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Newspaper

Paris Post

Location

Paris, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1948

Page

3

Spartans and Bears Clash in Annual Friday Classic

The Fielding Spartans host the Montpelier Bears Friday afternoon with the Bears boasting two wins this season, including a 40 to 0 victory over Soda. The Spartans have one win, a 12 to 6 triumph over Soda, and the game will air on KIPST Preston Montpelier.

Spartans Montpelier Bears Bears Aston Soda KIPST Preston-Montpelier Seuss Waetaia

Mia Convention Here October 16 17 At Bear Lake Stake

Brief schedule for Pelier Bear Lake Mi convention held October 16 17 at Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle. Includes joint sessions for stake boards priesthood authorities MI A executives and era directors and department sessions with all stake and ward MI A officers urged to attend.

Pelier Bear Ake Mi Bear Gake Stake Ward M.I.A

Hemmert Family Visit and Price Trip Mentioned

8 Sgt and Mrs Willis Hemmert and two children from Long Beach arrive for a two week visit with Mr and Mrs Peter Hemmert. Mrs Heber Price travels to Shelley to visit at the Wm Thomas home and meet a new granddaughter.

Willis Hemmert Long Beach Calif Peter Hemmert

Berglund to Leave for Japan for Twenty Years

A telephone message to Mr and Mrs Charles Crawford said their son in law Milton Berglund would depart the next day for a twenty year stay in Japan. Mrs Berglund who is teaching will join him as soon as possible.

Charles Crawford Milton Berglund Japan

Paris Pavilion schedule lists dances and events through April

M. H. Collings notes dates at the Paris pavilion for Bear Lake Rangers American Legion Stake events and High School dances. Listed are Bear Lake Rangers dances in November, December and April, High School dances, Stake MIA Balls, Ward parties, and a series of MIA dances and Gold and Green Balls hosted by the Paris Lions Club and wards.

M. H. Collings Paris Vccccrescesseeeess Hugh School Wrrecoceseseeess High School Bear Lake Rangers Csesseeses American Legion Stake Stake Mia Ceeseseeess S High School Dac Deo MIA Dance Ccreee Veseeees High School Cseeees «Ee Cseeee Paris Lions Club Tan Ccsccesseeveee MIA Ward Relief Society Stake Gold & Green Ball High School

Broadcast of Football Games Here Quite a Novelty

The Fielding versus Soda Springs football broadcast on station KIPST last Friday drew novelty praise. Daytime reception was strong and Elliott Casperson’s announcer work drew commendation. Listeners are invited to send comments and expect possible basketball broadcasts from Fielding gym.

Fielding Soda Springs KIPST Elliott Casperson Montpelier KPST

Paris Stores to Close for Homecoming Football Game

Businesses in Paris will close at 2 p m Friday for the Fielding Montpelier Homecoming football game. Doors will reopen after the game, about 4 p m, allowing spectators to attend the event.

Paris Fielding-Montpelier

Local and Personal Notes Show Community Ties

Will Poulsen is seriously ill at her Paris home. Albert Spencer of Provo weekend guest with family. Mrs. Smith Gertsch visited Pocatello Wednesday. Mrs. Norman Gambling of Sharon stayed with her parents. Yvonne Palmer visited Salt Lake City briefly. The Collings and Jensen families visited Soda Springs and the Jen sen home. Betty Salt Lake spent time with the Collings. Rexbury superintendent Izra Stucks stayed with Elija B. Cook. Betty Salt Lake daughter stayed with M H Collings. Vinnie Price home visit noted. Funeral services for Mrs. Find lay at Randolph, Utah, held Wednesday.

Izra Stucks Rexbury Elija B. Cook F. L. Collings Betty Salt Lake M. H. Collings Sara G. Hoge Salt Lake City S. B. Rich Paris Blackfoot W. C. Bithell

L D S Church Column Presiding at Meeting

Bp Taft Budge presiding and conducting the meeting. Opening song We Thank Thee Oh God or a Prophet followed by invocation Bp O H Grimmett. Sacrament song Jesus Once of Humble Birth. Testimonies by Osie Lewis Fred J Price Hannah Humpherys Maurine Athay Arthur Eborn Ida Smedley Ernest D Hymas. Closing song For the Strength of the Hills benediction Opal Shepherd.

