Downey Ladies Chorus Wins Division Contest
The Downey ladies chorus won the division contest at Preston in the Mutual Improvement Association series, defeating Lewiston and earning a place in the Salt Lake City final. Twelve members plus Mrs. Frank Porter directed the group, with Leah Gene Kraemer as accompanist.
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Portneuf
McCammon
Arimo
Downey
Montpelier
Preston
Salt Lake City
M. IL. A
Frank B. Porter
Emil Jourgensen
Frank la Jeunece
Burton Almond
Emma Evans
Elaine Anderson
Dorothy Williams
Mabel Saivesen
Virgil Burrup
Oscar Almond
Fred Hobbs
Ole Johnson
Jesse Coffin
Leah Gene Kraemer
Downey Road Upgrades Complete with New Oiling Method
Four miles of Downey area highways are oiled and detours eliminated as a state crew led by Homer Lane completes improvements north of Downey. A new mild oiling process uses ample local rock and a crush pit near the worksite. South of Downey over a mile more will receive similar treatment with Tarvia repaired where water has undermined it.
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Downey
Cambridge
East Virginia
Homer Lane
State Highway Department
Tarvia
Fred W. Gooding Seriously Ill in Boise Hospital
Fred W. Gooding a southern Idaho sheep owner and prominent politician remains seriously ill at a Boise hospital where he has been treated since May 7. His wife and brother United States Senator Frank R. Gooding and the senator’s wife are at his bedside.
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Boise
Fred W. Gooding
Idaho
United States
Frank R. Gooding
Bliss Hill Oregon Trail Oil Program Outlined
Twin Falls June 4. A road oiling plan by the state bureau of highways targets the Oregon Trail from Bliss Hill to Buhl and the Buhl to Filer segment. Idaho Public Works Commissioner Joe D. Wood says oiling can finish in two weeks with minimal traffic disruption and one side of the road treated at a time. Federal standard markers will be installed along the Oregon Trail and adjacent highways, with Wood seeking federal aid and markers. state posts are ready for installation.
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Twin Falls
Step Bureau of Highways
Oregon
Wood
State Highway Bureau
Two Families Hold Reunions at Lava Hot Springs
The Wells and Moons families held back to back reunions at Lava Hot Springs on June 1 and 2. About 120 relatives joined from Anthony to Malad for music speaking and lunch. H N Wells of Springfield Idaho notes renewed kinships and plans for next year with J S Wells Malad as president and Hugh N Wells Springfield as secretary treasurer.
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Lava Hot Springs
Welle
Wells
J. S. Wells
Malad
Hans N. Knudson
Portage
Hugh N. Wells
Springfield
Fielding academy exercises and local news in Soda Springs
Mr and Mrs H de Schepper and daughters attended the Fielding academy commencement at Paris last Friday night. Tosyba Camp Fire girls met on Soda Mound and cooked supper by a camp fire. Helen Horshey and Mary Bryant left for Butte Montana to visit relatives. Chris Lakey, caring for Maylan Lakey, broke his shoulder when a horse fell on him. Mr and Mrs Wick Taylor of Burney arrived for the summer and will occupy the Piar residence on Dillon street.
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Downey
Chester Owen
Anderson and Sons Lumber Company
Pocatello
W. L. O'Malley
Salt Lake City
International Harvester Company
H. Stone
Cache Junction
H. J. Toller
Margaret Forrest
Inkom
Susie Thomas
Logan
Justine Henderson
Lind
Washington
H. K. Henderson
Miss Henderson
Royal Byington
Sway
T. Merrill
Sadie Girton
Lava Hot Springs
A. D. Wakley
J. C. Gwen
Kaysville
Utah
A. Ira Cox
J. W. Brady
Arimo
Preston
Hugh Brady
Frank Crowshaw
Virginia
H. J. Teller
Percy Beckstead
Mr. Toller
Ruby Forrest
John Forrest Dave
Idaho Falls
J. Nathan Wakiey
Marsh Center
Millie Cunningham
Marsh Creek
E. L. Armstrong
Frank Metcalf
Willi Evans
Tim Woosley
Dan Daniels
Tally Hughes
Eatry
Ban
C. W. Taylor
Bill Taylor
Coalville
Soda Springs
H. de Schepper
Fielding Academy
Paris
Tosviba
Soda Mound
Helen Horshey
Mary Bryant
Butte, Mont
Chris Lakey
Maylan Lakey
Prospector's Plea For Aid Arrives a Year Too Late
A 1926 plea for help from Dan Sullivan the prospector was found in a bottle on the Columbia near Alderdale Washington. The message dated April 2 1926 claimed he was 100 miles up the Snake River above Lewiston with a broken right leg and unable to move. Authorities questioned authenticity and the letter arrived more than 12 months after it was sent.
