Easter Services Planned by Churches in Preston Ward Areas
Churches in Preston announce Easter observances across ward meetings and cantatas. The First ward presents The Glorious Galilean at 7 30 p m with Lorin Johnson directing. Second ward offers The Easter Sunrise Song at 8 p m under Hansen, Anderson, and Evelyn. Fourth ward follows with Morn of Victory cantata next week. The Preston Community Church hosts an Easter service April 11 at 8 15 p m in the county courthouse basement with Rev Paul Hansen delivering the sermon. Sunday School meets at 7 30 p m with all ages invited.
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Preston
Salt Lake City
Third Ward
Ward Chapel
Gallilean
Lorin Johnson
Ray Merrill
Second Ward
Ethel Hansen
Mildred Anderson
Evelyn. Checketts
Fourth Ward
Lucy Hendricks
Constance
Davis
County Court House
Paul A. Hansen
Lutheran‘ Church of
Ogden
Bowen Easter Message Promised On LDS Church Broadcast
The general conference of the Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City will feature Apostle A Bowen delivering a Easter message He Is Risen From the Dead to be carried nationwide by the Church of the Air from 11 to 1130 a m Sunday This will supplement the usual tabernacle broadcast from 10 to 1030 a m May attendances include bishops counselors stake presidencies and priesthood quorum readers from Franklin and Oneida stakes.
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Ward
Franklin and Oneida
Salt Lake City
L. D.S
Apostle A. Bowen
Columbia
Church of the Air
the Tabernacle
Hog Pool Set for April 12 at Preston Railroad Yards
Franklin county hog pool is scheduled for next Wednesday April 12 in Preston. Farmers should have hogs ready at the railroad yards on time. Hog prices show a possible rise to a quarter cent, with $18.50 recorded on the last shipment at Ogden.
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Franklin County
Preston
Ogden
Idaho Farmers Not Slackers, State Officials Say
A sharp rebuke from Idaho officials targets Brigadier General M G McConnell over claims Idaho farmers are slackers compared to national averages. State Agricultural Commissioner R H Young defends farmers, urging frank talk and noting irrigation and crops amid wartime demands as the debate continues.
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M. G. McConnell
R. H. Young
Idaho
Young
McConnell
Water Conservation urged for growing season in Cache Valley
Dean Clyde of the U S Experiment Station at Logan Utah predicts drainage from the watershed will be cut as much as .43 percent this season. Sufficient water is seen overall but run off will be about 72 percent of normal. Farmers should plan strict conservation especially for late season flow. Lake Bear River shed may have adequate water with precautions. Measurements on Mt Logan show about 50 percent of 1943 levels.
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Cache Valley
Dean Clyde
U. 8
USAC
Logan
Utah
Franklin Basin
USAG
Cub River
Bear River
Preston Clean Up and Paint Up Day Planned
Preston plans its annual Clean Up and Paint Up Day for April 25 under the Merchants Bureau with Chamber of Commerce guidance. The event aims to beautify the city and invites cooperation from schools homes and residents while coordinating with the city council and local businesses for year round street cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Merchants Bureau
Local Politics Rally Ahead With June Primary
Franklin county matches the national political tempo as April awakens local interest in the June 13 state primaries. Commission races attract most attention with incumbents like Srd District chair Frank Shrives and contenders Ben Butters in Weston. District 2 sees Harley Greaves seeking the GOP nomination along with Ike Evans Riverdale Charles Shumway Dell Hymas Leonard Nelson W. E. Crane Mink Creek and others. Democratic entry by E A Ames Preston and Claude Keller noted.
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Franklin County
Srd
Frank Shrives
Weston
Ben Butters
H. Nash
Linrose
Algo
Albert Moser
Dayton
Godfrey Schwartz
Commission
Harley Greaves
Bottolfsen
Andrew Nash
Ike Evans
Riverdale
Charles Shumway
Dell’ Hymas
Treasureton
Leonard Nelson
Mink Creek Stockmen Elect Advisory Board
The Mink Creek Stockmen's Association met in Mink Creek on March 30 to discuss range management, herding, salting, trespass elimination, drift fences, and water development. Forest officials J. J. Albano and Ona A. Harrison attended. The new advisory board includes Thomas Jepsen as chairman Claud Keller as vice chairman Fay Wilde as secretary treasurer Delbert Keller and Conrad Bell as AB members.
