Semi-Annual American Legion Convention in Idaho
The Third District Council of the American Legion of Idaho held its semi annual convention drawing two hundred attendees from South Western Idaho and eastern Creton. A large banquet featured Miss Mary Coreen and Miss Helen Kilbourne with Prof. Adams and a local orchestra. State Commander Paul Davis and National Vice Commander Lester Albert addressed the gathering alongside Brig. Gen. Patch of Pay-Oe. The event closed with a military ball and district business sessions marking the largest World War veterans assembly in Shaw.
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Third District Council
American Legion of Idaho
Idaho
Creton
Ontario
Yale
Nyssa
Oregon
Ite Mlarket
Mary Coreen
Plano
Helen
Bernard Taste
Christus
Paul Davis
Lele
Lester Albert
Boise
Kidde
Maddog
Veterans Hospital
Usnal
Parket
Busy Saturday at treasurer and post office as taxes due
The treasurer’s office buzzed on the last day to pay the first half of 1928 taxes. Assessors and clerks worked hard handling checks and issuing receipts while the post office capped a busy period with many packages arriving over ten days.
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Treaurer
Vic Assessor
Cwraor
Mate
Sone
White
Payette
State Grange To Meet In Coldwell January 14
The Idaho State Grange plans a meeting in Coldwell from January 14 to 17 with several speakers. The event aims to discuss lines of action for agricultural progress and improving farmer prosperity, urging collective effort and practical planning before launching projects.
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Idaho State Grange
Coldwell
Jam
Holtout Street
Goods and Prices Draw Holiday Crowd in Payette
Holiday shopping brought crowds to Payette streets on Saturday as shoppers filled stores with packages. Merchants offered desired items at sensible prices, reflecting a shift from pointless gifts to needed family essentials.
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Payette
Game Dept Salvages Fish From Idaho Irrigation Ditches
The Idaho Game Department has salvaged over 1.6 million perch and bass from Deer Flat Irrigation canals and reservoirs and replanted them across southern Idaho. Fish were placed in Payette Lakes and other waterways to restore fishing areas, with plants in Port Neuf river tributaries and towns like Kuna Payette Nampa and Midvale. Shuberts fur house of Chicago offers $50 daily prizes December 10 to March 1 with contest rules available at the office.
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Boise
Idaho
State Game Department
Deer Flat
Dick Thomas
Charles C. Moore
Payette
Port Neuf
Montpelier
Malad
Twin Falls
Gooding
Rupert
Kuna
Nampa
Midvale
Shuberts
Chicago
Reagan
Former Payette residents visit as winter plans unfold
Mr and Mrs Henry Stang of Reinbeck Iowa visited Payette at the Reimers home then headed to southern California for the winter. The Stangs recall former Payette friends Otto Albert and George Plachm now farming near Reinbeck. Frank Duborko sold both Payette cleaning establishments to W E Beamguard of Weiser and H R Scott who moved the City Pressary to Yale Oregon. Beamguard begins January 1.
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Henry Stang
Reinbeck
Iowa
Payette
WI Reimers
California
Mr. Stang
Mr. Reimers
Idaho
Stang
Otto Albert
George Plachm
Frank Duborko
Payette Pressary
W. EB
Beamguard
Weiser
City Pressary
H. R. Scott
Yale
Oregon
Beaynguard
Ontario
Duborkot
Futuro
Returns From Lewiston Vacation Spent by Local Women
Belva Bigelow Marlo Wasson Rose Hart and Leora Smith returned the latter part of last week from the State Normal at Lewiston to spend their vacation at their respective homes.
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Belva Bigelow
Marlo Wasson
Rose Hart
Leora Smith
Lewiston
1924 To Be A Winner Tet Boost For The Year
Ambitious New Year message urges optimism and effort to shape 1924 into a winner. It stresses counting blessings, boosting spirit among friends, and pushing past past difficulties to a bright, determined future.
Winners in Turkey Shoot at Payette Rod and Gun Club
The Payette Rod and Gun Club held a turkey shoot on Sunday with 41 birds won and prizes capped by supply. Winners include M M Cheek Art Lattig Ben Purcell Frank Kittet Harry Pence Cockerama Ray Jefferis Roy Christensen Jim Rich J W Parson Ralph Roberts Geo Boor D A Howell C W Young Claus Reimers Mr Willward Frank Hogue Jr Earl Clark John Hutchinson Wayne Keith Jay Stevens Fay Wells John Fagestadt B M Alspaugh Frank Campbell R H Van Valkenburg total 41 turkey won.
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Payette Rod and Gun Club
M.M. Cheek
Art Lattig
Ben Purcell
Frank Kittet
Harry Pence
Mr. Callahan
Jay Stevens
Fay Wells
John Fagestadt
B. M. Alspaugh
Frank Campbell
R. H. van Valkenburg
Turkey
Upper Dead Ox Flat farms show encouraging fall crop health
J. R. Langley, caller at the Enterprise, reports 52 doses of the Enterprise and favorable farm conditions on upper Dead Ox Flat four miles northwest of Payette. He notes fall grain planted in good season with moisture to come. a dairy herd and poultry sustain requires. Langley cites hay cut at proper time being equal or better than alfalfa for dairy cows.
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J. R. Langley
Enterprise
Bayard Lattig and Helen Drolotte Marry in Chicago
Cards announce the marriage of Bayard Lattig of Payette to Helen Drolotte of Chicago. The wedding took place at the bride’s home in Chicago. Lattig is the only son of Mr and Mrs C P Lattig, and grew up in the area.
