Bowden Honored At Dinner With Utah Power Leader
George M. Gadsby of Utah Power and Light spoke on what makes America great during a dinner honoring T. R. Bowden. About 380 Preston men attended as Gadsby argued that land, population, culture, and individual initiative fuel the nation, citing four freedoms from government restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterprise
America
George M
Gadsby
Civic
Service Org
América
Russia
Brazil
China
Greece
Europe
England
U.S
Bowden
Esserice
Arerica
Franklin Stake Primary Kite and Marble Tournament Held at City Ball Park
The Franklin Stake Primary sponsored a kite and marble tournament last Saturday at the city ball park. Events began at 2 pm with trail builder songs. Coach Robert Bunker and high school boys refereed. Scouts from wards helped supervise. Marble contests produced first place for Guides Robert Carier and Trekker Richard Hobbs. first for Trekker Dwaine Wynn and others. Kite section won by Cleon Howe. about 125 boys participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
City
Robert Bunker
Robert Carier
Glen Edwards
Dwaine Wynn
Trekkers
Richard Hobbs
Billy McKay
Mark Tingey
Blazers
Max Stockton
Roger Bastian
Newel Maughan
Cleon Howe
Delbert Chadwick
Lingering Illness Claims Life of George Robinson
George Robinson died after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held April 22 in Preston second ward chapel with Bishop J Howard Hall officiating. Speakers included Hawkes Wayne Evans Weldon Nash and Kermit Hurd. The grave was in Franklin Cemetery. Robinson was born in American Fork Utah to Samuel and Easter Johnson Robinson and married Nellis Hurd in 1898 at Megan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston “Second Ward
George, Robinson
J. Howard
Hall
Norma Crabtree
Helen Palmer
Alice Lee
Vern. Mendenhall
Elda‘ Carlson
Hawkes
Wayne Evans
Goodnight
Horace Baugh
Weldon
Nash
Bishop Hall
Daddy
Kermit ‘Hurd
Leo
Franklin
Georgé
Rolingon
American Fork
Samuel
Johnson Robinson
Nellis Hurdin
Dayton High Youth In Critical Condition After Tractor Crash
Phil Callister, 16, of Dayton, is in serious condition in a Salt Lake City hospital after a farm tractor accident on Monday night. He became entangled in the tractor top, suffered a crushed skull, underwent immediate surgery, and his mother traveled to Salt Lake City to be by his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Callister
Dayton
Salt Lake City
Thomas Callister
A. P. Callister
Music Festival at Franklin Stake to Feature Jadwiga Merrill
Jadwiga Merrill, Polish exponent of dancing, tops the lineup for the Franklin stake MIA annual festival. The event occurs Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the stake building recreation hall with 176 cast members presenting folk songs and dances in native costumes. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Stake Mia
Jadwiga Merrill
Stake
County Delegation Saves Governor From Humiliation
The Idaho GOP convention fight over national committee man featured Governor Robins backed by Lawrence Heagle of Hailey. A Franklin county delegation secured a floor vote change to add the governor to the delegate list, preventing a great humiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robins
Lawrence Heagle
Hailey
Ezra Whitla
Idaho
Heagle
Whitla
Thomas Heath
Preston
Theovernnor
Franklin County
Hogs Sell At Market Price 21.75 Per Cwt
The Franklin County Livestock Marketing Association reported hogs selling for 21.75 per hundredweight last week, per Edgar Petterberg. An April 28 sale is planned with entries due by April 24, 11 a.m., and on sale day a receiver will be present from 9 a.m. Farmers are urged to bring top-quality hogs as buyers from leading packers attend the event. In the April 14 sale 202 animals weighing 240 536 pounds brought 9 959 04. The association serves Franklin county raisers, aiming for top prices for local swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin ‘County
Edgar .Petterberg
Petterbergi
Franklin County
Dricey
Polish Bride to Teach Dancing Here in Preston
Jadwiga Waszynska Merrill, formerly of Warsaw, now living in Preston with husband Sam Merrill after a three month marriage, announces she will begin teaching dancing locally. She trained in Warsaw schools and studied under Tatiana Wysocka, a renowned prima ballerina, and plans lessons starting May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jadwiga Waszynska Merrill
Warsaw
Poland
Preston
Sam M. Merrill
Jadwiga Waszynska
Mr. Merrill
Merrill
New York
Tatiana Wysocka
Czar
Russia
Jadwiga
Aballete Leeder
Genealogical Society Convention Meets in Preston Sunday
