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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
7
A light verse style notice advertising a mid summer clearance sale at Barretts from June 20 to July 4. The piece blends humorous narrative about a devil and a gate to heaven with an aside on excessive fees in contested cases.
Reno residents assess the six week divorce law with concerns that benefit goes to lawyers. Tradespeople note profits vanish for rentals as divorces rush through. the bar association cites a minimum $250 fee for a case.
Jolly Stitchers meet June 8 at Laura May Redmond home at 2 o clock to work on aprons and buttonholes. Members sing A Long Long Trail after candy. Merry Makers meet June 5 in Georgetown with pledges and gown cutting and plan hemmed patching for June 17 at Eva Robison home. Sunshine Sewing Club June 4 in Liberty cuts pajama parts and plans clothing projects for next meeting with Verda Poulsen host. The G I A s of Georgetown meet June 10 with fourteen members present. Tea towels aprons demonstrated sewing machine threading and straight seams. ice cream and cake served.
The piece notes rising livestock prices in June with hog and cattle values up about one dollar per hundred, reflecting a shift toward profitability. It links agricultural strength to broader economic revival and industrial activity as essential to sustained gains.
Boise report says David Burrell secretary treasurer of the state central committee is in critical condition after a second paralytic stroke. He is 74, appointed by President Hoover as registrar of the General Land Office at Blackfoot, with family at his bedside.
Paris Idaho in Bear Lake County scheduled for a hearing on a foreign will previously admitted in Monroe New York. The probate judge urges any interested party to appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The date shown is June 22, 1931.
Emmett Pfost commissioner of law enforcement stated the department aims to regulate traffic for public safety by keeping patrolmen visible on highways. The policy favors supervision to reduce violations over frequent arrests.
Authorities warn drivers nationwide to heed stop signs headlights and right side driving. A recent state check shows many motorists ignore regulations risking accidents and loss of life. Police will enforce traffic laws with arrests rather than issuing further warnings.
The Idaho public utilities commission protested to the interstate commerce commission against a 15 percent freight rate hike for railroads. The telegram argued for a full commission investigation, noting broader economic hardship and potential worsening conditions for other industries.
In Blackfoot on Sunday Soda beat Montpelier 9 to 2 after a seven run rally in the eighth. Dayton and F Marriot pitched well for Montpelier and Soda respectively and Bill Miller notes no game scheduled for next Sunday. Notice sets hearing for Henry Mattilil estate probate on July 18 at 10 AM in Bear Lake County Idaho.
A reflective piece from Tiinots State Journal mocks vainglorious pride and lists things the speaker avoids such as real estate holdings stocks speculative grain oil wells retail debt and job insecurity. The tone is satirical and ends with an incomplete line about coal operators steel manufacturers or railroad officials facing bad trade conditions.
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