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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
4
A reader extols painting at home using Kem Tone Vogue Deep colors eight rich shades that mix with pastel tones. A single afternoon can finish walls and ceilings with a roller, achieving a room with new color schemes and a washable finish suitable for various surfaces.
An agricultural note explains converting a milk cooler’s compressor into a heat pump to warm the milk house. With a thermostat and simple valves, cooled water is used to extract heat and raise room temperature, offering a secondary heating function alongside milk cooling.
Mrs Rex Cook and children visit Logan relatives while Mrs Kaa Cook welcomes a baby girl second child. Relief Society quilt event notes fourteen attendees. Paris school students had weather holiday. Lovelands celebrate first grandson born to Bo and Mrs Milford Loveland. Grant Freeman, John Hansen, Max Austin visited Evanston. Rabbit hunt ends with Clinton Tremelling winning side and amusements hall wager. Sacrament program featured Dorothea Wicker vocal, Vaughn Satterthwaite solo, bishopric remarks. Woffinden couple of Albuquerque welcome 6 lb 13 oz baby boy born Jan 8, first grandchild for Ernest and Layton families.
Over a month period two births are noted including a girl born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Webb in Paris on December 2. The item confirms family additions and local record keeping.
Sharon news notes callers at the Lee Prescott home including Cyril Prescott and Carol Dawn. Marion Lyons stayed overnight with Joyce Matthews. Visitors at Shurel Nate’s home included Richard Long and Lawrence King. Mabel King overnights with Peggy Long. Skis took men to Leo Bartsch farm at North Canyon mouth to feed 60 cattle after days of no feed. A later thaw helped break a new road to allow feeding.
Community notes report Mrs Willard Lindsay under doctor care at Caribou hospital for weeks. Mrs Milford Passey had major surgery and is convalescing at home. Mrs Dan Frazier and children visited Seattle area. Mrs Farrell Nielsen and son visited Conda with her parents. Mr Reid Peterson and family joined Armond Peterson trip to Salt Lake City. Audrey Lewis attended Soda Springs ward Gold and Green Ball. Jay Cragan attended same event. Mississippi River navigable for barges to Minneapolis.
Governor Robins proclaims March 1949 as Red Cross Fund Campaign Month in Idaho urging citizens to donate to support disaster relief welfare for armed forces and community health. The proclamation notes Red Cross aid during floods and the new National Blood Program and credits more than three million dollars in aid. The text includes a service seal date of January 17, 1949. The latter excerpt features a restaurant exchange about chicken salad prices and ingredients.
Inland Realtors Vice President Lamont W Passay writes from Salt Lake City recalling childhood in Bear Lake Valley and early life in Canada. He mentions teacher Biff Tueller, Old elementary school in Paris, and family visits, sharing stories of spring cleaning, brick removal, and hometown ties.
Texas and Louisiana lead the United States in sulphur production, contributing the highest output among all states. The two states dominate national activity in this mineral, reflecting their key role in domestic supply.
West Virginia entered the United States as the 35th state in 1863, breaking from Virginia during the Civil War. The move established a new governance structure as it sought admission to the Union. The event reflected shifting political loyalties and the wartime reconfiguration of state boundaries.
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