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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
8
Éirs Clan Coldwell and daughter visited her mother in Gallen City over the weekend. B Grimmett and Glen Grimmett were business visitors in Salt Lake City on Monday and Tuesday.
Local readers learn of health recoveries surgeries and visits including Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hanson, Mrs. Mildred Nye, Linda Nye, Mrs. Hara Hoge, Mrs. Carrie Floyd, Mrs. Marie Knutti, and many others. The column records appendectomies at Soda Springs hospital, a 88th birthday celebration for Louisa Grimmett, ward meetings, and community gatherings amid road closures delaying buses and school sessions.
The Veterans Administration reports 7,149,000 National Service Life Insurance policies active, up 28 percent from three years ago. Twenty four percent are permanent, avg policy value $5,760, and in January 1947 the permanent share was 12 percent. In the Pacific Northwest, 175,286 veteran accounts are active out of 580,000, with over 60,000 converted to permanent policies.
Preliminary reports show that 20 county farmers carried out conservation practices under the 1949 Agricultural Conservation Program. The effort, led by Wesley Dodge, aims to reduce erosion, build soil reserves, and improve farm productivity benefiting both farmers and communities who rely on their produce.
Idaho reports 509 polio cases in 1949 with 461 from July through December. Bear Lake, Camas and Clark counties had no cases while Ada leads with 108 and August shows peak with 168. Children aged 5 to 14 are most affected and mortality was 4.5 per 100 cases.
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Chas Nate, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rohner and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bird and son Terrell of Montpelier, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Grandy and family, Mrs Leona Bird and children of Paris.
Mr and Mrs Howard Mecham and children have left St Charles for Kansas where he is employed for several months. Mr and Mrs Al Mecham and son Gary Johnson have been ill with the flu for two weeks.
Calendar notes events not held at the pavilion in Bloomington City Ward with scattered entries from Fielding High School. It lists groups such as Relief Society Blake Gold & Green Ball and Paris Lions Club with scheduled dates including February 3 and March 3, though many activities appear cancelled.
Brigham Irwin of St Charles and Arthur Sorenson of Montpelier won in Bern Wednesday of last week. August Mannifer of Cokeville was a business visitor, Mrs Alvin Kunz accompanied by her daughter, Grant Jensen of Montpelier. Farrell Nelson and Russell Sores, sons of Ovid, were in Bern Thursday. Mrs LeGrand Clark and Mr and Mrs J W Thornton of Georgetown were visitors at the homes of Mrs Robert Schmid and Mrs Alvin Kunz. Abe and Wayne Thompson and daughter in law from Georgetown called in Bern Friday. A surprise party honored Rudolph Bienz Friday night. Ward men attended Union and Quorum meetings Sunday in Montpelier. Mr and Mrs Truman Payne of Montpelier were in Bern Monday. Mr and Mrs John H Lee of Geneva were business visitors. Bishop Orlando Kunz, Bishop Parld Kunz and Bishop Schmid attended funeral of H Howard Broomhead in Bloomington ward. Born to Mr and Mrs Reed is a baby girl Sunday morning. mother and baby are doing fine.
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