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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
1
A call to open the new school year with emphasis on education and opportunity. Prof A Caswell Hillis notes rising education needs amid civilization’s progress. Data from a midwestern town shows high school graduates earn far more by age 25, valuing schooling at $9.92 per day.
The Idaho Falls sugar concern and the Utah Idaho Sugar Company explore Bear Lake County as frost damaged crops spur interest in a local sugar factory. Inspectors tour beet tracts in Sharon, Liberty, Quid, Paris, Bloomington, and St. Charles. two Washington factories may relocate here if acreage warrants. Farm benefits include beet tops for feed, beet pulp sales, and broader employment from fields to factory, boosting the local economy.
Mrs Golda Allen rents the vacated store room next to Burgoyne Pharmacy and will open a millinery shop. She is wife of Drugeist H M Allen of the Corner Drug Store and brings extensive experience. Mrs J B Earle will join as manicure and beauty expert to cover all branches of the profession.
Montpelier Sept 11 George A. Smith longtime resident died at his home from chronic Bright's disease after fifteen months of illness He was 48 years old and came to Montpelier from Lake City in 1882 He leaves a wife seven sons a mother two brothers Ernest and Roy and three sisters Mrs Sizemore of Georgetown Mrs A G Allen and Mrs J D Mott of Nampa Idaho Funeral services were held today in the Second Ward chapel with interment in Montpelier City Cemetery.
Idaho expects the heaviest beet sugar crop in state history with operations starting October 1 at eight factories including Shelley Sugar City Idaho Falls Rigby Blackfoot Twin Falls Burley and Paul. demand foreseen around 225000 tons requiring over eight hundred freight cars.
Sheriff Asa Athay received a Monday communication from Portland authorities stating C. M. Hall is held in custody there to answer an assault and battery charge. Hall previously escaped from the county jail here after a forgery arrest, with two jail breaks, the second successful. He was traced to Paris Roller Mills before Deputy Stafford Cleveland recaptured him. He may be confined to the Oregon penitentiary.
On Monday to Wednesday of the week, numerous patients underwent tonsil removal at Dr Moore's Emergency Hospital. Names include Wallace Passey Livyan Passey Doris Calder O Neal Wilcox Robert Bruce Irving Shirley Zelda Cook Shirley Cook Burgetta Olson Clinton Passey Harry Rogers Iona Roberts Ivan Erickson Stanley Erickson Earl Christensen Tom Pace Della Patterson Cleon Stevens Grant Wright Boyd George Tom Calder Ellen Phelps Eline Findlay Fay Hodges Mrs Tom Hodges and Dr Cc O Moore.
Paramount pictures were advertised in newspapers nationwide. The Novelty theatre in Paris was named in promotions alongside Paramount productions. Large theatre attendance signals public appreciation of the producers and the efforts of Paramount.
Mr Guss Portel of the Paris Garage moves his family from St Charles to occupy the former residence of Earl and Mrs Innes. He lived in Ogden Utah before relocating. Portel is a first class timer and says he can mend any object from a broken heart to a tub or kettle.
Arrangements with a Pacific Coast fertilizer concern nearly complete to buy ore from the Idaho Phosphate Mine. The contract calls for a minimum of two carloads daily over several years, and manager Ray Mellwee says operation may start within a few days. A separate report: a Fish Haven crash spilled occupants and injured Bill Crozie, Ruby Tueller, and Eileenschick as a truck rolled over near Stock Bros. Resort.
A fragment notes a night sky observation with a partially visible solar halo and many stars seen through smoked glass. A cool air and a date window around early afternoon is suggested, indicating a marked change in visibility and light.
A promotional notice invites readers to join a two day trip from Paris on Tuesday September 18 and 19 to visit Franklin, Cache County dairies and dairymen. It highlights dairy barns, local industries, and county developments, asking readers to learn what they will sign for Bear Lake Valley and to join the excursion.
An August 29 Montpelier meeting addressed threshing issues with six custom threshing machines represented. Farmers and machinemen aired complaints and agreed on a per bushel charge of five cents for oats and six cents for wheat, fuel supplied by farmers. Injury to efficiency noted, with a $5 minimum setting fee if under 100 bushels threshed in one setting and advice to thresh in nearby groups to avoid cramped spaces and ensure proper clearances.
The American Red Cross is designated by President Coolidge to collect 5 million dollars for Japanese relief. Widespread earthquake and fire devastation in Tokyo and Yokohama, with millions lacking food and shelter. Government estimates place damage at five billion dollars as the nation appeals for rapid American aid.
The Paris L D Seminary begins next Monday with registration and classes starting Tuesday. Courses include Church History at 8:30, New Testament History at 9:20, and Old Testament History at 11:00, with about thirty new books added to the library and plans for more maps.
Miss Jennie Grimmett and Edw Rich wed at the Smith Hoge home with Bishop D Dana Price officiating. The couple, after a short honeymoon to Afton and Cottonwood Lakes, will teach in Hibbard. The bride is the popular daughter of Mrs Grimmett. the groom is from St Charles.
A funeral service in Logan Utah honored a typhoid victim with speakers including Mrs Shurtliff Morgan Ed C Rich Roy A Welker Jos RQ Shepherd and Peter Nelson. The Ovid ward choir directed by Chas Carlson sang as Nels Johnson gave an opening prayer and Bishop Robert Schmid gave the benediction. The casket was covered in flowers and playmates served as pallbearers.
A reflective sketch traces Abraham Lincoln through repeated failures in business love and politics. It notes he endured debts, defeats from Congress to the Senate and to the vice presidency before rising as one of America’s greatest men, answering the call despite early setbacks.
Mrs Youngbride returns from her honeymoon and shares a comic tale of Bertie who becomes greatly embarrassed at the hotel. He mistakenly asks the clerk for a room with a wife for himself and bath, prompting amusement.
Local firm James H. Martin an expert monument finisher from Ogden has arrived in the city and has accepted a position with the H. E. Coles company on North Arthur.
A quoted challenge sparks action as a speaker removes coat and hat and begins to write. The text frames doubt as conquered by effort and resolve, celebrating perseverance against a seemingly impossible task.
Mr. Joseph Stock of Fish Haven donated eleven rare volumes titled Saying of the Presidents to Fielding High School library. The gift was well received and valued by the school community for its educational significance.
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