Three Rural Growth Challenges for Bear River Area
A columnist laments urban sprawl in Salt Lake County and urges a crafts guild for builders, intensive farming, and a shift to first class dairy practices. The piece promotes small independent towns, one acre per family, and local industry while addressing teen guidance and rural self sufficiency.
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Bear River
Bear Lake Basin
Paris
Coop
Robert Price Enterprises
Logan Canyon
Craftsmen’s Guild
Charles PTA Group Installs Officers and Shows Program
Wilson P T A met Monday and installed new officers including first vice president Arlin Wilkes and secretary Dale Johnson. The evening featured a safety talk by Jean Ward, a slide presentation from trips to Mexico, and performances by Lynn Pugmire and the trumpet trio.
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Wilson P. T. A
Pacaldaeie
Dalettson
Arlin Wilkes
Eme
Uth
Nita
Lynn Pug
Dan Rich
Michael Beck
Afton Stucki
Merla Bee
Jean Ward
Mra
Glen J. Stock
Heaven
Mexico
Ing
Re Eetch
Yvonne Pugmire
Wilkes
Josephine Parrott
Bloomington Ring Festival at Amusement Hall
The annual spring festival of the Mington schools will be held at Bloomington Amusement Hall on Friday May 8 at 7 30 p m. The program includes dancing and a play with all children participating. Parents and residents of the community are invited.
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Themington
Bloomington Amusement Hall
Maunity
Poster Contest on Soil Conservation Draws 263 Entries
The 4th annual School Conservation Poster Contest drew 263 entries from sixth to eighth graders across the county. Awards, ranging from 7.50 to 1 with 16 special prizes, will be given at Montpelier High School May 2 at 11 a.m. under A J Winters, Bear Lake Soil Conservation District, with judges D R Lindsay, Niels Wilhelmsen, and Marlene Stegelmeier.
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Charles Crawford
D. R. Lindsay
Niels Wilhelmsen
Marlene Stegelmeier
Montpelier High School
A. J. Winters
Bear Lake
Measuring Wheat Acreage Closer For 1958 Season
Farmers will have wheat acreage measured to tenths of an acre this year. Measured figures determine allotments, with tenths retained or dropped as needed. Waste areas of a field must be at least 1/10 acre to be deducted. check allotment notices at the ASC office.
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ASC
Pioneer Daughters Hold Meeting with Good Program
Daughters of Camp Elizabeth Passey D U P met at Sybil Alfred home with Capt Theressa Rich conducting. Life history of Sam Matthews read by Jane Matthews and lesson on Wives and the families of the Mormon Battalion by Edith Haddock. Music provided by Spencer Stucki and Craig Vallentine. Hostesses named. Next meeting May 21 at Grace Smedley home.
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Elizabeth Passey
Sybil Alfred
Theressa Rich
Sam Matthews
Jane Matthews
Mormon Battalion
Edith Haddock
Spencer Stucki
Leonora Stucki
Craig Vallentine
Ac Phelms
Grace Smedley
Soil Conservation District to Honor Scout Conservation Efforts
The Bear Lake County Soil Conservation District will recognize Boy Scout troops for outstanding conservation projects in 1958. Awards will be presented at a September court of honor, following a film shown by Dale J. Lott of the Soil Conservation Service.
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Bear Lake County
Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Lloyd Dunnis
Dale J. Lott
Soil Conservation Service
Grace
Pocatello
Downey
The
Montpelier Senior Tops Idaho State Math Contest
Lance Jer ome Taylor of Montpelier high school and William Jack Denning of Coeur d'Alene high school won $25 prizes from the Moscow Kiwanis Club after leading Idaho in the national math contest. Fielding High School placed 11th with 82.25 points led by Terrall Michaelson Kay Hymas and Richard Ward.
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Idaho
Lance Jerome Taylor
Montpelier High School
William Jack Denning
Coeur d’Alene High School
K. A. Bush
University of Idaho
Boise
Idaho Falls
Coeur d'Alene
Pocatello
Minidoka
Rupert
Valley of Eden
Kuna
Moscow
Cascade
Fielding
Paris
Shoshone
Lewiston
Emmett
Sandpoint
Fielding High School
Terrall Michaelson
Kay Hymas
Richard Ward
Fielding High
Taylor
Montpelier
Denning
Coeur d’Alene
Moscow Kiwanis Club
Urges Activities Be Moved Out of Washington
Senator Dworshak of Idaho urges relocating government functions from congested Washington to regional offices nationwide. He cites the National Institute of Health expanding to 6,000 employees and a $6 million Washington building request, noting a $180,000 annual rent and wasteful travel by national travel teams.
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Washington, D.C
Appropriations Committee
Dworshak
Idaho
National Institute of Health
Washington
Pacific
Garden City Army Boy Joins Arctic Survival Exercise
Army Specialist 8/C Duane R. Wyler of Garden City participated in an arctic survival exercise on the frozen tundra of Northern Manitoba. He is an aircraft mechanic with the Army First Arctic Test Churchill unit, previously stationed at Fort Eustis Virginia, and a 1949 Fielding High School graduate. He entered the Army in 1964.
