Farm Loan Group Convenes for Idaho Meeting
More than 250 members and wives gathered at the Eagles hall Malad and Oneida Stake LDS recreation hall Preston for the Idaho Pioneer National Farm Loan association annual meeting. Arnold Anderson Spokane regional manager spoke. Clifford Warr reported the group now services over three million dollars in Federal Land Bank mortgages. Directors Fred M. Cooper and Leonard Nelson were reappointed for three-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Hall
Malad
Oneida
LDS Recreation
Preston
Idaho Pioneer National Farm Loan Association
Arnold Anderson
Idaho
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Clifford Warr
Leonard Nelson
H. L. Bassett
Grace
W. L. Baker
Albert E. Moser
Dayton
S. LeRoy Salvesen
Downey
Leo D. Williams
Olsen Twins Chosen for AC Opera Leads
Preston High School twins Beth and Barbara Olsen have been chosen for the leads in Gounod's Romeo and Juliet to be staged at USAC in March. Beth will sing Juliet and Barbara as Stephano under director Prof. Walter Welts. They are daughters of Mr and Mrs Dewey S Olsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Preston High School
USAC
Beth Olsen
Juliet
Barbara
Olsen
Stephano
Gounod
Walter Welts
The
Dewey S. Olsen
Elderly Couple Injured in Utah Crash
Mr and Mrs Alonzo H uridy of Preston were injured Monday when high winds tore a semi from its couplings and sent it into oncoming traffic three miles north of Bountiful Utah. Mr Handy received head lacerations and rib fractures while Mrs Handy had a possible back fracture and a fractured right arm. Both are at LDS hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo"H. @uridy
Preston
Bountiful
Mr. Handy
Handy
LDS
Local Car Salesman Wins Detroit Trip in Olds Contest
Don Ransom of Cranney Chevrolet Co. Preston led a two month Oldsmobile sales contest in the intermountain zone earning top points to win an all expense paid Detroit trip for himself and his wife. Russell Cranney confirmed the June departure and praised the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Corp
Don Ransom
Preston
Cranney Chevrolet Co
Oldsmobile
Cranney
Detroit
Joe Steers
Cranney, Chay
Lg' Wee
General Motors
Mr. Steers
San Francisco
National ‘Automobile Dealers Assn
Service Station Fire Damages Sinclair Station
A Thursday fire at the Sinclair Service Station on North State started while a floor was being cleaned with gas. The blaze damaged part of the building, estimated at 300 dollars, with potential losses up to 6000 if uncontrolled. Proprietor Farren Keller received minor arm and hand burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
North State
Farren Keller
Local Pioneer Lady Is 82 Sunday, Young in Heart
Annie Wolverton of Dayton, spending winter with a daughter, will turn 82 February 15 yet stays youthful in spirit. She recalls pioneer days, enjoys modern comforts, and cherishes both past and present while recounting flights to Elko in 1940 and to Nevada for family tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Emma’ Gordon
Pocatello
Wrestling Card Planned Feb 20 at Cache Valley Arena
The Cache Valley Auction Co. arena will host its first wrestling card on Friday evening February 20 as an opening attraction. The pavilion offers unobstructed ring views and promoters hope to gauge local interest for regular boxing and wrestling events. A promoter from Idaho Falls plans to bring top wrestlers next week for the card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache Valley Auction Co
Idaho Falls
Founders Day Program Honors PTA Pioneers
A joint founders day program observed the birthday of P T A in the high school auditorium Monday night with Jefferson and Central units. Hilda Fellows presided as chorus from the west side sang under Mrs. Ariel Nash. Mrs Nat Edwards paid tribute to founders. Clifford Forsgren spoke on Parents With a Purpose. Lifetime membership pin presented to Mrs Lee Berquist for PTA service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P-Ta
Jefferson
Hilda Fellows
West Side
Ariel Nash
Nat Edwards
Clifford Forsgren
E Bond Sales Rise in Franklin County in 1952
Purchases of series E bonds by individuals totaled 5 878 826 dollars in 1952 while J and IX series sales to the public reached 2 036 125 50 dollars. T Roy Peterson said E and H bond sales rose nine percent from 1951 and J and K bonds fell by five million dollars year over year. He noted the drop occurred before the new J and K bonds and the old F and G series were replaced. He forecast 1953 demand would rise as more investors use payroll savings plans and see these bonds as profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Defense Bond
T. Roy Peterson
Two Teenagers Taken Into Custody For Auto Theft
Ogden youths aged 14 and 15 were taken into custody by Sheriff Ray Talbot after a stolen car wreck near Weston. The car had been taken from the Hansen residence in Ogden and abandoned after a night of trespass and hitch hiking. The older boy, on probation, is also being questioned about other stolen car cases in Ogden and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Ray Talbot
Preston
Lorenzo E. Hansen
Hansen
Linrose
Weston
Weston High School
Borrow
Lewiston
Logan
Utah
Senior daughter of Barfus leads in Naughty Marietta
