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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
2
Idaho debates a 50-50 split of state highway funds with counties as 1 year program renews. Proponents push for larger county shares to fund roads while opponents warn permanent state highways could be jeopardized if the plan passes.
Agricultural experts urge farmers to focus on self sufficiency producing more at home, maintaining and upgrading farm buildings, and keeping livestock with multiple cash crops. They cite poultry profits as a key example with hens yielding between 1.50 and 250 dollars annually, noting many farmers miss this source of ready cash.
In Colorado and southeastern Idaho experiments show phosphate fertilizer increases sugar beet yields per acre. Utah Idaho Sugar Co reports 1929 results varied from small gains to substantial boosts, with three dollars per acre sometimes best. Phosphate to be sold at company warehouses with drill attachments for single application. Paris hosts the world’s richest phosphate deposits and Western sugar firms may adopt it.
Ex-President Coolidge notes the United States buys life insurance at about 20 billion dollars yearly and pays 2 billion in matured policies, with three quarters reaching living policy holders. He cites protection for 67 million policy holders and urges life insurance as key for dependents after a breadwinner dies.
A May 21 1927 New York Sun editorial by Harold McDonald Anderson contemplates Lindberghs solo flight. It questions isolation versus companionship, praising Courage Skill Faith and the sustenance of daring as the pilot navigates night and danger.
A verse expresses that spring returns nowhere since a beloved person lies abroad in France. The poem by Marion Valentine contrasts spring imagery with absence, noting that life goes on elsewhere though the loved one is gone. An editorial aside adds a pun about oiling an auto not justifying the driver.
A Washington Star summary notes the sausage tree of East Africa, a large catalpa family tree bearing fruit up to two feet long that appears edible but yields hard pulp. The tree is sacred to Nubian tribes with moonlight festivals, and its cattyes serve in religious rites and as a traditional remedy when roasted and applied to rheumatic ailments.
Elmo Morgan, student body president, won the oratorical contest with a tribute to the United States, urging citizens to honor the Constitution, work for freedom, and build a united democratic republic through duty, integrity, and patriotism. The speech appeals to friendship with nations, self government, and enduring national purpose.
A girls double trio is organized in the school under Professor Jensen. Members include Norine Biles Hattie Vallentine Lena Dunford Ruth Welker Ruby Hoge and Helen Cook. The group performs in and out of school and features various voice parts.
A traffic officer addresses a driver nicknamed Petting Driver, urging the driver to use both hands on the wheel. The driver replies fear of letting go the steering wheel, citing safety concerns.
A collage of school chatter and local curiosities tells of Walter Rohner saving stamps by visiting his girlfriend, a phone line quarrel between Lewis Shepherd and Elinor Biles, and light notes on manners, honesty, and a stove pipe lesson.
John Hart of 1740 Marion Bt Dencer credits Sargon Pills with ending a decade of weakness and digestive trouble. He reports improved appetite, weight gain, and liver condition after using four bottles, claiming chronic constipation resolved and energy returned. Paris Drug Co. is listed as local agent.
A Coquelle Wash pooler was fined for permitting a dog to run at large and sentenced to serve the $2 fine in jail. The report notes remarks by Recorder Leslie and references a life imprisonment mention from Grant G. The column then shifts to a string of classroom anecdotes and curiosities about language and literature.
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