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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
5
Elder Herold Reese arrived home after two years on an LDS mission in Texas. Bloomington residents celebrate his return and plan a chapel talk next Sunday December 19. The notice also mourns Bloomington’s loss of Eliza Dunford and extends sympathy to her family.
Business updates note a quilt being finished by Relief Society ladies at Mrs George Ward's home with a large crowd, plus a display of Christmas-appropriate fancy work for ideas. The Bishopric visits for December to engage with ward members. Isaac Dunford plans a move to Provo. Mil dred Hirsch, spouse of Ensign Smith, sustained serious injuries in a plane crash.
Wilma Joyce Hartman 17 of Idaho wins the 1943 national 4 H clothing achievement contest and an all expenses paid trip to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. She earns a 200 college scholarship and is credited with 16 projects eight years in club work including 6 clothing items and 72 demonstrations.
Ted Miller son of Bishop Albert Miller underwent an appendectomy at Bear Lake hospital last Tuesday and is recovering at home. Mrs Ida Prescott returned from Ogden visiting sister Mrs Morris Tippets. Our orchestra played at a Georgetown dance Saturday with attendees from the area. Gwen Miller visited Ted in the Bear Lake hospital Friday. Mrs Laree Parker has recovered from the flu and is back teaching. Harve Matthews and George Ward visited Sunday school and priesthood meeting. Bryan Prescott of Wendell has died. cause unknown. Ed Lyon and Richard Long were in Liberty on business Sunday. Cyril Prescott, employed in Pocatello, spent the weekend here.
Mr and Mrs Mike McGuire and family and Mrs Alma Poulsen of Liberty called on Mrs Agnes Toomer on Sunday December 5th. Leo F Passey and Ernest Howell traveled to Omaha to market cattle. Parents Day at Paris High School drew Mesdames Vallentine Passey Passey Parker Whorn. Lyle Gertsch visiting Russell Passey in Paris. Archie Parker David Parker and Warren Passey attended an anti tobacco and liquor meeting in Paris. Mrs Truman Rigby of Wardboro visited with sister Mrs Earl Findlay. Relatives gathered for Mr Passey’s birthday. Mrs Rex Hymas taught Primary at Liberty while Mrs Charlotte Matthews was ill. Willard Hborn of Paris visited Darrell Mborn.
Fish Haven notes report hospital visits and births, college registrations, quilting and relief society events, visits to Montpelier Paris Garden City Logan and Oregon City, plus a community anti alcohol meeting and a Christmas show rehearsal. Families and neighbors named include Barker Stock Loveland Nielsen Pierce and Stock among others.
Mrs. Lester Nelson and Mrs. Francis Loveland visit Ogden for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beyeler and Mrs. Virginia Kennington and baby of Star Valley Wyoming were guests at C. R. Beyeler's home. Griffith Roberts made a business trip to Ogden and Salt Lake. A War Department letter to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Beyeler said their son Roy died on a return plane trip by enemy action and no remains had been recovered.
Bern reports show thios Caldwell and Louis Jensen visiting from Paris and Wardboro while Ivan Phelps and Sherman Koford came from Montpelier. The wedding of Anna Lucy Schmid and George Vigos took place at the Salt Lake Temple on Friday December 10th. Others listed include George Piggott and Mrs. Wm Bee from Bloomington and Roy Hill from Bloomington among recent visitors.
Theodore Adams visits grandparents in Lake Town from Friday to Saturday. Primary officers and teachers held a gathering at Mrs. Pearl Weston’s home in honor of Mrs. Josephine Lamborn and Mrs. Florence Willis. A wedding in Salt Lake City tied to Lt Elggreen and Ruth Robinson featured travel to Washington, D C, for duty.
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