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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
8
The vehicles will have a 70 ton capacity and handle two auto transport trailers. Standard equipment includes roller bearings and passenger-car type couplers. They will be built by General American Transportation Co.
Ancient and medieval observers believed dogs could detect spirits and foretell death by their nocturnal howling, a superstition reflecting the era’s fear and fascination with the unseen.
The piece surveys New Year practices across nations, noting Roman origins of gift customs, English and Scottish traditions, and varied beliefs. It mentions careful first footing in Scotland, avoiding bad luck in China with new shoes, and debts ignored in Portugal as symbolic start dates.
U S sugar beet farmers harvested a record 17 036 000 tons with a 188 tons per acre yield according to the Agriculture Department. Idaho produced 1 901 000 tons at 21 7 tons per acre. 905 700 acres were harvested nationwide with new yield highs in several states. Amalgamated, Franklin County, and Utah Idaho sugar companies process beets on 88 000 acres by 3800 farmers in 23 counties.
Union Pacific Railroad announced the purchase of 25 flat cars and 50 auto transport trailers for auto freight. The equipment will move cars from California assembly plants to Pacific Northwest cities as part of a jointly operated pool with Southern Pacific Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads.
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