Advisory School Election Planned in Acequia Area
Special to the POST notes an advisory election set for May 3 in the Acequia attendance area. Clerk Lee Merrill posts notices while Don Dafoe says procedures mimic a regular election. The board seeks voter sentiment to guide possible closure of the Acequia high school and transfer of grades 1–8 into Rupert.
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Rupert
Acequia
Lee Merrill
Don Dafoe
Board of Trustees
Riverview
Walcott
Rosston
Supt
Dafoe
Grange at Rupert Hears Speakers on Reclamation
Rupert meeting features George Breazeal explaining water rights transfers from American Falls to Jackson Hole and a screening of Potatoes Unlimited by Tom Maherly. Grange plans a Columbia Valley Authority speaker for May 6 at Guild Hall with J R Culley presiding.
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Rupert
George Breazeal
North Side Extension Association
Rupert Grange
Breazeal
American Falls
Jackson Hole
Potatoes Unlimited
Tom Maherly
Union Pacific Railroad
The
Grange
Columbia Valley Authority
Guild Hall
J. R. Culley
Aging Educator Reflects On Teaching Life
Dr. Walter Wayne Smith of the University of Idaho, a faculty member since 1928, nears his 70th birthday this May and plans retirement to write on education while keeping teaching in spirit. He recalls starting in a Missouri one room schoolhouse earning $30 a month.
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Moscow
Walter Wayne Smith
University of Idaho
Smith
Holden, Mo
University Sets Study of Fossils
President J. E. Buchanan of the University of Idaho announced a new project studying historical and fossil geology in Bingham Bonneville Caribou and Teton counties. Dr Walter L Youngquist, assistant professor of geology, was authorized by the board of regents to lead the work. He has written papers on similar projects in Missouri Texas Iowa Nevada the Arctic Baffin Island and southern Idaho.
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Moscow
Bingham
Bonneville
Caribou
Teton
J. E. Buchanan
University of Idaho
Board of Regents
Walter L. Youngquist
Youngquist
Missouri
Texas
Iowa
Nevada
Arctic
Baffin Island
Idaho
German Club to Screen K. R. O. Germany 1947 Film
The German Club at Idaho State College will show the motion picture K. R. O. Germany 1947 on Thursday April 28 at 7 pm in Science Hall room 100. Rich Kump announces the event open to the public. The film, obtained through the British Consulate in Seattle, portrays Kreis residents and postwar issues in the British zone.
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Idaho State College
Germany
Science Hall
Rich Kump
Seattle
Control Commission For
Alameda to Boost Water Supply with Mountain States Contract
Alameda approves a Mountain States Construction Co. contract for 15,739.80 plus the 85,000 bond issue to expand the water system. A new well with 1350 gpm will be operable in three weeks. project includes 7600 ft four inch pipe 10240 ft six inch pipe 1100 ft eight inch pipe 15 hydrants and valve and service installations. Additional 3000 ft four inch pipe to serve North Jefferson and portions of East Pine and East Cedar is authorized.
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Alameda
Mountain States Construction Co
Alton M. Alexander
Alexander
North Jefferson
Posse Finds Missing Girl in Tennessee Ravine
A 7 year old girl Wanda Moore was found alive in good condition by two coal miners Hubert Parrott and Kenney Huddleston after a search by more than 1,000 miners and mountaineers in Tennessee. The child, speechless since illness, had been missing since Tuesday afternoon and was examined by Dr. F H Rogers who noted starvation but no other injuries.
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Clairfield
Tenn
Wanda Moore
Hubert Parrott
Kenney Huddleston
Wanda
F. H. Rogers
Virginia-Jellico Coal Mining Company
Non-Payment Suit Filed by Greene Plumbing Co Owner
George A. Greene of Greene Plumbing Co sues Southeast Securities Corp and head Nellie Bean in district court via clerk Anna Keefe alleging unpaid plumbing work totaling 336 dollars plus costs. The complaint seeks payment of 336 dollars and court costs.
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George A. Greene
The
Greene Plumbing Co
Southeast Securities Corporation
Nellie Bean
Anna Keefe
Eye Giants Laid By Hen in Nevada Town
Winnemucca resident Mrs. Daisy Schultz reports her four month old Austral white hen Claudia began laying extra large eggs measuring eight by nine inches. The owner noted a second jumbo egg appeared, with no clear reason for the unusual eggs and no change in feed or care.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Claudia
Daisy Schultz
GI Brides Act Extends Residency Path for Fiancees
President Truman signed a law extending the GI Brides act for foreign fianc es of ex soldiers with pending U S entry applications. An ex GI can bring his fiancée to the United States for 90 days and, if they marry, she becomes a permanent resident.
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Washington
Llp
Truman
U. S
United States
Former Pocatello Girl Dies in Utah
Funeral services were pending for Helen Victoria Lands 27 who died at her parents home in Salt Lake City following a short illness. Mr and Mrs John Lands moved to Salt Lake City from Pocatello in 1927.
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Salt Lake City
Helen Victoria Lands
Dough
John Lands
Potatello
Clergy Attend District Methodist Conference in Twin Falls
Rev. Leroy H. Walker and Rev. W. C. Moore left yesterday for the district all day conference of the Methodist church at Twin Falls. Moore is in Pocatello this week assisting with the leadership training school for church workers at the Congregational church.
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Leroy H. Walker
W. C. Moore
Methodist Church
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Congregational Church
Rupert pool project opens with ground breaking
Mayor Henry Breazeal turned the first spadeful as Rupert breaks ground for a new 50 by 105 foot pool. Groundwork proceeds with a 90 day completion goal. Construction costs include 31399 for the main bid with supply contracts awarded to local firms. The pool will hold 219000 gallons, be heated to about 72F, and served by one attendant and a Red Cross lifeguard.
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Rupert
Henry Breazeal
Dick Beeson
Lions Club
Price Sears
Rotary Club
Charles Whittaker
Chamber of Commerce
Boone Byle
Pyle
Heyburn
Specialty Sales Co
Salt Lake City
Boise Payette and Anderson Lumber
John Garro
Ray D. Armstrong
Elizabeth Feted On 23rd Birthday
Elizabeth celebrated her 23rd birthday at Windel sham Moor with a first birthday gift from her five month old son. A brown parcel came at breakfast marked with love from Charles. The gift was a miniature portrait of Elizabeth in a blue and white frock with pearls, painted by Stella Marks for the occasion.
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Elizabeth
Bonnie Prince Charles
Windelsham Moor
Charles
Prince Philip
Stella Marks
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