A high school senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barfus, plays Marietta in the opera Naughty Marietta to be presented next week. She has starred in operas for four years and is active in dramatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendrick Morrison
Captain Dick
Oliver Morrison
George Barfus
Marietta
Preston High 16th Straight Victory Despite Close Win
Preston High School Panthers beat Snake River 44 38 to extend season win streak to 16. Herzog led with 14 points as Condie and others aided on defense. The team heads to West Side court for their 17th victory bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School Basketeers
Snake River
Panthers
Herzog
Condie
Redmen
Infant Dies of Influenza in Murray Home
Susan Faux 19 months old daughter of Franklin and Jocelyn Wart Faux died Monday at the family home in Murray Utah from influenza. Survived by parents and four month old brother Steven. Father Mr Faux formerly taught at Preston High now a chemist at Standard Oil Co Murray. Funeral services set for Thursday at 12 30 p m in Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Faux
Franklin
Jocelyn Wart Faux
Murray
Steven
Mr. Faux
Preston High School
Standard Oil Co
Cub River Stockmen Hold Annual Session At Courthouse
The Cub River Stockmen's association met February 7 at the Franklin county courthouse to elect officers and discuss grazing use on the national forest range for the coming season. George Peterson and A C G Hull were re elected to the advisory board for two year terms alongside Ben E Swann Ralph Porter and George Burbank elected in 1952. Ranger Thomas Levy and Orval Winkler spoke on range improvement plans and grazing rules for forest land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub River Stockmen’s Association
Franklin County
Thomas Levy
Preston
George Peterson
A. C G. Hull
Ben E. Swann
Ralph Porter
George Burbank
Ranger Levy
Orval Winkler
U. S. Forest Service
Levy
Winkler
Thompson Brother Enlists in Army Heads to Fort Douglas
Clair B. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thompson, left for Fort Douglas February 4 after being inducted into the army. A West Side High School graduate, he is the third in his family to serve the nation, with the family now residing in Idaho Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair B. Thompson
Fort Douglas
W. J. Thompson
Weston Now
Idaho Falls
West Side High School
Eyewitness Account Of Dutch Flood Disaster
A local missionary in Holland reports a great sea storm that flooded coastal towns in Holland and neighboring lowland nations. Charles R. Hobbs, son of Milo Hobbs of Preston, describes scenes from The Hague Scheveningen as waves battered dikes and harbor areas, with ships stranded and many homes damaged, amid a national relief push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Great Britain
Belgium
Europe
Preston
Church of
Charles R. Hobbs
Milo Hobbs
Elder Hobbs
Hobbs
den , Haag
Weil
Loosduinsekade 11
den Haag
Scheveningen
Hague
Schevehingen
Dollar Day Promotions In Preston This Week
Two Preston stores promote Dollar Day sales this week with Golden Rule and M. H. King Co ads outlining bargains on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Buck's War Surplus store on State and Oheida closes out stock at reduced prices to finish moving merchandise before relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Golden Rule
M. H. King Co
Buck’s
State and
Oheida Streets
Whitney Scouts Open House At Whitney Church
The Whitney Scouts hosted an open house Sunday afternoon with about 80 attendees. Leaders Woodrow Winward and Robert Hull received scout books, and special guests Orrin Jensen and Dr Jensen attended. Thayne Packer of Logan was announced to attend the court of honor next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Church
Woodrow Winward
Robert Wall
Charles Swainston
Charles Carpenter
Lyman Prescott
Delbert Alder
Delbert Chadwick
Lucy
Tanner
Orval Benson
Kent Benson
Boyd Mitton
Glen Tannes
Golors
Grale~Moser
Thomas’ Rallison
Scout Law
Neil Dursteler
Dean Sharp
Larry Benson
Reed Winward
Morris ‘Benson
Eldon Golightly
Richard Bodily
Arlend Poole
Glade Dursteler
Orvald. Benson
Robert Hull
Lynn Winward
Reese Alder
Keith Bosworth
Alvin Hull
Orrin Jensen
Dr. Jensen
Thayne Packer ‘of
Logan
Court of Honor
Gerald Day Returns to U S Then Back to Korea
Seaman Gerald Day docked at San Francisco with Task Force 13, largest to pass through the Golden Gate since 1945. Day, a three year Navy veteran, served on the destroyer USS Brush which was mined in 1950. He returns to Korea for further combat duty. his wife Donna works in Long Beach. Lee Prescott of Whitney takes a receptionist job in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Day
San Francisco
Golden Gate
California
Seaman Day
Myron Day
Navy
Brush
United’ Nations
Day
Korea
Donna
Long Beach
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Farm Loan Group
Oldsmobile Motor Division
Mabel L. Atkinson
Mrs
Annie Wolverton
Elko
Nev
Kem
Ater
Kemp
Eula
Lewis Martin
Nevada
Great Salt Lake
Wendover Air Base
Wolverton
Monne Barfus
Murray Home
Cub River Stockmen
Sion
Elder Molen
North Sea
Rotterdam
Hloland
Dordrecht
the Hague
Stone
Hol
Whitney Scouts
Lee Prescott
Whitney
Salt Lake City
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