Bear Lake farmers urged to attend conservation meeting
Bear Lake County farmers and families are urged to attend the Sol! Conservation tract program at Montpelier Hall on Wednesday December 2 at 10. Per agricultural specialists from Boise and the Nursery Division will discuss farm problems. A brief election to fill a vacancy on the District Board of Supervisors will also be held. Charles R. Crawford of Paris and L. Wright of Bennington are nominated. any land owner may vote. Polls open at 2 p.m. No prior registration required.
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Bear Lake County
Montpeliery Hall
Boise
Deen Experiment Station
Bear Lake
Idaho
Bear Lake Sees Rain Delays Snow Amid Cold Stretch
Temperatures lingered at 2 above zero last Friday marking the coldest of the season. Monday brought rain that persisted through the day and melted much of the mountain snow. Skies varied from overcast to clear by midweek, leaving Bear Lake without its first snow despite near misses.
Idaho Tuberculosis Facts and Figures Report 1953 54
The Idaho Department of Public Health records 368 TB cases as of June 30 1953 84 TB deaths in 1952 and 230 new cases. The State Tuberculosis Hospital Gooding holds 90 beds and provides free care funded by the Legislature. A 50 bed ward was approved in 1954 with completion in 1955. The Mobile Chest X ray Unit reports 181349 films 1878 TB suspects 2787 other chest pathologies with 1678 follow ups funded by local associations. Counties served include Wash J Payette Owyhee Canyon Ada Gem and Ada county survey slated for early 1954. The Christmas Seals sale remains the association’s sole revenue source financing health info case finding tuberculin testing x rays follow up and rehabilitation efforts.
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State Tuberculosis
Gooding
Idaho
Mobile Cheat
Ada County
Ada
Idaho Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Association
Bear Lake
Washington
Payette
Owyhee
Canyon
Gem
Idaho Tuberculosis Association
Bear Lake Rangers Banquet Highlighted by Entertainment
The Bear Lake Rangers held their annual banquet at the Hacienda Club in Montpelier with 77 attendees. Whitney Transtrum MC’d a varied program after a turkey family style dinner, featuring clarinet solos, readings, quartet numbers, tap dance, vocal duets and trios, and piano accompaniment by Mrs. Eugene Stucki.
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Bear Lake Rangers
Veterans Gift Table Drive Urges Holiday Gifts
The American Legion Auxiliary calls for Christmas gifts for the Veterans Hospital. Gifts unwrapped or wrapped are welcome and should be ready by December 1, delivered to stores or sent to Mrs. Howard Willoughby. Suggested items cover men women teens children and infants across clothing toys books jewelry and toiletries.
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Veterans’ Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
Howard Willoughby
Legion Auxiliary
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Admissions and Births Recap
List of patients admitted to Bear Lake Memorial Hospital from Nov 1 to Nov 24 with medical and surgical notes. Included are births at end of list: a boy for Siddeway Laketown, a girl for Sparks Bennington, a girl for Harmon Cokeville. Visitors noted: Nolan Davies and daughter from Seattle visiting Montpelier.
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Bloomington
Jerry Staudacher
Montpelier
Dennis
Darwin Jensen
Ovid
Jesse Barley
Laketown
Charles Shirley
Fish Haven
Eula Sarbach
Kenneth Wixom
Wayne Johnson
Sidney Pugmire
St. Charles
Bernice H.—Davia
Val Siddeway
Utah
Mervin Sparks
Bennington
Hibert ‘Harmon
Cokeville
Wyo
Nolan Davies
Seattle, Wash
Jos. Collings
Dr Rich Pugmire Dies in Salt Lake at 73
Dr C C Rich Pugmire, 73, longtime Salt Lake physician, died Friday night in a Salt Lake City hospital after a long illness. Born July 7, 1860 in St Charles Idaho, he practiced in Morgan Utah before specializing in ENT in New York and Europe. He retired to Southern California then returned to Salt Lake City. Survived by widow Hattie Smuin, son Adrian S. Pugmire, daughter Mildred Lundquist, eight grandchildren, and two brothers J R. Pugmire and Landon Pugmire. Funeral services held Tuesday in Salt Lake City with burial at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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C. C. Rich Pugmire
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Hospital
St. Charles
Idaho
Vincent
Nancy Pugmire
Hattie Smuin
Salt Lake Temple
Morgan
Utah
New York
Europe
Salt Lake City
California
Adrian S_Pugmire
Mildred Lundquist
Covina
Calif
J. R. Pugmire
Logan
Landon Pugmire
Thanksgiving Night Dance in Paris by 2nd Ward Mentals
Thanksgiving night November 26 hosts a free dance in the pavilion sponsored by The Paris idt and 2nd Ward Ma ntals. Music provided by He Like Eva orchestra.
