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Show Intermountain News Briefly told for Busy Readers FRUIT CROPS GOOD IDAHO GETS $4,000,000 POSTAL RECEIPTS GROW INSTALL NEW BUS SYSTEM JEROME, IDA. Earl F. Kennedy, Ken-nedy, Jerome county treasurer, had collected approximately $150,000 in taxes for the second half of 1934, lie announced. Of that amount, about $110,000 represented current taxes due for the period, and $40,-000 $40,-000 represented delinquent taxes for previous years. TWIN FALLS, Twin Falls county and other fruit districts of south central Idaho are assured of having one of the largest and best fruit crops ever produced, according to reports received from fruitgrowers fruit-growers in different towns. BOISE, IDA. With $3,140,020 ' of cash on hand in the Idaho state treasury, compared with 1.927,305 In 1934 nnd $2,359,719 in 1933, the "public financial condition of the commonwealth appears to have Improved Im-proved materially in the past three years," Mrs. Myrtle P. Enklng, state treasurer, observed. LOGAN, UT. Continuing good Increases shown In postal receipts during 1935, the postoffice financial report Issued recently showed the receipts for the quarter ending June 30, to be $2,000.98 higher than receipts for the same period In 1934. BOISE, IDA. More than four millions of dollars for Idaho reclamation recla-mation was given the approval of President Roosevelt in a conference wit'i western senators recently, ac- cording to dispatches received here. TWIN FALLS, IDA. Organization Organiza-tion of eight more 4-H clubs In Twin Falls county was effected here. All have their leaders appointed ap-pointed and projects launched for 1935. They are supervised by County Agent Harvey Hale and Miss Magdalena Clements. Twin Falls, home demonstration leader for the south central Idaho district. IDAHO, FALLS, IDA. An early highway improvement program is expected to get under way here in a short time, according to information informa-tion received by Mayor B. W. Clark from the state right of way engineer, engin-eer, who said $250,000 has been earmarked ear-marked for widening Improvements to the Yellowstone highway. TOCATELLO, IDA. Three types of projects the work relief, PWA sponsored and those sponsored spon-sored by regular governmental bureaus bu-reaus were described as "desirable and feasible" by Senator James P. Pope in a communication to Paul I V. Nash, secretary of the chamber of commerce. OGDEN, UT. The Utah Rapid Transit company Is financially prepared to Install a modern bus system to supplant the present 'street car system, if a certlflcale ! of convenience and necessity Is ! granted by the state public service commission. MOSCOW, IDA. Fruit and vegetable growers in southwestern Idaho will benefit from a long-time research program now being j launched on an 11-acre irrigated 'tract near Parma by the University of Idaho agricultural experiment station. POCATELLO, IDA. The marriage mar-riage license business of Bannock county fell ofT this June as corn-pared corn-pared to June of 193). It w;?s shown In a comparison of records in the county clerk's office. |