A W Shepherd Re elected Mayor And City Officials
A W Shepherd was re elected mayor to a third term. W Smith Hoge re elected treasurer with over seventeen years as clerk. Edw T Shepherd re elected treasurer for a third term. Councilmen Grimmett Rich elected from the People's Ticket. New councilman P J Grandy begins first term. turnout 30 percent of Paris voters despite wet weather. 233 registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Shepherd
W. Smith Hoge
T. Shepherd
O. H. Grimmett
Seth Budge
R. W. Vallentine
Jas
Poulsen
D. C. Rich
Emil Grandy
Grimmett and
Rich
People’s
Edw. T. Shepherd
Primary Convention and Social Set for Bear Lake Stake
On Saturday evening, April 27, a stake wide Primary convention will meet at Bloomington Ward Amusement Hall. The gathering, starting at 5 pm, will host representatives from Salt Lake City and urges 100 percent attendance from all ward Primary workers. A social for Mrs Esther B Linford and her board follows, inviting all former stake Primary Board workers as guests of honor.
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Bear Lake
Bloomington
General Board of Primary Association of
Salt Lake City
Esther B. Linford
Stake
State Legion Men To Make Tour Of Idaho Districts
The spring visit by state legion officials will tour Idaho districts next week led by Commander L V Patch and Lester Alberts. They start Lewiston April 20, Coeur d Alene April 22, then Caldwell April 30 for memorial activities with Governor Baldridge and national commander Paul V. McNutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
H. C Baldridge
Legion
Caldwell
Boise
Gooding
J. Hugo
R. G. Archibald
Wendell Rich Secures Alternate in National Contest
Wendell Rich of Pocatello earned the alternate slot in the state finals of a National Voterial contest on the constitution and United States. His oration titled Linco Daily Life of the Individual praised Abraham Lincoln and outlined his contributions to the Constitution and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Rich
Earl Rich
Pocatello
White House
Assessor Sells 500 Motor Licenses in Bear Lake County
Bear Lake County reports $8,500 from automobile and truck license sales for January through April. Total licenses issued this year equal 500 due to weather delays. Assessor J Warren Sirrine aims to place a license on every operating car and plans to finish field work soon before summer tax meetings with county and state boards of equalization.
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Bear Lake County
J. Warren Sirrine
Hulme Family Celebrates Mother's Birthday at Dunford Home
Forty five Hulme relatives gathered last Saturday at Mr and Mrs Jefferson Dunford's home to honor Mrs A M Hulme's birthday and that of A H Matthews of Liberty. A chicken dinner followed by games and a program by grandchildren included a poem from six year old Melvin Hulme.
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A. M. Hulme
Jefferson Dunford
A. H. Matthews
Liberty
Melvin Hulme
Stake Religion Class Exercises Here May 12
Graduation exercises of the Bear Lake Stake Religion Class will take place Sunday evening May 12 at the stake tabernacle. The program includes opening song prayer address of welcome Bloomington graduate musical selection St Charles Bonce... Emerson school superintendent's report Liberty Graduate S. H. Spencer presentation of certificates Pres Roy A. Welker Congregation Sharon graduate.
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Bear Lake
Stake Tabernacle
Bloomington
St. Charles
Emerson School
Scenic Bear Lake Resources Promoted on Local Radio
Logan Utah Chamber of Commerce hosts a Saturday program from 3 to 4 p m on station KSI to advertise Cache Valley and Bear Lake scenic resources and attractions with music selections. Radio fans are urged to listen for a fine program.
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Logan
Utah
Chamber of Commerce
KSI
Cache Valley
Bear Lake
Ford Shatterproof Windshields Boost Car Safety
Ford introduces shatterproof Triplex windshields as standard on the Model A due to a study showing 65 percent of injuries from flying glass in accidents. Henry Ford and staff ordered the safer glass, with Ford plants manufacturing the material to prevent even small glass particles from breaking loose on impact.
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Walter Findlay
Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Snow Closes Roads as Bear Lake Vale Sees Winter Streak
Two inches of snow fell on the southwest Bear Lake valley last night. Farms remain covered and frost hampers spring work as Bear Lake stays frozen, an unusual sight for this season.
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Bear Lake Valley
Bear Lake
Why the Radio A Telegram Relay Within Minutes
A telegram from a local station was relayed through Pocatello and delivered in Salt Lake within ten minutes of filing, according to information given to The Post by agent Pearce.
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Pocatello
Salt Lake
Pearce
Verdict of not guilty provokes stern joke from judge
A historic anecdote recalls Sir Matthew Bebble, chief justice of British Columbia, who reportedly chided a Victoria jury in 1883 after acquitting a man charged with killing another with a sandbag. He warned the jury and then told the prisoner to “go and sandbag some of those jurymen.”
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Matthew Bebble
British Columbia
Victoria
One of Bear Lake Valley's Oldest Votes First in Paris Election
James Collings 84, longtime Bear Lake resident and Paris pioneer since 1866, registered and cast the first vote in the municipal election Tuesday. Born in Bedford England, he moved to America at nine, later serving as a Paris to Franklin mail carrier before rail. He recalls snow depths as telegraph poles supported riders through canyon routes.
