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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1947

Page

5

Primary officers meet at Burbank home for lesson and tree planting

A Primary officers meeting was held at Mr and Mrs Alvaro Burbank home last Wednesday evening. Each officer gave a lesson and twelve people shared pie and ice cream. The Primary children helped plant a centennial tree and recited verses. Bishop Harry Knapp spoke on pioneers and an Easter egg hunt followed.

Indy Alma Burbank Ogden M. Burbank Harry Knapp

Soundings on United Nations and Greece relief survey

A fragmented survey asks about the United Nations handling major issues and Greece relief with military options. It questions support for the Truman plan amid fears of war with Russia and urges mailing results to Representative John Sanborn in Washington D. C.

Bee Turkey United Nations Wworth Greece Russia CNP John Sanborn House of Representatives Washington, D. C

Livestock Show Planned by UOFIAG Students

University of Idaho students plan the Little International livestock show on May 3 in Grant Hall Preston. Dairy cattle judging contests will be led by student organizers. The Idaho Ag club began the event in 1910 with weekly judging and grew into a large annual show with eight college department floats in a parade.

Idaho University of Idaho Grant Hall Preston Idaho Ag ‘Club College of Agriculture

Cafeteria Menu For Week Of April Fourteen Eighteen

A readable menu fragment lists daily meals. April 14 to 18 shows main dishes such as John Marzetti with buttered green beans for Monday and mashed potatoes with brown gravy for Tuesday. Desserts include Jello and pineapple with fruit salad options noted.

Senior Scouts Plan Encampment At Hill Field Base

Senior Scouts of Cache Valley Council plan an air encampment at Hill Field. Local leaders move to use council facilities for the event after conflicts prevented regional participation. A planning conference Tuesday April 15 will invite 57 senior units to select representatives for program setup and future council activities.

Hill Cache’ Valley Ithe Scout Jamey L. Gwilliams

Foxglove Digoxin Discovery Linked to Ireland England Tale

Digitalis the dried leaf from purple foxglove is noted as a cardiac stimulant. Wild in England, it was allegedly brewed in a Shropshire kitchen as a dropsy remedy handed down generations before being adopted by a young British doctor into regular medicine.

England

Meal plan notes for Thursday and Friday

The text lists a meal sequence for Thursday featuring bread butter milk, beef vegetable soup, orange pudding with whipped cream. Friday offers meat loaf with tomato sauce and buttered carrots and peas.

Local Social Notes Highlight Discharges and Visits

Discharges noted include Dan Belnap from Madigan General Hospital Tacoma Washington. Easter weekend visits find Leta Schenk from Ogden with family. Mrs John Mitchell of Preston and Mrs C W Deals from Portland visiting relatives in Preston and Salt Lake City.

Dan Belnap Emory Madigan General “Hospital Ais Tacoma Wash Leta ” Schenk Ogden Fred Schenk John Mitchell C.W. Deals Portland Preston Salt’ Lake City Mitchell Mrs. Deal Preston ‘Morrison San ‘Deigo Navy John A. Morrison Reed Cutler Ida Cutler Reed U of U

Idaho students arrange beauty and speaking events

Bernice Pearl and Viola Esplin along with Beth Casperson traveled to Salt Lake City. Doyie Tanner Weston is among six competing in the Alpha Zeta club extemporaneous speaking contest at the University of Idaho. Virginia Geddes is one of four candidates for the Sweetheart of Samba Delta Sigma Epsilon at Idaho. The Sweetheart will be revealed at the spring sweetheart dance.

Bernice, Pearl Viola Esplin Beth, Casperson Salt Lake City Doyie “Tanner Weston Alpha-Zeta‘Ag the University Idaho Virginia ‘Geddes Samba Delta Sigma University of Idaho

First Described Polio by London Physician in 1784

A historical note states poliomyelitis was first described by a London physician in 1784, marking an early recognition of the disease before modern understanding and naming.

London

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