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Snake River
Lewiston
Dan Sullivan
Homestead
Ore
Seven Devils Canyon
Johnson's Bar
Pittsburgh Landing
Rogersburg
Wash
Prospector
W C T U aims for 2 000 Idaho south members
Mrs J L Brady Tate, president, cites a national goal of one million Women for the upcoming Minneapolis meeting. Idaho south’s local quota is 2 000 with about 1 500 members now, requiring 500 new signups in four months. She urges support for law enforcement and community joins.
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W.c.tuu
Brady
Daho South
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Dinner for Members in Blackfoot
About fifty Legion women attended a dinner meeting Thursday with Auxiliary members acting as hostesses and serving a substantial meal. The program featured violin by William Purchner with sister Betty, a chalk-talk by Bob Pendlebury, and a humorous reading by Helen Moyer. The business session discussed funding for the Memorial building but took no definite action. Afterward the Auxiliary held a brief meeting planning a cooked food sale set for June 11.
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Blackfoot
Auxiliary
William Purchner
Betty
Bob Pendlebury
Helen Moyer
Teachers Are Selected For Blackfoot School
Blackfoot selections announce next year’s faculty across high school junior high and central divisions. Notable names include Ray M Berry Anna Capelien Mamie Capelien Irene Murphy Grace Hester Dorothy McCain Carolyn Overstreet Alice Walker Margaret Graham Georgia Snyder and many others across all levels with multiple notable staff.
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Blackfoot
Ray M Berry
Anna Capelien
Mamie Capelien
W. Currey
Irene Murphy
Grace Hester
Dorothy McCain
Carolyn Overstreet
Alice Walker
Margaret Graham
Georgia Snyder
E. W. Stout
Helen Sweat
Athelia Uhlr
Frank Hartkopf
Rhea Soffes
Max Feldbaum
Anna Doyle
Percy Jones
Leone Jones
Florence Dore Wenlyn Oliver
W. RB. Robbins
Remodeling Work At Penitentiary Under Way
Bids announced for the sale of two bumber to be used if the penitentiary has been called for by the state bureau of supplies. R G Archibald director reports remodeling of the shoe factory building has begun with new cell equipment to be installed later this summer. Shoe factory equipment likely to be sent to the Idaho industrial training school at St Anthony.
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State Bureau of Supplies
R. G. Archibald
Idaho Industrial Training School
St. Anthony
Crop prospects: Idaho best in years in intermountain region
A Spokane report on May 31 notes overall satisfactory agriculture across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. Idaho shows the best prospects in years with bright Montana conditions. New loan applications totaled 1,023,370 with 277 requests. 168 loans approved 710,102. 163 closed 534,300. Fourty-one farms sold 198,466. frost damaged the intermountain area but late apple crop escaped injury.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Federal Land Bank of
Rotary Snow Plow Inoperative On Teton Highway
Heavy snow drifts and ice hindered the rotary snow plow on the Teton pass section of the Teton highway between Victor Idaho and Jackson Wyoming. Two tractor driven plows worked to clear the route as engineers said clearing would continue in cooperation with Wyoming officials.
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Teton Highway
Boise
Teton Pass
Victor
Idaho
Jackson
Wyo
H. B. Wilson
Pocatello
State Highway Department
R. H. Shoemaker
Wyoming Highway Department
Disturbing the Peace Fine for Ray Sprague
Police Judge J S Wright Sr. fined Ray Sprague 15 dollars after arraignment on disturbing the peace charge. Unable to pay, he was jailed for eight days. Syril Larson, cited to appear with Sprague, did not show up and is being sought. The disturbance occurred at Frenchys cafe Thursday afternoon.
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Blackfoot
J S. Wright Sr
Ray Sprague
Sprague
Syril Larson
Frenchy
Alleged Forgery Arrest in Idaho and Utah Links
Sheriff Jarvis D. Jensen returned Pridey from Payson Utah and brought back John Pace who faces a forgery charge. Pace will have a Saturday morning hearing after being confined in the Bingham County jail Friday night. He is accused of paying with a forged check and traveled from Shelley to Payson without a license.
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Blackfoot
Jarvis D. Jensen
Pridey
Payson
Utah
John Pace
Bingham County
Shelley
Rollie Farrar Expected Home From Idaho Falls Hospital
Blackfoot June 4 Rollie Farrar was set to return home this afternoon from the L D S hospital in Idaho Falls. He has been confined since February 13 after a severe automobile crash that left him with little hope for recovery. He remains in a wheelchair.
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Tribune
Rollie Farrar
Idaho Falls
Young Farrar
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Oregon Trail
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Tribunl Special
Land Bank
Ada
New York
Franconia
Rome
Mussolini Iikes
Iusta
Annapolis
Corner Center
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Southern
School OF Music
T. R. Neilson
Pocatello Lumber Company
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