Joseph Wirthlin Addresses Bear Lake Stake Conference
The Bear Lake Stake held a March conference at the Paris stake tabernacle with Bishop Joseph Wirthlin presiding. Sessions featured music by the stake choir, sermons on loyalty, the Word of Wisdom, parenting duties, and the Restoration, with speakers including Lorenzo Mitchell, L. Burdett Pugmire, James Olsen, Fred J Price, and Joseph L. Wirthlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake Stake
Stake Tabernacle
Paris
Joseph Wirthlin
Lorenzo Mitchel
E. Woodruff Stucks
Stake
Arch Shepherd
Ruby Bolton
Raymond Webb
Roy Nye
Kent Poulsen
LaVoy Shepherd
Paris Second Ward
Stucki
Grant Smart
Joseph Smith
Deloria Peterson
Ovid Ward
Joseph L. Wirthlin
Wirthlin
Adam
Zion
Leah Dunford
Bloomington
Niel Roberts
Lanark Ward
Henry Floyd
L. Burdett Pugmire
James Olsen
Quorum Jeadera
Fred J Price
Salt Lake City
Job
Christ
Pilate
Martin Luther
Nola Matthews
Liberty Ward
D U P Centennial Party Draws Nice Crowd
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers held a Centennial party in Emerson gym last Thursday evening. Dressed in old fashioned costumes, attendees honored four Bear Lake Valley pioneers: John Lewis Hattie Shepherd Paris Swan Arneil St Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Emerson Gym
Bear Lake Valley
John Lewis
Hattie Shepherd
Paris
Swan Arneil
St Charles
High School Music Dept Presents March 26 Concert
The High School music department will hold a free concert March 26 at 8 pm in the auditorium. The program features band works and choruses including Phantom Trumpeters Tone Poem by G. Mmette May Overture Clerisse American Pioneer Overture by Yoder and a piano and band Etude in Boogie. Elna Brown performs a piano solo and two chorus numbers are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
Gmmette
Clerisse
Walters
Dinner Party Hosts Mr and Mrs Wa Jensen
Mr and Mrs Wa Jensen entertained last Friday with a dinner followed by cards. Mrs Hy man led the ladies with the high score, while Mr Hoge topped the men. Low scores went to Mrs Lauritzen and A W Shepherd. Mr Bonham won the all-out prize. Guests included Mr and Mrs W Smith Hoge, Mr and Mrs Earl Bonham, Mr and Mrs A W Shepherd, Mr and Mrs Ernest Hymas, and Mrs William Lauritzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. Jensen
Rural Girls Adopt New Motto for 4-H Dress Revue
Rural 4-H girls adopt Make and Model Your Own as the motto for the 1947 National 4-H Dress Revue. Blue ribbon winners receive silver medals. state winners gain an all expense trip to the 1947 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago and a $25 Savings Bond. Informational details available from county home demonstration agents. Last Idaho state winner was Shirley Ellen Rohrbacher of Parma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astate
Simplicity Pattern Company
Chicago
Extension Service
Idaho
Shirley Ellen Rohrbacher
Parma
Vera King Weds Shurel Nate in Soda Springs Ceremony
Vera King daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence King of Sharon married Shurel Nate son of Mr and Mrs George Nate of Dingle on Sunday March 2 in Soda Springs with Bishop Frank Kunz presiding. Attendants included the bride and groom's parents and relatives. The couple plans residence in Dingle and hosted a wedding supper the following Wednesday at the bride’s parents home with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera King
Lawrence King
Sharon
Shurel Nate
George Nate
Dingle
Soda Springs
Frank Kunz
Shure
Nate
Bishop
Mra
Lester Alleman
Thella
Idell
Mabel
LaVere
DeVer
Plan Sheet Required To Join 1947 Conservation Program
Farmers must file a farm plan sheet with the county ACA committee by May first to be eligible for 1947 conservation assistance. Plan details include phosphate application, irrigation drainage, weed control, green manure plowing, land leveling, and new pasture seeding. Prior county committee approval is needed before starting any practice to receive payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACA
J R. Pugmire
Local and Personal News Roundup
Local residents and visitors are reported in Ogden Logan Pocatello Paris and American Fork. Crawford visited Ogden for business while Victor Barfuss spent the weekend with his parents in Logan. Dr and Mrs Rich attended tournament games in Pocatello. Will Norton and Mrs Norton visited Mrs Mary Lewis in Ogden. Oliver Passey returned from Salt Lake to Paris for a brief vacation. F T Shepherd spent the weekend with his sons in Paris after attending quarterly conference. Mrs Norman Gambling returned to Sharon after wintering in Pocatello and visited her parents Mr and Mrs Jess Schaldegger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Barfuss
A.C
Logan
Will Norton
Ogden
Mary E. Lewis
F. T. Shepherd
American Fork
Utah
Paris
Norman Gambling
Pocatello
