Selective Service to Segregate Registrants Into Four Categories
National Headquarters of the Selective Service System orders local boards to classify registrants into four priority categories for induction. Category 1 includes qualified registrants with no financial dependents, followed by Categories 2 to 4 based on having dependents and marital status prior to specific dates. Local boards will review each case and may depart from priority rules only under unusual circumstances.
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National Headquarters
Congress
Selective Service
Con
Over 75 Tons of Rubber Collected in County
The county has collected 150300 pounds of scrap rubber and 221180 pounds of scrap metal as of the week’s start. WPA Salvage Drive head Drue Dunn says the campaign closes July 10 and about 20 pounds per capita may be collected in Bear Lake county. Daily scrap metal totals run in the thousands.
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Drue Dunn
WPA
Bear Lake County
Former Paris Resident Dies in Salt Lake City
Mrs. Aseneth Davis Sorensen 50 of Salt Lake City died at home Friday of endocarditis. Born September 19 1891 in Garden City she lived much of youth in Paris Idaho. Survived by husband Joseph O Sorensen five sons two daughters mother and seven grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Sugarhouse LDS ward chapel with Bishop Ernest A Nelson presiding. Remains interred Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
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Aseneth Davis Sorensen
Salt Lake City
Edward F
Isabel Budge Davis
Garden City
Paris
Sorensen
LDS Relief Society
Joseph O. Sorensen
State Prison
Logan
Edwad C. Reed
Arlin
Joseph O. Sorensen Jr
Gerald Sorensen
U. 5S. Army
Hugh T McDevitt
Jemel Sorensen
Salt Lake
E. F Davis
Idaho
Sugarhouse
Lds Ward Chapel
Ernest A Nelson
Lawn Cemetery
Tire Dealers Must Report Inventories
The OPA requires tire dealers to file inventories of all serviceable tires as of June 30 with local war price and rationing boards. Forms mailed to dealers will collect data on new used retreaded and recapped tires to aid wartime price control and rationing efforts.
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OPA
Induction Order Concepts in Draft Classification
The text outlines a system to classify registrants for military service by family relations and dependents. It proposes arranging categories so those in each category are inductible before moving to the next, ensuring all in a category are chosen prior to any in the succeeding one.
Paris Lions Club Installs Officers At Dinner
The Paris Lions Club installed its officers for the coming year at a dinner party at the Arrow Club. Thirty six members and guests attended the 9:30 p.m. meal and installation followed by dancing. Lion Alf Shepherd led the ceremony. New officers include Sherman B. Lowe president Lewis Shepherd first vice president Owen Shepherd second vice president L. L. Deardorff secretary treasurer W Smith Hoge tail twister Jay B. Hann lion tanner L. T. Buxton and several directors with terms ranging from one to two years.
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Paris Lions Club
Arrow Club
Lion Alf Shepherd
Wm. Jensen
Lion Shepherd
Lion
Sherman B. Lowe
Lewis Shepherd
Owen Shepherd
L. L. Deardorff
Treas
W Smith Hoge Tail
Jay B. Hann Lion
L. T. Buxton
G. Sleight
Keith Warner
June Hoge and Darwin Hill Wed in Pocatello Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage between Miss June Hoge daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hoge and Lt A Darwin Hill son of Mrs Margaret Hill of Paris. The ceremony was performed by Judge J L Downing at Bannock Hotel Pocatello Tuesday July 7 at 8 oclock with immediate family and a few close friends present.
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June Hoge
George Hoge
Darwin Hill
Margaret Hill
Paris
J. L. Downing
Bannock Hotel
Pocatello
John Lund
Lee Hill
Inkom Inn
Fielding High School
AAA
St. Hilla
Fielding High
Delta Del Club Meets At Mrs Tueller Home
The Delta Del club met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Palmer Tueller. A luncheon was served to Mrs. Wells Stock, Mrs. Keith Varner, Mrs. Bus Daniels, Mrs. L. T. Buxton, Mrs. Ivan Beck, Mrs. DeVere Tovey, Mrs. Charles Innes, Mrs. Alton Bunderson, Mrs. Max Haddock, and the hostess.
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Delta del Club
Palmer Tueller
Mra
Wells Stock
Keith Varner
Bus Daniels
L. T. Buxton
Ivan Beck
DeVere Tovey
Charles Innes
Alton Bunderson
Max Haddock
Stuckis Attend Charles Cole Funeral and Family News
Rexbury residents Mr and Mrs Wendell Stucki attended Charles Cole's funeral here last Thursday. On return they were joined by Mrs Mary Stucki who visits with Mr and Mrs Morris Athay and others in Pocatello. Ronald Stucki will report this week at Fort Douglas before Army induction. Blair Stucki, now a First Class Private, is stationed at Quantico. Jean Stucki works as a stenographer at Fort Douglas.