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Mink Creek
Claud Keller
Fay “Wilde
Delbert Keller
Conrad Bell
Last Yugoslavian Raid Claims S/Sgt Fisher Missing
S/Sgt Donald Fisher of Oxford reported missing in action over Yugoslavia after a RAF B 17 mission. The 4 ball turret gunner had served four months overseas and previously wrote home that his missions were nearly complete. He enlisted in 1948 and attended RAF gunnery school in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Donald, Fisher
Oxford
Donald
Mediterranean
War Department
George E. Fisher
Ione Lee Hutchinson Fisher
Fisher
Air - Corps
Las Vegas
Ner
U. S.army Engineers
Canada
Alaska
Kimber Bodily Visits During Navy Leave in Galt Lake City
Bodily CCM Bodily visits in Galt Lake City during a thirty day leave from his Oakland California naval base. He has served overseas with the Seabees for 23 months aiding air base and military installations in the south Pacific. The Bodily family also reports son Keith Bodily has been promoted to Gunner's Mate 1/c and begins another voyage after a brief shore leave.
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s-Kimber
CCM
Galt Lake
City
Oakland
California
Kimber
Wilford Bodily
the Seabees
South
Pacific
Keith
South Pacific
Bright outlook for Franklin County spring planting season
The Franklin County area reports a promising start to spring planting with ample water supply and favorable weather. About 360 acres of beets have been planted and plans call for 7000 acres of sugar beets, plus 300 acres under the Franklin County Sugar Company. Peas, beans, Attalta and barley are progressing, with potato planting slated in the coming weeks.
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Franklin
Yvatea
Heath
Sugars Company
Ivan Geary
California Packing Corporation
Prize calf brings $550 at Twin Falls sale
Don Carter of Preston raised the top bull calf at the Idaho Cattlemen's Association sale in Twin Falls, selling for $550. Carter's average on stock sold was $476 per head. The top bull calf was sired by Teton Superior the Fourth.
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Idaho Cattlemen’s‘association
Twin Falls
Don
Preston
Young - Carters
Chamber Commends City On Clean Streets
Preston chamber of commerce directors praised city street maintenance at their meeting. They cited the hard winter and snow removal challenges, lauding current conditions as exemplary and expressing hope the policy would continue with better weather. City Manager Ivan Goff promised improvements would enable sustained effort.
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Preston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Manaigers
Ivan
Goff
Quota Met in Franklin County Red Cross Drive
In Franklin county every ward met its quota for the Red Cross War Fund drive raising a total of 6172.91 against a 4400 target. Chairman Marlow Funk praised the 126 workers and 87 percent of funds will aid service members with detailed ward totals listed.
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Franklin County
Red Cross
National “Organization
Marlow Funk
Funk
National Headquarters
National Red Cross
Franklin
Clifton
Dayton
Weston
Banida
Fairview
Whitney
Glendale
Glencoe
Mink Creek
Oneida
Treasureton
Winder
Linrose
Mapleton
Riverdale
Preston
Six Men Assigned to Navy April Quota from Franklin County
Six Franklin County men and one transferee are assigned to the navy to fill the April quota, per Norm Steele, clerk of the local board. They report for duty in Pocatello on April 12. The group includes Blaine Dunkley of Whitney, Bland Phillips of Dayton, Mack Hunter of Clifton, Lynn Stevenson of Linrose, Bret Hart and Reed Spackman of Preston, plus Leon Marshall, transfer from Jerome Idaho, who will return to Preston before embarkation. About 40 local men will take pre induction physicals at Pocatello on April 20 for the April exams.
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Franklin County
Navy
Norm Steele
Pocatello
Blaine Wilford Dunkley
Whitney
Bland C. Phillips
Dayton
Mack H. Hunter
Clifton
Lynn Stevenson
Linrose
Bret M. Hart
Reed D. Spackman
Preston
Leon F. Marshall
Jo.Cc. Penney
Jerome
Idaho
Marshall
Los Angeles
Potatello
O P Skaggs Store Anniversary In Preston
Preston observes the eighteenth anniversary of the O P Skaggs system at Bill Davis's local store first opened here by El ster Johnson and Henry Stokes. The present owner since 1936 has built one of the largest retail food firms in the area with Aerian Neeley in charge of groceries and Bill Davis directing the meat department. Ralph Davis Earl Davis Neralda Brown assist in groceries with a larger staff including Shirley Hartley Gerald Greaves Bob Harrison Earl Weaver Jr Vaughan Fortie Van Ness Hansen Jr Ronald Kirkbride John Cutter Robert Bright Gordon Neeley. Ed Davis Rex Jensen have left for military service.
