Mink Creek Stockmen Discuss Boundary Change and Overuse
The Mink Creek Stockmen's Association held its annual meeting on April 2 with President Thomas Jepsen chairing. They approved extending Mink Creek allotments north to the divide between Main Canyon and Williams Creek to reduce boundary disputes and move cattle between Mink Creek and Gem Valley allotments. Ranger Jack Albano warned the allotment is overstocked by about 150 head and use lasts 15 days too long, noting range degradation risks if continued.
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Mink Creek
Gem Valley
Jack Albano
Mink ‘Creek
SRC
Reliance Automo tive Store Opens in Preston This Week
A new auto supply firm opens in Preston this week named the Reliance Automo tive Store. It will be managed by T. E. Albaugh and H. B. Sheets, of Pocatello, and is part of the Idaho Reliance Automo tive stores network operating in Pocatello and Idaho Falls. The store occupies the former Triple A space on west Oneida, features repainting and white shelving, and offers service station supplies, tires, batteries, auto accessories, welding equipment, and home appliances along with toys and glassware. The owners invite county patrons to visit.
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Preston
Reliance Automotive
T. E
Tom) Albaugh
H. B
Hebe) Sheets
Pocatello
Idaho
Reliance Automotive Stores
Idaho Falls
West Oneida
Bank
Triple A
New Blacksmith Shop Under Construction
Juno Kjarr and Royal Miles begin building a new blacksmith shop on the property beside Peterson Tractor service. Schow and Cordingly oversee the project and poured the cement for the circular block this week.
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Juno Kjarr
Royal Miles
Peterson
Schow “and Cordingly
Cirider
Preston Rifle Club Elects Officers
Officers elected include Vic Jorgenson as president Pete Jorgenson as first vice president Lewis Bowers as second vice president and Andy Anderson as secretary The group will outline activities in the near future with an interesting program planned.
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The
Preston Rifle Club
Vic Jorgenson
Pete Jorgenson
Lewis Bowers
Andy Anderson
Preston High Team Honored At Community Program
About one hundred people attended a Wednesday evening event at First Ward Chapel honoring the Preston high school basketball team. Willard J. Wilde of the University of Idaho spoke and presented autographed pictures from the university’s team to the Preston players.
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Preston
First Ward
Willard J. Wilde
University of Idaho At Moscow
Wilde
University of Idaho
Bob Bunker
Church Leaders Visit Oneida Stake Conference
Elder Stephen L. Richards and Paul C. Childs visited the Oneida Stake Conference March 30 and 31. Church leaders urged greater food production and preservation to free commercial foods for relief. Mission fields will be extended as conditions allow and missionaries recruited.
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Stephen L. Richards
Council of Twelve Apostles
Paul C. Childs
General Church Welfare Board
Oneida
Bocases
SS _ batons
Oneida Stake
Marine Officer to Address Preston High Students
Captain James W. Hendrick in charge of Idaho Marine Corps recruiting will speak to Preston High School seniors on Wednesday April 24. He will explain Marine Corps benefits for youth and a film titled Soldiers of the Sea will be shown.
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James W. Hendrick
Marine Corps
State of
Idaho
Preston High School
Hendrick
Soldiers of the Sea
Prestigious Acapella Choir to Perform at Preston High
Preston High School A Capella choir presents a concert on April 12 in the high school auditorium sponsored by the Preston Third Ward. The program includes Negro Spirituals religious numbers patriotic songs and more with guest soloists former Preston graduates Coy Christensen Manning Mary Jane Handy and Brent Wash. Tickets via Von Noyes Hart Music Shop or Mountain States Implement Co proceeds benefit Oneida Stake House building fund.
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Preston High School
von Noyes
Hart Music Shop
Ithe
Mountain States
Oneida
Runa Tox
Jaycees Will Aid Cancer Drive Here
Preston Junior chamber of commerce members joined the local field committee for cancer control to aid the county fundraiser. A Jaycees committee led by Don Elwell and Guy Woodward will conduct the drive. At a Jaycees board meeting 800 to 1000 attended the Musicians Ball Monday night, led by Max Norton, with profits to fund public improvement and benefactors to be decided soon.