Sharon
Jess SchAldegger
County Faces Hospital Closure Risk By May First
Bear Lake hospital may cease operations if lease expires May 1 1947 and building owners demand higher rent. Doctors warn of catastrophe without new hospital facilities and a county bond election petition a possible path for funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake Hospital
Joseph P Lewis
Chicago
Bear Lake
Crop Insurance Deadline Set for Wheat Farmers
Bear Lake County ACA chairman JR Pug mire urged wheat producers to secure federal crop insurance before March 15 to protect a spring crop from unavoidable hazards. A single policy covers an entire crop and supports the wider farm economy. contact Montpellier ACA office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACA
JR. Pugmire
Bear Lake County
Montpellier
Birthday party honors Mrs Wilford Michel's daughter
Mrs Wilford Michel entertained a group of children for Mardenes birthday anniversary on Wednesday afternoon last week. Ice cream and cake were served at the close. Attendees included Gene Barrett, Mary Ellen Athay, Dean Jacobsen, Cathy Wyler, Beth Gertsch, Paul Cox, Diana Lewis, Cheryl Hansen, Grant and Roy Passey, Jerry Grimmett, Carol Tueller, Lynn Bee, Taddy Palmer, Warren Shepherd, Larry and Kent Michel. Mack Warner was ill and could not attend. The honored guest received many nice birthday gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Michel
Mardenes
Gene Barrett
Mary Ellen Athay
Dean Jacobsen
Cathy Wyler
Beth Gertsch
Paul Cox
Diana Lewis
Cheryl Hansen
Grant
Roy Passey
Jerry Grimmett
Carol Tueller
Lynn Bee
Taddy Palmer
Warren Shepherd
Larry
Kent Michel Mack Warner
Open House to Honor F T Shepherd on 80th Birthday
Families of Mr and Mrs F T Shepherd plan an open house for his 80th birthday on Sunday March 23 at the Hotel Paris dining room in Paris Idaho. A noon family dinner precedes a 2 to 5 pm visit. no gifts requested. Born March 22 1867 in Fawley England he moved to America at 11. He and Elizabeth Morgan had 10 children and he served as Paris mayor and in local schools and state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F T Shepherd
Mr Shepherd
Hotel Paris
Fawley
England
Mary Shepherd
America
Shepherd
Paris
Idaho
Elizabeth Morgan
Logan Temple
F Leslie
Logan
Utah
Owen T
Archie C
Jeter
Denver
Cole
Milford M
Boise
Elizabeth Morgan Shepherd
Paris 2Nd Ward
Sarah Bromley
American Fork
Blooming ton Old Folks Party Draws 149 Attendees
The Bloomington annual Old Folks party occurred Friday March 7 starting at 2 pm with prayers by Jos h Patterson and a welcome by DeLora Nelson. A banquet for 149 followed at 5 pm, then an evening program featuring a male quartet and readings, ending with dancing and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Josh Patterson
DeLora Nelson
Victor Reese
Ella Stevens
H H_ Broomhead
Reading
Alfred A Hart
Elna Krogue
Ronald Thornock
Paul Haddock
Julian Thornock
Farrell Jacobsen
Bishop LaVell G Ward
Max
Gary Stoker
Lloyd Passey
Pres
Josh
Amos Hulme
Wool Pool Contracts Sent to 1947 Members
County Agents office mailed wool contracts to last year's pool members. Growers interest ed in consigning through the pool should contact the County Agent if they did not receive a contract. All wool pool members must return contracts by March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wool Pool
Local Visitors and Births Mark Ogden and Logan Life
Tuesday and Wednesday last week saw Jess Scheidegger and Delwin Orr in Ogden while Mr and Mrs Sherman Lowe visited Pocatello for tournament games. Mrs Golda Skinner recovered from an appendectomy and visited her parents. The Cranfords welcomed a baby boy arriving Tuesday last week, their second son. Mr Lawrence Austin and Mrs Austin of Ogden announced the safe birth of a baby boy February 18 at St Benedicta Hospital. Mrs Austin is Beth Nye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Scheidegger
Delwin Orr
Ogden
Sherman Lowe
Pocatello
Golda Skinner
Arthur Eborn
Tarp Cranford
The
Crawfords
Lawrence Austin
St Benedicta Hospital
Austin
Beth Nye
Paris Lions Clubs Adds Two New Members
The Paris Lions club held its regular monthly meeting at the Hotel Coffee Shop with about twenty members present. William Lauritzen and John Hoge joined as new members while Lion President Alf Shepherd led the business session and committees were appointed to review worthwhile community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Lions Club
William Lauritzen
John Hoge
Club
Lion
Alf Shepherd
Cancer Control Committee Plan Meeting for March 19
A public meeting on March 19 at 7 30 p m in Montpellier High School auditorium features Mrs Grant Hess Boise State Commander discussing Idaho society work and L J Peterson Boise public health director showing the film Miracle Money. The Montpelier High School music department and Bear Lake County students will perform. attendance is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W Schoper
