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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1942
Page
5
Residents visit river side in Idaho and attend school parties. Local families host Halloween events for first through fourth graders at the school house with refreshments. Town residents travel to Montpelier Ogden and Midway for work and visits, while former residents live in Ogden and share news of Camp Lifton jobs.
Mr Ellis Straw of Montpelier visited town Friday. Melvin Lyon, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Lyon, was operated on for appendicitis last Friday. Mrs Mary Hymas returned from Twin Falls with Miss Ruth Han Ben who visited here until Thursday. Mr Mark Lee of Brigham City stayed at Orville Jensen’s home. Word came last week that Darrell Nicholiasen, a former resident, was killed in a Utah city. Mr and Mrs Calvin Covert and family spent the weekend here.
A short report lists attendees at a Democrat rally in Montpelier on Saturday night. It records visitors including Mrs. Crandall Dunn of Salt Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dunn of Georgetown, plus several local residents visiting the Miller home and attending a Relief Society conference with Mr. and Mrs. Lauritzen of Paris.
Casper and Darrell Hill went to San Francisco for work. Donna Wilkes of St Charles spent the weekend with Barbara Patterson. Mary Jean Nelson visited Salt Lake City with friends. Barn Dance drew many town youths in Paris. Mr and Mrs Saville Crossley of Brigham City named their baby boy. Beverly Quayle of St Charles and Joyce Haddock spent the weekend together. Mr and Mrs Owen Thornock and family from St Anthony were here for a deer hunt. Dean Thompson, employed in Utah, visited with his son. YWMA party honored the late presidency. Maud Bateman, Eudora Nelson and Donna Bee received gifts. Scott Ward accompanied Dean Thompson to Salt Lake City. Elaine Roberts and Mildred Anderson of St Charles visited with Ilene Ward. Donna Bee returned after a month in Brigham City. Mr and Mrs Alfred Hart and Edward Hart spent the weekend with their parents, A A Hart. Lloyd Hansen and Mrs Hansen of Barisited Mr and Mrs Hansen Sunday. Pvt Nolan Krogue, Thomas Piggott and Irene Thornock, employed in Ogden, visited with families. Mr and Mrs Ben Bunderson, Budge ranch employees in Noonan, visited Wm Bee's family. Pear Bateman visits Salt Lake City briefly. Mrs Milton Thornock and family moved back to Bloomington from Ogden.
Noon and each child introduced his mother to the teacher. A farewell party was held here Monday evening for Carlyle Gambling who left Tuesday for the army. Mr. Orville Jensen went to Roy Utah to attend the funeral of Darrell Nicholingson. Mrs Cyril Roberts of Montpelier spent Sunday with her parents. Mr and Mrs George Warren of Montpelier visited Hannah Miller. Mr and Mrs Lee Lougee visited in Ogden. Mr and Mrs C Narlsen visited relatives in Liberty. Word was received that Darrell Orr, who enlisted in the Navy, is located in San Diego California.
The Paris ward reports social events and visits, with many locals traveling to Utah and Ogden for family, work, and deer hunting. Highlights include Mrs. Lesh Cook representing the city, several Relief Society activities, Halloween parties at the Cleveland home, and a steady flow of relatives calling on kin across Bear Lake, Logan, Montpelier, and Ogden.
A reader notes Tab Prins’s house was struck by lightning causing a chimney to fall and a roof fire. Thad thanks the fast local fire department and remarks that taxes fund public safety. The column cites beer tax revenue of over 2 percent of a billion dollars in nine years and recalls bootlegging losses.
Kenneth Skinner and family moved to Cleveland to establish a home after years at the Nye saw mill. Don Hymas and Ruth Hymas joined a Logan business trip, James Lynn Hymas left for the army, Lorin Nelson and former Miss Mable Matthews visit relatives in town.
Those who attended the golden wedding reception for Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Poulsen in Paris Monday from here were Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hymas, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hymas, Mr. and Mrs. Sim Hymas, Mr. and Mrs. Alma Poulsen and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Poulsen. Mrs. Millie McMurray visits Salt Lake with daughters Mrs. Faye Hansen and Donna McMurray. Mrs Elden Hymas visits her mother in Preston this week.
U. S. and civilian auto tire sectors account for about one million tons of rubber usage, highlighting demand in wartime or industrial context and stressing supply importance.
Emil Glauser and John Glauser visited in Bern with Schmid residence guests. Montpelier and Idaho Falls visitors attended local gatherings. Hallowe en party at the school. Mae Kunz left for Salt Lake City for a ten day trip. Ward Relief Society met for an officers meeting and social. Mrs. Kunz families mark golden wedding anniversary of Hyrum and wife in Paris.
Were sportsmen skeet shooters and other marksmen to turn in all their discharged shells and cartridges they would add more than 2000 tons of war metals to the national scrap pile.
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