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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1954
Page
1
A fragment describes Rigby and a baby visiting with Ralph and family in Preston and a week of satire in Salt Lake City. It mentions guests from Montpelier and Colorado and notes travel from California to Washington DC for official duties, with relatives in Ogden and Paris.
A trousseau tea was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lewis for their daughter Lorna, newly married to Charles Wayne Humpherys. Guests enjoyed fall decor, a four tier cake, and a corsaged bridal party. One hundred twenty seven guests offered wishes and gifts.
Trustees of Class A School District No 33 met Friday November 26. Clair Barrett presented fire insurance recommendations prepared by a committee of local agents. Trustees discussed issues concerning Montpellier High School Agriculture program.
Social notes list Thanksgiving and weekend visits across multiple towns. Entries include Mr and Mrs Eugene Stucki in Salt Lake, guests at Glen Grimmett’s, and various extended family gatherings with the Wilks, Bunn, Price, Grimmett, and Hoffmann families.
The Glenn J Stock and Mrs Stock returned from a Florida trip with Dr and Mrs George Vogel of Ogden to a Dental convention in Miami. They traveled via Denver Kansas City Memphis and Chattanooga and spent a week at the convention. They visited Key West and then Cuba for three days, touring the Everglades and Florida interior on the return journey. They visited Texas and Louisiana communities including Baton Rouge and the Shirl Cook and Keith Stalder families. Keith was named assistant manager of Capitol Food Store and the opening was broadcast from the store. They then traveled through Dallas and visited College Station Vernon Young of Texas A M. En route home they stopped at Santa Verde Park in Colorado and returned to Provo to see friends and bring Karen and Janice Stock home for the weekend.
The St. Charles PTA invites Hermerson and Fielding Parent-Teacher Associations to a meeting on Thursday December 9 at 7 30 pm in the ward recreation hall. Gertrude Eastman State Supervisor of Elementary Education will be guest speaker. Musical numbers are planned and members and parents are urged to attend. The supervisor will deliver an important message.
A delegation from Class A School District No 33 Vocational Agriculture Advisory Committee and officials led by Supt Lloyd A Drury visited farm shops at Valley High School Eden Twin Falls Gooding Wendell Murtaugh and Burley on November 19 to inspect facilities and gather information on desirable vocational agriculture programs.
The Paris Post County reports 1955 auto license plates will be sold at Hansen Chevrolet Garage in Montpelier and at the Paris assessor’s office. Plates went on sale December 1.
Autumn newlyweds LaGrand Tremelling and Betty Norris exchanged vows on November 18 at the Idaho Falls Temple and began their life in Ogden. The ceremony was led by President William L. Kill pack with a sizable gathering including the groom’s parents and the bride’s relatives. A breakfast followed at the Bybee home, a reception in Randolph, and a later cake cutting at Dolph Swensen’s St Charles bakery.
Postmaster Lloyd J. Passey urges public cooperation to ensure delivery by December 25. Citizens should check address lists, include full details, and mail distant gifts by December 6 and others by December 10. In-town cards due by December 15, with specific postage rules for sealed cards and packages.
James Irving Spratt 31 died Monday in Montpelier after an illness. Born January 23, 1923 in Shoshone, he was a Union Pacific telegrapher and ticket seller in Shelley and Montpelier, served two years in the Navy, married Betty Carleton in 1943, survived by his widow and four daughters Susan Cynthia Kathryna Julia, parents in Caldwell, a brother and sister. Requiem Mass held Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial in Montpelier Cemetery.
A list from Bear Lake Memorial Hospital details numerous patients admitted in late November for medical care and major or minor surgeries at Montpelier and surrounding areas, with several released by month end. It notes several family mentions and a December birth: a girl born to Khalil Hanen in Montpelier.
Miss Gertrude Eastman State Supervisor of Elementary Education will visit Class A School District No 33 from December 6 to 9 She will serve as consultant for a primary grade workshop at Lincoln Elementary School Montpelier on December 8 Parents are invited to attend and participate in discussions
At a special session meeting, the Idaho Sheriffs Association adopted resolutions urging renaming state police to highway patrol with powers limited to traffic law enforcement. They also urged banning sales of comic books deemed to foster juvenile delinquency and called for a four year term and uniform sheriff salaries.
Anna Christofferson Bryden 73 died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Provo Utah after a long illness. Born February 23 1881 in Oslo Norway she came to the United States at age one. She married Fred N Bryden June 20 1908 in Pocatello and lived in Montpelier until 1944. Survived by daughter Dorothy Canfield Provo brother Chris Christofferson Pocatello and two grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Montpelier Community Church burial in Montpelier Cemetery.
The report lists multiple Thanksgiving visits and trips by residents of Georgetown Ogden Rexburg Shelley Camp Williams Evanston and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs. Edna Bolton Ezra Stucki Lynn Hayward L C Vallentine Wm Thomas Janet Grimmett Peter Grandy Heber Price Glen Grimmett O H Grimmett and families, with gatherings in Salt Lake City Boise Bloomington Montpelier and other locales.
Stake President L Burdette Pug Mire declares Bear Lake Stake holds quarterly conference Saturday and Sunday with a General Priesthood meeting Saturday at 7 30 p m in the tabernacle. General sessions Sunday at 10 a m and 2 p m. Seminary to serve noon lunch for fifty cents per plate at the Seminary building for those who need a warm place to rest.
Six girls chosen by Fielding Chapter competed in the FFA Sweetheart event. Miss Piggott, a junior and Home Ec Club president, led among finalists with talents in reading and piano. Judges Mrs. Lindsay Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Gehring presided as Ruth Hulme sang Let Me Call You Sweetheart.
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