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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
4
Paris area residents frequent visitors and weekend gatherings as families travel to Bancroft and Logan for football. Local couples, extended kin, and friends from Montpelier Soda Springs and Logan share visits, parties, and open houses while nearby towns coordinate farm and community events.
Ezra J Poulsen of Salt Lake and Bear Lake county native is lauded after a national weekly magazine printed his piece "Words To Live By" circulated by a daily newspaper. He previously wrote for The Paris Post and now draws congratulations from Utah residents and former locals across the region.
Idaho foreclosures rose sharply with 80 in 1960, 107 in 1961, and 106 in the first five months of 1962.Officials cite homes treated as rents and overextension as factors, while nationwide foreclosures are up about 50 percent.
The 17th annual National Competitive Examination for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps will be given to eligible high school seniors and graduates on December 8. Applications must be mailed by November 16. Navy pays all tuition fees and books plus a yearly retainer of 800 dollars while in college.
The Idaho office insured 2 460 550 in home mortgages during August covering 188 dwellings. It processed commitments to insure 379 houses valued at 5 145 075 with 55 new construction. There were 39 new construction starts and 236 construction inspections. One subdivision report covered an 8.39 acre site with 32 building sites. Total commitments outstanding reached 2122 as of August 31.
Mr and Mrs Laurel Sorenson hosted guests at Ovieek. Mr and Mrs Frank Martinsen from Blackfoot spent the weekend with Walter Lewis. Georgie Eichhorn and family from Portland were guests at the Walter Poulsen home September 14 to 17. The Ecchhorns were en route to Washington DC to visit daughters and families until after the first of next year. Walter and Ruth Poulsen attended a Boise visit for grandson Paul Lau to report on his mission in North Germany and joined a wedding reception for Ruth Lau and Lonnie Miller.
Pheasant hunting in southern Idaho begins at daylight Saturday, October 27, with expectations of a robust season based on August production inventories. The season includes expanded late hen hunts across ten northern counties and a staged statewide opening schedule through October 27.
FOR SALE One Army hunting rifle with ammunition 25 German Luger pistol 35 G E lightmeter 8 Max R Kulicke Paris 3536p NEW NEW WALLPAPER 1962 order today for next day delivery Spinet Piano for sale with monthly payments details from Sugar House Station Salt Lake City Utah Coal sand gravel or ready mix concrete contact Wilford Michel Paris telephone 945 2175 Subscribe for The Post 2 50 a year.
On September 25 residents wintering in Arizona gathered at Mr. and Mrs. George Stock's Bear Lake home for a ham and egg breakfast. The 35 attendees included couples from Paris Saint Charles Montpelier Geneva Bern Preston Ogden and Utah visitors enjoyed visiting with friends.
The Fish and Game Commission notes many hunters confuse moose and elk. This year 89 moose permits are issued in controlled hunts through public drawings. Moose features include long legs and hump shoulders. elk are graceful with a straight nose and no hump, with a buff rump patch.
For more than half a century 4-H families have enjoyed home canned foods. The program began as tomato canning clubs led by volunteers around 1910. Early methods used tin cans and focused on tomatoes, while today 4-H preserves a wide range of foods with tested methods and recipes.
The Cooperative Extension reports hundreds of girls statewide have built strong food preservation skills through the 4H canning program. Six top members will each receive a $400 scholarship, with the state’s top winner earning an all expense trip to the National 4H event in Chicago on November 25, 1962.
A reader recalls a case where a property owner faced a negligible tax bill, highlighting a perplexing moment in local fiscal history and the public’s memory of an almost zero levy.
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