North Cache Men Head Dairy Coop
Thedford Roper Franklin county commissioner church leader and dairy farmer was named president of the Cache Valley Dairy Coop at last week s annual meeting He is the first Idaho dairy man to head the organization William Harris of Richmond was named vice president and A W Chambers Smith field was reelected secretary Board members include Earl Shumway Cove and Ed Tarbet Smithfield Roper succeeds Joseph Larsen Mendon who did not seek re election The association marked by strong finances and loyal members with 300 attending the meeting They praised the co op s ability to hold costs and return a larger share of the consumer dollar to members Continued on Page 6.
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Thedford Roper
Franklin County
Cache Valley
Earl Shumway
Cove
Ed Tarbet
Smithfield
Roper
Joseph Larsen
Mendon
Cache Valley Dairy Association
William Harris
Richmond
Harris
W Chambers
Association
Chambers
Preston Man Heads Coop
Preston
W. A. Chambers
Grace District Rejects Bond and Seeks Consolidation
The Grace school district rejected a 675000 bond proposal by a large margin 420 to 141. Petitions inviting North Gem to consolidate with Grace circulated. A straw vote showed 69 percent against county wide consolidation. A Grace board withdrawal led to plans for North Gem and Soda Springs consolidation votes. A car stolen from in front of Johnson Drug Store belonged to William G Hobbs.
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Grace
North Gem
Soda Springs
Grace School District
William G Hobbs
West Side Plans Monday One-Act Plays
The West Side speech class presents four one-act plays Monday at 8 p.m. in Porter Hall after snow delays. Highlights include Winter Dust a serious piece about a mad scientist and family sacrifice, plus The Midnight Ghost a spooky farce Henrys Mail-Order Wife a comedy about marriage, and Why I Am A Bachelor a humorous look at nuptial hazards. Characters are portrayed by students with a small admission fee.
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West Side
Porter Hall
Henry
Preston council approves 1968 budget with increases
The Preston City Council adopted a 1968 budget of 296,250.77 dollars, about 50,000 more than 1967, citing higher city valuation. Increases occur in street, sewer, recreation, street lights, library and water budgets while millage stays at 47 mills.
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Preston
Vienday
Rhyl Swainston
South State
Recreation Park
Harley Greaves
Greaves
Oneida
State Streets
First South
State Street
Preston Set For District Basketball Tournament Starts Wednesday
Long term agricultural loans totaling 4 068 500 were made to farmers in Franklin Caribou Oneida Bear Lake and Bannock counties by the Federal Land Bank Association of Preston. The figure shows a 46 000 increase from the previous year. The annual meeting was held in Preston at the Oneida stake house with Jay H. Felt of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane as featured speaker, joined by Thomas J. Harper of the Farm Credit Board.
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Franklin
Caribou
Oneida
Bear Lake
Bannock
Federal Land Bank Association of
Preston
J. P. Garner
North State Street
Jay H. Felt
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Thomas J. Harper
Farm Credit Board
Preston Man Wins Silver Beaver for Scout Service
Top Scout Award Preston resident Robert Hull received the Silver Beaver at the Cache Valley Council Boy Scouts annual meeting. Fellow honorees included Dr. W. Cragan DeVere R. McAllister of Logan and Charles McBride of Hyrum for distinguished service to boys. Hull has served as Explorer adviser in Whitney ward for 10 years coached Explorers M Men junior and senior softball and earned Eagle badge and Desert recognition. He helped lead as Watchman on the Tower at YM/IA conference and guided Jamboree duties in 1965. He chairs the Leadership Training committee and is active in church and MIA work. In Preston, the Preston Indians basketball team leads league play and hosts the Fifth District A22 tournament February 21 with a potential state bid if they win.
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W. Cragan
DeVere R. McAllister
Logan
Charles McBride
Hyrum
Hull
Explorer
Whitney Ward
Explorers
M-Men
Valley Forge
Mia Superin
January building permits in Preston area stay empty
No building permits were issued in the city of Preston during January. Ted Steers of First Security Bank notes 27 permits issued in Southeastern Idaho for January totaling $211,100. Area covered includes Pocatello Bannock County unincorporated areas American Falls Montpelier Preston Rupert Burley and Soda Springs.
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Preston
Ted Steers
First Security Bank
Idaho
Pocatello
Bannock County
American Falls
Montpelier
Rupert
Burley
Soda Springs
Franklin County stores outpace national average in 106 establishments
A Franklin County survey shows 106 retail stores employing staff with 40 extra small family shops estimated. The ratio is one store per 76 residents versus national 114 and Idaho 89. Decline of small independent shops noted as chains expand.
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Franklin County
United States
Idaho
Department of Commerce
Family Plans Annual Stake Dinner Event
The Wade Christensen family will furnish the program for the annual Melchizedek priesthood dinner at the Oneida stake center in Spokane. Dinner starts 6 30 p.m with the program at 8 p.m chaired by Phenot Edgley Delmer Olany to serve as aggpaster and ceremonies organizer.
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Wade Christensen
Spokane
Oneida
Price Christensens
Utah
Chriéwre
Phenot Edgley
Delmer Olany
District Basketball Playoff Race Narrowing After Final Weekend
The district meets determine final placements with Preston atop the standings after two recent wins. American Falls Bear Lake Aberdeen Snake River Mariah Valley Soda Springs contend for top spots as the double elimination tournament runs February 21 to March 4 at Pageton High Gym. Preston seeks a third district crown in a decade, with past runner-up finishes in 1958 and 1966.
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Soda
Mine Ee
American Falls
Preston
Snake River
Marah Valley
Soda Springs
Pageton High Gyme
Heart Fund drive volunteers named for Franklin stake
Bishop LeGrand Burton of Preston and Raymond Sant of Treasureton will chair the Franklin stake heart fund drive. They will lead volunteer workers calling neighbors from February 19 to 25. Stake ward chairmen include Alfred Kern Vera Biggs Ray Bright Stanley Fuller Elton Eck Mrs Heber Swainston Mark Gregerson Jr James Woolf Jane Baird Leone Kirby Theron Smith and others.
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Bishop LeGrand Burton
Preston
Raymond Sant
Treasureton
Oneida Stake
Alfred Kern
Third Ward
Vera Biggs
Fourth Ward
Ray Bright
Seventh Ward
Stanley Fuller
Clifton
Elton Eck
Dayton
Heber Swainston
Winder
Mark Gregerson Jr
Banida
James Woolf
Riverdale
Janes Baird
Mink Creek
Leone Kirby
Ami Theron Smith
Thatcher- Cleveland
Franklin Stake
Calvin Parkinson
Rita Bownes
Landen Bowes
of Whitley
Fuatus Grea
Gleia
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North Cache Men Head Dairy Coop
Bond
Council
Robert Hull
Serge Benson
Caché Valley Council
Benson
Preston Man Given
Beaver
Whitney Farmer
Cache Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Preston Indians
Ure Heeing ‘McKay
Clyde Susan
Vicki Buttars
Heart Drive
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