Former Preston Man Dies In Provo Utah
William Alma Chapman 65 longtime Preston native dies in Provo from pneumonia after a recent stroke. He was born January 4, 1882, married Verena Wright in 1904, moved to Provo 25 years ago, and survived by five children, nine siblings, and his wife who died in 1941. Funeral held in Bonneville ward chapel with burial in Provo Cemetery.
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William Alma Chapman
Preston
Elva C. Pyne
Provo
Mr. Chapman
William H
Emma Ward Chapman
Verena Wright
Logan Temple
Chapman
Conway W. Chapman
Elva Pyne
Ella Bullock
Phyllis Pierce
Meldon Chapman
Salt Lake City
John
Mesa
Ariz
George
Roy
James
Rigby
Ethel
Bountiful
Vernon
Murray
Alice Rigby
Magna
Liddie Dowdle
Mabel Carier
Local residents attend religious and family events in Utah and nearby towns
Fairview residents Lynn Larsen and family traveled to Salt Lake City while others visited relatives in Nebraska. A High Priests party gathered in Preston with many couples attending. Primary Baptismal work occurred at Logan temple. Local social visits included Logan and Idaho Falls trips and a golden wedding reception in Preston.
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Lynn Larsen
Lynn
Theoda Hyde
Zelda Hinckley
Salt Lake City
Orson Olson
Baby
Nebraska
High Priests
Preston
Henry H. Rawlings
Chris Knudson
Merlin S. Whittle
Royal Wilson
J. T. Cole
Oscar Rawlings
Oliver Choules
Urwen Larsen
Logan Temple
Rand
Brent Wilson
Letha Bronson
Betty Jo
Grace
Merlin Whittle
Bertha Melor
T. J. Hall
William Gilbert
Dorma Gilbert
Logan
Mel Brown
Idaho Falls
Ed Cole
Idaho 4-H State Winners Named in 1947 Demonstrations
Idaho selects two 4-H Wear-Care winners Marian Posey 18 Jerome and Dora Maughan 18 Preston each win 25 cash award from American Viscose Corp. Posey demo Pack a Suitcase. Maughan demo Press. Dairy Foods winners Wanda Nadine Gray 15 and Eula Margaret Gray 12 from Nampa receive 60 Savings Bonds from Kraft Foods Co. Their dairy luncheon demo drew 500 spectators.
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Idaho
Marian Posey
Jerome
Dora Maughan
Preston, Hach
American Viscose Corp
Marian
Dora
Wanda Nadine Gray
Eula Margaret
U. S
Kraft Foods Co
Campaign to eradicate rats planned in Preston
Melven D. Smith of the Fish and Wildlife service will aid a eradication drive with C P Maughan county agent Daniel Roberts and city officials. Weather drives rats from fields to dumps stores and homes prompting immediate extermination steps. Rats carry typhus fever bubonic plague and Weil’s disease via urine. protect food and water from contamination and discard questionable food. A meeting will be announced after Mr Smith’s arrival.
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Melven D. Smith
Fish and Wildlife Service
Preston
C. P. Maughan
State Sanitation
Daniel Roberts
Maughan
Mr. Maughan
Weil
Community events and obituaries in Minkcreek region
Mrs Scott Hendricks entertaining club members for Christmas crafts. A fire side at Lael Jensen home with Thornley present and a solo by Mar del Nelson. Funeral in Smithfield for a grandmother. Dallas Keller from Salt Lake visiting in Preston and singing at the funeral. Visits between Malad Idaho Falls and Nelson households. Wilde family health updates in Preston and Salt Lake City travel notes. Rat menace awareness campaign to distribute bait countywide.
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Scott Hendricks
M-men
Lael Jensen
Miss Thornley
USAC
Mardel Nelson
Leeral Jensen
Smithfield
Dallas Keller
Salt Lake
Mildred Keller
Dallas
Bennett
Smithfied
Earl Smith
Arias Keller
Clifford Keller
Idaho Falls
Douglas Nelson
Fae Ross Wilde
Merlin Wilde
Preston
Fay Wilde
Annie Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Salt Lake City
Betty Lou
June Austin
Open Forum WHY The Preston Memorial Hospital
A reader criticizes the Preston Memorial Hospital for private ownership despite citizen contributions. The letter argues care quality should be equal for all patients and notes a mother could not get nurse assistance for her baby for nearly a day. The piece calls for accountability and speaks of local concern from Mrs. Virgie Hansen and Mrs. Catherine Nielsen.
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Preston Memorial Hospital
Bread waste compared to national loaf loss
A statistic compares weekly bread disposal by every American family to a yearly total of 100 million loaves discarded. The line emphasizes household waste and its large-scale impact on food resources.
Idaho Crop Report Shows Record Index for Farmers
Idaho's index of prices received by farmers for principal crops reached 296 on Nov 15, up two points from the May 1920 record and two points above last November. Wheat rose to 2.50 a bushel, oats up 3, barley 4, potatoes up 30 cents. apples fell. Livestock index slipped one point as hog prices fell sharply to 24.29 per cwt, butterfat up, and crop prices generally rose moderating to yield a 1 percent decline in the overall index. The Nov 15 figure stood at 287 percent of the 1909-14 average.
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Idaho
U.S
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Provo, Utah
Fairview
State Agricultural College
Usda Cooperating
Wanda Nadine and
Eula Margaret Gray
Mr. Smith
Minkcreek
Deer Cliff Inn
Deer Cliff
Cub River Canyon
Beautiful Deer Cliff Inn
Open Forum
King’s Candy
Franklin County
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