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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
8
Community notes list residents traveling to Ogden Salt Lake Paris Soda Springs and Logan for business illness and letters hospital missions and social events including dinners with families and a farewell gathering for local residents amid winter weather and flu impacts.
Out-of-town guests at an old folks party included Pres. and Mrs. A. A. Hart and H. H. Broomhead from Bloomington plus William Price of Paris and other residents from Ogden Utah Lanark Montpelier and Liberty. The gathering featured a humorous exchange about wiping plates and a baseball umpire presence.
A joke frames a Scotland taxi crash where eighteen Scotchmen are said to be hurt, highlighting the tough borrowing times and the burden of repayment.
W. B. Trowbridge of Montpelier visited Paris Sunday and Monday. A P Peterson of Ovid was there Monday with his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs G Sleight. L T Shepherd, retired merchant, has shown slight improvement after illness. Miss Pixton district home demonstrator attended to office business Saturday. Ernest Waterlaus and Nina Rich of Montpelier called on Eugene Shepherds Monday. Mrs A E Jarvis of Bloomington visited with her daughters Saturday afternoon.
A grocer jokes a clerk who has a toothache saying medicine is unnecessary. He recounts his wife kissing men to ease pain. An English mishearing scene shows a Cockney family and a boy mispronouncing ham.
A community play drew strong turnout from the ward in Fish Haven and was later shown in Garden City where a large audience witnessed the performance. Connie, the young daughter of Mr.
A brief notice asks readers to phone No 33 or deliver news at Paris Post to ensure all items are included in the column sections. The call encourages timely submissions to assist coverage.
Mrs Ray Stock hosted a party this week with Junior Kearl Seth Beyler Meylen Beyler Joy Haws Ted Stock Jack Stock Leyon Lowell Rolen Nelson Merv Conley Jay Nelson Artis Stalder Noma Shir ley present. Ice cream and cake were served and children enjoyed despite the blizzard. Wind drifted roads and car use was minimal with Mel Schencks car the only one moving. Scouts met with Kay Howell for a party Saturday night with games and refreshments. The ward Relief Society held a social Tuesday with games and refreshments replacing the regular meeting.
Bloomington and area residents attend a bi centennial committee meeting at A. E. Jarvis home planning events for the 22nd. Sports report highlights a Ward basketball win at Bloomington and a loss at Paris. Social notes mention visits, flu illness, farm and crop hopes with snow, and a Sunday sacrament meeting drawing a large crowd.
Mr and Mrs John Briscoe and Mrs Enid Piggott were in Paris Tuesday. Pres and Mrs Roy A Welker visited a HIEN his mother Mrs Glara Welker one winy this week.
The Post urges readers to check expiration dates and renew to receive weekly local county and national news. It promotes a $2.00 yearly rate and asks subscribers to remit at the post office to avoid missing issues.
Happier prospects for Idaho farmers next season are seen by Dean E. J. Iddings of the University of Idaho School of Agriculture and Extension Division. He said reports indicate Idaho is well saturated with moisture in nonirrigated and storage water areas. The fertility of Idaho soil means one good season can yield enormous crops, and with reasonable prices things will brighten quickly.
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