Beet Growers Meet in Salt Lake City December 4-5
National Beet Growers Federation holds its 12th annual meeting in Salt Lake City December 4 and 5 with about 300 leaders from 18 major Western states. Delegates and industry figures will discuss sugar beet marketing after 1956 sugar act revisions expanding quota. Richard W. Blake of Greeley Colorado notes growers aim to maximize marketing in their natural territory.
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National
Beet Growers Federation
Salt Lake “City
Richard W. Blake
Greeley, Colo
Blake
Salt Lake City
Sugar beet federation gathering eyed in West
Blake described the federation as uniting 22 sugar beet producing states of the west and midwest with neighboring states to keep marketing local. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett will speak as a champion of a strong domestic sugar industry. Other speakers include Tom Murphy Douglas W Love F W Owen and Harold Belknap with discussions and social events planned for the Utah Idaho area. States represented include Utah Colorado Wyoming Montana South Dakota Washington Oregon Idaho and Nebraska with Ralph Benson of Loveland Colorado as national chairman.
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Tory
Blake
Mid-West
Federation
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Bennett
Tom Murphy
Agriculture Department
Douglas W. Love
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
Salt Lake City
F. W. Owen
USDA
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nebraska
Ralph Benson
Loveland, Colo
Idaho School Lunch Program Aids 56 488 Children in 1957
The national school lunch program served 56 488 Idaho children in 458 schools during fiscal year 1957, up from 54 435 in 1956. Federal funds for Idaho totaled 399 639 with 592 826 pounds of food costing 80 015 distributed, plus a special school meal program in 397 schools and child care institutions.
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National
Department of ‘Agriculture
Department
Idaho
Henry Dworshak
Department of Agriculturer
Dworshak
Lifetime income top prize in Plymouth auto contest
Plymouth division of Chrysler announces a national contest with a grand prize of 500 dollars per month for life. Fifty six additional prizes include 1958 Plymouths and weekly rewards across nine segments. Entry requires 21 or older, via dealership forms and a puzzle plus a 25 word closing sentence. Contest began this Monday and ends December 1.
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Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Redina
Agencies to Meet on Forest Highways in Boise
A public hearing set for December 4 from 9 am to noon in the Idaho House chambers will review allocating 2.83 million dollars from the 1959 fiscal year for forest highway programming. R C Rich chairs the tri agency meeting outlining the process for public input and fund distribution.
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House
State Capitol
Boise
State Highway Department
U. S. Forest Service
Bureau of Public Roads
R. C Rich
Rich
REA Program Summary for Senator Dworshak Idaho
A report from the Department of Agriculture on the Rural Electrification Administration program in Idaho cites that 15,897 consumers were served by fiscal year end. The program reports total disbursements of 21.3 million dollars toward electrical loans, with borrowers paying 4.7 million in interest and principal and 150,028 dollars paid ahead of schedule.
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Thermal Electrification Administration
Idaho
Dworshak
Department of Agriculture
Friendship club hostess stages Thanksgiving bridge play
Mrs Harry Woolley hosted the Friendship club last Thursday night with a reading from The Last Angry Men by Gerald Greene. Members present included Nat Edwards Vaughan Greaves Melvin Burrup Don Pinson Ariel Chattertop DeLamar Palmer Spencer Winn Glen Petterberg Dallin Woodward Percy Gibson and guests as wreaths and pilgrim themed decor featured miniature figures and candy favors.
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Harry
Woolley
Friendship Club
Phenoi Edgley
Gerald i Gréene
Nat Edwards
Vaughan
Greaves
Melvin Burrup
Don Pinson
Ariel Chattertop
DeLamar Palmer
Spencer Winn
Glen Petterberg
Dallin Woodward
Percy Gibson
Idaho REA loans aid rural customers and phone service
The REA power use has risen 42 percent since 1953 with $6.4 million in loans issued. Idaho borrowers have received $3.4 million for new and improved service to 8 050 subscribers, figures forwarded to Senator Dworshak show.
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R.E.A
Idaho
REA
Dworshak
Bridge Club Holds Evening Social At Hostess Home
Bridge club associates met last Wednesday night with Joice Bambrough. Attendees included Merle Brostrom Josie Johnson Adrienne Thompson Billie Lou Butterfield Ellen Wilcox Marilyn Wahlstrom Laura Seamong and Lois Nash host. A dessert luncheon was served. Scoring high was Mrs Brostrom with Mrs Wilcox at low.
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Golden Hour Club
Sue Merrill
Ollie’. Foss
Amy
Hog‘ge
Hattie 'Greavés
Lavinia Cut Jer
Lulu’ ‘Egbert
Janetta Swenson
Ellen Greaves
Sylvia Malmberg
Rose Olsen
Garah Bambrough
Norene Warr
Carol] Condie
Bridge Club
Joice Bambrough
Merle Brostrom
Josie Johnson
Adrienne Thompson
Billie Lou Butterfield
Ellen Wilcox
Marilyn Wahlstrom
Laura Seamong
Lois Nash
Mrs. Brostrom
Mrs. Wilcox
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Dee
Sherwin-Williams
Ain
Ria
Preston’ Lumber
Preston. Lumber CO
South
Andy
Snake River
Idaho Fish and Game Dept
Vito Nectett
Clyde Williams
Huntington, Ore
Brownlee Dam
Brownlee
Weiser
Bran
Mrs. Harry? Wolley
Geddes
Edna Eames
Lettie Paull
Raona Club
Helen Palmer
Norma Crabtree
Etta Garrett
Doris Buttery
Lizzie Weaver
Mrs. Garrett
Gibson
Virgil’ Kniudson
Foss
Howard Smith
G. W. McCune
Lin Hale
Rulon Dunn
Rachael Porter Camp
William M. Moore
Marjorie Anderson
Moore
Allie Packer
Janette Hansen
Mary Brower
Cheero Club
Fellows Home
Julia Fellows
John Morrison
E. P. Moser
Ezra Corbridge
George Alder
David Moser
Julius Jepsen
Hans Nelson
A.H. Handy
William Beckstead
Preston
Preston Lodge
Lady Elk
Rosie
Nelson
Clyde
Porter
Lorna “Dunn
Roberta
West
Elaine Belnap
Fern
J Larsen
Barbara
Merrill
Catesapnt
Doris Fellows
Idella Ransom
Maurine Ainscough
Connie’ Thomas
Thella Ware
Gwen Longhurst
LO Pine
Godfreys
Lo Pine Dup
Gwen
Lucy Hendricks
Fern “Condie
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Dad
Godfrey
Hardware & Electric Co
State Bus
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