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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
4
Bear Lake County invites bids to supply labor and materials for lighting installation at Bear Lake County Airport. Projects include wind cone lighting, elevated marker lights, trenching, underground cable, and a segmented circle. Bid deposits total 165 dollars. bonds required 50 percent. Bid opening April 9, 1951 at the Bear Lake County Courthouse Paris Idaho.
Sealed bids for hay grown on Airport property and adjacent Bear Lake county lands will be received until 12 noon April 7 1951 at the County Clerk office. Bids opened April 9 1951. Three parcels: Airport boundary, land north and east of Airport, and Bear Lake County land south of Airport. Bids cover 1951 season only. no pasture rights. Stock not allowed on property. Bidder may choose one or all parcels. Payment in advance. Board may reject any bid. Signed SAM V. TUNES Clerk & Recorder.
Public notice for Rural High School District No. 1 Bear Lake Idaho of a bond election on April 25 1951 from 1 to 7 pm to authorize negotiable bonds up to twenty thousand dollars for a Vocational Agriculture Shop and gym remodeling. Ballots read Bonds Yes or Bonds No with cross vote. Clerk A C Shepherd signs dated March 1951.
Notice of city election in Paris Idaho to elect Mayor City Clerk Ex officio Police Judge Treasurer and four council seats Ward 1 2 3 4. Polls open 9 AM to 7 PM on April 24 1950. Voter residency registration rules and clerk registration details provided by W Smith Hoge City Clerk.
Rural High School District No 1 Paris Idaho calls for bids to build an Agriculture Shop beside the school. Bids accepted until April 7 1951 with right to reject all bids. Plans available from Superintendent Maurice Barnett Fielding High School.
The Bloomington region reports a busy week of Easter visits and family gatherings. Numerous residents from Paris Ogden Brigham Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls attended events and visited relatives across Montpelier Inkom Ovid Grace and Pocatello. A funeral in Idaho Falls drew local attendees and new business changes include Bob Parker’s visit from Ogden to run Lela’s Beauty Salon in Montpelier.
Minutes record approval of prior minutes and a long list of road and bridge claims with warrants issued. The board reviewed operator wages, fuel costs from The Texas Company and Utah Power, and various district and indigent expenses. A tax sale cancellation and a $300 magpie control grant to Rainbow Rod and Gun Club were noted along with a land refund to E T Painter and a county education office arrangement. Adjournment was to occur when called.
Last Thursday the Relief Society and Old Folks committee hosted a combined party with a hot chicken supper at 7 pm followed by programs and dancing. Local performances featured LaRae Nielson Nina Sorenson Montpelier group and speakers such as Prea Bur dette Pugmire Amos Hulme and Verla Beck. The next day a hot lunch was served to school children and various church events including Sunday School convention in Paris Oliver Peterson priesthood meeting and a large Sunday evening awards event with four group awards and fourteen individual honors. Sacrament meeting March 25 included Olsen presiding and Russell Sorenson conducting with songs readings and officiants. Relief Society activities and program notes highlighted with special musical numbers by Singing Mothers and others.
A large crowd attended the Fish Haven Ward conference with out of town visitors from Pars Lanark St Charles and Laketown Stake. The event featured The Childrens Friend director Mildred Roberts choral director June H Loveland pianist Beryl Loveland and a full program of stories poems songs and tableaux including Cinderella with notable readers and colorfully dressed letters carriers.
Garden City and surrounding residents attend a square dance in Ovid and participate in open night events. Names include the Freemans Hodges Loveland Hyden and Spence families with several Logan Ogden Montpelier visits and Temple activities noted. C W Pope returns from San Diego and Hodges family hosts visitors from Ogden.
Mr and Mrs Jack Hymas of Montpelier hosted last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jay Cragan attended the High School play The Saturday Night in Soda Spring. Merlin Bolton and Mig Findlay were home for Easter, visiting from college at Pocatelly. Mr and Mrs Harry Dean spent the weekend at Soda and Conda. Sunday visitors included Mrs Jay Cragan and Mr Mrs Glenn Lloyd and Sam Montpelier at the hotel.
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