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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
1
The Bloodmobile at A. J. Winters School in Montpelier collected 170 pints, 20 over Bear Lake County's semi annual quota. Co chairmen thank donors and volunteers including pin recipients Freddie Parker and David Teety. Names listed span nurses typists loaders and committee members from several towns.
County Treasurer Mrs. Juanita Smart says taxes are again being received. delinquent first and some second installments are being paid with the June 20 1964 deadline for the 1963 second installment. Sheriff O E Monson notes a busy day including a Bennington accident involving a 1961 Ford and a 1962 Ford truck on snowy roads. The car suffered a total loss and the truck $470 damage. $2300 in belongings were stolen from a vehicle between Ovid and Montpelier. Randall H Argoe and Glenn Swanson from Billings skidded off Highway 89 en route from Phoenix to Billings. suits and clothes among stolen items. County Clerk Amos B Hulme issued a marriage license to Michael Peter Maisonneuve and Linda Jean Larson. 94 licenses issued in 1963 versus 84 in 1962. Idahoans totaled 52 with Bear Lake County at 41, Utah 41, Wyoming 41, Colorado 28, and scattered from other states.
Birthday wishes go to Ron ald Ray Rathbone, Terry C. Smith, Chad L. Pugmire, Ro bert Kelsey, Lee Bunderson, and Steven J. Hoge. Also extend best regards to Mr and Mrs DevVerl F Passey on their anniversary.
Joseph 8. Peterson, 79, lifelong Ovid resident, died of a heart ailment at home. He was born June 10, 1884, in Ovid to Thomas Christian and Cathy Peterson. Survived by wife Louisa and four sons Walter Gary Dean Alvoid, two grandchildren and a sister. Funeral Thursday at 1 pm at the Ovid LDS Ward Chapel with burial in Ovid Cemetery.
O E Monson summarizes 1963 receipts and disbursements from the Bear Lake County Sheriff's Office. Details include 1 981 driver licenses issued for 7 924 00 with portions allocated to the State and County, 163 Chauffer's Licenses totaling 489 with allocations to State and County, 146 Driver Training Permits totaling 435, 62 duplicates for 46 50, and 1 207 90 collected as Sheriff Service Fees. The report notes funds sent to the State and County Treasurer and an unused budget portion of 1 218 75 returned to the Gen Fund.
Last Saturday at 3 10 a m a large snow avalanche struck near the Central Farmers Fertilizer Co Administration Building. It crossed the rail area and damaged a false brick wall but did not affect plant operations. No injuries were reported and the parking area was cleared by Sunday with a plywood wall covering the opening.
George Ramey Jr 24 of Paris parents notes in 7th Infantry Division took part in Exercise SNOW STORM in Korea. The week long field training ended Jan 18 to test operation under cold Korean winter and impact on men and gear. Ramey a senior windset operator joined in May 1968 after Fort Ord basic training and overseas arrival last October. He is a 1957 Fielding High School and 1962 Utah State graduate who worked for the Bureau of Land Management in Winnemucca before joining the Army.
Births at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital list a boy born to DeMar Romrell of Pegram on January 7 and a girl born to Jack Stone of Montpelier on January 10. Several residents from Montpelier Paris Laketown and nearby towns are reported for medical or accident cases with discharges noted through January 20.
Funeral rites were held Monday for Cyril S Budge 64 who died from a heart attack. The service included performances by Opal Shepher d and a choir with speakers Bp Glen Ward and Pres T Jay Nelson. Budge, a former Paris mayor and Budge Land and Livestock manager, is survived by a wide family. He was born November 22 1899 in Paris. Interment followed at Paris City Cemetery.
Christmas Seal returns to Bear Lake County total 579.30 as of December 31. Mrs. Max T. Haddock, chairwoman of the Bear Lake County Tuberculosis Committee, urges repeat support to fund education and patient aid programs. She says eradication in Idaho requires every citizen's contribution.
County Agent Hyrum G. Johnson notes some preparations could save lives in a U S nuclear event. He explains fallout spreads after a blast and that heavy walls and sealed basements reduce exposure, with two weeks of protection often sufficient to survive.
Spartans topple American Falls Beavers 58 to 43 to stay unbeaten 6 0 in league play led by Wayne Humpherys 18 points all in the second half Hymns 13 Melvin Parker 10 rebounds 8 points. Fielding shot 38 from the floor and 78 from the line. Next games Montpelier Bears at home then Soda Springs on Friday.
William Derricott 71 of Montpelier died Tuesday morning at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born December 19, 1892 in Liberty to Jos and Marintha Derricott and married Evva E. Smith July 19, 1915 in Sharon. funeral Friday January 31 at 1 PM at the Third Fifth LDS Ward Chapel in Montpelier with interment Liberty Cemetery.
The article traces the ownership and name changes of the Paris Post from its 1880 origins through shifts to The Paris Review and The Bear Lake Booster, noting key figures John A. Wallis and Doc Broxon, culminating with the Prestons moving to Paris in 1968 and the paper’s role in local life. It quotes a 1927 reach for circulation and independence, urging local subscription as investment.
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