Kelly Miller Circus Opens Franklin County Fair Aug 26
Kelly Miller Bros three tag circus with elephant parades showcases at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Friday Aug 26 with a street parade sponsored by General Motors Corp. The fair opens Aug 29 with 4 H clothing and open class exhibits and a busy schedule through Aug 31 including a miniature rodeo and live stock events.
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Franklin County
Fair Board
Utah Power &Light Co
Preston High School
Young Republicans Elect Franklin County Officers
The Young Republicans of Franklin County re organized on July 22 at the county courthouse social room electing Reed Long as county Chairman and naming Glenn S. Baldwin Aphrodell Mitchell Bohnie Ward Marvin Gregerson Joyce Smith Lois Baldwin to key posts. Members pledged support for upcoming primary and county candidates.
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Franklin County
Reed Long
Mapleton
Glenn S. Baldwin
Preston
Aphrodel* Mitchell
Bohnie Ward
Marvin Gregerson
Banida
Joyce
Smith
Riverdale
Lois E. Baldwin
Nixon greets Heath as Idaho delegate boosts sugar plank
In Chicago at the 1960 Republican national convention Vice President Nixon greets Tom Heath, Idaho state senate hopeful. Heath wins support for a GOP platform pledge to expand sugar beet and cane acreage on the mainland, reducing reliance on Cuba.
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Richard M. Nixon
Tom Heath
Heath
Ih Prantelincoun
Nixon
Idaho
Sheraton-Blackstone
Chicago
Robert E. Smylie
Castro Guba
Here's One Week No One Guesses The Whos Who
The column announces a game with a jackpot and clues to identify a person. Past winner Phyllis Anderson did not claim her $24, and the current prize totals 86 dollars plus six for a correct guess. Ballot boxes are set at Johnny's Texaco Foss Furniture Cranney Chevrolet Chadwick's with the drawing at Chadwick's.
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Phyllis Anderson
Johnny’s Texaco
Foss Furniture
Cranney Chevrolet Co
Chadwick’s
Chadwick
Wheat Growers Plan Five Award Classes at County Fair
Idaho state wheat growers announce five award classes at Franklin county fair for wheat and products. Evan Koller says open to wheat growers and home bakers with senior and junior divisions. Contests include bread categories white whole wheat novelty fruit and nut bread plus cake and demonstrations by 4 H and FFA members.
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Idaho
Evan Koller
Franklin County
Sept. 6 Set as Eastside School Opening Date
The Eastside School District announces September 6 as opening day for the 201 wil be oe W. The notice notes cooperation with the California Packing Corp harvest program. A listing of teaching personnel assignments and tuition costs for secondary students will be published later.
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Eastside
Oe W
Richard L. Harmon
Harvest
California Packing Corp
Democrat Committee Party At Franklin Park
A Monday evening party was held at Franklin Park for the central committee Democrats of Franklin County. Ralph Harding of Blackfoot attended as the congressman for the second district. Mr and Mrs Victor Jensen Ida Prescott and Margaret Winward led the event which served a hot dinner to 52 members.
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Franklin Park
Central Committee Democrats
Franklin County
Ralph Harding
Blackfoot
Victor Jensen
Ida Prescott
Margaret Winward
District Road Show Set at Grace August 20
The MIA district road show is scheduled for Grace Elementary School Auditorium at 8 pm on August 20. The seventh ward represents Oneida stake with a show titled The Land of the Lost, Franklin stake sends Whitney ward with Uncle Remus, and Bannock Portneuf Franklin Oneida Stakes are invited to attend.
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Grace
Oneida
Franklin
Uncle Remus
Bannock
Portneuf
The
Grace: ‘Elementary
Roaming Around Letters Share Neighborhood Tales
A rambling column blends neighborly anecdotes and memories as a reader recounts daily life joys and mishaps. The writer praises Dorothy for her kindness and recalls small-town events, from laundry mishaps to kittens and a fire at Owen Casperson’s, ending with reflections on politics and familiar faces.
Four H Dairy Clubs To Be Inspected
Franklin county 4 H dairy club members will have their dairy projects inspected to determine the winner of the registered Holstein heifer. The award, in its 16th year since 1945, is sponsored by Preston Chamber of Commerce American Breeders Service Pet Milk Morning Milk Cache Valley Dairymaid s Association and Cache Valley Breeders Association. A sponsors committee will visit on August 15 and 16 to assess progress.
