Mink Creek Road Gets Ready For Gravel Surface
Idaho state bids for eight miles of crushed gravel road from Preston to Treasureton will open August 27 with construction starting soon. The project reflects a community push led by Franklin County Commissioners, Preston Chamber of Commerce, Mink Creek and Gem Valley residents, and governor support. Oiling may follow this fall.
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Mink Creek
Preston
Treasureton
Idaho
War Production Board
Highway‘ Department
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Gem Valley
Preston Independent School District election deadline urged
The notice urges qualified voters to consider candidates for the Preston Independent School District No. 1 board, noting significant taxpayer funds and the district’s strong school plant. It reminds potential candidates to file by August 30 midnight for the September 7 election and stresses the importance of responsible stewardship.
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Preston Independent School District
Preston
Idaho
Bonnafide
Complacency Merely An Alibi in War Production
The piece criticizes government officials for blaming public complacency for drops in plane and armament output. It argues the real issue is low productivity per worker and calls for better management, including harsh actions toward strikers and leaders.
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WPB
Strikes and wartime labor policy debate cited
The document argues that strikes in June caused 400 incidents and 4.75 million man days idle. It calls for ending the 40‑hour week, warns inflation, and urges extending coal miners’ week to 48 hours to avoid shortages. It also advocates unifying draft classification and stabilizing farm and industry labor amid wartime uncertainty.
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Army
Navy
Salesbooks Ordered Through The Citizen
Local customers can place orders for salesbooks with the Citizen. Orders are produced at a leading western manifolding company and priced to match any standard order.
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West
Runaway horse injures Preston resident in Salt Lake City
Ralph Winn formerly of Preston was injured in a runaway accident when his horse spooked the buggy in Salt Lake City. He suffered a forehead cut and bruises to the arm body and skull.
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Ralph Winn
Preston
Salt Lake City
Winn
Ssire Ny
Humorous Snippets and Parlor Jokes From a Past Page
A collage of light humor and quirky anecdotes includes a ship not wanting to be a she with expensive rigging, a party invitation note about borrowed silverware, a jibe about a model husband, and a London cabman’s polite warning. The piece blends banter, proverbs, and caricature dialogues.
Practical Prayer and Quips in a Sunday Scene
A color boy wins a race while praying aloud about lifting and dropping rivals. Observers note his lips moving as he runs. A Sunday School lesson jokes about heathens and a doctor’s house incident adds humor. The snippets close with a quip about rabies and party manners.
State Government Costs Shown In New Idaho Survey
Idaho residents face a high tax burden with per capita load over $100 as total state and local taxes reach about 50 million dollars this year. The Idaho Chamber of Commerce warns that rising costs and excise taxes threaten real and personal property, while federal tax receipts in the 12 months ending June 30, 1948 totaled over 30 million. The report advocates reducing government activities to ease the burden.
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Idaho
Chamber of Commerce
Gem
Earl w. _Murphy
Chamber
Murphy
Boise Office of Internal Revenue
Account Books For Farm Or Home Records
Classified note advertises account books in various kinds for farm and home records available at the Citizen store or office.
Swan Lake Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Preston residents hosted Mr and Mrs Milton Pratt and daughters for dinner with Mrs A Hadley. Wm Thomas Jr and family visit his parents in Swan Lake. Enid Johnson and baby stay with her mother Pauline Thomas. Blanche Hogan and family head to Portland after two weeks visiting friends. Grant Carlson welcomed a baby girl. Mrs Carlson in Poca Tello hospital. Mary and Bonnie Treasures visit J A Hadley area. Geraldine Johnson of Winder visits Belva Hadley. A Florida black woman seeks relief claiming four children. investigator records lap child creper porch child and yard youngn.
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Milton Pratt
Preston
Mraxi
A. Hadley
Wm. Thomas, Jr
Swan Lake
Téllo Hospital
Mary
Bonnie Treasures
Geraldine
David Johnson
Winder
Belva Hadley
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Idaho State Editorial Association
Hong
J. $. McCann
Farmers' Auto & Truck
Ge “Ton
CE Cha Hig
Oneida
Cache
Benson and Hyrum
Amos Belnap
England
G. T. Parkinson
Ernest Card
Riter Brothers Drug Store
Aewie
Bilue
South State Street
Eugene Worley
Hyrum
Utah
New York City
Allen Re. Qutler
LeRoy Hansen
Louise Nuffer
Central States
David Cutler
New York
Mr. Cutler
George H. Hobbs
Howdy
Fannie
Whiffletree
Jack Anderson
Gaia
K . Marlow Funk
Marlow
Enid Johnson
Pauline Thomas
Blanche
Bob Hogan
Portland
Grant
Carlson
Florida
Utah Power & Light CO
America
Sone
Ph Wen UR
Budweiser
Anmeuser-Busch
Saint, Lodis
Anheuser- Busch
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