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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
4
Entry notes second class matter at Paris Idaho post office under March 3 1879 act. John A Wallis is editor and publisher. Subscriptions listed: one year $2.00 six months $1.60 three months $1.00, all strictly in advance.
Paris city wide spring clean up scheduled for Friday April 29 in connection with Arbor Day. City Council, business and professional neighbors call on residents to cooperate for cleaner homes and streets, turning Paris into a more attractive and sanitary place to live.
The Clearmont News argues a town’s vitality shows through its newspaper and local advertising. Circulation costs, advertising revenue, and sustained merchant turnover keep papers alive as a business, reflecting a lively, growing community.
The article condemns efforts by some Idaho counties to curb or eliminate public notices of government accounting. It notes that publications aid public oversight and cites North Dakota as a model where the Non Partisan League required broader notices, challenging moves to reduce transparency.
A brief editorial urging transparency as corporations and banks disclose financial conditions to directors and the public. The call emphasizes informing the public so people may know the true state of business and financing.
A vivid poem contrasts a woman’s dual nature from angelic truth to demonic fiction. It compares fear and gentleness with violence and control while noting her shifting moods and unpredictable behavior.
Idaho adopts a new primary system with nominating elections on the fourth Tuesday in May May 24 and filing by April 23. Candidates must file endorsements and limit personal expenses to specified amounts with defined uses for campaigning funds. Platform conventions determine delegates to national parties, affecting dates for future GOP conventions and Idaho participation.
Family of Mrs. George Thornock expresses heartfelt thanks for the kindness sympathy and floral tributes received after the loss of their mother.
The record lists key dates for 1932 electoral procedures including nominating filings March 25 and April 23, primary and absent voter ballot deadlines May through July, general election procedures in October and November, and post election accounts and reporting through November 9. It notes registration closings, ballot issuance, and appointment of election judges.
Washington reports Representative Fiorello LaGuardia proposes unemployment insurance funded by welfare taxes as an alternative to paying a two billion dollar soldiers bonus. He warns inflation and broad welfare costs could hurt veterans and argues for more balanced relief amid House hearings.
Ed C Rich announces candidacy for Congress on the Democratic ticket in Idaho Bear Lake County. He cites agricultural mining and timber interests, support for Prohibition, and a record in state legislature and county and city offices.
The report lists candidates who filed petitions for several offices. Senate candidate J R Pugmire. Representative Harold Toomer and Jay. Sheriff Ast Athay and D Hymas. Jesse Dunn. Treasurer Arvilla Smedley. Assessor Milford Williams. Probate Judge Don Haddock. Superintendent Evva Beagles. Attorney Chas E Harris. Coroner M Williams. Commissioners district one L Pugmire. district two Wm Hunter J A Berry Charles Nate. district three John T Peterson Ira Peterson Frank Jones.
Notice from Bear Lake County commissioners sets a special meeting for 10 am April 23 1933 in Paris Idaho to discuss rodent control and bounty on squirrels and any other business. Dated April 18 1937 signed SAM W TUNKS Clerk. Mr and Mrs Lynn Hayward of Provo Utah visited Mrs J W Gook and Mrs Wm G Hayward over the weekend.
Logan Buiott Budge, a freshman at Utah Agricultural College, is named candidate for the next year’s song leader. Mrs. Maurice Hodges returns to Garden City after a week in Logan with son-in-law Kenneth Longhurst. Various local residents travel to Garland and Santa Monica for visits and summer plans.
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