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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
4
Our opinion notes Preston rodeo attracts up to 5000 fans while Ogden draws 8000 to 9000, with July 1963 business well up. It praises the Preston Rodeo Committee but argues for stronger community support, upgraded stands, extra seats, and a catchy seasonal promotion to turn the event into a true regional draw.
Oregon and Idaho fiscal leaders propose coordinating identical sales tax bills in both legislatures to reduce border-area opposition. The plan aims to address objections from Franklin Oneida counties and northern Idaho while recognizing Utah's use tax attempt at border protection. Pressure from out of state sources could revive the tax drive in the next legislative session.
The report notes Nelson Rockefeller used the Governors Conference to frame a civil rights stance intended to appeal to Black voters and complicate opponents. He stated, I'd rather be right than president, signaling focus on rights actions rather than Mrs Murphy and her four children.
The piece portraits Heber Swainston Sr a hardworking farmer who still plans to work six more years aided by birthday clothes from his children. It also recounts a rodeo night with a Brahma bull incident and beard shaving, plus reflections on family dynamics and a historical note about Isaac Singer patenting in 1851.
The piece lists local figures in odd vignettes including Whozinit Dean Abrams with a repeat alarm duty and Mark Theurer handling publicity at a carnival. It mentions Auger checking on American Legion recruits, a constable, grocer, and customer seeking a news photo, and Mayor Sher Webb adjusting a strap while Brahma nearby. John Sharp drives State Street, Arnold Sant is modest after judging then pale after shaving.
Paul Harvey criticizes US aid to Diem in South Vietnam calling Diem a tyrant responsible for Buddhist oppression and police brutality. He questions Church involvement and laments American troops and money backing a police state while urging intervention to end tyranny.
Recount of early settlement commerce in the Fort area notes Thomas Mendenhall Sr as traveling merchant to Salt Lake, French Joe as travel store-keeper, and Merrick, Duffin, and others running shops after 1865. It lists ministers, co operatives, breweries, drug stores, and store consolidations through 1894 with names of leading figures and businesses.
A fragmented society column recounts mayoral comments on wives wealth and ambition, early Frankits and Richmond business moves, and local officials like J Rostan and J Handy. It notes Handy’s 1928 sale to his son, plus early doctors, nurses, and lawmen, with a quip about a Scot and whiskey and a saloon visit.
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