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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
3
Liberty News reports a well attended Green Ball event with decorations led by Pres. Damn and Eldon Hymas. Gleaner girls include Colleen Matthews Ann Lorene Roberts Verla Morgan Gail Matthews and polyn Morgan. Various local officers hosts and out of town guests are listed along with a ward reunion in Preston and Sunday visits from Idaho and Utah guests.
Mr and Mrs Harmon Cheney of North Ogden visited at Mrs Clarence Cheney's home. ATA held a meeting at the schoolhouse. Dennis Creek, music director, showed slides of the North Rich Band at USAC Homecoming Day. Dr Lloyd Drury, Bear Lake County Schools superintendent, spoke. A ladies chorus including Norma Willis Florence Willis Vernetta Weston LaRue Lamborn and Edith Barley sang two numbers. Refreshments were served.
Local notes report Mrs George Michaelson improving at home while Rex Arnell and Scott Pugmire show gains in Bear Lake Hospital. Eugene Arnell eyes checkups in Salt Lake, Ovina Linford ill at home, DeLila Swensen caring for mother in law Mary Swensen after hip fracture. Community funeral attendance noted for James T Dunn Thomas Hodges Willis. Local service members Oral Arnell Don Hemert honorably discharged. Windley DUP class meets with refreshments at Alice Rich’s home.
Mr and Mrs Wm Hill returned from California after weeks with their children and shared a wonderful time. The dramatic group performed Little Miss Somebody in Laketown to a well filled house and applause. Missionaries Vallentine and Morgan spoke at Sunday Sacrament services and were well received.
Local happenings list visits and events in Paris Logan Montpelier Laketown and Fish Haven. Residents like Lowell Gibbons Melinda Gibbons Maurie Pulley Nina Sorenson and Leone Loveland attend meetings and quilting gatherings. A funeral in Laketown and church talks at Paris are noted with several families hosting visitors and dinner parties.
Liberty residents attended John Deere Day in Montpelier and a shower in Ovid for Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dean Jensen. Several families hosted guests, funerals were held in Laketown and Garden City, and local youths aided Boy Scouts in Paris. Hymas and Matthews families figure prominently in weekend visits and caregiving.
Steven Gambling stayed overnight with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Jess Scheidegger in Parla last week. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Merlin Hymas in Montpelier with Mr and Mrs Ray Hymas as grandparents. A shower was held in Sharon ward chapel for Mr and Mrs Dennis Carlsen. Dennis Carlsen flew to Ft Lee Virginia from Salt Lake City where Mrs Carlsen remains employed. Mr and Mrs C W N Carlsen are grandparents of a baby girl born to Delbert Pugmire in Montpelier. Ida Dunn of Georgetown is staying with Mr and Mrs Albert Miller a few days. Bill Shepherd attended a basketball game in Soda last Saturday. Ilora Roberts dined with Peggy Gong. Mrs Julia Shepherd and family visited Mrs Edna Shepherd in Montpelier.
Roger Stevens spent Sunday with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs LaThair Peterson while his parents were in Evanston. Local residents attended a Grace Bancroft and Soda Springs basketball tournament. A Sewing club birthday party honored Mrs Hilda Sorenson with a lunch for members and guests including Melvin Peterson Cyrel Sorenson Hy Tum Olsen and others. Darrell Sorenson plans to enter service March 8.
In Bern eleven fathers and sons attended the Stake Aaronic social and banquet in Montpelier with a Relief Society supper praised as excellent. Guests at Alma Kunz's home included Parley Black A W Hale Logan Elmer Jensen Nephi Sorenson LeSound Stockton C a Lyon Salt Lake Hattie Pope Wayne Lyon Edith Whittington Garden City John Fox Paris Shelby Huffeler Woodruff Polly Pope and Gladys Pope Montpelier residents Glen Talbot. Mrs Kunz is improved and moving about.
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