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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
4
Community notes report visits and greetings among locals from Cokeville Paris Bloomington and Bear Lake. Residents like Hyrum Jensen and Mrs. F. M. Bresse appear on sick lists while trips to Idaho Falls Ogden and Utah mark family and business visits. A Paris fishing party counts Lake Alice as a good site and Bear Lake hosts travelers amid a busy week of social events.
Mrs C B Hayes and Mrs Ralph King announce an open house at their residence on First West Street this Thursday from 2 to 5 PM.
Major Frank L. Cole of the Medical Corps U S Army, born in Paris and raised there, has spent two years in the Hawaiian Islands. He will return to the states via Army Transport soon and be assigned to duty at the Air Hospital in San Francisco. He graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1914 and became a First Lieutenant, later promoted to Major in 1918. It is unclear if he will visit old friends before reporting to new duties.
Local notes detail the fifth annual Coke lle Rodeo and Round-Up scheduled for July 17 18 and 19 with plans for a strong show featuring noted riders and talent from across the country. European tour by cowboy clown Mer Holcomb is postponed and will be rescheduled to entertain Oakeville Roundup audiences.
The Bear Lake stake New Zealand missionaries association held its annual outing at Stock Resort in Fish Haven. Nearly one hundred attended including two Maori boys, several New Zealand mission veterans, and families. Rufus K. Hardy and spouses, Elders Frees Davis Cowley, from Salt Lake, and local leadersW LinfordSaturn John A. Sutton Milford Rogers led talks and musical numbers were performed by Wi Amaru Tommie Clark and others.
Idaho Falls reports farmers predicting hay will reach ten dollars per ton due to a poor first crop from dry weather and a weak third crop. Sheepmen cap their purchases at eight dollars while dairymen cannot pay ten with butterfat low, risking stock losses and later higher meat prices as alternative feeds rise.
Idaho Senators Borah, Thomas, Smith and French secured a $250,000 appropriation to enlarge the Boise veterans hospital. The new infirmary building will stand as a monument to their victory over opposition and is slated to begin construction late this year.
Bo ise June 26 Emmett Prost commissioner of law enforcement faces a 39500 suit in Seattle filed by A Yates for his daughter Nora injured when Prost's car struck theirs on the way to a Northwest Association of sheriffs and police meeting. Prost expected back Monday. staff unsure of his location.
The fiery haired heroine from Donald Henderson Clarke’s novel is brought to life by Radio Pictures. Millie leaves a village schoolroom for a philandering husband in New York, then clings to love as a young reporter pursues her.
The drama follows a sorrowful romance as the heroine becomes a strong advocate of independence. She closes her heart to men and flirts superficially until a rival source undermines her. Helen Twelvetrees stars with Lilian Tashman and Robert Ames in a cast that includes Joan Blondell, John Halliday, James Hale and Anita Louise.
Logan L E Guyman of Huntington is appointed agricultural agent for Rich county by the Utah extension service. W W Owens introduces him. Guyman has degrees from Utah State Agricultural College and Iowa State Ames, with a background in animal breeding and livestock work in Magna and Cyprus High School.
Several 4 H club meetings summarized. Happy-Go-Lucky Canners met at Mrs Ray Densley home June 19 with Maud Lyon presiding rhubarb canning demo and song leaving a Virginia memory. Busy Bee met June 24 at Marion Matthews home aprons lunch cloth and giant steps. Woolly Workers met June 15 at the meeting house with new members Derricott brothers and committee plans. Merry Makers met June 25 Georgetown location vice president Alley-Dunn led club work patch refreshments and a pleasant close.
Lewiston Idaho plans housing for the August 13 14 16 convention with 175 rooms secured plus over 100 more delgates and visitors will reserve through the Chamber of Commerce. The Legion Housing Committee coordinates lodging at the Lewis Clark hotel and area hotels to ensure comfortable quarters for a large turnout.
Hoover’s proposal to suspend inter government debt payments for a year sparked renewed optimism in New York and world markets. Copper and lead demand surged with record tonnages traded, prices rising about 10 percent in four days, while zinc showed mixed gains and overall commodity indices improved after weeks of stagnation.
A grand event features the big drum and bugle corps contest with eight dozen corps, a nightly parade, athletic show, and banquet showcasing marching bands and precision drill.
Bear Lake and nearby counties held a meeting at Montpelier city hall with Pren Moore and Professor Lampman as speakers. Moore urged moving pullets to dry high ground, cutting greens daily, and ensuring open windows at night to improve pullet vitality. Officers elected include Frank Kibby as president and Robert Ludwig as vice president. A E Duke named secretary. A regional board will be formed from Caribou North Bannock and Lincoln counties Wyoming.
In Wallace Idaho on June 22 the rise in lead and silver prices lifts morale in the Coeur d'Alene district. Production is expected to run full time and rehire about 2,000 workers previously laid off. Smelter director Frank H. Smith of Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining calls the news surprising and notes possible foresight by American Smelting and Refining Company.
The piece notes Thomas Jefferson born April 13 1743 and died July 4 1826 matching John Adams in death, highlighting his role as a president and the tomb’s commemorative framing.
Prices for lead advanced across regions with the Midwest leader climbing from 3.60c to 4.075c, widening the St. Louis New York differential to 17 1/2 points. Market sentiment shifted after a Washington debt plan, with strong buying sustaining June shipments and a firm but easing silver market following heavy short-seller demand in China and India.
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