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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1947

Page

3

Elks pledge aid to Scout program nationwide

The 1,475 Elks lodges with about 900,000 members vow to sponsor and fund Boy Scout activities, targeting underprivileged areas. Lafayette A. Lewis meets with Scout leaders to expand support, aiming to have every lodge collaborate with one to three local units and mobilize veterans as leaders.

Elkdom Clifford Warr Preston Lafayette A. Lewis Los Angeles BPOE Col Charles Spence Hart The Elks Boy Scouts of America New York Lewis Elbert K. Fetwell United States Hart Thomas J. Keane USNR Mr. Lewis Adm Chester Nimitz America

New Service Manager Joins Petterborg Garage

Petterborg Chevrolet adds J Jep Jeppson as service manager after two years as Ely Nevada and Salt Lake City GM shop head. He brings 15 years GM maintenance, naval service, and DuPont transport supervision with 36 improvement citations. wife and three children relocate to Preston.

Petterborg Garage Petterborg Chevrolet Company Mr. Jeppson Preston

Idaho Social Security Pays $84 216 in June

Monthly benefits totaling 84 216 were paid to 4 839 Idaho residents in federal old age and survivors insurance during June. Only 910 residents across 16 counties receive 14 116 monthly, while many eligible do not file claims.

Idaho C. Wayne Tucker Pocatello Social Security Administration Tucker Franklin County Treasury Department Pocatello Social Security Administration Preston Idaho State Employment Service Oneida

Farm prices reach October peak matching 1920 high

University of Idaho extension service economists report farm price index hit a new October high equal to May 1920, 20 percent above last year as grain potatoes dry beans and eggs push prices higher. They note costs for seeds rose 20 to 35 percent in the year and that prices received by farmers rose faster than costs in the current war period.

Miraeaye OY Agricultural Economists University of Idaho Extension Service Idaho

Puget Sound Hires Don Dahlquist Jayvee Coach

Don Dahlquist former Preston man and son of Mrs. Dick Tufts receives the Jayvee coaching post at the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma Washington. He brings coaching experience from Aberdeen High School Westminster College and USAC and served three years in the German theater as a field artillery officer attaining captain rank. He continues GI Bill education and reports for reserve duty each summer.

Don Dahlquist Dick Tufts Preston College of Puget Sound Tacoma Wash Don Till Dahlquist Aberdeen High School Westminister College Logan USAC Field Artillery Germany

Heninger Heads to Poca Tello Training Week

Howard Heninger departed Monday morning for Poca Tello to attend a weeklong training school for members of the State employment service.

Howard Heninger Pocatello State Employment Service

State traffic officers widen crackdown on faulty lights

Jay Wakeman, state patrol area head, says a statewide drive targets vehicles with improper clearance lights and defective head or tail lights. Many owners have been fined after warnings, with foreign-plate machines lacking Idaho plates also cited. Violator names may be published if violations persist. Mrs. LaRue Skinner of Boise visited her ailing mother, Mrs. Tudora Ashetroft, last week.

Jay Wakeman Idaho Wakeman LaRue Skinner Boise Tudora Ashetroft

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Elks Pledge Navy Jeppson E. DuPont Company DuPont Company Ku Klux Klan J. E. Jeppson Horsman Eiter North State Cleaners Puget Sound Preston Man Seminary Student Body Officers LDS Seminary Bob Wynn Jim Geddes Ardys Andreasen Marilyn Page SUN Auto Chevrolet Petterberg Chevrolet Co
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