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Newspaper

Paris Post

Location

Paris, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1953

Page

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NUNTY 4 H ERS ARE FINE OWING AT FAIR

Idaho State Fair highlights show 4 H club entries across categories Food Clothing and Home Economics with winners from Montpelier Paris Bennington Ovid and Georgetown. Rosa Hann Katherine Wren and Judy Ann Knutti ranked among top contestants in tree identification and demonstrations. Bear Lake County team tied for sixth in Home Products Judging with Power County.

E County Qualor Betty Ann Ram Tarrell Palmer Paris Ann Kunz Judy Carker Donna Marie ‘Wilcox Monteter ElVon Teuscher Geneva Mary Nield Kay Bentsen Lynn Williamson Georgia Nussbaum Cutpelier Karen Greight Karen Ras Beck Annie Jean Sorenson Ovid Maran Dixon Julianna Hayes Linda Murray Marilyn Wilcox Monther Sherleen Bennington Lanettett Montpelier haRae Jensen Vidsee Welothing Georgia Matews Diana Jaussi Judy Ann Knutti Ontpelier Mary Ann Barrett Louise Erramouspe Natalie Nielsen Cheryl Hanaan Janet Williams Mont‘pelier Foods III Marlys Athay Rosa Hann Kath‘rine Wren Katherine Wren Pars MarGean Dixon Linda McMurray Doris Lloyd Lanette Barrett Georgia Matthews Jane Munk Georgetown LaNeta Alleman Noman Paulette Smith Natala Nisissa Montpellier Bear Lake County Karen Crane Monte Sparks Louisae Crane Power County

Lions Honor Dinner Attends District 39 Event

Montpelier and Paris residents joined attendees at a New Mexico and USAC football game in Logan Saturday night. Lions Merlin Nelson and Smith Gertsch traveled to Pocatello Monday evening for a banquet honoring Monroe L. Nute, 1st Vice President of Lions International from Kennett Square, Penn. About 800 Lions and guests from nearly all clubs in District 39 attended.

Gailoyd Drury Montpelier Keith Warner Ralph Rich Lloyd Passey Paris New Mexico Logan Merlin Nelson Smith Gertsch Pocatello Monroe L. Nute Lions International Kennett Square Penn District 39

Burdett Couple Observes 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Burdett of Salt Lake City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 23. They wed Sept. 23, 1903, in the Salt Lake Temple. The Burdetts lived in Evanston, Wyoming, before moving to Salt Lake City in 1925. He was born April 11, 1880. she, Hortense M. Spence, born May 2, 1880, in Bloomington.

Ernest G. Burdett Salt Lake City Burdettes Salt Lake Temple Evanston Wyo Salt Lake Mr. Burdett Burdett Hortense M. Spence Bloomington Robert and Elisa Aebischer Spence Paris

Antelope Hunt Results Show 1258 Taken In Idaho

Idaho Fish and Game biologists report a preliminary tally of 1258 antelope taken in the recent Idaho special hunts. The total covers 16 hunt units plus the archery unit with 1970 permits issued and 1814 hunters checked in, yielding a 69 percent success rate.

Idaho Fish and Game Department Idaho

Purcell Named Alaska Field Scout Executive

Todd Y Purcell will move to Anchorage Alaska to serve as Field Scout Executive for the Alaska Council effective around November 1. He previously led the Montpelier Bear Lake Star Valley Idaho and Shannock Districts of the Tendoy Council for three years and was Camp Director at Camp Nebeker Bear Lake this year.

Todd Y. Purcell Tenday Council Boy Scouts Anchorage Alaska Alaska Council Purcell Montpelier Bear Lake Star Valley Idaho Shannock Tendoy Council Nebeker Bear Lake Scout Executives Conference Tacoma Washington Montpelier LDS Church

Local and Personal Notes From Logan Visitors

Local social notes list visits and arrivals including Mrs Fenton Allred and Mrs Ben Kelsey in Logan on Tuesday. Mrs Ivan Beck and Mrs Thelma Browning visiting Monday. Mrs Frank Parker from Oakland arriving to visit Archie Shepherd. Mr and Mrs Laud Ringel moving to Logan for winter. visits by Mrs Jess Scheidegger and family in Sharon. Mrs Kate Rich returning from Driggs. Angus Porter and Tearle Athay families between Perry Utah Liberty. George Weissflog family from Richmond California visiting Archie Shepherd. Gleaner girls visiting Ray Crawford at Bear Lake Hospital. Sunday visitors at L William Jensen included Roy Patterson family Blackfoot and DeWin Anderson family Central and Daniel Jensen Pocatello.

