Bickmore of Utah Power Dies at 52
Funeral services were held Monday for Tarry Bickmore 52 of Preston after a prolonged illness. He was born October 18, 1900 in Paradise and was active in the LDS church and civic groups. Surviving are his widow three daughters a son mother and several siblings with funeral rites led by Bishop Swainston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Tarry Bickmore
Seventh Ward
Heber
Bickmore
Preston
Paradise
John
Lydia Hirst
Logan
USAC
Claire Barber
LDS Temple
Ae Church
Chamber of Commerce
Preston Knife and Fork
Red Cross
Oneida‘stake Mia
Constance Davis
My Redeemer
Harland Simmons
Merlin’ Smith
Dan Campbell
William A. Davis
Lyle Shipley
David
Ellen Joy Plein
Seattle
John Tarry Bickmore
Rochester
N. Y
Katharine Goff
Salt Lake City
Claire Marie Bickmore
Lydia Ann Hirst
C. S. Bickmore
Denver
J. L. Bickmore
Aston Clayson
Montello
Nev
Florence Fletcher
Tucson
Ariz
Lydia Gowans
Ellen Richman
Brigham City
West Side Pirates Fall to Downey and North Cache
The West Side Pirates lost two road games last week to Downey and North Cache. On Wednesday December 17 they fell 46 to 39 to Downey, then on Friday December 19 they were defeated 46 to 29 by North Cache.
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West Side Pirates
Pirates
Bulldogs
Crusade for Freedom Drive Reaches Franklin County Schools
The Crusade for Freedom message comes to Franklin county schools this week. Pupils learned about signing freedom-grams for those behind the iron curtain in Europe and Asia. Volunteers urge local support, with contributions through schools churches civic groups or directly to Miss Phyllis Homer Preston chamber secretary and treasurer for the drive.
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Franklin County
Europe
Asia
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Asia
Phyllis Homer
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Apache Girl Describes Christmas with New American Family
Julia Ann Valesquez, an Apache-Indian girl living with Mr and Mrs Orewe Johnson in Dayton during the winter, recalls Christmas among her people. She notes similarities to Western celebrations including an Apache Santa Claus and decorated trees while observing cultural differences in display, and says she will miss her family but finds a new family with the Johnsons and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel L. Atkinson
Julia Ann Valesquez
Orewe Johnson
Dayton
West Side High School
Julia Ann
Franklin County Leaders Named for Scout Jamboree
Franklin county leaders Gilbert Cafferty Myron Fennesbeck and Reid Hoggan were appointed by the Cache Valley council to lead scouts attending the national jamboree at Irvinle ranch in southern California. Weldon Nash announced the appointments and stressed the qualified leadership for the youth. Reservations must be made by ward before December 15 with a $10 fee, space limited to about 35 boys from Franklin county, first come first served, for boys second class scout and older than 12 by January 1.
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Gilbert Cafferty
Myron Fennesbeck
Reid Hoggan
Cache Valley
Irvinle‘ranch
California
Franklin County
Weldon Nash
Franklin Stake
Cafferty
Fairview
Myron
Fennesbeck
Coo
Cee
H. B. Hunsaker
Cache Valley Council
National Council
George Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Donald Elwell
Thomas Rallison
Stanley Johnson
Clark Johnson
Weston
Preston Seventh Ward
Poster Winners Announced in Annual Christmas Contest
Winners were announced this week for the annual Christmas poster contest with Roma Cordingley taking top honors. Glen Edwards and Jay Nielsen placed second and third, among runners up Pat Rindlisbaker Anna LeFevre Sandra Davis and Norma Archibald. Jefferson and Central schools winners Jack Johnson and Cecil Tso. About 150 posters entered, sponsored yearly by the Jaycees and the winning posters displayed in the J C Penney window.
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Roma
Cordingley
Glen Edwards
Jay Nielsen
Pat Rindlisbaker
Anna’ LeFevre
Sandra Davis
Jay “Nielsen
Norma Archibald
Jefferson
Central
J. C. Penney
Cache Valley Auction Co opens new livestock pavilion near Preston
The Cache Valley Auction Co reports strong public reception for its new livestock sale pavilion near Knudson Packing Co west of Preston. After two sales this month each drew more buyers than seats, with gross sales around $20,000 each. The public is invited to attend every Wednesday.
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Cache Valley Auction Co
Inside the Preston Citizen newsroom and leadership
Feature on how THE CITIZEN is produced detailing editor Don Smith and the five key staffers behind weekly issues. Notes Smith’s KU journalism degree, prior Julesburg editorship, WWII service, and family. outlines a newsroom routine with 21 correspondents in Franklin county and surrounding areas.
Local Citizen staff figures and family ties at The Citizen
Routine hours greet readers as Miss Norda Lee Bodily leads THE CITIZEN as society editor In four months she edits proofs and runs the office She is engaged to Bart Merrill son of Preston now in Alaska Her parents are Mr and Mrs Lorin Bodily Other staff include foreman Sheeley Chatterton who started in 1918 and previously ran his own print shop He is married to Indera Nyborg They have four sons and five grandchildren LeGrand Eugene Merlin Dale are among their children with military service noted The piece continues on page 4
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Norda Lee Bodily
Society
THE
Citizen
Lorin Bodily
Whitney
Bart Merrill
Preston
Air Force
Alaska
Murray
Naughty Marietta at Preston High School Leads Cast List
Tryouts were held last week at Preston High School for the leading roles in the annual opera to be staged in February. Naughty Marietta is the production with Yvonne Barrus as Marietta and Kendrick Morrison as Captain Dick, followed by a large cast including Sharon Baugh Nada Fackrell Etienne DeLyle Condie Milton Bodily Joan Johnson Nan Parkin son Klane Forsgren Wayne Shaw Bob Kjar Dwayne Winn Kent Benson and many others in supporting roles and town figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Packer
Peggy Fellows
Fanchon
Clynord Lundgreen
Richard
Pirates
Bill
Waddoups
Hal Palmer
Boyd Carpenter
Christmas in Hopi Village Seen Through Phyllis Moore
Phyllis Moore, a Hopi Indian girl from Parker, Arizona, describes a village Christmas at Tuba City. Families gather at a large community tree for gifts and a program, with no dancing, as bells announce Santa Claus’s arrival.
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Mabel” L. Atkinson
Phyllis Moore
Bopi
Tuba Ity
Ariz
Phyllis
Parker, Ariz
Reuben Archibalds
West
Zahey
Santa Claus
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of Utah Power
Roma Cordingley
Citizen’ Force
Preston Citizen
Hugh J. Barnes
Usac Journalism
Hugh‘ J. Barnes
Don Smith
University of Kansas
Smith
Julesburg
Colo
Air Transport Command
Africa
Texas
New Hampshire
Bernadine Carroll
Ovid
Kent
Don E. Smith
Clarin Ashby
Chatterton
SN Bisee
Rex Hampton
Era
Hopi Village
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