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Paris
Idt
2Nd Ward Mantals
Montpelier Man Dies After Heart Attack
Delmar Owens Stephens 67 of Montpelier died Friday in a hospital from a heart attack. He was born June 6 1886, married Delia Raymond in 1918. she died in 1940. Survived by a son Frank D. Stephens Idaho Falls and a daughter Margery Stephens Montpelier, plus siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Montpelier ward chapel.
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Delmar Owens Stephens
Montpelier
Charles
Eleanore Owens Stephens
Delia Raymond
Salt Lake Temple
Margery Stephens
Frank D. Stephens
Idaho Falls
Montpelier Arch Ward
Economist to Talk on Agriculture and Business Trends
An Outlook meeting for Bear Lake county farmers and businessmen is set for Thursday December 10 at 10 a.m. in Montpelier City Hall. University of Idaho Extension Economist Robert Wilcox, assisted by County Agent Bob Kerns, will share first hand farm situation insights and future agricultural trends and prices.
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Bear Lake County
Montpelier City Hall
Robert Wilcox
University of Idaho Extension
Bob Kerns
Wilcox
Washington, D. C
Taft Miller Wins First in Judging Contest
Taft Miller, a freshman at Fielding High School in Sharon, claimed first place in the BABA Judging Contest at the Ogden Livestock Show last week. Eugene Hart, Vocational Agriculture instructor, learned of Miller’s top score and noted he would receive a sleeping bag for the distinction as hundreds of boys from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming competed. Miller is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Miller and is among Bear Lake boys from Fielding and Montpelier chapters who attended.
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Aft Miller
Fielding High School
Ogden
Eugene Hart
Taft
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Bear Lake
Fielding and
Montpelier
Tatk
Albert Miller
Sharon
Community Activity Calendar Highlights Through May
Historical calendar lists numerous dances and events across towns including Paris Bloomington Laketown St Charles Ovid and Garden City. Notable items include High School Snow Ball Seminary Montpelier and various G and G Balls with dates from November to May and multiple pavilion openings.
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Fieldonian Dance
Cceeeeees Paris
Paris
Fish Haven G,& G
Vvcsccreeees High School
Bloomington
Sceeeenneee
Cseeseeveeseee
Laketown
St. Charles
Ward
W. Relief Society
Garden City
Eside
Sharon Gold & Green
Shaeee
Lanark Gold & Green
Sweetheart
Sesseees Ovid
Liberty G & G
Parla and Ward BR
Lions Realize $100 From Play
The Paris Lions Club earned about one hundred dollars from the two night presentation of the play Flying High. Gross receipts were $396 with expenses and tax deducted and profits split with the production company.
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Paris Lions Club
Lions Club
Emerson Pta
Raymond Webb
Merinde Sparks
David Parker
Lanark
Glen Ward
Henry Shirley
Joyce Beck
Young Couple Weds in Salt Lake Temple
La Voy Shepherd of Paris and Connie Bennett of Waycross Georgia united in marriage at the Salt Lake Temple on a Tuesday in November. The couple received family and friends including Edwin and Dexter Shepherd and Merrell Gardner. Voy is a Paris native with schooling at Melvin High, Ricks College Rexburg and a two year LIDS mission, planning to base home life in the near future. A wedding shower followed with a large Paris ward reception featuring performances by local students and musicians.