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Franklin County
4-H Dairy Club
Preston Chamber of Commerce
American’ Breeders’ , Service, Pet Milk Co
Morning Milk Co
Cache Valley
Dairymah
Assa
Cache Valley Breeders
Ahie
Women Bowlers Vote on Officers in Preston
Nominees selected at a Preston meeting for the newly formed Preston city bowling association include Colleen Martin and Estelle Smith for president Estelle Smith and Joyce Hambrough for vice president Marcene Garrett and LaRee Ricks for secretary Barbara Merrill and Dona Gae Hobbs for sergeant at arms Voting will occur Saturday at the Corner Cafe in Preston.
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Utah Power & Light Auditorium
Preston City Bowling Association
Colleen Martin
Estelle Smith
Telen Owen
Joyce Hambrough
Marcene Garrett
LaRee Ricks
Barbara Merrill
Dona Gae Hobbs
Corner Cafe
Terrell Gunnell to Serve Mission in West Central States
Terrell Gunnell son of Mr and Mrs Parley Gunnell of Linrose will be honored with a testimonial Friday at 8 p.m. in the Linrose chapel. He heads to the West Central States mission with home in Salt Lake City scheduled for Aug 22. Gunnell is a West Side High School graduate who attended Utah State University for two years.
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Terrell Gunnell
Parley Gunnel
Linrose
West Central States
Mission
Salt Lake City
Terrell
West Side High School
Usu
Sab Tord
County Talent Find Seeks Youth Participants
In Franklin and surrounding area, county talent find seeks youths aged 6 to 16 with divisions by age. Eligible participants age 17 to 30 by December 1960 may join county level contests and two winners advance to the district talent find on August 27 in American Falls with the theme Toward New Frontiers in Agriculture.
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AML
Fairview
Churth
Franklin County Fairgrounds Improvements 1960 Plan
Franklin County Fair officials outline improvements at the fairgrounds for 1960 including adding a three ring circus site at Preston for a one day event, purchasing 3.7 acres for parking and hay, relocating the fairpull to the west side, installing entrance gates, fencing, a concrete shield for restrooms, and plans for a water fountain and livestock buildings.
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Moe Che
Franklin’ County
Fairgrounds
Preston
Preston Rodeo Arena
Franklin
Ee Ney
Moore
Ays ‘Zem
Ivestock Fair
Bruce Herd 9 Injured in Bicycle Accident
Bruce Herd nine year old son of Mr and Mrs H C Herd was seriously injured in a Sunday bicycle accident. He sustained abrasions and internal injuries and is in Preston Hospital being treated.
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Bruce Herd
H.C. Herd
Preston
Franklin County Irrigation Pioneers Strengthen Water Systems
In Franklin county two veteran irrigation men, George C. and Victor A. Peterson of Preston, are honored for decades of service on the Cub River ditch, Glendale Reservoir, Preston Whitney and related boards. They helped build storage, measurement devices, and record systems ensuring water is delivered under decreed rights amid rising demand and limited canal capacity.
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Franklin County
George Co
Victor A. Peterson
Preston
Franklin
George .C
Glendale
Mont
Foster
Cub
River Ditch
Ted Swann
Sern Peterson
Joe Johnson
Sam Webster
Jim Johnson
Peterson
Preston-Whitney ~ “'Eerigation. Co
Cub “River Ditch
Preston-Whitney Ferrigation Co
Yor
Mink Creek
Preston: Whitney Company
Cinaport
Isto
Idaho
Gorge C
Victor A
Ito
Virgil, Jensen
Preston-Whitney, Irrigation
C c
George C. Peterson
Preston; Whitney Irrigation Co
Preston-Whitney
Preston-Riverdale
Preston Beach
Foster Reservoir
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Dorothy
Ben Johnson
Jones
Coult
Junze -Ken Porter
Etsy
Owén
Casperson
Owen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Capitol
Cabot
Senator. Lodge
Massachusttts
Johnson
Denver Post
Palwer Hoyt
Malcolm
Don Elwell
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