Taft P. Budge O. H. Grimmett Jesus Osie Lewis Fred J. Price Hannah Humpherys

Choir boys seek aid and cricket gear from vicar

The leading choir boy asks the vicar for financial help and access to cricket bats stored in the belfry, noting their shortage of equipment and funds. The appeal emphasizes their need for support from the church figure.

Jones Finds Escape At Poker Game As Night Proceeds

Jones grows anxious as the clock nears morning during a poker game. He calls his wife in a frenzy to declare he has escaped and will return home soon.

Jones

Fielding Spartans Triumph 12-6 Over Soda Springs

Fielding High Spartans defeated Soda Springs 12 to 6 on Friday afternoon at the local field. Fielding scored both touchdowns in the second quarter, while Soda Springs rallied in the second half and stood on the Fielding five yard line at the final whistle.

Fielding High Spartans Goda Springs Fielding

Emerson School Notes Highlight Halloween Decor and Illnesses

Emerson students returned to class after a Friday dismissal for a Soda Springs versus Fielding game. Grades report activities from reading rooms and library tracking to film viewing, plus notes on illness, visitors, and upcoming projects.

Illness Sends Walter Bird to Logan Hospital

Arch Vallentine took Walter Bird to Logan hospital Thursday of last week where he was quite seriously ill for a few days. Mrs Walter Bird and Mrs Htta Bird spent Thursday and Friday with him, returning Saturday evening.

Arch Vallentine Walter Bird Logan Hospital Htta Bird

Provo Visitors Stay With Local Relatives

Mr and Mrs Claude Wilks of Provo visited relatives for a couple of days. They were joined by Mrs Harold Baker of Orents visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Lewis.

Claude Wilks Provo Harold Baker Orents Walter Lewis

Couple from East Lake City visits friends in Montpelier

Mr and Mrs Charles Chapin of East Lake City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W Smith Hoge. Mrs Chapin was formerly Mrs Josephine Moore of Paris. They recently traveled through Canada and Alaska.

Charles Chapin East Lake City W. Smith Hoge

Farewell Party Note From Victor Barfuss

Victor Barfuss thanks the D8 church and Paris pavilion hosts for a fine farewell last week and hopes to meet expectations during his mission.

Paris Victor Barfuss

Lowe Brothers Add Soda Springs Drug Store to Chain

Lowe Brothers completed a purchase last week making them owners of the Ferris Kunz Drug store in Soda Springs. Bob Christian will run the store at Soda Springs. The deal gives them three stores and hints of a new building at Grace for a future drug store location.

Sherman Reed Lowe Ferris Kunz Soda Springs Bob Christian Soda Lowe Brothers Grace

Deer Derby Sponsored by Rainbow Rod and Gun Club

The Rainbow Rod and Gun Club will sponsor a deer derby with $50 in prizes for the largest deer. Three prizes of $25, $15, and $10 will be awarded to first through third place. Open season ends October 29 with weigh-in at Shepherd Bros in Paris and People’s Food Bank in Mont.

Rainbow Rod & Gun Club Roy Agile Ernest Bartschi Rodney Ream Carl Sleight Shepherd Bros Paris People’s Food Bank Montpelier Jerry Taylor State Fish and Game Commission

So Present Recital in Tabernacle October 20

Miss Ruby Bolton will present three advanced music students in a recital at the tabernacle Wednesday evening October 20 at 8 p m. Miss Janet Grimmett will be featured at the organ, and Lois Athay and Ruth Price on the piano. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Ruby Bolton Tabernacle Janet Grimmett Lois Athay Ruth Price

Local and Personal News From Salt Lake and Rexburg

Glen Grimmett was a business visitor in Salt Lake City Tuesday. Several Rexburg and Logan residents appear in hospital and visiting notes, including Bp. Matthews in Logan hospital after an appendectomy and Mrs Charles Law who returned home from Logan hospital. Eliza B Cook is a central social hub with Florence Cook Zelda Evans and others visiting. The piece lists many relatives and friends traveling, visiting hospitals, or planning trips to Salt Lake City Miami Kalamazoo and Paris.

