Testimonial Banquet Planned for Coach Bob Bunker
Admirers plan a testimonial dinner and program to honor former high school coach Bob Bunker who has accepted a similar post at BYU. The event is set for August 25 at 8 p.m. in the Franklin County Courthouse basement and about 400 invitations are being mailed. Tickets are $1.50 per plate and reservations are included on the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Robert
Bob” Bunker
Franklin’ County
Bob Bunker
BYU
Bob
Franklin County Courthouse
Freezer Demonstration Held by Intermountain Electric Dealers
The Intermountain Electrical Dealers Association will stage a home freezer demonstration on Tuesday August 30 at 2 p.m. in the county courthouse. Evelyn Hansen a Salt Lake City home economist for Utah Power and Light and Mary Condie a Preston division economist will conduct the event. Freezer credit certificates valued from 35 to 75 dollars will be awarded to attendees holding registration cards presented at the door.
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el Oe
Intermountain
Electrical’ Dealers '‘Assi
Evelyn’ Hansen
Uta Power and-+Light Co
Salt Lake City
Mary Condie
Preston’ Division
JeNeff Boothe Wins Utah Flower Show Honor
JeNeff Boothe won the sweepstakes with Misty Dawn a smoky gladiolus at the Utah Flower Show sponsored by the Bonnevill Gladiolus Society held in Garland Late Saturday. He also earned a blue ribbon for another variety. Mrs W E Crane Mink Creek took three firsts two seconds and one third. Alfred Kern Preston earned one second and two thirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff Boothe
Gladiolus
Bonneville
Garland
Boothe
W. E. Crane
Mink Creek
Alfred’ Kern
Preston
Utah Power and Light withdraws rate increase request
Utah Power and Light Co withdraws its application for increased rates. Idaho follows Utah PSC action to maintain current rates, preventing any differential between Utah and Idaho service areas. Company officials say the move avoids price divergence across the two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Power and Light Co
Idaho
Utah Public Service Commission
Utah Territory
Utah
Eleven Nimrods Of This Area F Will Join Hunt
Eleven area residents were among 500 who drew antelope hunting permits in a public draw held in Boise. The permits cover Sept 10 11 and 12 in seven hunting units across the state. Applications must be mailed early due to mail delivery variances. deadlines and pickup locations vary by section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Earaiie
Otman
Lwe
Birch Creek
Clark County
Reno Point
Quarterly Session of Franklin Highlights by Movies and Talks
The Franklin stake held a quarterly session featuring two motion pictures This Is the Lord's Way and The Welfare Plan in Action. Visitors from Salt Lake City represented the church welfare committee led by Joseph L. Wirthlin and Stewart Eccles. Henry H Rawlings directed the Sunday sessions with reports from returned missionaries Francis Lewis Preston Lynn Perry and John M Richards. Local speakers included Bernice Hall Arlo Larsen Marilyn Geddes Earl Stark Edwin Nuffer Jr and Jeannine Beckstead. Special music by the high school choir directed by Lyle Shipley and Keller sisters duets followed. President Rawlings urged honesty and living the commandments while Weldon Nash encouraged tithing and Karl Cutler stressed avoiding debt. Eccles urged listeners to act on those points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin’. Stake
Salt
Henry H Rawlings
Francis Lewis
Preston Sixth Ward
Lynn Perry
John .M. Richards
Stake
Bernice Hall
Arlo’ Larsen
Marilyn
Geddes
Earl
Stark
Edwin ,Nuffer, Jr
Swan Lake Women Injured in Auto Crash Near Preston
Three Swan Lake women were treated at Preston hospital after an automobile overturned on Highway 91 eight miles northwest of Preston last Monday at 3 30 pm. Mrs Belva Hadley suffered a fractured leg and severe cuts. Mrs Venna Gibbs had possible chest injuries shock and bruises. Mrs Ruby Merrill endured a fractured pelvis and serious cuts. The six month old Irene Hadley escaped injury as the car rolled down a 30 foot embankment after traveling about 153 feet.
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Swan Lake
Preston Hospital
Preston
Belva’ Hadley
Swan
Lake News
the .Citizen
Venna Gibbs
Ruby Merrill
Hadley
Irene
Sherwin-Webb
Leo Hawkes
Merrill
Four-Stake Conference of Relief Societies Planned
Franklin Ward hosts a four stake conference of Relief Societies this Saturday with the Oneida Benson and Smith field delegations. The Salt Lake City general board members Anna B Hart and Mrs Leone O Jacobs will attend.
