Postmaster General Summerfield Faces Congressional Demand
Several congressmen demand Arthur E. Summerfield resign amid claims of incompetence and repeated threats to Congress. The Idaho Farm Journal editorialized that Summerfield has curtailed mail service, raised postage, and added red tape, harming small towns and daily communications.
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Arthur
E. Summerfield
Congress
Eisenhower
Defense
Charley Wilson
National Guard
Arley Wilson
Summerfield
Ed Emerine
Idaho Farm Journal
Department
Spending Our selves Rich
An editorial criticizes rising federal and governmental spending from 1930s to the 1950s. It cites Hoover Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower eras, notes 1955 outlays of 110 billion, and urges action on Hoover Commission recommendations while urging citizens to contact Senators Holland Smathers and Representative Cramer to push fiscal reform.
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Largo
Fla
Sentinel
Franklin Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
General Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
The
Hoover Commission
Commission
Washington
Congress
the Sentinel
Spessard L. Holland
George A. Smathers
Senate
Washington D. C
William C. Cramer
House
Washington, D. C
Summerfield’s Postal Experiments Draw Public Scrutiny
The article details Mr. Summerfield replacing post office interiors with his preferred hues and installing costly stamp machines that emit a thank you when stamps are bought. He has also tested many vehicles including trucks cycles carts and mobile post offices while questioning how the Post Office Department became troubled.
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Summerfield
Local Births and Family News From Soda Springs Area
The notice reports the birth of a first child to Mr. and Mrs. Don McGregor in California last week, with the McGregors having three sons. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Owen Andreasen and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hubbard are mentioned. Other relatives and friends visit Thatcher and Ogden areas, including Dean Hogan’s family and LaFaun Johnson’s relatives, amid travel and hospital news.
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Leland Panter
Nancy McGregor
Sybil McGregor
Howard Nelson
Soda Springs Hospital
Owen’ Andreasen
Alvin ‘Hubbard
Fred, Anderson
Dean Hogan
Thatcher
Don McGrégor
California
McGregors
Bulen Oer
Bingham
Ogden
LaFaun Johnson
Bert Nielser
Lago
Soda Springs
Local residents share family visits and travel plans
Mr and Mrs Owen Andreasen and two daughters returned home from Mesa Arizona after wintering there. Hyrum Nelson of Preston visited Gilbert Andreasen family, while Carrie Harris and Roy Andreasen's wives planned a Washington trip. Harris sisters and others attended a wedding in Logan at the LDS Temple. McGregor and Perry attended meetings, with visits to Burtons and Williams in Thatcher. Weekend visitors at Carrie Smith’s home.
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Owen Andreasen
Mesa
Ariz
Hyrum Nelson
Preston
Gilbert
Edwin Nelson
Carrie Harris
Roy Andreasen
Washington
Ef Casperson
Vernon Harris
Bill Hollingsworth
Jean
Nance Family News From Kaysville Ward
In a brief Sunday talk Layne Bennett spoke for two and a half minutes in the Nance family section. Visitors Owen Clegg and Robert joined at the Cleveland ward event as they collect items for a ward library. Mrs Beth Conlin to serve as librarian as officers organize materials for use.
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Nance
Kaysville
Utah
Layne Bennett
Owen Clegg
Robert
Cleveland
Beth Conlin
Freeman Rasmussen
Keith
Bill Nielsen
Salt Lake—City
Max Andreasen
Verl «Nelson
Logan
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Preston Citizen
Franklin County Citizen
Cache ‘Valley
Clarion
Idaho
Leland Chatterton Dale Waddoups
William Coburn
Franklin
Eeems
Idaho Press ‘Association
Tationas
Asso
Strongman
Weat
Oneida
Farmers Insurance
Exchange
Godfrey How
Eelion
Parone
Leee
USS Nitrogen
USS Nitrogen Fertilizers
Les
USS
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