County Gets Ambulance and Paving Plan Endorsed
A new white van arrived in Franklin county to serve as an ambulance with emergency gear to be ordered. The board of commissioners inspected fairgrounds asphalt drives and discussed paving a one mile section of Eighth East in Preston with city participation. The ambulance will be staffed by law enforcement personnel and dispatched by Sheriff Arlando Larsen. The project is expected to take weeks for outfitting and interior work.
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Franklin County Fair
Daniel Roberts
Lee Bergquist
Woodrow Porter
Michael Kunz
Dean Abrams
Board of Commissioners
Theo Schwaneveldt
Fairgrounds
New County Ambulance
Citizen Photo
Franklin County
Arlando Larsen
Law Enforcement Department
Preston
Eighth East
Teacher Corps Program Begins at Preston Elementary
A new Teacher Corps program will begin this fall at Preston Elementary School as an innovative effort to improve teaching. The initiative introduces trained corps members who will support classroom instruction and mentor students.
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Preston
Corp
Corps
John Gomez
Los Angeles
Marsha Ricks
LaDean Swainston
Nadine Jensen
Rena Corbridge
Orson Bowler
Wayne Brown
Fire Destroys Barn on Alton Larsen Farm
A barn on the Alton Larsen farm in Whitney burned last Wednesday along with an adjacent milking shed and stalls. About 100 tons of first crop hay were lost, with total damage around $15,000. The 62 by 60 foot structure was ignited by a gas motor on a hay elevator and gasoline spilled nearby. About 15 volunteer firefighters and 20 neighbors fought the blaze, but smoldering hay persisted into the next day.
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Alton Larsen
Whitney
Preston High School 1930 class plans 42 year reunion
The Preston High School class of 1930 will hold a 42 year reunion Saturday night August 19 in the Pop N Pin Lanes dining room at Preston. Mary Bergquist chairs the event and urges early reservations to ensure an accurate headcount. Reservations contact Carmen Lewis Harold Winn or Mary Bergquist. The gathering starts at 8 p.m.
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Preston
Mary Bergquist
Carmen Lewis
Harold Winn
New Owner and Manager at Sinclair Service Station
Alfred M. Jones takes over the Sinclair station in Preston as new owner manager. A Preston native living in Pocatello, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Jones and husband of Clareen with five children. The couple are square dancers with Wheels and Squares and Jones previously belonged to Bannock County Search and Rescue and the Moose. He moved the business due to his need for area work.
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Sinclair
Preston
Alfred M. Jones
Pocatello
Mr. Jones
M. H. Jones
Clareen
Arte
The
Wheels and Squares
Bannock County Search and Rescue Ip
Moose
Jones
Library schedules film hour to close summer program
The Preston Carnegie Library will end its summer reading program on August 19. A film hour for children based on story books starts at 1 p.m. Winners of the program will be announced. Children up to the seventh grade are invited to attend.
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Preston Carnegie Library
Sign Ups Set In Eastside Elementary Schools
Registration for grades one through five in Eastside Elementary schools will occur August 23 24 and 25 at the Central School office 9 00 to 10 00 and 2 00 to 5 00 pm A 200 activity fee applies School insurance is optional Children south of Oneida go to Franklin with fifth graders in Third ward also Franklin North of Oneida or in Whitney attend Whitney Plans aim to move to a new school when finished.
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Eastside
Central School
Oneida
Franklin
Third Ward
Franklin School
Whitney
Whitney School
Steadman Implement Hosts Open House For New John Deere Tractors
Steadman Implement schedules an open house for farmers on Saturday August 19 to unveil Generation Two tractors. Owner Bob Steadman notes the model is the biggest John Deere advancement since the New Generation line twelve years ago and promises health and comfort benefits. Attendees will learn full details at the event after dealer demonstrations in Waterloo Iowa.
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Steadman Implement
Bob Steadman
John Deere
Steadman
Waterloo
Iowa
Franklin County Fair Opens With International Guests
The Franklin County Fair features three Japanese language students from 4-H visiting families. They performed a Japanese dance and modeled dresses at the Style Revue in the Robinson Building. The group departs Friday morning for a tour before returning to Japan.
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Franklin County
Robinson Com
Aukami
Yellowstone
Glacier National
San Francisco
Japan
FFA
Bergquist
Preston Rodeo Arena
Farm Bureau
Preston Eyes Monthly Bills
Preston City Council reviewed monthly vouchers at a Thursday meeting. A $231.25 street construction bill for equipment use by Parsons Construction was questioned as removal work should be covered by the general contractor bid. A second bill covered long distance calls by summer recreation director Glenn Orme used to line up tournament games.
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Preston
Parsons Construction
Glenn Orme
Orme
Growers Get Wheat Notices in Franklin County
Notices of 1973 wheat allotments and an explanation of the Wheat Set-Aside Program have been mailed to producers in Franklin County. Growers will set aside 86 percent of their domestic allotment, earn wheat certificates payments, and be eligible for commodity credit corporation loans. An additional set-aside option is offered with a payment of 88 cents per bushel, varying by the formula of 1972 acreage and set-aside amounts.
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Franklin County
Jean J. Smith
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eastside School District Awards Bids and Names
Eastside School District awarded bids for coal gas and milk for the lunch program and accepted the lowest gasoline bid. Wayne's Phillips 66 won at 0.1475 per gallon. Pearce Dairy Distributor won milk at 0.60 per half pint. The building advisory committee listed 30 names for the new elementary school, narrowed to three for final selection. A dedication is planned for October 11 with Governor Cecil Andrus expected. Wayne Brown named elementary principal and Nancy Pearce lay-project coordinator for the Teacher Corps effort.
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Eastside
Burton Feed
Kemmerer Coal Co
Plateau Mining Co
Franklin County Grain Growers
Southern Utah Fuel
Preston Lumber Co
Utah King
Wayne
Phillips
Keller
Standard Oil
American Oil
Texaco Inc
Pearce
HiLand Dairy
Pearce Dairy
Board of Trustees
Cecil Andrus
Wayne Brown
Nancy Pearce
Orson - Bow
Write-in Candidate Files for Franklin County Sheriff
Kimber Christensen has filed to run on the Democratic ticket for Franklin County sheriff in the general election this November. He received 57 write-in votes on the Democratic ticket and a few on the Republican ticket. He is the only write-in candidate so far. the deadline is Friday per county clerk Michael Kunz.
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Kimber Christensen
Franklin County
Christensen
Michael Kunz
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