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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
4
Uncle Dan writes of a country preacher who explains church quotas and committees. He notes staged fund drives and plans to lure new members, likening preaching to inside church workings and joking about baby-sitting and trading stamps.
A reader recalls Bug Hookum stopping by on a Sunday night for a moment of reflection in a long acquaintance with the writer. The note hints at a shared history and a mood of lament.
The reader voice, attributed to Bug whose real name is Thomas Jefferson Hookum, riffs on farmers letters to Washington, congressional secretary duties, and the odd habit of naming children after famous figures. He jokes about law making, committees, and the tarnished image of politicians, closing with a quip about his own middle name Smith.
Captain Thomas B Kerr of Preston has been assigned to the Air Force Systems Command at Andrews AFB Maryland. He will join the directorate of analysis DSC plans after serving at Kirtland AFB New Mexico. Kerr is a Preston High graduate with a BS in mechanical engineering from Idaho and an MS in nuclear engineering from the USAF Institute of Technology Wright Patterson. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Kerr Route One Preston and recently married Marilyn Geddes whose parents live in Richmond.
AFragmentary essay argues that movable people adapt beliefs when facts change and influence others. It contrasts movers with the immovable, noting movers act on tasks, accept corrections, and spread messages. It ends by urging Christ as life master to gain power to move others.
A patched collection of jokes and quips about dating women and bridge players, a rain soaked tire change, nudist colony humor, life lessons from mothers, camping mishaps, rattlesnakes, watches and clocks, and a Texan’s misreadings in Australia. The lines mix social stereotypes with light punchlines and regional flavor.
An Australian host asks about grasshoppers in Texas. A first grader draws a stagecoach missing wheels. The teacher praises the drawing but notes no wheels and asks what holds it up. The student answers bad men.
Creditors of Bert Marshall deceased must present claims with vouchers to Bert Gordon Marshall executor at Franklin Idaho within four months after first publication. First publication August 9 1961. Last publication August 30 1961. Attorney for Executor P M Candle Preston Idaho.
The report compares Idaho's first and second congressional districts based on population, farms, and local government. The second district gains 19 percent since 1950 while the first grows 5.4 percent. the second districts contains 42,104 acres compared with 40,604 in the north. The two districts span similar land areas despite population shifts. Local governments number about 431 in the south versus 411 in the north with thousands of employees, and spending highlights include road work and tax assessments. Idaho visitors to Prost's office include W Gary Goodson and others from Idaho Falls Blackfoot.
First Security Bank newsletter reports Idaho farm economics for 1961. Agricultural employment rises in spring with strong demand for beets potatoes and vegetables. Personal income for Idaho first half 1961 around 610 million dollars, cash farm income near 400 million, slightly below 1960 but on par with 1959. Prices for cattle and crops mostly lower yet mixed. potato harvest expected to exceed 1960 head. Electricity use and phosphate production rise. construction contracts up about 20 percent.
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