Fairview Couple to Observe Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Roy Hall will celebrate their golden wedding with an open house in Fairview ward recreation hall on Saturday Feb 12. A 7:30 to 8:30 p m reception line will precede a program. They married Feb 15 1905 in the Logan LDS temple and have six children, 25 grandchildren, and multiple relatives invited with no gifts requested.
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William Roy Hall
Fairview Ward
Hall
Fairview
Joseph S
Margaret Hill Hall
Caroline Smith
Richmond
Charles
Homer Rawlings Smith
West Side Pirates Rally Past South Marsh in Close Win
The West Side Pirates defeated the South Marsh Bulldogs 50 to 44 at Arimo after a tight first half and a second period surge. Higbee led South Marsh with 18 points while Porter 13 and Tingey 11 added for West Side. They then lost 47 to 36 at Blackfoot, as Walker and Bobby led Blackfoot with 14 each and Porter scored 12 for West Side. Next they host Preston Indians on Feb. 4 hoping to break a four year winless streak against the Indians.
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West Side
Pirates
South Marsh Bulldogs
Arimo
Snake River Panthers
Montpelier
South Marsh
Bulldogs
West Siders
Higbee
Porter
Tingey
Blackfoot
Blackfoot Broncos
Broncos
Walker
Bobby
West Sides
Preston Indians
Indians
Ashton Beckstead In Alaska Maneuvers
Army Cpl Ashton Beckstead 22 son of Mr and Mrs H A Beckstead route one Preston takes part in exercise snow bird a joint army air force training drill in Alaska Ground troops and airborne units test equipment for operations in extreme cold Beckstead a rifleman in company E of the 71st infantry division 4th regiment has been overseas nearly 12 months He attended Utah State Agricultural College Logan before entering the army in June 1953.
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Army
Ashton Beckstead
H A Beckstead
Preston
Alaska
Beckstead
71St Infantry Division
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Preston Soldier Blaine T Cottle Graduates MP Training
Pvt Blaine T Cottle son of Vas Areta Cottle of 67 North Third East Preston recently completed an eight week military police course at Camp Gordon Georgia He learned weapons traffic control unarmed defense and related subjects to prepare for police duty A Preston High School graduate he joined the army in July 1954 and finished basic at Fort Ord California.
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Blaine T Cottle
Vas
Areta Cottle
North Third East
Preston
Military Police Training Center
Camp Gordon
Cottle
Preston High School
Army
Fort Ord
Calif
Kenneth Smith to Return from Guam
Mr and Mrs Paul K Smith learned their son Kenneth and his wife in Guam called last week Major Smith has served in Ja pan and Guam three years and plans to return to the United States in May The family in Guam was at dinner January 24 at 2 am Preston time The Smiths also heard from S Sgt and Mrs Val Smith in Bangor Maine The boys father is convalescing from a recent illness
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Paul K. Smith
Kenneth
Guam
Major Smith
Japan
Preston
Ronald Shrives to Enter Army Induction
One Franklin county youth Ronald J Shrives of Franklin left for induction into the army on Feb 2. Carvel Stephenson, a transfer from Boise, reported for a physical at the same time.
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Franklin County
Ronald J Shrives
Franklin
Army
Carvel Stephenson
Boise
Local Idaho Farm Bureau Meeting At Jerome January Twenty Fifth
Fifteen Franklin County residents attended a statewide Idaho Farm Bureau meeting in Jerome on January 25. Local chair Kermit Shumway led a campaign urging equitable taxation adequate rural education and farm product research to ease costs. Prominent speakers included Roger Fleming William Alexander and Leonard Johnson and Idaho Farm Bureau executive secretary John H Webb. The county named legislative livestock dairy and potato committees with chairs Stewart Geddes Farrell Beckstead Alma Choules and Kenneth Oliverson respectively.
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Franklin County
Idaho Farm Bureau
Jerome
Orval D. Benson
Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation
Kermit Shumway
Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau
William Alexander
Leonard Johnson
John H. Webb
Estus Packer
Riverdale
Joseph Gailey
Frank Gilbert
Oliver Choules
Fairview
Elmo Petersen
Von
Franklin
Gaylord Larson
Kennington
von Noyes
Preston
Moss Lewis
Louis Davis
Rolen Bastian
Weston
Ernest Beutfer
Lyman Balls
Dayton
Farrell Beckstead
Ben Meek
Winn Nelson
Alma Cho
Preston Indians Defeat Montpelier and Snake River
The Preston Indians beat Montpelier 41 37 and Snake River 65 49 last weekend. Hyde led Preston with 15 points and Hinckley added 10. Droughie top scored for Snake River with 17 as Dance fouled out. Next games are vs West Side at Dayton Feb 2 and Blackfoot Feb 9.
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Preston Indians
Montpelier
Snake River
Miles
Hyde
Preston
Spark
Hinckley
Indians
Droughie
Dance
West Side High School
Dayton
Blackfoot
Claire Bickmore Named to Utah Campus Chest Committee
Claire M. Bickmore daughter of Mrs Claire Bickmore of Preston was chosen to serve on the University of Utah campus chest committee guiding the annual campus fund drive. The drive aims for a $2800 goal as a unified fund effort. Miss Bickmore is a Preston High grad and a freshman nursing major.
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Claire M. Bickmore
Claire Bickmore
Preston
University of Utah
Miss Bickmore
Preston High School
Local paper relies on business advertising support
The newspaper credits business firms for financial backing that enables community news coverage. Readers are reminded advertising funds sustain local reporting of neighbors and county activities.
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FrankHng County
Publica. Eet
Toh Posdibla
MINK CREEK Notes on Family Visits and Medical Treatment
Mr and Mrs Conrad Bell traveled daily to Ogden for Mrs Bell's medical treatments last week. They were joined by daughters and relatives including Mrs Zola Jensen in Ogden and Mrs Ruth Smart in Smithfield. Weekend guests at the Wilford Nelson home included multiple relatives from Lava Hot Springs Pocatello and Preston. Mrs Ivan Peterson is recovering in Preston hospital after a surgery ten days prior.
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Conrad Bell
Ogden
Zola Jensen
Ruth Smart
Smithfield
Wilford Nelson
Quintin Nelson
Keith
Lava Hot Springs
Veil Pet
Erson
Gwen
Pocatello
Ivan Peterson
Donnie Bruce
Michael Peterson
Preston
Preston Hospital
Keller Family Gap in Simi Returns to California
Mrs. Annie Keller and her son Ronnie reside with Mr and Mrs Lorin Smith in Simi California Ronnie attends school there Lorin Smith is Mrs Kellers son and teaches at a nearby Burbank California school
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Annie Keller
Ronnie
Lorin Smith
Simi
Calif
Keller
Burbank
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Black
North State
Ken's Electric ‘Co
Isine T. Cottle
Ery
Blaine T. Cottle
Mrj
Kenneth Smith
Ronald J. Shrives
Clair Bickmore
Pete
WIT
Dee Ol
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