Public meeting set on sewage facility for Paris Idaho
Paris Idaho officials urge residents to attend a November 18 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the county courthouse to discuss sewage disposal needs. Mayor Gertsch notes federal funding pressure and a bond election may follow while confirming state health officials have scheduled a disposal facility requirement for August 1969.
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Smith Gertsch
Paris
Court House
Gertsch
State Board of Health
Health Department
Citizens Must Register Certain Firearms
The Gun Control Act of 1968 grants possessors of certain weapons a 30 day grace to register. Amnesty runs from November 2 to December 1. Register with the Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Division, IRS, Washington DC. Prior registrations are valid. penalties include up to $10,000 fine or 10 years jail. Evidence during grace period cannot be used against registrants. Forms available at IRS offices.
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Congress
Johnson
Alcohol and Tobacco Division
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D.C
IRS
Fish Haven Hosts Old Folks Party
The Bear Lake LDS Stake held an annual old folks party in Fish Haven on Oct 17 with over 100 attendees. Mrs. Devere Stock led the Relief Society committee in serving the banquet while Alfred O. Jensen, Stake Old Folks chairman, acted as master of ceremonies.
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Bear Lake
Fish Haven
Enrollment Shifts Mark October in District 33 Schools
The District School office notes October moves affect enrollment. A J Winters lists students leaving for Utah Wyoming and Paris while new pupils arrive from Cokeville Montana and other locales. Bear Lake High adds and drops students and district schools report varied totals across Bear Lake Montpelier and Emer son with full counts listed.
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A. J. Winters
Chris B. Moss
Bountiful
Utah
Mary Lou
Myrna
Debra Sorenson
Emerson School
Paris
Danny Hansen
Rock Springs
Wyo
Claude Garcia
Cokeville
Cen
William Hainsworth
Mont
Merlin
Iimersoi
Bear Lake High School
Bradley Biorn
Rhonda
Ricki Price
Green River
Joan Puffer
North Platte
Neb
Bear Lake
CIB Awarded to Montpelier Soldier in Vietnam
SP.4 Robert A. Peterson of Montpelier received the Combat Infantryman Badge near Pleiku Vietnam on October 22. The award honors sustained ground combat with the 4th Infantry Division and is worn above all other decorations, with subsequent awards shown by stars.
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Robert A. Peterson
Pleiku
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Peterson
Vernal Peterson
Montpelier
Veterans Gift Box Drive for Boise Hospital Gift Table
The Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary prepare their annual gift box for the Veterans Hospital Christmas Gift Table in Boise. Donations may be placed in a Love Drug box before November 29.
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Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Boise
Love Drug
Monument Dedicates St Charles Cemetery Flagpole
Mrs. Eldon Mattson led a dedicatory ceremony at St Charles Cemetery for a new flag pole. The Mary Windley Camp D of UD Pioneer members placed the monument with a mill burr and inscribed plaque while Boy Scouts under Elzo Bunderson presented the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mike Wilkes provided trumpet music and Harold Braker directed the choir in God Bless America. Eldon Mattson offered the dedicatory prayer and Max Haddock sang The Flag without Stain as the flag flies over miles of valley views.
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Eldon Mattson
Mary Windley
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
St. Charles
Boy Scouts
Elzo Bunderson
Mike Wilkes
Harold Brewer
Max Haddock
Registration Must be Current for New Tags
Boise vehicle owners who traded cars in 1968 must show current registration to obtain 1969 license validation tags. New registrations from county assessors are required when a vehicle is bought, with plates issued for cars, motorcycles, and pickups under 8000 pounds remaining with the owner. A current registration is needed to complete a safety inspection.
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Boise
Jack Farley
Law Enforcement Department
Motor Vehicle Division
Farley
Early Resident Dies in Ogden Utah
Henry Fox aged 84 died of natural causes November 7 at a rest home in Ogden Utah Born February 28 1884 in Paris he was a rancher blacksmith and carpenter He moved to Ogden in 1942 Survived by his widow daughters ten grandchildren and a great grandchild Funeral services were held Monday at the Chapel of Flowers with interment at Aultorest Memorial Park
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Henry Fox
Ogden
Utah
Paris
John Michael
Christina Lugisland Fox
Ella L. Mecham
Montpelisr
Salt Lake
LDS
Mr. Fox
LDS Church
Carpenters Union
Loren (Deane) Schoss
James
Ruth) Hill
Kearns
Woodruff
Ada) Pollock
Las Vegas
Nev
Chapel of Flowers
Aultorest Memorial Park
Lt Robert Rex Serving With USAF in Thailand
Lt. Robert A. Rex son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Rex of Randolph Utah is on duty at Takhli Royal Thai AFB Thailand Rex a fighter pilot was commissioned after Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Tex He graduated 1960 from South Rich High School attended Weber State College and earned a BS from Brigham Young University He is married to Patricia OMalley of Evanston Wyoming.
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Robert Rex
USAF
Thailand
U.S. Air Forces
Robert R. Rex
Randolph
Utah
Takhli Royal Thai Afb
Rex
Lackland Afb
Tex
South Rich High School
Weber State College
Ogden
Brigham Young University
Provo
Patricia Omalley
Evanston, Wyo
Permit Needed to Cut Christmas Trees in Paris Ranger District
USFS Ranger Vaughan Tippets announced seasonal permits required for cutting Christmas trees on Paris and Green Canyon drainages. Permits cost one dollar, allow one alpine fir up to eight feet, and require a responsible adult. Sales run weekdays 8 am to 5 pm and Saturdays 8 am to 10 am on Nov 23 30 and Dec 7 14.
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Vaughan Tippets
Paris Ranger District
Paris Ranger Station
Paris
Green Canyon
UPRR Scholarships Awarded to Utah State Students at Campus Dinner
Weldon Sleight and Nancy Hulme of Paris were among 24 Utah State University students who received 200 scholarship checks from Union Pacific Railroad at a campus dinner. Wesley D. Soulier noted the program began in 1922 and now totals over 10,000 scholarships, with two awarded annually in each of the 198 Western counties, one to a vocational agriculture student and one to a 4-H member.
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Weldon Sleight
Nancy Hulme
Paris
Utah State University
Union Pacific Railroad
Wesley D. Soulier
Soulier
UPRR
Western America
USU
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