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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1925
Page
5
Lower classmen accusing seniors of favoritism after seniors are excused from final exams. Superintendent Walter R iders explains graduation eligibility depended on meeting standards and nine weeks of work. Faculty reserve right to exam exemptions. misperceptions sparked absence and demand for equal treatment.
Yesterday afternoon J W Brennan Tractor and Green and Higson Co plumbing contractors signed a contract to build a new $60 000 Tech era girls dormitory at Carter street and Eighth avenue. Work to start immediately. The two story dormitory with a full basement will include laundry kitchen store rooms and trunks on the first floor office sleep rooms and parlor on the main floor and six columns colonial porch. The second floor will house sleeping rooms with closets dressers and medicine chests. Finish will be ivory enamel with mahogany trim and pressed brick facade. The structure will be fireproof and Frank H Paradice Jr local architect will supervise the work.
Arguments were heard Tuesday afternoon before District Judge O R Baum in the Fred Jedfeldt versus Mrs Clarence E Eddy suit and in the F C Ayres Mercantile Company versus Citizens Bank case. Both cases were taken under advisement. The Jedfeldt case concerns an accounting of Rak sales for the Monte Cristo mining company. The Ayres case involves future management of the Pocatello Flour Milling county property.
Samuel Crowther of Bayside New York well known writer with Collier's and System will spend Tuesday May 26 in Pocatello arriving on train 25 at 8 45 am. He will depart on train 17 the same day for Boise where he will stay until Thursday evening then leave Boise for Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
Heard Around the Lobbies reports chatter at a conference of dealers on a popular car. Officials discuss a rumored radiator under the seat and shortened wheel base to fit more cars on the road, while notable guests and travelers stay at the Bannock and Yellowstone hotels in Pocatello.
A long list of individuals and their associated cities across Idaho Utah and nearby states is presented, including St Marie Harrison Ashland Salt Lake Boise Chicago New York San Francisco Long Beach Seattle Missoula Butte and others. The compilation names numerous persons with no events or actions described.
The board authorized a 1000 appropriation for Pebble Creek road with federal 1500 and local 500 contributions. They approved 105000 in treasury notes to area banks and approved name changes for Park and Bannock avenues in west Pocatello. Surfacing petition from Lava to Bancroft taken under advisement amid Bancroft district talks.
A marriage license was issued Tuesday at the county clerk office to John A. Gass of Portland Oregon and Anita McKeller of Blackfoot.
The safety first department moving picture car of the Short Line, used to exhibit safety films last week at Montpelier and Kemmerer, was moved today to Cache Junction.
The Misses Katherine and Julia Hood of Twin Falls left yesterday from John Hood's home on South Seventh avenue for Eureka California. They will spend six months visiting there.
Oren Fitzgerald of the Salt Lake Tribune leads a Salt Lake chamber of commerce party on a visit to Pocatello, arriving tomorrow as part of a regional excursion.
Invitations announce a diploma recital by pianist Evelyn Lundgren at the Adelaide Anderson School of Music on Tuesday evening May 19 at 241 North Hayes. She will be assisted by soprano Lucille Porter in the program.
The county building front entrance is being repaired with concrete pouring underway. Contractor Calvin Cragan said the project should finish and the new entrance be ready for use by next Wednesday.
The biennial state convention of the Neighbors of Woodcraft held in Rexburg for two days ends tonight. An extra coach will be added to train No. 42 tomorrow morning to serve the delegates. Twenty one defe oe represented Palm Leaf circle of ocateHo at the convention.
The Pocatello Educational Association will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the high school. A Poppy day program will be given under the direction of Mrs. J E Damron.
A business session will be conducted by the auxiliary and Miss Zola Jacobs will sing while Miss Jarman will present a reading as part of the event.
E. W. Winkle of Riggs Optical was to address the Burley chamber forum on the ongoing Pocatejio cleanup campaign. His speech was canceled due to a business trip to Burley, and he serves as chairman of the joint American Legion and chamber committee.
Sanitary Inspector W. L. Raymond promotes the city cleanup by decorating disposal wagons with posters provided by the chamber of commerce committee. The committee, working with city schools, offers three awards of 30 20 and 10 dollars for top showing in districts during the week.
Special train of Salt Lake chamber of commerce guests toured Filer Buhl and Twin Falls today. Junketeers spend tonight in Twin Falls and travel to American Falls tomorrow morning arriving Pocatello at 1120 AM. They will meet Pocatello chamber Thursday attend Rotary luncheon inspect industries and attend a chamber banquet and dance at Bannock hotel.
Oregon and Idaho Y M C A secretaries back a national plan to present John R Mott with a new automobile. Mott, nearing his 60th birthday, is due in New York May 20. A family member will meet him with the car instead of the old one. The gift costs about $1.00 per employee for nearly 4,000 Y M C A staff nationwide. Idaho has already paid its share.
Scout Executive Blevins announces a name contest for a Mink Creek area camp. Entries due by May 15, with the winning entrant earning a week at the camp free of charge.
Members meet at the armory this evening to elect the president executive officer and assistant treasurer and conduct other business. R R Fill, club president, submitted his resignation for business reasons.
President C. R. Frazier left for Bliss to deliver a commencement address to the Bliss high school graduating class. He will also speak at other high schools in southern Idaho and Butte Montana this spring, highlighting his reputation as a speaker and thinker.
The Pocatello Rotary Club will host members of the Utah chamber of commerce trade excursion local Kiwanians chamber of commerce members and the realty board at its regular weekly meeting and luncheon at the Bannock hotel Thursday.
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