Preston Idaho Community Notes and Social Events
Sunday gatherings at Mrs Manning’s father George Wheeler’s home. Relief Society anniversary program Tuesday with Mrs Rachel Webster Ellen P Jensen and Mrs Alta J Auger the session closed with ice cream and cookies. Local residents visited Salt Lake City American Fork Mogton and Tremonton. Softball mixed results and school social on April Fool’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Nanning
Preston
Idaho
Manning
George’ Wheeler
Relief Society Organization
Relief Society
Rachel Webster
Ellen P. Jensen
Alta J. ‘Auger
Ramona ‘Larsen
May Larsen
Marion Perkins
William Hulse
S. J. Webster
Salt Lake City
American Fork
Utah
Donna Webster
Theron M. Webster
Hyrum D
Ellen Jensen
Emma H. Augre
Mogton
Asx J. Webster
Bernon J. Auger
Christias J. Larsen
Alvin Harris
Stake Board
Idaho Dry Bean Stocks Fall From December Levels
Idaho reports March 1, 1948 dry bean stocks at 1 298 000 cwt in commercial storage and 28 000 cwt on farms. March 1 commercial stocks were 730 000 bags lower than December 1, a 36 percent drop. A year earlier the quarterly decline was 15 percent or 287 000 bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Car accident during trip to Preston injures trio
Banida J Vere Sparks William Sparks and Enis Waddoups lost control when lights failed on J Vere's car on the dugway toward Preston. J Vere escaped injury while William suffered a severed ligament in the arm and a deep hand cut Enis sustained facial cuts and bruising. The vehicle was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Vere Sparks
William Sparks
Enis Waddoups
Here
J. Vere
Preston
Barrow
William
Enis
Blaine Taylor
BYU
James D. Taylor
Joseph A. Christensen
Fred L. Gregerson,Jr
James D.taylor
Salt Lake
Norma Talbot
Ogden
From where I sit on a cleaner community
Ben Ryder argues that the West’s rough edges reveal a Spirit in America pushing for a better community. He praises the brew industry cleanup plan to keep beer in respectable places and roots for enforcing existing laws through cooperation and tolerance.
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Ben Ryder
Ben
America
Livestock Prices Suffer Small Shifts Amid Rationing Pressures
Market report notes only slight changes in the first week of meat rationing as demand for good quality fed steers remains strong. Prices ranged from 17 to 17.25 for choice steers, with Idaho and Arizona highs around 17.55 and 17.25 respectively. cows and dairy cows show uneven, mostly steady movement. hogs and sheep demand muted but firm at specific weights and grades.
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Los Angeles
Choice
Arizona
Idaho
Community notices from Glencoe area social visits and events
Miss Anna Bergquist spent the weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Bergquist. Ester Westerberg traveled to Logan and Hyde Park then returned home. Several families hosted Sunday visits including the Olson and Westerberg households. The Jolly Neighbors club met at Delmer Olsen’s home to celebrate Delmer Olsen’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bergquist
Ogden
Charles Bergquist
Ester Westerberg
Logan and
Hyde Park
Melvin Westerberg
Russell Westerberg
Bertha Bateman
Baby
Richmond
San Francisco
California
Christina Wallgren
Wilford Wallgren
Julia Walker
Logan
Mrs.Verl Fellows
Olson
Carmen Pearson
Farell Larsen
Mr. Pearson
Douglas Pearson
Frezno
Mrs. Anthon Montgomery
Jolly Neighbor's Club
Delmer Olsen
Thelma Pearson
Anthon Montgomery
Thelma Price
Ervin Larsen
Esther Westerberg
Pauline
Betty Ruth
Delmer Olson
Nathan
Bill Wallgren
Emma Hansen
Verdon
Verl Fellows
Earl Christensen
Preston
Bill’ Carver
Bill Carver
Orlando Rasmusen
Orlando Rasmussen
Wilford Hansen
Julius Jepsen
Carver
Farm Workers Not Required to Tax Seed Potatoes Sales
OPA officials clarified that farmers are not required to file tax reports on sales of certified and selected seed potatoes unless they act as country shippers or sell directly to commercial, industrial, or institutional users. The misconception that the maximum price regulation applies to all producers was refuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Ceiling Price rubber stamps and inventory pads on sale
Rubber stamps labeled ceiling price come in various sizes at nominal prices. Every merchant should own one of these stamps. Inventory sheets in pads are also available, inexpensive and easy to adapt for inventory needs.
Sugar beet crops sustain war effort and soil health
The article urges maximizing food production, especially meat, and highlights sugar beet by-products as crucial livestock feed in Idaho. It notes beets support crop rotation, preserve soil fertility, and require no new machinery due to steel needs, offering dependable income during wartime.
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Idaho
Transfer request to Fairfax airport new address
A reader requests the Preston Citizen be sent to Corporal Donald F. Petterborg at Fairfax airport Kansas City Kansas, noting his transfer from Lincoln Air Base Nebraska and thanking the editor for the weekly paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Citizen
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Kansas
Lincoln Air Base
Neb
Corp
Donald F. Petterborg
Service Men Visit Friends and Relatives in Swan Lake
Local families hosted returning service members and relatives from Camp Campbell Midway and overseas posts. The community gathered at the ward meeting house for a Swan Lake Relief Society event honoring the parents and the boys of the service with a program and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Hadley
Armored
Camp Campbell
Preston
Lester Henderson
George Matkin
Eloise Matkin
A. Heckert
R. Gibbs
Ned
Ludean Gibbs
H. Millard
Ila Millard
Vivian Hadley
U.S.N
Severn Quigley
Betty Lou
Jerry
W. H. Millard
Morgan Treasure
Steve
Downey
Carmen Hadley
Douglas’ Hadley
Ed Quigley
Oxford
David Kandel
Ida Hadley
Milton Pratt
Ivan Peterson
Veil
Swan Lake
David Johnson
C. W. Thomas
Olsen
Virginia
W. Sorenson
Ward
Swan Lake Relief Society
Stokes Arrives at Farragut Station for Navy Training
Wilton Dean Stokes, husband of Eva Jean Mengelkamp Stokes of Preston Idaho, arrives at Farragut Naval Training Station to begin training in seamanship discipline and fitness. The program may lead to further Navy schooling or transfer to other shore stations or fleet units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
Ida
Wilton Dean Stokes
Eva Jean Mengelkamp Stokes
South First East
Preston
Idaho
Navy
Scotch Tape for Larger Machines Price Details
Scotch tape options for larger machines offered at same price as solicitor orders. Any width or size roll available. See The Citizen for full details.
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Cor
Zetta, Roger
Banida
Moreland
Mr. Waddoups
Jed Miles
Glencoe
Holts
Continental Oil Co
Conocco
Kansas City, Mo
Dean
Stokes
Mazda
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