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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
1
Central Ward announced spring high school registration is void due to lacking two staff teachers. Wayne Brown principal of Central School said pre school registration for first graders will be August 28 at 10 a.m. Parents must bring birthdate evidence and copies of physical exams.
The Preston city council will acquire title to the old LDS church owned Opera House and then tear it down in exchange for the deed to the adjacent lot 80 by 150 feet. The site and nearby park on First East are church owned while the city library parcel is city owned. The piece has been debated for years and the DUP notes a historic play in 1982 that spurred talk of a local opera house. The spring floor dance venue was repurposed for an armory by the national guard.
Thieves breached Milo’s grocery by drilling through the roof and tearing back ceiling tiles. About $5 in cash was taken from one register. other registers remained closed. Gunny sacks with groceries and cooking utensils were left near the back door as Chief Ward suspects out of town involvement.
Readings show Wheat marketing quotas for the 1963 crop to be decided by a two thirds vote. A Condié chair of the Stabilisation committee announced polling places and hours set for August 30. Quotas, penalties and price supports hinge on voter approval or rejection.
A motorcycle owned by W. H. Casperson of 190 South Second West caught fire Monday when gasoline spilled near it. The cycle was damaged but the fire was out when the Preston Fire department arrived. A grass fire at Mrs. Ira Oliverson’s home Thursday spread from an old coal house to grass and a neighbor’s barn, with limited damage. A switch engine spark near Weston started a stubble fire Tuesday afternoon, quickly controlled by the fire department.
Two more Farm Bureau Talent Find events wrap in Preston and county run. Last Tuesday ten youths entered at Fairview with several named participants including Carla Rennie Michelle Wilson Lorraine Pate Portia Colegia Dianne Fowers Betty Koller and Angel merged entries. Next week Preston hosts local contest Tuesday and the county meet Thursday as plans proceed.
Members of the LDS church heard cautions against debt and gambling during Franklin and Oneida stake quarterly conferences. Speakers, including Elder Dean and President Mortensen, urged welfare prevention, prudent budgeting, and saving. The gatherings highlighted welfare actions, missionary reports, and youth chorus activities amid talks on communal responsibility and economic restraint.
The 1962 Franklin County Fair opens Thursday August 30 with open class exhibits in needlecraft baking canning and 4 H economics on display. FFA and 4 H livestock dairy judging starts at 9 10 a m with beef lambs and hogs graded at 1 p m by Dr T Donald Bell. Friday brings dairy and livestock judging and Saturday features fat stock sale horse shows and junior rodeo events.
Local newspaper urges renewals and new subscriptions before August 31 noon to boost contestants led by Patricia Kunz with cash prizes. Contest pays 15 percent on renewals and 25 percent on new subs as teenagers work through final week to raise totals and claim top five spots.
Eve Andreasen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Andreasen of Cleveland, broke her right arm after falling from a pony at home last Wednesday. She was taken to Preston hospital then to Pocatello where two pins were placed in her elbow and she returned home on Thursday.
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