VFW Auxiliary Calls Students to Enter Essay Contest
The VFW Auxiliary announces its 25th annual national high school essay contest with the theme Civil Defense An American Tradition. Open to public private and parochial high schools, prizes total 1 000 for first 500 second 250 third 100 and 20 honorable mentions. a $100 U S savings bond is awarded to the first place winner in each state.
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Women's Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Federal Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
U. S
VFW
District of Columbia
Shane MacCarthy
President’s Council On Youth Fitness
VFW Auxilary
West 34Th Street
Kansas City 11
Plans Begin For 1959 Farm Census Start in October
The 1959 census of agriculture will collect farm numbers, sizes, crops, livestock, expenditures, values, and mortgage debt across 35 Idaho counties. Arthur C. Wilson of Boise was named field assistant directing 18 crew leaders and 211 census takers, with duties starting August 26 and training days planned before crews begin recruiting for Oct 5 and Oct 28.
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Arthur C. Wilson
North 28Th
Boise
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Wilson
Idaho
Davis Sant Wedding Unites Clifton and Preston Families
Jalien Davis and Perry Sant were married July 8 at the Logan LDS temple in a double ring ceremony. The couple will reside in Lander Wyoming with families from Clifton and Preston attending a reception at the Oxford Clifton ward chapel. The bride, a West Side High School Dayton graduate, wore nylon organza while the groom works for Mountain States Telephone in Lander.
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Lander
Wyo
Perry Sant
Julien Davis
Lynn M. Davis
Clifton
Louis Sant
Preston
Logan
George A. Raymond
Oxford- Clifton Ward Chapel
Paula Sant
Rosalie Davis
Lee Davis
Rodney Daniels
Bountiful
Jesse Johnson
John Sant
Trousseau
Ray Croshaw
ElRoy McDermott
Blanche Henderson
Clarice Porter
Dorothy Keller
Winnie Ziegler
West Side High School
Dayton
Mr. Sant
Preston High School
U. S. Army
Mountain States Telephone Company
Merrill Reunion Honors Pioneer Marriner W Merrill
The Merrill family reunion at the Richmond tabernacle Saturday marks yet their Logan temple session Friday evening. Jay M. Merrill of Twin Falls leads the association which has about 2250 living descendants. Nine daughters of the early LDS leader remain alive and a two volume 800 page family history has been published. The family funds interest free educational loans for members in school.
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Marriner W. Merrill
Cache Vatley
LDS Church
Logan Temple
Richmond Tabernacle
Jay *M. Merrill
Twin Falls
Checketts Family Hosts Saturday Lawn Supper
Last Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Checketts and daughter Geraldine hosted a barbecue on their back lawn. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Binggell and Albert Jensen of Weston, Pat Martinez of Dayton, Jesper Rasmussen and Leland Weeks families, Delores of Preston, and Verlan Rogers family of Lewiston. About 16 million thunderstorms occur worldwide each year.
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C. H. Checketts
Geraldine
John Binggell
Albert Jensen
Weston
Pat Martinez
Dayton
Jesper Rasmussen
Leland Weeks
SA Delores
Preston
Leslie Weeks
Verlan Rogers
Lewiston
Andrews Family Honors Couple At Open House
Mr and Mrs Alvin Andrews hosted an open house for their daughter Martha and husband Mr and Mrs Michael E Worley newly married in Logan. Guests numbered 125 and included the bride’s sister Velma Andrews and Claris Durrant. The couple received gifts arranged by Sharon Durrant with refreshments by Neta Swainston Becky Bodily and Sharlene Durrant.
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Andrews
Alvin Andrews
Martha
Michael E. Worley
Logan
Orvil Durrant
Mrs. Durrant
Mr. Andrews
Oliver Worley
Velma Andrews
Claris Durrant
Charles Andrews
Claron Durrant
Sharon Durrant
Neta Swainston
Becky Bodily
Sharlene Durrant
Ann Bodily
Janet Swainston
Elaine Swainston
Colleen Urie
Idaho Hatcheries Stock Trout To Support Gem Streams
Idaho Fish and Game hatcheries produced over two million catchable trout six to 22 inches last year and planted them in streams lakes and reservoirs statewide. Another half million plus were released by other agencies. The program aims to ease angling pressure on native fish and provide creel-size trout for the public while noting catchables are costly and short lived without fishing pressure.
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Fish and Game Department
Idaho
Department
Ross Leonard
Idaho rejects temporary closures to stock trout on open streams
Idaho avoids stream closures after stocking trout to prevent advertising openings and reduce fishing pressure on wild trout. Officials prefer habitat improvement and natural reproduction research to boost catchable fish, with future fishing needs met by these efforts and occasional year end notices.
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Idaho
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Kilauea
Hawaii
McCune Motor Company
Oneida
Preston, Idaho
By d’Alessio
Jalien Davis
Merrill
Checketts Family
Idaho Department
By Jim Humbird
Idaho Fish Game Department
Gem
Preston Citizen
Meteotior
M. H. King CO
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