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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1963
Page
8
A West Side High School FHA chapter highlights the groups eight aims to improve personal family and community living. The program's motto Toward New Horizons emphasizes youth guiding homes and communities toward better futures.
An editorial triages a committee report as a study in failure with phrases like the committee met evaluated the situation and results inconclusive. It notes Kennedy's push to end minimum rate regulations and broad farm and shipper opposition to more regulation. It argues that removing minimums would lower costs for producers and consumers but faces broad opposition from organized groups.
A subscriber in the Philippines shares a letter describing travel plans through Asia and Europe, the Peace Corps style rural development program in Mindanao, and observations on Muslim fishermen, Sulu coast, and local governance. It notes 26 PCVs integrated in the community development effort and invites readers to join for a future visit.
O L Ballem guides a journalist through the Park school inspecting earthquake effects. Ken Porter reviews his advertisement as Darrell Watkins and LaRue Burrup with son enjoy golf while bill Fryer drives along enthusiastic alleys. Foss nurses a face after a spill as Dahle reads current stories for the paper.
An excerpt reflecting on a Hawaiian song about the Princess Papooli and her papaya gifts. The narrator notes centuries of barter shaping respect for shrewd bargaining and critiques well meaning but misunderstood U.S. philanthropy as a unique American trait.
Wm Nelson and James Packer surveyed Idaho's first Franklin ditch bringing water from Spring Creek. Ditches from High Creek to South Field and from Oxkiller to South Canyon, the Sanderson Ditch, and the Upper Ditch aided farming. Water reached town by 1873 with the Lewiston Canal later forming. Families faced hard times, low wages, and long journeys to Salt Lake City for supplies, while pursuing education and community growth.
A nostalgic verse recalls a rocky knoll and a small brass bell schoolhouse built by rugged pioneers. It stood near a brook used for learning, Sunday services, and dances with frost and sleigh bells as neighbors wished merry Christmas.
The Citizen invites names for the Happy Birthday column submitted by card or phone. Lists are prepared a week ahead of publication with April 12 and April 14 groupings including Rebecca Choules Sharon Derncott Kent Webb and others.
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