Community News for Madison County

Admitted to Practice
Washington, Oct. 23-Miss Mary Smith, 25, of Rexburg, Idaho, became today the first woman attorney from that State to be admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. Miss Smith was admitted on motion of Senator Clark. (D., Idaho)
Source: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA - October 23, 1939
Submitted by Shauna Williams

Near Rexburg, Idaho, a sheriff's posse sought Ralph Fixtad, 21, missing since he left his home at White Owl Butte with a sleigh and team of horses last Monday. The horses returned home without him.
Source: Appleton Post Crescent, Appleton, WI - January 1, 1932
Submitted by Sandra Davis

Beauty and a legal type of mind are combined in the persons of Mary Smith of Rexburg, Idaho, a junior law student at the University of Idaho. She was selected as one of seven most beautiful girls at the school by McClelland Barclay, nationally known artist, and is one of the few women ever to study law at that university.
Source: Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, WI - August 14, 1934
Submitted by Shauna Williams









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