John H. Meyers, Arbon Valley rancher and stockman, dies in 1953
John H. Meyers, a rancher and stockman who came to Arbon Valley in 1900 and raised his family on the Crystal side, died at his valley home on October 9, 1953, at 63.
1953 in the valley.
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Joseph G. Arbon's pickup and the harvest hand, 1953
In September 1953 a man hired for the harvest on Joseph G. Arbon's ranch was charged with taking his employer's pickup, rifle and movie camera.
John and Beatrice Bolingbroke's golden wedding, 1903–1953
Married at Malad in 1903, John and Beatrice Bolingbroke ranched at Pauline for four decades, wintered in Malad, and kept their golden wedding in Pocatello in 1953.
Cy Smith and Frank Turner, Homestead Partners from 1910
Paul A. "Cy" Smith homesteaded with Frank Turner in Arbon Valley from 1910; valley news, school notes, the census and their 1953 obituaries follow the two men for four decades.