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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
2
An editorial urges voters to participate in the Tuesday September 5 Preston Independent School district board election. It notes the district collects the most tax money in the county yet sees low turnout and calls for fiscally responsible trustees to reduce debt and maintain standards.
Idaho school officials report a severe teacher shortage threatening to prevent many county schools from opening this fall. Preston and Franklin counties face acute difficulty in securing personnel for all classes as districts struggle to staff the free education system.
Franklin county boosts new aviation school at Preston Municipal airport with three training planes and full time instructor pilots. Bruce Wallace spearheaded the effort. WPA funds and three runways plus a hangar were built as the port gains municipal status. The postwar planning committee is urged to back the project for regional development.
A columnist argues military priorities cripple the education system as able bodied teachers join the army. They urge releasing qualified teachers from service to restore civilian schooling and criticize WAC recruitment and wartime manpower policies.
August 1916 notes tell of Dr Fritz Jenson beaten by a bull leaving him in critical condition after he cut the animal’s throat. Also recorded are a horse accident injuring Ingram Smith, two deaths and several births. George Sant breaks leg. Mrs Charles Gilbert dies after heart illness. local weddings and community events include Milred Blood and Van Grant's nuptials and 65 year old Hyrum Workman’s death. Zeta club hosts Persiana dance and late night festivities.
Attendees joined an early morning supper and slumber party then returned to town after hearing of the NDC club gathering. The event yielded little rest but was voted the most successful party of its kind this social season.
E I State Fair official E F DeKay travels to Montana to negotiate for a mechanical starting gate for the fair next month. He cites a larger, smoother program with at least five races daily and a substantial purse supplementing the $3,600 in prizes already posted. Interest comes from horse owners across Idaho and neighboring states.
The Queen of the Black and White Fair will be selected August 18 and 19 at Grace Second ward dance. Candidates include Ruth Cooper Grace first ward Donna Rigby Grace second ward Ida Belle Michelson Lago Shirley Christensen Beach Lorene Langenbohn Williams Pat Mendenhall Thatcher Dorothy Anderson Cleveland Louise Christensen Central. All candidates ride in the parade Saturday August 19.
A collage of light verse and jokes critiques wartime policy and social norms. It includes poems about labor, printing, censorship, and consumer life, plus quips from soldiers, nurses, and civilians, with playfully sharp observations on marriage, politics, and daily friction.
A comic flirtation unfolds as a GI courts a shy girl on a tennis court while a wealth father praises his generous daughter. A Washington AP report notes a Senate bill to empower Army dental corps officers to drill troops, then shifts to New York.
The report indicates a better ratio of lambs to ewes with an estimated 103 lambs per 100 ewes, up from 99 in 1943. The Southwest shows improvement while South central and Eastern districts lag due to later lambing and reduced early-season labor. Spring range feed was slow to start and weight gain was delayed, pushing shipments later than 1943.
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