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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
2
Paris Post lists editorial office in Paris Idaho with JOHN A WALLIE as editor and publisher. Subscription rates are two dollars yearly, one dollar for three months and one dollar eighty for six months, all strictly in advance.
A Washington AP analysis outlines how the new revenue bill raises taxes for a middle income married man with one child. Tax totals rise from 174 to about 310 dollars with charges on autos, gas, oil, fur, perfumes, radios, and appliances, signaling broader government expense pressures.
The farmer endures hard times better than city workers as cash gaps limit fertilizer repairs and fuel. With soil labor and home basics, he keeps building sustenance while city workers return to farming, signaling a shift toward general purpose agriculture despite economic strain.
Government warnings urge men to stay in their communities for work as job markets shrink. Bear Lake residents are reminded that each area prioritizes locals, making travel for employment less likely. Uncle Sam advises staying put when jobs are scarce, then notes local legal visits in Pocatello and Paris.
The Henry Stampede weekend at Soda Springs runs August 5 6 7 featuring top rodeo contestants from Idaho Montana Texas Utah and more. Worthy purses drum broncs and bucking horses plus night dances and camping bring a carnival air to the three day event with Homer Holcomb and Orphan Annie billed as crowd draws.
The article notes the five at home program as desirable for farmers in Bear Lake county and beyond. It discusses reduced cash expenditures, stronger family labor, and crop focus suited to the climate, with adversity speeding adoption amid low farm prices and debt pressures. Crop yields vary by acre and crop type, with alfalfa, dry wheat, beets, and potatoes noted alongside improving livestock prices.
A comical telegram style note has a voice asking a doctor to visit next week or the week after to see his wife who has dislocated her jaw. The quirky exchange reflects local humor in a humorous clipping.
Bear Lake County Fair Board names committees for the fair to be held September 22 23 and 24. Lists include Building and Grounds Advertising Dairy Cattle Beef Horses Sheep Swine Poultry Garden Crops Fruits Flowers Educational Booster Committees for towns Georgetown Bennington Geneva Pegram Dingle Wardboro Ovid Liberty Sharon Paris Bern Lanark Bloomington St Charles Fish Haven and more. Also notes funeral in Brigham City for Russell Price Cooley and business trip by C B Hayes and son Edmund to Salt Lake City.
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