Preston County 4 H and FFA Fair Week Schedule
The annual Franklin County fair features 4 H and FFA events from Wednesday to Saturday. Highlights include the 4 H style revue at Preston High auditorium and livestock judging on Thursday, with contests in nutrition garden exhibits home economics forestry entomology electrification and more across the fairgrounds and high school arena. A complete schedule is printed in The Citizen.
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Preston High
Vcss Sevilcu
FFA
Utah Power and Light Co
Farm Bureau
Preston Rodeo
Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee
Ehair
Prestoni
the Citizen
Preston
The
Citizen
Idaho Holstein Club to award best fitting dairy show exhibit
Daniel Roberts announced a new award for the best fitted Holstein Friesian show exhibit. Judges, rules, and presentations will be handled by officials from the American Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and Idaho Holstein groups. Awards will be presented at the Western Idaho State Fair in Boise and the Twin Falls District Fair.
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Ena
American Purebred Dairy, Cattle Association
Herman Weick
Idaho State Holstein-Friesian Association
Caldwell
Idaho
Boise
Richmond of Buhl
Holstein: Friesian” Association
Twin Falls
Daniel Roberts
Franklin County
Roberts
Idaho. Holstein Association
FFA
Franklin contest sponsors junior division talent show
Sponsors organized a Franklin ward event awarding first places in three age divisions. Judges included Mrs. Rhonda Poole Jof Whitney and Mrs. Matilda Gilbert. Winners featured vocal and piano selections by DeEsta Packer and DeAnn Olsen, with several contestants praised for music and reading performances.
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Buia
Mapleton
Franklin
Ward Chapel
Vaunda
Oliverson
Aletha
Chatterton
Scharge
Rhon‘da’ Poole
Whitney
Matilda’ Gilbert
Fairview
Ann Doney
Ave
Magnus
Marion LeFevre
Kent Chatterton
John iPacker
Reading
John‘ ‘Packer
Joyce
Woodnward
Preston Wins Second Annual Preston Baseball Tourney
The Preston recreation department hosted six teams in a six day invitational won by Preston over Willard Utah. Dayton took third with Lewiston Soda Springs Smithfield Hyde Park also competing. Trophies from Era's Appliance Seven-Up Bottling Epic Radiator Shop plus other prizes were awarded.
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Preston
Willard
Utah
Preston Recreation Department
Dayton
Lewiston
Soda
Eph Johnson
Garth Karren
Oliverson
West Side Schools Prepare for Opening on Monday
District 202 announces Monday start for West Side schools with registration for juniors and seniors Friday morning and freshmen and sophomores Friday afternoon. A district faculty meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday. Staff assignments list principals and teachers for Dayton and West Side High School including Brimhall Hamblin Hillman and Mylrose among others.
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West Side
Keith A. Brimhall
Sati Ninajo
Dayton
Ariel Chatterton
Lulu Nelson
Elinor
Sant
Alta McCombs
Lola Jensen
Weston
Arthur
Neuenswander
Rand
Carolyn "Greaves
Lmpbell
LeRoy" Archibald
Pueiball
Eldon J. ‘Hansen
Crates Elsie ‘Bastian
Edna Kofoed
West Side High School
Keith H. Brimhall
Robert Hamblin
John
Hillman
Larson
George ‘Mylrose
Commercial
DeLamar Palmer
Lyle ‘Porter
Harold Taylor
Leo T
Willams
Paul’ Woolston
Sterling Stevens
Bear Lake Rodeo and Fair to Be Next Week
Bear Lake County announces Bear Lake Night Rodeo next week in Montpelier with three performances at 8 p.m. on Thursday Friday and Saturday August 30 31 and September 1 featuring top cowboys and specialty acts. Sheepdog act Millage Becker and his dogs are highlighted along with the famous Tweed also known from Walt Disney films.