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Preston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cancer Control
Don Elwell
Guy Woodward
Max Randall
Arnold Sant
Orris Harmer
Lee Redington
Eddie Cross
Wayne Hansen
Harold Winn
Dan Roberts
Leo Hawks
The
Jaycees
Max Norton
Occassion
Change Of Administration Only Solution To Nation's Strife
Congressman Henry Dworshak defended his labor and economic stance during a Franklin county stop. He supported the Case bill to limit strikes during contracts and require a cooling off period, aligning with Truman's recommendations. He said he is not anti labor and emphasized shared responsibility of labor and capital, while criticizing radicals and a labor paper editor linked to local politics.
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Henry Dworshak
Franklin County
Dworshak
Truman
Sam
Hansen
Pocatello
Bannock County Democratic Committee
Snow Survey Shows Above Average Winter Snowpack
Seasonal snow measurements for Garden City Summit and Emigration Summit, taken by forest rangers in Paris Idaho, show snow depth 147 to 124 percent and water content 148 to 129 percent of seven year averages. Data indicate strong runoff potential for Bear Lake Valley and Franklin County with drifted snow and minimal ground frost. Field party: Garden City course T H Levy and Jay B Hann. Emigration course Jay B Hann and E W Nye.
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Garden City Summit
Jay B. Hann
Forest Ranger
Paris
Idaho
Bear Lake Valley
Franklin County
Intermountain
Utah State Experiment Station
Forest Service
Garden City
T. H. Levy
E. W. Nye
Fellows Resigns as City Sexton After Twenty Two Years
William E Fellows resigned as Preston cemetery sexton after twenty two years of service. Glen Swann is appointed sexton and now serves. Fellows helped move the bodies to the current cemetery, led the district maintenance effort, and oversaw upgrades including water lines, planting, driveways, fences, and curbs. The cemetery board and public wish him well.
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William E.fellows
Preston
Glen Swann
Fellows
Sexton
Cushmans Journey From Home To Montana Visit
Mr and Mrs Joe Cushman left this week for Salt Lake City for a few days of business and will then continue to Kalispell Montana to visit their son in law and daughter.
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Joe Cushman
Salt Lake City
Kalispell, Montana
Local official pledges action on erosion aid via federal agencies
A local official stated on Monday that if any federal help is possible for erosion control, he will use full power to secure it. The remark emphasizes commitment to obtain federal assistance for local erosion mitigation efforts.
Franklin county Red Cross drive extended two weeks
The Franklin county Red Cross fundraising drive shows a sharp drop this spring and will continue for two more weeks. Harold Hawkes, county chairman, announced that only 400 of 4500 needed has been raised. Treasureton leads with 56 of 62, while many workers and communities with funds have not reported. Citizens are urged to contribute on a 50 cent per capita basis to reach the quota.
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Franklin County
Red Cross
Harold Hawkes
Vole Call Bairman
Treasureton War
Homemakers Hear Guest Speaker on Family Life Education
Mrs Julian M Harrison consultant in Family Life Education was guest speaker at the Future Homemakers of America meeting March 21. Girls asked questions through a question box as Blendette sextette provided music. Mothers and high school teachers attended as special guests. Spring themed refreshments were served.
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Julian M. Harrison
Future “Homemakers of America
Blendette
Rotary Benefited By Chorus Numbers At Preston Club
Mrs Elda Carlson led a chorus presentation for the Preston Rotary club on Wednesday. Ten chorus members plus Anna Moore performed old time songs. The chorus featured Thora Wynn Ardella Bosworth Gwen O Choules Dorothy Greaves Alice Lee Edna Richards Maurine Hansen Marjorie Hart Lucille Stanger Elise Cross. Two new Rotarians announced Barton Bowden and Darrold Johnson. Visitors were Dick Hildaen and Mr Snyder of Englewood California.
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Elda Carlson
Preston
Dick Hildaen
Snyder
Englewood, Calif
Pied Pipers Named in Rat Contest Winners
Coren Foster scored 36 tails and Joe Taylor 28 to win prizes in the county rat-eradication drive. Venice Taylor also won, with County Agent Dan Roberts praising the campaign as a success and noting available free red squill bait from the agent’s office for immediate use.
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Coren Foster
Joe Taylor
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Venice
Taylor
Dan Roberts
Carr
West Side Erosion Viewed As Two-State Threat
Congressman Henry Dworshak visited the west side area above Five Mile Creek to assess subterranean erosion threatening Idaho and Utah water resources. A Washington meeting with Walter Granger is planned to decide on federal action. The party highlighted erosion extending into Bear River and Cub River pump areas, damaging Franklin county farms and risking further harm to Cache county Utah.
