Noted speakers to attend Womans Vacation Camp
Plans for the annual Womans Vacation Camp at Fish Haven Resort July 9 10 11 were announced by County Extension Agent Willard E Kunz. The program features Professor Rudolph Goranson Idaho State College Pocatello Miss Evelyn Hansen Home Economist Utah Power and Light Co Salt Lake City Dr James Millar Portland Oregon Dr John R Nichols Idaho State College Pocatello and others with local talent. co chairs are Mrs John R Stephens and Mrs George Ward.
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Fish Haven
Willard E Kunz
University of Idaho Extension
Tax Levies for Schools Passed at Special Elections
The Emerson and Fielding High School tax levies won approval with strong majorities. Emerson vote stood 28 in favor to 12 against, while Fielding High School election reported about four to one in favor. Secretary T L. Austin noted the results last Friday and Saturday.
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Emerson
T L. Austin
Veterans Boom in U S Population Alarms Analysts
The Veterans Administration estimates living veterans and their families will peak at 43 percent of the national population within five years and then decline. A veteran family is defined as household led by a veteran, including spouse children and other relatives. In the Pacific Northwest, 622000 veterans show five of seven are World War II veterans.
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The
Veterans Administration
Pacific Northwest
Four Million Monthly Pensions for Northwest Veterans
The Veterans Administration reports about 16 000 dependents in the Northwest receiving checks totaling nearly 600 000 monthly. More than half are dependents of deceased World War II veterans. Living Northwest veterans receive disability compensation or pensions totaling about 3 400 000 monthly, with roughly 72 000 beneficiaries, about 76 percent of whom are World War II veterans.
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Northwest
Veterans Administration
Living Northwest
Student Veterans Are Advised on Leave
Leave applications from veterans attending summer school must be submitted thirty days in advance per a Veterans Administration ruling. Leave accrues at two and a half days monthly with subsistence allowances during leave. time taken reduces total GI Training eligibility. Veterans should apply to the VA training officer at the school.
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Veterans Administration
Kunz Family Trip to Ogden for Week Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kunz and their children drove to Ogden Sunday. Mr. Kunz returned the same day while Kunz and the children stayed to spend the week with Mrs. Kunz's parents.
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Willard Kunz
Ogden
Mr. Kunz
Wits, Kunz
Stores to Close in Paris for 3 Day Holiday
Stores in Paris will close Friday Saturday and Sunday as Governor Robins proclaims a state holiday. Housewives urged to shop Thursday. Montpelier stores also close for the three day observance.
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Paris
Robins
Montpelier
Bennington Rider Injured in Bear Lake Rodeo
Marrell Lindsay of Bennington suffered serious injuries Saturday after being thrown from a bucking horse at the Bear Lake Rodeo. He was knocked face down, five ribs were broken, lungs punctured, and he was rushed to the hospital in serious condition with gradual improvement reported later.
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Marrell Lindsay
Bennington
Bear Lake
Lindsay
Tronc
Fish Haven Resort Plans Gala Weekend
Fish Haven Resort gears up for a three day celebration July 3 4 5 featuring a fine orchestra for three nights of dancing. A carnival balloon dance tops Friday night July 4 with boating bathing and dancing available plus resort cafe meals.
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Fish Haven
Fne
Fish Haven Resort
Overpayment to Vets in Training Must be Repaid
Veterans in the Paris area face repayment of subsistence overpayments under the G I Bill after new wage limits were set by Congress. The Boise regional VA reports 2 978 veterans still owe 269 924 dollars as of June 1st. Hardship cases may request arrangements with the VA finance office in Boise. Mr and Mrs Palmer Tueller traveled to Salt Lake City to be with Mrs Tueller’s mother after a major operation Monday.
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Boise Regional Veterans Administration Office
Congress
Idaho
Boise
VA Finance
Mrs. Palmer Tueller
Salt Lake City
Bridge Club High Score Party Hosted by Mrs Hann
Mrs Dorotha Hann entertained her bridge club on Wednesday evening with Mrs Warner winning high score. Strawberry short cake and coffee were served to Mrs Othel Jensen Mrs June Hoge Mrs Arlene Innes Mrs Ladle Crawford Mrs Audrey Monglen Mrs Fern Beck and Mrs Dorthy Vamer.
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Dorotha Hann
Bridge Club
Warner
Othel Jensen
June Hoge
Arlene Innes
Ladle Crawford
Audrey Monglen
Fern Beck
Dorthy Vamer
Donna Wilkes Weds Thomas A Nielsen in Logan Temple
Miss Donna Wilkes daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Wilkes of St Charles united with Thomas A Nielsen son of Mr and Mrs LaVon A Nielsen of Logan in the Logan LDS temple on June 25. Elroy Christiansen conducted the ceremony. A wedding breakfast followed at the groom’s parents home. The couple will reside in Logan after a Yellowstone Park honeymoon.
