Funeral Friday For Victim Wirsel Daley 55
Funeral services were held today at 1 p m in the Dayton ward chapel for Wirsel Daley 55 of the community killed Friday evening in an auto collision at the road intersection north of Linrose school. The other driver Leonard Davis 29 of Preston escaped uninjured. Burned details describe the crash as the Spencer car being elevated onto its front end by the impact and Daley crushed beneath the car after hitting a utility pole. No inquest will be held.
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Dayton Ward
Wirsel Daley
Linrose School
H. Glenn Bingham
Dayton
Mr. Daley
Glenn D. Spencer
Weston
Leonard Davis
Preston
Davis
Linrose
Spencer
Bill Dusteler
Wheelin Opens Private Practice in Preston County
Dr. Tom J. Wheelin, federal veterinarian, announces a private practice in the county to begin Friday April 12. A Ohio State University graduate, he served 30 years in federal service including port veterinarian duty at Seattle and procurement inspection for the army and navy. He and wife plan to reside in Preston with two children.
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Tom J. Wheelin
U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Army
Wheelin
Ohio State University
Tuscon
Arizona
Prestott
Bureau
Preston
Seattle
Navy
Veterans Administration Rep to Help Preston Veterans
The Contact Representative Warren C. Nurman of the Veterans Administration will visit Preston on Monday April 6 1946 at the Post Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist veterans or beneficiaries with claims and provide information on benefits they may be entitled to.
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Warren C. Nurman
Veterans Administration
Preston
Easter Egg Hunt Set for April 20 in Preston Park
Franklin county kids 12 and under invited to the city park on Saturday April 20 for the annual Easter egg hunt. The event, broken into age groups, features 1200 eggs including 12 specially numbered ones for prizes, starting at 2 PM. Sponsored by the Merchants' Bureau of the chamber of commerce.
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Franklin County
Preston
Col
Merchants’ Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Oneida County Farmers Plan April Farm Tour
Oneida County dairymen and poultrymen schedule a tour of Franklin County farm cooperatives led by Pren Moore and G C Anderson, state extension dairy and poultry leaders. The tour begins April 23 at Preston courthouse at 10 am. Local farmers are invited to join to view poultry houses dairy barns and cooperative operations including bull stud and county testing facilities.
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Oneida County
Franklin County
Pren Moore
G C. Anderson
Court House
Preston
Franklin County Young Republicans Attend Idaho Falls Meet
A Franklin county delegation attended the state Young Republicans convention in Idaho Falls last week. The group included Mr. and Mrs. Orin Lindhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nielsen Jr, and Tom Heath.
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Franklin County
Young Republicans
Idaho Falls
Orin Lindhardt
Douglas Nelson
Elmo Keller
Carl Nielson
Tom Heath
Preston High A Capella Choir to Give Friday Concert
The Preston High School A Capella Choir under Lyle Shipley will perform Friday at 8:00 P.M. in the High School Auditorium. About 140 members will sing with soloists Coy Christensen Manning Brent Nash and Mary Jane Handy. Tickets are available at Hat’s Music Shop Mountain States and from Von Noyes or at the door.
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Preston High School
Preston Third Ward
Lyle Shipley
Coy Christenhen Manning
Brent Nash
Mary Jane Handy
Oneida
Shop Mountain
Tmlementia
von Noyes
Preston Lions Amateur Night winners head to Montpelier
Margaret Harding and the Olsen twins Beth and Barbara of Preston won at the Preston Lions meeting at Randall’s cafe. Harding, daughter of Mrs Rue Harding, is a Preston High School freshman who starred in The Red Mill and earned best vocal solo. The Olsen twins, daughters of Mr and Mrs Dewey Olsen, tied for second in the seventh and eighth grade operetta The Toreadors and won entry by drawing. Winners from Montpelier will appear on a radio program over KSL.
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Margaret Harding
Olsen Twins
Beth
Barbara
Preston
Montpelier
Dewey Olsen
Toreadors
Beverley Nelson
Joan Packard
Preston Lions
KSL
Montpelier’ Club
Bill Garrett
John Webber - Ag
Newspaper Calls Attention to Large Two-Section Issue
The notice outlines this week's edition spanning sixteen pages in two sections. It notes a substantial total advertising and news surface with 2,240 inches of information valuable to readers and advertisers.
Elks to Install New Officers at Preston Lodge
Preston BPOE lodge names committees for the coming year at a regular meeting. Two new officers were elected to be installed April 18 with existing officers. Frank McAllister was chosen treasurer and Howard Rosenlund ruler. Appointed officers include Newell Stevens esquire Bill Garrett inner guard Dr Milo Wheeler chaplain Merlin Smith organist.
