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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1943

Page

2

Reclamation Meeting Set by Civic Clubs in Idaho

The Associated Civic clubs plan a August 21 meeting at the Hotel Bannock to discuss immediate reclamation work in Idaho and a Palisade Dam project. Attendees expected from lower and upper Snake River water users include officials, politicians, irrigation leaders, and civic figures from eastern and southern Idaho.

Associated Civic Clubs Bannock Idaho Palisade Dam Snake River Burley Rupert Twin Falls Blackfoot Idaho Falls Rexburg Desert John Thomas D. Worth Clark Henry Dworshak Compton White James Spofford C. A. Bottolfsen

Honorably Discharged Following Injuries

Corporal Mark L. Checketts returned to Preston after an army medical corps discharge from a New Orleans hospital. He trained at army medical schools as a surgical technician but sustained a back injury, four weeks in hospital, and now seeks civilian work to aid the home front. Previously he was principal of Riverdale school before enlisting last October.

Mark L. Checketts Preston Army Medical Corps New Orleans Army Corp. Checketts Riverdale

Ration Stamp Dates and Values Shown for Food Items

The notice lists ration stamp validity for meat cheese and processed produce with Book 2 stamps through August 31 and September 20, plus Book 1 stamp 13 expiry and stamp 14 authority through October for five pounds, stamps 15 and 16 for home canning, and Book 1 stamp 18 through October 31. Coffee is unrationed and gasoline stamp 7 covers four gallons.

Garden Crops Progress in Early August

Idaho reports fair to good progress in commercial vegetables in the first half of August. Onions show thrip damage, White Spanish onions dug by mid month, yellows due around August 20. Green peas move from Valley country, Teton crop near harvest before Sept 1. Late lettuce off to a good start. expanded acreage. Early red potatoes shipments near completed. Russets rising. Overall truck crops progress favorably but moisture scarce in many regions, soaking rain needed nationally.

Boise Idaho Valley Teton County Middle Atlantic East North Central

Poem From Overseas Paratrooper Johnny Long

A hometown note from Franklin outlines a poem by Johnny Long son of Mr and Mrs J D Long now with the U S Army paratroop division in Australia The verse recalls bunk life distant homes and the call to war and civic duty urging civilians to write and support soldiers with letters

Johnny Long J. D. Long Franklin Australia U. S. Army

Local Visits and Furloughs Highlight Mound Valley Scene

Mrs. Clara Forman and her children from Bingham visit in Mound Valley with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Roholt travel to Ogden for a few days to visit. Pvt. Ronald Panter is on a short furlough and will return to camp Saturday. Clenden Gibson had an accident while mixing mash as a barley stack fell.

Clara Forman Bingham Mound Valley James Roholt Ogden Pvt Ronald Panter Clenden Gibson

Families Take Weekend Trip to Lava Hot Springs

Mr and Mrs Stanford Forman and their children of Riverton Utah joined many locals including Mrs Clara Forman Therman Griffeth Freeman Covert Ruben Covert A B Bennett Eugene Willmore and others for a Sunday night drive to Lava Hot Springs for a swim and lunch. Alice Wright and daughter Nadine went to Logan on business last Tuesday. Joyce Bennett of Logan visits Valero Bennett Willis Wright and Ethyl Robinson visited the Bennetts Tuesday night.

Stanford Forman Riverton Utah Clara Forman Therman Griffeth Preston Freeman Covert Ruben Covert A. B. Bennett Eugene Willmore Henry Gummersall Betty Grimm Lava Hot Springs Alice Wright Nadine Logan Joyce Bennett Valero Bennett Willis Wright Ethyl] Robinson

Riverdale Ward holds Sunday conference with new auxiliary presidents

In Riverdale the ward conference occurred Sunday with Stake visitor Pheoni LEdgley. Brief remarks followed from the bishopric and from each newly sustained president of the auxiliary organizations. A musical number was presented by the J. I. Smith family. Local residents and visitors are noted in multiple home visits and family connections across Logan Idaho Falls Salt Lake City Pocatello Preston Whitney Franklin and more.

Dixie Salt Lake City Hyrum-Smith William Beckstead Whitney Jessie White Franklin J. J. Smith Darrell Bennett Clinton Connie Rae Idaho Falls

Social Notes and Local Visits Around Glendale and Logan

In law Mr and Mrs Orville Neeley hosted a Thursday evening gathering. Mr and Mrs Lafe Smith officiated at a cottage meeting Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Wheeler of Glendale. Hyrum Bosen of Bountiful visited his brother A C Bosen and Mrs Joseph Ward and daughter June of Preston. Marie Neeley returned to Nurses Training in Idaho Falls after a three week vacation. Elaine Smith and daughter Iva Lou spent Monday in Logan on business. Receipt books advertised for sale at Citizen store from 10 cents to 2 dollars. tf

Orville Neeley Lafe Smith Lee Wheeler Glendale Hyrum Bosen Bountiful A. C. Bosen Joseph Ward June Preston Platt Ward Marie Neeley Nurses’ Training School Idaho Falls

Visit to East from Ogden and Wisconsin Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Art Fredricksen returned to Ogden from Superior Wisconsin and visited Mrs. Fredricksen’s parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reeder. They met other relatives including his grandmother aged 98 and saw the Dionne quintuplets ships named and the Shreveport launch at Butler ship yards on Lake Superior. They also toured Madalene Island by a boat able to carry four cars. Mrs. Fredricksen was formerly Miss Amber Reeder.

Art Fredricksen Ogden Superior Wisconsin Dionne Quintuplets Shreveport Butler Ship Yards Bay Lake Superior Madalene Island Fredrickson Amber Reeder

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