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Berg
Preston
Bill Davis
Elster Johnson
Henry, Stokes
Aerian Neeley
Mr. Davis
Ralph Davis
Earl Davis
Neralda Brown
Mr Neeley
Shirley Hartley
Gerald Greaves
Bob Harrison
Earl Weaver
Vaughan .Fortie
van Ness Hansen
Wirthlin Set as Speaker for Franklin Conference Dates
The Franklin quarterly conference will be held April 15 and 16 in Preston with Bishop Joseph L. Wirthlin of Salt Lake City as principal speaker. The two day program focuses on priesthood topics, includes quorum awards, and begins Saturday at 8 p m with sessions continuing Sunday.
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Franklin Stake
Preston
Joseph L.wirthlin
Salt ” “Lake City
Captain Greaves Talks to Family by Phone
Captain Melvin Greaves made a radio phone call from his overseas post to greet his wife and newborn son at Preston Hospital. Mrs. Greaves and their two children are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Greaves.
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Melvin Greave
Preston Hospital
Gale Speaks On Farm Chemurgy Plans In Preston
Public meeting on farm chemurgy to be held at Preston high school auditorium Saturday evening April 16. R E Gale sales manager Idaho PowerBoise. principal speaker to discuss farm chemurgy and Idaho developments. Associated Civic clubs southeastern Idaho meet. panel discussion with Preston chamber of commerce directors at banquet before Gale address. Further details to be announced.
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Chemurgy
Preston
Ida Tgeg
Gray Co
MineGale
Idaho
Gale
Associated Clubs
Associated Civic Clubs
Southeastern’ Idaho
Preston Chamber of
Commérces
Coast Guard 9M'3/c Douglas Merrill Arrives for Leave
9M' 3/c Douglas Merrill of the Coast Guard arrived Sunday from Government Island Alameda California for an 11 day leave. He is at the home of his parents Dr. and Mrs L V Merrill.
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Douglas
Merrill
Coast Guard
Government Island
Alameda
California
L. V
Beet Field Pay Listed By WEA
The War Food Administration sets beet field wage rules under the Sugar Act of 1937. 1944 rates align with producer laborer agreement, with a thinning-rate cut for segmented seed fields. 75 percent minimum applies to block and thinning rates, reflecting modern planting methods. All farm workers must be paid in full.
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War Food Administration
Demonstrations On Bot Fly Given In Franklin County
Three demonstrations on bot fly control were held on local farms in Franklin County this past week under the Extension service. The first event at Farrel Beckstead’s farm drew 16 farmers. two other demonstrations occurred at the Meek place and the Wallace Johnson ranch with cattle totals 716 and 325 respectively.
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Franklin County
Farrel
Becksteat
Tattle
B. A. Méek
the-Wallace
Jobnon Ranch
Night Rodeo Set For August Plans and Stock Firm
The Preston Night Rodeo organizers announce the annual event to be held August 1 2 and 3 at the local rodeo park. Mayor Edwin Crockett says stock contracts have been signed with A Richter of Boseman Montana providing 50 bucking horses 20 Brahma bulls 20 longhorn steers 20 cows and 20 calves. Richter produced stock for the Ogden Utah show two years ago and is noted for quality cattle and horses.
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Preston
Edwin Crockett
Ppland
Richter
Boseman
Montana
Ogden
Utah
Easter Egg Hunt Set for Park Two Age Groups Planned
A Saturday Easter egg hunt for children ten years old and younger is scheduled for 1 2 p m at Preston City Park. Five and under use the south half, others ten and under use the north half. Seventy five dozen eggs will be hidden with 100 lucky eggs to win War Savings Stamps at the J C Penney booth. The Service Club ladies run the booth and stamp sale as Merchants Bureau members organize the event under the chamber of commerce sponsorship.
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Preston ‘City
Joe Goff
Merchants
J. C. Penney
Oretta -Canson
Rosemund
Booth
Merchants Committee
Milo Hobbs
Melvin .Burrup
Lee Bergquistig
Merchants’Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
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Plan
Bowen
LDS
State Farm
Clyde
Frank Ha
Toney Grove ‘Lake
Smithfield
Wasatch Range
Mink Creek Stockmen Elect Advisory Board
O.P. Skaggs
Wirthlin
Captain Greaves
Associated’ Civic
WEA
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