Local and Personal News Highlights from Montpelier and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Ells Straw of Montpelier were Paris visitors Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Glen Grimmett spent several days in Salt Lake City last week. Mr and Mrs LaVere Hansen of Garden City visited Monday at the Darwin Haddock home. Raymond Bruce and two sons of Pocatello attended the funeral here Tuesday for James Taylor. Mr and Mrs Walter Bird and Mr and Mrs Dallas Athay visited Sunday in Soda Springs at the Haddock home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ells Straw
Montpelier
Paris
Glen Grimmett
Salt Lake City
LaVere Hansen
Garden City
Darwin Haddock
Raymond Bruce
Sons of Pocatello
James Taylor
Walter Bird
Dallas Athay
Soda Springs
Ray Stock
Mary Ann
Dorothy
Montpelier Visit and Arizona Trip Mentioned in Local Notes
Local social notes report Sunday visits at Ira Peterson's Montpelier home by Mr and Mrs. Terry Smith and the Athays. Ira Peterson and Archie Vallentine plan a Thursday departure for a vacation to Arizona. Jay Price of Ogden attended James Taylor's funeral and returned with his mother Vinnie Prica and Juanita W. Smart. Henry Sparks hosted a Sunday dinner for multiple Sorenson families of Ovid and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Peterson
Archie Vallentine
Arizona
Jay Price
Ogden
James Taylor
Vinnie Prica
Juanita W. Smart
Henry Sparks
Russell Sorenson
Wm. Sorenson
Spencer Sorenson
Ovid
Lloyd Derricott
Hamilton
Montana
Julia Nelson
Mustangs Defeated 77 to 49 by South Summit
In Laketown Friday night the North Rich Mustangs lost 77 to 49 at Kamag. Three Mustangs were sidelined by illness. Rulon Maughan, Laketown resident and former teacher, attended the game last week. Local Sears outdoor staffer Leon Kears and Delford Webb called on sick in Bear Lake Hospital Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
Kamag
North Rich Mustangs
Mustangs
Rulon Maughan
Laketown
Sears
Logan
Leon Kears
Delford Webb
Bear Lake Hospital
Leon
Delford
Robinson
Mia
Fish Haven Social Roundup Highlights Jan 18 19 21 23
Mrs Orean Stock hosted a dinner for seven including Nina Sorenson Zella Erickson June Waveland Ruth Beyeler and Drucila Wilkes. Several residents visited relatives in Dingle Montpelier Logan Ogden Salt Lake City and Murray. Births and hospital admissions noted for Montpelier and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orean Stock
Nina Sorenson
Zella Erickson
June Waveland
Ruth Beyeler
Drucila Wilkes
Darwin Jensen
Ovid
LaMar Roberts
Liberty
Val Siddoway
Laketown
Utah
Don Hemmert
St Charles
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Admission and Release Log
The record lists patients admitted to Bear Lake Memorial Hospital with their hometowns and dates in January, ranging from Montpelier Cokeville Geneva Paris Pegram and Montpeler. It notes surgeries minor or major and release dates from January 13 to January 24. Names include Mrs J D Finch Mrs Ethel Stoner Mrs Wendell Walton Ernest Boehme Frank Nye Toni Hill Ira Law Andrew Layland Mrs Joe Trussell and the Black family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Boehme
Geneva
Frank Nye
Paris
Toni
Thelma Hill
Montpelier
Ira Law
Andrew Layland
Pegram
Out on a Limb by Scumpy McCulloch
A reflective column from southeastern Oregon recounts middle age, nature's call, and balanced views on progress. The writer recalls friends in Yakima and Louisiana, muses on forests, trout, and the value of nature amid advances like atomic subs and space travel.
Wanted Middie Aged Woman for Randolph Aged Lady Care
Help needed to care for an elderly woman in a modern Randolph home. Position seeks a middle aged woman with interest and reliability. Contact Demo Pearce in Randolph for details and application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph II
Demo Pearce
Randolph
Bloomington social notes and church funeral for Isaac Dunford
Bloomington residents mark services for Isaac Dunford in Provo on January 18. Local gatherings include birthday party for Charmaine Thornock and a DUP meeting at Deltha Painter’s home with Lillie Findlay leading a lesson. Families visit, dinners hosted, and community groups hold events across Bloomington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Reese
George Ward
LaVelle Ward
J W Patterson
Isaac Dunford
Provo
Bloomington
DUP
Deltha Painter
Lillie Findlay
Inez Findlay
Violet Nelson
Sarah Hart
Maud Bateman
Relief Society Plans Gold and Green Ball Decor and Show
In Lanark the Relief Society meets for a literature lesson led by Mrs. Margaret Passey. MIA officers prepare the chapel for the Gold and Green Ball on Jan 25 and rehearse for a floor show. Local families join a Paris pot luck celebrating Mrs Arthur Eborn's birth anniversary while Mrs Harlan Eborn visits Montpelier to see her ill mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Society
Margaret Passey
MIA
Darrell Eborn
Harlan Eborn
J T Wborn
Byron Eborn
Udell Roberts
Paris
Arthur Eborn
Montpelier
Agnes Toomer
Bids Sought for Three Bus Garage at Montpelier Idaho
School trustees of Class A District No 33 Bear Lake County Idaho invite sealed bids by February 6 1956 for a 40 by 40 foot or 36 by 40 foot garage to house three buses on the Liberty Iolah site. Specifications at Montpelier office. bidders must include a 5 percent bid bond. district reserves right to accept or reject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
State of Idaho
Montpelier
Idaho
Superintendent of Schools
City Hall
Liberty
Iolah A
Belier
Board of Trustees
Amos B. Hulme
Pelier
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