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Wendell Stucki
Rexbury
Charles Cole
Pocatello
Mary Stucki
Morris Athay
Archie Wilcox
Ronald
Doris
Mias
Agnes Mattson
Bingham
Utah
James Dunn
Fort Douglas
Army
Blair
Marines
Quantico
Virginia
Jean
Registrants to be Assigned Serial and Order Numbers on Birth Dates
Selective Service Headquarters said 18 19 and 20 year old men who registered June 1980 will receive serial and order numbers based on their birth dates, but none are eligible for induction until they reach age 20.
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Selective Service Headquarters
Bids Advertised for Bear Lake County Airport Project
Bids for a Bear Lake County airport construction project are advertised to be opened July 15. The full project is bid, with work starting soon after contract letting. Previous June bids asked for drainage work only but received none, so the project will be let as a single contract.
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Bear Lake County
Intensified Salvage Drive Aims for War Production
A national salvage program to boost war plant material begins July 18 under Donald M. Nelson. It follows a scrap rubber push ending July 10 and targets household fats iron and steel other metals and rags to feed war production.
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Donald M. Nelson
Relief Society Honors Retiring Bear Lake Board Members
Bear Lake Relief Society convened a party at Mrs. Wm. Lauritzen’s home to honor out going board members including Veda Shephard Nellie Olsen Ireta Passey Ruth Pugmire and LaRee Parker. Sixteen guests attended a luncheon with pansy centerpiece and a decorated cake in Relief Society colors.
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Bear Lake.Blake Relief Society
Wases
Wm. Lauritzen
Veda Shepherd
Nellie Olsen
Ireta Passey
Ruth Pugmire
LaRee Parker
Relief Society
Presant
Former Paris Residents Visit En Route to Montpelier
Mr and Mrs Will R Holmes of Salt Lake City and their son Bill and Miss Blaine Ball were in Paris on a short visit Monday en route to Montpelier to visit friends. Holmes formerly served as County Clerk and led the Paris Post for years before moving to Brigham City in 1917 to run the Box Elder Journal. He later merged papers to form a daily newspaper and by 1940 had relocated to Salt Lake City.
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Will R. Holmes
Salt Lake City
Bill
Blaine Ball
Paris
Montpelier
Holmes
Paris Post
Wie Box Elder
WPB Allocates 1942 Canned Goods to Armed Forces
Government agencies including the Army Navy and Lend Lease receive increased shares of the 1942 fruit and vegetable pack. Apple beet and carrot allots reach 100 percent while pineapple juice is set at 14 percent.
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WPB
Army
Navy
Lend- Lease
Garden City Relatives Dinner Honors Portland and St Ignatius Guests
Mrs. Ed C Rich hosted a trout dinner in Garden City for relatives and friends including Nora Dalrymple of Portland Oregon and Amy W Kent of St Ignatius Montana. Eleven covered. lavender and white decor. lilac centerpiece. Alonzo L Gook led discussions on Revelations and III Nephi. a skit followed. Attendees included Annie Clark Logan A L Cook Tremonton and several Garden City residents.
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Ed. C. Rich
Nora Dalrymple
Portland
Oregon
Herles
Amy W. Kent
St. Ignatius
Montana
Alonzo L. Gook
III Nephi
Annie Clark
Logan
A. L. Cook
Tremonton
L. L. Cook
Dudley and
Alton Cook
Garden City
Five Registration Centers Report 150 Young Men Registered
One hundred fifty men aged 18 to 20 from Bear Lake county registered for the fifth Selective Service registration. The source lists how many registered at each center across the county and notes June 80th as the date.
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Bear Lake County
Selective Service
Funeral Services Held Thursday for Charles Cole
Funeral services were held last Thursday for Charles Cole with songs including O My Father and In The Garden. Jean Rich and Dan C. Rich spoke, Bishop H N. Austin led opening prayers, President E W Stucki and O. H. Budge of Logan spoke, and Max Haddock led the quartet. The service concluded with closing prayers and burial dedication by Henry Humphrey.
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O My Father
H N. Austin
Jean Rich
E W Stucki
M A
Pilgrim
Max Haddock
O. H. Budge
Logan
Dan C. Rich
Christian Tueller
Grave
Henry Humphreya
July Automobile Quotas Announced in Rocky Mountain States
The Rocky Mountain states set monthly passenger automobile quotas with Idaho 59 and reserve 12, Colorado 161 and reserve 40, Montana 64 and reserve 12, New Mexico 84 and reserve 87, Utah 126 and reserve 22. Mrs J B Hann entertained her bridge club Friday afternoon with all members present and Mrs Josephine Dougan winning the high score prize.
