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Newspaper

Paris Post

Location

Paris, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1944

Page

1

Funeral Rites Monday for Mrs Walter Bird

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Paris for Mrs. Walter Bird 53 found dead at the family farm near Paris. Born June 2 1891 in Ovid Idaho she lived in Paris 33 years active in LDS church work Surviving husband four children and mother plus seven siblings attended services conducted by Bishop O H Grimmett with prayers songs and readings. Interment followed in Paris cemetery under F M Williams Mortuary arrangements.

Paris Second Ward Walter Bird Paris Bedford Bird Leah-Tunks Portland Oregon Ronald Bird U.S. Navy Florida Geneal Sparks Nampa Idaho Sarah Ludlum Wm. JB. Stuck Ada Harris Logan Utah Sim Stérret San Francisco Calif Thomas Sterret W. Smith Hoge Anna Ruth ‘Lowe Lillie Lauritzen Mrs James Olson Clifford G Price BP. O. H. Grimmett H. L. Spencer A. W. Sheherd Paris Cemetery F. M Williams

Card of Thanks for Floral Offerings

Walter Bird and Family express thanks to those who assisted during their bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings.

Stanford Pugmire to Assist in Writing New Course

A six member committee was chosen to draft a biology based course on narcotics effects for Idaho high schools. Stanford Pugmire of Pocatello High School is on the committee. The work is planned to take six weeks, until about July 15.

Idaho Stanford Pugmire Pugmire Pocatello High School

Expression of Appreciation From Bear Lake Voters

Dan C. Rich thanks Bear Lake county voters for their support in the recent primary election.

Bear Lake County Dan C. Rich

Pilot School Grad Mark Pugmire Receives Wings

Mark G. Pugmire, son of Mr and Mrs H M Pugmire of St Charles Idaho, graduated from AAF Pilot School Fort Sumner New Mexico on June 27 as Class 44 F. He is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces and earns silver wings.

Fort Sumner N. M AAF Mark G. Pugmire H. M. Pugmire St. Charles Idaho Army Air Forces

Link Trainer Demonstration Invited at Pocatello

Local residents 18 or older may visit a free public Link trainer demonstration at Hill Bros Auto Co in Pocatello across from the post office. WAVES Hannah Barnes of Blackfoot and Cillian Baker of Seattle will operate the miniature aircraft device for hands on cockpit experience. The display, brought by Idaho Power Co, promotes WAVES and highlights opportunities for young women aged 20 to 36 in vital Navy jobs.

Paris Pocatello Inéluégive Navy Hill Bros. Auto Co Idaho Hannah Barnes Idaho Power Co

Bowen Man Spends Saturday Evening With Family

Mr Geordon Bowen employed in Pocotah O spent Saturday evening with his wife and family in a quiet domestic moment reported by local notes and social columns.

Geordon Bowen PocateHo

Montpelier Residents Attend Mrs Water Bird Funeral

Mr and Mrs Charles Nate and Mr and Mrs Sam Tunks were among Montpelier attendees at the funeral services for Mrs Water Bird held Monday.

Charles Nate Sam Tunks Montpelier Water Bird

Mrs Hoge of Ogden to Leave Hill Field Post

Mrs John Hoge of Ogden attended a Sunday dinner at the W Smith Hoge home and will resign her Hill Field position. She plans a vacation with her husband at Camp Shelby Mississippi after leaving the post.

John Hoge Ogden W. Smith Hoge Rs. Hoge Hill Field Camp Shelby Misa

Delta Delt Bridge Club Entertains Husbands

The Delta Delt Bridge Club hosted husbands on a Wednesday evening last week with a lawn dinner at the Jay B. Hatin home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Innes, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Tueller, Mr. and Mrs. Max Haddock, Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Hann, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Varner, Mrs. Alton Bunderson, and Mrs. Fred Derricott.

Delta Delt Bridge Club Jay B. Hatin Charles Innes Palmer Tueller Max Haddock Jay B. Hann Ivan Beck Keith Varner Alton Bunderson Fred Derricott

Friday Bridge at Mrs Hoge’s Home

Mrs W Smith Hoge hosted a Friday afternoon bridge gathering with Mrs Hann taking high score. Refreshments followed for Mesdames Orlean Innes Inez Tunks Palmer Tueller Dortha Hann Helen Deardorff Mabel Howell Mona Shepherd.

