Ballard Speaker Headlines Bear Lake Stake Conference
Elder Melvin J. Ballard of Salt Lake City spoke at the Bear Lake stake conference with 1100 attendees, representing 30 percent of the stake. Changes included release and appointment of High Council members and stake officers. Music by the Bear Lake stake choir accompanied the program.
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der Ballard
Bear Lake
Melvin J. Ballard
Salt Lake City
Council of Twelve Apostles
Paris L. D
Ballard
Stake
Lfe
Chautauqua Program Set to Open in Paris June 24
The 1930 Chautauqua season in Paris begins June 24 and runs four days under Ellison White circuit direction. Plans include Margot Hayes Symphony Ensemble, two plays The Big Pond and Other People’s Business, America’s greatest trumpeter with a symphonic band, Lethe Coleman’s travel history, Victor artists, and lecturers Charles H Poole of New Zealand and Earnest J Powell. Local committee to be formed soon.
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Paris
Margot Hayes
Ben
Big Pond
America
Lethe Coleman
Victor
Charles H. Poole
New Zealand
Earnest J. Powell
Rollo Rich Killed in Utah Auto Accident
Word from Logan Utah reports Rollo Rich 25 son of Mrs William L Rich killed instantly near Agricultural College Hill drive. He reportedly felt unwell, fainted in his car and left the road, wrecking the vehicle and breaking his neck while returning from school to his boarding place.
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Logan
Utah
Rollo Rich
William L. Rich
Agricultural College Hill Drive
Moonshine Raid Halts Opening Day Bus Waiting Room
Southbridge police raided a newly opened waiting room run by Louis Lapointe a bus driver and seized six pints of moonshine shortly after the opening. Lapointe had distributed cards reading Dont miss my opening day.
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Southbridge
Mass
Louis Lapointe
Memorial Day observance at City cemetery program
Memorial day events will be held at City cemetery Friday May 30 under City and American Legion direction. Stores close as residents observe the day with a 10 45 program including invocation remarks by Mayor A W Shepherd music by F H S Band address by Cyril Budge salute to the dead and benediction by J W Cook.
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A. W. Shepherd
F. H. S. Band
Cyril Budge
Fielding High School 47 Graduates In 1929 30 Commencement
Fielding High School holds graduation for 47 students at the Stake Tabernacle marking the end of the 1929 1930 term. Principal Law lists 48 potential graduates, ceremony features include vocal solos, readings and diplomas presented by Clerk Jas L Dunford. The event is the first in the new school building with a program of orchestral selections and addresses by seniors and the valedictory by Beulah Morgan.
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Fielding High School
Stake Tabernacle
Ufe
Law
F. H
Warren Passey
Little Old Garden
Beth Rich
Horton
A .L. Merrill
Hattie Vallentine
Jas. L. Dunford
Gypsy Life
Benediction Wu
Esse
Haven Beck
Opal Alfred
Leith Austin
Blanche Barker
Maurice Beck
Remembrance Poem Reflects on War's Aftermath
Milson Clough laments the long shadow of war twelve years on, recalling shell-shot fields, khaki blankets, and grieving comrades in a somber, gray sky. Guns crack, weary feet drag through rain and mud, helmets rust, and soaked clothes testify to lost lives and enduring memory.
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Milson Clough
Laramit
Republican-Beamer
Day of Reunion Memorial Day Meaning
A Detroit News article reflects on May as Memorial Day, praising its timing after Civil War combat and its symbolism of peace. It notes Lee’s surrender on April 9, Johnston’s surrender on April 26, and Kirby Smith’s continued resistance until Buckner’s May 26 capitulation. The piece recalls women decorating graves and Logan's 1868 designation of May 30 as Memorial Day.
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Mississippi
Lee
Alabama
Georgia
Joe Johnston
Kirby Smith
New Orelans
Buckner
Osterhaus
Kirby
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Evolution of Memorial Day From Civil War Tribute to All Souls Day
The article traces Memorial Day’s shift from a Civil War tribute to a broader remembrance of all who died in life’s battles. It envisions May 30 becoming a universal day of memory, merging patriotism with contemplation of mortality, amid a seasonal poetical tone. It notes the day’s evolution into a family mourning occasion beyond soldiers.
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Potomac
Range lambing begins in Soda Springs region
Range lambing has started with sheep arriving from winter quarters. Several train loads of ewes have been shipped from the Utah Nevada Desert and are on lambing grounds. Range conditions are excellent and sheepmen anticipate a very good crop. no contracts for September delivery have been made.
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Soda Springs
Utah-Nevada Desert
Hiker Turns Out To Be Brother Of Driver
H G Fields of Salt Lake City traveling to Oakland gave a lift to a hitch hiker near Ogden Utah. In Reno the man revealed he was Wayne Fields, the long lost brother of Fields. The brothers had separated in 1902 and had not seen each other since.
