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Duchesne Courier

Location

Duchesne, Utah, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1930

Page

8

Relief Society Social Near Bluebell Recaps Activities

The Relief Society held a social in the Bluebell ward house with twenty five members. Program notes included talks on benefits to mothers and young women, led by Clara Hancock Fannwah Larsen M Verona Winkler and Aunt Melissa Muney. Songs provided by Roxella Goodrich Martha Thorsen and Margaret Woodruff with readings by Margaret Woodruff. Watermellows music mellows and games followed. the event praised as one of the year’s best.

Relief Society Ward House Clara JH. Hancock Fannwah Larsen M. Verona Winkler Melissa Muney Roxella Goodrich Martha Thorsen Margaret Woodruff Whispering Hope George Missionary Sunday School Bluebell Salt Lake City Otto Larsen Cleona Otto Johnson Victor Lehi Salt Lake James Cook W. B. Woodruff

R L Price Taken Ill and Hospitalized

Word from Denver reports R L Price suddenly fell ill and was taken to a hospital where he underwent an operation. Details on his condition are not available.

Denver R. L. Price Mr. Price

Local Visitors and Funeral Notables Reach Fruitland

Fruitland residents note Leona White visiting with her father in Duchesne and relatives from Idaho. A large turnout attended the funeral of James Wheeler of Strawberry. N W Murdock family moved to Heber for winter. Mrs Rockhill toured Salt Lake, guest of Mrs M A Smith. Harold Brooks escaped injury after a runaway team incident. County Convention at Myton October 2. Francis Brooks and Billie Morton returned from Salt Lake with Leghorn chickens. Eldred Humes and wife recently trip to Heber.

Leona White Duchesne Oscar White Wallace Wheeler Idaho James Wheeler Strawberry Wheeler N. W. Murdock Heber Rockhill Salt Lake M. A. Smith Harold Brooks J. W. Rockhill D. J. Penly Myton Francis Brooks Billie Morton Salt Lake On Business, Bringing Back A Load of Leghorn Chickens. Mr Mrs. Eldred Humes

Local Social Roundup in Talmage Community

The Misses Phyllis and Madge McDonald visit Miss Leone Beckstead. A bundle shower honors Mrs. Robert Weber, with guests including Mrs. Marion Christensen and others. Mrs. Weber faces possible paralysis after a horse incident. several locals travel to Logan and Salt Lake for events and relatives. Twin Pots reservoir work continues as threshing winds down and the grain crop runs light due to spring water scarcity.

Phyllis Madge McDonald Leone Beckstead Robert Weber R. D. Redford Marion Christensen Shelby Mayhew Nancy Jensen Elroy Larsen H. A. Beckstead Elijah Behanian Jennie Kofford Murl Donohue Laron Beckstead James Red Roosevelt Robert Webber Salt Lake Bishop A. G. Burton Kt. D. Redford Webber Elma Mayhew Ames

Altonah community notes on theatre, politics and prospecting

Report from Altonah recounts the Oklahoma Players light comedy and a popularity contest won by Gladys Mecham. Local officials Paxton and Cannon visit schools. Brownfield and Moffitt appear as political figures. Prospector activity increases with Frank Warren, Shorty Barnes and others. D. J. Thompson ships ore to the State Fair.

Oklahoma W. A. Paxton Ira B. Cannon McKune Lumber Company Oklahoma Players Gladys Mecham George Mecham Ellen Burgess Altonah EB. N. Chidester C. R. Chidester Price Bishop Powell

Couple Marries After 65 Year Courtship in Horsell

In Horsell England Charles Blanchford aged 87 wed Grace Rollands 85 after a 65 year courtship. Canon Norman Pares officiated and the couple walked to their carriage as a jazz band serenaded them from the church steps.

Horsell England Charles Blanchford Grace Rollands Norman Pares

Hair Off With Hide But Not $10000 Worth

A teen-ager from Los Angeles, Evelyn Isbell, sued druggist Brooks Montgomery for $10,000 after wart removal acid allegedly damaged her hair and speech. Superior Judge Myron C. Westover denied the claim, citing insufficient proof of harm.

Los Angeles Myron C. Westover Evelyn Isbell Brooks Montgomery Montgomery

Trial Marriage Frowned on by French Officials

In Morocco, Maurice Addad a Moroccan Jew sought a bethrothal contract allowing an 18 month trial marriage with shared dwelling and freedom. French officials refused to validate the arrangement, sparking debate on whether such trial marriages should be tolerated by law.

Paris Morocco Maurice Addad

Family Eats 50 Pounds of Flour at One Meal

In north Georgia a large mountain family featuring triplets and multiple twins consumes 50 pounds of flour in a single meal. Deputy health official Dr. Joe P. Bowdoin records a fifty seven year old grandmother as the matriarch mother to 18 children and matriarch of a clan with 56 grandchildren, oldest at fifteen.

Atlanta North Georgia Joe P. Bowdoin

Five Foot Six Squad Gets Em

London police describe a new breed of detectives in Scot land Yard known as the five foot six squad They are small in stature but sharp in skill able to blend with all social levels and operate without drawing attention from criminals The piece notes how they differ from older detectives and how their appearance and approach aid in detecting crime without arousing suspicion

London England Scotland Yard Criminal Investigation Department His Majesty Underworld Piccadilly Birds of Prey Crockery

Fined Four Dollars for Illegal Practice in Chelles

Local medical association sued a pharmacist in Chelles Seine-et-Marne for treating a tubercular patient with his own medicine. They sought 400 dollars in damages for illegal competition. The court awarded four cents in damages and fined the pharmacist 4.16 dollars for practicing without a license.

Chelles Seine-et-Marne

Bad Smells Used to Ward Off Deer in Northwest Farms

In Olympia Washington farmers hang bags of ssafoetida and fresh sulphur on fruit trees or fences to deter deer that raid gardens and orchards. The deer have grown bolder and can leap standard fences. It is unlawful to harm them.

Olympia Wash

International Phone Directory Planned by Copenhagen Company

Annusire Telephonic International, based in Copenhagen, plans an international telephone directory listing 50 000 to 100 000 residents across Europe Africa North and South America and possibly Asia. The move reflects rising global use of transoceanic telephone service.

Washington Annusire Telephonique International Copenhagen Europe Africa North South America Asia

Prussia Arms Cops With Gas Pistols

Berlin reports that all Prussian police will be equipped with gas pistols. The weapon fires a gas bullet that explodes on impact releasing irritant gas, causing unconsciousness for about an hour with no lasting injury.

Prussia Arms Berlin

Local Social News From Salt Lake State Fair and Nearby Events

A string of social notes reports: Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Rhoades and families attended the Salt Lake State Fair. Mrs. Lydia Lee and daughter Ida joined the Van Bond and Lee wedding in Heber on October 8. Frank DeFa attended the Republican County Convention in Myton. Mr. Lee DeFa traveled to Salt Lake and returned in a new Dodge. Roller skating events draw crowds. a fall incident injured Moon. DeFa’s Famous Park will be closed. Bill Millner and Joe Kamus travel to Vernal via burner route. former resident referenced.

Salt Lake Bob Moon Foster Rhoades Myrie Wilcken, Jr Joe Rhoades Frank DeFa Gene Carl Rhoades Lydia Lee Ida Heber van Bond Myton Republian County Lee DeFa Salt Dodge DeFa

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