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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1953
Page
4
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Armatage and family visited relatives in Montpelier on Christmas Day. Miss Donna Monson dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Beck on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rich, Mrs. Russell Athay and Beth West were Logan visitors Tuesday.
Local families gather at the Carl Finch home and the Owen Shepherd and Russell Athay homes. The Paris Ward Relief Society delivers twenty two Christmas baskets to ward widows and widowers. Multiple dinners and a pot luck with a square dance occur at Emerson School gym and Taft Budge home. Mrs. Clayton improves in Salt Lake City. Amos Hulme hosts Christmas dinner for Hulme and Pugmire families.
The piece argues for reducing farm surpluses while avoiding wasteful practices. It notes $5 billion tied in loans and owned goods, concerns over dumping, and urges shifting production, expanding foreign markets, and a flexible price support plan to cut surpluses with minimal government controls, to be presented to Congress in January.
Advice from clergy on comforting the bereaved emphasizes acknowledgment of loss over hollow cheer. Sit with the mourner, speak of the deceased, and avoid forced optimism. Encourage discussion of memories and activity to aid grief, noting gains from expressing sorrow and staying connected. The piece cites leisure spending, including flowers, tools, and fishing and hunting licenses from Reader’s Digest.
A reader argues against blanket tariffs, urging a 28 point realistic tariff program to supplement American industry. He notes U S tariff levels are already low under reciprocity deals and cites Idaho mining, wool, and livestock as harmed by foreign competition and dumping. He warns increased tariffs may not stabilize key sectors and urges careful policy to raise living standards abroad and protect domestic producers.
Paris House of Beauty advertises all types of permanents for five dollars and hair cuts with Sea Waves for one dollar. Licensed beauty shop by the state guarantees work. Phone 3441.
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