Conservation program signs up most Idaho farms in 1939
Approximately 96 percent of Bear Snake county farms will join the agricultural conservation program by June 1 1939 per farmer signups. Washington county reports 90 percent participation and Twin Falls 83 percent with 2 666 farms signed. Statewide signups average 81 percent of worksheet cropland with 45 113 farms in 1935.
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Bear Snake County
Hiulma
Twin Falls
Washington County
Bear Lake County
Hulme
Federal
Idaho
Lewis Armitage Marry in Salt Lake City Ceremony
Miss Marie Lewis and Ernest Armitage wed Wednesday in the L. D. 3 temple in Salt Lake City. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Frank Lewis of Paris, studied at Pekling high and worked at Shepherd Brothers. They will reside in Georgetown and have many friends wishing them happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Armitage
Marie Lewis
Ernest Armitage
Salt Lace City
Frank Lewis
Paris
Plekling High School
Shepherd Brothers’ Store
Georgetown
Forest Fire Near Liberty Destroys Hollow Pine
A lightning sparked blaze on Mahogany Ridge above Liberty endangers timber. Glenn Hymas reports to ranger Hann, who sends Earl Nye to fight the conflagration. The hollow giant pine burned 40 to 50 feet high before containment. This is the first fire in the Paris ranger district this year, signaling dry timber and high risk for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahogany Ridge
Liberty
Glenn Hymas
Hann
Earl Nye
Hiann
Pygmalion at Novelty Sunday and Monday
Leslie Howard stars as Professor Higgins in a lavish screen version of Pygmalion. A Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle becomes a duchess for a reception after Higgins tests his phonetics method. Hilarity and romance unfold amid Covent Garden Thames embankment and opulent interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
Screen Sunday
Mionday
Leslie Howard
London
Henry Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza
Covent Garden
Thames Embankment
Utah Power Reports Rising Annual Submissions
Utah Power and Light disclosed a sharp rise in regulatory filings over seven years. Miss Harriett Cannon noted the growing volume, while R H Jones said 1938 produced 8810 separate reports ranging from short statements to extensive compilations of accounts and statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Power & Lght Company
R. H. Jones
Coast Driver Held on Tipsy Count
Arnel Brown, 36, of Red Bluff California, is in the county jail serving a 30 day sentence after he pleaded guilty in Montpelier justice court to drunken driving. He was arrested by State Patrolman M. C. Brown Sunday after his car went off the road on Highway 89 about four miles north of Paris.
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Arnel Brown
Red Bluff
Cal
Justice Court
Montpelier
M. C. Brown
Highway 89
Paris
Results of Wool Pool in Bear Lake County 1939
The Bear Lake county wool pool held June 6 7, 1939 processed five cars totaling 560 bags or 155,466 pounds. After deductions for tags and bag weight the net pounds were 151,781. Prices yielded a gross of 32,633 13 with $69 expenses, giving a net payment to local sheepmen of 32,572 53.
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Bear Lake County
Idaho fish and game reports good hunting and fishing
Harold R. Harvey head of Idaho's fish and game department cites generally good to excellent fishing conditions statewide after a tour. hatcheries operate at full capacity with plans to plant more fish and pheasants this year, while new facilities at Ashton and Crystal Creek expand rearing and spawning with local and federal support.
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Boise
Idaho
Harold R. Harvey
State Fish and Game Department
Department
Lapwai
Jerome
Ashton Hatchery
Works Progress Administration
Fish ‘and Game Department
Crystal Creek
Forest Service
Fire guard training camp held Tuesday
A fire guard training camp was held Tuesday in Emmigration camp with ten guards from this district and ten from the Preston district present. Guards from Garden City Ish Haven St. Charles Blooming two from Paris Liberty Sharon and two from Norman received forest fire control and fighting instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hela
Yakima Indians Use Airplane to Round Up Wild Horses
Delegates from the Yakima tribe in Washington told Indian service officials they used a plane to aid roundups in inaccessible canyon regions. A former rider piloted the craft as horses were corralled with ground stakes and flags. The Indians view the experiment as a needed modern method and weigh continuing it. They also pursued claims against the federal government for 1856 treaty land and Bonneville Dam related losses, seeking rights of way through the reservation.