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Bear Lake
Gabeands
Tweed
Walt Disney
Photographer Director at Willow Flat Shoots Local Cast
A photographer and director in Franklin County shoot scenes with local residents for a western song series. On Don Carter ranch north of Preston and Willow Flat rooms, 78 color scenes portray westward characters with townspeople including Jim Carter Newt Hart Les Dur Dunkley and Dorothy Greaves. A German police dog owned by Oliver Greaves-Tras plays a wolf in the picture series.
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Willow Flat
Franklin County
Los Angeles
Carter Ranch
Pres
Tom
Willow
Fiat. Toom
Plete
Catholic Service Set for Mrs Tomasi
The Rev Francis Peterson announced that the rosary will be prayed for Mrs Anna Tomasi who died Tuesday night in Weston. A funeral Mass will be offered Saturday morning at 8 o clock at the Catholic church.
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Francis Peterson
Anna
Tomasi
Weston
Franklin County Fair changes horse contest times
Charles Sparrow announces a program shift at the Franklin County Fair. Horse pulling events move from 2 p m to 8 p m in the Preston rodeo arena due to a clash with Bannock County Fair in Downey. Contenders at both fairs compete in similar events, enabling more entries in team weight classes.
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Gine En
Charles
Simerintend
Franklin County
Preston -Rodeo
Bannock
Downey
Sparrow
U S Bond Sales Rise in July Over May and June
U S bond sales climb in July with notable increases in Series E and H savings bonds. Total July sales reach 937 374 dollars, while HL series sales approach the same level, continuing a growth trend into the next months as the 1956 target remains 5 65 billion.
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Gordon Merrill
Preston Citizen reports band director Manning welcomes newborn son
John Manning, local high school band director and father of his first son born at 11:48 Monday near the hospital, announces his newborn as the Manning name continues. His two daughters aged seven and four are noted, with Mrs Manning involved in the band director’s new musical recruit.
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Iwins
John Manning
Menning
Deadline for Potato Pact Voting Warned Next Monday
Potato growers in Malheur County are reminded ballots for the refer endum on amendments to the federal marketing agreement and order program must be mailed to the Portland office of the U S Department of Agriculture by next Monday August 27. Ballots and instructions have been mailed to all potato producers of record and may be obtained from county agricultural agents if not received.
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Aisho
Malheur
Portland
U. S.department ‘of Agriculture
Daniel Roberts
Upper
Snake
Twin
Éresearch
Jengts of
Timdlan
Officers Meet for Training Sessions in FFA Chapter
A district FFA chapter officers training meeting was held Saturday in Southeastern Idaho to prepare new officers for their duties. Norris Mickelson presided and opening ceremony was led by experienced members. Thirty-four officers and advisors from Preston Bancroft West Side Fielding Montpelier Marsh Valley attended after a vegetable exhibit demonstration by William R. Craner.
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FFA
Idaho
Norris Mickelson
Cere
Amonids
Chariton Jacobs
William‘. R
Craner
Cleo Swenson
Vaughn Greaves
J. Neff Boothe
Clair Rosen
Sentinels
Dhd
Preston
Polio Strikes Six Year Old Boy in Preston
Six year old Scott Bodily, son of Mr and Mrs George Bodily of Preston, contracted polio and was taken Saturday afternoon to the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. The disease has affected his left leg and he will remain there indefinitely.
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Scott
George Bodily
Preston
Salt
Lake City
Additions to Franklin County Fair Exhibitors List
County Agent Daniel Roberts announces additions to the fair exhibitors list. The needlecraft committee chaired by Mrs Frank Gilbert adds home sewing women’s dresses wool formals children’s dresses school age six to fourteen pinafores and various garments across coats skirts blouses shirts and housecoats with acceptable fabrics including cotton wool and rayon.
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Franklin
Daniel Roberts
Frank’ Gilbert
Lester
Atkinson
Charles
Rites Saturday for Anna Tomasi
Anna Tomasi died at her son's Weston home after illness. Born October 8 1883 in Cagno Austria she came to the United States at nineteen and married Modesto Tomasi in Rock Springs. Survivors include sons Lino and Eugene Tomasi daughters Linda Checketts and others. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Weston ward chapel with burial in Weston cemetery under Webb mortuary.
