Lewiston Port Bonds Proposal for Idaho Ballot Amendment
Readers urged to vote for a constitutional amendment allowing Lewiston and the port district to issue general revenue bonds payable from district revenues. Supporters argue it avoids county taxes, enables financing of docks, warehouses, and terminals, and could spur regional industrial growth and improved routes for Soda Springs Montpelier Preston areas.
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Coubky
Lewiston
Idaho
St Oke
Oregon
Washington
Ial
Preston
Soda Springs
Montpelier
Lo- Soda Springs
Montrelally Preston
of Idaho
Traxha
Cache Vale
In Passing Lessons In Honesty Sonic Boom
A local tale recounts a child sending back elastics plus allowance to cover a store incident. A previous note labeled Charlie the meanest man in town for making kids repay Christmas money. A sonic boom above a sidewalk scene spurred curiosity and a Rotary diagram explains the phenomenon.
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Charlie
Rotary Magazine
Local Notices Include School Events and Personal Updates
The clipping lists community items such as Beverly Hawkes getting decorating help for a birthday cake and Lynn Nelson sharing family moments at Sky View High School. It notes Keith Clay son and Elmo Keller showing family members, plus Rob ert Acock Todd Steers and two friends pooling 34 cents. Eddie Davis faces a son’s racket issue. Ken Porter loses a TV signal, Dee Van Orden receives a strong signal, and Langton Barber describes his daughter’s new home.
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Beverly Hawkes
Vilaar Ransom
Preston
Lynn Nelson
Sky View High School
Keith Clayson
Elmo Keller
David
Rob
Ert Acock
Todd Steers
Eddie Davis
Ken Porter
Dee van Orden
Langton Barber
Goldwater Campaign Faces Press Scrutiny and Strategy
Paul Harvey discusses the Goldwater campaign amid waning enthusiasm after the GOP convention. Johnson aides push back, while Goldwater recalibrates with single issue speeches focusing on lawlessness, Vietnam, and communism to regain momentum ahead of November.
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Goldwater
Johnson
Birthday List Notice for Local Residents
Community column invites readers to submit birthday notices in advance for upcoming weeks. Names listed include Gail Crec kett Van Woodward Todd Browneddie Merrill Robert Merrill Eldon Winn Blake Sparks and many others with a cut off date of October 5 for the next column.
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Nirginia Merrill
Robert Merrill
Eldon Winn
Blake Sparks
Wayne Swainston
Local notes recall 1914 events and 1921 injuries
In Franklin County and Preston a 1914 column recalls Gooch Bros selling a Ford to Joshua Rath and warns about safety after a snow storm. It mentions political intimidation, irrigation disputes, and a 1921 injury report of Edwin Bodily and Mr and Mrs Diamond Badily.
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Gooch Bros
Joshua Rath
Preston
Edwin Bodily
Diamond Badily
1939 local notes recount accidents and hospitalizations
Morning football at Fairview District School saw a young player brought to Preston for a broken arm while Bishop Corbridge remained hospitalized with pneumonia. Other items mention a fall from an apple tree, a hospital stay for Lorin Swainston after a highline fall, and a 1954 car crash injuring seven youths on the Treasureton road.
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Fairview
Preston
James H Corbridge
Billie McGregor
James McGregor
Cleveland
Franklin County
David F. Davis
Preston Sixth Ward
Wendell Hart Lorin Swainston
Franklin County Sugar Company
Ford
Gerald Lowe
Banida
Treasureton
Rulon Dunn
Idah
Victor K Barfuss
Voters critique county commissioner election method
A Letter to the Editor argues that electing commissioners by district nomination and countywide vote is undemocratic. The writer, a young voter, says only residents of a district should vote for its commissioner and questions how a candidate can win for a district they do not represent. He urges reform to ensure direct accountability to the district, ending perceived cross district fits.
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Ficter
Candle Dipping Poem Fragments and Visit Notes
A brief poem by an anonymous author describes candle dipping as a simple task, started with a thread and built up through patient dipping until snowy white. The text also notes Mrs Harry Steele visiting at her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Val Steele and family in Lago.
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Harry Steele
Virs
Val Steele and
Famiy
Lago
Idaho Democrats flag Birch Society as pivotal in election
State Democratic chairman Lloyd Walker argues the John Birch Society will dominate Idaho campaigns, tying GOP candidates to Goldwaterism. He notes Birch ties to Mattmiller and Hansen, and predicts water and social policy issues will shape congressional contests across districts.
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John Birch Society
Idaho
Lloyd Walker
Democratic Party
Walker
The
Birch Society
Barry Goldwater
John Mattmller
Kellogg
Birchers
George V Hansen
Pocatello
Reed Benson
Walker Madf
Mattmiller
Hansen
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Carlbon Countie
Walter Ross - Wayne D Bell
Cache Valley
Idaho Presa Association Inc
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Senator Goldwater
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Gail ¢Reckett
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Rose Vasques
Dwayne Durfee
Tracy Olsen
JaVene Waddoups
Sam Merrill
Robert Sorenson
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Ralf Anderson
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Dean Hull
Robert Rice
Arden Gailey
Kelly Hall
Areta Galloway
Martina Porter
Steven Sharp
Gary Bell
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Carol Sleigh
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Hattie Neeley
Kent Christensen
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Dallas Murdock
Jdtho State University
Murdock
Claston Hale
Grace
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Poet’s Corer
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