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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
2
The Paris Idaho weekly notes editor and publisher Obroxon and contact phone Paris 045-2163. It marks a small town publication with local notices and community updates.
A debate on two constitutional proposals raises questions of principle. One would grant the President authority to adjust the individual income tax to counter inflation or deflation. The other would allow him to authorize public works up to two billion dollars.
The piece argues against concentrating economic crisis powers in the president. It asserts Constitution vests fiscal authority in Congress and warns that single executive action undermines constitutional checks. Congress can act swiftly without ceding the purse or balance of powers.
A citizen urges Americans to reject the "something for nothing" notion of limitless federal benefits. The piece argues government spending must be financed by taxes or inflation and calls for increased fiscal discipline and taxpayer engagement with representatives.
Trade and aid policies impact U.S. industry with foreign competition. Read about how imports challenge domestic production. More than half the nails used in the United States are imported.
The text cites rising imports and plant closures cutting U S employment across industries from barbed wire to watches. It notes Germany and Japan supplying key items, with clock and textile sectors heavily shrinking, 2,200 clock jobs lost over three years, and tax costs to Americans as imports climb and exports fall.
Local residents share visits Easter gatherings and family reunions. Emma Krogue, Deanna Bevans, Emma Payne, and others appear in social visits while the Bear Lake 4 H leaders receive a banquet. Alma Thornock’s death prompts funeral plans in Emmett Idaho. Hospital stays and college events are noted alongside neighborly hospitality and ongoing family ties.
At the request of the U S Justice Department the Idaho Potato and Onion commission is gathering evidence and instances of misbranding in Idaho potato packages. The effort follows years of work with a prominent Idaho shipper and the Idaho Department of Agriculture General's office.
The Board of Trustees of Class "44 School District No 83" in Bear Lake County Idaho announces a special election on May 22 1962 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at multiple voting precincts to approve a two mill five year Plant Facilities Fund levy for capital outlay. Voter qualifications include Idaho residency and tax payments. precincts listed include Fish Haven St Charles Bloomington Paris and others.
Notice in Bear Lake County Idaho for Class A School District 33 annual meeting and election on May 22 1962 from 1 00 PM to 7 00 PM Trustees elected for terms three years four districts voters qualifications include residents parents guardians taxpayers and spouses Published May 3 10 17 1962
A magistrate hears a motorist deny speeding or avoiding a pedestrian while claiming to have taken precautions. The defendant says he blew the horn and cursed the pedestrian amid the incident. The item appears in a newspaper brief with pricing and subscription note.
University of Idaho expert Esther Nystrom outlines spring fashion with soft silhouettes, pleats, and bias skirts. She notes shirt dresses, set-in sleeves, cone shaped coats, capelets, and boleros, plus loopy wool and frosty tweeds. Colors span white bound blacks, sunflower yellows, lime, citron, and olive greens.
The City Council of Paris Idaho invites sealed bids for furnishing and delivering concrete pipe including twelve inch pipe about 13 100 feet and ten inch pipe about 64 feet with details in specifications. Bids due by 8:00 PM May 7 1962. Opened and read publicly. Bid envelopes marked Proposal for furnishing Concrete Pipe.
The text advises on house placement to reduce wind, dust, and noise. It stresses cross ventilation for sleeping rooms, evergreen trees to reduce winter wind, and lawn placement to catch summer breezes. It notes dust from east entrance roads and suggests a southern, sunny side with a roof overhang to cut glare.
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