Preston High Students Help Form Country Club Venture
Preston residents voted to incorporate the Preston Golf and Country Club and elected 12 directors to steer the project. The group, including Dr. Leo HK Hawkes and J. Clifford Forsgren, later attended the YMCA Youth Legislature in Boise with 204 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
YMCA
Boise
Preston Golf and Country Club
Leo HK. Hawkes
Paul Merrill
Joseph Garner
Dell W.*_Smith
Sherwin Webb
Harry Woolley
Carl D. Booker
Paul Johnson
L.J. Ward
Henry Rawlings
Clarene’ Taylor
Jack’ ‘Johnson
Kathy Carver
J. Clifford
Forsgren
J. W. Root
Preston High Dominates Fifth District Music Contest
Preston High School swept superior ratings at the fifth district music contest in Blackfoot attracting about 200 competitors. Under Lyle Shipley and John Manning, the Acapella choir concert band boys chorus orchestra and girls chorus earned firsts. Superior honors went to senior boys quartet senior girls sextet vocal solos piano solo and multiple instrumental ensembles. The state music festival will be held in Idaho Falls on April 24 and 25 with district superior winners eligible to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School
Blackfoot
Acapella
Idaho Falls
Lyle Shipley
John Manning
Malin Davis
John Olsen
Robert Larson
Keith Wright
Marsha Bengon
Ann Maughan
Kay Cherrington
JoAnn Gambles
Rebecca
LoRee Christensen
Julie Hammond
David Cherrington
Dan Pack
Doyle Winger
Rodger Woodward
Steven Harris
Jerry Nelson
Melvin Anderson
Walton Muir
Roger Handy
Judy Spencer
Rebecca Hawke
Carol Jean Stocks
Joyce Gregersen
Fay Jensen
Diane
Wilde
Patt Cabutti
Luann Bodily
Mark Childes
Vonda Packer
Judy Hull
Neil Simmons
Dene Rawlings
Verl Christensen
Walton Mutr
Idaho
Falls
Dayton Youth Injured in School Bus Accident
Rodney Jensen seven year old Dayton first grader was injured while transferring between buses at West Side High School. He slipped under the rear wheels of the second bus and was run over by a dual rear wheel. He suffered a broken pelvis and a severed kidney tube. He was hospitalized in Salt Lake City after initial treatment in Preston and is reported improving after surgery. His parents remain with him in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Jensen
Dayton
Salt—Lake Lds—Hospital
Vaughn H. Jensen
West Side High School
Preston
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Noted Violinist To Play Here Tomorrow Evening
A program featuring Dr. Andrew Galos and Norma Roberts will be held Friday evening at 8 in the Franklin stakehouse. Sponsored by the Preston branch of the American Association of University Women, the event profiles Galos a Utah State University violinist with Juilliard training and NBC Symphony credits. Roberts, a BYU music graduate from Bountiful, is an acclaimed accompanist with teaching experience. The public may attend free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Galos
Norma Roberts
Franklin Stakehouse
Preston
American Association of University Women
Galos
Utah State University
Juilliard School of Music
Teachers College
Columbia University
Air Force
NBC Symphony
Arturo Toscanini
Balitome Symphony
Peabody Conservatory, of Music
Radio City Music Hall
City Center Opera
New York City
Guys and Dolls
USA
Miss Roberts
Bountiful
Utah
BYU
LDS Church
New England
Four-H Club Members Demonstrate Leadership Skills
Franklin county 4-H leaders council vice president Mrs. Ellen Roberts reports on a Wednesday session at Utah Power and Light Co auditorium. Peggy Steele Lenard Nelson and Bryant Nelson showcase demonstrations and illustrated talks to leaders. Lucretia Maughan explains differences and methods to teach 4-H members through contests and public speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Bryant Nelson
Franklin County
Hampshire Lamb
Utah Power & Light Co
Utah’ Power & Light “Co
Ellen Roberts
Franklin, County
Oon
Peggy Steele
Preston Citizen
Lenard
Lucretia Maughan
Franklin County Home
Norman Steele
Peggy
No Title Available From The Roaming Column
A reader letters page contains humorous remarks about a local man becoming a father and comments from Congressman Homer Hamer. The sender cites a Jerusalem publisher seeking ad placement in exchange for biblical artifacts and photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Local Auto Salesman Wins Top Rank Award
Don Ransom of McCune Motors Co Preston was presented with a Ford 300 500 club award at Salt Lake City by Thurlo Newell manager of Ford division six state Salt Lake City sales district. The award honors top ranking salesmen of 1954 in the Salt Lake district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ransom
McCune Motors Co
Preston
Salt Lake City
Thurlo Newell
Ford
Preston Tracksters claim third straight win in district meet