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Bayard Lattig
Payette
Helen Drolotte
Chicago
Mr. Lattig
Mra. C. P. Latte
Iis Neighborhood
Local Laundry Suffers No More With Water Softener
The Johnston brothers introduce a Zeolite based water softener to tackle hard water woes in Payette. The device, built after market research, softens about 5,000 gallons in six hours and plans call for expanding to 10,000 gallons daily. regeneration uses brine and reuses the mineral.
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Johnston Brothers
Notice of Annual Meeting of Greenwood Avenue Irrigation Co
The Greenwood Avenue Irrigation Company stockholders are invited to meet at L M Lyon office Center Avenue Payette Idaho on January 28 at 2 PM to elect a board of directors and to amend adopt by laws and conduct other business as may properly come before the meeting W A Coughanour President J A Reynolds Secretary First Dec 27 Last Jan 24
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Greenwood Avenue Irrigation Company, Ltd
L. M. Lyon
Center Avenue
Payette
Idaho
W. A. Coughanour
J. A. Reynolds
Jast
Emma Theatre Programs Show Holiday Screenings
The Emma Theatre runs multiple titl es from December 27 and 28 featuring Harold Lloyd in Why Worry Pathe News and Felix comedies, Elinor Glyn's Six Days Taking Orders with Baby Peggy, and Theodore Roberts in Grumpy along with The West Bound Limited. A note on local postal surge describes post office work and overtime, plus Boomerang Encampment No 64 visits Weiser Encampment on December 20th to confer three degrees and banquet with many Patriarchs from nearby towns.
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Harold ‘Lieyd
Pathe News
Feilx
I Sagan
Politan
Snub Palard
Elinor Glyn
Baby Peggy
Theodore Roberts
Pathe News and Cartoon
the West Bound
Weiser
Bigbee
O'Leary
Welser
Ammett
Ontario
Council
Pay‘ete
Pease
Shadoln
Fulton
Pearce
Brubaker
Rossen
A. W. Christian
Earl Christian
Shearer
Hagerman
Mogeridge
Anderson
Howard
Hamilton
Dorothy
Taylor
Ary
Jordan
Snowberger
Shanks
Dunnick
Barrington
Hartung
Weather Good for Ice Plant Work This Winter
Weather conditions are ideal with a light Curry of snow two weeks past and temperatures around ten degrees above zero. Mr Blinn reports the ice at the big plant in Washoe is about five inches thick and of excellent quality, aiming for six inches if the cold persists to begin filling operations.
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Blinn
Washoe
Santa Claus
Iva
Wanda
Santa
Elks Dispense Christmas Cheer for 74 Children
The Elks with Mrs. Crump organized gifts for 74 children across 14 families in their community. Presents included requested toys, candy, nuts, and oranges, with flour and meat among items, delivered Christmas Eve after gathering eight Santa letters.
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Elks
Santa Claus
R. A. Crump
Santy
Special Moscow train brings University of Idaho students home
A special train from Moscow arrived Saturday morning carrying University of Idaho students spending the holiday with family. The travelers include Mildred Holmes, Luella Kirkendall, Eva Wilson, Fairy Sanger, Ula Hughes, Dan Shamberger, and Clark Cram.
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Moscow
University of Idaho
Milderd Holmes
Luella Kirkendall
Eva Wilson
Fairy Sanger
Ula Hughes
Dan Shamberger
Clark Cram
Christmas window guessing at Independent Meat Market
During Christmas week the window display drew many guesses on the weight of a dressed beef. John Cree correctly guessed 870 pounds and won a ten pound bucket of lard as the prize.
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John Cree
Returns From Corvallis Holiday Homecoming Trio
Corvallis students Harry Rhoades Eddie Coblents and Ross Fulton return home for the holidays from Corvallis Oregon and plan to enjoy the season with family and friends.
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Harry Rhoades
Eddie Coblents
Ross Fulton
Corvallis, Oregon
Cheamery Pays Large Dividend to Patrons
The Farmers Co operative Creamery Co. pays a substantial patron dividend of 17 53.59 to about 1 000 patrons based on two cents per pound of butterfat. Districts Emmett Weiser and Payette receive 450.70 4 355.50 and 12 696.19 respectively. Employers get 5 percent. Stockholders get 10 percent after January 1. Top patrons include Jaci Itlett 160.23 H E Wilfong 119 See R T Davis Weiser.
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Farmers Co-operative Creamery Co
Emmett Qletriet
Weiver
Payette
Stovkbridgr
Jaci It
Tlett
H. E. Wilfong
R. T. Davis
Weiser
Driller Undergoes Operation After Pneumatic Injury
At Payour oil well a driller named Stevens was injured while handling lifting gear at Joly Rosary hospital. He sustained a left side injury that required treatment but was not deemed serious. The work at the Payour oil well will be paused briefly during his recovery.
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Payour
Stevens
Joly Rosary Hospital
Lypas
Brother Dies Sudden in Kansas City
J. D. Orr departed on an early train after a notice of the third brother Cameron L. Orr, a Kansas City attorney, with earlier word reaching friends in the community.
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Kansas City
J. D. Orr
Cameron L. Orr
Two autos smash on road near Snake River thriller
Dr Avey was in a collision on Monday west of the Snake River with an Overland and a Ford Coupe. Both cars were badly damaged. the Overland was a total loss. No injuries were reported. Several locals and visitors are mentioned home for Christmas, including students and families from Walla Walla, Nampa, Pendleton, and La Grande.
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Dr. Avey
Moon
Gntario
Snake River
Inez Sanger
Geoding
Lawrence Johnson and
Pendleton
Oregon
Lown
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American Legion
State Grange
THE
Emma Theatre
C. F. Doings
Corvallis
Cheamery
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