George Weissflog Richmond, Calif Archie Shepherd L. William

Local residents visit and travel notes from Laketown area

Community members report visits and trips including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hyde of California calling on Amos B. Robinson and Esterholdt. DeVerl Pugmire of Seattle visiting Alice H. Johnson. a wedding reception in Hyde Park for Joseph McMurdie. and several relatives stopping by homes in Randolph Ogden St. Charles and Montpellier over the past week.

Jack Hyde California Amos B. Robinson DeVerl Pugmire Seattle Wash Alice H. Johnson Gerald Alley Hyde Park Joseph McMurdie Alley

Girls Attendances For August Report From Bear Lake

Attendance figures for the Girls' Program show Bear Lake leading in church attendance for August at MIA. Bear Lake tied for first in day School attendance and tied for sixth in Sacrament meeting attendance with three other states. Secretary urges maintaining this honored position.

Laketown Lanark Sharon St. Charles Fish Haven Bloomington Saris City Liberty Paris Bear Lake Mia

Fielding Beats Bancroft 18 to 6 in League Football

Fielding scored three touchdowns to defeat Bancroft Cowboys 18 to 6 on Bancroft gridiron. Russell Hoga tallied two TDs with Bobby Jensen adding the third as Fielding builds experience and shapes the season.

Fielding Bancroft Cowboys Bancroft

Football Schedule Omit Montpelier and Paris Dates

Friday Oct 9 game at Montpelier. Thursday Oct 15 Downey at Paris at 2 pm. Friday Oct 23 Preston at Paris at 2 pm.

Montpelier Downey Parie Preston Paris

Paris Lions Club Meeting Highlights and Awards

The Paris Lions Club met in the Em erson School lunch room for a dinner hosted by Mrs. Amos Hulme. Lion President Merlin Nelson presented 25 year membership awards to A. W. Shepherd and L. Wm. Jensen. Roy Sleight joined as a new member and Gertsch was appointed to represent the club with the Highway Association.

Paris Lions Club Emerson School Amos Hulme Lion Merlin Nelson Lions A. W. Shepherd L. Wm. Jensen Lions International Lloyd Drury Mark Pugmire Smith Gertsch Highway 89 Association Lion Gertsch Highway Association Roy Sleight Ght Paris Stone Club

Idaho Rabbit Season Opens October First

The Idaho Fish and Game Department announced that all cottontail rabbits may be hunted in every Idaho county starting Thursday October 1. The season runs until January 31, 1954.

Idaho Idaho Fish and Game Department

Harvest Ball Planned at Pavilion on October 23

The community plans a major Harvest Ball at the pavilion on October 23 inviting residents to attend the season’s biggest dance.

Activity Calendar Highlights Local Events and Dances

A dated calendar lists various community events from October to May. Notable items include the MIA Special Interest Group meeting, EIA Speech Festival, multiple ward dances in Paris, high school dances and balls, pavilion openings, and assemblies by groups like the American Legion Lions Club and Relief Society.

MIA Soda Springs EIA Farm-Eurpean American Legion Paria Paris 2Nd Ward Cesses Cecees Neces Lions Club C.e Lions Club Caketown Ovid G & G Liberty G & G Old Folks Seminary Montpelier MIA Bee Hive Athens & Sons

Farewell Party for Montpelier Missionary Kennard

A farewell party for John R. Kennard will be held Monday October 5 at 8 pm in the Montpelier 1st ward chapel. The program will be followed by dancing. Kennard leaves October 7 for seven days of training before a two year mission in South Africa for the LDS Church.

