Employment Up in Franklin County Says Census Data
Franklin County payrolls rose 2 percent from March 1964 to March 1965 in the County Business Patterns 1965 Idaho report by the US Bureau of the Census. Total March 1965 employment reached 650 with first quarter payrolls near $598,000. retail and transportation sectors show sizable payrolls. State totals also rose eight percent, led by manufacturing, with detailed figures available in the official Census publication. PTA MEETS THATCHER: Thatcher PTA opens season with film on school funding impact and hot lunch program details.
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Franklin County
Idaho
US Department of
Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Social Security Administration
Ada
Bonneville
Canyon
Bannock
Twin Falls
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S
PTA
Thatcher
Thatcher Pta
Jane Rudd
R. D. Palmer
Effie Hoopes
Franklin Stake Sets Conference Meet
The quarterly Franklin LDS stake plans a conference in Preston with Elder Everett Bingham and Mrs. Mary R. Young as official representatives. Sessions are Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Stake President W. Dean Palmer will conduct.
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Franklin Lds Stake
Preston
Everett Bingham
Priesthood Genealogical Committee
Mary R. Young
The
Relief Society
Bingham
Arizona
U.S. Weather Bureau
Salt Lake City
Genealogical Society
Young
Stake Relief Society
Free World
Stake
W. Dean Palmer
Elder Bingham
Thatcher
Ariz
Gila College
Lucile (Gumm) Bangsam
BYU Students Injured In Thanksgiving Eve Crash
Two BYU students were injured fifteen miles north of Preston on highway 34. John O. Izatt 23 of New Jersey lost control and hit a steep embankment. Passenger Janice Chase of Provo suffered a broken arm and cuts and bruises.
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BYU
Preston
Sheriff’s Office
John O. Izatt
New Jersey
Janice Chase
Provo
Meeting Set Hospital Gets 30 More Days
The Franklin County Memorial Hospital received a 30 day extension on its temporary license. Dr Therral Carver, administrator, said the extension would allow continued operation while pending formal action and a public meeting was planned.
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Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Therral Carver
Chamber Elects Four Men to Board of Commerce
Four new chamber of commerce board members were named after this week’s vote. New directors are Maxee Chandler, Dr. Clair R. Cutler, P. H. Edgley, and Norman Ricks, replacing Sherwin Webb, Lee Bergquist, Fred Coy, and Milo Hobbs. Holdovers include Eldon Crockett, Eugene Chatterton, DeLoy Palmer, Walter Ross, and Lowell Titensor. Webb remains as ex officio member. 1967 president and vice president to be elected at December 6 board meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Maxee Chandler
Clair R. Cutler
P. H. Edgley
Norman Ricks
Sherwin Webb
Lee Bergquist
Fred Coy
Milo Hobbs
Eldon Crockett
Eugene Chatterton
DeLoy Palmer
Walter Ross
Lowell Titensor
Webb
Thanks Given For Light Project Work
Lynn Fackrell, chairman of the Preston chamber of commerce Christmas decorating fund, praised the city crew and grade school children for decorating the town. He noted generous donations but said several firms still must be contacted and more funds are needed.
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Preston
Proj
Lynn Fackrell
Preston Chamber of Commexce Christma Decorating
4-H Council Prepares Yale Event
Preston high school Nielson Gym hosts the 4-H Christmas party December 10 from 7 30 to 9 30 p m sponsored by the Kiwanis Club under the direction of Mrs Vernon Cole 4-H Leaders Council president Chaired by Mr and Mrs Clair Egbert awards for outstanding 4-H work plus the First Security Foundation wristwatch for the top girl in 1966 Santa Claus will attend and give treats to 4-H boys and girls at the end of the program
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Preston High School
Preston Kiwanis Club
Leaders Council
Vernon Cole
Clair Egbert
First Security Foundation
Santa Claus
River Dam Plans Debated as Protest Flares Up
At a Soda Springs meeting two dam options for Bear River were presented by the Bureau of Reclamation amid farmer criticism of the 1962 proposal. Resigned board member Evan M. Kackley cited the plan as giving away Idaho water rights.
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Soda Springs
Bureau of Reclamation
Idaho
Evan M. Kackley, Wayan
Idaho Water Resources Board
Utah-Idaho
State Reclamation
R. K. Higginson
Utah Chemical
State Department of Reclamation
Oneida Narrows
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Proce
David L. Crandall
Dean Bischoff
Salt Lake City
Narrows
Sak
Gentile Valey
Malad
Russell Cranney
Preston
Bear River Development Committee
Franklin County
Stanford H. Steele
Soda Springs Farm Bureau
Grace School
Reed Budge
Caribou County
Bear River Compact Commission
State Reclamation Engineer
Potato Sorting Begins With Early Crew Lead
Potato sorting started last week with Jack Gibbs leading the first crew and more farmers joining the next week. Early sorting aims to prevent rot in the cellar by removing affected potatoes.
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Grace
Jack Gibbs
Vernon Law to headline Franklin District court of probation event
Vernon Law former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher will be featured speaker at the Franklin District court of probation annual event. The court of honor starts at 8 p.m. at the Franklin take house during a Southern Idaho tour. Law, a Meridian native, has appeared in two All star games and earned national awards. The event is open to the public.
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Vernon Law
Pittsburgh Pirates
Franklin District
Court of Honor
Franklin
Law
Idaho
Meridian
Shas
East
Saglez
Anderson
Safe Opened at Preston High School Burglarized
A burglary at Preston High School between Wednesday night and Friday morning netted about 400 in cash. Entrance was gained through the cafeteria service entrance with a bar, the office door was forced, and the safe was pried open spilling checks and cash from athletic receipts and graduation announcements. This marked the second time in three years the big safe was burgled.
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Preston High School
Sylvester Anderson
Anderson
ASC Ballots Due Today for Community Committee Elections
Farm owners and spouses are reminded by LaGrand Spatig, chair of Franklin County ASC, that today is the last day to turn in ballots for the community committee election. Eligible voters may witness the counting of ballots.
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LaGrand Spatig
Franklin Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Arn
Ito
Couple Shot At While In Texas
A gunman fired from a group along a Texas road, hitting a couple in a car. The bullet shattered the windshield of a car owned by Loyal Hansen while they were seated inside, causing injuries.
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T ‘Hansen
Mr. Hansen
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