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Conference of Relief ‘Societies
Franklin Stake
Society
Oneida
Benson
Smithfield
Franklin: Ward
General Board
Salt “Lake
Anna B. Hart
Leone O. Jacobs
Stake Board
Stake
Ward
Local Poultryman Heads State Group
Ralph Millar owner of Millar's hatchery Preston was re elected president of the Idaho Poultry Improvement Assn at the annual convention held last week at McCall T J Jorgenson Blackfoot was re elected vice president and J W Beach Mountain Home chosen for another term as secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Millar
Millar
Preston
Idaho Poultry Improvement, Assn
McCall
T. J. Jorgenson
Blackfoot
J. W. Beach
Mountain Home
Fairview Baseball Faces Smithfield For League Crown
Fairview nine travels to Smithfield diamond for the Cache Valley league playoff. Hinckley struck out 19 against North Wogan while Choules and Cole lead Fairview's offense. The only loss came to Wellsville 6-5 as Cushman umpired and the standings show Richmond Lewiston Logan and North Logan among opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Cache Valley
Fairview
Idaho
Fear
StatenothathFalt
Owerless
Jud Bowles
Kelley Bowles
Lyle Cole
Bernard Inglet
Lamont ‘Smith
Dennis Hail
Ned Bodily
Paul Sperry
Milford Inger
J. E .Cushman
Fairview Boys
Richmond
JSW
Lewiston
Clarkston
Logan
Cornish
Trenton
Newton
North Logan
Wellsville
Nash Family Plans Reunion to Mark 100th Anniversary
Nash descendants gather in Salt Lake City to honor Isaac B. Nash arriving 100 years ago. Meet at Franklin relic hall at 1000 hours, visit Nash home, take a family photo at the homestead, then a Willow Flat ford basket lunch and a Dutch oven dinner in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac’ B. Nash
Salt Lake City
Nash
Isaac B. Nash
Franklin Relic Hall
Nash Homstead
Willow Flat Ford
Mrs Frieda Christensen Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services were held in the Preston fourth ward chapel for Miss Frieda Christensen who died Sunday after an extended illness. She was born May 15 1902 in Mink Creek, daughter of Christensen George and Caroling Christensen. She attended Mink Creek school and was active in church life. Burial was in the Richmond cemetery.
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Preston Fourth Ward
Frieda Christensen
Mink Creek
Christensen George-and- Caroling
Run ‘Christensen
Mink: Creek
Gide
St . Barfus
Bennett
Preston Wue
Richmond
Eastside School District To Hold September 6 Election
Eastside School District in Franklin County will hold a school election on Tuesday September 6 from 1 to 6 pm at Jefferson Preston Franklin Fairview Mapleton Whitney Minks Creek Riverdale Treasureton Winder and Banida. One three year trustee seat from precinct 5 and an unexpired term from precinct 3 will be filled. Nomination deadline is August 31 at 5 pm with five voter signatures.]]
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Eastside
Franklin
Jefferson School For All
Preston
Fairview
Mapleton
Whitney
Minks'Creek
Riverdale
Treasureton
Winder
Banida
Shirey
Palmer
Sarah G. Johnson
Idaho
Infant Girl First Polio Case in This County
A four month old baby girl Su san Nash of Franklin was diagnosed with polio in tests made Friday, the first case of the season in the county. Diagnosis at Preston and Logan showed a positive reaction and the infant was rushed to a Salt Lake hospital. The father said her two treatments so far are helping and doctors praised the parents.
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Susan
Lyle Nash
Franklin
Preston
Logan
Salt ‘Lake
Gladiolus Display Hints For County Flower Show
The Bonnneville Society directs the Franklin County flower show with gladiolus entries grown in Franklin County. There are 13 color divisions in spikes and prizes from 2.50 to 15 dollars for various classes. Gladiolus must predominate in arrangements and stems should be straightened if crooked. Cut stems slantwise and place in water as blooms open.
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Bonnneville
Franklin County
Franklin
Box Elder
Cache
J. Neff Boothe
School Books Librarian Pleads Return to Preston High
Stella Boothe, librarian, asks if any Preston High School library books were found during the summer. She urges returning books to the school promptly to keep them in their places before the new term opens.
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Preston High School
Stella’ Boothe
Ice Melting Guess Contest at Tanney's Men’s Wear
A crowd watched a melting ice experiment at Tanney's Men’s Wear to estimate when a block of ice would fully melt. Eldon Tanner cites 96 hours 57 minutes as the official melting time. Ada Hansen of Preston won with a 26 hours 10 seconds guess, near the real time. Spencer Nelson of Preston placed second with 26 hours 43 minutes 22 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanney
Eldon Tanner
Ada Hansen
Preston
Spencer
E. Nelson
Norman Jensen
Advertising Spreads Reach Germany as Local Paper Notes
The Preston Citizen reports advertising by Tom Albaugh of the Preston Supply Co. expanded to Germany with two Jiffy French fry potato cutters sold for delivery there. It highlights a prior surge when most stock sold in days and links the article to Sgt. Roland Chisholm of Wiesbaden Air Force Base and his wife Betty Chisholm who wrote from Germany seeking more ads.
