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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Clair Comish welcomed twin girls weighing 5 and 6 pounds born Tuesday morning April 20 in Lewiston at the home of Mrs Comishs aunt and uncle. Mother and babies are reported to be doing nicely.
Local notes report DeMar Rasmussen writing from the Solo Mon Islands after hospital recovery from fever. April 6 letter arrived April 14. Other visits include Delores Hansen from Ogden, Ogden missionary Faunt Montgomery, Thatcher residents Claude Conlin and Harley Jepsen, and Mink Creek gatherings. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Less Austin.
Treasury launches April 12 with objective of thirteen billion dollars to be raised through sale of government securities. Americans must invest idle cash to support war efforts, prevent inflation, and fund troops abroad as they sacrifice at home.
The Citizen will remove subscribers in arrears due to a government wartime print quota. Readers will receive notice before cancellation but names will be dropped as the expiration date passes to conserve newsprint. The policy aims to comply with new regulations and prevent shortages.
Harley Greaves Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Harley Greaves of Preston, has been accepted as a student of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington D C. He recently completed a three year medical course at the University of Idaho in Moscow and awaits formal acceptance.
Sugar beets greatly enhance meat output by supplying essential calories through by products like molasses and beet pulp. A 15 ton beet crop yields about 18.98 million calories per acre, surpassing barley alfalfa and corn, underscoring beets as a key energy source for meat production.
Three campaign tickets are entered for Breston High School student body offices. Candidates include Read Cutter Bob Anderson and Jerry Merrill for President with Margaret Bingham Venus Johnson Buela Bell as the slate. elections set for April 23 at the school.
The notice lists ration book items with valid dates: Gasoline A book No. 5 four gallons from March 22 to May 21. Sugar No. 12 five pounds. Coffee Stamp No. 26 one pound expires April 25. Shoes No. 17 through June 15. food stamps red A or B and red stamps usable for meat cheese butter until April 30. Red stamps valid next Monday April 19.
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