Paris Red Cross Roll Call Opens with $1400 Quota
The Paris Chapter starts the Red Cross Roll Call drive led by Lt. L. Deardorff seeking a $1400 quota for 1943. Miss Caryl Hollingsworth visited to aid planning, but turnout was low. Local chairmen list individual community quotas and urge families to donate five dollars to meet the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Paris
Lt. L. Deardorff
LaVell Ward
Lawrell Jensen
Ovid
Isaac Johnson
Liberty
Dave Poulsen
Lanark
Melvin Passey
Sharon
Chris Carlsen
Gas Ration Changes Offer Extra Allowances to Drivers
Car owners who drive to work and struggle with mileage from their B Ration book may receive additional allowances. Applicants must contact local rationing boards and meet conditions: driving must be between home and a fixed place of work, a ride-share or full vehicle load is required, and alternative transportation must be inadequate.
Ration Calendar Presses March Deadlines
Gasoline coupon No 4 expires March 21. Sugar coupon No 11 for 3 lbs expires March 15. Coffee Stamp No 25 for 1 lb. expires. Tires Class A first inspection deadline is March 31.
Lions Entertain Their Wives Friday Evening
Paris Lions club honored members wives with a Friday gathering at the Hotel Paris after a Red Cross meeting. Prizes went to Mrs. Darwin Haddock and Jay B. Hann. Special guest Misa Hollingsworth, Red Cross field representative, attended. A. L. Cluff and Max Haddock led the event with light refreshments served late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Red Cross
Darwin Haddock
Jay B. Hann
Misa Hollingsworth
American Red Cross
A. L. Cluff
Max Haddock
Lions
Farmers May Get 3 Year Crop Insurance
Bear Lake county spring wheat growers may secure a three year crop insurance contract covering 50 or 75 percent of normal yield against natural hazards and war related harvest losses. The county AAA committee urges farmers to apply this spring and notes automatic premium reductions after years with no losses.
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Bear Lake County
Fred C. Evans
County Aaa
Bear Lake
AAA
Evans
Paris
Grade 1 Passenger Car Tires Doubled for March
The March quota for Grade 1 passenger car tires was practically doubled to address backlogs, but this increase will not continue in subsequent months. Truck tires for March were cut from February levels, while truck recapping quotas were increased.
Letters From Our Boys In Armed Forces
A collection of wartime letters dated February 7, 1943 from North Africa describes daily life in a combat zone. Cpl. Wayne R. Collings writes of harsh conditions, mud in Oran, a makeshift winery, Turkish baths, and crude transportation while awaiting mail and adjusting to climate and danger. Other notes mention a basketball team at Smoky Hill Army Air Field and a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Shepherd of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
States
Eshion
Bear Lake
Oran
Sahara
Reita
Cpl
Wayne R. Collings
A.S.N
A.A.J. 18Th Airways Comm
Sq. A.P.O
Miami
Florida
c/o
Howard Johnson
Arkansas
Elzo Bunderson
Smoky Hill Army Air Field
Salina
Kans
Sugar Stamp No 12 Value and validity period
Sugar Stamp No 12 becomes valid March 16 and is worth 12 pounds for 11 weeks through May end. Stamp No 11, valid February 1 to March 15, is worth 8 pounds.
Red Cross Faces Huge Postwar Rehabilitation Task
A L Schafer outlines the Pacific Area Red Cross role in postwar rehabilitation. The organization will supplement government relief with medicines food clothing and lifelines for victims across Britain China Russia and later refugees in war torn Europe.
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American Red Cross
A. L. Schafer
Pacific Area
The
Red Cross
Reles
Great Britain
China
Russia
Poland
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Norway
Yugoslavia
Greece
Schafer
American
Farmers May Get Gas For Farm Use For Six Months
Farmers may obtain gasoline for tractors engines and other non highway equipment for six months instead of three under revised OPA rationing rules. The change reflects variable farming operations and helps farmers estimate needs and save time.
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OPA
Fielding Pep Club Assembly Highlights February Program
Fielding Pep Club showcased an assembly featuring a variety of acts including a flute duet Rhea Hytmas and Carol Price vocal solo Katherine Langford trio Audrey Michaelson Della Laker Reene Price reading Lucille Gertsch tap Beverly Quayle Donna Wilkes and an one act play. Washington's Birthday holiday included band numbers a trumpet solo and a dance at Novelty Theatre. The Spar tans lost 41 to 43 to Preston in a Friday finale. Photographers visited Fielding Monday and Tuesday for group and individual Fieldonian portraits.
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Avon Rogers
Ain Caine
Rhea Hytmas
Carol Price
Katherine Langford
Audrey Michaelson
Della Laker
Reene Price
Lucille Gertsch
Beverly Quayle
Donna Wilkes
Washington
Fielding
Muriel Poulsen
Jane Shepherd
Helen Rae Eborn
Ruth Spencer
Dunford Haddock
Mary Jean Nelson Tho
Robert Dunford
Ray Piggott
Gerald Windley
Bounty Set For Magpie Killers In Spring Campaign
The fish and game department launches an annual magpie bounty with sportsmen clubs and children. J O Beck says three cents per head if delivered before April 15 and two cents from April 16 to July 1. Early-bill payment claimed to reduce nesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Department
J. O. Beck
Game Department
Farm Bureau Schedules Countywide Community Meetings
Bear Lake County Farm Bureau announces a series of meetings across towns with attendees including HE. F. Rinehart Extension Animal Husbandman and other specialists. Farmers and wives urged to attend. dates span March 8 to March 10 in multiple towns with invited neighbors.