Idaho Cancer Society
Montpellier High School
Grant Hess
Boise State
Idaho Group
Idaho
L. J. Peterson
Boise
Montpelier High School
Fivery Man
Bear Lake County
Viciity
Senator Dworshak Leads Fight to Protect U S Agriculture Prices
Washington special report on Senator Dworshak Idaho arguing against mass imports and tariff cuts under the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act He seeks to delay reductions and wraps opposition from Senator Millikin and Senator Vandenberg with State Department warnings and Secretary Marshall remarks about trade leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Vandenberg
Millikin
Dworshak
Senate
Finance Committee
State Department
Marshall
Mrs Del Bohr and Son Visit Jess Scheidegger Home
Mrs Del Bohr and her son from Clearfield Utah were summoned to the Jess Scheidegger residence on Thursday to visit or consult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Bohr
Clearfield
Utah
Jess Scheidegger
Mrs Harriet Shepherd Takes Son to Salt Lake City
Mrs Harriet Shepherd was summoned to Montpelier late in the week due to her son George’s serious illness and accompanied him to Salt Lake City for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Shepherd
Montpelier
George
Salt Lake City
Bridge Club Social Held With High Score Fame
Mrs. Orlean Inneas entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening last week. Mrs. Sparks held high score for the evening. A delicious lunch was served at the close of play to Meadams Dorthy Tueller Bertha Hoge Ethel Jensen Dorthy Varner Melinda Sparks Clara Budge and Audrey Monson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlean Inneas
Bridge Club
Mrs. Sparks
Meadams Dorthy Tueller
Bertha Hoge
Ethel Jensen
Dorthy Varner
Melinda Sparks
Clara Budge
Audrey Monson
Lions Basketball Tournament Opens With Fifteen Teams In Paris
The Paris Lions club hosts an outlaw basketball tourney this week with 15 teams and a 20 game schedule. Opening Wednesday at 1 o clock features Montpelier vs Georgetown. Local noting Bear Lake Aggies from Loran and other valley teams composed mainly of returning players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Lions Club
Montpelier
Georgetown
Victor Barfuas
Roy Ringel
Weat Side Stags
Bear Lake Aggies
Funeral services held last week for Mrs Wilks Bloomington Utah
Mrs Eva Perkins Wilks 61 wife of Frank D Wilks of Bloomington died February 28 in Provo Utah after a long illness. Born March 20 1895 in Spring Glen Utah she moved to Afton Wyoming as a girl then to Bloomington where she resided. Survived by husband six children two sisters eight brothers and seven grandchildren. Funeral held Wednesday at Bloomington ward chapel with interment in Bloomington cemetery. Matthews Mortuary in charge. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Perkins Wilks
Frank D. Wilks
Bloomington
Provo
Utah
Spring Glen
George N.perkins
Afton
Wyo
Frank Wilks
Logan Temple
Wilks
Howard Wilks
Navy
Vancouver
Wash
Thelma Hill
Montpeler
Eugene Wilks
Pueblo
Colo
Hal S. Wilks
Billings
Montana
Evelyn Wadman
Salt Lake City
Louis Wilks
Barbara Merritt
Lucy Thornock
George Perkins
Centerville
Thomas Perkins
Logan
Alma Perkins
Fish Haven
Ivan Perkins
Montpelier
William and
Clarence Perkins
Echo
Ira Perkins
Cokeville
Bloomington Ward
LaVell G. Ward
Alma Findlay Jr
Julian and
Lauriel Thornock
H. H. Broomhead
Jeana
Max Haddock
A. A. Hart
Bishop Ward
George H Ward
Alma
Thomas
Ivan
Ira
Clarence
Mrs Spencer Hosts Birthday Party for Richard and Douglas
Mrs. Albert Spencer entertained on Saturday afternoon in honor of her sons Douglas who turned three on February 26 and Richard who was two on March 9. Birthday cake and jetlo were served to all the young guests and their mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Spencer
Richard
Douglas Douglas
Jetlo
Bridge Club in Montpelier Sees Hoge With High Score
Friday Afternoon Bridge club members met Mrs. Tunks in Montpelier last week. Mrs. Hoge held high score. Guests included Mesdames Emma Shepherd Orlean In nes Audrey Monson Bertha Hoge Clara Budge Ethel Jensen Dorothy Tueller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunks
Montpelier
Mrs. Hoge
Mesdames Emma Shepherd
Orlean Innes
Audrey Monson
Bertha Hoge
Clara Budge
Ethel Jensen
Dorothy Tueller
Also Mentioned on This Page
D.U.P
High School Music Dept
Yoder
Caren
Elna Brown
Vera King and
ER H Crawford
Spencer Rich
Oliver Passey
Utah Power Compay
Salt Lake
Phoenix, Ariz
William J. Middaugh
Joplin
Superstition Mountain
Dutchman
Phoenix
Wool Pool Contracts
Ray Stock
Paris Lions Clubs
Cancer Control Committee
U. S
Geneva
Bennington
Laketown
Charles
Ovid
Garden City
Paris Lions
Noman
Laks Ricks
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!