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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
1
Fielding High Spartans finish season strong by placing second to Preston in the Malad district tournament. Coach Jensen’s squad won 17 of 24 games and earned a runner-up trophy from the American Legion Post of Malad after a 29 to 40 final loss to Preston.
The UP railroad proposes discontinuing one daily train from Montpelier to Paris to provide the Bear Lake Valley west side with a single daily arrival in Paris at about eight in the morning. The afternoon mail would be delivered to Paris by bus each evening. Paris city groups oppose the change and have sent protest letters to the Utilities Commission which will hold a hearing soon.
G E Hulme chairman of Bear Lake County USDA War Board said cooperative use of farm machinery offers possibilities to conserve steel and labor vital to arms production. Farm operators can obtain financing through the county FSA to join in joint ownership or participate in machinery services via the Montpelier office.
The wedding of Joyce Rich and Roscoe Maughn Nelson was held Wednesday morning at the Salt Lake LDS Temple with Stephen L. Chipman officiating. The couple, both active in college life, plan to reside in Coronado California after a Los Angeles visit. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyman Rich of Logan and the groom is the son of Mrs Mabel M Nelson also of Logan.
Arrangements are complete for the Agricultural Institute to be held Thursday and Friday in Paris with a large turnout expected. The program features music by local groups and a series of general and departmental sessions including talks by Frederick P Champ and E R Bennett. The 4-H council reorganization meeting is set for 2:30 p m Friday March 20 with three members to be elected.
County Extension Agent cites an Idaho Farm Defense Leaflet noting 1942 milk output rise should come from better feeding and management rather than more cows. Grain feeding rules apply by breed and yield, with guidance on milking projections, labor efficiency, and obtaining bulletins from the county agent.
Clifford Jaussi earned the Gold Medal for Sportsmanship at the annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Randolph, among 70 players over a three day event. The Paris team placed fourth, featuring Jaussi with teammates John Hoge Willard Hansen Russell Bateman Parker Richards and Grant Bateman among eight teams from Wyoming Idaho and Utah.
Sheriff Alton Bunderson announces a county wide conference for peace officers and prosecutors from Bear Lake and nearby counties in the latter part of April. An FBI representative and other out of county speakers will discuss wartime law enforcement, with session on various enforcement phases. Bunderson urges all county justices of the peace and constables to qualify for office to attend.
Dairymen in Bloomington St Charles and nearby communities show considerable interest in forming a bull stud or similar system to provide high quality bulls with production records at a reasonable fee. County agent DeVere Tovey says Indiana Extension Dairy Specialist G C Anderson will speak at 2 p m March 21 at the Paria courthouse to discuss the plan and other dairy breeding improvements.
The Pep Club's Friday assembly featured Wyone Wilks Della Laker and Audrey Michaelson with a flute solo by Carol Price and a reading by Aston Hoge. Fielding High School boasted about its boys' trophy at a Malad tournament and announced Ann Grimmett’s appendicitis operation.
Milford Murphy of Pegram in Bear Lake county drew the first number 176 in the Selective Service lottery held in Washington Monday. Other first ten numbers listed include Zen Miller, Montpelier. Loma Dixon, Montpelier. Clarence Nelson, Fish Haven. Geo Curless, Fish Haven. Don Windley, Montpelier. Rodney Ream, Dingle. Peter Berger, Montpelier. Wilford Bartschi, Montpelier. Leslie Quayle, Montpelier. The report notes the drawing details are not official.
Warning from the Mining Bureau warns explosive vendors in Bear Lake County that the March 16 deadline to secure licenses is approaching. Some handlers may not yet be licensed, risking serious trouble if apprehended. Licenses are obtainable at the County Clerk's office.
Independent School District No 2 Bear Lake county Idaho calls all warrants up to and including No 1712. Upon presentation warrants will be paid. Interest ceases ten days after the date of the call dated March 19 1942 by Samuel E Hymas treasurer.
Notice states Dr W C Stock dentist will be in his Paris office every morning from 9 am to noon and at his Montpelier office every afternoon until further notice.
Nine University of Idaho freshmen earned Phi Eta Sigma honors for high grades last semester. Members pledged include Farner Findley Blooming ton Theodore Merrill Alfred Kiser Alden Sept Philip J Evans Wallace Dalley John Mull er Addison Foss Gordon Joslyn and Wallace Dalley joining the honor society for underclassmen based on Idaho's 4.0 scale.
The Sharon Ward marked the Relief Society centennial on March 13 with a supper at 7:30 pm. Ada Prescott led committees for food, program, and history displays while guests from Montpelier attended. A program featured songs, plays, a pioneer story, and a historical scrapbook viewing with relics and photographs spanning 1899 to 1942.
A public letter to Leon Henderson, head of the OPA, criticizes sugar rationing. It urges redefining hoarding, shifting to monthly quotas, and reducing paper waste and packaging costs, arguing current weekly allotments raise prices and waste resources.
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