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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
4
John A. Wallis editor announces subscription rates for one year two dollars six months one dollar fifty and three months one dollar with advance payment. Advertising rates available on application. Card of thanks poetry and resolutions charged at regular rates. Independent in politics, optimistic and working for a bigger Bear Lake Valley.
The piece urges crime is a social and economic issue, arguing vandalizing road signs shows lack of sportsmanship. It notes signs protect life and aid navigation, estimates the national crime bill at 18 billion dollars, and blames public indifference and slow lawmaking for high crime and low convictions.
A Nebraska legislature repeal ends the banks deposit guarantee law after nineteen years of operation. The piece critiques proposed by M. L. Bow man and notes similar South Dakota efforts to adopt a guaranty, highlighting a looming deficit and political consequences.
Prominent figures born this date include Joseph Addison 1672 English essayist died 1719 Winthrop Sargent 1753 Revolutionary patriot governor of Mississippi Territory died 1820 Benjamin Latrobe 1764 architect who finished the national capitol died 1820 Junius Brutus Booth 1796 English tragedian died 1852 George Innes 1825 American landscape painter died 1894 Wharton Barker 1846 financier Paulist candidate for President died 1921 James Ford Rhodes 1848 American historian died 1927 The era notes a 1929 gas industry shift with 9.9 percent use growth and 4.1 percent revenue rise driven by new efficient furnaces cutting old heaters.
A Idaho chamber meeting draws attention for its heavy political overtones as leaders and attendees appear aligned with a party, while trade talks emphasize business aims. An Interstate Commerce Commission opinion found Wells-Rogerson rates from Idaho to San Francisco fair, versus routes via Salt Lake, suggesting no discrimination and little local traffic on the cut-off. The piece notes freight structures provoke public questioning and personal bias may shape views.
A Geological Survey report by Hoyt and Bryan finds irrigation shortages in the Boise area could be eased by using six storage sites in the Boise River Basin above Arrowrock, with potential holdover storage of 50 000 to 100 000 acre feet and power sites totaling 44 200 to 72 000 horsepower. The 160 page manuscript outlines geography geology vegetation mining and infrastructure and is available in Boise or Washington offices.
Idaho's tax and transport implications are debated as authorities argue that current rate adjustments favor growth. The piece notes Idaho’s strong soil, crop yields, and outbound markets, while warning outsiders will challenge favorable conditions. It discusses taxation reform challenges, government efficiency, and political courage. A humor closing item references a printer’s joke about soup.
Mrs Rebecca Walker of Elwood Kansas reports starting at 85 pounds and gaining 15 pounds after using Sargon Soft Mass Pills. She says constipation was cured and her life saved, with Paris Drug Co. listed as local agents.
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