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Bear Lake County
Geneva
Raymond
Georgetown
Bennington
Noonan
Eight Mile
Dingle
Wardboro
Montpelier
Ovid
Paris
Lanark
Liberty
Sharon
Bern
Social Visits and Gatherings in Garden City and Logan
Mrs. Ezra Passey stayed in Garden City with her grandchildren last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Satterthwaite traveled to Logan for business and leisure. A sauer kraut supper took place at the Boehme home last Friday night with Willard Hansen, Charles Wyler, Clifford Jaussi, and the Boehmes in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Passey
Garden City
Cecil Satterthwaite
Logan
David Boehme
Willard Hansen
Charles Wyler
Clifford Jaussi
Steward Low Enlists in Air Corps for Lincoln School
Relatives received word that Stewart Low son of Morris and Morris Low of Soda Springs has enlisted in the Air Corps and leaves Sunday night for Lincoln Nebraska to attend school for a few weeks.
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Stewart Low
Morris D. Low
Soda Springs
Air Corps
Lincoln
Nebraska
Tax blank shortage stirs crowds at county clerk office
Sam V. Tunks county clerk reports many residents wait at his office for State and Federal Income Tax blanks. He has been out of blanks for several days but expects to have them on hand this weekend.
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Sam V. Tunks
Mrs Phyllis Reeder Hosts Sewing Club Gathering
Mrs Phyllis Reeder entertained her sewing club on Wednesday evening of draft week. Delicious refreshments were served to members Mrs Bertha Boehme Mrs Irene Wyler Mrs Jean Lane and Mrs Velma Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Reeder
Bertha Boehme
Irene Wyler
Jean Lane
Velma Hansen
County Agents Office Honors DeVere Tovey in Sendoff Party
County agents staff entertained at a party for Mr and Mrs DeVere Tovey at Archie Shepherds home last Thursday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Max Haddock Sterling Rich Miss Helen Rae Eborn Miss Thelma Bateman Miss Jane Shepherd Miss Marie Loveday Douglas Perkins and the visiting couple Mr and Mrs Tovey. A gift was presented as the Toveys depart this week for their new home in Malad.
Vance Smith Takes Over Bear Lake Extension Office
Mr. Vance Smith of Pocatello assumes the duties of Bear Lake County Extension Agent this week. He is temporary in charge as Mr. Tovey departed Wednesday to start farming at Malad. Smith has spent two weeks in the county learning the office’s affairs and is expected to serve permanently.
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Vance Smith
Pocatello
Bear Lake County
Tovey
Malad
Smith
Food and Soil Resources Aid in The War Effort
G E Hulme chair of Bear Lake County USDA War Board says farmers draw on the ever normal granary of land resources to meet 1943 Food for Freedom goals. He notes ten years of democratic programs improved farm incomes and stability, aiding the war effort amid high demand and shortages.
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G. E. Hulme
Bear-Lake County
Usda War Board
United Nations
Hulme
War Board
Washington, D. C
Bear Lake County
Friday Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Shepherd Home
The Friday Afternoon Bridge club gathered at Mrs A W Shepherd's home. Present were Mesdames Josephine Dougan Dorothy Tueller Dortha Hann Bertha Hoge Dorothy Warner Fern Beck Inez Tunks and the hostess. Mrs Hoge received the high score stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W Shepherd
Mesdames
Josephine Dougan
Dorothy Tueller
Dortha Hann
Bertha Hoge
Dorothy Warner
Fern Beck
Inez Tunks
Mrs. Hoge
Bowen Speaks at Stake Conference on Delinquency and Welfare
Albert E. Bowen of the Council of Twelve and Ezra C. Knowlton of the Church Welfare committee address a stake conference on February 28. Knowlton urges farm owners to stay on the land and maximize production and saving. Bowen focuses on juvenile delinquency and adherence to the Ten Commandments as a remedy. The program includes a choir directed by A. F. Cluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Bowen
STAKE
Council of Twelve
Ezra C. Knowlton
Church Welfare Committee
Elder Knowlton
Bowen
Zion
A. F. Cluff
Lions drive Idaho War Bond sales to record level
War Bond quota for Bear Lake County for March set at 17500 dollars. In mid February 1943 Idahoans bought 910768.75 dollars in War Bonds, the best weekly total since the War Savings Staff began. Lions clubs led a campaign to repair the cruiser Boise, aiming 3 million in cash sales, ultimately hitting 3,432,596.25 dollars with bonds of maturity value 4,654,175 dollars.
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Bear Laxs County
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Idaho
Lions Clubs of Idaho
Boise
Solomon Islands
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RED Cross War Fund
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Invaders
Preston
Fieldonian
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