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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
4
Second class matter notice lists John A Wallis as editor and publisher. Subscription prices shown: one year two dollars in advance, six months one dollar sixty, three months one dollar. Located in Paris Idaho under act of March 8 1879.
The new Canadian tariff restricts duty free imports to items valued under 25 dollars. Taxes rise on property insurance by 15 percent, checks and money orders incur a 2 cent stamp tax, and corporate or joint stock income tax increases from 8 to 10 percent. Individual rates start at 1 percent per 1000 dollars up to 24,000, then 25 percent, with a 15 cent per pound duty on a 15 cents a pound? Noted changes also include higher postage for newspapers, a duty on anthracite and coke, and new limits on used cars while new cars face up to 40 percent tax.
Four 4 H clubs report June meetings and plans. Jolly Stitchers met at Laura May Redmond’s home to judge towels sew buttonholes and plan stockings darn. Woolly Workers at Liberty June 6 welcomed two new members and planned breed descriptions and future meetings. Kerrloo and Good Luck met at Nona and Marjorie McCammon's Georgetown to finish rhubarb canning and set next gathering. Laka View Pig Club met at Fish Haven store to review books and discuss pig husbandry with nine boys participating.
Boise June 10. M. P. Batley states that rearing ponds will be used to hold trout as part of a state fish propagation program.
Ford's Edison Institute in Detroit hosts the permanent exhibit of General Electric's millionth refrigerator. The June 20 ceremony linked New York and Detroit with Gerard Swope and Ford accepting the gift as Floyd Gibbons and John Young announced leaders and guests from industry and science.
The game warden, approved by the board of examiners today, will study the feasibility of a large building program to rear trout to yearlings before planting. A proposed $50,000 would be funded from a $100,000 carryover. Bailey notes high loss of young trout just after planting, arguing raising to six inches or larger improves survival to about 76 percent as sportable fish.
The Twin Falls News quotes a small town banker who highlights gloomy city finance views after visiting a major market. He plans to return home to check if his bank remains open as investment men warn of tougher conditions. The paper questions whether a few large cities control the nation’s fate.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Cole report from Liberal Kansas that their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Roland West became proud parents to a baby boy born that day both mother and child doing nicely.
A serenade at midnight brings cheer to a neighbor feeling low. The singer’s music comforts her as she watches for a visitor, then finds no one present and wonders who played. She attributes the kindness to God and says she will trust in Him, noting a life of support from faith.
Breathless and in a near collapse a man bursts into the police station at midnight claiming to have been missing since eight o clock. He provides details about a brindle bull terrier he says accompanied a woman described as wearing a coat and hat. The sergeant dismisses the long inventory but promises to find the dog.
City of Paris Idaho invites sealed bids for water works materials including 2200 feet 4 inch pipe and other listed items. Bids due by 2 p.m. July 6 193L to the City Clerk marked Proposal for water-works material.
City of Paris Idaho releases a procurement list including No 8 galvanized wire 1 1 8 inch spacing staves 1 1 8 inch thick asphalt treated items iron tees and pipes in various lengths plus service boxes galvanized tees valves underground stopcocks and a driving plug with quantities for 1000 feet 2 inch pipe 50 feet 1 inch pipe 260 feet 12 inch pipe and related hardware. City Clerk W Smith Hoge signs the notice dated 1 26.
A traveler writes home about gas prices observed on a trip east. He details rates at Rawlins Wyoming 22 cents, Fremont Nebraska 8 cents, and in Minnesota 12 cents.
Wm Ayers of Bancroft drilled a well for Andrew Mattgon on Bear Lake shore near Laketown Utah and struck a flow of water. After 106 feet of earth was bored a second flow appeared water shot up as high as twelve feet. Quicksand choked the outlet but parties believe a sufficient flow may yet be obtained.
Mrs Charles Schmid and daughter of Montpelier visited Bern on Wednesday. Mrs Conover Wright of Bennington and Mrs Orson Rich of St Charles conducted business in Bern last Tuesday. Bishop and Mrs Robert Schmid and Bishop Parley Kunz visited Henry Parker of Lanark Friday. Bishop and Mrs Frank Crane and daughter of Herriman were in Bern on business last Friday. Abel and Tony Kunz made a business trip to Grays Lake Saturday.
Farmers in Bern allege county agent Duke distributed poison to squirrels on Friday evening. Alleman, a local sheep man, moved his flock to Crow Creek for the summer starting Monday.
Mr and Mrs Jack Trimble and Mr and Mrs Charles Tingey of Grays Lake attended the Kunz family reunion Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Emil Stoor of Grays Lake visited Bern Tuesday.
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