Bear Lake county school reorganization plans urged
Walter E. Clark notes the Bear Lake County Committee seeks written proposals from each school board to reorganize districts. Three plans are outlined including a single county district, two Class A districts, or a West Side plus Montpelier centered option. Boundary changes require State Committee approval and local consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
Idaho
County Board of Education
Soda Springs
Noonan
Georgetown
Liberty
Nounan
National Forest
Wardboro-Dingle
Paris-Bloomington
West Side
Montpelier
Dingle
Lions Club Donations To Fielding High School
Paris Lions Club secretary Mr Ralph Roghaar supplied an itemized two and a half year aid ledger for Fielding High School. Funds include 260.61 from a benefit dance and 388.00 for a projector plus 40.00 for basketball suits and 100.00 for band transportation and music department support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Roghaar
Paris Lions Club
Fielding High School
Idaho Falls
Lions Club
Yellowstone Park
Mrs Eliza Jensen Dies in Montpelier at 79
Mrs Eliza Schmid Jensen 79 died Monday at her Montpelier home. Funeral set Thursday at 2 p m in the Montpelier Second ward chapel with Bishop Alvin Tueller officiating. Born in Bern Switzerland she came to Montpelier in 1890 and was an LDS church member. Survivors include sons John Schmid Charles Schmid and two daughters Mrs Ivan Phelps and Mrs Ray Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Schmid Jensen
Montpelier
Montpelier Second Ward
Alvin Tueller
Jensen
Bern
Switzerland
LDS Church
John Schmid
Ivan Phelps
Charles Schmid
Ray Walker
Poc-atello
Funeral Services Held Saturday for Lorella Findlay
Funeral services for Mrs. Lorella Howell Findlay were conducted Saturday in the Fish Haven ward chapel with prayers by Frank P Findlay and remarks by Alfred A Hart of Bloomington and C C Shirley. Alma Findlay of Bloomington assisted with songs and a benediction, with interment in Fish Haven cemetery. Matthews Mortuary managed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorella Howell Findlay
Fish Haven Ward
Frank P Findlay
Home Sweet Home
Emery Welling
Alfred A Hart
Bloomington
C C Shirley
Grant Passey
Montpelier
Owen Stock
Alma Findlay
Jack Merkley
Blackfoot
Fish Haven
Matthews Mortuary
Social Gatherings Highlight St Charles Swarm Day Attendance
Mrs Leora Taylor hosted last Tuesday with Mesdames Or bie Poulsen Naomi Passey Annie Price Verona Stevens Alvina Shephard Idna Bolton Mimi Parker Martha Lewis among guests. Mrs Rendid Parker daughter Carmina Earley Ina Rogers and Mary Lou Hyde attended Swarm Day at St Charles Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leora Taylor
Mesdames Orbie Poulsen
Naomi Passey
Annie Price
Verona Stevens
Alvina Shepherd
Idna Bolton
Mimi Parker
Martha Lewis
Rendid Parker
Carmina Earley
Ina Rogers
Mary Lou Hyde
St. Charles
Garden City visitors at Ivan Beck home
Mrs. Ethel Cook Mrs. Maurine Jensen and Mrs. Jean Cook and baby of Garden City spent Monday at the Ivan Beck home. Mrs. Lee Alleman of Noonan called at the Beck home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Cook
Maurine Jensen
Jean Cook
Baby
Garden City
Ivan Beck
Lee Alleman of
Noonan
Beck
Bridge Club Hosts Afternoon Social Sees High Score
Mrs Dorothy Tueller hosted a Friday bridge gathering with Mrs Tunks winning the high score. Guests included Mesdames Fern Beck Bertha Hoge Or lean Innes Lucille Crawford Audrey Moneon Inez Tunka and Mona Shephard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Tueller
Mrs. Tunks
Mesdames Fern Beck
Bertha Hoge
Orlean Innes
Lucille Crawford
Audrey Moneon
Inez Tunka
Mona Shepherd
Plan for Equitable School Funding Voices at Montpelier Meeting
Evaluation centers on total valuation not property location. Plans must ensure safe transport, equal educational opportunity, and roughly equal valuation per pupil. Appoint a representative to present at a county meeting in Montpelier City Hall at 8 p m on May 17. Plans will be compared and a plan chosen for County Committee consideration after a public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier City Hall
Merla Nye to Attend Girls State Program in Idaho
Miss Merla Nye has been chosen to attend the second annual Girls State at Idaho State College Campus in Pocatello from June 14 to 20 under the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 4. She was selected for leadership, character, courage, honesty, scholarship and cooperativeness and will study Americanism and citizenship with peers from across Idaho.Transportation and other arrangements will be handled by the Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merla Nye
Idaho State College
Pocatello
American Legion Auxiliary Unit &4
Nye
Idaho
Mhigh School
M D Low
Miss Nye
Rollo Nye
Local Man John Toomer Dies in Cokeville Train Crash
John Toomer 58 of Cokeville was killed Saturday at 4 48 PM when struck by a westbound Union Pacific streamline at a railroad crossing. He was driving from his home to town. view blocked by a nearby freight train. Survived by widow and four children, plus mother and several siblings. Funeral held in Cokeville with burial at Liberty Cemetery.
