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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
8
Local residents and visitors travel between Paris and nearby towns including Montpelier Laketown Albion and St Charles. Students at BYU Provo return home for holidays while others like Glenn Lewis Merrell Cook and Vernon Budge visit families and attend college events. Weekend trips include Mrs Haze Smith Mrs John Bunn and Clarence Bolton with family, as many plan holiday gatherings.
Mrs Himer Wilcox spent a few hours in Montpellier Friday. Dave Poulsen of Liberty was a business visitor in Paris Saturday.
Miss Mabel Athay of Albion State Normal returns home to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Athay. Lucille Smedley of Salt Lake Business College returns home to her parents Mr and Mrs H C Smedley. Kenneth Grimmett and his mother Mrs Louise Grimmett come home for the holidays from Hennager's Business College in Salt Lake. Eva Moore from Logan Academy returns to Paris with her parents Dr and Mrs C O Moore. Ross Pugmire of Lakota, BYU student at Provo, is home for holidays and shopping in Paris. June Monson and Phyllis Clark of St Charles from BYU Provo return home for Christmas. Miss Helen Rich of Montpelier High visits Paris with sister Holne Rich of Meldin High school faculty.
Newell Budge returns from the University of Utah Salt Lake to spend Christmas with Ezra Budge family. Mr and Mrs Stafford Cleveland move to Paris for the winter occupying Miss Alice Sleight home. Hila Smedley and Virginia Lindsay return home for holidays from Albion and Miss Gladys Athay comes from Ogden to join the Christmas break. Ward singing Christmas Eve under Mearl Shepherd and Ward Recreational Committee promises a permanent annual event.
Mrs Lizzie Nelson returned from Montpelier where she was employed. Peter Rassmanssen held a birthday party with relatives and friends. Will Thornock returned to Laketown for work after a family visit. Wyley Nelson of Wyoming Of Mines visits his parents. Ellsworth Cleveland and Clarence Bolton of Glencoe Wyoming visited Bloomington and nearby towns. Osmond Dunford came home from Provo Utah for Christmas. Bert Nelson of Paris visited several days. Mr and Mrs Gene Grimes from Mont now reside nearby.
Pelier hosted guests at the Nelson home while John Wilks of Paris visited his mother Mary Wilks who has improved from illness. Ralph Findley welcomed a baby girl last Sunday. Welker moved to Sage Wyoming for work. Venna Patterson returned from Provo Utah for Christmas. Ida Thornock and Rachael Thornock visited Cokeville Wyoming with the Ross Thornocks. Bishop A A Hart and Counselor Christensen visited local families. Ruth Hart returned from Logan Utah for Christmas. Wider and Raymond Roberts from Garden City were visitors Friday.
New York reports two Americans who reached the pole assert Santa Claus exists and will travel this year by planes dirigibles and reindeer. Henry Woodhouse and Lincoln Ellsworth quote Byrd confirming Santa visits the North Pole with air travel aiding distribution and airport access critiqued for cities lacking landing sites.
John A. Sutton of Fish Haven and his wife spend winter in Los Angeles enjoying the balmy climate. The letter praises the California weather, flowers, and recent rains benefiting the area, noting improved health of Mrs. Sutton. Eller Geo. Albert Smith attended the Los Angeles stake quarterly conference. a wonderful time was had.
Ben F. Hulme of Bloomington, a sophomore at Utah Agricultural College, acted as a very efficient and agreeable Santa during a community event in Logan on December 20.
A boted discussion argues Idaho towns host four Boise luncheon clubs and a chamber of commerce, risking overlap and wasteful effort. The piece calls for a statewide survey to assess costs and strengthen local units before district and state actions.
The Senior Judge fixes the 1927 court terms by county in the Fifth Judicial District of Idaho. Ban nock Oneida Bear Lake Caribou and other counties set dates including January March July September and November with 10:00 A.M. starts. Notice required for publication in each county newspaper for two weeks. A Bear Lake Wool Growers meeting is announced for Montpelier city hall Friday evening with registered members to attend.
A fragment notes there is always room for more Christmas shoppers as time runs out. The line suggests continued demand and buoyant holiday shopping.
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