Van Ness Vallentine Heads Citizens Ticket in Paris Meeting
About seventy five people attended a mass meeting in Paris last Monday to nominate candidates for the coming city election on April 27. Van Ness Vallentine was named to head the Citizens Party ticket for Mayor with W Smith Hoge as Clerk and Edwin T Shepherd as Treasurer. Ward candidates were David E Beck Weldon B Grandy Ivan Beck and H C Stocker. An executive committee was named and no other ticket appears likely.
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Paris
S. G. Sleight
W. Smith Hoge
Mr. Sleight
Citmen
Charles I. Law
Walter Bird
Clarence M. Rich
Thomas Caldwell
David E. Beck
van Ness Vallentine
Russell Athay
Wilford Budge
Citizens Party
van Ness Wallentine
Edwin T. Shepherd
Fenton Allred
Dan C. Rich
Cyril Budge
B. W Stuck
Ration Books Issue for Service Men
Service men who eat 10 or more meals per week away from the army post are entitled to Ration Book 2.
Bridge Club Honors At Mrs Bundersons Montpelier Bank
Mrs Alton Bunderson entertained her Montpelier bridge club Thursday evening. Delicious refreshments were served to Mes dames Ferris Nate, Rulon Bartseni, Verge Williams, Leland Tuffs, Ruton Lindsay, LeGrand Arnell and Wells Stock. Honors at bridge went to Mrs Nate with low score to Mrs Tuffs. Mrs Bunderson received the all cut prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bunderson
Montpelier Bridge Club
Ferris Nate
Rulon Bartseni
Verge Williams
Leland Tuffs
Ruton Lindsay
LeGrand Arnell
Wells Stock
Nate
Tuffs
Bunderson
Ration Reminders Including Gasoline Sugar Coffee and Shoes
War time ration notices list coupons for gasoline good for four gallons from March 22 to May 21 and sugar five pounds under Coupon No 12. Coffee stamp No 26 expires April 25 and shoes stamp No 17 covers a pair through June 15. Food stamps A B C remain valid until April 30 and red D stamps begin next Monday April 19.
Standard Oil Donates to Paris Red Cross Chapter
Standard Oil Company of California contributed 10 dollars to the Paris chapter of the American Red Cross via BE C Land of Montpelier. The firm’s 332 western state chapters Alaska and Hawaii share in a total 85 000 dollar subscription announced by the company.
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Standard Oil Company of
California
Paris
American Red Cross
BE. C. Land of
Local War Boards to Issue Temporary Slaughter Permit
The Department of Agriculture announced Amendment No 1 to Food Distribution Order No 27 authorizing War Boards to grant slaughter permits and temporary quotas to butchers without a 1941 slaughter basis but otherwise qualified. The amendment became effective March 31 and allows temporary increases in quotas if the 1941 basis is abnormally low, with petition for release required.
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Department of Agriculture
War Boards
County War Boards
Paris City Council Raises Salaries for Clerk Treasurer and Attorney
At the April 10 meeting Paris City Council approved Ordinance No 185 to raise annual salaries for the City Clerk from 150 to 250 dollars, the City Treasurer from 50 to 100 dollars, and the City Attorney to 100 dollars per year for services rendered.
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Paris
Lanark Boy Enters Aviation Training at Montana State
Mirl J. Passey, 20, son of Melvin Passey of Lanark, has arrived at Montana State College in Bozeman for a five month training course before joining the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command as an Aviation Cadet. He will study academics and receive elementary flight training and later be classified as navigator, pilot or bombardier.
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Bozeman
Montana
Mirl J. Passey
Melvin Passey
Lanark
Montana State College
Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
Acheda
Flying Training Command
Rainbow Rod and Gun Club Dance in Montpelier Friday
The Rainbow Rod and Gun Club hosts its annual dance in Montpelier this Friday evening. Prizes include $200 in War Bonds and additional merchant offers for attendees.
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Rainbow Rod & Gun Club
Montpelier
Erickson of Fish Haven Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Gustave Magnus Erickson Sr. of Fish Haven marked his 88th birthday in 1943 while in fair health. Born in Ephraim Utah, he married Elizabeth Swenson in 1883 and raised ten sons, with 24 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The family notes his long service, ranching work, and steadfast character.
