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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
1
A local report discusses rising taxes in Ames and notes that other communities across the region also face higher levies. Officials describe budget pressures and residents weigh service cuts against tax increases.
A public statement by J R Gray of the Union System reports Pacific railroads paid 19 251 562 in 1922 taxes, up from 125619. The note claims rail taxes exceed canal costs and dividends, urging fair tax distribution and inviting public input. Jerome county boards discuss tax relief and irrigation land valuation with neighboring counties.
Observers report record time and money spent on summer film production as Paramount Week highlights a shift to quality. Famous Players-Lasky trims releases to 62 titles this year, pledging larger budgets, longer production, and bigger casts and sets. Drums of Fate starring Mary Miles Minter opens Paramount Week at Bauer Theatre.
A garbled OCR item references bids and a contract related to a school project. It mentions examination of proposals and a responder list, with unclear names and details. The readable fragments indicate a procurement process and potential scheduling, with Friday cited for some action.
Carroll Miller of Monterey High School receives a scholarship to Gooding College in California. A Dietrich, Idaho native, Miller joined Monterey’s senior class and excelled academically. He set a scholarship record and contributed to multiple athletic teams and school entertainments.
Rev Will S J Dumvill urges all parents to bring boys and girls to the church Sunday School opening and Holy Communion. The rector and officers invite families to attend, with services at 8 pm and the aim of starting a new year with full church participation. Local social notes mention Mrs George Bowman and others, plus travel plans and community updates.
The Baugh Theatre screens Secrets of Paris on Friday and Saturday August 31 and September 1, a melodrama from Mysteries of Paris. Also showing Drums of Fate with Mary Miles Minter on Monday and Tuesday, September 2 and 3, plus The Timber Queen and The White Flower in a varied program blending romantic drama and exotic adventure across Paris and Hawaii.
Event notes highlight pivotal moments as teams vie for titles on a decisive Sunday. Key players, coaches, and venues are named, with emphasis on high stakes and dramatic finishes shaping final standings.
A Friday night church gathering elected numerous officers for the coming year. Officers named include Trustees F Borden A L McMahon Frank Grosse and E o Wall. Steward Frank Clem and several ladies. Additional posts covered district stewards collectors, missions, education, and church records.
Voters statewide prepare for election day in which all school districts will elect officers for the coming year. Officials urge turnout and remind residents to check local polling places and candidate lists.
Local voters show little interest in school matters as Lincoln county votes on Tuesday. Independent District No 12 Shoshone lists candidates Mrs M T Whitemack, Mrs Frank T Disney, Mrs J W Newman, Mrs Blanche Roberts, Harlan D Heist, John Badley, John Puller, J B Wesson. Independent District No 42 Die trich will elect four trustees, two full three-year terms, and two to fill resignations of W Line and another vacancy.
Brevities note postmaster Benjamin E Weeks as Overland owner, upcoming regular sessions at Mrs J Le Pulter’s home, Biz Wood Canal directors’ monthly meeting in Shoshone, Methodist Ladies Aid set for Sept 4 at Mrs Clem’s with Mrs Gooding assisting, sheep inspections by Perry Harris from Halley and Ketchum, Swiss officers visiting the Wood River valley planning eastern colonization, W Tenney of Gooding College visiting Ruth for student planning, new college catalogues purple and white, and various railway distribution notes and local events amid community updates.
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