Republicans face uphill battle to hold Idaho Senate seats
Republicans worry about retaining control as all state legislative seats are up for grabs, with Democrats strategizing to tilt power balance. Key races include Blaine Madison and Kootenai counties, where potential GOP retirements and Democratic bids could alter a 23-21 GOP margin, aided by Lt. Gov. tie breaking vote. Continuous discussion of candidates in Bannock and Pocatello areas accompanies rumors of several possible runners and retirements.
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Senate
William E. Drevlow
Highway 34 bid set at 80 000 for Franklin County surfacing
Carl E Nelson of Logan submitted the apparent low bid of 80 288.40 for six plus miles of permanent surfacing on Highway 34 from Preston to Riverdale curves. The project includes ditch repair, base work, and plant mix surface along 6 202 miles. Bear River Dayton road work waits on weather. current roadbed ripe for 45 percent completion with 100 working days remaining.
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Preston
Carl E. Nelson
Logan
Franklin County
Riverdale
Preston Golf Course
Treasureton
Bear River
Dayton
Fund Raising Planned With School Play at PHS
PHS Speech Department announces fund raising tied to this year play Cheaper By The Dozen. Delmar Derricott invites organizations to attend in groups of ten for half price or sell tickets and receive half the proceeds. Contact Derricott at 852-0280 or 852-0409. No reserved seats. Craig Perry, 19, of Preston convicted in city court of obtaining and selling liquor to minors. fined 300 dollars. jail time suspended due to military enlistment.
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PHS Speech Department
Delmar Derricott
Derricott
Craig Perry
Preston
Former Preston Resident Killed in Alaska Earthquake
The Alaska quake harmed Preston families. Richard Robinson, a former Preston resident and lumber mill owner, was killed. Richard, his wife, and children faced displacement. others like Roberson and Knudsen families reported injuries or damage to homes and businesses.
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Ara
Eatis
Robinson
Lynn Ison
State Street
Robert Casperson
Fairbanks
Joseph Glenn Oliverson
Lin
Oliverson
Anchorage
Douglas Oliverson
Seward
Stormy March Sets Record Across Snow Courses
March 1964 brought record low temperatures at Utah Power and Light and a snowpack well above normal. Snow courses ranged from 110 to 179 percent of average, with Liberty Springs inaccessible due to unsafe slopes and loose snow.
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Utah Power and Light Weather Station
Ted
Ear McEntire
Lee Groesbeck
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Rawlinson
Forest Service
John G. Kennard
SCS
Liberty Springs
Cub River Ranger Station
Christensen Ranch
Strawberry Mink Creek
Peps
Strawberry Creek
Willow Flat
Cub River
Cache Valley artist exhibit at Lewis ton Library in April
EWISTON The Lewis ton Library will display oils by Mrs Cash Smith of Benson during April. The works include landscapes and still lifes and have drawn interest from local art lovers. THATCHER Harold Wright Boise lunch director visited Thatcher school. Leah Kendall named registrar for Franklin county Thatcher precinct for the upcoming election.
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Ewiston
Lewiston
Cache Valley
Cash
Vivietine) Smith
Benson
T Area
Thatcher
Harold Wright
Boise
Leah Kendall
Cleveland Arid
Franklin County
Grace Benefit Tickets For Leon Auliffe Show
Tickets for the Leon Auliffe benefit show to raise funds for a recreation park are on sale at the Preston Citizen and Hart’s Music Store. The event, a community project in the Grace area, starts at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 1.00 for students. at the gate all tickets are 1.75.
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Grace Area
Preston Citizen
Hart’s
McAuliffe
San Antonio Rose
U S Savings Bond Sales Reported in Franklin County
Bond sales in Franklin County for February totaled 4233 dollars, reported by Ted Steers of First Security Bank, who chairs the county bond committee. He noted the month’s performance and the progress toward the year’s target.
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U. S
Franklin County
Ted Steers
First Security Bank
Preston appoints Herbert Walters as new police chief
Mayor Russell Cranney and the city council approved Herbert G. Walters as chief of the Preston police department effective April 1. Walters, a 15 year veteran with prior posts in Caribou and Salt Lake counties, will reside in Preston in a trailer while selling his Grace home and brings a record with multiple law enforcement affiliations.
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Herbert G. Walters
Grace
Preston
Russell G. Cranney
Cranney
Walters
Chief Walters
Caribou
Pigaea
Caribou County
Soda Springs
Morrison Knudson
Idaho
Salt Lake County
Murray City
Murray High School
Janeal
Glenn
West Cache Canal Dug After Slide Near Ben Cazair Ranch
Melvin McKay of the West Cache Canal Company reports 80 rods of new canal digging after another slide in Franklin County area north Van Wert. The slide, located about a quarter mile south of the Ben Cazair ranch, endangers a water link from Battle Creek to Newton. The project requires moving heavy dirt as more than 100000 tons slid from the face.
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West Cache Canal
Vanerdale
Melvin McKay
Ben Cazair
Franklin County
Battle Creek
Newton
McKay
Weston Grade School Presents Two One Act Comedies
The Weston Grade School stages two one act comedies on Monday with performances at 1 p.m. for students and 7 15 p.m. for adults. Admission for students is 10 cents in the afternoon and 15 seats in the evening. Adults and children under schoolage are free.
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Weston Grade School
EDS Meeting Broadcast via Wire to Oneida Stake House
The general Priesthood meeting of the LDS church will be broadcast by direct wire to the Oneida Stake house in Salt Lake City. Milo P. Hobbs, high councilman, said the event, tied to the church annual conference, starts promptly at 7 p m and serves Franklin and Oneida stakes plus nearby communities.
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Oneida
Milo
P. Hobbs
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Salt, Lake City
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