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Preston .Citi
Tom Albaugh
Preston’ Supply Co
Albaugh
Germany
Paul
Smith
Preston
Betty
Chisholm
Mrpe Chisholm
Roland’ ‘Chishom
U.S
Wiesbaden
Air Force
Airways, Communication -Service
Air -Force
GCA
Chis
A .Motive
Clarence
Des Bert
Gtation
Nova
Srotia
California
Kenneth
Salt Mather
Eistil
Franklin County Fair Opens With Three Day Exhibits
The 1949 Franklin County fair begins Thursday with a three day program of exhibits demonstrations and contests. 4 H and FFA entries in clothing nutrition rural electrification weed garden crops and forestry are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the opera house with judging at 10 a.m. Thursday. Open class needlework at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. dress revue at the Preston first ward church follow. Friday brings shower exhibits judging at 10 a.m. and 4-H livestock judging home economics and dairy contests at the fairgrounds. Beef and swine judging Friday at 1 p.m. and junior rodeo pet parade and rodeo events run Friday night into Saturday. The fair winds with horse-pulling contests Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a stock parade at 3 p.m. Saturday. G. Al Wright chairs the Franklin County Fair committee. DeMar Day reports plans for a big junior rodeo event Friday night.
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Franklin County
Preston “First Ward
Rodeo
G. AL. Wright
Rof
Franklin
Ito
Top Penney salesman transferred to Idaho Falls
Keith Bergquist one of the top Penney salesmen nationwide has been transferred from the local store to Idaho Falls with a promotion. He headed the men’s wear department and ranked 11th among Penney’s outstanding salesmen last year. Sheldon Holmes arrives from Malad to replace him, with two years at Malad and prior service in Brigham City. He is married with a son and daughter.
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Keith
Bergquist
J. C. Penney, ‘Co
Idaho.Falls
Peley Company
Sheldon, Holmes
Malad
J. C. Penney
Brigham City
Ey Yee Danas
County fair dairy project award supports Holstein calf
The 1949 county fair dairy project features an awarded Holstein heifer calf to be exhibited again this year. County Agent Dan 4 H club members organized the program with Franklin County Holstein breeders supplying the heifer chosen by Preston chamber of commerce Sego Milk Co. Morning Milk Co. and Cache- Valley Dairy assist in the event.
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Dan
Eesstl
Franklin “Equity Holstein
Ev Sorenson Returns as Coach at Local High School
Ev Sorenson former USAC star signs as head basketball and track coach at Fane Preston High School. He and Glen Oliverson will train 59 Indian athletes, with workouts this week and a season opener against North Cache on Labor Day.
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Evan
Soren
USAC
Glen’ Oliverson
Ev” Sorenson
Glen Oliverson
Fane
Preston
Sorenson
Garden City
Grace and Barn
Croft
Romney
Fielding
High
Paris
Lois
Labor Day
Indians
North Cache’ High School
Richmond
South Cache
Mutual at Franklin Plans Street Jam Boree
Mutual at Franklin announces a western street Jam Boree on Tuesday August 30 in front of the relic hall. Music will be furnished by a good western orchestra and all neighboring wards are invited.
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Oneida Stake
3Mack
Memorial—park
Smith= field
the Stake
Ptudeks
Jam‘boree
Smith Allen Opens Smitty's Tire and Battery Shop
T. Smith Allen, formerly of Firestone distribution, moved this week to a new building at 138 South State Street. The tire business now operates as Smitty's Tire and Battery Shop after Preston Supply Co. moved into the front of the former Firestone building at 15 North State.
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T. Smith’ Allen
Firestone
South State Street
Preston Supply Co
North State
Allen
Smitty’s Tire and
East Spartans Top West in 18-0 All-Star Game
Darrell Doney and David McClun played about a half each and impressed as the East beat the West 18-0 Friday night. Joni of Dotatelo sparked the offense while Dewey and Tole were elected co captains of the East squad.
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Darrell ‘Doney
David McClun
Bob” Bunker
Jeree
Idaho
Eabeat
Joni
Dotatelo
Salaber
He ‘and
Dewey
Also Mentioned on This Page
JeNeff ‘Boothe
Power Company
Nimrods
Hunt
Stalking Antelope
Local Poultryman Heads
Fairview Baseball
Frieda’ Christensen
Iemeieteen Eee
Gtr
Jetisz
Wat Wy Bay
Nyrpetta Os A
Citizen
Penney
Falls
Gleaner
Oliverson
Grant . Hawkes
Bart . Miller
Wendell Egbert
Clair Miles
Mawel
Shaffer
Maughan
Grant
Mutual
Plans Street
T. Smith Allen
Doney
McClun
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