The LDS church Genealogical Society in Franklin Oneida stakes holds a combined convention in Preston on Sunday April 25. Morning session at 10 in the seminary covers stake presidency and ward genealogical committees. afternoon at 2 in the Franklin stake house for the general public with talks and speakers. Jensen chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Oneida
Stakes of Genealogical Society
Preston
Genealogical Society of the
LDS Church
Ones
Stake
Ric
Franklin Stake House
Jensen
BPOE Officers Installed in Pocatello Hall for 1948
Installation of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks officers occurred Tuesday night at Pocatello hall after Preston lodge hall burned over a month earlier. John Halliwell district deputy grand exalted ruler led the ceremony with officers including Newell Ster and Cleo Swenson as leading knight and secretary. Holdover trustees Allen G Condie and Richard Tufts also named. Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rion Dunn
Newell
Indhardt
Neyal Rae Cleo
Swenson
McCallistery
Fulton
Squire
Milo H. Wheeler
Elvin fCutler
Edward, Krossitler
R. Wie Geddes
Blas Aetey
Atthers
Allg. Condie
Richard ‘Tufts
Clifford’ Warr
Puler
Dunn
Newell Stephens
Orin
Spiritual conference highlights welfare and family values
The Franklin stake quarterly conference featured speakers urging honesty, training children for priesthood, and magnifying personal worth. Ward leaders called for a cheese factory to boost welfare, while emphasis on clean language and family unity anchored the talks.
Lions Club art award contest nears completion at high school
The Preston Lions plan an art award contest at the high school library next Wednesday with daytime and evening activities. Judging starts at 8 p.m. Music and art discussions follow. County artists may display works alongside student pieces. admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
le Aonanad
Preston Lions
Preston High Students Win ISC Declamation Honors
Preston high school chaperoned by Betty Brunson and Deane Choules to the ISC festival where 260 Idaho students competed. The Preston delegation earned three superior honors four excellent ratings and one good mention for the play. Superior honors went to Raquel Peterson Diane Lowe Betty Ruth Westerburg. Excellents were awarded to Anna Mae Wilde Dora Maughan Helen Barton and Carol LeFevre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty’ Brunson
Preston High School
Deane Choules
Preston High
ISC
Idaho
Ares
Raquel Peterson
Diane Lowe
Betty Ruth Westerburg
Anna Mae Wilde
Dora Maughan
Helen Barton
Carol LeFevre
Carnival Band Receives Thanks for Cooperation
The Carnival band thanks merchants and mothers for help with prizes and support. Bandleader Lynn Bright expects uniforms in a few days. uniforms will match royal blue and white colors with Eisenhower style jackets and billed caps. exact uniform fund total not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorpital
Hobbs
Lynn Bright
Preston Senior Wins FHA Degree At State Meet
Lagune Shuldberg, a Preston high senior, received the state homemaker degree at the FHA convention in Boise. The event ran February 16–17 with ceremonies at Hotel Boise and the statehouse. Shuldberg, active in the local chapter for three years, is credited as a district recipient when only one similar award was given in Idaho that year. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Shuldberg of Terreton Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Boise
Statehouse
Idaho
Garune
W.H
Shuldberg
Terreton
Ida
Of.y
Preston
Connie‘Shuldberg
Lois Bingham
Pth Dat Sa
Fishermen Fly Salmon Area Page Fragment
A fragmented report details a fishing trip near the Salmon River with several anglers boarding a three passenger cruiser. Names such as Reed Moon, Stanley Atkinson, Don Atkinson, Quinton Butterworth, Cleo Chadwick, and Franklin are mentioned as participants or observers. The text indicates a group left Preston and Malad regions, joined by Lynn Maughary, aboard the craft around evening, with reference to steelhead and salmon activity and a continuation on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beason
Lynn
Sanavaughad Nelson
Preston
Flex H Bennett
cThey
Stanley
Atkinson
Don
Y Atkinson
Quinton
Butterworth
Cleo
Chad
Wick
Franklin
Date Change for Union Pacific Agricultural Car Show at Preston
The agricultural development car show by Union Pacific has been rescheduled to April 29 in Preston. County agent Daniel Roberts says all meetings move from Wednesday to next Thursday, with films and speakers for vocational agriculture students and interested parties. The car will be on the siding beside Preston Union Pacific station all day from 9 a.m. onward with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Agricultural Development
