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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1958
Page
2
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Retired San Francisco attorney John Francis Neylan, former UC regent, told the Commonwealth Club that since 1916 the national debt has grown 280 fold and conscription and wartime costs persist. He questioned whether progress in daily life masks big-picture costs and asked if patriotism is obsolete.
New York Herald Tribune columnist John Crosby argues TV giveaways resemble a vast bingo game that tempts viewers into the quick windfalls of prizes like washing machines and trips to Europe. He warns the public to resist the bingo mindset and favor thrift and cautious spending.
A satire outlines Henry Suburban’s morning to noon on the first day of vacation listing prices and taxes for items from alarm clocks to gas and tolls. It ends urging readers to save with a personal program, claiming certainty.
Star Valley visitors at Harley Petersons. Stake high priests party at Lakota with Sorensons Becks Parker and Nielsons. Flying Fingers 4 H Club showcased dresses by Peterson Olsen Olsen Larssen Beck Beck. Organists Olsen Sorenson and poet Beck performed. B and K softball won tournament with Dutch oven dinner at Bear Lake Hot Springs. New WMIA leaders and reorganizations noted. Free stone peaches forecast at 50 million bushels, largest since 1947. On Aug 3 1942 Mildred McAfee became first woman commissioned in U S Navy.
Realized farm operators income in the first half of 1958 ran at about 13.3 billion dollars annually, up 22 percent from 1957. This marks the greatest rise since postwar price controls ended. Income per farm person reached 967 dollars in 1957, the second highest on record, with further gains possible in 1963.
A guest editorial warns that foreign influence endangers republican government and urges Americans to protect national character. It cites George Washington and cautions against intertwining with Europe, then offers a weekend traffic safety blurb about driving as if followed by a patrol car.
A reflective passage notes that many children become troublesome due to poor parental examples and that prayers often resemble guidance rather than genuine supplication.
A historical note states that the average lifespan of a lion is about 15 years. This figure appears as a general zoological estimate without regional variation or recent scientific source.
The Board of Trustees of Class A School District No. 33 Montpelier Idaho invites sealed bids by 5:00 PM September 1 1958 for furnishing insurance on 19 district school buses. Specifications available from the Clerk at City Hall Montpelier. Bids marked School Bus Insurance Bids and filed with Amos B Hulme Clerk. The board may accept or reject any part or all bids.
Rich born in Nauvoo and raised during early Mormon settlement learned surveying at 14 in San Bernardino. He became a merchant, lawyer, church leader, official, legislator and district judge, defending Mormons during clashes with Gentiles and promoting the Bear Lake Monster tale. Idaho’s former governor praised him as a great citizen.
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