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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1969
Page
2
Bloomington and Ogden area residents hosted relatives and friends over Memorial Day weekend. Visitors included Kent Jensen and baby from Salt Lake City, Mosses and Cook from Idaho Falls, Shepherds and Lauritzen from Ogden, and many others from Logan Provo Worland Montpelier Pocatello Grace and Green River. Several families traveled to see kin in Rigby and Woodland Hills California.
The writer shares chatter about a new Vari-Glastics project, test models to expose weaknesses, and expectations of full production. Local optimism centers on young engineers, sales hopes, and a dry Idaho spring. Memorial Day weekend brought heavy news, with more to come in the next issue.
Last weekend the Ben Bateman house welcomed Sherie Bills and Susan Trimble. Libbie Bateman Carma Hart Miss Bills and Miss Trimble spent Saturday in Jackson. Memorial Day guests included Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ward of Idaho Falls.
The article lists numerous visitors to the Clarissa Ward home from Brigham City Idaho Falls Bountiful Sun set Paris Pocatello and Blackfoot detailing families and kin such as Leroy Ward Marion Ward the Haddocks and the Dunfords. Several visits occurred around Memorial Day with extended kin from Kaysville Soda Springs and New Mexico also noted.
Mrs. Hazel Peterson hosts Memorial Day visitors with extended family from Kemmerer Wyoming Boise Idaho Pocatello Idaho Salt Lake City and Soda Springs. Guests include Mrs Terry Peterson and sons Mr Hal Burg visiting from Oakland and numerous relatives from Montpelier Logan and Lima.
Multiple families and individuals mark Memorial Day with visits and gatherings in Paris and nearby towns. Notables include Mr and Mrs Carson Taylor hosting, the Taylor family visiting Franklin, and Brigham Young University faculty member Mr Baer joining the Provo faculty.
A Salt Lake City reader urges discontinuing Decoration Day ceremonies and proposing citizens visit and decorate graves at any time. He cites safety concerns and echoes a view that old customs yield to modern conditions, urging editor support.
Paris Idaho residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Boise Nampa Burley Salt Lake City Provo and Utah and Wyoming over Memorial Day weekend. Attendees included the Athays Collings Daw Tueller Parker Orr Nevilles Smedleys and Porters among others with numerous family gatherings and a hospital visit in Lander.
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