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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
4
Clues scattered across local sponsoring merchants ads form the Whos Who contest. Entries require guess of Who is Whos Who plus total clues found, with four entry boxes and weekly drawings. First correct entry wins six dollars, bonus up to eighteen if totals match, growing until won.
Airby Vacuum Co announces Kenneth Roberts of 142 North 1st Best Preston as authorized Kirby dealer. Call 9641 to see the 1960 Kirby and receive a gift. Kir tz parts and service available. Also ads for peonies, Regal and Madonna lily bulbs, and cocker spaniel pups with contact numbers.
In a vivid anecdote a rider crashes hard on a sunlit road. A boy, presumed dead, survives with a broken arm. The speaker recalls the youngster’s later rise in the Air Force, now perhaps a colonel.
Mrs. Ruby Bair Carter 59 died at her Preston home Tuesday night after a long illness. Born October 21, 1900 in Richmond Utah to John Henry Bair and Etta Andrus her lifespan included marriage to George W Carter in the Logan temple on June 18 1924. Survivors include her husband children and grandchildren with services Friday at 1 pm in the Preston second ward chapel followed by burial in Preston cemetery.
A welcome home party is planned Friday at 8 p.m. to honor Layne Erickson who recently returned from LDS missionary service. The event will feature a program and dancing to a good orchestra, and invites are extended to all attendees.
David I. Orme son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln A Orme of Preston attends the Air Force ROTC summer training unit at Hamilton Air Force Base California Cadet Orme after junior year in advanced AF ROTC undergoes four week program observing and participating in Air Force operations Following Utah State graduation he will be eligible for appointment as a second lieutenant in the Air Force
Idaho hunter survey shows sage grouse remain popular though the ringneck pheasant tops the 1958 harvest with about 700,000 birds while prairie chickens total around 42,500. Director Leonard notes accessibility and nostalgia fuel sage grouse recreation despite habitat loss and land-use changes.
The short tailed shrew is the eastern United States most common mammal and a fierce predator. It stays underground in tiny tunnels and resembles a mouse but is an insectivore. It can eat its weight in insects in hours and uses venom to paralyze prey.
Whitney Farm Bureau talent find set for Wednesday August 17 at 8 p.m. in Whitney school gymnasium. Glendale residents encouraged to attend and showcase skills.
A fragment notes participation options for the fifth ward. Contact details point to Mrs Harold Hull Whitney with a phone number 0887-13 for those wishing to participate.
Mr and Mrs Gien Petterborg and daughters Debbie and Ardis spent Sunday in Salt Lake City visiting Denzil Petterborg and his daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Fred Allen.
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