English journalist Vivian Meik to speak at Knife and Fork club
The Preston Knife and Fork club announced a speaker change for next Monday night. Vivian Meik, an English journalist and international affairs writer, will replace Dr Snelby Harrison to discuss Our Outmoded Cities. Meik has an extensive global background and World War I service.
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Preston, ‘Knife and
Snelby Harrison
Vivian’ Meik
National Knife and Fork Club
Vivian
Oxford
Meik
Borneo
High Seas
Calcutta
Preston Rifle Club Plans Turkey Shoot on Dec 14
The Preston Rifle club invites riflemen and others to a turkey shoot Sunday December 14 at 10 a.m. at the rifle range. Four matches will be held with 100 men allowed per contest. One event is for boys 14 and under. other matches are open to all.
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Preston
Preston Rifle Club
Franklin Bazaar Set For Friday Evening
The Franklin Relief Society announces a bazaar Friday evening in the ward recreation hall. Aprons dresses and other items will be for sale along with a lunch. Doors open at 7 30 PM with a spicy program at 8 PM followed by selling and contests. Neighbors are invited to attend.
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The
Franklin-Relief Society
Beet growers receive record sugar beet payments in Franklin County
Beets paid a record per ton price of 12 dollars for 1947 with a total disbursed of 824 965 dollars to Franklin County growers and an expected 2 54 dollars per ton shortly to bring the 1947 crop total to 14 547 dollars per ton earlier. The Franklin County Sugar Company reports 19 089 500 pounds refined and plans for 1948 labor contracts to secure harvest work.
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U. S. Départment of Agriculture
Jed Lewis
Franklin County Sugar Company
Franklin County ‘Sugar Company
Lewis
Southwest
AAA
Metropolitan Opera Star Suzanne Sten to Sing in Preston
Valley music lovers will hear Suzanne Sten, renowned Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano, in a Saturday concert at Preston High School auditorium. She will be joined by Mischa Poznanski on violin and baritone Walter Welts of USAC. Tickets available at the high school, Hart Music, and from music department students and instructors Lyle Shipley and Lynn Bright.
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Suzanne Sten
Metropolitan Opera
Preston
Sten
Utah
Preston High School
Mischa Poznanski
Walter
Welts
Usac. Er Ath Ieee
Hart
Lyle’ Shipley
Lynn Bright
Millar Resigns to Open Hatchery. Wes terberg Named Manager
N R Millar resigns as manager of the Franklin County Poultrymen's Association to start Millar's Hatchery on South State street in Preston. Melvin Westerberg, already with the plant since 1934, is chosen to succeed him and lead the egg department as the facility expands from 280 to 1650 cases per week at the new modern building with 19 employees. The hatchery opening date will be announced this month.
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Preston
Franklin, County
Millar
Poultrymen’s ‘Association
Melvin Westerberg
Westerberg
Vehicles Overturn In Two Accidents Injuries Reported
Frank Palmer sustained a back injury when his jeep overturned after passing two cars four miles south of Grace on Monday of last week. He remains bedridden for months after treating at Prestor hospital. In a separate crash near mile corner north of Preston a 1937 Plymouth driven by Ruel Wheeler crashed after encountering Luke Smith’s car, rolling and causing minor injuries to five occupants.
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Frank Palmer
Grace
Prestor Hospital
Yay Wakeman
Palmer
Denzil Burke
Mile Corner
Preston
Durwood Hull
Ruel Wheeler
Luke Smith
Lamar Oliverson
Homer Davis
Bill Howe
Milton Johnson
Chick Hull
Memorial Service Planned by Preston Elks Lodge 1670
The Preston Elks Lodge 1670 announces a memorial service this Sunday at 8 PM in the lodge hall. Address by Rev Ed Cunningham of Pocatello, with performances by the Melodians Preston Men’s Chorus and the Preston String Ensemble. The service honors deceased lodge members with the public invited.
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Preston
Protective Order. of Elks
Sto Z
T. R. Bowden
Elks
Melodians
Grand Lodge of
BPOE
Indian Courtmen Fail to Find Hoop Edge
Preston Indiana lost the opening game of the 1947-48 season 19-17 to South Cache at Hyrum. Coach Bob Bunker used 11 players and plans early practice experimentation to form a strong scoring lineup before Rexburg visit. Merrill led South Cache with six points. Herd scored four. Condie added one.
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Rexburg
North Cache High
Richmond
Merrill
Robert Herd
Condie
Couple observes golden wedding in Preston
Mr and Mrs Durrant Mendenhall are honored by their children on their golden wedding anniversary. Open house will be at 239 S 1st E Preston from 2 to 7 p.m. They were married in the Logan temple and have lived in Franklin County all their lives. Mr Mendenhall was born March 18 1876 at Bridgeport, near Battle Creek.
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Wane
Mos
Lorin .M
Elvira
Durrant Mendenhall
S. 1St E
Preston
Preston High Choir Receives New Robes For P TA Project
Preston high school choir robes arrived this week funded by a PTA project. About 800 dollars of the 1050 cost is in hand with more promised. Donations came from BPOE 500 First Security Bank 100 Dick Tufts 25 and the PTA 162. Contests will choose 80 members from 200 vocal students for the a capella group, with older students given preference.