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John Toomer
Cokeville
Union -Pacific
Toomer
Lanark
Jack Harmon
Inez
Jim
John Jr
Agnes Toomer
Lillie Cook
Lee Toomer
Montpelier
Cyril Dayton
Dingle
Wm. Toomer
Rigby
Alma Poulsen
Liberty
Harlan Eborn
Season and Bag Limits Set on Cottontail Rabbits
The State Fish and Game Commission concluded its quarterly session in Boise last week and announced cottontail rabbit seasons from October 1 to January 31 statewide. The bag and possession limit is four per hunter.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Boise
Mrs Doria Willmore Hosts Bridge Club Night
Mrs Doria Willmore entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening with Dortha Hann taking high score. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served after the game to Mesdames Melinda Sparks, Orlean Innes, Lucille Crawford, Dortha Hann, Dorothy Tueller, Helen Parker and Dorothy Varner.
May 8 Clean-Up Day In Paris City
The City Council designates Saturday May 8 as Annual Clean-Up Day. Residents should place rubbish in curb containers before noon for collection by truck in the afternoon at no charge. A chance to remove year’s accumulation.
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Paris
West Side Team Joins Montpelier Soft Ball League
The Montpelier soft ball committee plans an eight team league for the Paris south section including Ovid Liberty West Side Georgetown Dingle and three Montpelier clubs. Tryouts via H L Spencer or Keith Warner. Games begin about the second week in June with lights expected by then.
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Montpelier
Paris South
Ovid
Liberty
West Side
Georgetown
Dingle
H L. Spencer
Keith Warner
Laketown
Garden City
Fish Haven
Bloomington
St. Charles
Paris
Stolen Burgoyne Cafe Cash Register Recovered
A group working on an irrigation ditch east of St. Charles found an electric cash register under a ditch ridge along Camp Lifton road. Sheriff Gilbert Arnell identified it as the Burgoyne Cafe theft item from about six months ago. The damaged drawer held about $250 in cash. repair costs run to about $200, with the register valued at $800. The discovery crew included Wayne Transtrum Orval Anderson John T Barker Donald Stewart Glayde Erickson Burt Bunderson LaMonte Pugmire Dwight Hemmert Lloyd Bowman Arlin Sowensen and Frank Linford.
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St. Charles
Camp Lifton
Gilbert Arnell
Burgoyne Cafe
Arnell
Wayne Transtrum
Orval Anderson
John T Barker
Donald Stewart
Glayde Erickson
Burt Bunderson
LaMonte Pugmire
Dwight Hemmert
Lloyd Bowman
Arlin Sowensen
Frank Linford
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs J W Brown Sacramento
Mrs Eva Dunn announces the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs J W Brown in Sacramento California on April 27. Mrs Brown is the former Dora Dunn.