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James Collings
Bear Lake Valley
Paris
Mr Collings
Bedford
England
America
Franklin
Paris Cayon
Bloomington Canyon
Mountain
Utah Telegraph Company
Cache Valley
Grace High School Building Starts
John E. Anderson contractor and R G Watkins architect inspect Grace site where the former high school stood after a fire last fall. Plans to start construction include brick tile debris removal and utilities. total project cost is 52193 dollars.
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John E. Anderson
Grace School
Grace
R. G. Watkins
Governor Proclaims May 1 Child Health Day in Idaho
Governor Baldridge proclaims May 1, 1929 as Child Health Day in Idaho inviting health officials, parent teacher associations, social services, and the public to observe the occasion to promote the physical well being of children. The proclamation is dated April 10, 1929 and bears the state seal.
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Baldridge
Paris Post
United States
I. H. Co. Baldrdige
Idaho
H. ©. Baldridge
Evergreens Planted on Highway Center Near Webb Hill
The State Highway Department plants evergreens in the road center near Webb Hill. Holes are dug for many more right in the center of the road. H. Rich Theatre Bulletin.
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State Highway Department
Webb Hill
H. Rich Theatre Bulletin
Mrs George Hoskinson Heads to Los Angeles Visit
Mrs. George Hoskinson left Tuesday for Los Angeles to visit her daughters and spend time with family.
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George Hoskinson
Los Angeles
Fielding High Names Valedictorian for 1928 29
Miss Alice Spencer of Paris selected valedictorian for the 1928 29 Fielding High School year. Eldon Stock Fish Haven will deliver the salutatory address as the next highest ranking student. The report notes the Paris to St Charles state highway is in serious condition with severe rutting and deteriorated gravel near Bloomington prompting taxpayer complaints and possible resurfacing in 1929.
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Alice Spencer
Paris
The
Fielding High School
Spencer
Eldon
Fish Haven
St. Charles
Bloomington
Idaho Schools to Boast Flag Poles Statewide
Boise The state board of education began a plan to place flag poles at every school in Idaho. They opened bids for bulk poles suitable for playground installation, rejecting roof-mounted poles due to wind safety concerns.
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Idaho
Boise
State Board of Education
Seminary Building Program Delayed
Roy A. Welker reports all plans for a new Bear Lake Seminary building are abandoned for at least a year after a Salt Lake conference with Commissioner Jos F Merrill. Merrill says church policy is to suppress new building programs this year and no added expense is warranted. twelve new seminaries have applications. Graduation exercises will be held May 18 at the stake tabernacle with Merrill delivering the educational address.
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Roy A. Welker
Bear Lake Stake
Paris Seminary
Salt Lake
Jos. F P. Merrill
Merrill
Pres. Welker
Tabernacle
April Showers Turn To Heavy Snow In Storm Passage
Snow sweeps in across the region as April showers give way to a powerful storm. Widespread closures expected with accumulating snow, gusty winds, and travel disruptions reported by local officials.
Lambing Season Progress Amid Wet Weather
The report notes active lambing underway with animals giving birth, while weather remains unfavorable and not conducive to optimistic outcomes, affecting farm operations and labor needs.
Career of former Utah Gov ends in Washington
The funeral of William Spry, former Utah governor and eight term commissioner of the general land office, will be held in Salt Lake City with burial in Salt Lake City or Grantsville. Spry died in Washington, D C after a second stroke. The state capitol flag is at half staff per Gov Dern. Widow and three children will travel from Washington with the body. Condolence messages flowed from associates.
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Utah
Washington
Salt Lake City
William Spry
General Land Office
Wille
Grantsville
Spry
Washington, D. C
State Capitol
George H. Dern
Roland Rich Wooley
Jay Wooten
James W. Spry
U. 8
S. A
Salt Lake
Accidental Gunshot Wounds Holdup to Self in Wyoming Field
Wyce G B H Dorsey a dry farmer west of Beckwith station and husband of Mrs Dorsey accidentally shot his right knee while loading a 22 pistol The bullet was a 22 short He went to Soda Springs for X ray and surgical removal The wound is not serious and recovery expected if infection does not set in
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Coerlville
Wyce
G. BH. Dorsey
Beckwith Station
Dorsey
Soda ‘Springs
Dialogue Sparks Across a Futuristic Football Crisis
In a future novel, Hero pleads for pity and tenderness while Willian jeers, recalling he once led a football team. The exchange underscores a toppled ethos and a grim world lacking hope.
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Hero
Willian
Amos Hulme Buys George Humphreys Home on North First Street
Amos Hulme has purchased the George Humphreys residence on First North First East Street. The Hulme family has occupied the home for the past year.
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Amos Hulme
George Humphreys
First North First East Street
Mr. Hulme
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Pete Grandy
P. J. Grandy
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S. H. Spencer
Eeeenneeeee
Pres
Congregation
Sharon Graduate
Grace High School
Clara Bow
the Collegians
COLLEEN _MOORE
Col- Jeen
Fellon
Francis X-Bushman
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