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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
1
Sunday visits span Ogden to Montpelier including hospital calls and family gatherings. Local residents share meals, shop, and attend testimonials while noting births and confirmations in community life across Paris, Montpelier, Dingle, Logan, and Salt Lake City.
Santa Claus returns to Paris at the Hotel Paris on Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. A Soda Springs radio broadcast will air from noon to 5 p.m. Ice cream cones will be handed out to children who bring their Christmas orders. Local merchants and townspeople funded the event to entertain the youngsters.
As temperatures fall many drivers roll up windows and miss warnings of traffic danger. Stay alert to sounds of danger when driving with windows closed and keep safety front and center this holiday season.
Mr and Mrs W O Coziah and family from Afton Wyoming spent Wednesday and Thursday with Donald Thornock parents. Lot Payne from Georgetown visited Saturday at the Thornock home. A birthday dinner honored J Albert Payne at Montpelier with Ronald Thornock hosts and Bunsell Payne family in attendance.
Students at Emerson School stage the King’s Christmas Carol a Christmas operetta in two acts at Fielding High School auditorium on Monday December 19 1960 at 8 pm admission is free everyone is invited.
Union Pacific announces 1960 Idaho property taxes totaling 3,667,067 with checks mailed to 40 of 44 county treasurers. 63.95 percent funds schools, 10.1 percent funds roads and trucking facilities. Bear Lake and nearby counties listed with amounts for Ada, Accom, Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou and Franklin.
Postmaster Taft P. Budge notes Wednesday mail ran slow near Christmas because of bad weather and weak eastern transportation. Normally the month sees peak mail but this season reports indicate no great rush yet.
Grimmett Lumber and Hardware displays a wide Christmas gift department with toys, electrical equipment, winter sports gear and other items. The store invites customers to visit and view the selection and discuss gifts.
December may determine the year's traffic toll, says safety director B. McCall. He notes December 1959's high toll and 1960's total of 223. urges cautious driving amid heavy shopping and holiday distractions to keep fatalities low and protect holiday greetings.
The International Association of Machinists will hold a Christmas party on December 28, 1960, at the Hacienda in Montpelier. All members and their wives are invited for dinner and dancing.
Miss Marlene Stegelmeier Bear 6 Agent is scheduled to appear on a television program on December 20, 1960 at 5 00 p m over Channel K I D in Idaho Falls Idaho. She will give a demonstration on making Christmas sweet breads.
The Whitman County Chapter reports funds from the March of Dimes helped 2 year old Eric, born with a brain defect, receive surgery and ongoing care at Sacred Heart Hospital. His family, including mother, father a Great Northern Railway worker, and brother, describe strides in recovery and daily life. The article notes 250000 infants are born with significant defects each year nationally.
The Idaho Heart Association announces free mailed copies of a 14 page Christmas themed Tiny Trnck er children’s story and activity book for Idaho kids unable to attend school. Written by Pearl Roam and edited by Dorine Goertzen, the issue includes puzzles poems songs and coloring pages.
An estimated 50,000 persons were employed on Idaho farms during November 20 26 1960. The total matches last year and the five year November average. Family workers numbered 38 000, hired laborers about 12 000.
The National Safety Council warns Christmas fire deaths can be avoided with simple steps. It lists risks such as holiday wrappings and smoking in bed, urges safe tree wiring, not leaving lights on when away, and cautions against drying tied decorations on lit strings. Than Bird relocates to Montpelier for a driving job at the Motor Hotel after leaving Wycoff in Paris.
Idaho's State Traffic Safety Director Robert McCall warns that keeping fatalities low depends on motorists. By end of November 215 deaths occurred, eight more in early December, with December likely unsafe due to holidays. He notes 1959 and 1958 figures show higher deaths and urges vigilant driving through holidays.
Linda Minson daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Di Minson of Paris was rated among the top ten typists at Stevens Henager College Ogden campus She earned the recognition in a ten minute typing test while enrolled in a secretarial finishing course and is a Fielding High School graduate The announcement came from L R Stevens vice president in charge of the Ogden school
The Paris Post notes a big East Coast storm slowing operations while praising local weather. It urges more school sports coverage, invites holiday greetings, and warns this Christmas edition will be eight pages due to printing loads.
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