Death claims John George Parker 67 at Liberty Paris area
John George Parker died at 3:80 p.m. Monday at his family home after months of declining health. Born September 18 1867 in Leicester England he lived in Liberty Paris and Bear Lake Valley with a large family. Survived by a widow eight children and several step children with brothers and sisters in Lanark Canada Randolph Utah Lanark and Canada. Funeral services were held this morning in the Second Ward chapel with interment at Lanark Cemetery.
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Pries
John‘ George 'Parker
Smonths
Lanark
John George Parker
Leicestershire
England
John
Parker
Ann J Hubbard
L. D
Peters
America
Bear Lake Valley
Liberty
Paris
Fi. Barker
Sacramento
Calif
Utah
James ‘Toomer
Ann Clifton
Canada
j'Hex
Bloomington Bride Shower Honors Mrs. Christenson
A shower was hosted at Mrs. Mary Patersons home in Bloomington for Mrs. Wendell Christenson formerly Viola Pat attended by many guests. Games were played and refreshments served with all reporting a delightful time.
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Mary Paterson
Bloomington
Wendell Christenson
Mine
Viola
Pat
Idaho Receives 40000 For Public Land Surveys
Washington July 25 The interior department announced allocations from a 700000 federal survey appropriation for public lands detailing Idaho at 40000. Other western states receive amounts ranging from 35000 to 48000 with administrative expenses totaling 122000.
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Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Eastern District
Idaho and Utah Gas Price Drops One Cent
Gasoline prices in Idaho and Utah fell one cent on Saturday to 25 cents a gallon including tax. The nationwide price drop is attributed to crude overproduction and gasoline overstocking.
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Idaho and
Utah
Idaho
Sage Hen Hunting Opens Friday in Idaho and Utah
Sage hen hunting will begin Friday with an Idaho open season from August 1 to 31 in Clark Fremont Jefferson Madison Bonneville Power Bannock Caribou Oneida and Bear Lake counties. In Utah the season starts September 1 for ten days with several counties awaiting decisions and some regions closed due to drought and pheasant young. Miss Wilma Valentine of Brigham City is visiting Paris with cousin Miss Lases Allred.
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Idaho
Clark
Fremont
Jefferson
Digonié
Wilma
Valentine
Brigham City
Paris
Lases Allred
Last Day to Register for Primary Election
Saturday marks the final registration day for the upcoming primary election to be held Tuesday. Word from the Post notes light registration so far and urges all eligible voters to register in time. Also included is obituary news for Donna Marie Wilker, 11 months, child of Harry and Grace Wilker, who died of pneumonia and was buried Tuesday after services in the Second Ward chapel. Speakers at the service included Henry Athay and Mrs. Frank Lewis with Bishop Price presiding.
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Donna
Marie
Daugh
Harry Wilker
Grace
Second Ward
Dana Prica
Henry Athay
Card of Thanks for Donna Marie Wilker
The Wilker family thanks those who sent flowers and shared kind words during our illness and death of our child Donna Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilker and family express gratitude.
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Donna’ Marie
Harry Wilker Ang
Idaho Falls Prepares for Republican State Convention
The committee on arrangements for the Republican state convention in Idaho Falls on August 26 has begun work. About 250 delegates are expected to attend. The Colonial Theatre will host sessions, with committees formed for activities including a women's committee to entertain women delegates and visitors.
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Idaho Falls
Wea
United’ States
Congress
Sugar price increases raise store bag costs
Sugar prices advanced ten cents per hundred pounds Saturday boosting retail prices at downtown stores to about 8.5 dollars per hundred weight. The rise is linked to steam material price changes.
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Balt-Lake
Bloomington News Briefs Reflect Busy Hay Season
Community notes show farmers rushing the hay crop ahead of harvest. Mr. Wilford Thornock visits Ogden with his parents, while Mrs. Christina Jacobson moves to Logan Utah after fifty one years here. Farrell Jacobson returns from a two year Southern mission. Jeane Haddock injures a foot chopping wood and uses crutches. Miss Mary Hinsaker visits from Brigham City for a short stay. Priesthood quorum session follows Sacrament meeting with speakers H. H. Broomhead and Everett Mecham. Mecham just returned from summer school at Utah Agricultural College Logan. A. B. Jarvis and family spent the 24th in Logan. Bloomington Brass Band entertained at Stock Bros resort on the 24th.
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Wilford Thornock
Ogden
George H. Thornock
Christina Jacobson
Logan
Utah
Jacobson
Farrell Jacobson
Jeane Haddock
Famiar
Broomhead
Everett
Mecham
Agricultural
Bloomington
Stock Bros. Resort
New York City Fish Seining Venture Seeks Large Market
A New York City venture, tied to three experienced fishermen from California Oregon and Wisconsin, has obtained a state game department permit to seine non game fish including carp and lake suckers on Mud Lake Bear Lake and Bear River for market. Equipment arrived and seining began Monday with a 500 foot net to bring in hundreds of fish weighing about one pound each. Fish are packed alive in boxes with 160 pounds per box and shipped east to Newark for sale. The operator expects two carloads weekly once fully set up, warning that carp and lake species may threaten trout and white fish populations.
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State” Game Department
Nerzorl
Medanich
Bear
Idaho River Name Debate Reflects Pioneering Pride
In a debate over Idaho river naming, critics urge preserving the Lewis River name amid proposals to change it to Snake. Advocates recall early explorers, noting Reptile dates and the rattler settlers used, arguing for continuity with the land’s history rather than fashionable titles.
