mourned losing the Whitcomb family, longtime Paris leaders, and notes on street paving and traffic issues near the depot.
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Whitcomb
Paris
St. Charles
New York
Testimonial for Retiring Presidency
A church meeting expressed respect for the retiring presidency. Each president received a gift: Shepherd a leather rocker, President Rich a gold watch, and President Stucks a gold headed cane. The community wishes Rich success as he presides over the stake and honors their support and sacrifices.
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Shepherd
Rich
Pres
Registration Begins for Women in Bear Lake County
Registration opens Monday January 7 for women aged 16 to 60 in Bear Lake County. It is voluntary but urged for preparedness. local chairmen will handle details and information. Mrs. King of Montpelier urges 100 percent participation as a patriotic duty and to register homes promptly. Miss Kate Collings returned to American Falls Tuesday after holidays in Paris.
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Bear Lake
Altho
Kate Collings
Paris
The Whip Screen Version of Famous Stage Hit
A famous stage drama The Whip is adapted to film with grand scale and extensive effects including a colossal train wreck. The story centers on a race horse named The Whip and the intrigue surrounding its ownership and gambling, featuring a jockey, a young lover, and the judge who owns the horse.
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London
New York City
William A. Brady
Australia
America
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Auditorium
Chicago
The
Will ‘Theatre
Idaho to Form Guard Battalion of 400 National Guardsmen
Idaho plans a 400 strong National Guard battalion in four companies to be stationed for rapid deployment. Governor Alexander seeks federal approval. war department grants a company ready to organize. Units will be built from cities with 100 or more men and trained officers.
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Idaho
State Council of Defense
Alexander
Moody
War Department
Secretary of War
Infantry
National_Guard of
National Guard
Militia Bureau
Federal Service
J. Mel. Carter
National Army
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Kimberly—New Bank
Farmera & Merchants Bank
Rigby
Growers’ Sugar Co
Potlatch—Potlatch Lumber Co
Lewiston
Boisé
Arrow Rock
Boise
Grandview
Meridian
Richfield
J. ‘Tapper
Board of Commissioners
Lincoln County
Ceese
Uncle Sam
Erator
Army
Center Street
Fiy
Hotterdorf
Ady
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