W. Smith Hoge

Bear Lake County Trails War Loan Quota

County bonds total $171010 toward a $260000 quota in the Fifth War Loan drive. County committee reports from chairman Al Thiel and local community tabulations show progress and outstanding goals.

Bear Lake County al Thiel

Very Few Motorists Buy Auto Use Stamps in Idaho

John R. Wiley, Idaho District collector, warns that few automobile and truck owners have purchased the $5 Auto Use Stamp. The stamp must be affixed before vehicle use on July 1 1944, on the windshield behind the rear view mirror. Stamps available at post offices and the Boise collector’s office. late compliance leads to penalties. Boats sixteen feet or longer require a Special Use stamp available at Boise. regulations mirror those for vehicles.

John R. Wiley Internal Revenue District of Idaho Idaho Teem Conette Boise

Ranger Levy assumes charge of Randolph district in Cache NF

Forest Supervisor James O Stewart announced Ranger Thomas H Levy is now in charge of the Randolph ranger district within the Cache National Forest. The district spans Rich county Utah from the Logan Garden City highway to the Ogden Woodruff highway and includes Elk Valley Strawberry Valley Rock Creek Curtis Creek Blacksmith Fork and Sheep Creek areas. Grevy, previously Preston district assistant, will headquarter in Randolph with an office in the Rich County courthouse.

James O. Stewart Thomas H. Levy Randolph Ranger District Cache —“National Forest Rich County Utah Logan-Garden City Ogden- Woodruff Highway Cache County Elk Valley Strawberry Valley Rock Creek Curtis Creek Blacksmith Fork Sheep Creek

Weekend visitors and travels noted in local society

Miss Doria Scheidegger spent the weekend in Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Bloorn and family were Sunday callers at the Arthur Hborn home. Mr. and Mrs. Doneill Jensen of Pocatello spent Sunday at the Wm. Jensen home. Henry Grandy of Ogden came Saturday to spend a week attending to business and visiting relatives. Mrs. Lila Humpherys of Sparks arrived Monday to visit with Mrs. Laura Findlay and other friends. Dan Lowe, stationed with the U S Navy in Pocatello, visiting with his brothers Sherman and Reed Lowe and families.

Doria Scheidegger Salt Lake City Harlan Bloorn Arthur Hborn Mrs. Doneill Jensen of Pocatello Wm. Jensen Henry Grandy Ogden Satuday Lila Humpherys Sparks Nevada Laura Findlay Dan Lowe U. S. Navy Sherman and Reed Lowe

Ration Stamp Details Extend Indefinitely and Update

The memo lists ration categories with indefinite validity for Red stamps through V8 and Blue stamps A8 through V8. Sugar stamps 80 and 31 each cover 5 pounds indefinitely, with stamp 32 adding 5 pounds on June 16 and stamp 40 covering canning sugar through February next year. Gasoline A12 coupons run June 22 through September, while Shoes airplane stamps Y1 and 2 remain valid indefinitely.

Irrigation upgrading urged for Bear Lake farms

The Bear Lake Soil Conservation District urges farmers to replace improvised water systems with concrete pipe structures and reinforced heads to prevent washouts and save time. District supervisors list suppliers in Pocatello Idaho and Ogden Utah, and offer cooperative drops at nominal costs.

Belt Lake Soil Conservation District Montpeler Yees County Idaho Pocatello Ogden Utah Bear Lake

Victory Stitchers Meet At Marilyn Grimmett Home

Our fourth meeting was held at Marilyn Grimmett home last Tuesday at 2 oclock. We chased our hot pads and sewed them. Refreshments were served to Marilyn Grimmett Toss Ruth Athay Maxine Shepherd Jeannie Wallentine Joan Rogera Carol Beck Ruth Price Haine Bhorn Nelda Lewis.

Marilyn Grimmett Toss Ruth Athay Maxine Shepherd Jeannie Wallentine Joan Rogera Carol Beck Ruth Price Haine Bhorn Nelda Lewis

Special School Election in Paris Ends With 28 Votes Cast

Only 28 voters participated in the special school election for Emer son Grade school in Paris. Three questions on levies to support the district received strong support, with 26 yes to 2 no on the first, 23 yes to 8 no on the second, and 25 yes to 0 no on the third, all in favor of higher mill levies for the next fiscal year.

