Parties Prepare for Primary and General Elections
Republicans and Democrats have lined up candidates for the August primary and November general elections. The Democrats did not file for County Treasurer Surveyor or Coroner, while Republicans left vacancies for County Assessor Supt of Schools and Probate Judge. Both parties appear set for a full general slate with contested races in the primary for County Commissioner Second District and State Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tuescher
Warren Sirrine
Shlag Wright
Frank Williams
Senate
Republican
Don Welker
Alton Bunderson
Jaanita
Smart
Glen Coughlin
Verge Williams
T. S. Austin
E. D. Hymas
Silas Wright
Thomas Sneddon
Sam V. Tunks
A. O. Sparks
James N
Eight Bear Lake Farmers Tour Land Utilization Project
Eight representatives from Bear Lake county joined a range tour west of Malad Idaho on July 7 sponsored by the Extension Service and the Bear Lake Golf Conservation District. They observed grass seedings under varied conditions and noted stands and forage, with some seedings improving after a second year. Attendees included Lee C. Dorney J R. Ream Wyler Bartschi Wayne Clark Evan Thompson Floyd Clark Louis Carlson and DeVere Tovey.
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Bear Lake County
Malad
Idaho
The
Extension Service
Bear Lake
Lee C. Dorney
J R. Ream
Wyler Bartschi
Wayne Clark
Evan Thompson
Floyd Clark
Louis Carlson
DeVere Tovey
Beauty Bhop Open Tour DeLuxe Salon Reopens
DeLuxe Beauty Salon resumes operations on Monday July 10 inviting customers to call 3526 for appointments. Fern Larshn serves as operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Larshn
Highway 89 Sealing Coat Work Planned Across Corridor
State highway crews apply an oil and gravel sealing coat along Highway 89 from Montpelier through Paris to the Utah state line this week. The project covers most of the route with sealing treatment except for a few unpaved spots in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Paris
Utah State Line
Bear Lake County Hog Producers urged to market hogs early
A memorandum from Agriculture Secretary Claude R. Wichard warns Bear Lake County hog producers to start heavy marketing sooner to avoid bottlenecks. It calls for balanced rations and better breeding to boost pork output for summer and the fall-winter season while noting the need to spread marketing across the year. 4-H members Wayne Clark and Lloyd Bartschief share success with electric brooders, and Miss Mona Athay plans Yellowstone Park trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Wichard
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
United Nations
DeVere Tovey
Bear Lake County
Tovey
W M. Beeson
Animal Husbandry Dept
University of Idaho
Wayne Clark
Georgetown
Lloyd Bartschief
Noonan
Miemibera
Bear Lake Men to Answer Induction Call in July
Twenty four Bear Lake county men are ordered to report on July 24 for military training. Gene Richard Jensen of Montpelier is already enlisted and will not join. The county was tasked with 48 men but could only muster half that number at this time. Listed are Rulon J Price Geneva LaMonde Wilcox Montpelier hurle Belmonte Causen Ovi Lyman Lee Hirschi Geneva Wallace Prescott Montpelier George E Patterson Bloomington Cornell Arnell St Charles Leon H Denaley Geneva Francis Bacon Georgetown Woodrow E Wilkes Fish Haven Bradley Wilcox Montpelier Robert Price Bloomington Wendell R Barkdull Georgetown Lorenzo Thornock Bloomington Arvold Peterson Ovid Scott Wahlen Hoge Paris LeVoy C Esterholdt Pegram Russel Blain Ashley Montpelier Ferrell Mecham St Charles Bruce Myers Nicholls Georgetown Carew Virgin Howell Fish Haven LaVor Pugmire St Charles Henry W Rigby Pegram Gene R Jensen Montpelier En
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Bear Lake County
Gene Richard Jensen
Montpelier
Selective Service Board
Rulon J Price
Geneva
LaMonde. Wilcox
hurle—Belmonte-Causen
Ovi Lyman Lee Hirsch
Ferrell Mecham
St. Charles
Bruce Myers Nicholls
Georgetown
Carew
Virgin Howell
Fish Haven
LaVor Pugmire
Henry W. Rigby
Pegram
Gene R. Jensen
Receive Word From Boy in the U S Army
