Obituary: Mheth PE Ayareese PE Baltzar Peterson dies at 72
Mheth PE Ayareese PE Baltzar Peterson aged 72, rancher and businessman from Preston, dies after a months long illness of leukemia at his home. Funeral services held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the First Ward LDS chapel officiated by Bishop Y Earl Godslind. Burial arrangements and service details listed, with speakers and musical selections provided. (Continued on Page 10)
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Baltzar
Peterson
Preston
Y. Earl
South 3Rd East
Ernest ‘Eberhard’ ‘Jr
Sadie
Dewey Olsen
Com‘pany
Missing in Action Hills and Wounded in Europe
Telegram reports Pvt Francis Hill missing in action on the western front in Europe and another Hill, Ried, seriously wounded in Germany. Hill of Preston, California and Lago families noted. Hill listed 48th division with overseas assignment in Italy earlier. Ried Stephenson, son of Nellie Stephenson of Lago, previously wounded in France and awarded the Purple Heart, remains in uncertain condition with no new word.
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Franklin
Francis Hill
Europe
Mies
Nettie ’ Hilll
Hill
Heodo
Myre
United States
Italy
Portland
Oregon
Harvey
Ray Hill
California
Ruth Carter
Pocatello
Mattie Chatterton
Marie Owens
Josephine Chatterton
Preston
Alvin Hill
Lago Man
Nellie Stephenson
Lago
War Department
Ried
Germany
France
Evans Says Thanks as He Leaves Boise Idaho
Idaho Attorney General Phil Evans releases a message of appreciation to friends and associates as he departs Boise. He notes long residence in Franklin County and fond memories, sending kind wishes to all. The Evanses plan to close their home on South State Street temporarily and may sell later.
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Boise
Idaho
Phil Evans
Evans
South State
Mr. Evans
Four Year Courses Proposed at Southern Branch Idaho
An Idaho proposal urges expanding the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho to offer four-year programs. It argues more college graduates are needed in agriculture engineering mining and related fields to boost postwar recovery and compete globally.
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Dustry
Idaho
Ridahouy
Sheewat
Alfred Cordon
University of Idaho
Preston Rotary hears Captain Reeves on foreign service
Captain Reeves and Tom Heath led a Preston Rotary club meeting at Clint's Blue Room. Reeves spoke of 18 months in the Italian war theatre and shared experiences, noting Europe’s social and economic lag and praising USO and Red Cross programs for servicemen. Reeves’ career spans military police to photographic reconnaissance, with a captain’s commission earned early in the current conflict.
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Mel Reeves
Tom Heath
Preston
Clint
Captain Reeves
France
Italy
Europe
USO
Thei Red- Cross
Reeves
Foreign” Service
Tast
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce to Hear Western Division Head
Announcement this week by the Los Angeles secretary states W. E. E. Hammond of the United States chamber of commerce Western division has accepted an invitation to speak at the Preston Weldon Nash chamber annual meeting in February. Hammond will travel from Los Angeles to address members and is regarded as an eloquent speaker who will provide a splendid program for the session.
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Hammond
Reclamation Meet Set Jan. 3 in Preston County
A public meeting titled reclamation in the postwar era is planned for Wednesday evening January 3 in Clint's Blue Room. State reclamation official Wm Welch will speak on water issues and storage needs, with Weldon Nash inviting irrigation and drainage officials and others to attend and reserve seats.
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Preston
Commerce
US Meeting
Clint’s
Cate
Wm. Welch
State Department
Welch
Indi
Denver
Weldon
Nash
The
Gas Ration for Trucks in Franklin County
Franklin county truck owners are urged to call the War Price and Rationing Board to obtain first quarter truck gasoline coupons. Return form R-596 if not yet completed and bring Certificate of War Necessity and old fourth quarter book cover when applying. Coupons must be requested before January 10 or they may be reduced by the Board.
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Franklin County
Sheriff Appeals to Rural Owners on Loose Stock
Complaints registered at Sheriff Lee Hansen’s office from rural communities cite hazards on highways and problems for neighboring farmers. He requests cooperation to keep all livestock securely corralled.
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Lee Hansen
Hansen
Utah Idaho Pen Growers Set Annual Meeting in Preston
Members of the Utah Idaho Pen Growers association are notified of the annual meeting to be held Saturday in the basement of the courthouse in Preston at 2 pm. An election of a complete board of directors and an inventory report of the past year will be presented.
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Utah-Idaho
Pen: Growers Association
Corporal Promoted Calvin Forsgren Joins Bomber Crew
Calvin E Forsgren son of Eli and Mrs Forsgren of Riverdale promoted to corporal at his bomber base. He has been selected as a waist gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress. Formerly a farmer, he is assigned to the same crew as Cpl Blaine Gamble of Preston.
