Barney Johnson Named New Manager at Black's Store
Bernard Barney Johnson assumes duties as manager at Black's Store succeeding T Roy Peterson who becomes manager at Blackfoot store. Johnson joined in 1949 and led as assistant manager since store opened. He is a World War II veteran and member of the American Legion Elks LDS church. Assistant manager is Andrew Hendricks, son of Mrs Al Wicklund Preston with Black organization since 1950 at Rigby store. He is married with two children and belongs to the LDS church and Rigby Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Roy Peterson
Blackfoot
Johnson
Mr. Peterson
American Legion
Elks Lodge
LDS Church
Andrew Hendricks
al Wicklund
Preston
Block Organization
Rigby
Rigby Lions Club
Peterson
Winners announced for rodeo parade prizes
Prize winning floats in the rodeo parade were announced Saturday with cash awards. The Jay-C-Ettes and Jaycees display won first place receiving 25 dollars. Weston MIA queen took second place with 15 dollars and the American Legion junior queen earned third place with 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay-C-Ettes
Jaycees
Thirty Five Scouts Arrive Back Home After Jamboree
Thirty-five Boy Scouts and three leaders returned home July 28 after two weeks at the national Boy Scout jamboree in California. The trip included tours to Boulder Dam San Francisco and the Big Basin redwoods with attendees Richard Hobbs Don Elwell Wayne Elwell Steven Johnson Kent Johnson Kenneth Taylor Robert Schwartz Mark Beutler LaVere Martin Sherman Stokes Joel Symes Spencer Condie Tim Cafferty Roger Hawkes Bruce McKnight Larry Benson Morris Benson Walter Knapp Steven Hinckley Kent Nelson Douglas Webb Kent Webb Roy Esplin Boyd Condie Michael Hodges Thomas Thompson Vance Hedin Jay Rawlings Mary Rawlings Lorin Rasmussen Clark Johnson Norman Smith Le Grande Hunt Neil Tanner Richard Bodily and leaders Gilbert Cafferty Myron Fennesbeck and Reid Hoggan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Boulderdam
San Francisco
Big Basin Redwoods
Richard Hobbs
Don
Wayne Elwell
Steven Johnson
Kent Johnson
Kenneth Taylor
Robert B. Schwartz
Mark Beutler
LaVere Martin
Sherman Stokes
Joel Symes
Spencer J. Condie
Tim B. Cafferty
Roger Hawkes
Bruce McKnight
Larry
Morris Benson
Walter Knapp
Steven Hinckley
Kent Nelson
Douglas
Kent Webb
Roy Esplin
Boyd Condie
Michael Hodges
Thomas Thompson
Vance Hedin
Jay
Mary Rawlings
Lorin Rasmussen
Clark Johnson
Norman Smith
le Grande Hunt
Neil Tanner
Richard Bodily
Gilbert Cafferty
Myron Fennesbeck
Reid Hoggan
Meeting on National Guard unit for Preston set Friday
A meeting is scheduled Friday at 8 p.m. in the district courtroom to discuss establishing a Preston National Guard unit. Maj. Dave Johnson will conduct the session. Planned unit options include an engineering company or an engineering maintenance company of about 150 enlisted men and officers. Brig. Gen. John Walsh notes Idaho may form an engineer aviation battalion with potential placement in southeastern or central Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Preston
Dave Johnson
John Walsh
Idaho
G. W. McCune
Rulon Dunn
Dean Davis
Gordon Merrill
Robert Wennergren
Local Girls Win Shetland Pony Honors in Franklin
Karen LaMont and her four sisters were chosen from hundreds nationwide after writing to Walter Winchell. The award included a Shetland pony saddle bridle and two six guns with holsters. Presenters included E F Stevenson of Bountiful Utah representing Gillette Safety Razor Co. and Mayor Rulon Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Franklin
Karen LaMont
Walter Winchell
Karen
Marie
E. F. Stevenson
Bountiful
Gillette Safety Razor Co
Irene
Rulon Dunn
Baby Meladee
Margaret
Mrs. Seaborn LaMont
Fairview
Swan Lake Tot Killed by Horse Accident
Marianne Hadley four, daughter of Robert and Gwen Seamons Hadley, was killed instantly Monday afternoon at Swan Lake while riding a pony with her brother Kent. The pony reared into a ravine pinning the children. Marianne died of a broken neck. Kent, Marsha, their parents, and grandparents Alma Hadley and Duane Seamons of Preston survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianne Hadley
Robert
Gwen Seamons Hadley
Swan Lake
Kent
Martel Thomas
Marsha
Alma Hadley
Duane Seamons
Preston
Blood Train Return Scheduled Aug 18 19
The Red Cross blood train returns to town on Tuesday and Wednesday August 18 and 19 to collect donations for the gamma globulin program. The visit is under the auspices of the Lady Ellis organization and the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lady Ellis‘ Organization
