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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
1
Ward and Stake workers from Bear Lake and Montpelier will meet at the Paris church Friday June 8 at 9:30 am to hear from the General Board and enjoy luncheon in the ward chapel. Stake Pres and Priesthood advisors will attend with Elder Cowley and other Primary Board members addressing the group.
Mrs Harold Clark and relatives visited on Memorial Day weekend with families in Paris and nearby towns. Many residents from Salt Lake, Rexburg, Twin Falls, Provo, Garfield, and Ogden were noted as day visitors or hosts, with several attending district conventions and paying calls across farms and homes over the period.
Harold C Jaussi receives a Master of Science in Education at the University of Idaho on June 4 during commencement exercises. He is a Fielding High School 1940 graduate, attended Ricks College, coached at Franklin Junior High School Pocatello, and later coached basketball and track at Moscow High School. He has two children, is married, and recently reported for US Air Force duty at Fairchild Air Field.
Wm Lauritzen declares a new bus timetable effective June 15 The Bear Lake to Pocatello daily trip will depart Paris at 7 15 am instead of 7 30 am Other Bear Lake schedules stay the same Nearby visits noted include Dale Dunn family from Wendell Idaho and Joyce Dunn a BYU graduate The piece lists Memorial Day visitors and local family movements in Paris and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Fern Connely of Ogden visited with Mr and Mrs Oscar Loveland last week. Oscar Loveland Joe Stock and Bo Glen Stock travelled to Franklin for medical care. Verlee Howell employed at Cokeville for Clyde Construction Co. Daughters of Pioneers met at Mrs Druailla Wilkes home with Beatrice Connely of Ogden among guests. Attendees included Alice Jensen and others. Drusilla Wilkes and Mrs Howard Larsen with Montpelier visitors are at the Stock home. Refreshments were provided by hostesses.
Fifty-five voters favored the added tax levy proposed by the Fielding High School Board of Trustees in last Friday’s election, with ten voting against. The levy, not to exceed 9 mills, supplements the existing legal levy and requires the election for authorization.
Bloomington residents Mr and Mrs Claren Allen and their girls joined the Ward family for Memorial Day. A large group visited Hear Lake Hot Springs for a Red Cross swimming course with participants including Lakene Thorneck, Patricia Patterson, Dean Patterson, Larry Siggett, Hlake Hart, Joe Dunford, Clyde and Claude McNew. Numerous other families from Brigham City, Twin Falls, Ogden, Portland, Long Beach, and Arco spent the holiday with relatives in Hyrum, Salt Lake City, and nearby towns.
Over one hundred thirty youths begin two weeks of ten hours of swimming instruction at Bear Lake Hot Springs directed by the Paris Chapter of the American Red Cross. Classes started Monday and are taught by Cleneth Arnell LeRoy Hirschi and Norma Arnel.
Rich County Post No 52 conducted annual Memorial Day observances May 30 visiting county cemeteries. Activities began 10 am in Garden City and Laketown with subsequent services in Woodruff at 1 pm and 2 pm and 3 pm. Announcers included Sid Lutz and Lowell Gibbons with firing squad and bugler Sidney Irwin. speaker Wayne Rex. ladies trio performed. wreaths placed by Mrs Jennie Lutz. auxiliary furnished wreaths and equipment.
Mr and Mrs J W Lyons of Paris observed their golden wedding anniversary with a family reunion at the Paris park on Memorial Day. They married December 27, 1900, and are the parents of 13 children, eight living, with 21 grandchildren. Attending were numerous Lyons relatives and guests from nearby towns, while Mr Isabel Wood attended as a guest.
Admission and discharge notes from Bear Lake Memorial Hospital list multiple patients admitted for accidents medical and minor surgeries between May 30 and June 4, including Dixie Lee Reese 11, Clinton Holland 30, and Barbara Robinson 12 with various releases. Births recorded include a girl to Grant Eaterholdt and a boy to Cecil La Racco.
Miss Jeanette Parrish and DeVal Bunn wed in a Logan Temple ceremony on May 31 officiated by Pres. ElRay Chri tansen. Relatives from Conda attended. a reception followed at the Parrish home in Logan. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Conda. A June 9 wedding dance and shower are planned in Conda in honor of the new couple.
Jay Brann, son of Mr and Mrs Jay Brann, receives the Orrin W Dunn Honors scholarship and University Honors scholarship for 1951 1952 academic years. He will be a senior at Leland Stanford University in Palo Alto California. Memorial day visitors included Glen and Chas Longhurst and hosts from Logan Ogden Provo St Anthony and Paris en route to Salt Lake City. Lawrence Spencer plans summer school in Moscow.
Ada Pugmire and Olive Roberts are among residents listed as ill or recovering. locals visit Salt Lake City for medical aid while others travel for hospital care. Visitors include Jules Reed and Ronald from Geneva, and Lila Michaelson’s birthday gathering with several guests. Memory and travel notes cover Memorial Day, Logan trips, and guests from Wyoming, Montana, and Denver.
Three Bloomington youths Evan Had dock Harold Nelson and Dallas Painter enlisted in the U S Navy and left Sunday for Boise A farewell party was held in Bloomington with local residents and out of town guests attending The program included piano solos talks and vocal numbers commemorating their departure
Mr and Mrs Angus Porter attended the USAC graduating exercises in Logan as their son LaDell earned a B S in Industrial Education. LaDell, a Fielding High School graduate class of 1947, served overseas two years before returning to finish high school and proceed to college. Naomi Rich Edith Rich and others from Salt Lake City visited Memorial Day at Mrs Emily Rich’s home.
Mr and Mrs Evan Sorenson of Preston spent a week with the LeRoy Sorensons. Salt Lake guests included Mr McKay Loveland and two friends. Logan visitors were Mr and Mrs S J Hyden and others attended a Stake Board meeting in Paris. Charleen Twitchell underwent a tonsillectomy at the Logan LDS hospital Saturday.
The Paris area mourns Dr. Richard J. Sutton former Paris physician who died Sunday morning at Oakley Idaho after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm in Oakley tabernacle with a graveside service at 2 pm. He practiced in Paris from 1914 after Chicago medical school graduation and lived in Magna Idaho Falls Montpelier before Cassia county. Survived by wife four sons five daughters and 22 grandchildren.
Local and personal notes list Memorial day visits and weekend gatherings. Families from Salt Lake City, Blackfoot, Layton, Soda Springs, Ogden, Logan, Shelley, Garden City, and Paris shared time with relatives, while others traveled for ceremonies and commencements.
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