Preston Brief Waves with Easter Conference Guests
Notes on visitors and residents in Preston during Easter week include Lt. Austin Merrill of Camp Robert California planning a visit next month and Merrett Cutter en route to Alameda. Attendees at Salt Lake City general conference, local members touring and visiting relatives, and a funeral in Frankfort, Ohio are mentioned along with health updates on H A Hollingsworth and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Merrill
Camp Robert
California
Preston
Merrett F. Cutter
New
Alameda
Migs
Lola
Checketts
Cotta
Christ, Texas
Ee ‘Merrill
Carl
Salt Lake City
Ira Telford
Washington, D. C
W. G. Palmer
la Priel
Capital
Harley Greaves
Harley, Jr
Telford
Selma Shrives
DeVoe Gill
Pocatello
H. A. Hollingsworth
Dee Hospital
Ogden
Carl Skinner
Daughters
Pioneers
Weaver
Ira’ Ly Kennington
Atalicoa
Salt Lake
Roof Garden
Hotel Utah
Lion
Hous
Mink Creek Riders Form Club and Plan Rides
Progressive Mink Creek men organized a riding club to sponsor monthly rides. Dwight Wilde named president with Cole as vice president Keller as secretary and Phil Bell as reporter. An entrance fee of five dollars set and Howard Anderson given free membership for naming the club Mink Creek Ranchers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mink Creek
Ot ‘Monn
Hela
Tigers
Dwight Wilde
Oss. Cole
Delbert Keller
Ph iBall
Mink Creek Riders
Sthe
Howard Anderson
Mink ‘Creek Ranchers” Club
Yat
Lamont “Larsen
Delmer ‘Keller
Earl Rasmussen
Wallace
Edeee Gale Baird
Jewel” ‘Larsen
Han Larsen
Howard Ander- Sout Winstant Bell
Parley Jepsen
Curtis
Keller
Eugene
Oliverson
Idaho Stabilization Plan Oversight Aimed at Compliance
Idaho aims 100 percent compliance with the War Manpower Stabilization Plan. A. J. Tilman reports surveys will track new hires and separations to assess reasons for leaving and availability statements. Preston launches April 15 to report violations such as hiring without referral, improper availability statements, and improper use of agricultural workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tilman
Idaho
Tillman
Tom‘ ‘Boyle
Preston
Preston Office
War ‘Manpower State Headquarters
Lago farmer Dies in Oil Plant Accident
Willis J. Swenson, a Lago farmer born December 24, 1906, was killed when dragged into a turbine belt at his private electric generating plant on Whiskey Creek. Neighbors and Grace power crew recovered the body, funeral held in Grace chapel. He leaves widow LaVera Snow Swenson and two children John and Carol, plus siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis J. Swenson
Swenson
James Swenson
Whiskey Creek
Grace
Canal
Grace Chapel
Hendricks Mortuary
Horn Géprem‘ber
Lago
Joseph and
Regina Christensen Swenson
LaVera ‘Snow’ Swenson
Randolph
Utah
John
Carol Swenson
Leon
Lola Renshaw
Act Your Age Junior High Play at Evening Show
The junior high school presents an eight fifteen p.m. April 21 performance of a three act comedy about two fourteen year old girls who pretend to be eighteen for sailors on leave. The cast includes Ann Thomas Kathleen Simmons Van Ness Hansen Bob Bright Grant Radford Sara Lou Shuberg and Dick Condie with Mine Hickenlooper directing assisted by Bonnie Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angy
Gerry
Ann Thomas
Kathleen Simmons
van Ness
Hansen
Jim
Bob Bright
Donna -Mre- Welker
Sandra “Stone
Grant Radford
Stone
Colléen-“Kiarard
Sara Lou” Shudberg
Dick Condie
Hickenlooper
Bonnie Fellows
Portand session maps postwar plans for Pacific Northwest power
Executive Desk reports discussions in Portland among Idaho and regional representatives on integrating Bonneville and Coulee power systems into the postwar economy. Transportation, lake level changes, and Rathdrum Prairie storage are weighed with lakefront, irrigation, and flood controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonneville
Coulee
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Josh Wood
Idaho
Lake Coeur d'Alene
James ‘Spofford
Spokane
Rathdrum Prairie
Growth at Franklin County Stud Bull Association