Preston
Daniel Roberts
Union Pacific
Iwo Jima Hero Buried Saturday
Graveside rites were held Saturday for James Thomas Lannan a marine killed at Iwo Jima Bishop W Maurice Tingey officiated at services in Weston cemetery The opening prayer was given by Vaughn Taylor a song by Alvin Maughan and Vera Nielsen Charles O Simpson spoke Eldon J Hansen dedicated the grave and the American Legion presented honors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Lannan
Marine
Iwo Jima
W. Maurice Tingey
Weston Cemetery
Vaughn Taylor
Alvin Maughan
Vera Nielsen
Charles O. Simpson
Eldon
J. Hansen
American Legion
DeLewis Porter Dies After Fall On Concrete Floor
DeLewis Porter, son of Lewis B and Martha Porter, died after a fall at the Lego Milk plant in Preston. He was born March 20, 1926, educated in Preston, and served in the Air Corps at Hill Field and Ft Bragg. Continued on Page 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Settee Aerate
Ken’s Electric Company
Lego
Preston
Setae
Lewis B
Martha Geatg Porter
DeLewis
Air” Corps
Hill Field
N. C
Hill
Field
Geiger
Warnings Given For Missing Front And Rear License Plates
Idaho police and state patrol issued warnings this week to motorists for failing to display license plates on both front and rear of cars and trucks. Officers said the rule is state law and violations carry penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
both _Durwood Hull
S. Si.Wakeman
Idaho
Mink Creek Home Destroyed by Fire
A Mink Creek residence owned by Marinus Hansen burned Thursday night. He and his family escaped safety after being awakened by smoke and crackling flames. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinus
Hansen
Enights
Preston Lions Club sponsors Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up week
Preston celebrates its annual Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up week starting Saturday with Lions Club sponsorship. City officials offer free haul-away on two Saturdays if trash is containerized and ready by 8 am. Mayor Ernest Eberhard Jr. urges cooperation to improve homes, lots and alleys while promoting regular garbage service and available city containers at the rear of the city building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston’s
Lions, Club
Dh Street
Ernest Eberhard
Preston
Sprouse-Reitz store opening praised by local firms
Company officials and Peterson thank local businesses for flowers and support as the South State street building and furnishing progress continues. Budding relations with John son Drug Wilford hotel Burnham hotel Ernest Schow contractor First Security bank Preston Lumber Petterborg Chevrolet Webb Hendricks floral and Preston Chamber of Commerce noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Il R. Preston
Ufirms
Wippliers
South State
Sprouse-Reitz Company
Peterson
Johnson “Drug
Wilford
Burnham
Ernest Schow
First’ ‘Security Bank
Preston ‘Lumber ‘Company
Petter~ Borg Cheverolet” Company
Webb
Hendricks” Floral and
the Pres ‘Ton
Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale Resident Lewis M Packer Dies at 61
Riverdale longtime resident Lewis M Packer 61 died suddenly of a heart attack at 1 p m last Sunday at the family home. Born August 6 1886 in Riverdale he farmed most of his life before moving to the Closttlely Navy Supply depot area three years ago He married Clotilda Smith April 21 1909 in Salt Lake City He was active in LDS church work served a mission central states supervised Riverdale Sunday school led elders quorum and boy scouts He enjoyed baseball and refereeing and was a member of the Omieda stake high priest group Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p m at the Riverdale ward chapel officiated by Bishop I Leon Forsyten The obituary continues on page 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Mecham’ Packer
Riverdale
Mr. Packer
Nathan T
Mary E. Mecham J.packer
Clotilda Smith
Salt Lake City
LDS Church
Central States
Elders Quorum
Omieda
Quogum
Riverdale Iward
I. Leon
Leon ‘Kirby
Fivira
Bartington
Letris
Smith
Estus
Packar
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Bowden Honore Rr
George Me “Gadsby
Hlness
George ‘Robinson
BPOE
Pocatello Hall
Mark’ Hart
Oscar
Kirkham
Salt
Lake City
Coys
Hetty
Rawlings
Karl
Cutler
Pres
Weldon Nash
Saath
Dorothy
Waririer
Wendell Rawlings
Tanner
Joséph
God
Earl
Shumaway
Ito
Sorval
Benson
Pio
Shi
Mildred
Thes
Wayne Hansen
The
DeLewis Porter
Mink Creek
Lewis
M. Packer
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