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Calvin E. .Forsgren
Eli’s. “Forsgren
Riverdale
Calvin
Cpl
Blaine
Gamble
Preston
Year 1945 War End Hope In Community Message
A community message from 1945 expresses gratitude for American freedom and friendship. It prays for an end to global devastation and for returning service members to reunite with families as nations look toward peaceful postwar relations.
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Ste
Douglas Fort Douglas inducts twenty three men for selective service
Fort Douglas Tuesday morning sent twenty three men from Franklin county to complete the December call for selective service. Transfers into the induction list include Roholf John M Rich sede y Reed Sotaehe and MNI 3 .W. Nielson and others with volunteers Reed B Wakley Reed P Jensen and Joseph M Viehweg. Inductees Joseph W Kay and Lester Austin added.
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Franklin
Fort Douglas
Selective Service
Roholf
John
Reed
W. ‘Nielson
Fiennet P. Her
Russel Hans Nelson
Russel Hans Nelson,* “Clit S Barton
Lester C. ‘Jenson
Byron P. Erickson
James ‘Kimber Hansen
Reed B. Wakley
Reed P. ‘Jensen
Joseph M. Viehweg
Joseph W. Kay
Lester Austin
Franklin County Officials to Take Oath Jan 8
Newly elected county officials will be sworn into office January 8. Deputies will serve two years, with regular county road department employees continuing in their posts.
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Eota Movs
Franklin
Manney
Shantiary Biss
Farmers reminded of December 31 deadline for conservation practices
Farmers in Franklin County were reminded this week that December 31 is the last day on which soil conserving practices may be carried out for the 1944 program. Practices after this date will not be eligible for payment, and the local county Triple-A office should be notified when all practices are completed so final payment can be issued promptly.
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Ac Frenklin i
Ratterss
Clifton Woman Sends Monthly Letters to Clifton Service Members
Mrs Vinnie Hawkes of Clifton writes monthly letters and holiday greetings to 65 local servicemen serving abroad or at home. She started last March at the invitation of Bishop L E McDermott and funds Christmas fruit cakes for 25 overseas and 29 domestically stationed boys.
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Vinnie Hawkes
Clifton Boys
Clifton
L. E. McDermott
Economic Fallout Foresaw From War Demand Shifts
The report predicts Farmers’ cash income near 1944 levels at about 200 billion dollars while mining outputs dip five percent. Petroleum rises five percent and iron steel fall ten. Chemical, lumber, paper and shoe sectors mimic 1944 patterns with modest gains or losses. Industrial payrolls drop about ten percent and construction leads a 25 percent surge. Retail demand for luxury goods could weaken as electric power output declines five percent and railroad freight falls fifteen percent.
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Tevels
Babson forecast of 1945 business and price trends
Roger W reports Babson chart forecasts for 1945 with US and Canadian business reductions of over 10 percent, ongoing war production cuts, limited postwar growth, larger raw material piles, smaller manufactured goods, population rise of about 700,000, and continued rationing and price controls into the year.
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United
Babsonchart
Babsonichart
Ithan
Ito
Boeing
Japan
Steiaidiadits
United States
Idaho Selective Service Induction Figures For 1945
Lt. Col. Norman Adkison reports Idaho faces heavy pre induction and January calls as wartime needs rise. January and February quotas strain available men under 26, with March inductions likely for those above 26. County and area lists provide January dates and pre induction quotas across Bannock, Cassia, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Minidoka, and others. Mrs Lettie Paull visited relatives in Salt Lake City during Christmas.
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Boise
Idaho
Normain
Adkison
Fithet Tal
Selective Service
Pocatello Area
Bannock
Pocatello City
Bear “Lake
Bonneville
Cassia
Madison
Minidoka
Oneida
Power
Bingham
Butte
Caribou
Custer
Franklin
Fremont
Jefferson
Lemhi
Teton
Pocatello
Special Need Seen For Farm Deferment To Raise Scarce Crops
Franklin County sugar beet farmers face dearth of farm deferments despite beets being a major crop. Local manager Tom Heath urges preserving farm labor as much as possible to support wartime food needs. Lt Col Norman Adkison and state selective service officials discuss cases and potential exemptions for farm youths amid draft pressures.
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Tom*Heath
Franklin County
WFA
Heath
Norman ’Adkison
Selective Service
Tabor
Obituary notes and funeral services for Mrs Susie Nelson
The Riverdale community pays tribute to Mrs Susie Hawkes Nelson who died Saturday at her Riverdale home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Riverdale Chapel with tributes from Isaac Evans Hyrum Jensen LeGrande Richards and others. Burial followed.
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Riverdale
Paul R. Wynn
Oneida
Susie ‘Hawkes Nelson
Nelson
Isaac Evans
Hyrum Jensen
Logan
LeGrande. Richards
Hyrum
Jepsen
Glencoe
Horace
Baugh
Bar
Treasureton
Smade¢ In
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