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Rocky Mountain States
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
J B Hann
Josephine Dougan
Mrs Spencer Honored at Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs. John Spencer was honored at a miscellaneous shower held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Spencer. Mrs. Eugene Stuck Mrs. Horsley Spencer and Mrs. George Spencer hosted the event with about thirty guests. Refreshments were served and Mrs. Spencer received many lovely gifts.
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John Spencer
Eugene Stuck
Horsley Spencer
George Spencer
Spencer
Lt Darwin Hill Finishes OT School and Goes to Arkansas
Lt Darwin Hill graduated Tuesday from Officer's Training School at Fort Benning Georgia and arrived Friday on furlough to visit his mother Mrs Margaret Hill. He will be stationed at a camp in Arkansas.
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Delmar Arnell
Catherine Innes
Arnell
Logan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Maryland
Darwin Hill
Fort Benning
Georgia
Margaret Hill
Hill
Arkansas
Crawford Family Vacation Tale Includes Lena Byington
Mr and Mrs Elmont Crawford and their son Ray vacationing in Sun Valley were joined home by Lena Crawford who had been visiting Twin Falls with her daughter Mrs Leo Byington.
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Elmont Crawford
Ray
Sun Valley
Lena Crawford
Twin Falls
Leo Byington
Holiday Visit Highlights Driggs Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. DeVere Tovey and son visited over the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Butler in Driggs. They were joined home by Mrs. Myra Cowlam sister of Mrs. Tovey who will visit here this week.
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Mrs. DeVere Tovey and Son
M. W. Butler
Driggs
Myra Cowlam
Vernon Rich Visits Malad and St Charles
Vernon Rich of Malad arrived Sunday for a brief visit here and in St Charles. His wife and daughter followed home Tuesday after a ten day stay with her parents Mr and Mrs C H Grimmett.
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Vernon Rich
Malad
St Charles
U. S. Army to Grow to 4.5 Million by 1943
Army Services of Supply Commander Somervell announced the force will reach 4,500,000 men by mid 1943. He estimated feeding the Army next year would cost 1.29 billion dollars. Deputy Chief of Staff McNarney said 18 to 20 year olds enlisted are trained for combat as they make the best soldiers.
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Army Services of Supply
Somervell
McNarney
Bear Lake County July Bond Quota Set at 20300
The July War Bond quota for Bear Lake county is 20300 dollars and the Idaho state quota is 3875000 dollars. Secretary Morgen thau urges the nation to invest one billion dollars in bonds during July. May sales exceeded quota at 52 percent, while June figures were pending due to taxes.
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Bear Lake County
Idaho
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Red Cross Shipment of Goods Tuesday
Mrs. W Smith Hoge reports a Tuesday July 7 shipment of Red Cross items to the Ogden warehouse. Four shipments contained fifty two bedshirts forty four sleeveless sweaters twenty seven operating gowns and five mufflers. She thanks helpers and urges completion of remaining sewing and knitting to finish the project.
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W Smith Hoge
Red Cross
Ogden
Private WPA Workers Shift to Private Industry in Idaho July 1942
An average of 1750 Idaho WPA workers are on private industry in July 1942, down 72 percent from 0,179 a year ago. Three of four WPA employees have moved to private industry over 12 months, with over a thousand trained in WPA schools for war production plants. The remaining workers average age has risen, now over 60 for men, while the program emphasizes younger entrants for vocational training.
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Idaho
WPA
Windleys Visit Shepherds For Weekend Gathering
Mr and Mrs Don Windley and their son from Montpelier spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Edwin Shepherd sharing family time and hospitality.
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Don Windley
Montpelier
Edwin Shepherd
Preston Youth Palmer Drowns at Bloomington Lake
The body of John Gayle Bud Palmer 19 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer Preston was recovered from Bloomington Lake Sunday after a drowning Saturday while fishing on a raft with friends Ronald Johnson and Junior Van Noy both of Preston. The rescue effort continued into Sunday with grappling gear and depth near 70 feet. Palmer whose swimming was rated below average likely suffered a sudden ailment causing him to fall from the raft. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Preston.
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John Gayle
Bud) Palmer
Frank Palmer
Preston
Bloomington Lake
Acro B
Young Palmer
Ronald Johnson
Junior van Noy
Palmer
Paris
Palmers
Bear Lake County
McCracken
Caribou County
Harry Dahling
Lee Hansen
Marlowe Funk
Franklin County
D. Lowe Dale Roe
Ora Oliverson
Don Pinson
Parley Shaffer
Orville Talbot
Gayle
Preston Fifth Ward Chapel
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War Bonds Guard
Sereererey
Sel Eteee
Lee Me Erate
U. S. Treasury Dept
Relief Society Honor
Raymon Gecereerevesees
Geneve
U. S
Aeath
Pocketbook OF
Owene
US Patent Office
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