The Price family shares a letter from their nephew Bob Price stationed in Hawaii with the U S Army. He writes he is well and happy and notes war anxiety falls more on those at home, praising relief efforts for homefolk. He mentions seeking Avard at mission headquarters in Honolulu and commends his mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Price
Bob Price
Hawaiian Islands
U. S. Army
Honolulu
Avard
Roh Price
Trousseau Tea Honors Gwen Pugmire
Mrs Luetta Rich Pugmire hosted a July 8 trousseau tea at the Arlin Pugmire home for bride Gwen Pugmire Loveland. Receiving line included the bride and her mother with groom’s relatives present. pink and white decorations featured peonies and tall white candles. Guests toured gift and trousseau rooms as Merrill and Sherry Pugmire and others performed, with many gifts for Mrs Loveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetta Rich Pugmire
Arlin Pugmire
Gwen
McKay Loveland
Leone Oloveland
Calder
Trousseau
Qral Pugmie
Carole’ Willama
Montpelier
Vilda Pugmire
Wanda Rich
Oreta Rich
Merrill
Sherry Pugmire
Theone Welling
Garrie
Ruth Pugmire
Mra
Loveland
NYPB Acts to Assure Auto Parts Supply
The Wet Production Board orders a blanket production program to secure spare auto and truck parts. It sets production quotas and limits inventories to four months to maintain motor transportation efficiency.
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NYPB
Wet Production Board
Sugar Issuance For Canning In Bear Lake County
Bear Lake County ration board clerk Harold Toomer reports 114 310 pounds of sugar issued as of July 1 for canning. Applications filed total 1 632 with 12 400 pounds of excess sugar returned or reduced.
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Harold Toomer
Bear Lake County
Toomer
New Sugar Ration Rules Issued by Denver OPA
Three regulations from the Denver region Office of Price Administration tighten sugar allotments. Farmers boarding seasonal workers must show extra sugar allowances per person and surrender hired workers' books. Public and charitable institutions canning on premises get sugar as for homeowners. New restaurants and boarding houses face a base allotment of one pound per sixty meals.
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Denver
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Southeastern Idaho District Camp to Be Held at Lava Hot Springs
Miss Marion Hepworth announces the Southeastern Idaho District camp at Lava Hot Springs July 19 and 20 as the only women’s camp in Southern or eastern Idaho for 1942. DeVere Tovey notes topics focus on present day problems and war needs with several outstanding speakers. Bear Lake county residents are invited to attend.
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Marion Hepworth
Idaho
Lava Hot Springs
DeVere Tovey
Miss Hepworth
Bear Lake County
Bears Lake County issues tire and tube certificates
At their regular meeting Thursday of last week the Bear Lake County Rationing Board issued Tire Purchase Certificates to residents and businesses for hauling farm produce and supplies. Recipients include Oral E Peterson for 1 tire 1 tube, Bernell A Wilkes for 1 tube, Paris Flour Mills for 1 tube, M J Mitton for 1 tube, David Roberts for 2 tubes, Abel Kunz for 2 retreads and 1 tube, Lewis D Robinson for 2 tubes, Lee Alleman for 2 retreads, McKay Howell for 2 retreads, Sylvester Busco for 2 retreads, Fred Seal for 2 retreads, Lauridsen Land & L Co for 1 tire, G H Hall & Son for 1 tire, Fred and Rulon Price for 2 tires, Matthews Brothers for 1 tube, Bert Nelson for 1 tube, Hubert D Hymas for 2 tires, Leo F Bartschi for 2 retreads, Grant Bateman for 2 retreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County Rationing Board
Oral E
Peterson
Ovid
Bernell A. Wilkes
Fish Haven
Paris Flour Mills
Paris
M. J. Mitton
Noonan
David Roberts
Abel Kunz
Bern
Lewis D Robinson
Georgetown
Lee Alleman
Nooan
McKay Howell
Sylvester Busco
Montpelier
Fred Seal
Montpellier
Raul Food
Lauridsen Land & L. §. Co
G. H Hall & Son
Raymond
Fred and
Rulon Price
Geneva
Matthews Brothers
Bert Nelson
Bloomington
Hubert D Hymas
Leo F Bartschi
Grant Bateman
Local Marriage Licenses List for July Dates
July entries show couples from Mesa Berkeley Monida Cokeville Sheridan Montpelier Soda Springs Boise Logan paired for marriage by assorted officiants including W Smith Hage A. B. Seeright James Transtrum Nathan T. Helm BE. Woodruff Stucki.
