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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1949

Page

11

Annual Junior Prom Tonight At School

Graduating seniors of Pocatello high school will be honored Friday evening by the class of 1950 at the annual Junior Prom at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The theme Moonlight and Roses features white picket fences paper roses and an arbor of yellow roses for the bandstand with Gene Burton's orchestra. Queen Darlene Olson and attendants Jean Chambers and Helen Stowell will be crowned. Lynn Holladay class president places the rose circlet on the queen who sits on a rose covered throne as the grand march leads the court and class officers. Page girls Kay Tallmadge Jan Kearsley will present programs and dancing follows. Decorations chaired by Audrey Weese Gary Spidell and Richard Davis with Dwinna Bennett in advertising. Invitations supervised by Jean MacKenzie and Sharon Ann Kearsley as program chair.

Pocatello High School Beryl Tallmadge Tallmadge Gene Burton Darlene Olson Jean Chambers Helen Stowell Lynn Holladay Kay Tallmadge Jan Kearsley Audrey Weese Gary Spidell Richard Davis Dwinna Bennett Jean MacKenzie Sharon Ann Kearsley

Junior Date Frock Pattern No 8473 for Teens

A teen sewing pattern for sizes 11 through 18 features a keyhole neckline and patch pocket. Pattern No 8473 is perforated for size 12 and invites monogram appliqué to create a young fashionable frock.

Pattern Request for Sue Burnett Fashion Pattern

Readers are invited to mail 25 cents in coins plus name address size and pattern number to Sue Burnett at Poca tello Post 530 So Wells St Chicago IL. An extra 25 cents buys a copy of the Spring and Summer issue of Fashion pattern magazine.

Sue Burnett Pocatello Post Wells St Chicago Fashion Complete Pattern Magazine

Up and Down Temperature With Altitude

The air cools about one degree Fahrenheit per 300 feet as a person ascends until the stratosphere is reached. In that layer the temperature stops declining and may even rise.

Dance Follies of 1949 revue set at high school auditorium

The Watson Dance studio presents Dance Follies of 1949 at the high school auditorium on Thursday May 26. Alice Watson says the spring revue features clever dances with lavish lighting, colorful costumes, and acts such as The Wedding of the Painted Doll Stars of Tomorrow Madame Dadhe's Hat Shop Acrobats on Parade and Broadway Review. A cape twirling ensemble and stair dances are among specialty acts.

Watson Dance Studio Alice Watson

Falls City Junior Prom Transforms Gym into Slow Boat Theme

The Falls City High School gym became a giant boat for the junior prom in an ornate set with a yellow moon and blue lighting. Ladies and escorts walked a gang plank onto the deck while lanterns and streamers created an oriental scene. Sponsors were Mrs. Gladys Loula and Theodore Reitz.

China American Falls Lincoln School Gladys Loula Theodore Reitz

Moose Group Outlines Two Month Activities Plan

The Women of the Moose chapter detailed its seasonal events at a Thursday Moose temple meeting led by senior regent Mabel Murphy and other officers. After the business session, attendees enjoyed light refreshments.

Women of the Moose Chapter Moose Temple Mabel Murphy Elsie Barnhart Clare Martin Bessie Griffin

Rupert Star Recalls Past Ceremonies at IOOF Hall

Mrs. Ernest Welch presided at a regular East ern Star session at the IOOF hall where dignitaries welcomed included Mrs. Elsie Redfield and Mrs. Grace Johnson of Idaho. The highlight was an 1869 initiation ceremony reenacted in 70s costumes with officers listed, including Bessie Burgher and Price Sears, plus soloist Nell Ross and organist Edna Armstrong.

Rupert Ernest Welch Order of the Eastern Star IOOF Elsie Redfield Grace Johnson Idaho Lela Smith Jay Redfield Tom Bell Nevada Barbara Albertson Illinois Lola Halley Alberta Canada Walter Marsh Paul Eleanor Rasmussen Evergreen Burley Florence. Mahoney Naomi Albion Beulah Schaefer Bethany Hailey J. B. Chatburn Martell Linsay Guy Newman Bessie Burgher Price Sears Elsie Moser Lila B. Benedict Dorothy Smith Belle Fisher Etta McCurry Blanche Bell Adah Julia Cook Ruth Ethel McMillan Esther Zula Gregory Martha Gladys Willis Electa Elizabeth Coons Warder Maurice Willis Sentinel Blanche Sears Nell Ross Edna Armstrong Rosella Renner Edith Morgan

OES Meeting Attracts National Masons Guests

Visitors attend the Radiant chapter No. 61 OES meeting at the Masonic temple led by acting worthy matron Mrs. Archie Gesas. Guests include Elsie Redfield Idaho Falls Laura Bristol Grace Johnson Jane Pickett Amelia Schenck and others from Idaho Utah Connecticut Wyoming and Kansas. A memorial service honored departed members with a duet by Iaa Wilson and Charlotte Kennedy.

Henry F. Timpe Los Angeles Masonic Temple Elsie Redfield Idaho Falls Grand Chapter Idaho Laura E. Bristol Grace Johnson Jane Pickett Kansas Amelia Schenck Miriam Ogden Utah Rhode Island Gladys Meissner Connecticut Sylvia Carlock St. Maries Wyoming Laura Gough Mae Cox Radiant Bernice Andrews Marshall Iaa Wilson Charlotte Kennedy

Social Calendar Items Highlight Local Club Events

Star of the East club hosts a cooked food sale at Bannock hotel corner Saturday from 9 am with noon intake for members. Delta Kappa Gamma Beta chapter holds a 1 pm luncheon with initiation and installation at IOOF hall. Zora club hosts Mrs Girard as hostess Friday 8 pm for Daughters of the Nile members. LAPM ladies hold rummage sale Saturday 9 am at 128 North Second. LDS Fifth and Ninth wards hold a smorgasbord dinner and minstrel show Friday 5:30 pm at the Fifth ward chapel.

Bannock Hotel Star of the East Club Delta Kappa Gamma IOOF Zora Club A. A. Girrard East Lewis Daughters of the Nile North Second Fifth Ward McKinley and Elm

Blessing in Disguise Monument to Cotton Weevil in Enterprise

Citizens of Enterprise Alabama honor the boll weevil with a monument after the insect devastated cotton crops and spurred diversification, a turn seen as a blessing in disguise. This community effort highlights how adversity led to economic change and resilience.

Enterprise Ala

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A. A. Brusati Joyce Falls City School Moose Lifegu Rupert Star LeRoy Olson OES Archie Gesas Dorothy Collins New Westinghouse Morgan-Jones Logan Switzerland Ameritex Tintype Cottons New Cranston Life Fargo Star SF the East Club
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