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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
1
Mrs M G Price announces the Novelty Theatre will install the Motiograph Microphonic Sound System. The system promises full color and presence, enhancing the moviegoing experience with dramatic, lifelike sound. Patrons in large cities showed enthusiasm for the early adoption.
Mr Leslie Shepherd conducted business in Paris and nearby areas and stayed with Mr and Mrs Owen Shepherd during his visit.
Mr and Mrs Kay J Allred left on the river Sunday for their Denver Colorado home after a two week visit with Mrs Fenton Allred and Mr Howard Heninger in Montpelier and Paris.
Report from the L D S church district listing ward standings and recent meetings. Details include Liberty ward’s Sacrament and closing songs, Norma Roberta and Bernard Brown as speakers, and Lanark and Paris wards conducting services with multiple choir members and organists.
We express heartfelt thanks to all who assisted during our bereavement. Floral offerings and words of sympathy were greatly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morgan and family.
The Annual 4H Club Dairy Judging tour for Bear Lake and Caribou counties will be held Tuesday July 20. Dr Ross of the University of Idaho will oversee the tour this year. Bring lunch and meet at the Burgoyne Hotel in Montpelier by 10 a.m. July 20.
In Del Mar California on July 2 Linda Rose and cousins Dallas and Darrell Pope won first place in the San Diego County Children’s Talent Contest with their adagio trio. They received a solid brass trophy and have appeared in many San Diego shows. The Pope family formerly resided in Garden City.
Mrs James B Innes died Tuesday morning at her Provo Utah home after a stroke. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 pm in Provo. Innes and husband James B Innes were longtime Paris natives who moved to Provo about 12 to 15 years ago. Mia Innes would have turned 78 on July 2.
Southern Idaho highway signs posted to break monotony draw Idaho and out of state tourists. A Boise insecticide dealer is credited with installing the signs to boost morale with humorous messages about nearby barren scenery.
Archie Shepherd enjoys Salt Lake City this week while Rulon Wyler recently returned from Logan hospital for asthma. Arvilla Smedley spent the 4th weekend with her mother, Louisa Smedley. Sargent Rich and Kristen visited Grant Rosen in Montpellier. Sherman Lowe and children stayed with relatives at Kimberly Sherman Lowe pursued them Monday. William Thomas and children of Shelley and M P Kelsey of Salt Lake spent the Fourth weekend at Heber Price home. Warren Grandy and granddaughter Donna left for Huntington Park California after ten days with relatives. Orson Grimmett and Louisa Grimmett with Sara G Hoge attended services in Dingle for cousin George Sparka.
Final arrangements announced for Bear Lake Power and Caribou counties 4 H Club Camp at Fish Haven Resort on July 28 29 and 30. The program includes swimming nature hike handicraft study camp cooking and safety with a 6.00 three day rate. Attendees must bring personal eating ware and toiletries. Reserve by July 20 with a club leader or county agent.
Funeral services for Heber S Pugmire were held Monday at 2 p m in the St Charles ward chapel with Bishop Arlin Pugmire presiding. The 78 year old St Charles resident died after a two week illness and is survived by his widow Lucy Merkley Pugmire, daughter Vivian Minor of Pocatello, and son Leland Pugmire of St Charles. Interment followed at St. Charles cemetery.
Idaho Council of Retailers moves to curb fund drives in cities. A Board of Review System would form a trusted panel to evaluate and recommend legitimate campaigns. Merchants report a flood of appeals and a Community Chest cannot cope with all requests.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Caldwell visited Soda Springs on Monday. Mr and Mrs Palmer Tueller spent several days in Salt Lake City earlier in the week. Miss Wanda Rich of Los Angeles enjoys a ten day vacation with her mother Mrs Kate Rich. Mr and Mrs Angus Porter and family recently returned from Yellowstone. Dr and Mrs Ross McCune and Mrs Russell Price of Ogden visited the Heber Price home. Mr and Mrs George W Cole headed home to Oakland after a trip with Mr and Mrs Marvin Clark to Logan and Salt Lake visiting J R Pugmire.
Thieves broke into the Pool Hall owned by Ralph Rich in the early morning hours last Friday and stole over a hundred dollars in cash along with candy bars. They rifled cabinets and drawers, damaged a music box, and entered via a torn window screen on the south side, leaving the front door ajar. This marks the third such break-in in as many years.
Members of the Peter Paul Grandy family held a reunion Sunday July 11 at Paris Canyon Park with 32 in attendance. Bear Lake members joined were Mr and Mrs Leo Bach and grandson of Los Angeles, Mr and Mrs Claude J Wilks of Ogden, Charles Grandy of Cokeville, and Mr and Mrs Warren Grandy and granddaughter of Huntington Park California.
The Frederick Jacobson reunion was held July 4th at the Fish Haven and Lakota resorts with 59 members present. A banquet was served at 2 p.m. at Lakota followed by boating bathing and roller skating. Attendees included numerous Jacobson relatives from Bloomington Paris Randolph Gen Eva Montpelier Ogden Idaho Falls and Afton. Mr Wallace Grandy of Afton visited Paris relatives afterward.