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Eva Dunn
J W Brown
Sacramento
Calif
Brown
Dora Dunn
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Meet at Grimmett Home
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs Louisa Grimmett with assistance from Mrs Sara G Hoge. Mrs Elmont Crawford delivered a lesson to 18 members while Mesdames Irene Wyler Aletta Jacobs and Velma Hansen performed a vocal trio. Delicious refreshments were served to conclude the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Louisa Grimmett
Sara G. Hoge
Elmont Crawford
Irene Wyler
Aletta Jacobs
Velma Hansen
Hoges Visit as W Smith Hoge Names New Granddaughter
Dr and Mrs W G Hoge and their three children visited Mrs Walter S Hoge in Preston on Sunday. The main purpose was to have the uncle W Smith Hoge name the new daughter in the Second Ward service. she was christened Patricia. The Hoges also met relatives in Montpelier at Alan Ipson and Eugene Grimes homes, where three new daughters have recently arrived. These babies are all great granddaughters of Mrs J H Grimmett, who now has 28 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W G. Hoge
Preston
Walter S. Hoge
W. Smith Hoge
2Nd Ward
Patricia
Hoges
Montpelier
Alan Ipson
Eugene Grimes
J .H. Grimmett
Drive to aid European children underway in Bear Lake
Bear Lake county launches two week drive for the Crusade for Children under the UN Appeal for Children. Emil Glauser says funds aid millions of hungry homeless children overseas with the ICEF feeding 4,000,000 on March 1, 1948. County leaders include Dan Rich, Mrs Standley Rich, Morris Low, Peter Nielsen, Frank Sorgatz, and Bert Minnegen aiding rural farms, schools, publicity, treasurership and county volunteers. The effort channels through American Overseas Aid UN Appeal for Children to support 26 overseas and American groups assisting needy children abroad. The committee urges generous local response, noting children have a right to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Glauser
Bear Lake County
Crusade For Children
United Nations Appeal For Children
Glauser
International Children's Emergency Fund
Bear Lake
Dan C Rich
Paris
Standley Rich
Montpellier
Morris D Low
Peter Nielsen
Ovid
Frank Sorgatz
Montpelier
Bert Minnegen
Thornock announces engagement of Mary to Caziah
Mr and Mrs Cecil Thornock of Bloomington announce the engagement of their daughter Mary to Mr Peter Caziah of Cokeville Wyoming Plans are being made for a wedding this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Thornock
Bloomington
Mary
Peter Caziah
Cokeville
Wyo
Prelude and Sacrament Services at L D S Church
A church column lists music and worship details from a L D S service. It notes presiding bishop W K Matthews, conductors Frank Brown and Amos B Robinson, multiple confirmations and blessings including Beverly Kay Price Ruth Alley Patricia Hoge Kenneth Jacobson Keith Wallentine and others with testimonies and closing prayers reflecting a busy Sacrament meeting.
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Ide Matthews
W. K Matthews
Frank Brown
Saints of God
Doyle Matthews
Great Redeemer
Hugh Morgan
Scott Hymas
Bruce Humphreys
LaMarag Jay Hymas
Eldon Morgan
Evan Morgan
W K. Matthews
Theodocia Hymas
Libbie Brown
Mayme Pugmire
Va Matthews
Isabelle Wood
Lou Jean Morgan
Marjory Robinson
Amos B Robinson
Arlo B. Weston
Angels
Spencer Hawkins
Albert Weston
Garrett Robinson
Bruce Thomson
Kay Lamborn
Mark Cheney
McKay Willis
Ronald Eller
van Price
Beverly Kay
Gerald Alley
Ruth
Bro Cheney Willis
Florence Willis
Jane Robinson
Sara Myers
Amos B. Robinson
lEre
Benediction
Clarence Cheney
Taft P. Budge
Clifford G. Price
Ernest D Hymas
Walter G. Hoge
W. Smith Hoge
Patricia
Kenneth Jacobson
Taft P Budge
Keith Wallentine
van Ness Wallentine
Bruce Smart
ElDean Lewis
Sara Hoge
Maurine Athay
Jesus
Ida Smedley
Hannah Humphrey
Don Windley
Taft Budge
Josh Sleight
God
Leslie Bolton
Who Buys the Oleo Editorial Opinion in Bear Lake Valley
A reader responds to a Pa ris Post piece about a $300000 local dairy plant. He questions milk and oleomargarine prices, urges support for home industry, and warns farmers against buying cheaper oil substitutes that hurt dairy income. He asserts cows fund taxes and new cars, urging townsfolk to reconsider their buying choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Post
Bear Lake Valley
Poor Fishing Marks Bear Lake Opening Day Weather
A miserable opening day on Bear Lake with cold wind and snow flurries. Hundreds fished the east shore. reports say few bites were taken, with at least one ten and a half pound native trout caught by Toby Michaelson and family near Lakota. Fish traps noted a halted spawner run due to the cold weekend weather.
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Bear Lake
Toby Michaelson
Lakota
Michaelsons
Swan
St. Charles Creek
FFA to Hold First Livestock Show at Fielding High
The Fielding FFA plans its first annual Livestock Show on the High School campus Monday May 17 at 1 o clock. All FFA boys will exhibit livestock and several fat calves entered in the Salt Lake Livestock Show will be shown. Everyone is invited.
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Fielding Ffa
FFA
Salt Lake
Visitors from Montpelier and Soda Springs call on Russell Athay
Mr and Mrs Ira Petrson of Montpelier and Mr and Mrs Carl Finch and family of Soda Springs called Sunday at the Russell Athay home and with other relatives here.