John R. Kennard Montpelier 1St Ward Veryone Mr.Kennard Mission South Africa LDS Church

Two Die One Wounded in September Gun Accidents

Idaho Fish and Game Department reported two fatalities and one injury from gunfire in September. One death resulted from horseplay while loading a gun in the field and another from carrying a loaded shotgun in a vehicle. The wound occurred when a shooter accidentally wounded himself aiming at a bird.

Idaho Fish and Game Department

Local residents and visitors noted in weekly society notices

Walter Lewis remains home ill. Henry and Grace Grandy visited Soda Springs. O H Grimmett hosted dinner with Wm Lauritzen. Omma Sleight-Jeft visited St George and Salt Lake City. Mrs Ezra Lewis from Conds visits Alfred Rogers. Pvt Alvin Curliss returns home on furlough until Oct 11. Ezra Stucki and Eliza Cook hosted visits in Rexburg and Pegram. Paris football fans attended Fielding Bancroft game in Bancroft. Shirley Cook visits before returning to Baton Rouge. Louisa Grimmett leaves for Salt Lake City to stay with daughter S B Rich.

Local social notes and family visits in Lanark area

LANARK residents report visitors and travel including Lee Toomer and family bringing wood for Mrs. Agnes Toomer, Joseph Beck and the Coverts visiting Ogden, and Elmoyne Hoge moving to Pocatello to live with relatives for high school. Also mentions hospital appendicitis and rent control quip about France.

Lee Toomer Daryl Poulsen Montpellier Agnes Toomer DuAine Hoge Pocatello Elmoyne

Free Hunting and Fishing Permits for Seniors in Idaho

Idaho residents aged 70 and over and Spanish American War veterans may obtain free hunting and fishing permits as well as free deer and elk tags. Permits are issued only through the Fish and Game Department in Boise, with applications available at statewide license vendors. To get deer and elk tags, qualified seniors must first secure the fish and game permit and present it at the Boise office. mail or in person options are available, and permits or tags are nontransferable.

Fay Whitson Fish and Game Department Idaho Boise

Bridge Club Honors High and All-Out Prizes

Mrs Edna Shepherd entertained her bridge club Friday afternoon with Mrs Innes winning the high score prize and Dorothy Watterson taking the all-out prize. Present were Ferneck Ethel Jensen Dortha Hann Winnie Stevens Orlean Innes Dorothy Watterson and Dorothy Varner.

Edna Shepherd Mrs. Innes Dorothy Watterson Ferneck Ethel Jensen Dortha Hann Winnie Stevens Orlean Innes Dorothy Varner

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Admission Ledger

In Bear Lake Memorial Hospital admissions list, several patients from Montpelier Cokeville Ovid Bennington Georgetown and Grace are recorded for Sept 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 with medical minor or major surgery and one birth each for a girl and two boys. Discharges noted Sept 24 25 26 27 28.

Kenny Gardner Montpelier Jan Stickland Wayne George Bennington Heber Phelps Dale Mia Lewis Munk Georgetown Claude Netherly Cokeville J. H. Olsen Ovid Arthur Robinson Samuel C. Jr Samuel Bennion St Eldon Dayton Marie Roberts Linda Crane Monte“White Verla Russell Hansen Ray H Arnell Harley Paria Bruce Passey Rex L Jones

Idaho Cities Tax Rates Compared to Paris and Montpelier

A 1952 tax table by Associated Taxpayers of Idaho shows many Idaho cities with levy rates higher than Paris and Montpelier. The list outlines the levy figures for a range of cities across the state.

Idaho Cities Paris Montpelier Idaho Associated Taxpayers of Idaho

Charles H Alley Laketown Stockman Dies

Charles H Alley 18 Laketown stockman died at 12:30 p m Sept 24 after a two week illness at his Laketown home. Born Nov 7 1874 in Laketown he was a farmer stock raiser and church leader. Surviving widow three sons a brother four grandchildren and other relatives. funeral held Sept 28 in Laketown ward chapel with interment at Laketown cemetery.