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Donna Wilkes
Sam Wilkes
St Charles
Thomas A Nielson
LaVon A. Nielson
Logan
Logan Lids Temple
Elroy Christiansen
Temple
Goth
Nielson
USAC
Yellowstone Park
Special Hunts Planned for Moose and Sheep in Idaho
Idaho fish and game officials expect another round of limited supervised hunts for bighorn sheep and moose next fall pending conservation officer recommendations and fish and game commission approval in Boise. Last year 35 bighorn ram permits were issued with 13 taken and 30 moose permits with 26 killed in districts including Custer Lemhi and Idaho counties and Fremont north of Ashton.
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Idaho
Fish and Game Commission
Boise
D Riladeau
Custer
Lemhi
Fremont
Ashton
Pocatello Game Preserve
Browning Kin Spend Weekend Across Counties
Gene Browning of Ogden visited relatives over the weekend. He stayed with Mrs. Thelma Browning who had been in Logan and returned the latter part of the week.
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Gene Browning
Ogden
Thelma Browning
Logan
Parker Family Reunion At Bloomington Dinner
John Parker family held their annual reunion on Thursday June 26 with dinner and a fine program at Bloomington Amusement Hall for about 80 people.
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John Parker
Bloomington
Wallentine Visits Brigham City On July Fourth
Kieth Wallentine son of Mr and Mrs Smith Wallentine has spent ten days with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Arthur Willis in Brigham City. The Smith Wallentines plan a short visit to Brigham City for the Fourth of July.
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Kieth Wallentine
Smith Wallentine
Arthur Willis
Brigham City
Smith Wallentines
Dinner hosts honor Garden City and Paris visitors
Mr and Mrs Seldon Parker entertained at a Sunday dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs LaVere Hansen and family of Garden City, Mr and Mrs Darwin Haddock and family, Mr and Mrs Reynold Parker of Paris, and Mr and Mrs Newel Parker and Robert Parker of Bloomington.
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Seldon Parker
LaVere Hansen
Garden City
Darwin Haddock
Reynold Parker
Paris
Newel Parker
Robert Parker
Bloomington
Bear Lake Valley Faces Heavy Frost After Sunday Night
Old Jack Frost visited Bear Lake valley Sunday night with damage to tender garden crops. Potatoes beans tomatoes cucumbers corn and other vegetables appeared sickly Monday morning after a cold spell that has lingered near freezing for weeks.
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Bear Lake Valley
Jack Frost
Brother of Former Paris Man Dies in South America
Lioyd M Ramey age 52 was killed in an automobile accident in Rio de Janeiro Brazil last Friday He was an assistant superintendent for Morrison Knudsen Construction Co of Boise representing them in South America He was a brother of George Ramey formerly of Paris who left for Brazil months ago also with the same company.
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Paris
South America
Lioyd M Ramey
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Ramey
Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company
Boise
George Ramey
George
Georgetown Man Wins Dodge in Bear Lake Rodeo Raffle
Leo Smith of Georgetown won a new Dodge car in a raffle at the Bear Lake Rodeo. The Montpelier Lions Club sponsored the event to raise funds for the hospital, netting about one thousand dollars, while the three day rodeo program was about fifteen hundred short of paying out.
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Leo Smith
Wells Smith
Georgetown
Bear Lake
Leo
Montpelier Lions Club
Vets Reinstating Life Insurance Policies
Pacific Northwest veterans have reinstated more than seventy five million dollars in National Service Life Insurance during the past four months, under Liberal reinstatement privileges by General Omar N Bradley. Veterans may reinstate by submitting a comparative health statement and paying two monthly premiums. After August 1, a medical exam is required for lapses over three months. forms are available at local VA offices.
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Pacific Northwest
Veterans Administration
Omar N Bradley
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Salt Lake Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Speeding Case
City Marshall Lester Allred arrested a Salt Lake City truck driver Monday morning for speeding through the city. The driver pleaded guilty and paid a ten dollar fine in police court.
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Lester Allred
Salt Lake City
Fire Works Prohibited on Cache National Forest
The Regional Forester announces a prohibition on fire crackers and all fireworks on the Cache National Forest effective June 20, 1947. The measure cites high fire risk due to dense June vegetation and recent rains, aiming to prevent fires in camps, picnics, and along forest highways. James O Stewart, Forest Supervisor, stresses the need to protect the forests during this centennial year.
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Cache National Forest
James O Stewart
Auto Races Set for Salt Lake Celebration
Emory Collings the 1946 Iowa dirt track champion filed entry for the ten thousand dollar national auto race at the US Centennial Exposition in Salt Lake City July 24 26 and August 1 2. He will race his 300 horsepower Offenhauser as rivals from 13 states seek to challenge him in the first IMCA sanctioned Utah event expected to draw 20 to 25 cars.
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Emory Collings
LdeMars
Iowa
Salt Lake City
Sheldon KR. Brewster
Collings
Jowan
Hving
Brewster
Ohio
California
Utah
IMCA
LaRue and Karen Patterson Visit Grandparents in Blackfoot
LaRue and Karen Patterson of Blackfoot rode a bus Thursday to visit their grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Jensen.