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Five Mile Creek
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Dworshak
Walter Granger
Utah
Washington
Five Mile Ecreek
Bear River
Franklin County
Cache County
Lawrence Caine
Cache Water Users
Ray Pond
Levi Allen
Utah State Water Users
M R. Hovey
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Clyde
Bureau of Reclamation
Logan
County Reclamation Association
Mass Initiation Planned By Legion Monday
Preston Post 84 of the American Legion schedules a mass initiation for veterans not affiliated yet. The event includes a ceremony at the courthouse at 8 pm followed by a business session to plan summer activities and a push to boost county membership. Delegates for the Fifth District convention in Pocatello on April 20 will be named.
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American Legion
Preston Post
The
Court
Pocatello
Memorial Services Set For Sgt Earl Nielsen
Memorial services are arranged in the Cleveland ward for Sgt Earl Nielsen son of Mr and Mrs Albert Nielsen. Services will be Sunday April 14 at 2 PM under the direction of Bishop J Vit Adams. Nielsen was reported missing in action January 1944 during a bombing mission over the Marshall Islands. His presumptive date of death was officially set as February 7, 1948 after extensive checks failed to reveal further information.
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Cleveland
Earl
Dy Nielsen
Albert. Nielsen
Vit Adamsy
Sete Nielsen
Borhbing
Marshall.islands
Hobbs Services Held Today for George Hobbs
Funeral services are set for 2 p m in the Second ward chapel for George Hobbs 36 a chicken buyer for Utah Poultry and longtime employee who died Sunday at home He was born January 12 1910 in Preston Son of William R and Henrietta Smith Hobbs He is survived by wife Erma Spackman Hobbs a son two sisters and a brother plus several half siblings Burial will follow at Richmond cemetery under Hendricks mortuary direction.
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George Hobbs
Second Ward
Howard Hall
Hobbs
Utah Poultry
Preston
William R
Henrietta Smith Hobbs
Erma Spackman Hobbs
George William, Jr
Henrietta Kelly
Malad
Reta Owles
Fairview
Laura Richards
Sedro Wooley
Wash
Richard Hobbs
Pocatello
Dean Kelly
USAC
Kelly
Marad
Ann DeWitt
Ft. Dodge
Richmond Cemetery
Hendricks’ Mortuary
Preston Junior Chamber to Meet at Randall’s Cafe
The Preston Jaycees monthly meeting will be held at Randall’s Cafe Monday April 8 at 7 30 p m. All members and prospective members are invited. Dr Lee Hawks and Lyle Shipley will conduct the meeting. An entertainment feature is planned for May 9 a presentation of the Great Virgil in a magic act open to the public. Funds from the function will go to the public improvement fund.
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Préston: Junior Chamber of Commerce
Randall's Cafe
Lee
Hawks
Lyle Shipley
Ford “Ar
the Jaycees
Virgil
Car Crash Totals Sedan of Cleo Swenson in Ogden District
Early Wednesday around 8 30 a m a light truck driven by Sherman Wolf struck Cleo Swenson s sedan on south Second East street causing a broadside collision that sent the car spinning onto a residence lawn. Swenson escaped with minor cuts and sought a ride to Salt Lake City an hour later with Erwin Spilsberg while Mrs Swenson received medical care there.
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Cleo Swenson
South Second East Street
Salt Lake
Sherman Wolf
Second Exist
Fourth South Streets
Swenson
Keith Campbell
Photographs by Farr Highlight Court Pictures
The issue presents two basketball photographs credited to Farr with images supplied through the courtesy of Farr.
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Farr’s
Failure To Display License Plates Will Bring Penalties Soon
Deputy Wm Palmier reports about 500 delinquent vehicles remain for license plates. State police will patrol next week to seize unmarked cars and penalties apply to owners who bought plates but do not display them.
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Wm. Palmier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reliance
Harland Simmons
Keith Anderson
A. G. Condie
Denice
Daphne Smith
Marilka Hawkes
David Cutler
Dr. Cutler
Harold Swift
Phenoi Edgley
Mr. Shipley
Randall’s Cafe
Church Recreation Hall
Acapella
West Side
Granger
Sgt
Earl Nelsen
Randall's
Cafe
Farr
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