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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
1
County 4-H clubs are being organized with parents urged to help find leaders. Eligible youths twelve and older are invited to join projects in beef dairy swine gardening forestry sewing cooking canning and more as the county fair returns to full scale. Contact the county agent to assist in starting the program.
Mrs Lucy Poulsen learns her nephew James Peterson of Morgan died of a heart attack.
Beulah Hess and Walter Bird united in marriage Wednesday May 15 at 12 30 p m in the Logan temple. The couple visited friends and relatives at Tooele Salt Lake Ogden and Brigham City over the weekend and returned to Paris to make their home at the Walter Bird farm.
Mrs. Annie Clayton comes home Saturday after a five week visit in Salt Lake. Mr and Mrs. R. E. Smith and family return with her and stay over the weekend. Mrs Smith was formerly Louella Clayton.
The Friday afternoon bridge club met last week with Mrs Ethel Jen. Sifie Testments were served by members Bertha Hoge Orlean Innes Emma Shepherd Dorothy Tuel ler Clara Budge Inez Tunks Audrey Monson and the hostess Te.
A church column urges armor of kindness to shield against hate and recounts Sunday programs across wards Fish Haven Bloomington Paris Liberty Garden City and mentions members visiting relatives, baptisms and duties. It notes births, discharges from service, and a list of talks and songs honored in various wards.
Willard E. Kunz announced the Idaho State Victory Gardening contest with state prizes over 250 dollars. Adults youths and juniors have divisions. information and entry books are provided at the courthouse in Paris. Sponsoring firms include George Crookham Co Nampa Washburn Wilson Seed Co Moscow Northrup King Co Boise Ferry Morse Seed Co Caldwell and Edgar L Oakes Co Caldwell.
The American Legion sponsors a free picture show on Tuesday evening May 28 at the Novelty Theatre. Captain W H W Bammer of Ogden will present two films, Here is Germany detailing Prussian rule and Mazism, and Sucker Bait a military intelligence thriller. Each film lasts about 90 minutes.
The record lists a church service in St. Charles Ward presided by Bishop J. N. Transtrum with music by J W Gibbons and Leonard Swenson. Speakers include Harold Linford, Whitney Bunderson, Kay Arnell, Orval Anderson and Missionaries Evan Morgen and Norman Roberts with several congregational songs and a quarterly conference announcement.
A long list of weekend visits and dinners in Logan and nearby towns. Mrs. Darwin Haddock and family hosted. many relatives from Logan Bear Lake Idaho Falls Ogden and Salt Lake are mentioned alongside new babies and travel plans.
Lowell Shepherd of Paris is welcomed into the Phi chapter of Beta Beta national biology fraternity at Brigham Young University in ceremonies in the Brimhall building. After initiation the group left on an outing to Saratoga. Shepherd is a BYU junior majoring in Zoology and graduated from Ricks College at Rexburg in 1940.
A World War II veterans meeting will be held in Montpelier on May 28 at 8 p m. Veterans Administration representatives will discuss the Servicemen's Act of 1944 covering training loan guaranty insurance and related VA provisions. The program includes brief talks followed by a Q and A session.
Miss Janet Grimmett marked her fifteenth birthday with a small gathering at Bear Lake Hot Spring. Friday Lunch was served to Merla Nye Zena Vallen tine Marilyn Grimmett Lois Athay Bob Wilcox Kay Nye Edward Wren Don Deardorff and the hostess.
Ettie Bird Nina Eborn Mary Lewis Lucille Rogers, county officers, visited the Montpelier camp last Thursday. Orson Rhyan of Logan spoke on the story of the early pioneers, delivering an interesting address.
Mr and Mrs Laurel Pugmire and Kathryn of St Charles hosted supper May 18 at the Amos Hulme home. Later that evening friends called to surprise Anne Hulme on her birthday including Beverly Smedley Janice Grandy Anne Lowe Connie Bunn Faye Poulsen Elaine Bolton Lorene Wyler Donna Monson Lorny Lewis Gwenda Roberts.
The Wednesday Evening Sewing club met at Mrs Mildred Jacobsen’s home to honor Fern and Tleen Wallentine on their birthdays. Each received a gift after games, then refreshments were served to a list of dames including Yvonne Palmer Louanna Nelson Alice Hansen Fernlorn Ileen Vallentine Von Nell Hoffman Twila Lewis Velma Hansen Ber that Boehme and the hostess.
Mr and Mrs Weldon B Grandy hosted the Fire side Group Sunday evening. Discussion of current problems continued and plans were made for an Idaho Falls Temple excursion. Attending included Bp and Mrs Kenneth Matthews Mr and Mrs Fenton Allred Mr and Mrs Whitney Transtrum and Mr and Mrs Van Ness Wallentine.
Dwight W Hayward 32, formerly of Bountiful Utah, was shot and killed during a grocery store hold up in Vallejo California at noon. Two Negro suspects were seen fleeing the scene and had not been captured. He was born April 6 1914 in Salt Lake City and leaves a large family in Idaho Utah and California.
Wednesday visitors included George B. Spencer and wife with children, Mrs Albert Spencer and children, Mrs John Spencer and children, and Mrs Eugene Stucks with children. They spent time in Dingle with Mr and Mrs Horsley Spencer and family.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Grimmett left Sunday for Ashton with Vernon Rich. Mrs Grimmett will stop at Pocatello to visit her parents and Glen expects to continue to Ashton for a fishing trip.
A 6 pound 8 ounce baby boy was born at Bear Lake hospital on Saturday May 18. The infant’s father died in a military plane crash several months ago. He is the first grandchild for both the Collings and Stauffer families of Onaga Kansas.
Word reaches relatives that Miss DeOnne Findlay is selected valedictorian of Caribou County Grade schools. Exercises set for Friday May 24 at the Soda Springs High School. Miss Findlay is daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Findlay Conda and granddaughter of Mrs Laura Findlay Paris.
Mrs. Dorothy Warner hosted the Junior Bridge club at the Paris Hotel Coffee Shop on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hann won the high score prize and Mrs. Beck took the trap prize. Refreshments were served to Mesdames Orlean Innes, Dortha Hann, Dorothy Tueller, Clara Budge, Audrey Monson, Fern Beck, Ruth Bunderson, Vivian Donelan, and the hostess.
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