Glen Grimmett Salt Lake City Matthews of Liberty Logan Hospital Charles Law

Former Rich County People Die in Auto Accident

Three Ogden residents including Mrs Annie Elizabeth Findlay 81 and her daughter Mrs Findlay Foremaster 62 and her husband Joseph Foremaster 65 were killed when their car left U S Highway 30 near Evanston Wyoming late Saturday night. The two women were buried in Randolph cemetery after funeral services in the Randolph ward chapel led by Bishop Earl Pasgey. Mr Foremaster's funeral arrangements were pending the arrival of his sons.

Ogden Randolph Utah Evanston Wyo Annie Elizabeth Kearl Findlay Hbillen (Findlay Fackrell Foremaster Joseph F. Foremaster U. S. Highway 30

Senator Dworshak Speaks at Montpelier Meeting

Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak, Republican candidate for US Senate, spoke at Montpelier High School auditorium last Tuesday evening. The dinner for about 100 Republicans heard a summary of 80th Congress achievements including a balanced budget, reduced national debt, tax cuts, Taft-Hartley labor reforms, anti New Deal measures, strengthened security, rural programs funding, and a housing boom.

Henry Dworshak Montpelier High School Burgoyne Sherman B. Lowe Wesley Baker Shepherd Tanner Idaho Congress Treasury New Deal Administration

Registered Cattle Sale at Twin Falls Schedule

Notice from County Agent Duane Hansen announces a two day sale at Twin Falls on October 22 and 23. On October 22 at 1 p m fifteen Angus bulls and twenty five Angus cows will be sold. On October 23 at 1 p m four hundred thirteen Hereford animals including bulls and cows will be sold. Transportation requests should be directed to the County Agent's office.

Twin Falls Duane Hansen

Warren Caldwell Spends Weekend with Ogden Family

Warren Caldwell of Ogden visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Caldwell, staying with them at their home and sharing time with the family.

Warren Caldwell Ogden Mrs Thomas Caldwell

Richs and West Visit Kay in Salt Lake City

Mr and Mrs D C Rich and Mrs Beth West traveled to Salt Lake City for a day with their son Kay who had been there since Wednesday for a teachers meeting.

D. C. Rich Beth West Salt Lake City Kay

Mrs. Maria Cole Returns From Salt Lake City Visit

Mrs. Maria Cole arrived home from Salt Lake City after a five week California visit. She is staying with her sister Mrs. Will Hoge and her husband.

Maria Cole Salt Lake City California Will Hoge

Cultural Arts Program Is Postponed to October 23

The Cultural Arts program scheduled for Saturday evening in the tabernacle has been postponed until Saturday October 23 due to the Mutual convention on October 16. The change shifts all plans to the later date.

Tabernacle

Exhibit Winners at Bear Lake Fair

Readable listings show numerous exhibitors from Montpelier and surrounding towns earning top ribbons in a wide range of floral classes. Winners include Cleane Bagley, Mrs Gailardia, Mrs Lillian Phelps, Mrs Dilla Parker, and many others for blooms such as Gladiolus Delphinium Zinnias Petunias and Mixed Flower displays with best display awards noted. Continuous next week.

Cleane Bagley Montpelier Asters Petunias Gailardia Delphinium Dave Perkins Lillian Phelps Dilla Parker Bern C. E. Grimes Joe Burgoyne Standley Rich Offie Stock Fish Walter Clark Georgetown Kenneth Ream Dingle Gaillardia Lottie Grosjean Jesse Kunz Vilate Burgoyne Montpellier A. J. Winters Wm. Arnell

Preston Visitors Honor Guests Nye and Fox

Mr and Mrs Joe Nye and Mr and Mrs John Fox were Preston visitors Saturday.