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Salt Lake Temple
LaVoy Shepherd
Paris
Connie Bennett
Waycross
Mar. Mage
LaVoy
Edwin HY
Shepherd
Connie
Aubry Bennett
Wayscross, Georgia
Edwin Shepherd
Dexter Shepherd
Merrill Gardner
Georgia
Voy
Melding High School
Ricks College
Rexburg
Scott Awb
Illinois
Paris 2Nd Ward
Jean Layland
Montpelier
Charlene Bird
Batta Taylor
Marlene Michel
Merlyn Hansen
Irene Wyler
Velma Hansne
Eanora Stucki
Darlene Rich
Cleone Taylor
Cathy Wyler
Creese Athay
Larna
Flora Lewis
Former Paris Lady Margaret Norton Dies at 73 in Ogden
Margaret Ann Norton 73 of Ogden died Saturday at home. Born August 31 1880 in Paris Idaho she was daughter of Charles W and Mary Ann Bird Innes. She married J William Norton in Logan Temple May 29 1901 and moved to Ogden in 1905. Survived by husband two sons J Earl and Glenn J Norton eight grandchildren one great grandchild and three sisters Edna Shepherd Blanche Bateman Ortell Gayle.
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Margaret Ann Norton
Ogden
Paris
Idaho
Charles W
Mary Ann Bird
Innes
J. William Norton
Logan Temple
J. Earl Norton
Glenn J. Norton
Preston
Edna Shepherd
California
Blanche Bateman
Ortell Gayle
Two Paris Wards Hold Annual Parties
The Paris 1st Ward held its annual gathering on Friday November 13 with about 180 attendees. The Mutual Association ran the turkey dinner and program featuring a Ladies Chorus vocal solo J. Vivian Nye jokes and a play directed by Mena Galdwell and Rollo Nye with cast including Margaret Rich Marian Winterbottom Gwen Collings Wayne Nye and George Ramey Jr. Mills Brothers impersonations were performed by Fenton Allred Charles Crawford Glen Ward and Jess Scheidegger. The evening ended with dancing. The Second Ward held its annual party on Thursday November 19 at the Emerson School gym served by the Mutual Improvement Assn. The Sunday School organized a program led by Wm Lauritzen about The Lives of Former Bishops with bios and life pictures shown, followed by spirit dancing.
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Paris 1St Ward
Mutual Association
Vyrin Orr
Eugene Stucks
J. Vivian Nye
Mena Galdwell
Rollo Nye
Margaret Rich
Marian Winterbottom
Gwen Collings
Wayne Nye
Larry Nye
Wm. Lauritzen
Edwin—T— Shepherd J Folger
Orson H. Grimmett
Taft P. Budge
Alfred W. Shepherd
Fieldonian Dance at Paris Pavilion November 27
Fieldonian Dance hosted by Fielding High School will be held Friday evening November 27 at the Paris Pavilion with good music. Alumni are cordially invited. In Ogden on November 18 a baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Lynn Austin.
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Fielding High School
Fieldonian
Paris Pavilion
Mrs
Lynn Austin
Ogden
Jury duty brings local residents home for weekend
Mrs Walter Bird and Mrs Hazel Peterson returned Wednesday evening from Pocatello where they served on the jury. They will come back next Sunday. Mrs Wm Jensen joined Mr and Mrs DeWin Anderson to Salt Lake Friday and returned to Central with them. Mr Jensen motored to Central Saturday evening for the weekend.
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Lloyd Passey
Keith Chase
Walter Bird
Hazel Peterson
Pocatello
Sewing Club Evening at Carris Pasney Home
The Sewing Club spent Monday evening at Mrs. Carris Pasney’s home with Mesdames Ruby Lewis Olive Lewis Verona Stevens Hdna Bolton Lucille Rogers Grace Smedley and Annie Price attending. Parisist Ward Bluebirds and Larks met with Mrs. Mary P. Stuckt and were taught by Mrs. Annie Rich and Mrs. Madge Lewis. Mrs. Stuckt spoke about her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Luther Reed and their gospel sacrifices.
