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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lewis announce the arrival of a son on March 14 at Bear Lake hospital. Numerous visits highlight weekly notices with relatives from Paris Cokeville Tremonton Salt Lake and Rexburg and gatherings at firesides and dinners with neighbors and friends across Idaho and Utah.
At the 11th annual southern Idaho high school journalism convention in Pocatello 24 schools attended with 217 students and advisers. Montpelier High School earned a trophy from the Salt Lake Tribune for the best paper in the 200 400 class. The banquet featured Louise Shadduck director of the Idaho Department of Commerce and Development as speaker.
Mrs. Blanche Piggott of Bloomington Bear Lake county deputy assessor and her daughter Miss Carolyn Piggott of Salt Lake have returned from a two weeks visit in Bossier City Louisiana with their son and brother A2C Rodney Piggott and family.
Roy E. Walton announces Camp Easter Seal at Lake Coeur d Alene offering a specialized two week summer camp for crippled and handicapped youths from Idaho and Washington. Operated by Washington State College PE department with state societies, about 200 youngsters attended last year. Applications and Easter Seal envelopes are requested to support continued funding.
The Paris Second Ward held its annual March party on Friday March 14. A 7:30 PM dinner for married couples and invited guests featured St Patrick theme decorations. Vesta Eborn gave the welcome and Bishop-Clifford-Price gave the invocation with Taft P. Budge as MC. The program included a skit a violin solo a quartet song and a Singing Mothers chorus plus a film shown titled On Temple Square.
Mr and Mrs Mark Pugmire winners in a Standard Oil contest last summer were honored again by Standard Oil Company of California at a dinner party at the Ambassador Hotel in Salt Lake City last Friday night. They returned home Saturday.
Bear Lake County Idaho Cancer Society unit officers set annual cancer training school for Saturday March 29 at Montpelier High School. Dr J Elmer Nielsen of Cowan Nielsen will speak on neoplastic diseases at 1200 PM. Volunteers are urged to attend both sessions and notify the local chairmen to plan participation.
The Paris First Ward Relief Society held its annual party Monday night March 17 at the First Ward chapel with over 140 attending. Mrs. Helen Bird and Mrs. Viola Mattson led dinner planning and decorations, while Carol Ward directed the program featuring a quartet, a German band, saxophone solo, multiple readings, and a girls’ group performance.
Boxing and wrestling events at Fielding High School gym on Wednesday night March 12 drew a good crowd for the Paris Second Ward building fund. Results include multiple Paris wins and several draws, with notable bouts featuring Craig Palmer, Richard Stucki, Fay Nicholls, and Darrell Lewis among others.
The Fish Haven Ward Relief Society held its annual birthday party with a turkey dinner. The program featured Miranda Gibbons and Dorothy Wicker, Alaire Hart, Dale Mattson, Vern Peterson, Lions trio from Montpelier, Robert Trussell, Robert Kerns, Dorothy Wicker, Mirinda Gibbons, and Lucy Stock and Luann Loveland giving talks for the Mutual award. Guest speaker William Negus of Garden City attended with Wenonah Shirley singing and accompanying Bonnie.
Several Lanark people joined the Relief Society party in Liberty on Friday night. Mrs. Julia B. Passey visited in Wardboro with her daughter Lois Nelson. Dairy Men’s Coop members from Lanark attended the Fielding High School annual meeting in Paris on Saturday.
Bond sales in Idaho fell short of prior February figures with Series H bonds reaching 809 623 dollars and total Bear Lake County sales near 2 229 dollars. Officials report 781 873 dollars from individuals and a 28 percent rise in bond customer activity year over year.
The City of Paris Idaho calls for bids for a cemetery caretaker for the 1958 growing season. Bids must be filed with the City Clerk by April 15, 1968, with the city reserving the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Fred J. Price, City Clerk, published March 13 and 20, 1958.
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