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Ira Petrson
Montpelier
Carl Finch
Soda Springs
Russell Athay
Swarm Day Attendees in First Ward at St. Charles
First ward members gathered for Swarm Day at St. Charles on Saturday with Mrs. Clarence Rich Mrs. Carl Sleight Mrs. Russell Athay Mrs. Willard Stucki Mrs. Woodruff Stucki and Mrs. Vivian Nye leading the Bee Hive girls in the event.
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St. Charles
Clarence Rich
Carl Sleight
Russell Athay
Willard Stucki
Woodruff Stucki
Vivian Nye
Bee Hive
Swarm Day Attendees From Bee Hive Families At St Charles
Among the Bee Hive girls and their mothers at Swarm Day in St Charles Saturday were Mrs Asa Athay and Ruth, Mrs Melinda Wyler and Lorene, Mrs Lauriel Athay and Nareese, Mrs Grace Heap, Mrs Alice Hansen, Mrs Ada Budge, Mrs Jean Budge, Mrs Edna Bolton and Elaine, Mrs Annie Price, Mrs Norma Roghaar, Mrs Clifford Minson, Mrs Grace Smedley and Beverly, Mrs Alvina Shepherd, Darlene Ross, Evelyn Bolton, Mary Rogers, Cleone Wallentine, Mrs Opal Shepherd and Maxine, Mrs Hattie Wallentine, Elaine Eborn, Ruth Price, Janice Grandy and Mrs Marie Armatage.
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St. Charles
Asa Athay
Ruth
Melinda Wyler
Lorene
Lauriel Athay
Nareese
Grace Heap
Alice Hansen
Ada Budge
Jean Budge
Edna Bolton
Elaine
Annie Price
Norma Roghaar
Clifford Minson
Grace Smedley
Beverly
Alvina Shepherd
Darlene Ross
Evelyn Bolton
Mary Rogers
Seminary Graduation Honors 148 Graduates at Bloomington Ward
Seminary exercises will be May 9 at the Stake Tabernacle with 148 graduates named from Bloomington, Fish Haven, Garden City, Lanark, Ovid, Paris, Sharon, and St. Charles wards. Dr John C Carlisle addresses graduates. diplomas and awards presented. music by HHS and FHS choirs.
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Stake Tabernacle
Ray Reeder
Eoee
Rudy Bolton
O.eessnes
Delone Beck
Max V. Vallentine
HHS
Dean Rebentiach
Merlin Hymas
Douglas Hart
L.D.S
Merla Nye
Janet Grimmatt
Roy A. Nye
John C. Carlisle
Logan City School
Ray M. Reeder
Fred J. Price
Peter Mach
Vese
FHS
Dore Lee Passey
Bloomington
Thomas Jay Dunford
Elaine Haddock
Kay C. Jacobson
Dallas C. Painter
LeRoy H. Ward
Fish Haven
June Marie Paxton
Gloria Stock
Garden City
Dolores Loveland
Nelda Sims
Lanark
Harold P. Ehborn
Dora Lee Passey
Russell Passey
Dale Hymas Roberts
Ovid
DelWone Beck
Rosa Lee Johnson
Richard Dell Sorengen
Paris
Verna Allred
Collings
Roy A. N
Anna Loueen Porter
Bobbbie Dean Wilcox
Ralph Athay
Anna Bolton
Fielding FFA Livestock Team Wins Southeastern Idaho Contest
Fielding High School FFA Livestock Judging team captured first place at the Southeastern Idaho District contest at Utah State Agricultural College in Logan on April 27. Fielding led with 1258.9 points, followed by Preston, Grace, and Malad, while Daryle Morgan of Fielding tied for high individual honors with Dale Beck earning third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Fielding High School
Idaho
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Fielding
Preston
Grace
Malad
Daryle Morgan
Melding
Dunkley
Dale High
Dale Beck
Gene Findlay
Eugene Hart
Hampshire Ewes
Southdown
Acie Walden
Theo Taylor
Southeastern Idaho
LaVoy Shepherd
Bruce Hymas
Max Vallentine
Max
LaVoy
Mrs. Reed Visiting Salt Lake City Host
Mrs. O L Reed of Salt Lake City arrived Saturday and is visiting this week at the home of Mrs. Margaret Athay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Reed
Salt Lake City
Margaret Athay
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Walter E. Clark
LIONS
Lorella Findlay
Fenton Allred
Verna
Denver
Tugaday
Kay
Jess Scheidegger
Delwin Orr
David Boehme
Seminary
L. D. S. Church Column
Liberty Ward
Laketown Ward
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