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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
6
The piece critiques pension funding as a brutal confidence game amid political rhetoric. It also outlines wheat loan eligibility for Bear Lake County producers, requiring compliance with the 1938 program, storage facilities, and a $3 plus 50 cent sample fee, with applications through the County Agent.
The piece urges locals to foster a pushy, energetic business spirit in Paris to attract investors and residents. It argues loyalty, unity, and public-spirited effort create prosperity, while doubt and complaints deter growth. It cites campaigns by weekly papers to boost subscriptions and ends with a humorous anecdote from the Christian Science Monitor.
Bear Lake County readers weigh a shift from traditional dry-farm wheat to alternative crops. An editor reports experiments with yellow Indian corn and white flint corn on valley lands, plus beans, squash, and melons, showing potential revenue and feed value. A local incident on a Bloomington highway highlights road safety and cow protection, ending with a moral about tail lights and signaling.
Boise Secretary of State Ira E. Masters proposes a public referendum by mail on whether penitentiary convicts should be released and on clemency for a convicted embezzler. He says the vote might influence the pardon board as it weighs about 40 of 117 applications.
Former Governor C Ben Ross will campaign in Bear Lake County on October 7 with G P Mix and Bert Miller. The trio will speak in Montpelier as part of a three itinerary tour announced by Sam V Tunks county chairman.
Democrats active in Idaho as candidates Bert H. Miller and C. Ben Ross spoke Monday at St. Anthony and Tuesday at Rigby. D Worth Clark and Calvin E. Wright spoke in Rupert and Cassia county. Arthur Campbell joined in Rupert. Myrtle P. Eaking and George G. Curtis spoke Monday at St. Maries and Mullan respectively.
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