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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
11
Doctors warn that mobile X-ray units detect TB well but miss early lung cancer and heart disease. The American College of Radiology reports in Your Radiologist that small minifilms from mass screenings often fail to reveal early, treatable cases, risking missed cures.
The article notes disappointing results from certain imaging methods for detecting tuberculosis and urges immediate treatment for new cases. It covers radiologist certification hurdles, the long training path to specialization, and a piece on using contrast media like barium to aid diagnosis for physicians and surgeons.
The Idaho State Automobile Association launches its annual campaign urging motorists to slow near schools. Key points include obeying speed limits, watching for children crossing unexpectedly, cooperating with school safety patrols, and avoiding passing school buses during loading and unloading. The effort seeks to protect children during the new school year.
Mink Creek visitors over the past week include Leonard Rueckert and Claudia Barlow of Ogden, Clara Valentine and son Bob of Modesto, Matilda Barlow Gilbert of Fairview, James Jenkins of Logan, Walter Barlow of Salt Lake City, and Granville Barlow of Lewiston. Norman Larsen hosted a chicken dinner for the group. Anna Wilde of Preston visited the Wilde home. A Mink Creek gathering of seventies and high priests and wives occurred at the Mink Creek ball park with organizers Bill Carver, James H. Baird, Harold Baird, Leeral Jensen and Rex Crane assisting. Pearl Blodgett of Ogden and her mother Priscilla Bowman of Mapleton visited Snend Anderson. Elias Lee Hansen of Nyssa, Ore., came as Franklin County visitors after funeral services in Tremonton for James Keller. Lee Esther Jensen and Sid Piexetto of Pocatello were weekend guests of Thomas Jensen and Dean Jensen. The Jensens and Conjrad Bell and Dwight Wilde households hosted guests. On Sunday Thomas Jensen drove to Georgetown to spend time with Milton Smith.
Local families gather for birthdays and reunions at Mink Creek and nearby towns. The Bell family hosts a birthday party for Conrad Bell with 25 relatives, a wiener roast, and bonfire. A Mink Creek 4-H style show features sewing demos, a pantomime, and violin numbers. Four-H leaders and multiple Keller, Jensen, and Wilde family members are noted among weekend visitors and awards. The James Cowan Watson family reunion occurs in Preston park with Franklin county relatives.
Mrs Chris Hiansen and daughter joined by Dorothy Packer and family of Riverdale and Paul Adams and family of Cleveland attended FHA convention in Pocatello. Kathryn Wilde Le nore Rasmussen and Sarah Westerberg were present. Serge Gudmansen and family from Ogden visited Rex Crane home. Capt Earl Hattaway and son David left for Cherry Point NC after vacation with Marinus Hansen family.
Washington's Olympic Peninsula houses the world's largest Sitka spruce and western red cedar with impressive girths, along with notable Douglas fir and western hemlock sizes. The Sitka spruce measures 51 feet 6 inches in circumference at chest height, the western red cedar 66 feet 1 inch, the Douglas fir 53 feet 4 inches, and the western hemlock 27 feet 2 inches.
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