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Preston
Preston P-Ta Council
Preston Singers
Idaho ‘Falls
Lois Goaslind
PTA
Glenn Jensen
PTA Welfare Committee
Lyle Shipley
Preston: Bpoe
First Security Bank
Dick Tufts
Shipley
Earl Hollingsworth Appointed Bishop in Third Ward
Ward conference Sunday evening directed by Pres. Paul R. Wynn announced changes in the Third Ward bishopric. Alfred Kern, bishop for 13 years, was released with thanks, and Earl Hollingsworth was chosen to preside as bishop with William Ariel Hawkes and Von Noyes as counselors. Melvin Harris was retained as ward clerk.
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Paul ‘R. Wynn
Phenol Edgley
Clifford Forsgren
James ‘McQueen
Alfred Kern
Heber
T ‘Winn
Vaughn Greaves
Mr. Winn
Myr. Greaves
Seventh Ward
A. Earl Hollingsworth
William Ariel
Lyle Taylor to Meet Colored Boy in Dayton Boxing Main Event
Lyle Taylor of Dayton faces Norm Bridgewater the top colored middleweight in the inter mountain region in the Monday boxing card at the high school gym. Matchmaker Chatterton announced a strong amateur card with Taylor a tested puncher from Franklin County and Bridgewater highly regarded as a leather-pusher.
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Norm Bridgewater
Intermountain
Lyle Taylor
Dayton
American Legion
Sheeley
Franklin Sends Two Into LDS Mission Fields
Franklin ward held testimonials and farewell social for two young men departing for missionary service. Doney Leon Woodward will serve in the New England states and Delmar Jamison in the Central Atlantic mission. Both are Franklin High School graduates with military service records. Woodward served in the U S Navy in the Pacific and Bakini tests, Jamison in the U S Army in Japan. They begin a two week instruction at the mission home.
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Franklin Ward
Doney Leon Woodward
Ivan Woodward
New England States
Delmar Jamison
Reed Jamison
Central Atlantic
Franklin High School
Doney
Leon
USAC
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Bakini
Delmar
U.S. Army
Japan
Preston Jaycees Announce Christmas Contest Prizes
Preston Jaycees announce contests for a Christmas essay poem and poster with cash prizes in three divisions. Grades 1 to 12 may enter. entries must be typed or inked on one side. Name and address go on a separate sheet and mailed to Preston by December 20. Judging runs December 17 to 20 with tours by night and day.
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Preston Jaycees
Jaycees
Franklin County
Lyle Shipley
Jaycee
Ward church marks 40 years in Winder program
The Winder ward church held a capacity service Sunday marking its 40th founding anniversary. Bishop Ernest Carter presided. Speakers included original attendees Mrs Nels Nelson, Mrs Lizzie Bennett, and G A Bennett, plus William Hawkes, T C Palmer, and the late William Schuldberg. A girls chorus sang as prayers were offered by Andrew Mortinsen and Gustave Hedin.
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Winder Ward
Ernest
Carter
Carl Bennett
Nels Nelson
Lizzie Bennett
A. “Bennett
William Hawkes
T. C
President Smith to Visit Preston for Scout Meeting
Scouters of the Cache valley council will honor Pres. George Albert Smith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the annual council meeting in Preston. The event, Thursday evening, Dec. 11, will be at the Franklin stake house with 450 invited Scouts and their ladies. President Smith, a member of the national Boy Scouts of America executive board, holds the Silver Beaver award.
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Cache Valley
Smith
Preston Pond
Franklin Stake House
National Council of Boy Scouts’ of America
Henry R. ‘Hurren
The Inner Willy at West Side High
A three act comedy The Inner Willy will be presented Friday evening December 19 at West Side High School auditorium. The curtain rises at 8 pm directed by DeLamarr Palmer with Jo Ann Henderson as stage manager and Phyllis Maughan publicity manager. The cast includes Willoughby Adams Richard Fisher and many West Side students in key roles as the inner Willy and family members.
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Willy
West Side High
West Side High School
West Side High Studen
DéLamar Palmer
Jo Ann Henderson
Phyllis
Maughan
Willoughby
Willoughby Adams
Richard Fisher
Hester
Vivian Call
Louise
Elaine Fisher
Olga
Shirley Taylor
Inner Willy
Dwight Jensen
Stanley Clark
Phil. Callister
Mike
LaVel Galloway
Marybelle Turner
Myrna Nelson
Trudy Marshall
Carol White
Janet Marshall
Joyce Merrill
Carol Martin
Kenna
Wood
Indians Defeat Logan 29 to 18 in Basketball Tilt
Preston Indians defeated Logan High 29 to 18 on its home floor. Moser led Logan with seven points while Olsen scored six to top Preston. Geddes followed with five as both teams fouled heavily and prepared for conference play.
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South Cache High
Hyrum
Bob Bunker
Preston Indians
Logan High
Moser
Logan
Olsen
Preston
Geddes
K.herd
Condie
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World Traveler
Franklin
Central Atlantic States
Bazaar
Poultrymen
I Hall
Hoopecnie
Bunker S
Earl Hollingsworth
Winder
Ward
LDS Church
Lcore
Indians
Bunker
Hessman Nalpes EL 2
Zesimea Keller
Soor Fos
LDS Mission Home
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