Kunz Family Holds Bear Lake Reunion With Swim
The William J. Kunz family of four generations gathered at Bear Lake Hot Springs for a Monday evening reunion. Wm Kunz, 82, joined the swim and a roughly 25 attendees enjoyed the event including younger family members.
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William J. Kunz
Bear Lake Hot Springs
Wm. Kunz
Mrs Budge Hosts Bridge Club Fridy
Mrs Budge entertained Friday for her bridge club. Mrs Tunks won high score for the afternoon. Guests and members included Mesdames Esthel Jensen Audrey Monson Inez Tunks Arlene Innea Dorthey Tueller Fern Beck and Dorothy Varner.
Bear Lake County Fair Dates Set for Aug 28 29 30
The Bear Lake County Fair is scheduled for Thursday August 28 through Saturday August 30. Officials announce usual exhibits plus a new horse racing program as part of the events.
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Bear Lake County
Stock Reunion Held In Fish Haven Ward
A Stock family reunion for John Stock dependents was held in Fish Haven ward with a 12:30 dinner and a program including Janet Sprouse piano solo Helen Calder vocal solo Nola Jensen Cornet Solo Della Pope all of Garden City Memories by C C Shirley and remarks by J P Stock 129 attendees from distant places including Texas fellowshipped with same officers for another year.
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John Stock
Fish Haven Ward
Janet Sprouse
Helen Calder
Nola Jensen
Cornet
Della Pope
Garden City
C. C Shirley
J P Stock
Texas
Temple Schedule and Ward Activities for 1947
L D S Church column lists temple schedule dates across Liberty Ovid Paris St Charles Bloomington and 81 St Charles Ward with multiple wards and quorums. It details opening songs invocations sacraments prayers choir numbers and speakers including Bp Oliver L Peterson and Evan Morgan. Attendance noted at 384 percent present.
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Liberty
Ovid
Paris
St. Charles
Bloomington Ward
LaVell G. Ward
Victor Reese
Ella Stevens
Carl Thornock
Ward Relief Society
YWMIA
Violet Nelson
Relief Society
Deltha Painter
Inez Findlay
Ormi Bee
Pearl Bateman
Nadine Dunford
Elma Krogue
Albert Miller
Evan Morgan
Parley P Pratt
God
Robert Dunford
Charles Ward
Arlin R. Pugmire
Lothair B Rich
Nells Wilhelmsen
Ruth Pugmire
Ola Jensen
Great Redeemer
John T Barker
Ernest D. Hymas
Stake
Joseph Smith
Merla Nye
Angus Porter
Nephie Michaelson
Max Haddock to Head Local Chapter of Infantile Paralysis
The County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected officers at the courthouse in Paris. Max Haddock of Montpelier was chosen chairman with Doyie Anthony as vice chair, Mrs. Lee Wedel secretary, and Mrs. Rea Athay treasurer. The 1948 epidemic had 25 204 cases, with $985.93 in March of Dimes receipts. Mrs. John B. Hayes of Twin Falls attended.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Court House
Paris
Max Haddock
Montpelier
Doyie Anthony
Lee Wedel
Rea Athay
Paria
Sherman Lowe
L. Burdette Pugmire
A. J. Winters
M. D. Low
H H. King
Walter B. Clark
G. W Irving
W. Smith Hoge
Ed. Williams
Selective Service
John B. Hayes
Idaho
Twin Falls
Idaho Senator Pushes Labor Bill In Capitol Debate
Idaho figures join national scene as Senate votes to override Truman veto on labor legislation. Senator Taylor of Idaho, Senator Dworshak, and others receive hundreds of telegrams and postcards from constituents amid lively pre vote debate and charges of political motives.
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Misa Shadduck
Coeur d'Alene Press
National Capital
Washington, D. C
Senate
Truman
Robert Taft
House of Representatives
Congress
Republican Party
Alben Barkley
Harry Truman
Washington
Harry Cain
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Henry Dworshak
Mrs Hoge and Son Visit Rose Smith in Fish Haven
Mrs John Hoge and her son spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Rose Smith at Rose Smith’s home in Fish Haven, gathering family time and sharing meals and stories.
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John Hoge and Son
Fish Haven
Rose Smith
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U. S
Darrell Lindsay
Logan Temple
Salt Lake
Chimney Rock
Brigham Young
Thomas Tanner
Spencer H. Rich
L. D. S. Church Column
W Smith Hoge
Clifford G. Price
Oliver L. Peterson
L. Hugh Shepherd
Alma Findlay
Walter Bird
Liberty Ward
Frank Brown
Bernard Brown
Ivan Hymas
Harold Pugmire
Daryle Morgan
Paul Stevens
LDS Church
Marion Beck
Ward
Elna Brown
Capitol
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