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Gustave Magnus Erickson
Fish Haven
Beickeon
Ephriam
Utah
Latter Day Saint Church
Magnus
Elizabeth Swenson
St. Charles
Idaho
Raymond
Ivan
Stanley
Vivian
Ernest
Bert
Logan
Magnus Jr
Eden
Arnold
Burns
Ogden
Erickson
Mr. Erickson
Bear Lake
Evanston
Kemmerer
Sugar to be Available Again for Home Canning
C. C. Anderson, state director of the Office of Price Administration, announced sugar for home canning of 1944 fruit crops will be available to housewives on roughly the same basis as last season. No blue stamps will be deducted from War Ration Book Two for this sugar. In 1942, one pound of sugar was allotted per four quarts of fruit. WPB has approved production of bottles and caps for home canning, enabling a broad canning program to augment rationed foods.
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C. C. Anderson
Office of Price Administration
Anderson
OPA
Raymond J. Briggs
War Production Board
WPB
Bloomington Man Receives Wings at Harlingen Gunnery School
Newell B. Thornock of Bloomington earned the Gunnery Wings after completing a five week course at Harlingen Army Gunnery School Texas. He will be promoted to sergeant upon finishing another technical program and may join an aerial combat team. The class trained on guns from BB to 650 caliber Browns and included range estimation and weapons assembly drills.
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Harlingen
Texas
Army Air Forces
Newell B. Thornock
Grace H. Thornock
Bloomington
Newell
Army Air Force
America
Rio Grande Valley
Selective Service Overhauls 3-B Classification Rules
Government guidance ends the 3-B deferment for men with dependents except in agriculture or extreme hardship. Married men with pre Pearl Harbor dependents move to 3-A with two exceptions. agricultural workers to III-C. nondeferrable occupations reclassified without regard to children. Local boards must consider 3-D placement if dependents would suffer hardship. Dairy farming workers may be recalled to dairy work.
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Selective Service Boards
Pearl Harbor
Paris Red Cross Chapter May Exceed 1400 Quota
L. L. Deardorff, Roll Call chair man for the Paris chapter of the American Red Cross, stated early this week that indications show the chapter will exceed their quota. Field workers have not yet reported complete figures. a full report will be carried next week.
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L. L. Deardorff
Paris
American Red Cross
Thompson Transferred. Wilson Named Acting Work Unit Leader
E C Thompson of the Local Soil Conservation Service is transferred to Tooele Utah. Louis R Wilson is designated Acting Work Unit Leader to replace Thompson and will head at Tooele. Wilson notes continued farmer assistance based on detailed conservation farm plans and limited staff resources.
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E. C. Thompson
Local Soil Conservation Service
Tooele, Utah
Wm. J. Hunter
John L. Wursten
Handel
Louis R. Wilson
Evan C. Thompson
Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
War Department
Tooele
Thompson
Soil Conservation Service
Bear Lake
First Week of Second Victory Loan Drive Nets Third of Quota
The second war loan drive began last Monday aiming at 13 billion dollars nationwide with a Bear Lake County quota of 104000 dollars and a 13 million state quota. County chairman Al Thiel reports over 30000 dollars raised this week with a promising outlook. The article notes the need for funds to supply ammunition and materials for offensive operations and cites costs of gasoline, bombs, and planes, urging continued public support under the slogan They give their lives you lend your money.
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Bear Lake County
al Thiel
Rhineland
Meat Ration Points Cut Require Price Reductions
The Office of Price Administration says butchers may cut point values for rationed meats and fats while also reducing money prices. If points drop, prices must fall at least 25 percent below ceiling. larger point cuts require proportional price cuts, not exceeding 50 percent.
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Office of Price Administration
Shoe Dealers to Establish Shoe Ration Bank Accounts
Shoe dealers must inventory all rationed shoes by April 10 and open a shoe ration bank account by April 17 if banking is available. If not, merchants should notify the OPA. They will receive a 50 percent purchase allowance to reimburse suppliers for shoes bought since February 7.
