Anxious to Link Ancestry with Pioneers
Anxious readers seek to trace family trees to pioneers and Mayflower connections. The piece notes Americans’ desire to link current generations with ancestral roots and historical lineage.
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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
5
Idaho Museum Receives Readers’ Letters On Pioneers
Idaho state historian Gertrude McDevitt notes rising interest in the west’s history as Boise museum letters seek ancestry links and unmarked graves along trails. The campaign mentions Pioneer groups and a western renaissance with dances, frontier attire, and cowboys music in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Historical ‘Museum Aty
Boise
Idaho State
West
Europe
America
Oregon Trail
Massacre Rock
American, Falls
Gem States
Atage Roach
Idaho American Legion to hold 3rd annual Weiser convention
The American Legion announces a July 25–26 convention in Weiser with Commander Jack McQuade of Moscow as guest. It aims to attract about 2,000 legionnaires and auxiliaries from 102 posts in Idaho, with Beumont Tex guest Perry Brown noted. McQuade says membership nears 10,000 as plans build for the March anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Legion
McQuade
Weiser
Idato
Coeur d'Alene
Leslie
Pierce
Third “District
Farm Electrification Peril Warns University Expert
William H Knight of the University of Idaho warns that electricity and water on farms cause many injuries and deaths. He cites electric tank heaters brooders and heat lamps near water and urges dry livestock quarters and thorough wiring inspections to ensure grounding and reduce fatal shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William’ H.° Knight
University of Idaho
Knight
Pipert at the gtr hos pital Wednesday morning
The fragment notes someone named Pipert at the hospital on Wednesday morning. No additional context or details are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipert
Gtr ‘Hospital
Idaho Public Works invites sealed gravel stockpile bids
The Idaho Commissioner of Public Works invites sealed proposals by 2:00 PM on February 18, 1949, for furnishing crushed gravel stockpiles near US 91 Preston and US 30 Lava Hot Springs. Plans may be obtained in Boise or Pocatello for a $2 fee. Bids require a 5 percent guaranty and licensed bidders. wage rates are set for unskilled, intermediate, and skilled labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Boisé
Preston
Caribou
Franklin Counties
Lottice
Department For “Public
Spolse
A. Kelly
Pocatello
Commissioner of Public Works
Notice to creditors of William F Pratt estate
Notice is hereby given that all claims against the estate of William F Pratt, deceased, must be presented with vouchers to the executor at 33512 South 10th Street, Portalo, Idaho, within four months after first publication. First publication January 20 1949.Filed by P M Condie Preston Idaho as attorney for the executor. Best describe Silver City Idaho ghost town context may appear in text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William . F. . Pratt
Wsland
South 10Th 7
Poratgllo
Idaho
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M. Condie
Preston, Idaho
Ter Executor
Silver City
Lennox Furnaces
Utchorged
Lennox Beate
Leline Daluxe
Chevrolet
Fisher
Petterberg Chevrolet Company
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