Marines enlistment and local notices from Montpelier
Word reached families this week that Walter Bolton a former Paris boy joined the US Marines on February 13 in Salt Lake City and left for training in San Diego California. Local doctors and social notices list visits trips and family events including eye exams at Burgoyne Hotel in Montpelier and many residents visiting relatives in Logan Grace Preston and Bern among others.
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Walter Bolton
Paris
US Marines
Salt Lake City
Walter
Salt Lake
San Diego
California
H. H. Scarborough
Burgoyne Hotel
Montpelier
Soil conservation district sees flood of farm potential
Vice chairman Silas L. Wright says soil conservation and irrigation offer unlimited possibilities for the Bear Lake district. He cites water to boost dairy and livestock feed, erosion control, and crop rotation as keys to restoring worn land, with U S Department of Agriculture aid and state action shaping the program. Wright and four other supervisors oversee the district with Chairman William J Hunter, Secretary Walter E. Clark, Ernest W Allred, and Ivan K. Rigby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas L. Wright
Bear Lake
Benninson
Bennington Irrigation Company
State
Soil Conservation Service
U S. Department of Agriculture Bureau
Soil Conservation District
Montpelier
Evan C. Thompson
Wright
William J Hunter
Walter E. Clark
Georgetown
Ernest W Allred
St. Charles
Ivan K. Rigby
Pegram
Five nearly new tires for sale Paris Idaho ad
For sale five almost new tires with Hudson car thrown in. Inquire C. H. Pearce in Paris Idaho for details and price.
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C. H. Pearce
Paris
Idaho
The Western Range Grass and Sheep Graze Relation
A poem by Vernon T. Heldenrich of Pocatello Idaho argues for range regulation to protect grasses and soil. It links sheep grazing to soil stability, water retention, and drought resilience, urging guardianship of seedlings and full seed growth to prevent erosion and flood damage.
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Vernon T. Heldenrich
Pocatello
Idaho
Questions and Answers on Rationing of Tires
A list of Q A queries clarifies tire rationing rules for workers, sellers, deliveries, and vehicle classifications. It covers ambulances, hearses, coal delivery, telegraph office service, scrap iron buyers, wholesale grocers, and heavy goods retail trucks with explicit eligibility outcomes.
Local residents attend varied activities and travels
Mrs. Oliver Wright and Mrs. W.1 son Weaver served as registrars for service aged men at the church house Monday. Severe Ricks and Ellis Straw were here on business Monday. William Dunn visited Montpelier Saturday. Wilford Hemmert of Thayne Wyoming came to buy cattle. Mrs. Vera Lindsay and daughter Shirley Alleman visited Montpelier Saturday. Mr and Mrs. Samuel Hall traveled to Montpelier Saturday. C W Jewell conducted business at the D-D ranch Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Reed Crane and Mr and Mrs Preston Michaelson visited Sunday. Mrs. K A Roebrick, lately visiting her daughter J B Hann and family, left Tuesday for Savery Wyoming to visit another daughter.
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Oliver Wright
W.1son Weaver
Church House
K A. Roebrick
J B Hann
Savery
Marine planes at Wake Island account for submarine and 12 planes
Four Marine planes at Wake Island accounted for one submarine a heavy seaplane and 11 other planes in action.
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Wake Island
Prague Drain Yields Mock Sixteenth Century Bills
Workmen found what looked like sixteenth century money worth 1600 dollars in a Prague drain. They turned the items to police, who consulted the national bank and were told the money was interfeit.
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Rina
Prague
National Bank
Local Chairman Urges Farmers to Cooperate
Bear Lake county farmers are urged to meet expanded 1942 production goals for eggs and hogs to aid American armed forces and allies. Gr Hulme announces revised goals set higher than last fall, with price supports extended to mid 1943 to prevent postwar price ruin. Germany’s wartime submarine warfare is referenced in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
United Nations
Gr. Hulme
Usda War Board
Claude R. Wickard
Ment of Agriculture
Peanut Butter Bread Popular with Children
A family bread recipe notes peanut butter as a main ingredient. For four loaves use one and a half cups of peanut butter and increase sugar slightly from the regular bread recipe.
When the President Or Secretary Of The Navy Aboard Ship
A historical note states that when the President or the Secretary of the Navy travels aboard a ship his flat flies from the main mast. This tradition marks the presence of senior officials at sea and reflects naval ceremony practices of the period.
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Secretary of the Navy
Whipping Post Penalty for Theft in Colonial Days
Thirty nine lashes on the bare back were the common punishment for stealing items like a coat or a watch in colonial times. John Hoge traveled to Aston Saturday night to referee a basketball game. Bear Lake is enduring frigid weather with temperatures dropping to as low as 35 degrees below zero by Wednesday morning.
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John Hoge
Aston
Bear Lake
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Grant Rich
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J O Nye
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Sargamt Rich
Grant Rosen
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George Hoge
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Portland
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Seth Kelsey
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Claude Richards
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Charles Rogers
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