Joe Nye John Fox Preston

Shelley couple welcomed baby girl Friday morning

Mir and Mrs William Thomas of Shelley Idaho announce the birth of a baby girl Friday morning. Mrs Thomas formerly Verla Price daughter of Mr and Mrs Heber Price.

Mir William Thomas Shelley Idaho Thomas Verla Price Heber Price

Deer Hunt Opens Friday Across East County Areas

Deer hunting begins Friday in Bear Lake valley east of the lake and in Montpelier game preserve. Seven eastern Idaho counties open October 20 with a closing October 29. Bag limit one deer with tag required. .22 rim-fire prohibited. additional areas and closures noted in Bannock Caribou Bear Lake regions. Fremont County opens November 1 to 15 except Ashton Big Game Refuge.

Nimrods Bear Lake Valley State Fish and Game Department Bear Lake County Bear Lake Bear Lake Outlet Bear River Caribou County Stump Creek Crow Creek Montpelier Idaho Franklin County Downey- Weston Union Pacific Railway Bannock County Downey-Weston Union Pacific Railway U. S C. B. Wilson Bannock Caribou Pocatello Mink Creek Crooked Creek Clark County Oneida County Holbrook Bay Utah State Line Downey- Weston Union Pacifico Railway Fremont County Ashton Big Game Refuge

Social Security Rep in Montpelier October 19

Mrs Loretta M League from the Pocatello SSA office will be at the Idaho State Employment Service in Montpelier on October 19 from 2 to 4 p m. She will help aged workers families and families of deceased workers apply for Social Security Act insurance and answer questions on proposed Old Age and Survivors Insurance changes affecting the Rocky Mountain area.

Loretta M. League Pocatello Social Security Administration Idaho State Employment Service Montpelier Rocky Mountain

Time for Soil Test Says County Agricultural Agent

Duane A. Hansen of Bear Lake County Agricultural Agent notes the slack in field work allows farmers to sample soil and have tests run at his office to determine next year fertilizer needs. Equipment is installed and tests cost a small fee. Farmers should obtain the soil sample data sheet from the office and follow directions.

Duane A. Hansen Bear Lake County Hansen

New Extension Bulletins Available at Bear Lake County Office

Three new publications are accessible free at Bear Lake County Court House extension office. Vegetable Keys to Better Meals Extension Circular No. 103. Using 2 440 for Selective and Non-Selective Weed Control Extension Bulletin No. 172. Irrigated Pastures Extension Bulletin 174. Call or mail a request to the county agent.

Bear Lake County Court House

Also Mentioned on This Page

Logal Will Poulsen Albert Spencer Smith Gertsch Mrs. Norman Gambling Sharon Jess Scheidigger Yvonne Palmer Mrs. DeWin Anderson Wm. Jensen Mrs. Chaplin Vinnie Price Alvin Peterson Mra Pamela Hayes Bunday Lloyd Hansen Mrs. Findlay L. D. S. Church Column Beason Lava Weston Bancroft Emerson School Notes Emerson Mable King Cox Warner PTA Merlin Parker Hallowe'en Ronald Winterbottom Scott Law Scott ROD & Gun Club Ezra S8tucki Rexburg Eliza B Cook Mark J Brockbank Eliza Cook Florence Cook Mrs. Zelda Evans of Raymond Dortha Hann Emerson School Mabel Athay Clifford Sizemore Joe Eliza B. Cook Charles Longhurst Glenn Longhurst Logan Ann Berglund W B. Stucks Dallas Athay Gilbert Mary Hartney McCammon Ivan Beck A. Dennis Patricia Germany Mrs. Dennis Jay B. Hann William Lauritzen A. W. Shepherd Rich County Senator Dworshak Lill Bartschi Zinnias Nettie Pearce Neta Dimick Cosmos Genella Ream Velia Swensen Carrie Hansen Ova Beables Anita Beck Ovid Arlene Beck Ruby Gaskins Nasturtiums Romal Solum Social Security
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