Corp Doyle Lloyd Returns to States After Korea Service
Corporal Doyle Lloyd arrived in Dayton on Saturday July 25 on furlough after completing seven months on the front lines in Korea. He sailed from Seattle on the USS General Balou and previously trained at Fort Knox and Fort Lewis before serving overseas. He will report to Fort Lewis on August 22 for a 1.5 month stint prior to discharge and noted calm seas on the voyage home despite rough early days. He also commented that much of Japan looks beautiful now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
Corporal Lloyd
Japan
General Balou
Seattle
Dayton
Doyle
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Douglas
Fort Knox
Korea
Farm Bureau Local Sets Talent Find Meant for Mink Creek Ward
Mink Creek Farm Bureau sponsors a talent find in the ward recreation hall on Saturday August 15. Eligible participants are residents ages one to 28 from Mink Creek and Glencoe districts. Contacts for entry include Mrs Lorna Wilde Mrs Elaine Westerberg Mrs Virgil Dockstader and Mona Wilde. Prizes will be awarded and winners may advance to the Farm Bureau fun day at the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mink Creek
Farm Bureau
Ward Recreation Hall
Glencoe
Lorna Wilde
Elaine ‘ Westerberg
Virgil Dockstader
Mona Wilde
Preston Youth Attends Conclave In Missouri
Clair Rosen son of Mrs Gladys Bosen left by bus for Columbia Missouri to attend the American Institute of Cooperation at the University of Missouri August 8 to 12. He earned the right by winning a district contest held in Preston April 25 competing against schools including Preston West Side Malad Montpelier Grace Fielding and Bancroft. Rosen scored 102 of 110 points in cooperative judging and will travel with eight other Future Farmers of Idaho winners. He has been active in FFA and vocational agriculture and raised Duroc Jersey swine with three purebred sows and litters. He will be a Preston High senior and serves as FFA chapter president and student body president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Cooperative Council
Young Boson
Idaho
Preston
West Side High
Malad
Montpelier
Grace, Fielding
Bancroft
Clair
Leonard Manwaring
Upper
Snake River
Rosen
University of Idaho
Preston High School
FFA
County People in Pageant at Hill Cumorah Palmyra NY
Five Franklin County residents take part in America's Witness for Christ staged on Hill Cumorah near Palmyra New York. Kermit Herd J Neff Boothe Lyman Balls Stella Boothe and June Tanner join LDS missionaries and BYU students in the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
America
Palmyra
N. Y
Kermit Herd
J. Neff “Boothe
Preston
Lyman Balls
Dayton
Stella Boothe
June Tanner
Whitney
Hill Cumorah
Joseph Smith
LDS
Eastern States Mission
Great Lakes
Brigham‘ Young University
Herd
Cumorah
New York
Ciumorah
Boothe
Washington
BYU
Farm Family Fun Day Set for August 27 at Preston Fairgrounds
Plans for the annual Farm Family Fun Day on August 27 at the Preston fairgrounds outline 10:45 am start, more than $100 in prizes, and events including entertainment, sports for all, and a county talent find. Committee heads include Albert Moser Dayton refreshments, Eldon Hansen Weston prizes, Ivan Woodward Franklin sports, and Elsie Bastian Peggy Fellows Farm Bureau queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Preston
Frank Gilbert
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Albert Moser
Dayton
Eldon Hansen
Weston
Ivan Woodward
Franklin
Air Defense Center Schedules Clifton Meeting August 13
Ground observer corps meeting to be held in Clifton at 8 pm on Thursday August 13. S/Sgt. Robert H. Gree ron and A/1C Robert E. Daniel will lead the session explaining the corps role in US air defense. Attendees from Swan Lake Cleveland Clifton Franklin and Preston will discuss operation tailwind and practice exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ground Observer Corps
Clifton
Robert H. Greeron
Robert E. Daniel
Boise
United States
U.S.A
Air Force
Robert.h. Hadleyyarid Martel
Thomas
Swan
New Softball League Opens At Local Park
A August softball league began at the local ball park with two Tuesday night games. Phillips 66 defeated Affleck Buick and Ern's Appliance beat Godfrey Hardware. Two more games are scheduled for next Wednesday at 7 30. Other teams include Preston Motor Sales and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips 66
Affleck Buick
Ern
Godfrey Hardware
Preston Motor Sales
Franklin