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James Clifford Sumners
Mesa
Arizona
Doris Eizabeth Cowlishaw
Berkeley
Calif
W Smith Hage
Robert George Boatman
Dorothy Dee Reynolds
Monida
Montana
A. B. Seeright
Montpellier
Max Alley
Cokeville
Sophia Budovich
Rock Springs
Wyo
James Transtrum
George Amos Lunbeck
Phyllis Jean Huggins
Sheridan
Bear Lake Boy Recalls Sinking of the Lex in WWII
Theo Kearl of Garden City recounts his Navy service beginning August 1940 aboard the U S S Lexington, the largest carrier, which fought a May 4 to May 8 engagement against a Japanese force, was torpedoed and bombed, sunk after internal explosions, with Theo rescued after over two hours in the water and later returned home to Bear Lake. The Lex was to be replaced by Lexington II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Kearl
Garden City
Navy
Navy Training Base
U.S.S
Theo
Lex
Australia
San Diego
Salt Lake
Bear Lake
Sugar Ration Stamp No 7 Declared Bonus for Sugar
Stamp No 7 is a 2 pound sugar bonus valid any time from now until August 22. Stamp No 6 allows 2 pounds of sugar to be purchased until July 26. Stamp No 0 plus sale price redeems 2 pounds of sugar from July 26 to August 22.
Bear Lake farmers save about six thousand eight hundred in interest
Bear Lake county farmers will save about $6,800 in interest over the next two years due to Roosevelt administration legislation renewing a 34 percent rate on Federal Land Bank and land bank commissioner loans. The measure also lowers rates on land sales contracts and purchase money mortgages to 4 percent for two years. Total county loan exposure remains about $1.164 million.
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Bear Lake County
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner Loans
Sumner Pond
Grace
National Farm Loan Associations
Pond
Roosevelt
Federal Land Bank and
Land Bank Commissioner
Land Bank
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Federal Land Bank
Commissioner
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner
Businesses Urged to Sell Typewriters to U S Government
Donald M Nelson appeals to American firms to release spare typewriters for government use. The Army and Navy need 500 000 machines, but fewer than a third can be supplied by manufacturers now focused on guns and instruments. Large U S bombers, battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers carry typewriters, yet quotas have been cut in half due to shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M Nelson
WPB
Army
Navy
U. 3. Treasury
U 8
National Salvage Campaign Targets Bear Lake County
A broad National Salvage Program opened July 13 to boost war material supply, with 12,000 local committees organizing metals rags and remaining rubber. County volunteers list include Montpelier leaders and town representatives, urging households to save fats for glycerine used in explosives.
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America
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Highway No. 89
Mona Athay
Yellowstone Park
Ira Peterson
Montpellar
Axis
Flaher
Borners
Avamiontis
Gwen Pugmire
Southeastern Idaho
Lava
U. S
Salvage For Victory Committees
Oc Mountain West
War Production Board
Lessing J. Rosenwald
BIC
Drue Dunn
William Grandy
Cochairman
Rulon Bartschi
A &E. Carleton
Lea Wedel
Eugene Mielsen
Harry Nuckols
Wesley Baker Paris Drue Dunn
J B. Hann
Lewis D. Shepherd
Keith Warner
Brian Haddock
Jefferson
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