Idaho House debates tax base and revenue in 1957 59
Idaho legislators weigh expenditures between 61 and 62 million for 1957 59 with sentiment for a new tax base. The beer tax failed and welfare reform measures were sent back. Senate actions included highway board reappointment and licensing plate ownership shifts. A sales use tax proposal and right to work debates dominated sessions as printing issues delayed measures.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Carl Burt
John Molyneaux
Ways and Means
Roscoe C. Rich
Burley
State Highway Board of Directors
Equor
State Land Board
Southern Idaho College of Education
Albion
Robert E. Smylie
Ralph Wickberg
R-Shoshone
George Crookham
Canyon
Perry Swisher
Bannock
House Industry and Labor Committee
Rep
H. Grant Gardner
Rpayette
Senate ‘ Industry and Labor Committee
Andreas Aikele
Butte
Gerdner
Ada
Elmore
Owyhee
Custer
Lemhi
Burt
Western States Meat Packers Meet in San Francisco
Knudson Packing Co of Preston is noted as a member as meat packers and processors from western states plan the 11th annual meeting in San Francisco from February 18 to 21. Topics include the Midwest packers bid to modify the antitrust consent decree, enforcement of the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, and keeping federal meat grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Assn
Midwest
Knudson Packing Co.of
Preston
Preston High Opera Brings Brigadoon to Opening Night
Preston High School presents Brigadoon in the auditorium with double cast for tonight and tomorrow. Casts include David Parkinson Connie Jean Affleck Kent Nelson Julie Simmons tonight and Roger Woolley Louise Johnson Leon Dockstader Bonnie Boden Friday. Curtain is at 8 15 p m and tickets remain at the box office.
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Lyle Shipley
Juveniles Arrested in C C Service Station Breakin
Three juveniles faced police court records this week over a Friday night break in at the C C service station on South State. Entrance gained by breaking a rear window. soda pop machine damaged, cash stolen, two cases of soda water taken. A local 16 year old was caught Saturday night trying to take a soda water case. Two Idaho Falls youths, 15 and 16, were seized Tuesday night in a stolen car near McCammon after a police radio alert. They claimed they were bound for California.
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Idaho Falls
South State
McCammon
Preston
California
Potato Regulations Explained by ASC Idaho Program Details
The Idaho potato livestock feed diversion program offers 40 cents per hundred pounds diverted to livestock feed through April 1, then 30 cents after. Eligible potatoes must be U S No 2 or better with 2 inch minimum diameter or 4 ounce minimum, and diversions require filing an application and performance bond. Diverted potatoes must be processed in the inspector presence to prevent reentry into normal trade. Contact the county ASC office for more information.
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Idaho
von R. Atkinson
Franklin County
ASC Committee
U.S
Lunder
ASC
Vance Hedin wins Idaho FFA cooperative marketing contest
Vance Hedin son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Hedin of Winder Idaho placed first in a cooperative marketing contest sponsored by the Idaho Cooperative Council held at Grace on Feb 9. He scored 84 of 90 points and will represent southeastern Idaho FFA at the American Institute of Cooperation at Colorado A and M Aug 14 18 with travel and partial expenses provided.
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Vance Hedin
Gustave Hedin
Winder
Idaho Co-operative Council
Grace
Rex Blodgett
Idaho Potato Growers Assn
Mr. Young
Upper
Snake River
Glen Humphries
Fielding
Gayland Taylor
West Side
Morgan Skinner
Montpelier
Preston
Dan Hammond
Paul Bennett
Dean Sharp
Blodgett
Co-Operative Council
Idaho
American Institute of Co-operation
Colorado A &M College
Fort Collins
Co-Op Council of
David Orme
Raleigh
North Carolina
Idaho Ffa
Portland
Ore
West Side Schools Open February 22 on Washington Birthday
West Side schools will convene on schedule February 22 despite earlier contrary announcements. Ceremonies will observe the holiday, with classes resuming on the traditional Washington's Birthday date.
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West Side
Washington
County Dairymen Invited for Tour
Franklin county dairymen are invited to a countywide dairy equipment tour Friday at 1 15 p m from the Franklin county courthouse parking lot. The tour visits four herds as equipment costs are itemized and grade A and B milk production discussed by G C Anderson and Daniel Roberts. Transportation will be arranged for those needing a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
G.C. Anderson
Extension Dairyman
Boise
Idaho
Daniel Roberts
Speaker predicts boom year for consumer sales
D L Holt of Utah Power and Light told about 100 electrical dealers and wives in Logan that consumer sales could reach a new high this year due to population growth in Idaho and a projected rise in spending. He cited more appliances, larger homes, and increased lighting needs as key factors while forecasting industrial production up about 30 percent by 1965 but with manpower rising only 14 percent.
