Hospital capacity in Preston county faces long term strain
A local privately run hospital in Preston with 16 beds is deemed too small for the area. Population estimates suggest needs between 30 and 80 beds. a state wide survey led by public health aims to determine whether to expand the facility or build a new hospital. A layman professional advisory committee will collect facts and recommend actions for the county.
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Preston
Franklin County
U.S. Public Health Service
State Department of Public Health
Idaho
Idaho’s Contribution to the Draft Exceeds National Averages
Selective Service reports Idaho will induct and discharge 61 883 men by release of 54 796 currently serving. The figure equals nearly 12 percent of Idaho’s population and surpasses the national average. Boise officials had claimed Idaho ranked 43rd earlier, as part of arguments for higher draft quotas.
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Idaho
Boise
Credit Where Deserved Franklin honor roll spotlighted at bank
The Franklin county service honor roll, posted in the Main and Oneida street bank window, features over 1000 names. Scott Dunlop is singled out for extraordinary effort, imprinting and updating the list as servicemen are inducted, with sponsorship by the Preston Rotary Club.
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Franklin County Service
Main
Oneida Street
Preston Rotary Club
Scott Dunlop
Scott
Rotary Club
Idaho Sees Rising Liquor Spending and Arrests in 1943
A state pamphlet on narcotics surveys notes 1943 liquor and permit spending at 6.8 million dollars, nearly double 1939. Drunkenness arrests rose from 4,178 in 1939 to 5,804 in 1943, while drunken driving fell to 54. Alcoholic admissions to Blackfoot hospital dropped to 19. Franklin county shows improving trends amid wider county increases.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Idaho
State Hospital
Blackfoot
Ada
Bannock
Elmore
Lincoln
Nez Perce
Payette
Shoshone
Twin Falls
Franklin County
Preston Party At Bergquist Home Noted In Local Social
Glencoe Mrs Selma Bergquist and her son Alien and Freddie Hansen attended a Friday night house warming at the home of Mr and Mrs Jesse Bergquist in Preston. Jesse, son of Ed ward Bergquist, once lived in Station Creek and has been discharged from the armed forces after service in the South Pacific. Jesse’s wife is Australian. they bought a home in Preston Third ward. Edgar and Guy Petterberg of Preston and Glendale visited the Bergquist home Sunday. Sacrament meeting speakers August 12 were Carmen Pearson and Anthony Montgomery.
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Selma Bergquist
Alien
Freddie Hansen
Jesse Bergquist
Preston
Jesse
Edward Bergquist
Station Creek
South Pacific
Australia
Edgar
Guy Petterberg
Preston & Glendale
Bergquist
Sacrament
Carmen Pearson
Anthony Montgomery
Wartime visitors and returns mark weekend in Utah ward
Families in West Point Utah hosted visits over the weekend. Sgt Cecil Pearson of the Marines returns for a 30 day furlough after three years in the South Pacific and reports to San Diego in September. Local residents, including Thelma Pearson in Ogden and Mrs Virgil Johnson of Murtaugh, welcomed relatives and anticipated further reunions as soldiers come home from Europe and the Pacific. A Sacrament meeting and Relief Society Bazaar plus dance highlighted community activity with talks by returning service members and local residents.
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Pearson
West Point
Utah
Thelma Pearson
Ogden
Cecil Pearson
Marines
Marine Corps
South Pacific
New Zealand
Saipan
San Diego
Ken Johnson & Son
Danny
Ann Hull
Preston
Virgil Johnson
Murtaugh
Ken Johnson
Virgil
European Theatre of War
Alvin Peterson
Logan
Inlaw
Deward Carver
Hyrum Jepsen
Marylin
Linda Glade
Harold Glade
Gilbert Keller
Salt Lake City
Delmer Olson
Charles Shumway
Treasureton Ward
Carolyn Rasmussen
Hyrum W Jepsen
Vernon
Jessie Westerberg
Relief Society
Music and fellowship ease barriers in a barbecu
The writer recalls gathering at Ed Crumpit's bar and barbecue last Saturday night. Ed played guitar while friends finished beer and hot dogs and sang together. The scene illustrates how music bridges prejudice and intolerance in a community.
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Ed Crumpit
Songs for a Better World melody and mood
A short, informal note extols music as a unifying force that can ease grudges and make the world kin. It suggests songs around the fire and at home, and even pairs a mellow beer with such music as part of the shared experience.
Pranks and Puzzles in a Quieter Era
A string of curio items and quips includes jokes about white collars and old timers, a note on Victory Gardens teaching farmers wealth, a caller claiming a rat in a room, a hotel clerk’s marriage inquiry, and a tongue in cheek query about whale steak and Jonah.
Quirky Crib Notes and Jests From a Bygone Era
A mosaic of humorous snippets recalling shortages and daily life. A Kansas City woodcutter, rationing, car trouble and Shell signs, a multi-term rural politician, school encyclopedias, sailor jokes, a carmaker boast, and vicarly banter paint a portrait of lighthearted 1930s–40s humor.
Merit System Seeks Applicants For State Jobs
The final date for filing applications for Merit System examinations for medical officers nurses laboratory assistants and child welfare workers is September 1. Vacancies exist statewide with immediate appointments possible. Applications available at Public Health Units US Employment Service offices Idaho Merit System Office Boise. Written exams will be in Coeur d Alene Moscow Lewiston Boise Twin Falls Pocatello Idaho Falls. Submit by September 1.
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Merit System
United States Employment Service
Idaho
Boise
Thos. H. Charry
Coeur d’Alene
Moscow
Lewiston
Boise Twin Falls
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Lois Hope Kendall Dies At American Falls
Lois Hope Kendall 27 formerly of Clifton died after Caesarian operation at an American Falls hospital. An infant son survived. Born April 2, 1918 in Franklin Idaho to Wm D and Zina Hansen Hope. Married LaVell Kendall June 6 1934 in Logan Utah. Surviving: husband infant son Nelda Marie Kendall 9, her parents and siblings Venice Rasmussen Richmond Utah Mildred Rasmussen Smithfield Utah LaRus Cawley Hunt
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Aberdeen
LDS
Venice Rasmussen
Richmond
Utah
Mildred Rasmussen
Smithfield
LaRus Cawley
Hunt
Russian Soldier Feeds In American Mess Hall After Linkup
In Germany near the Elbe the 104th Timberwolf Division welcomes a Red Army sergeant to a U S mess hall. Sergeant Joseph Prockyerkin dines on GI chow hamburgers mashed potatoes bread cocoa amid cooks and KPs led by Pfc Parley Hancock of Preston.
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104Th Timberwolf
Germany
124Th Division
Joseph Proc
Yerkin
Timberwolf
Elbe
Kps
Pfc
Parley
Hancock
Preston
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Franklin
RSS
Glencoe
G. E. Appliance
SPORT
Denver
Colorado
Herman Jepsen & Son
Lorin
Herman
California
Esther Westerberg
Russell Westerberg
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Howdy
Fors
Cynic
Editorial
Tunis
Jonah
Kansas City
New
Sally
Mr. McCune
Lois Hope Kendall
American Falls
John A. Webber Preston
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ington Park
Calif
Clarence Hope
Clearfield
Sterling Hope
Blanche Henderson
Clifton
Jenny Kendall
Aberdeen Cemetery
Wellivelle- Renan
North State
Conoco
Ag Acon
Congbo
Continental Oil Company
W.H. Bosen
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