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C. C. Anderson
OPA
Capitol Securities
Boise
Return Unused Gas Coupons
Unused gasoline ration coupons and books no longer valid are government property and must be turned in within five days after the end of the validity period. Holders of unused first quarter T gasoline coupons, now expired, are asked to turn them in immediately to their local ration boards.
Governor Warns Liquor Law Violators Will Be Prosecuted
Idaho Governor announces strict enforcement of the Liquor Act under House Bill No 174. Dr J C Sorensen of Camas will direct six officers to enforce the ban on hard liquor sales with a man to man approach and equal treatment of violators. County officers and military commands in strategic areas will support the program and report violations for prosecution.
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J. C. Sorensen
Camas
Sorensen
Farmers Earn Points When Selling Meat Retail
When a farmer sells a slaughtered calf directly to a retail meat market the market owner surrenders the correct points to the farmer. The farmer then passes the stamps to the ration board per OPA guidance.
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OPA
Court to Decide Jurisdiction Over Line In Idaho
The Idaho branch line from Montpelier to Paris remains in service. The Interstate Commerce Commission extends the hearing period by 60 days. A Salt Lake City hearing on April 17 will seek whether the case belongs to the ICC or Idaho Public Utilities Commission due to intra state operation.
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Montpelier
Paris
Attorney General’s Office
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Claude R. Porter
Washington, D. C
A. D
Porter
W.W. P. Bartel
W. Smith Hoge
Bert H. Miller
State of Idaho
Salt Lake City
Public Utilities Commission of Idaho
Idaho
Western Union Telegraph Service Restored for Paris
Paris resumes Western Union telegraph service after a suspension last month. The Public Utilities Commission responds that the April 1 complaint is under consideration and an improvement is expected soon. City Clerk will be advised once negotiations are completed.
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Paris
City of
Lions Club
Public Utilities Commission
Western Union
Successful Primary Conference Held Last Sunday
The Paris Second Ward Primary presented one of the finest conference programs yet. About ninety children participated with excellent discipline and inspirational delivery. The lesson centered on "Prayer" using song, picture, and speech to reinforce objectives. Credit to workers and the boys and girls of the association.
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Paris Second Ward
Camp Lifton Woman Enlists in WAACs
Miss Carol Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Roberts of Camp Lifton has enlisted in the WAACs and will report in Salt Lake on April 17. She has spent the past year employed by a Draft Board in Ogden Utah.
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Carol Roberts
Eugene Roberts
Camp Lifton
Waacs
Salt Lake
Miss Roberts
Ogden
Utah
Mrs Crawford Honors LaRue on Eleventh Birthday
Mrs Charles Crawford hosted a party last week for her daughter LaRue celebrating her eleventh birthday. Guests included Reita Collings Adella Stucki Merla Nye Loueen Porter Paula Smith Margaret Rich Carol Beck Lyle Gertsch Billie Sleight Ray Crawford Caryle Sleight Walter Throck n Gail Byington of Montpelier.
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Charles Crawford
LaRue
Reita Collings
Adella Stucki
Merla Nye
Loueen Porter
Paula Smith
Margaret Rich
Carol Beck
Lyle Gertsch
Billie Sleight
Ray Crawford
Caryle Sleight
Walter Thornock
Gail Byington
Montpelier
Afternoon Tea Honors Bride Mrs Max Jensen
Mrs Max Jensen was honored at a prettily arranged tea at the Haddock home on Saturday. Judge Don Haddock and Mrs Dona Haddock assisted as hosts with Emma Jensen and Bettie Thornock presiding at the table. Attendees included Joyce Haddock Elaine Dunford Virginia Madsen and Lela Dunford.
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Max Jensen
Jean Haddock
Don Haddock
Bettie Thornock
Emma Jensen
Joyce Haddock
Elaine Dunford
Virginia Madsen
Lela Dunford
Don C. Haddock
Ida Dunford
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van Ness Vallentine Heads ‘Citizens’ Ticket
Standard Oil Co
Lanark Boy Studies Aviation
G. M. Erickson
USDA
War Manpower Commission
Red Cross
Knahee
Daockea
J. D. Rigney
THE
WAAC
Missouri
Aneno Pacturers
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