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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
8
A busy weekend finds the Warner and McCullough families in Salt Lake City with relatives, Naomi Rich and Ellen Wasp visiting Provo, and many locals traveling or hosting. Births, reunions, and a one day eye service event by Dr. Chilton are noted among community happenings.
Funeral services were held August 6 at the St Charles Ward chapel for Sarah Larsen Pugmire who died August 2 at a Montpelier hospital. Interment was in the St Charles cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Lewis T. of St Charles and Delbert of Salt Lake, with fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The Atlantic Charter signed by Roosevelt and Churchill and later adopted in the United Nations Declaration enshrines eight points. It calls for no aggrandizement or territorial changes against people's freely expressed wishes, respect for self government, and restoration of sovereign rights to those deprived of them. It emphasizes honoring existing obligations while promoting peace among all states.
Local residents visit in Laketown and surrounding towns as families send greetings. Leona Kearl Washburn dies after long illness at her father Alfred Kearl’s home. Visitors include Lennie Smith son Susan Hans from Evanston and Gifford Weston of Ogden. A ward gathering honors soon to depart service members Paul Lamborn Stephen Earley Van Price Theo Kears.
Mrs. O H Grimmett and husband left Monday for Idaho Falls for a week. Numerous local visitors and relatives are noted including O Neil Wilcox Conda visitors to Paris. Others travel to Camp Barkley Texas and Logan for short visits. Birth announced for Bob and Margaret Hill's Spokane child. Several Ogden and Montpelier residents are listed visiting Paris and surrounding towns.
Community notes list visits and guests from Las Vegas Nevada to Logan Randolph and Salt Lake City. Highlighted are a party for Thiel Wamsley leaving for Army service and local families hosting or visiting relatives during weekends. Mentions of 4 H club aid from Greensburg Kentucky recouping 3 125 pounds of salvaged stock for steel mills.
Mrs. Reed Tueller and children of Pocatello arrived Tuesday evening for a few days visit in Paris. Mrs. Joe Kunz of Montpelier is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Poulsen. Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer have moved into the Zulu Cole residence on Canyon street. Victor and Smith Rosen returned Tuesday from Ogden where they spent the past week. Mrs. Richard Lau and children of Soda Springs spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Poulsen.
Beth R. West, Superintendent of Public Instruction, announces the compulsory school attendance law for ages 8 to 18 across districts. Parents must send children to school year round unless a physician certifies incapacity or the child qualifies for an exemption due to age, completion of eighth grade, or other good cause. School superintendents hear requests for exceptions.
On Block Island Rhode Island 680 residents collected 3514 pounds of rubber scrap for every man woman and child, totaling a large community effort off the coast.
Birmingham Alabama held a scrap out with air raid wardens supervising a drive that produced 279 tons of metal and rubber.
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