Odd specimen fish found near Noonan in Idaho high lake
Herman Grunig of Noonan brought a four legged fish to Montpelier. The small bullhead like creature with prominent eyes crawls through mud and swims like a trout. Found at high altitudes near Sherman Peaks in Bear Lake county, Idaho.
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Herman Grunig
Noonan
Montpelier
near-Noonan
Grunig
Sherman Peaks
Nounan
Bear Lake County
Idaho
Xamier
Father Son Talk on Irrigation Dams Conversational Exchange
A father and his son discuss irrigation terms at a visit to irrigation works. The boy asks about a water feature, the father explains a cofferdam, and the son asks if it is OK to say soffer dam. The exchange touches on neighbors and a near accident as the boy mentions another child’s head injury.
Register Now to Vote in Upcoming Primary Election
Every voter who desires to cast a ballot in the coming primary must register. This applies to those registered before or not. All voters who intend to exercise their franchise this year should register at their precinct and attend to this important duty. Do it now.
Notice for bids on Emerson School repairs Paris
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the mining of the class rooms and halls at the Emerson School building in Paris will be opened Monday August 4. F. J. Price, Clerk.
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Wey
Emerson
Paris
Tig F. J. Price
Shoe Dealer Faces Troubles Fitting BA Shoes
A shopkeeper grapples with pleasing an indignant parent while balancing demand for stylish women's shoes and earning a profit. The piece frames his challenge as keeping stock, satisfying customers, and maintaining business amid public scrutiny.
Highway Grading and Surfacing Project Near Ovid
Regrading and surfacing work began Monday on the state highway from Paris city limits to Ovid, a four mile stretch. Seven thousand six hundred dollars will fund the project, requiring sixty working days. The section has long been among the worst in spring and fall conditions.
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Paris
Ovid
St. Charles
Eight Cent Jump in Wheat Market In Chicago
Wheat prices surged to new highs in Chicago trading as the market rebounded after a pause. Reports of black rust threatening Canadian crops supported the advance, with all deliveries hitting the season’s peak and an eight cent rise from the day's low.
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Chicago
Canada
Franklin County Nominating Independents End Democratic Ticket
For the first time in Franklin county history no democratic ticket runs. The progressives and democrats unite as an independent ticket with candidates: Senator David Hames. Representative William A. Schuldberg. Commissioners Henry Rawlins O P Merrell John Nelson. Sheriff W D Head. Attorney J A Carver. Assessor Lloyd Price. Probate Judge Wesley Field. Treasurer Mrs James Callen. Coroner Lorenzo Perkins.
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James Callen
Lorenzo Perkins
Farm Relief Advocates Practical Agricultural Fixes
A prominent farm leader urged practical steps over promises of relief. He highlighted economical production and scientific marketing while cautioning against dubious co operatives. He advised testing seed corn, boosting yields, improving livestock, and growing alfalfa and beans to reduce reliance on ready mix feed.
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Les
Voters Urged to Register Ahead of Primaries
Official registrar Mrs. Cassie Innes reminds residents to register to vote. The note states unregistered voters cannot participate in the upcoming Paris primaries.
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Paris
Cassie Innes
Assessor Summoned to State Board of Equalization Meeting
Assessor James Dunn received a letter from Gov. G. C. Moore requesting his presence at the state board of equalization meeting at the capitol. The session begins August 11 with Gov. Moore as chairman. assessors must attend or face a $1000 fine. The board includes the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer.
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James Dunn
G. C. Moore
State Board of Equalization
Capitol
Impressive Funeral Services Held for Round Valley Man
A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends gathered at the Round Valley Chapel in Laketown Utah for funeral services for Thomas E. Earley who died in Logan on the 23rd. Elder speakers and choir provided a solemn program with burial at the cemetery. Earley, a 67 year old native of Brockenhurst England, long a resident of Round Valley, leaves widow Barbara Murphy Barley and several children.
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Laketown
Utah
Round Valley Chapel
Thomas E. Earley
Logan
Thomas G. Weston
Ernest W. Irwin
N. Olver Wahlstrom
Grace K. Lambourn
Bernetta
M. Price
Brokenhurst
Hampshire
England
Round Valley
Stake
Barbara’ Murphy-Barley
Aona
County’s new subscribers praise uptick in service
Reading reads that local residents recently signed up for service and report strong gains in reliability and speed. Officials emphasize the growth reflects continued investment and favorable reception from customers.
Boise Widow Sees Son Die in Trapeze Accident
William T. Yates 19, Boise High School graduate and skilled swimmer, died after misjudging a dive from a Boise Natatorium trapeze and striking an iron pipe beside the pool. Lifeguards recovered him. skull, jaw, and nose fractures were fatal. His mother Mrs Georgia T. Yates, widow of a local builder, and siblings Stephen and Dorothy Breitinger witnessed the tragedy.
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Boise
William T. Yates
Boise High School
Boise Natatorium
Georgia. T. Yates
Stephen
Dorothy Breitinger
Voter Schedule Notice for Primary and General Elections
A historical notice lists key election dates including July 21 first day for issuing absent voter ballots, July 25 last day for posting primary notices, August 2 registration close, August 4 and August 9 re-registration, August 12 filing certificates of nomination, August 16 last day for changes and returns, August 19 county party conventions, August 20 filing of candidate expense accounts, August 26 state meetings, October 2 publish candidate names, October 18 first day to issue absent ballots for general election, November 3 last day to issue absent ballots, and November 4 general election.
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Pri
County Central
Elec
Tion
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