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H G. Fields
Salt Lake
Oakland
Ogden
Utah
Reno
Fields
Winterset
Iowa
Harry Fields
Wayne Fields
Geneva Road Will Be Built This Year
Afton Wyoming delegates led by Wray of the Star Valley Commercial club and county officials traveled to Ogden to seek Forest Service funds to surface the Salt Creek road this year. In Montpelier they learned Idaho plans bids within ten days to finish a seven-mile Geneva road segment, a longtime Star Valley priority.
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Afton
Wyo
Wray
Star Valley Commercial Club
L C Jensen
A R. Clark
Charles A Johnson
Ogden
Rutledge
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Montpelier
Rich
Board of County Commissioners
Bear Lake County
Idaho
Geneva
Star, Valley
Star Valley
Logan Canyon Open Despite Short Detour
Logan Canyon reopened to traffic in excellent condition with a brief detour around the canyon head at the Cache county Rich county line. State Road Supervisor W J Funk says the state highway commission will conduct traveling and grading to repair several soft spots.
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Logan
Logan Canyon
Cache County
Rich
W J Funk
Funk
State Highway Commission
John McMurray Cassia County political career summary
John McMurray served one term as Cassia County Commissioner and held seats in the Idaho House of Representatives in 1913 and 1915. He was a Cassia County Senator starting in 1917 and for subsequent sessions, three terms as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and engaged in farming with Oakley project farms, a cheese factory, McMurray Sheep Company, and presided over Oakley State Bank.
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Cassia County
House of Representatives
Senate
Oakley Project
McMurray Sheep Company
Oakley State Bank
Mrs Wendell Floyd and Son Visit Dunn Family Home
Mrs Wendell Floyd and her son from Conda are visiting Mr and Mrs James Dunn at their home.
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Wendell Floyd
Conda
James Dunn
Reading in the kitchen sparks a new maid
A playful exchange reveals a maid caught reading in the kitchen while Mistress Mary teases her about the habit. The scene hints at domestic humor and character dynamics without explicit detail.
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Mary
Mum
Seminary Graduation Marks Largest Class at Paris L D Seminary
Fifty six graduates received diplomas at the Paris L D Seminary commencement in the stake tabernacle before over one thousand attendees. Melvin J. Ballard delivered the address as Roy A. Welker led eight years of leadership and students filed past the rostrum to an organ prelude by Ruby Bolton.
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Paris L. D
Stake Tabernacle
Melvin J. Ballard
East Lake City
Isles of the Isiga
Misa Ruby Bolton
Novelty Theatre Plans Modern Talking Picture Run
In Paris the Novelty Theatre, under M G Price, installs efficient talking equipment and remodels the interior to ensure high quality sound. The venue will present talking news reels, world scenery, everyday life glimpses, comedies and dramas, and aims to be a community staple with strong public support.
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Talking Pictures
Paris
Novelty Theatre
M G Price
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Elmont Crawford
Great Britain
Benson Peterson
Parley Hymas
Northeastern States
Frank Brown
California
High Council
Almno Findlay
Lars P. Jensen
J W Cook
Heber C Keetch
John T Peterson
George E. Hulme
GN Weston
Lizzie Welker
Welker
Amy Athay
Gertrude Price
Adeline Tueller
Arvilla Smedley
Rolllo Rich
City and Amer
Ican Legion
R. W
Vallentine
Wees
American Legion
J. W
Cook
Fielding
John McMurray
Fielding High Gym
Black Cats
Pres. Roy A. Welker
Edna Michel
Joseph Patterson
Lamont Thornock
Julian Thornock
Harold ‘Thornock
Helen Pugmire
Libbie Cook
Lois Bee
Elliott Budge
Lawrence Austin
Fred J. Price
Archie
M. M. Shepherd
Glenn Longhurst
Cleneth Arnell
DeLloyd Arnell
Elden Arnell
Gilbert Arnell
William Austin
Hortense Beck
Ivan Beck
Lola Bee
Blythe Bird
Geneal Bird
Louise Blade
Marguerite Clayton
Willis Clayton
Gwendon Crawford
Donald Cole
Wallace Grandy
Philip Hart
Lauriel Hess
Bernice Hoge
Nadia Hoge
Gladys Hymas
William Jaussi
Redondo Krogue
Blanche Lewis
Newell Lewis
Glen Longhurst
Paul Loveland
Vera Nelson
Beth Nye
Ora Nye
Emma Olson
Edna Painter
Orbie Parker
Helen Patterson
Raymond Payne
Truman Payne
Lothaire Rion
Lyle Rich
Walter Rohner
Aletta Spencer
Marie Stucki
Beulah Stewart
Heber Stock
Harold Thornock
Reed Tueller
Roland Tueller
Davia Vallentine
LaVell Ward
Ruth Welker
Rose
Irwin Jensen
Ruby Bolton
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