A reunion occurred June 29 at the residence of Mr and Mrs Darwin Fraddock. Attendees included Mrs LaVere Hansen and her Gar den City family, Mr and Mrs Seldon Parker, Mr and Mrs Earl Parker of Geattle Washington, Owen Roberts of Lanark, Mr and Mrs Victor Reese and Mr and Mrs Newell Parker with son of Bloomington, and Mr and Mrs Lynn Carver and son of Montpelier. The gathering featured social time and refreshments.
The Literary club entertained their husbands Monday evening with a delicious chicken dinner on Bear Lake shore. Attendees included Asa Athay and wife, Mr and Mrs. Wm Jensen, Orson Grimmett and wife, Glen Grimmett and wife, W. Smith Hoge and wife, Clarence Rich wife, Melinda Sparks, J. Dow Johnson wife, Fred Klinke wife, Pauline Cox, John Hoge wife, Mira Lark Bateman, and Sara Hoge.
A Sunday afternoon wind storm near Blooming ton centered around Blooming ton damaged trees and small buildings in Bear Lake Valley. Two trees fell on the Ward home in Bloomington, cutting power and telephones for about two hours. Laketown Garden City Liberty and Ovid also reported tree and building damage but no serious destruction.
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the 1944 constitutional amendment extending terms for state elective officers to four years. The ruling rejected claims of clerical error and deceptive filing, and Keenan's gubernatorial bid faltered as the court sided with the attorney general. Justice Miller dissented. The decision preserves long terms and limits on the 1948 ballot question on gaming.
W Smith Hoge spent Thursday through Sunday in Boise at the Idaho Title Association statewide convention to participate in professional sessions and network with peers.
Special elections carried the district grade school and Fielding High levy by wide margins while turnout was small. Grade school voters 9 for 8 against, Fielding High 45 for 15 against. Levy continuation, not an increase, was on the ballot.
Miss Virginia Hemmert and Max Gunn Bateman announce their approaching marriage at a formal tea hosted by Mrs. Harold Barsalou in Salt Lake City. Attendees received embossed cards. Lorena Hemmert presented them.
Idaho Auto Association manager R G Cole reports the typical Idahoan owns a car about ten years old with roughly 75 000 miles. The average auto lasts about twelve and a half years or 90 000 miles, costs 1000 to 1500 dollars, and uses five or more tire sets before scrappage. If labor strife stays down, buyers may return in about two years for a new model.
Mr and Mrs Ira Peterson of Montpelier visited Mrs Louisa Athay, Mr and Mrs Russell Athay, and Mr and Mrs Owen Shepherd on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Skinner and family from Dingle visited the Arthur Eborn home. Their 6 year old son became ill during the visit and was taken to Bear Lake hospital for an appendectomy.
Enjoying a Wednesday evening picnic and swim at Bear Lake Hot Springs were Mr and Mrs W Smith Hoge Mr and Mrs John Hoge and son Steven Mr and Mrs J Don Johnson Janet and Brant Mrs Fred Klinke and Susanne and Mrs Sara G Hoge.
Auditor Sam V. Tunks reports heavy interest in the August 10 county primary with many petitions filed. Candidates include Sheriff Gilbert Arnell Democrat A. O. Sparks Democrat Miranda Rich Republican Clifford Skinner Republican Treasurer Juanita W. Smart Republican Assessor Warren Sirrine Republican Matthew Pugmire Democrat Probate Judge William B. Hoge Republican Gerald Staudacher Democrat Arthur B. Johnson Democrat Supt of Schools Walter E. Clark Republican Commissioner District No 1 T. Jefferson Dunford Republican Whitney Transtrum Democrat Burdette Pugmire Democrat Commissioner District No 2 Clarence Lindsay Republican Abel Kunz Republican Orlando Mack Monson Democrat Mitchel Ream Democrat State Senator Lloyd Sleight Democrat R. K. Nelson Democrat Ernest D. Hymady Republican Eldon Cook Republican State Representatives O. H. Grimmett Republican Melvin Lauridsen Democrat
Family gathering at the William Jensen home hosted Mrs. B. H. Findlay for her 80th birth anniversary. Thirty-one relatives attended a 3 PM chicken dinner on the lawn with pink roses peonies white carnations and a birthday cake. Attendees included J. R. Hymas and family and several spouses and grandchildren from Idaho cities.
Rex Thompson was appointed Murray city recorder by the board of commissioners replacing R R Rasmussen who resigned after 15 years in the post. Thompson, a native of Idaho, has worked at Murray Power and Light since January and has studied accounting and business courses. He lives at No 1 Regal Street with wife Mildred Miller and daughter Carol Ann.
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Allred and Mrs. Fenton Allred travel with Mrs. Reed Jensen and Mrs. Ben Kelney to Preston on Friday. They accompany Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Sparks as Lyman plans to open a jewelry store recently purchased in Preston. The Allreds also visit Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Heninger during the Preston trip.
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