21 May 1931
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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
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Large turnout expected from Paris and Montpelier for best dairy judge and farmer business men’s fitting contest. Girls may enter milking and nog drinks are served. judging starts 9 30. Cash prizes listed for bulls cows heifers and calves with purple ribbons for champions.
Roy A. Welker, president of the Bear Lake Stake, said Elder Stephen to Richards, a member of the twelve, will address Paris Seminary graduates and attend the quarterly conference this weekend on PEN 23 and 24.
A fragmented report notes the nickname Punzy-Wuzzy given by British soldiers to a figure described as a Dame tied to the Egyptian-Sidan conflict. The text is incomplete but highlights wartime obscenity and naming practices.
The city council discussed extending water mains on north Main Street but delayed reporting due to pipe price data. They approved a $150 road appropriation and referred a service station access request to the road and bridge committee.
A Twin Falls man appeals a one month jail sentence and a $250 fine for liquor possession. The case questions arrest grounds and warrantless search of a barn and home, arguing evidence was illegally obtained and Beach was not proved to possess the liquor.
Bear Lake Stake Relief Society marks the 200th anniversary of George Washington by planting White birch trees in a triangular formation in the park south of the tabernacle. Each tree represents the stake and individual wards Paris First and Second. Other ward groups plan similar plantings in public places under the “Lady of the Forest” program.
A Salt Lake Tribune report notes Bishop James H. Wallis and Mrs Wallis of Vernal marked their golden wedding with a reunion at Liberty Park and a banquet at Temple Square hotel. The couple, longtime Utah Idaho journalists, depart for England on a mission aboard the Leviathan with a stop in New York en route.
Funeral rites for Moroni Pugmire longtime St Charles resident who died last Friday at Montpelier hospital were held Tuesday in the ward chapel. Interment followed in St Charles cemetery. The service featured ward choir renditions and speakers Bishop J W Linford Wm Keetch Pres Ed C Rich Roy A Welker M D Low and Bishop Ernest Alfred. Survivors include his widow and children Mrs Norms Payne Oral and Gwen, plus sisters and many brothers.
The ninth annual Paris L D S Seminary graduation will be held Sunday evening May 24 in the stake tabernacle. The program features an organ prelude and a grand march of graduates, devotions, the class song Carry On, reports of the year’s work, a presentation of diplomas, an educational address, and the benediction.
Memorial day exercises will be held at the City cemetery on Saturday May 30 under the direction of the City and American Legion. Stores will close and the city will observe the day with a program at 10 30 including prayers remarks and a benediction led by local officials and veterans.
Milford Rogers son of Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers arrived home after a three years absence from missionary work for the L D S church in New Zealand. He recounted being in Gisborne during the February earthquake and later in Napier as tremors and quake incidents were felt. He now runs Rogers Barber Shop in Browning building with his brother Franklin.
Halt's discovery of the Inland led Columbus to name the land La Espaniola which quickly corrupted into Hispaniola.
A compact view outlines three primary human emotions as the originals with all other feelings described as linguistic modifications. The text emphasizes a foundational theory of emotional structure and interpretation.
A large funeral was held in the Bloomington ward chapel for Elmo Thomas 21 son of Mr and Mrs Burton Thomas who died in an accident while unloading dirt from a truck onto a state highway. The service included prayers by Jas L Dunford and remarks by local and visiting clergy. Survived by his parents and siblings Audrey Monson Ariel Thomas Homer Nora Preston and Carol.
Tango owned by William B. Stucki of this city won first place in the stock saddle horse class at the Ogden Utah horse show last week. Wayne Stucki rode the horse among 125 celebrated race horses.
A quotation attributed to Rochefoucauld argues that selfishness is the grand moving principle behind nine tenths of human actions, framing a cynical view of motive and behavior.
Grace May 19 Roy A Welker president of the Bear Lake stake delivered the commencement address to 29 graduates of the Grace seminary Sunday evening. Sixty six students were presented partial completion certificates. The junior department included Williams Thatcher Mound Valley Grace and Bench wards.
The twenty fourth annual commencement for Bear Lake county will be held Monday May 25 at 10:30 a m in the stake tabernacle Paris The program opens with an orchestra selection Emerson School Invocation President Roy A Welker Chorus Pegram School Reading Edward Hart Address of Welcome Forrest Jensen Valedictory Darwin Evans Bol o Mac Don Hall Educational address Prof E A Jacobson U A Logan Utah Evva A Beagles County Su Taosko enn Orchestra Benediction EB Woodruff Stucks Graduates listed for Paris Fish Haven Pegram Ovid Liberty South Noman Eight Mile Dingle page 4 continued
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