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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1961
Page
9
Uncle Dan critiques tax law growth from 31 words in 1913 to 440000 words in 1961, mocks Hollywood refunds and legal fees, and contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern conundrums. He riffs on marriage rings and preacher tips while lampooning bureaucratic red tape.
A Saturday meeting hosted by local sellers hears Ed Doolittle mock the bank system and argue one vice president per bank. Clem Webster reports James Patton seeks farm licensing, while Zeke Grubb plans to write Congress. The group favors farm licenses and US price fixing debates in Washington with Kennedy and Jack pursuing indictments.
Readable portions describe Cleveland girls D Amn McGregor Debra Wright Darla Condie earning blue ribbons at Caribou county fair. The article also notes a community back to school dance sponsored by MIA Bannock Idaho at the LDS hall in Soda Springs and multiple local visits, travels, and gatherings across Weston Preston and Grace with family and church members.
Weston Mr and Mrs McFadden visit Mrs Annie Goodsell at her home. The Hardestys greet friends and enjoy their new baby boy. Owen Maughan hosts Alfred and Kathleen Maughan from Idaho Falls. new granddaughter for Owen and Iane. Arch Lott family visits from Murray and Los Angeles. trip to Emmett. McKay son DeVere interviewed for a mission. Leslie David released after broken ribs. Floods bring hail and gravel to West Hills Ezra Benson area.
Local residents attended weddings and funerals, visited relatives, and traveled for fairs and reunions. Names include Bessie Olson, Vern Giles, Henry Hatch, Cecil Fisher, Stan Fisher, Joyce Tanner, and many others from Pocatello, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Rexburg, Clifton, Crystal Springs, and Montpelier. Trips covered Brigham City, Ogden, Logan, and Yellowstone via family ties and church events.
Mink Creek Sunday visitors were Mrs. Serena Christensen visiting with family in Mink Creek. The Jensen home welcomed her relatives Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith from Georgetown and the Christensen family. Mrs Christensen recently returned from a lengthy trip to California with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Loren Keller and daughter Ada Irene traveled to Salt Lake City on Sunday to visit Wendell Keller who is a patient at the veteran's hospital.
Instructions urge rapid calm exit during fires. Warn against crowd crush and instruct calling the fire department from the nearest alarm box or phone. Emphasizes practiced family drills and orderly movement to exits.
Community newspaper thanks advertisers for funding and invites readers to support local businesses that sustain the publication and share in daily updates about Franklin County residents.
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