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A well-known hotel owner in Rexburg went missing in 1940. This is the story on John L. Jones.

Summary by East Idaho News
John L. Jones disappeared on Nov. 13, 1940. Pictured above are some 30 men using 11 boats in pontoon fashion as they drag the river bottom using grappling irons and poles. Caption dated Nov. 21, 1940. | Courtesy The Rexburg Journal REXBURG — A search was underway in 1940 for a hotel owner in Rexburg who mysteriously vanished one night. The story on John L. Jones was featured in our weekly Looking Back column, which looks back on what life was li…

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East Idaho News broke the news in Idaho, United States on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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