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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
6
Montpelier and Paris residents share visitors and trips as families visit Salt Lake City Salt Lake City and Ogden. Local improvements include a Shell service station expansion and courthouse woodwork. welfare commodities office moves to Fredericks building. Community events feature a Paris park steak fry and a Mo ose convention talks.
The report notes that a man motored to Salt Lake City last Saturday to meet his daughter Lucille after eight weeks in California. It also mentions Mrs. J. W. Fothergill and two children of Nampa visiting Paris to see Mr. Fothergill, a resident engineer on ongoing PWA projects. Guests of the A. W. Shepherds included Harold Shepherd of Cincinnati en route to Duke University where he will become Dean of Law.
Mr and Mrs John Wallis and their son Bobby have been in Roos evelt Utah for six weeks and returned to Paris Saturday night He expects to locate in Heber City Utah where he will operate a newspaper.
A five day search ended when 12 year old Gerald Doggett of Burley was found floating in the Snake River. The boy drowned when the sailboat he and five companions were using without permission capsized and sank. the other boys swam to shore.
Mrs. Louis Tueller of Geneva recovering after minor operation. Mrs. Blaine Bourne of Georgetown had major surgery. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. James Transtrum in St. Charles weighing seven pounds. Mrs. LeGrand Clark are hospital patient. Eddie Sutter and Alfred Parker injured in automobile accident and improving. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hillier welcomed a baby girl born July 27 weighing 7.75 pounds. Keith Passey of Salt Lake City underwent tonsillectomy. Dr. Meek returned from Los Angeles after his mother’s illness. Mrs. Meek stayed with family in Preston.
Idaho producers forecast a potato crop of 27 600 000 bushels on July 1, ranking third all time behind 1937 and 1938. The 198 000 acre planting is Idaho’s largest on record, but yields per acre are expected to be well below 1938 and the ten year average. Thin and spotted stands are reported in major producing regions, especially late crop areas.
The Preston Boots and Saddle club will choose a queen to reign over Preston's fourth annual rodeo on August 18 and 14. The winner will be judged on her ability to portray a purely western character. Various civic clubs and business houses will sponsor candidates.
Earl Watson 28 son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Watson of Burley died Friday in a Burley hotel room his death attributed to self inflicted injuries a note found but not disclosed lists no other details beside his immediate family survivors include two sisters Mrs Wahl and Bonnie Jean Watson and a brother Billy Watson along with his parents
Two Gooding men were elected officers at the annual election of the American Legion post of the fourth district at Hailey last Thursday evening. Elmo Faith was elected commander and Fred Craig was named adjutant.
Four blocks of the main street in Gooding Idaho and Ti blocks 7m referenced in a clipped listing.
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