Eastern Idaho Fair Plans Detailed Blackfoot Sept 9 13
Directors of the Eastern Idaho Fair district met at Blackfoot to finalize plans for the five day event September 9 to 13. A new four to six inch water system upgrades and added fire protection were approved. A rest room for livestock exhibitors was authorized near the barns with showers. A fat 4 H stock sale is set for September 13 at 9:30 am in front of the grandstand followed by a grandstand scramble for 4-H members sponsored by 13 counties.
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Eastern
Idaho Fair District
Blackfoot
Fairgrounds
Memora
Bern News updates in Bern Ward and nearby towns
Thorneck and Burnard of Kemmerer Wyoming assisted locals on the Bern Montpelier road and traveled to private places last week. Visitors included Mrs Sadis Biles of Burley and Mr and Mrs Grove Dalrymple. Dalrymples sold holdings to Dean Kunz and moved away, Kunz family moving in. A shower was held for Warren Wright and his bride in the Bern Ward chapel with gifts and dancing, and many Sunday School officers joined a trip to the Hot Springs with their classes.
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Thornock and Burnard
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Bern Montpeler Road
Grove Dalrymple
Dean T Kunz
Montpelier
Montpellier
Dean Kunz
Abel Kunz
Dalrymple
Kunz
Dalrmple
Warren Wright
Bennington
Bern Ward Chapel
High Priced Stamp Sells Amid Auction History
The Britannica noted record stamp price for a one cent British Guiana from the Hind collection sold in the 1933 1974 era. A sermon exchange hints at time and eternity as the preacher continues despite quiet dissent.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
British Guiana
Arthur Hind
Biscuit and Roll Spacing for Proper Rising
Instructions note to leave two thirds of an inch space between biscuits and between cinnamon rolls when placed in pans to allow room for expansion during raising and baking.
Bear Lake Monday Swim and Open Air Lunch
Local residents plan a Monday evening visit to Bear Lake for a swim followed by a lunch outdoors. Attendees expect casual recreation and a relaxed social gathering by the water.
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Bear Lake
Flying Disks in Seattle and Idaho Court Notice
A Coast Guard officer reports a twilight sighting of a bright object over Seattle Lake City at 9,000 to 10,000 feet traveling north at about 6 500 mph. Separately, in Bear Lake County Idaho, Bernard and Helen Allhands sue to quiet title against multiple defendants including Montpelier Irrigation District and others in a 1947 district court action with the judge William B Hoge.
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Seattle
Wash
Frank Ryman
Coast Guard
Ryman
Lake City
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State OF
Idaho
County OF
Bear Lake
William B Hoge
Bear Lake County
George Osmond
John A Bagley
Nina V F Bagley
John A. Bagley
Cyrus E Wheeland
Jane Doe Wheeland
Cyrus FE
Bear
A Trip Across the Plains With the Chas C Rich Company
Lettie B Rich writes of a imagined 1847 journey by Charles C Rich and a pioneer group from Nauvoo to Zion. The verse recalls camp life, prayers, songs, buffalo chips, and the final pledge that “This is the Place” near the Great Salt Lake with loved ones and helpers.
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Plains
Chas. C. Rich Company of Pioneers
Lettie B Rich
Cnartes C Rich
Charles C Rich
Bloominton Families Gather for Summer Visits and Reunion
The Bloomington area hosts extended visits from relatives in Phenox Arizona Georgetown and Montpelier plus a 31 member Thompson family reunion in Blooming ton with dinner under the trees and lake activities. Other locals host out of town guests and plan temple trip days as Mrs Mary A Christinsen’ illness improves.
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Dave Claridge
Phenox Arzona
Will Smith
Julia Nelson
Bert Nelson
Wiley Nelson
Paul Haddock
Nelson
Montpelier
Hyrum Thompson
Kenneth R. Larsen
Donna
Barbara
Grand Junction
Colo
Jack L. Cox
Gary
Portland
Fred O. Boehme
Myrtle
Yvonne
Rex Thompson
Dean Thompson
Murray
Andrew Thompson
Nancy
Bobbie
Lois
Pocatello
Sam Gillette
Gay
Garth
Logan
Howard Meenam
Brent
Orva
Lynn
Bloomington
New Applications for Old-age Insurance Hit Six Month Total
More than 200 new applications for old-age and survivors insurance were processed by the Social Security Administration in Pocatello Idaho during the first six months of 1947. Applicants include wage earners aged 65 plus and others seeking monthly retirement or survivor benefits. Delays in claiming can be costly due to retroactive payment limits.
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Social Security Administration
Pocatello
Ida
Wayne Tucker
Mr Tucker
World War II veteran benefits under special legislation
Families of World War II veterans may receive benefits under special legislation but must apply at the nearest Social Security Administration office. The Pocatello office serves Bear Lane County. A passer-by directed us to the President's house near Independence Missouri and quipped that Harry ain’t home.
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Social Security Administration
Pocatello
Bear Lane County
United States
Independence
Missouri
Harry
Most Unimportant Town in the United States
An Australian visitor recalls a tiny southern town with one store and a few weathered houses. When asked what the town is renowned for, the old storekeeper deadpans that it is perhaps the most unimportant town in the United States, a humorous local boast.
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Australia
United States
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Ely Control
W. O
ESA
Oal
University of Idaho College of A
Frank G DeKay
Emil C Johnson
Bonneville County
E. J. Buehler
Bannock County
L H Warthow
Ruth C Hartkoph
Bern News
Burnham
Schnud
Deal Beach
George H Ward
Sadis Biles
Burley Idaho
Anthon Kunz
Silas L. Wright
C. Hall
Bern
Alma Perkins
Fish Haven
Robert Schmid
Alice S Parkins
Foster Kunz
Washington, D. C
Foster
Alvin . Kunz
Washington Stake
Warr Brothers
Salt Lake
Wmr Kunz
George Kunz
King's
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Bernard Allhands
Helen Y Allhands
Sam V Tunes
Merrill and Merrill
Jesson
Zion
Nauvoo
Mfe
Old Babylon
Sarah
Eliza Ann
River Platte
Joss
Charles C
Sarah Jane
Emeline
Immigration Canyon
Valley of
Great Salt Salt Lake
J. W. Owsley
Optometrist
Rich Theatre
Josephine Rasmussen
Edna Solum
Leola Williams
Althea Hayes
Georgetown
James Walker
Barker Oregon
Ronald Thornock
Thomas Painter
Idaho Palls
Temple
Russell Payne
Victor Reese
Mrs. Reese
Mrs Reese
Mary A. Christinsen
New York
Sheraton
W. Smith Hoge
Bear River National Farm Loan Ass'n. L. Sumner Pond
Sec
Treas
Grace, Idaho
Paris
Lowe Drug - Shepherd Clothing Store
Haddock Store
ST. Charles
Wilks & Anderson
Cottle’s
Garden City
Kilean Way Cleaners
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