Emerson Grade Paris Board of Trustees State Board of Education Idaho

Forest Fire Control School Held at Emigration Canyon

The Emigration Canyon Fire Control School trained about 30 Idaho and Cache National Forest guards. Training covered line construction, crew organization, fire reporting, and safety with two demonstration fires. Burning permits run June 1 to September 30 in Cottonwood district. permits from Soda Springs office.

Emigration Canyon Idaho Cache National Forest Paris Preston Bert Mahoney Ona A. Harrison J. J. Albano Jay B. Hann Levy Randolph Utah Laketown

Funeral notes and war injury report from wartime Utah town

Ensign Ronald Bird attended his mother Mrs. Walter Bird’s funeral. Jay Brown, son of Gene Brown of Montpelier, was seriously wounded in the Italian theatre. Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and two grandchildren traveled to Salt Lake City for an operation on Eddie. T Sgt Fred G. Klinke and Mrs. Klinke visited family in Pocatello. Portland residents Mr and Mrs Homer Tunka and Mr and Mrs Bedford Bird attended Mrs Bird’s funeral. Salt Lake visitors Lcra Smith and family returned home after a week with Mr and Mrs T A Clayton family.

Ronald Bird Walter Bird Jay Brown Gene Brown Montpelier Paris Elmer Wilcox Bobbie Exidle Wilcox Salt Lake City Eddie Homer Tunka Bedford Bird Portland, Oregon Bird

Burton Suiter Writes From Post in England

V Mail letter from M. Sgt Burton Suiter stationed in England dated June 1 requests The Paris Post be sent to his address and asks when his subscription expires so he can renew. The message expresses appreciation for the paper helping him feel closer to home.

Burton Suiter Post England Paris Post

Small Community Telephone Users Aid in The War Effort

In Paris a call to conserve and use telephones wisely supports national wartime needs. The piece urges careful use to prevent outages, reduce party lines, and deter prank calls that hinder war logistics, stressing a user company partnership for victory and urging children to avoid unnecessary calls.

Paris America Pariy

Impressive Services Held for Fish Haven Girl

Funeral services were held for 13 year old Loa Lee Findlay of Fish Haven who drowned last week while swimming in Fish Haven creek. The service included music by local groups and speakers F P Findlay and others. Survived by parents Grant and Mrs. Findlay and two sisters Diane and Arline. Born January 9.

Fish Haven Ward Loa _Lee Findlay Loa Lee Grant Findlay Fish Haven Connie Stock Ray Stock Jean Stock Glenn J. Stock Fish Haven Creek Bear Lake Don Smith Dewey Jensen Wish Haven Wyoming Budge Logan Altho Arthur Shirley Donna Larson Wenonah Shirley Jennie Pugmire Erma Stock June Loveland Carol Wanda Howell Anna Ruth Lowe F. P. Findlay P. A. Spence Wendell Muir C. Shey Elwin Rob Rte

Grateful thanks from Findlay family for support

Mr and Mrs Grant Findlay and daughters thank friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during the loss of their beloved daughter and sister.

Grant Findlay

Adios Gubler Returns From Guadalcanal Training

Adios Gubler son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Gubler served with the Sea Bees for two months at Guadalcanal and spent a furlough at home recently. He was selected from the Sea Bees for advanced training and is now attending the University of Washington.

Adios Gubler Ernest Gubler Sea Bees Guadalcanal Adios University of Washington

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Mark Pugmire Pilot Walter E. Reed Ster Mariner Merchant Marine U. S. Treasury Deporitsiont Bloomington Fish Haven Ovid Eee Beens Lanark Peteenee Libent Sharon Bern Noonan Georgetown Bennington Geneva Raymond Pegram Wardboro Dingle Cache Nat'l Forest District Tseriks Forest Fire Control T. Sgt Fred G. Klinke R. H. Smith Salt Lake T. A. Clayton Lcra. Smith Cketbook OF Knowledge Sota Tau Fay
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