John A Strong circus comes to Preston Clifton Franklin
The John A Strong circus for children appears in Preston today under Central PTA auspices and tomorrow in Clifton as part of an all day celebration with races and games. On Saturday it performs in Franklin at 8 p m in the village square following a Clifton 1 30 p m show. The circus is highly recommended for youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Strong
Preston
Central
Parent-Teachers Ass
Clifton
Franklin
Elwood Spenders Heading to Jordan for Education Program
Mr. Elwood Spencer and family depart for Jordan to join a point 4 education program. He will train teachers in modern agricultural methods while his wife, the former Anna Morrison, accompanies with three of their four children. Previously, Spencer directed vocational agriculture at Imperial Valley College and worked with the Institute of Inter American Affairs in Guatemala and Bolivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Spencer
Jordan
Middle East
Spencer
Anna Morrison
John A. Morrison
Preston
Bolivia
Imperial Valley ° College
Central Union High” School
California
Institute of Inter- American Affairs
Guatemala
Spencers
Ephraim Bosworth Dies in Ogden at 74
Ephraim Bosworth 74 of 506 23rd St Ogden died. He was an author scriptor and farmer and founder of U and I Furniture stores in Salt Lake Ogden Logan and Preston. He was known as a father local men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Bosworth
Ogden
23Rd St
U. and I. Furniture Stores
Salt Lake
Logan and
Preston
Oil Surface For Canyon Road Planned in 1954
Clifford R. Salmon reports to Cleo Swenson that 12.1 miles of forest highway in Strawberry Canyon will not be funded in 1953 but is in the 1954 program. Plans are complete and bidding will start once congressional funds are released, with no date yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Canyon
Clifford R. Salmon
Department of Public Roads
Cleo Swenson
Board of County Commissioners
Cache
National Forest
Salmon
Salmen
Husband Local Girl Dies of Car Injuries
Ernest R. Bulow age 37 died Sunday in College Station Texas from injuries from an automobile accident Saturday. His wife Dolores Smith is daughter of Melvin and Mrs. Smith of Fairfield. Body to be buried in San Francisco where Bulow lived earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest R. Bulow
College Station
Tex
Doloress Smith
Melvin Smith
Fairview
San Francisco
Mr. Bulow
Soldier Owen Hendricks Dies in Korea
The body of Proton private Owen Hendricks will arrive tonight with his brother in law Ronald Doney. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the Oneida stakehouse. He was 24, killed in Korea on June 8, a member of the Third Infantry Division. He entered service August 5 last year and trained at Fort Ord before overseas duty starting April 23 this year. He was born April 2, 1929 in Preston. He is survived by his wife LaDawn and daughter Roxanne, his mother, and several brothers and sisters. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Doney
LaDawn Hendricks
Oneida Stakehouse
Hendricks
Korea
Third Infantry Division
Fort Ord
Calif
Preston
Willis Hendricks
Lucy Webb Hendricks
LDS Seminary
Canada
USAC
LaDawn. Doney
Logan
LDS
Conrad Doney
Roxanne
Rolena Dahle
Clear‘field
Eloise Kross
Richard Hendricks
Clarice Rice
Webb Mortuary
Richmond ‘Cemetery
Army Commission To Herbert Jeo
Ten recent University of Idaho graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants after a six week infantry course at Fort Lewis Washington. The Idaho cohort, among 57 senior ROTC cadets earning direct commissions, marks a highlight of the four year ROTC program. Herbert Jeo of Dayton was among the ten receiving commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Idaho
Fort Lewis
Wash
Idaho
Herbert Jeo
Dayton
She Has the Fish to Prove 21
Mrs. Kirby of Treasureton caught a 25 pound dressed salmon on the Salmon river July 27 using a light casting rod and reel. Mr. Kirby praised his wife for the first salmon catch in the family and both were proud of the trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Kirby
Treasureton
Salmon River
Mrs. Kirby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barney Johnson
Black's
Bernard
Barney” Johnson
Roy Peterson
Doyle Lloyd
Preston Youth
Missouri
Claire Bosen
Gladys Bosen
Columbia
American Institute of Cooperation
University of Missouri
Clair Bosen
Air Defense Center
Elwood Spenders
Ephraim ' Bosworth
Canyon Road
Pvt
Owen Hendricks
Proton
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