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Logan
D. L
Holt
Lynn Bracken
Cache Valley
Intermountain Electrical Association
Marden R. Millward
P & L Preston Division
Pioneer Annie Wolverton to observe 86th birthday in Pocatello
Dayton pioneer Mrs Annie Wolverton born February 5 1871 in Bloomington Bear Lake County Utah will be honored February 15 with a family dinner at daughter Mrs Emma Gordon’s home 222 North 8th Ave Pocatello She has six living children and once served as Dayton mail carrier and lived with her daughter in Pocatello due to ill health
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Emma Gordon
Pocatello
Dayton
Niels
Margaret Annie Hansen Mickelson
Bloomington
Bear Lake County
Hyde Park
Utah
Lillie Coburn
Tee
Charity Utley
Favele
Emma.Gordo
Gordon
8Th Ave
Annual Utah Poultry Meeting Set For Feb 23
The 34th annual Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative meeting will take place at Hotel Utah Salt Lake City on Saturday February 23 with registration at 9 30 a m and sessions all day followed by an 6 30 p m banquet General chairman is E Smith Peterson from Salina Directors Theron Campbell Vernon Jensen D O Roberts and Le Roy Koyle will assist President Arza Adams and General Mer H M Blackhurst will report A junior king and queen will be chosen Nearly 10 000 Utah and southern Idaho farmers participate in the cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Poultry and Farmers Co-Operative
Hotel Utah
Salt Lake City
J. Azra Adams
E. Smith Peterson
Peterson
Salina
Theron M. Campbell
Providence
Vernon Jensen
Preston
D. O. Roberts
Henefer
LeRoy Koyle
Spanish Fork
Arza Adams
Mer. H. M. Blackhurst
Utah
Idaho
Co-Operative
Franklin County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn to Meet
The Franklin County Dairy Herd Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting in the basement of the Franklin county courthouse Saturday at 2 p.m. Stewart Geddes, president, said Ira Kennington will present the annual report. three directors will be elected and G. C. Anderson will discuss herd size and its relation to economic units for the average farmer. Anyone interested in the testing program is invited.
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Franklin County” Dairy Herd Improvement’ Assn
Franklin County
Stewart ’ Geddes
Ira Kennington
G. C. Anderson
Extension Dairyman
Boise
Idaho
Geddes
Poage Family Guests Visit Logan Kin
Mr and Mrs Donald Poage visited Logan on Sunday as guests of her mother Mrs Carl Stéhs and sister Bodell Other attendees included Mr and Mrs Arvin J Stens and Mr and Mrs C H Christensen of Logan and Mr and Mrs Harvey C Pierce of Salt Lake City
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Donald Poage
Logan
Carl Stéhs
Bodell
Arvin J. Stens
C. H. Christensen
Harvey C. Pierce
Salt Lake City
Dayton Completes Water Extension Project
Dayton completes a village water extension to secure culinary supply with a 150,000 gallon reinforced concrete storage tank 40 feet by 16 feet west of the old tank on five mile road. Contractors Glen Call and Duane McKenzie of Preston. engineer Albert Jensen of Preston. board chaired by Joseph H. Hanson. work started in August and now disinfected and ready for use. No new bonding needed. funds on hand covered the cost of about 14,500 dollars.
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Dayton Village
Five Mile Road
Village ‘Board
Joseph H. Hanson
Irvin Taylor
Dave Smart
Jack Archibald
Clarence Nelson
Glen Call
Duane McKenzie
Preston
Albert Jensen
Carl Nielson
Franklin Stake Announces Results Of Basketball Play
W H Simmons stake athletic director reports season results in senior division Weston undefeated with five wins Preston first ward 3-2 Whitney 2-3 Franklin 1-4 Preston second ward and Fairview eliminated. A junior results list Whitney 7-0 Franklin 6-1 Mapleton 5-2 Preston first ward A2 4-3 Preston second ward 3-4 Preston first ward Al 2-5 Fairview 1-6 Preston sixth ward 0-7. B junior Weston 5-0 and 4-1, Preston second ward B 2-4, Preston first ward B 0-6. Top four advance to tournament. winners meet in division playoff with Cache valley teams. All Church finals set at USAC fieldhouse.
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Franklin Stake
W. H. Simmons
Stake
Weston
Preston First Ward
Whitney
Franklin
Preston
Mapleton
Fairview
Cache
Valley
All Church
USAC
Simmons
Mrs Nellie Perkins Visits Lewiston for Marler Family Dinner
Mrs Nellie Perkins visited Lewiston Sunday with Mr and Mrs Vergal Marler and family. A family dinner honored the Marlers two sons Lyman who returned from an LDS northeastern states mission and Nathan who will soon be inducted into the Army.
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Nellie Perkins
Lewiston
Vergal * Marler
Marlers
Lyman
Northeastern States
Nathan
Pocatello Chamber Backs Sales Tax, Heath Responds
The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce board voted to support a sales tax this session. State Senator Heath of Franklin County released a letter dated Feb. 11 disputing the push and arguing legislators favor increased funding for higher education without new taxes.
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Chambers of Commerce
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Alvin H. Reading
Pocatello
Thomas ‘Heath
Franklin County
Reading
Mr. Reading
Smylie
Idaho Legislature
Republican Senate
Democratic State Platform Conference
University
Idaho State College
de Enelature
Moscow
Noted Lecturer to Head Knife and Fork Meeting
Dr. Gerald Wendt former Science Illustrated editor and author will speak at the Preston Knife and Fork club dinner meeting at the Franklin County Courthouse on Saturday Feb 23. He will discuss what the atom age means for Americans and cite projected products like helicopters two way radio radar and light emitting paint.
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Gerald Wendt
Preston Knife and Fork Club
Gaylord C. Larson
Franklin County
Wendt
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James A. Goller
Vee
FFA
County Dairymen
Annie Wolverton
Mabel L. Atkinson
Mrs. Wolverton
Utah Poultry
Mr. Peterson
Dairy Association
Heath
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