Preston High School's track team won its third consecutive meet at the fifth district invitational with nine schools competing. Preston led team scoring 6735 points, ahead of Soda Springs Montpelier Paris Snake River Malad North Gem Grace and West Side. Event winners included Cherrington and Lowes in hurdles, Naidersat and Johnson in sprints, L Griffeth and B Griffeth in the mile, and a 4:17.4 medley relay for Paris Preston Soda Springs Grace and Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High
Preston
Snake River
Malad
Montpelier
Soda Springs
West Side
Grace
North Gem
Paris
Cherrington
Lowes
Johnson
Burgoyne
Pack of
Soda
Naidersat
North Gems
Price
Ea J.an Hammon
Ake River
Merrill
Peterson
L. Griffeth
B. Griffeth
Hodges
Wheatley
Rigby
And
Brown
Local Insurance Firm Names Robert B. Gibson Agent
Robert B. Gibson was named a local Farmers Insurance Group agent by district manager Robert N Acock. Gibson will operate as an independent agent from his home at 60 West First North Preston, serving area insurance needs through the Farmers district office. Gibson, who retired from Salt Lake Elevators Co after moving to Preston in 1922, begins his new role this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N.“Acock
Farmers Insurance Group
Robert B. Gibson
Farmers, Insurance
Gibson
Acock
Preston
Farmers” Insurance District
West Oneldar
Salt Lake Elevators Co
Two Others File For City Offices
The annual city election set for Tuesday April 28 coincides with a bond issue vote on Preston water system upgrades. Filing closes at 5 p m with Sherwin Webb unopposed for mayor as of Thursday. precinct one challenger Harold Pinson faces incumbent Keith Larsen while precinct two challenger Max Norton opposes Harry H Woolley. Polling sites are Ada K Nelson building for precinct one and First Security Bank building for precinct two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Sherwin Webb
Harold Pinson
Keith Larsen
Max Norton
Harry H. Woolley
Oneida Street
Ada K. Nelson
First South
State
First Security Bank
ROTC Promotes 44 at Idaho State College
Forty four ROTC promotions announced this week at Idaho State College include Jack G Jeo of Dayton who rises to sergeant among seven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack G
Jeo
Dayton
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Idaho State College
Lions Art Show Set for Preston High Wednesday
The Preston Lions club hosts the annual art show next Wednesday in the high school gym. Students from Preston and West Side High Schools will display woodwork leather and fiberglass pieces. A buffet supper for Lions members and guests starts at 7. Everett Hile of Montpelier and judges from Utah State University will evaluate paintings and exhibits. The public may view the displays free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston’ Lions ‘Club
Preston
West Side
Lions
Lions Club
Everett
Sugar Act debate prompts Washington talks with Castro
Sen. Henry Dworshak accuses Fidel Castro of threatening U S beet growers to boost Cuban cane sugar and calls for a stronger U S link with Havana. Thomas Heath and beet sugar leaders travel to Washington to press for sugar act extensions with Castro present at a Thursday meeting at the Cuban embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dworshak
Fidel
Castro
Cuba
Idaho
U. S
United States
Sam
Dworshak
State Department
Thomas Heath
Franklin County | Sugar Co
United States Beet Growers Assn
Washington
Heath
U. S. ‘Sugar Association
Thespian Tonight Presents The Glass Menagerie At High School
The Thespians stage Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie tonight at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium directed by Dike Lee Keaton. Julie Hammond stars as the overprotective mother with Jon Cranney as Tom and Jim as the sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thespians
Dike
Lee ‘Keaton
Tennessee Williams
Williams
Julie Hammond
Tom
Laura
A. Cripplea
Pier Cranney
Jim
Stanley Packer
Liz
Jon Cranney
Carousel
Karen Dunn
Park oats and latar orchard grass trial in Franklin county
On Beckstead Farm in Franklin county the first planting of park oats and latar orchard grass occurred April 7 as part of a countywide trial. County Agent Daniel Roberts noted 1200 pounds of foundation park oats and 60 pounds of latar orchard grass were secured from the University of Idaho experiment station at Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fahrell N-Beckstead
Whitney
Franklin County
Farrell
Idaho
Roberts
R. W. Geddes
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Country ¢ Club
Homer H. Budge
Don
House Rules Committee
Hamer
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Cairo
A. Nic Dugger
Mount_Zion
Holy Land
Israel
Lot
Sodom
Dead Sea
A. N
Preston Tracksters
Dwor
Cula
Lions “Art
Thespian
Beckstead Farm
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