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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
1
A night school celebration saw juniors entertain seniors with a five course banquet. Festivities featured decorations in senior colors, a program by the junior class president, and performances by the high school orchestra and several soloists.
Wilbur Cox of Sunnyside District No. 59 topped eighth grade averages with 97.87 percent, narrowly ahead of La Verne Parish from Union district near Curry. Other top scorers include Cecil E. Gish 96.49, Leah H. Timm 96.44, and Marie Margaret Bardy 96.13 as county graduates listed with schools and districts.
A compiled list shows teachers and staff for multiple districts including Willowdale Dist 20 with Thelma Olson and Cecil Childs, Dist 22 Cedar Draw with Mrs. M S Larson and Elden Butler, Dist 32 Shamrock with J W Mac Dowell and Esther Feicht, Dist 39 Berger with Miss Dora B Tibbs and Lester McGregor, and Dist 69 Sunnyside with Mrs Stella Garrison and Wilbur Cox.
Miss Brittomart Wolfe toured multiple districts yesterday visiting Owsley Ferry Luceren and Curry as part of her local education outreach. The stops highlighted district programs and student initiatives without formal announcements or outcomes.
Bickel's baseball team defeated Buhl 21 to 10 last night. Frank Wilkins pitched for Bickel with John McMartin catching. Russel started for Buhl and Marvin was the catcher.
Court reports detail Jose Gomez and Antonio Montz being arrested after attempting a second theft at two Twin Falls stores. Gomez, 19, tied up a pair of shoes while Montz, 27, stole a suit valued at 55 dollars from the Idaho Department store. Losses were discovered after departure, leading to their arrest at a boarding room on Main Street. The suspects await probate court hearing.
A man arrested in a case involving markings under two mattresses was cleared after proving his innocence. The items did not exceed $60 in value, so likely petit larceny charges will be filed. Investigators suspect similar thefts nationwide may be connected to the suspects.
Pro bate Judge Duvall yesterday issued a letter of administration in the estate of James E. Redpath to Mrs Eva Redpath.
Judge E A Walters departed from Buhl yesterday to Billings Montana where he was summoned for legal business.
Final argument in the estate of Henry J. Failing was presented in probate court yesterday, outlining claims and defenses as the lengthy probate proceeding moves toward disposition.
The case of Aaron versus Arthur involving a $100 account was continued until month’s end by Judge Duvall yesterday.
Nicholas Wenzel returned to Twin Falls yesterday after nine months in the navy where he attained the rank of chief electrician. He traveled to the Mediterranean and visited several Italian ports during his service.
The speaker extols the beauty and natural outline of the human foot and argues that wearing shoes shaped to fit that outline is proper. He claims denying this is an insult to the maker and urges acceptance of foot shaped footwear.
A couple recounts moving to a new home to cut living costs by growing food. They describe building a hotbed and a cold frame to start crops early. The method includes a deep trench, brickbats, cinders for drainage, and stable manure for heat while waiting for the sun.
A forest ranger from Rogerson presented to county commissioners a plan to order a public road along the section line from Rogerson to the Minidoka National Forest. Sheep men need access to the forest to move stock. A petition will be introduced to authorize the road.
A record alimony settlement awards Mrs Ellen Ballentine Kendall of New York and Bar Harbor Maine four point eight million dollars in cash and real estate plus one hundred thousand dollars annually for life. The agreement with Lyman B Kendall a New York banker allows remarriage and contains no stipulation preventing it.
Filer stockman H B Walters, a stockman from Filer, was a business visitor in Twin Falls yesterday.
The column reviews the new lightweight fedora for general spring wear in colors matching business suits, featuring a silk band and a rolling brim. It notes the boater type straw hat with a broad brim and higher crown, black or colored hatbands matching scarves, and describes Panama hats as soft with flat crowns and wide curling brims.
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