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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1962

Page

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Board approves Eastside school calendar and bids for furniture

The district school board approved the Eastside calendar and bids from American Paper Co. and MHart's Audio Visual for first grade classroom furniture costing about 3500 dollars. West Side schools start August 27 and Eastside on September 3 as 2450 students prepare to return.

Joe &Harvey Rasinumen Eastside Preston High School West Side William G. Ward Ward Iscl American Paper Company Mhart Audio Visual Company

Preston to Install Stone Fountains on State Street

Preston plans five native stone water fountains on State Street funded by civic groups including the Junior Chamber, Elks, Rotary, and Lions. Stone weighing about four and a half tons was gathered, with a total project cost near 600 dollars and installation awaiting a stone mason and drinking heads.

State Street Preston Preston Junior Chamber of Commerce Junior Or of Commerce the Elks Rotary Lions Smithfield Sherwin Webb Albert Jensen

LDS Stakes Plan Weekend Conferences

The Oneida and Franklin LDS stakes schedule weekend conferences this Saturday and Sunday. Lionel Drage attends the general welfare meeting in Oneida at 6 30 p m with presidents Carl Mortensen and W Dean Palmer presiding in respective stake houses.

LDS Stakes Oneida Franklin LDS Lionel Drage General Welfare Committee Church Franklin Stake W. Dean Palmer Oneida Stake Carl Mortensen Ohe

Franklin County Lags in U.S. Savings Bond Drive

Franklin County reports 27.2 percent of its $75,000 goal raised by end of July, with $20,432 total sales. D Gordon Merrill notes Caribou leads the district at 88 percent while Bannock, Bingham, Bear and Power show lower figures.

Franklin County D. Gordon Merrill Volunteer Savings Bond Caribou Bannock Bingham Bear Power

Teacher Resigns After 25 Years at Grace School

A Grace School teacher resigns after 25 years of service. The educator submitted the resignation last week and has accepted employment in Soda Springs for the coming year.

Simmons Hia Seilgastion Grace Ecola Fee Soda Springs

Elks Lodge Event Date Ambiguously Noted

Fragmentary OCR reads an Elks Lodge date and time with unclear year and details. Only the venue Elks Lodge and a vague time are legible, leaving the event name and exact schedule unreadable.

Body Of Girl Found Rites Set For Here

The bodies of a former Preston girl Marcia Larsen and a friend Timothy Lawson were found asphyxiated in a parked car near West Yellowstone. Funeral services for Marcia Larsen will be held in Preston Friday. Interment at Preston Cemetery. Friends may call Friday.

Preston West Yellowstone Marcia Larsen Dennis Larsen St. Anthony Marcia Timothy Lawson Phoenix Ariz Tive West+ Yellowstone Oneida Walter

City Council Backs Fire Hazard Clear-Up and Mink Farm Talks

The council approved action to remove weeds and rubble from local properties after a resident complaint. They directed the fire chief to inspect hazards and notify owners by letter if needed. The meeting also discussed limiting model airplane flights, allowing a mink rancher to stay, and rejected a traffic light request on State street.

Ark Webb Mink Rancher LaMonte Hyde Miller and Neilsen State Street Preston Chamber of Commerce State Oneida Harley Greaves Library Board Voris Johnson

Idaho Reviews Bear River Oneida Division Feasibility

Idaho officials study a federal feasibility report on the Oneida Division of the Bear River Project. The plan would cost about 86.2 million dollars, irrigate about 110 thousand acres, and include the Oneida Narrows Dam and Reservoir and the Oneida Canal. The proposal spans Grace, Idaho to Ogden Utah and aims to add 349.7 thousand acre feet of irrigation water annually with 23 thousand acre feet for municipal use.

Idaho Department of Reclamation Oneida Bear River Bear River Valley Reclamation Floyd Dominy Carl Tappan Donald R. Theophilus Idaho Natural Resources—Commission Grace Ogden Utah Bear Lake Wyoming Great Salt Lake Boise Cache Valley Caribou County Oxford Franklin County Bear River Project Oneida Narrows Preston Glendale Honeyville Tremonton

Dates Set For Fat Stock Sale And Livestock Day

The Franklin County Fair board lists open class days for livestock and dairy with junior fat stock sale details. Leland Melling will auction the sale at noon on Saturday September 1 with about 30 fat beef steers 40 fat lambs and 12 fat hogs expected. Dr T Donald Bell UI head will position exhibits for sale order under Cache Valley Auction Livestock Co with grading in prime choice good and commercial.

County Fair Board Fair Board Franklin County Fair Leland Melling T. Donald Bell Animal Husbandry Department University of Idaho Cache Valley Auction Livestock Co

Rites Today For 20 Year Old Local Girl

Funeral services are held today for LaDean Palmer 20 daughter of Mr and Mrs J Leo Palmer who died Monday at Franklin Memorial hospital after a tonsillectomy and complications. She was born November 19 1941 in Preston a Preston High School graduate and member of Indianettes Pep club snow queen and LDS church on leaving behind parents and two brothers Alah and Gordon.

LaDean Palmer J. Leo Palmer Franklin Memorial Hospital Preston Irl Rodney Anderson Teton Miss Palmer Preston Preston High School LDS Church Utah State Third Ward MIA USA Alah Gordon

Teen-Age Subscription Contest Sees Two Weeks Left

Citizens office runs a two week race with nine contestants aiming for a 250 dollar first prize. Leader Pat Kunz holds edge as votes and subscriptions decide winner. With September rate increases, buying a subscription now benefits the paper and boosts contestants’ chances.

Citizen Office Pat Kunz Ambi

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