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Anna
V. ‘Tomasi
Weston Suesday
Cagno
Austria
Joseph
Albina’ Swaldi
Visin
Modesto Tomasi
Rock Springs
Weston
Lino
Ohio
Saedll
Weston Ward
Ander
Webb Mortuary
John T. Bickmore Earns PhD in Sciences
John T. Bickmore, aged 54, received a PhD in science from State College in 1950. The ceremony marked a milestone in his academic career as he completed advanced studies after years of research and teaching.
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John “T. ‘Bickmore
Preston school opens with new turf and staff changes
Superintendent Mr Simmons announced the district will open for regular classes Tuesday Sept 4 with buses running normal routes and full day sessions. A new sprinkling system for the lawn and improved stadium area were installed. The junior high will house grades seven to nine on the second floor of the new high school building, operating separately from the senior high.
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Eastside
Simmons
Launels
imien _vécational
Franklin’stakehouse
Iit
Don ¢ G. Elwell
Prahklia
Winey
Winder
Riverdale
Mink Creek
Jefferson
Elwell
Idaho Falls
Fairview
Preston
Oneida Station
Smmons
Academy
Dhe
Banida
Wyorm J. Cole
Central
Wavel
Westerberg
Elnora
C.t Magleby
Marie
Franklin County Fair Schedule Attracts Community Events
The Franklin County Farm Bureau announces the annual county fair with a 10:30 a.m. opening led by chairman Ralph Esplin. Events include a girls softball game between Oneida and Franklin stakes, a junior talent contest at 2:00 p.m., a tractor contest at 4:00 p.m., and a watermelon feed at 5:00 p.m. Winners advance to Montpelier on Sept. 1 for division contests with the Idaho queen contest to follow.
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Franklin County Farm
County
Ralph Esplin
Oneida
Franklin
Preston
Vori Noyes
Focal Yelesieny
Weston‘Linrose
Montpelier
Idaho
Lightning Strikes Homes In Preston Sunday Afternoon
Lightning struck the Paul Lower residence during a Sunday afternoon electrical storm in Preston around 4 o clock. The blaze burned wiring in an electric range and damaged the family TV antenna and the neighbor Clyde Johnson s TV set, with no further damage reported in the two homes.
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Preston
Paul
Clyde Johnson
Trustee David L. Johnson Promoted in District Petition
Voters in School District No. 3 Winder circulated a petition bearing the name David L. Johnson for school trustee amid local district activity. The item notes Johnson’s name appears on community petitions seeking a trustee position.
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David L
Johnson
Winder
L. Johnson
Franklin County Among Top 100 In Nation For Sugar Beet Production
Idaho counties list shows Franklin and others among the nation’s top sugar beet producers for 1954. Canyon County ranks seventh in acreage for sugar beets while several counties place in the top 100. The report names multiple counties with varied production and harvested tonnage figures.
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Franklin ‘County
U. ‘Ig’ Department of Complete
Idaho
Bingham County
Canyon County
Bonndville
Twin ‘Falls
Fragmented OCR Lists Top Sugar Beet Counties
Readable fragments name multiple counties and numbers linked to sugar beet plantings and yields. The garbled text mentions Minidoka Trin Falls Cas sia Shieikan Franklin Biss Ovyhze Bannesis Jereua and other place names with district and year-like figures, indicating a regional agricultural ranking.
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Terome
Cassin
Canyon
Bannock
Power
Butte
Minidoka
Trin’ Falls
Cassia
Shieikan
Franklin
Biss
Ovyhze
Bannesis
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Eens
Holstein
Set Vay Seve
Ryt Ng
U. S
TFA
Anna ‘Tomasi
JOHN Ts. _BICKMORE
Couny Fairwey
Bureau
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