Premium lists mailed for 1955 Eastern Idaho State fair
Premium lists for the 1955 Eastern Idaho State fair, scheduled Sept 13 to 17, were mailed this week to former exhibitors. Special days include two children’s days, parade day opening, Blackfoot day, Bonneville county day, and commissioners day with state officials attending.Friday features Bill McGawn’s tournament of thrills. the first three afternoons offer entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Hartkopf
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Bonneville
Pocatello
Bannock County
Bill McGawn
State Fair Entertainment Adds New Acts and Shows
The fair offers seven daily horse races, horse pulling and show events, 4 H and FFA talent contests, and chariot races. Becker’s sheep and dog act debuts and Barnes-Carruthers stage show State Fair Revue of 1955 headlines each night. A new musical production and premiere classifications invite regional exhibitors to showcase livestock, handwork, and commodities.
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Becker
Barnes - Carruthers
Idaho Milk Output Rises Sharply in May
Idaho farms produced 163 million pounds of milk in May, 1 million more than May 1954 and 37 million above the 1949-53 May average. Creamery butter churned reached 3.2 million pounds, the largest May total since 1945, while American cheese estimated at 2.15 million pounds, 135 thousand above the five-year average but 403 thousand below May 1954. Swiss cheese gains helped offset the dip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Farm Price Index Holds Steady in June for Idaho
The composite index of prices received by Idaho farmers on June 15 was 259, nearly the same as a year earlier and about one percent lower than May 15, according to the USDA crop reporting service for Idaho. The mid June crop index was unchanged from May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
USDA
May to June livestock and crop prices in Idaho report
The report shows wheat rising from 2.01 to 2.06 per bushel and dry beans from 6.50 to 6.90 per cwt while hay alfalfa and clover seed fall. Potatoes drop from 1.80 to 1.65 per bushel. hogs gain to 19 per cwt, lamb slips to 18.20. chickens and butterfat down, wool down 3 cents. National feeds lower, Idaho feeds mixed. ratios and livestock index steady or mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Gray Scholarships Reach 6900 Total Across Regions
Carl Raymond Gray scholarships totaling 6900 are awarded by Union Pacific to 4-H club and vocational agriculture students in ten western states. J. W. Jarvis notes the program has cost nearly half a million dollars since 1921. Each county receives two $100 scholarships with 254 winners in 1954 and 112 alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Raymond Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
J. W. Jarvis
Jarvis
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Montana
California
Nevada
Villages Come Villages Go In Atomic Age
A fragmentary report notes the shift to atomic era following the first historic atomic announcement. The piece, credited to Bill Jury for General Electric News Bureau, references Hanford atomic plant and the ripple effects on everyday life and communities as society adapts to new energy and technology realities.
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Bill Jury
General Electric
Hanford Atomic Plant
Atomic age town saga of Hanford White Bluffs and Richland
Three Washington villages Hanford White Bluffs and Richland rapidly transformed into boom towns then faded or grew into sprawling communities. Richland survived and expanded to about 27 000, while Hanford became a ghost town and White Bluffs vanished as the atomic site shaped regional life and civic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
White Bluffs
Richland
Washington
Secre
Orchar Cominumbanks
Golmabias
Elnce
General, Electric ‘Company
Atomic’ Energy
Little Richland Village
Avas
Etut duPont de Nemours
Army “Engineers
Onim Sacampy Oarvices
Richland Emerges as Nation's First Atomic City
Richland in Washington state becomes a landmark as a town built around an atomic plant. Hanford and White Bluff communities anchor this history while the area develops as a modern administrative hub for the plant operation and local rental management.
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Hanford
White Bluffshow
Richland
Elks Convalescent Home Census at Boise High
End of month census at the State Elks Convalescent home in Boise shows 34 patients the high for the year. Eight polio victims since May, 16 old polio cases among children and young adults. Other handicaps include cerebral palsy multiple sclerosis and accident cases. Rehabilitation programs serve residents from 22 Idaho counties and two from Washington. Outpatient treatment last month aided 51 handicapped people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Elks Convalescent Home
Boise
Clayton Lorenzen
Hiitaber
Idaho
Washington
Classified Notice from the Preston Citizen
A compact classified item on the Preston Citizen page shows buy or sell intent with an emphasis on local trade. The readable text suggests a standard ad segment for community listings and miscellaneous offerings.
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Preston Citizen
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Johnson’ S Drug Store
Kodak Finishing
Preston
Gray
Willys
Werf
Affleck Motors
South Stats
Elks
Deel
Gresseless
Johnson Drug
TR Group
Farmers Insurance “Group
Assinar
Tate
West PS Ag
Seid
Eh' Og
Meiy Ot
Arer Ee
Laebt
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