Winder Mutual Closing Social Set for Friday
The Winder Mutual gathering to close its social season will be held here on Friday April 7. Members are invited to attend and conclude spring activities with community fellowship and refreshments.
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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
7
The Winder Mutual gathering to close its social season will be held here on Friday April 7. Members are invited to attend and conclude spring activities with community fellowship and refreshments.
A program features a three act play followed by a dance for school children in the afternoon and Mutual at night. Sunday School sermons include the Sacrament Gem by Darlene Taylor and a 2144 minute talk by Phyllis Bright. Gloria Taylor and Calvin Ray Palmer were baptized, with testimonies given by Ernest Carter, John Follett and Andrew Mortenson. Miss Fae Swainston was baptized and confirmed, no meeting Sunday due to conference in Salt Lake City.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Nelson received a copy of a commendation to their son in law M Sgt Richard A Haworth of the US Army Air Corps. On January 30 1944 the 384th Bombardment group took part in the mission.
Production must rise from the 1942 record of 1,880,000,000 pounds. Civilian needs are 1,800,000,000 and non civilian 450,000,000 pounds. For armed forces and allies at least 250,000,000 pounds for dehydration are required, mainly from California, Idaho, Colorado and New York with smaller amounts from Nevada, Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin and Louisiana.
Idaho records show 444 cancer deaths in 1943 with 234 males and 210 females. Franklin county reported ten cancer deaths that year. A memo from L J Peterson endorses the Idaho division Women s Field Army and its cancer education program in schools and communities as vital to cancer control.
Cyril M. Whittle of Franklin County pleaded guilty to selling property mortgaged to the Farm Security Administration. Federal District Judge Chase A. Clark sentenced him to one year in prison with the sentence suspended and a $1500 fine for selling five cows and 463 chickens funded by emergency relief. Whittle may pay the fine to the court or apply it to the farm mortgage.
Spring fever prompts a look at gardening and remodeling titles at the library. Readers can browse Luther Burbank references for plants and several building books to aid home remodel projects while bird watchers may enjoy guides on returning feathered visitors.
A catalog snippet notes an Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Birds and a book on boat air plane and kite making. It suggests Road to Alaska as future travel dreaming and highlights Ted Malone Yankee Doodles and Americans and Their Songs. The library offers help locating material.
Three Preston men Willard H Thompson Herman R Keller and Nylan R Nelson selected the Marine Corps from the March draft and are at San Diego in basic training Pvt Thompson husband of Dahl Neeley Thompson has two children Willard Lee and Robert Larry and has worked for the U S Forest Service Keller son of Herman W Keller Preston Route 1 worked as a diesel tractor operator Nelson son of Frank Nelson of Treasureton Idaho is the third recruit.
Chief Clifton F Spence of the Boise Navy Recruiting Service will be in Preston April 7 in the Burnham Hotel lobby to choose men for the Ship Repair Unit as radio technicians. Men who pass the EDDY test may become Seaman First Class with base pay of 66 dollars monthly. Qualified recruits will go to Great Lakes for eight months of training, then be rated Petty Officer Second Class.
A new high quality treated webbing harness is introduced as a war-time substitute for leather. It is water and mildew resistant, meets War Production Board specifications, and passes tests for stitching, riveting, stretch, shrinkage, breaking strength, and fraying protection.
The WPB and the Ur.g. Bureau of Standards state metal parts like harness hardware rivets and eyelets conform to the standard feather harness. The note emphasizes compatibility across components, ensuring uniform quality and interchangeability.
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