Morgan Mitchell reports an expanding service with eight Holstein bulls, one Guernsey, and one Shorthorn. About 150 dairymen own around 900 cows using the service, with dams of Holstein bulls averaging over five hundred pounds of fat yearly. He urges early calls to boost farm visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Morgan Mitchell
State Extension Dairyman
Milk safety drive after state inspection visits
The program to improve the local milk supply continues after a visit by state sanitation inspector R. L. Small and Dr. S. B. Nelson who surveyed farms. They reported progress and optimism about graded milk, stressing pasteurization, cooling, and sanitary bottling to prevent diseases such as typhoid and diphtheria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Small
S. BE. Nelson
Small
Nelson
I¢Ity
Idaho Potato Price Boost Aided by Tax Money
Bill Park, secretary of the Idaho Advertising Commission, visited Preston to promote the state potato tax used to fund nationwide advertising. The half cent per 100 pound levy applies to rail shipments and is credited on the bill of lading. trucked potatoes are taxed from the purchase price and stamped on the clearance sheet. Farmers urged to collect all due monies to sustain promotion of Idaho spuds in eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Park
Idaho Advertising ‘Commission
Preston
Idaho
Red River Valley
Maine
Park
Oa Ie i
Seventh grade boys win intramural basketball title
Lyle Kofoed captains the seventh grade champions with Keith Howe Kay Swann Charles Hobbs Dick Wenke Boyd Carter and Norman Corbridge. Other seventh grade captains included Moire Charters Bruce Beckstead Clark Condie Ted Ransom and David McClun. The eighth grade title went to John Hansen's team with Reed Mc...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Kofoed
Keith Howe
Kay Swann
Charles Hobbs
Dick Wenke
Boyd Carter
Norman Corbridge
Moire Charters
Bruce Beckstead
Clark Condie
Ted Ransom
David McClun
Ration Dates and Stamp Validities in War Book 4 and 3
War time ration details list valid through dates for MBATS PATS and OILS Ino stamps in Book 4 with red 1 point tokens used for change. SUGAR and BLUE stamps specify five pound limits and canning rules through 1946. SHOES and AIRPLANE stamps cover single pairs indefinitely. GASOLINE coupons explain old B1 C1 three gallon allotments versus new B2 B3 C2 C3 five gallons and exchange guidance at service stations.
Seven Schools Enter Intramural Teams in 60s League
Glen Larson and David Sparks captain the hthigrade six teams with captains Bob Spar row Grant Radford Ted Steers Ned Choules Vaughan Fortie and Arvin Rawlings Arvin's team wins. Players include Lloyd Whitehead Dallas Cole Mark Jensen Ronald Célé Clyde Kofoed Don Stevens and Curtis After basketball intramurals the boys switch to tumbling and anticipate a strong softball season led by Shorty Whitehead Glade Fifield Richard Merrill Blaine Olsen Leo Harris Reed Merrill Dick Condie and Lynn Waddoups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hthigrade
Bob Sparrow
Grant— Radford
Ted ¢Steers
Ned Choules
Vaughn Fortie
Arvin “Rawlings
Arvin
Lloyd Whitehead
Dallas
Cole
Mark Jensen
Ronald Célé
Clyde Kofoed
Don
Stevens
Curtis
Aften
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Clair - “Bittner
Qylene
Darlene
Heath
Saint
Marya
Evan Peterson
Reed Bosworth
Ji J
Banfard
Frankfort
Ohio
Jonn
A .Sanford
Tutaga Alee
Ehko
Nevada
Roy ‘Mongan
Bruce Wallace
Elmo Keller
Louise’ Hendricks
LaRee
Pasco
Washington
Harley
Handy
Mr. Handy
Logan
Eidon“Hymas ‘and Aittle
Liberty
Oliver Williams
Gary Merrill
Llewellyn Jenkins
Leon Farnes
Mary Farnes
Farnes
Panama Canal Zone
Hill Field
REEDS
Riders’ Club
Castle Gate
Lago Farmer
AGRO
Executive Desk
By Q. A. Bottolfsen
Eet
James A. Dement
Bureau of Insurance
Howard- Cullimore
Idalo Sijoya
Lincoln Hall
Soldiers’ Home
Washington, D.C
Bull “Association
Mead
Hamilton Beach
cHilzeny
Toy
Ponidgems Oalled
John Hansen
Reed Mc
Glen Larson
David Sparks
Glen Meek
Allis-Chalmers
Alus-Chalmers
Noatzes
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