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State of
Washington
Office of
Indian Atsets
Washington,d. C
Indian Service
Frank fDotus
Thomas —Yallup
Bonneville
Columbia River
Grand Coulee
Arff Shepherd Injured In Roof Fall At Home
Arif Shepherd a loyal carpenter was seriously hurt Monday after a fall from the roof while shingling the Arthur Pendrey home. His knee cap was shattered and doctors urged specialist care. He was rushed to Salt Lake City for treatment and is recovering with jaw injuries and other bruises.
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Arif Shepherd
Arthur Pendrey
Salt Lake City
Coast to Coast Highway to Run Through Idaho Route Change Proposed
Proposals to number a coast to coast highway as No 16 suggest routing via Yellow Stone Craters of the Moon and southern Idaho to give tourists a new country view. The plan connects from Worland Wyoming to Salt Lake and onward toward Sun Valley Boise and potential links to Portland or California while offering Craters of the Moon and southern Idaho scenery.
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Idaho
Craters of the Moon
Glacier Park
Lincoln
Yellowstone
Worland
Wyoming
Salt Lake
Flint
Craters of the
Mioon
Sun Valley
Mountain
Home
Boise
Callifornia
Portland
Afton Wyler Weds Roy Hayes in Salt Lake City Temple
Miss Afton Wyler announced her marriage to Roy Hayes of Georgetown. The ceremony occurred in the Salt Lake City temple. Wyler is the daughter of Mrs. Charles Wyler of this city and a 1938 graduate of the local high school. The couple will reside in Georgetown.
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Afton Wyler
Roy Hayes
Georgetown
Salt Lake City
Ayes
Charles Wyler
Paris
Pioneer Day at Franklin Honors Idaho’s Early Settlers
About 1235 pioneers will be honored at Franklin Idaho in a two day event beginning Thursday. The program features a banquet, boxing and baseball events, and talks by guests including Governor Bottolfsen. Rex Clayton of Pocatello preserves his brother’s Clayton Pharmacy while the Claytons are on vacation. Rex teaches at Idaho State University in Pocatello.
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Franklin
Rex Clayton
Pocatello
Clayton Pharmacy
Two Ogden Men Nabbed in Car Theft Suspects
Sheriff Asa Athay of Paris pursued and captured Paul Hebdon 22 and Neil Randall 25 after they allegedly stole cars in Ogden and Franklin counties Idaho. A Preston sheriff and posse aided. the men abandoned two vehicles, fled into Strawberry canyon, and were later delivered to Ogden for trial.
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Ogden
Asa —Athay
Paris
Athay
Paul Hebdon
Neil Randall
Franklin County
Idaho
Preston
Evens
Mink Creek
Leslie Keller
Strawberry Canyon
Keller
Athy
Henry Sparks
M. ©. Brown
Delinquent Tax Sale Draws Large Crowd at Courthouse
County Auditor Sam Te an oversaw a delinquent tax sale at the county courthouse Monday afternoon. A large crowd attended as all land offered was sold at satisfactory prices.
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Sam Tean
Whch
Amphitheatre Completed in Paris Canyon
The Paris Canyon amphitheatre construction is finished and the crew have moved to Mill Canyon to erect fences. The forest service builds the fences to keep cattle off the high ranges until feed is ready.
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Paris Canyon
Paris
Mill Canyon
Forest Service
Plaque Honors Shepherd Hardware for Fifteen Years
Shepherd Hardware & Implement displays a plaque from Fuller Products recognizing fifteen years of service to the community. The window display celebrates the long partnership and local presence.
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Shepherd Hardware & Implement Company
Fuller Products Company
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Harvey
Fish and Game Department
Biological Survey
Stat
Fire Guard
Arff Shepherd
Fale
Shis
Percy
Market Report
Feading
Denver
Ogdén
Eders
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