Charles H. Alley Laketown Tihburaday Nis-Laketown Charles Henry and Nancy Adaline York Alley South Eden Randolph Olaf Larson Old Byc Logan LDS Church Southern Statea YMMIA Lake Norman E. Weston Gerald I. Alley Mary Johnson Little Cottage J. Cheney Willis Amos B. Robinson Hyrum Thompson Gwen Hanney Thelma McKinnon Charles R. Spencer Albert R. Weston the Lord's Prayer Iva Lou Toomer Grace Reynolds Lawrence B. Johnson Charles C. Martin I Have Norma Willis Elgie Robinson Hazel Weston Vernetta Weston Lucy Willis LaRue Lamborn Hajah C. Willis

DUP Camp Elizabeth Passey meets at Birds home

Camp Elizabeth Passey Daughters of Utah Pioneers gathered at Mrs Beulah Birds home on September 24 with 14 members and visitors present. Annie Boss presented the lesson Monument erected by the DUP while Gertrude Price spoke on the history of Mary Ann Rich. Beulah Bird and La Priel Athay hosted refreshments.

Elizabeth Passey Utah Beulah Birds DUP Annie Boss Mary Ann Rich Gertrude Price Beulah Bird la- Priel Athay

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eco Arnell Earley Bear Lake Hospital George Palmer LaVan Nelson M. M. Collings Dester—Alfred Wm. B Stucks Caribou Basin Jess Scheidegger Sim Rich Delwin Orr Glen Grimmett Bill Nye O. H. Grimmett J. Vivian Nye Morris Athay Grace Smedley Alvina Shepherd Ruby Lewis Leora Taylor Naomi Grandy Lucille Rogers Annie Price Verona Stevens Ruth Lewis Conda Scott Bolton Parks Air Base Oakland Cal Lesle Bolton Bag Bolton Hawaii Lester Bunderson Mirando Rich Provo Owen Rich Clarence Jorgensen Brigham City Minnie Broom Minnie Walter Lewis Lorin Lewis Harold Baker Orem Elmer Moedl Frank Martinsen Lorenzo Lewis Idaho Falls Cyril Sorenson Hiden Lewis Todd Purcell Fenton Allred Ben Kelsey Ivan Beck Thelma Browning Frank Parker Calif Laud. Ringel Norman Gambling Kate Rich Driggs Angus Porter Perry, Utah Mrs. Tearle Athay Mrs. Matthews Paris 1St Ward Ray Crawford Laketown News Nd Esterholdt Keith Hnson Ogden Alice Bunderson Wesley Weston Mira Charles Rex Bountiful Ernest Grant Mel Schenck Pomona Roger Hatch Ralph Irwin Hyrun Thomson Gon LeRoy Heber Myers Ross Cheney John E. ‘Weston Delford Webb Ieee Ir Parnell” -Johnson Mrs. Garth Loveland Fielding Downs Bancroft Sara G. Hoge Mra S. EB. Rich Lizzie Nye James C. Maughan Charles Calvin Benson Ward Hiza B. Cook Hidton Cook Ted Cook Baby Pegram Zelda Evans Raymond Shirley EB. Cook Sidon II Baton Rouge Alten Kearl Miriam Shirley Charles Shirley Paria Park Stake Gold & Green M-men 2Nd Relief Society Henry Grandy Grace Wm. Lauritzen Omma St. George Ezra Lewis Conds Alfred Rogers Alvin Curliss Ezra Stucki Rexburg Eliza B. Cook Eliza Cook Senator Eldon Cook Shirley E. Cook Con Louisa Grimmett Lanark News Garth Carlsen and Son Joseph Beck Mrs. Mitchell Covert Baby of Marie John—Roberts Dale Austin Wilmer Brown Junior Odell David T. Orr Odell Roberts Harlan Eborn Arthur Eborn Emily Eborn Los Angeles Carlos Parker London France Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Ink Ae . Pere Paris Eeteee Montpelier , Grace Soda Spgs Arated Franklin Ae Aberdeen Willer Bolse Conee John C. Irwin Morgan, Utah Matthews Mortuary Charles H. Alley Russell Charles Loraine Gerry John Jausai Norman Zweibrecken Germany Army of Occupation The Signal Corp Ria A
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