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Preston Lodge
Frank McAllister
Howard Rosenlund
Newell Stevens
Bill Garrett
Milo Wheeler
Merlin Smith
Pocatello Lodge
Mr. Bowden
Harley Greaves
Chff.warr
Ralph Strup
Bill MacKnight
Carl Booker
A. G. Condie
T R. Bowden
Legion Post initiates nineteen new members
Preston Post 184 held an initiation with Commander Norm Steele presiding as World War II veterans took the legion oath. The nearly 100 member post announced new entrants: Melvin Williams Mer rill McKinzie Jess D Farmer Milton Head Jess Bergquist George Heath A E Cross Keith Larson Dale H Brostrom Keith A Merrill Marion Jensen Hugh Harper Wayne Merrill John Martin Richard Marion Dennis Larsen Wilbur Jensen William Auger. Delegates chosen for the district convention at Pocatello were Marion Jensen Eddie Cross and George Heath. The meeting occurs April 20 with a ladies chorus led by Elda Carlson and a talk by James C Bangs national executive committeeman.
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Rew
Legion
Cconititaed
Colum Sii
Preston Post
Steele
Melvin Williams
Merrill McKinzie
Jess D. Farmer
Milton Head
Elda Carlson
James C. Bangs
Department
Nineteen Prepare for Pre-induction Exams
Nineteen Franklin county boys and one transfer from Oxford travel to Fort Douglas Wednesday for preinduction examinations. Four men will go in the April call from this county to leave here on the 24th. Read lists show Ver] Haslam Wiser Lymanwood Merrill Robert Croshaw Geddes John Tarry Bickmore Emmett H. Anderson Charles Milford Crabtree Dennis M. Lowe Seld en Lavon Taylor Deal M. Martin DeLos Conrad Belly Lincoln Bertus Warner Cecil Earl Lloyd Ray Henry Oliverson Robert M. H. Anderson George Glade Housley Homer Ellis Johnson Norman Gene Ainscough Arnold Williams Nelson Laron Donald Bright George W. Hatch Oxford transferred to this board for examination.
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Franklin County
Oxford
Fort Douglas
Haslam Wiser
Lymanwood Merrill
Robert Croshaw Geddes
John Tarry Bickmore
Emmett H. Anderson
Charles Milford Crabtree
Dennis M. Lowe
Selden Lavon‘ Taylor
Deal M. Martin
DeLos Conrad- Belly
Franklin County Livestock Marketing Ships 240 Hog Head
The Franklin County Livestock Marketing Association shipped 240 head of hogs this week, bringing local farmers about $8,000. The pool is receiving hogs from other towns, boosting the town’s live stock reputation. Hogs will be shipped again in April, with prelisting at the county agent's office before 4 p.m. on April 20.
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Franklin County Livestock Marketing Association
Nty
Twenty six file military service discharges reported
Twenty six local veterans filed discharge papers with the selective service office in two weeks. Norma Steele, clerk of the board, lists the men including David Ariel Nash Jr and Earl W Hansen among others.
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Selective Service Office
Norma Steele
David Ariel Nash Jr
Earl W Hansen
Arden Dee Smith
Bryant L. Cleveland
Melvin O Allen
Aaron Jensen
Bryant E. Kearl
Keith E. Bergquist
Theo L. Larson
Dell Johnson
Denzier
Wayne S Porter
Glenn H Oliverson
Ronald S. Bergeson
Kendall S. Larsen
Melvin J. Seamons
Twin Lakes Canal Ready For Flow Friday After Break
Twin Lakes canal repair will restore full use by Friday morning after a Tuesday break just below the bridge at the horseshoe bend toward Treasureton flats. A bulldozer cleared a clay bank, creating a new channel, while the Foss ranch area received most of the water. Manager Jack Sanford said a three day outage is not serious since the reservoir is above normal for the season.
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Twin Lakes Canal
Horseshoe Bend
Treasureton Flats
Foss Ranch
Jack Sanford
Twin Lakes
Preston Jaycees Sponsor Three Campaigns and Virgil Appearance
Preston Jaycees organize safety and cancer control drives and sponsor Virgil the Great. Gloria Petterberg leads the safety drive, Don Elwell heads the cancer fund, Keith Christensen handles the Virgil appearance. Mayor and council back the safety drive starting April 15. Regular meetings set for the third Monday each month. Dues are to be paid in advance. Virgil’s two hour show at the high school auditorium on May 9 includes a children matinee and an evening performance for adults. Assisting committee members include Floyd Didrickson Ariel Meek W C Dursteler Ray Fackrell M R Cunningham and Bryant Mecham.
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Preston Jaycees
Virgil the Great
Gloria Petterberg
Don Elwell
Cancer Fund
Keith Christensen
Virgil Appearance
Randall's Cafe
Pres
John Webber
Virgil
Floyd Didrickson
Ariel Meek
W. C. Dursteler
Ray Fackrell
M. R. Cunningham
Bryant Mecham
Pinson Couple Return From San Francisco Vacation
Mr and Mrs Harold Pinson return after a two week visit to San Francisco California where they vacationed with friends and relatives.
