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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
4
The Che Paris Post notes publication every Thursday and catalogs subscription rates for Idaho readers. It lists second class mail status at Paria and identifies John A. Wallis as editor and publisher with annual, semiannual, and quarterly prepaid options.
The article argues that Idaho voters should receive a separate ballot for amendments to avoid neglect. It notes past amendments were tucked onto the general ballot and often ignored. It calls civic groups officials and attorneys to promote public discussion so voters may cast informed ballots.
Attorney David Cook, 48, a Garden City native and Utah resident for fourteen years, died Saturday from sleeping sickness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon and he was buried in Garden City Cemetery. Born September 8, 1984, he completed his studies and graduated from local schools.
A Utah legal figure who rose from Ogden prosecutor to assistant to Horace Nebeker and U S attorney general, later gained a strong reputation in Chicago prosecuting Federal wage acts and the LWWs case of Bill Hay ward. He died after illness in Garden City with services held there. Local obituaries note surviving relatives and a community memorial with sermons and musical tributes.
Boise date line: Senator John Thomas supports submitting the eighteenth amendment to the people if repeal is paired with an alternate proposal to keep states dry and prevent a return of the saloon. He asserts his voting record for prohibition and argues for democratic public vote on this moral issue.
Two leading Idaho educators died and W D Vincent and his wife were hospitalized after a Yellowstone highway crash five miles north of town at 7 16 Saturday morning. The deceased include Albion Normal president Chaples Edgar Bocock and Miss Retta F Martin a Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. The Vincents were en route to Idaho Falls for a Saturday morning meeting. Mr and Mrs Bert Erickson announce the arrival of a baby daughter Friday.
The report covers a fatal vehicle crash near Tyhee involving Vincent Crane and passengers Bocock and Martin after a left turn mishap on a highway. Coroner’s inquest to review evidence is set for Monday. Background notes mention Bocock’s long service in Idaho education and Martin’s prior roles in vital statistics and Boise High. Glendale area context includes state crop updates with wheat decline, bean drop, and rising hay and fruit produce projections.
Idaho crops apart from potatoes and beans are forecast to yield more in 1932 than the 1081 harvest. Potatoes are estimated at 20, indicating modest output amid overall optimism for the state’s agricultural season.
Don C. Haddock, born in Bear Lake county and a Paris resident for ten years, is a longtime Idaho lawyer and Probate Judge seeking re election on the Democratic ticket. He promises fair, impartial administration and cooperation with county officers.
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