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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
4
Slats Diary records a week of family visits and social notes by Ross Farquhar. Clarence and his girl plan to marry, Aunt Emmy comments on race and horses, Milly Dexter visits and recalls engagements, and events include a sore knee and jokes about married life and advertisements.
Miss Ruby Nelson of Bloomington visited Soda Springs for two weeks and returned to her home in the latter part of last week.
State lands in Bear Lake County to be offered at public auction in Blackfoot Idaho on April 29 1929 at 11 A M. Includes Subdivision 1 Lots 1 2 and 3 E% NW NE% SW 114.70 acres Bessee's Improvements with cash on sale day and forty annual installments at 6 percent interest. Lessee improvements paid on sale day. Subject to preexisting rights and crop harvesting on leased land. I H Nash State Land Commissioner. Publication dates April 4 to April 25 1929.
In Queens Cottage Sadie Clair Karchoff, a 42 year old spinster, fatally axes her mother Eva P Bischoff after years of control disputes. She writes a ten page suicide note on legal paper before dying by gas, leaving detectives to piece together a yearlong struggle for dominance.
Notice announces a public sale by Bear Lake County Idaho under an April 1929 order. Properties listed include multiple Montpelier and Paris allocations, town lots, tracts and fractional sections described by section, township and range. Sale scheduled for May 24 1929 at 11 am at the Paris Court House front door.
A man in Imperial Missouri found his wife and nine year old son dead by hanging in separate locations of their home. Authorities reported the mother Blanche Fred eritxi, thirty two, had apparently killed her son Herrill before taking her own life. No clear motive was released and investigation continued.
Two masked men forced entry into the Pelham Manor residence of Edmund Keano. They held Mrs Keano, her young son, and an aunt at gunpoint, then escaped with ten dollars and a small amount of jewelry.
The article warns against replacing milk with water in cooking even if results seem satisfactory. It stresses nutrition loss and urges using milk for a healthier dish.
The Utah Power and Light Company reduced rates at the start of the year, yet household bills rose about ten percent. The theatre bulletin notes the puzzling outcome and questions the reasoning behind the reduction.
National Forest invites sealed bids for 8700 acre Pearl Creek area in Towship 11 South Range 42 East. Estimated 4.4 million feet B M of merchantable sawtimber. Minimum bid 2.00 per foot. Deposit 250.00. Right to reject any or all bids. Obtain details from Forest Supervisor in Logan Utah.
The article cites national studies showing average carloads of 3.5 travelers spending over 17 dollars daily on trips of about 250 miles. It estimates a town’s potential gain from passing tourist traffic at about 1.04 dollars per vehicle, urging towns to measure traffic and invest in road improvements and marketing to capture more business.
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