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Harold Pinson
San Francisco
California
Urge Immediate Beet Planting While Weather Is Favorable
Franklin county beet growers are urged to plant immediately while weather remains favorable. Jed Lewis of the sugar company stresses quick beets, noting past April plantings yielded better tonnage and predicting a 10 to 20 percent county increase this season amid wider state gains.
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Franklin County
Jed Lewis
Sugar Company
Lewis
Fourth Ward Mutual Program Sunday Evening
Fourth ward Sunday evening services will be sponsored by the Mutual association on April 14. The program centers on the Third Commandment with Bishop Horace Baugh as principal speaker and special musical numbers.
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Fourth Ward
The
Mutual Association
Horace Baugh
Cancer Topic Highlights Rotary Talk at Preston
Dr Orvid Cutler told Preston Rotary members that cancer is the nations second leading killer with about 1 six hundred forty thousand deaths last year and may affect any body part He cited three cures surgery X ray and radium and urged prompt medical check for sores or irritations The talk supported the national cancer control drive New members Quinn Crockett Harry Westover and visitors attended reading was presented by Miss Choules with Ralph Stryd as program chairman
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Orvid Cutler
Preston Rotary Club
U. S
Quinn Crockett
Harry Westover
Sydney Harris
Dr. H. Howells Quince Rice
Grant Nielsen
Frank Moulton
Bill Stokes
Richard Smoot
Reed Larson
Miss Choules
Ralph Stryd
Triple A Engineer Probes Erosion Areas in Boise District
Sydney Harris of Boise a state triple A engineer inspected erosion zones along Five Mile Creek this week. He said soil conservation measures may be activated with immediate assistance from state committeeman Quince Rice to curb subterranean land damage by draining runoff from adjacent land.
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Sydney
Harris
Boise
Five Mile Creek
Quince Rice
Preston and Franklin county promote Pendleton rodeo visit
Franklin County Dairy men’s association and Franklin County Sugar Company handed out Dewcrest butter cubes and a Carlton sugar sample at the U S Rodeo Association convention in Pendleton Oregon. Mel Reeves and Cliff Warr led Preston chamber efforts as Prestonites won popular status among attendees. The three day event opened Sunday and addressed peace time conduct for rodeo operators and performers.
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Dewcrest
Carlton Sugar
Pendleton
Franklin County
Preston
Oregon
U. S. Rodeo Association
Mel Reeves
Cliff Warr
Preston “Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Dairymen’s Assioc
Idaho
Franklin County Sugar Company
Carlton
Prestonites
Radeo
Colored Films Shown At Special Program
A special program planned by the genealogical committee and Fourth ward chair for Friday evening April 19 features E. L. Waldron of Logan presenting colored slides in an illustrated lecture. The free event invites public attendance and interest.
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Fourth Ward
E. L. Waldron
Logan
Hawaii
Publc
Preston High Honor Roll list released this week
Preston High announced the third term honor roll. Senior A students include Gwen Hickenlooper Nola Maughan Ellis Johnson John Bickmore Bill Choules Alan Keller Lloyd Lewis and many others. Junior list names include Bonnie Fellows Evelyn Johnson Phylis Cole Harriet Christensen Barbara Choules and more.
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Preston High School
Gwen Hickenlooper
Nola Maughan
Br” Ellis Johnson
John Bickmore
Bill Choules
Alan Keller
Lloyd Lewis
Ondelyn Jensen
Thayle Beckstead
Betty Larsen
Carol Cutler
Marilyn Shuldberg
Beulah Palmer
Daphne Smith
Denise Smith
Barbara Cafferty
Mary Voyn Griffeth
Verna Swan
Frank Condie
Thomas Kerr Stuard Nash
Wendell Hansen
Keith Anderson
LaVere Charters
Cecil Lloyd
Joln Henderson
Charles Larsen
Eldon Bennett
Merlin Larsen
Myrna Carter
Cleo Rassmussen
Elsa McQueen
LuGene Cole
Darlene Jepsen
Ramona Keller
Gwen Johnson
Evelyn Johnson
Phylis Cole
Harriet Christensen
Barbara Choules
Clytia Palmer
Donna Grace Greaves
Amaryllis Becksferd
Louise Choules
Audrey Fackrell
Eloise Bergquist
Martha Talbot
Dorothy Peterson
Faye Carter
Luella Forgren
Arlené
Néeléy
Clarice Cole
Darlene Hart
Claudia’ Hawkes
Marjean Waterlaus
LaRae Hansen
Relda Smith
Clyde Kofoed
Glen Page
Grant Radford
Ronald Cole
Ned
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Pitthired
Franklin
Cara
Virsel ‘Dalley
Linross
Max Krone
Macfardane
Baring Gould
Sibelius Solo
Coy Christensen Manning
Jeanette
Murray
Lee Solo
Fox Solo
Clayton
Burleigh
Krone
Lions
Elks
County
Shipmient
Fourth Ward Mutual
Rotary
Triple A
Preston High
Bonnie Fellows
Don Niece Crane
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