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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1945
Page
10
The Whitney Health Improvement Association met January 24 at the schoolhouse with La Dean Foster speaking on hair and nails care. Lila Foster led a color discussion as Jeannine Beckstead reported.
Multiple 4-H Health Club gatherings from January 24 to 26 met at various school houses including Mink Creek Mapleton Treasureton Glendale Winder and Victory. Lessons covered proper food selection eye protection health care and record keeping with demonstrations and discussions led by club members and leaders.
Farmers face soil aging after fifty years of cultivation as crops fail to maintain yields. The piece notes nutrient extraction by alfalfa and wheat, with annual losses of nitrogen phosphorous and potash. It warns against fake remedies and underscores the need for balanced soil health management.
The notice warns that dairy and fertilizer waste depletes soil, risking long term productivity. It urges farmers to avoid futile patent medicine trials and to contact local Soil Conservation District representatives or county agents for help rebuilding tired soil and boosting yields during and after the war.
Idaho War Fund Inc held its annual meeting in Boise electing officers for 1945. Co J Strike, president, praised statewide effort that raised 382 960 to exceed the 380 000 quota and urged stronger Red Cross support this spring. Virgil G McGee and Earl W Murphy were named as officers with Ruth G Moon succeeding Myrtle P Beatty as treasurer.
Thatcher Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wright visited Logan last Thursday. Mrs Adrian Callahan and children plus Mr and Mrs Harris Stephenson visited last Sunday. Mrs Louis Bitton hosted the Bungalow club in Lago with bridge after a turkey dinner. High score went to Mrs Paskins and low to Mrs Heber Smith. W H Mendenhall visited Ogden with Mr and Mrs Harry Sanders. W T Mendenhall was hospitalized at Soda Springs hospital. George Mathews of Grace visited Harriett Harris. Three consolidated schools closed January 24 31 due to illness. Mrs Athleen Walton and daughters Dorothy and Kay of Salt Lake visited. Emil Hansen and Una Hansen were in Soda Springs on business.
In Franklin County Idaho the Gamble heirs and others sue Heywood Heywood Nutter and others over three described parcels totaling 20 acres. The plaintiffs seek release of a paid mortgage and recognition of a valid Home Owners Loan mortgage. The state issues notice and directs defendants to plead within twenty days. clerk’s seal dated January 24 1945.
I certify possession of a nearly white Holstein steer calf eight months old with no visible marks or brands. If owner does not call for and pay costs, the estray will be sold at public auction for cash at Alma Biggs farm Franklin Idaho on February 3, 1945 at 12 noon. Dated January 24, 1945 by John L. Adamson, Marshal.
Notice is given for the Weston Creek Irrigation Co annual meeting at the Opera House in Weston Idaho on Monday February 19 1945 at 11 a m. The meeting will elect six directors for the ensuing year and handle other business of the system. Stock representation is advised in person or by proxy. By order of the board of directors.
A county pool to ship and sell cattle reacting to Bangs disease will be formed. Farmers must list reactors by February 3 at the county agent’s office. Reactors must be slaughtered within thirty days to qualify for government indemnity. Cattle are shipped from Preston stock yards, identified, then sold through a livestock commission, with deductions for freight and commission. Indemnity payments flow from the Bureau of Animal Industry to cattlemen.
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