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Army
Duane R. Wyler
Melinda Gibbons
Garden City
Manitoba
Wyler
Army First
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Fort Eustis
Canada
Fielding High School
Paris
Idaho Farm Worker Wages Rise Almost 10 Dollars
The April 1 wage index for Idaho farm workers reached 569 percent of the 1910-14 average, up from 551 a year earlier. Monthly wages with board and room averaged 190 dollars, up from 184. With house 240 dollars, ten dollars higher than last year. Daily wages without board or room 9.70 dollars, up 40 cents, and hourly 1.18 dollars versus 1.10 last year.
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Idaho
USDA
Keeping Idaho Highways Clean Says Grimmett
Bear Lake county representative Orson H. Grimmett urges enforcement of a 1957 law against littering on state roads. He notes Idaho spends about 479000 yearly on cleanup, with Bear Lake county paying over 10000 annually, and calls for public trash cans and careful disposal to save funds for roads. Keep Idaho Clean.
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Idaho
Orson H. Grimmett
Bear Lake County
State Highway Department
Bear Lake
Grimmett
Mr. Grimmett
Local station man hits $50 jackpot
Garth Carlsen at a Paris service station earned a $50 jackpot from a "mystery motorist" who received the six steps of the "golden approach" including a friendly greeting and checks under the hood. The motorist left a $50 certificate for Carlsen to cash and a Jackpot certificate for display in the window.
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Paris
Garth Carlsen
Garth
Mr. Carlsen
City asks residents to burn trash not gutters
The Streets and Walks committee of the Paris City Council urges residents to burn trash and leaves at rear property burners rather than in gutters or on the street. Councilman Glen Grimmett says citywide gutter clearance relies on residents removing accumulations.
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Paris
No one Weeps for Failed Businessmen, Only the Successful
A stark reflection on public sentiment toward business failure and success. The quote suggests society rails against those who succeed while letting failures pass without lament. It frames economic outcomes as a social judgment rather than a personal loss.
Boise Conference Endorses Multi Track Education Plans
Idaho Governor Smylie outlines a multi track curriculum at the Boise conference with over 150 delegates from Bear Lake to discuss how to raise educational quality. Proposals include guidance counseling, stronger English math and science, four years of English, two years of math and science, and foreign language integration.
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Boise
Bear Lake County
Thoma Pugmire
Robert Clayton
George W. Warren
Warren
Idaho Citizens For Education
Idaho
Smylie
Twe
State Board of Edu- Technical
Pee I
D. Theophilus
Bronsine
Board of Regents
Board of Directors
Citizens For Education
Fielding High Music Students Win Festival Honors
Fielding High School music department earns superior ratings at Aberdeen district festival and Potatello state contest. Dan Rich conducts trumpet solos and trio with others, earning superior honors. Marilyn Ward Dorothy Nye and Diane Findlay gain excellent ratings. band and chorus also praised.
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Fielding High School
Aberdeen
Potatello
Dan Rich
Craig Vallentine
Marilyn Ward
Diane Findlay
Dorothy Nye
Lynn Pugmire
Michael Beck
Karen Hymas
June Haddock
Myrna Armatage
Cathy Wyler
Aston Stucki
Shirley May Floyd
Cheryl Hansen
Cleone Taylor
Pocatello
Four-Hers Earn Scholarships For Soil and Safety Projects
Sixteen $400 college scholarships will be awarded this year to 4-H Club members for achievement in soil and water conservation and in safety programs. Donors include a tire and rubber company and an automobile manufacturer. The awards, plus trips to the National 4-H Club Congress, aim to foster citizenship and leadership while promoting hands on learning. Information on enrollment is available from county extension offices or local 4-H leaders.
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National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Tire and Rubber
National Committee
Cooperative Extension Service
Eastern Idaho field work to start soon
Eastern Idaho expects spring field work to begin around the usual time. Climate remains cool and wet with some areas still snow covered. Main tasks include barnyard cleaning and fertilizer spreading while soil moisture and irrigation water are adequate. Lambing and calving are near completion.
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Idaho
Clarence White
Former St. Charles Man Elected Bishop of San Diego Ward
Averill Pugmire son of Mr and Mrs Lamont Paigmire from St Charles area was elected bishop of the Fifth ward in the San Diego stake He graduated from Fielding seminary and Fielding High School and fulfilled a mission to California He has served as bishop's counselor Sunday school superintendent and for seven years as a member of the high council
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Averill Pugmire
Lamont Paigmire
St. Charles
Fifth Ward
San Diego Stake
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Kield
Salt Lake County
Garfield
Magna
Kearns
Oomington
Pioneer Daughters
Soil Conservation
Montpelier HI
Garden City Army Boy
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Conference ON Education
Fielding Hi Music
San Diego
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