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Carris Pasney
Mesdames
Ruby Lewis
Olive Lewis
Verona Stevens
Hdna Bolton
Lucille Rogers
Grace Smedley
Annie Price
Paris Ist Ward
Bluebirds
Annie Rich
Madge Lewis
Mary P. Stuckt
Religious Nephi drama staged across multiple Utah venues
A deeply religious eight act play The Them Alzo I Dust BringAdapted from Third Nephi in the Book of Mormon written by Nathan and Ruth Hale. Set in Zarahemla during the Savior's Nephite visit. Elaborate costumes accompany performances by Joyce Matthews Donna Nye Archie Parker Monovan Howell James Olsen Norman Roberts T L Austin Ada Pugmire Cathy Wyler W Stucki. Presented Monday Nov 30 Fielding High School auditorium. Evening shows Dec 1 Dec 2 and Dec 3 in various locations with 8 oclock start.
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Nathan
Ruth Hale
Zarahemla
Warren Paasey
Mita Drams
Joyce Matthews
Zara
Donna_Nye
Doni
Archie Parker
Zarakiah
Timothy
W. Stucki
Nephi
Fielding High School
Melding
Emerson
Randolph
Utah
Fielding High 1
Laketown’ Ward
Local servicemen and families in Utah news
Dee Baker of the U.S. Navy will arrive in Salt Lake City on Friday on leave before returning to sea duty with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Pfc Frank Brown, son of Mr and Mrs I Brown of Montpelier, recently arrived in Korea for duty with the 7th Infantry Division after prior study at Idaho State College. Bobby Dean Wilcox, a U.S. Marine Corps stenographer, arrived safely in Japan last Saturday and reports good health. Lt and Mrs Dee R Morgan and daughter Linda returned to Wolters AFB Texas after visiting Utah and Idaho relatives. Morgan now heads Medical Laboratory Services and completed a 16 week aviation medicine course. Morgan is a former Ruth Fisher of Bountiful, Utah, and holds degrees from Utah State Agricultural College.
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L Dee Baker
U. S. Navy
Salt Lake City
States
Mit ’Ah
Baker Grove
Salt “Saks City
Dee
7Th Infantry Division
Korea
Army
Frank Brown
Mra. I. Brown
Montpelier
Pfc
Brown
Idaho Stotte College
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Bobby Dean Wilcox
Japan
Lsst
U. S. Marine Corp
Bobby Dean
Elmer Wilcox
Paris
Bobby
Pacific
Goa
Dee R. Morgan
Linda
Wolters Afb
Texas
J. 8. Morgan
Liberty
Utah
Idaho
Morgan
School of Aviation Medicine
Montgomery
Ala
Utah State Agricultural College
Dirs. Morgan
Ruth Fisher
Bountiful
Bear Lake Seminary Plate Lunches Planned During Stake Conference
The Bear Lake Seminary will sell plate lunches at the Seminary building during the noon hour on Sunday, September 6th. Each plate costs 50 cents. Proceeds go toward the stake conference event.
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Bear Lake
Stake
Mrs. Lloyd Drury and Daughter Stay With Warden Family
Mrs. Lloyd Drury and her daughter from Montpellier stayed overnight with her sister Mrs. Glen Warden and family last Friday.
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Lloyd Drury
Montpellier
Glen Warden Wits
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Idaho Ddepartment of Public Health
Bear Lake Memorial. Hospital
Rich Pugmire
Jess Scheidegger
Norman Gambling
Cliff Pearce
Lava Hot Springs
Ivan Beck
Mesdames Inez Tunks
Winnie Stevens
Orlean Innes
Dorothy Watterson
Mona Shepherd
Morothy Varner
Taft Miller
LIONS
A A. Anderson
Soda Springs
Anderson
Angy? Athay
the Literary Club
Lark Bateman
Count Leo Tolstoy
Jean Grimmett
Lille Lauritzen
Lillias Grimmett
Amy Athay
Norma Rogpas
Pauline Whittington
Peemares Oy
Wea
Salan
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