College students return after holidays in 1931
A string of neighbors and relatives report returns to study as Christmas visits end. A. C. Smedley and Herman Rohner head to Logan Utah to enroll at the Agricultural College while Miss Miliken and Miss Athay travel back to Montana and Grace. Mrs Emma Clayton visits Montpelier and residence hosts M. M. Shepherd family. The Rexburg Standard notes Stucki returns from Paris, and Miss Pugmire and friends gather for a home evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rohner
Otto Rohner
Logan
Utah
The
Agricultural College
Frank Athay
Mabel
Miss Athay
Grace
Baby girl born to Stuckt family on New Year’s Eve
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stuckt last Thursday evening on the last day of the year. Mother and baby reported doing nicely. Congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Stuckt
Broken Promise Prompts Talk of Another
A wife tearfully accuses her husband of breaking a vow while he responds with a cynical pledge to make another promise at once. The tense exchange centers on trust and reconciliation in an intimate domestic setting.
Bi-Centennial Washington Costume Ball Promised by American Legion
Readers are urged to watch for advertisements announcing the Bi Centen nial Washington Costume ball to be staged by the American Legion. It promises to be the biggest event of its kind ever staged here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Washington
American Legion
Josiah Story Ties Rain to Biblical Lesson
Reading II Kings chapter twenty two, the lesson links Josiah’s reign from age eight to thirty one with a gentle rain. A small boy named Josiah is used to illustrate patience as drizzle continues through his years in Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah
Jerusalem
Stage Line Licenses Rescinded By Public Utilities Commission
The Public Utilities Commission announced stage and freight lines failing to pay the one percent state tax on gross receipts will have their permits cancelled. Ed Cole of Tekoa Washington to Clarkin Idaho had his permit cancelled first. Complaints are being prepared against others in cooperation with the department of law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Public Utilities Comission
Ed Cole
Tekoa
Wash
Clarkin
Ida
Commission
Department of Law Enforcement
Snow Above Normal on Bear Lake Water Sheds
More than 5 feet of snow covers Bear Lake watershed reports the local forest office. Storage is above normal and moisture prospects for next year look favorable. Game in the hills is in good condition with deer in St Charles canyon around 250, and coyotes retreating to cover amid deep snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
St. Charles Canyon
Cache Forest
Lum Bero mill to start next week in Emigration Canyon
Sam L Hymas and Frank Skinner of Sharon arranged disposal for lum Bero sawed at the Emigration Ban Mill in Emigration canyon. The mill will begin operation next week and employs eight men during its run. Idaho receipts for the year ending October 1 1931 totaled 18 934 200 with varied taxes and fees including kilowatt tax oleomargarine tax and highway funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Skinner
Sharon
Paris
Lum Bero
Emigration Canyon
Idaho
Departments of Public Investments
The
Treasury
Department of Public Investments
Land Department
Soldiers Home
National Forest Reserve
Federal Water Power Act
Leech
Pocatello Tribune
Paying Veterans Schooling Shakeup Sparks Congressional Action
A heated debate in Congress pursues remaining adjusted service pay for World War I veterans. The Mellon administration opposes granting the veterans any payment while pursuing European debt relief and potential additional foreign debt transfers to American citizens. The Capital News editorial labels it a Hoover Mellon slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mellon
Mr. Mellon
Millon
Europe
Capital- News
Ward Men Schedule Sixth Ward Basketball Clash
Six ward teams plan a pre tournament schedule for men basketball with Laketown No 1 Garden City St Charles Bloomington Now Paris No 5 and Paris No 6. Half the schedule is set before the stake tournament following the inter division meet at Preston. The first half runs January 4 to 9 and continues through February 6 with matchups listed by week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interdivision
Preston
Laketown
Garden City
St. Charles
Bloomington
Paris
Book Salesman Promises Aid With Tax Mood
A compact exchange notes a salesman touting a book to ease work full of taxation concerns. A businessman concedes the book’s value and adds that effort multiplies with collaboration. The dialogue hints at American diligence and rising tax literacy.
Oldest Trail Builder and Settler Goes to Final Reward
In 1868 he returned to the plains as a night herder guiding emigrants cattle at night to prevent thefts by Indians. He made friends with the native people and experienced little trouble in his work on the frontier.
Seth Parker Moves From Radio to Screen at Novelty Theatre
NBC radio star Seth Parker known as Ma Parker departs Maine coastal life for film in Way Back Home at Novelty Theatre. The show features Parker and his eleven radio family members plus film cast, with dates Sunday January 10 Monday 11 and Tuesday 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Parker
Sea Coast
Maine
NBC
Seth
Parker
Jonesport
Radio Pictures
Grand Central Station
Phillips ‘Lord
Novelty Theatre
Dan to Beersheba Distance Question Sparks Church School Humor
Sunday church school discussion turns into a humorous exchange as members debate whether Dan and Beersheba are places or a couple. A member asks the miles between the two locations and another questions if they are husband and wife, prompting light laughter in Minidoka County News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Beersheba
Sodom
Gomorrah
Minidoka County
Still He Died After a Temperance Talk in Scotland
A fragment from a temperance anecdote recounts an audience member complimenting a speaker’s sobriety and then dying three days later, noting the dead man seemed healthier than the lecturer at the moment of remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Drownings, migration, and pioneer recollections from Utah’s 1868 season
The narrative recalls a season of high water on rivers with six drownings in Green River then notes Bishop Ed Stock’s near drowning saved by Heber Oakey. It traces migration to Salt Lake City, the Platte railhead, and the arrival of the last immigrant company to Utah in 1868, including Mary Jane Whitehead. It recounts early Indian tensions and Brigham Young’s strategy of peace with the tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Bishop Ed
Fish Haven
Heber Oakey
Mr. Bird
Salt Lake City
Platte
Missouri
Utah
Mary Jane Whitehead
Salt Lake
George A. Smith
Paris
Black Hawk
Walker
Brigham Young
Johnson
Pres. Young
Johnsons Army Fort Cedar Valley Helped Mor mons
A historical note recounts Johnsons Army marching from Fort Bridger through Salt Lake to build a fort at Cedar Valley, aiding the Mormon community by providing employment and injecting cash into the valley. The deceased served as father to nine children from two marriages, with several descendants listed across Utah and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Fort Bridger
Salt Lake
Cedar Valley
Anne Janie
John
Anne
William Nate
Canada
John Bird
Paris
Francis Orchard
Tooele
Utah
Walter Kelbaugh
Salt Lake City
Anna Maria Musser
Walter
George Bird
Mona Ellis
Moreland
Edith Nowland
Dingle
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. C Smedley
Ogden
Jean Miliken
Hanna, Wyo
Margaret Hill
Athey
Agriculture College
Emma Clayton
Montpelier
M. M. Shepherd
Dr. Shepherd
F. T. Shepherd
Mark Austin
Rol
Josh
Wilford Tueller
Tueller
James Dunn
Guaranteed Life Insurance Co
Stucki
Rexbury Standard
Lucille Whinham
Jesse Scheidigger
Plains
State House
State Museum
Shepherd Hdwe
Imp. Co
Paris Drug CO
Rexall Store
Lawrence Tibbetts
HOTEL
Shepherd— Clothing Store
Friendlly Service
Servus
Buckeye
G Powde
Japan
Shepherd &Sons
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