Soil Conservation Official Warns of Serious Water Shortage
Morian Nelson of the Soil Conservation Service warned Idaho and Columbia Basin water users of a serious supply shortage for the coming summer. Snowpack in Franklin County watersheds runs at 56 percent of the five year average, with January readings at 86 percent of last year. Officials urged concentrating water on fewer acres, selecting deep productive soils, and limiting irrigation to needed amounts to conserve water and nutrients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morian Nelson
Preston
Nelson
Soil Conservation Service
Idaho
Columbia River Basin
Franklin Soil Conservation District
Stanton M. Hawkes
George Barrus
SCS
Franklin District
Franklin County
Cecil Foster
Honor Roll Awards Given Local Youths
Two local students earned places on the University of Utah autumn quarter honor roll announced by university president Dr. A Ray Olpin. The list includes Larry Ruel Crawford of Blackfoot and Norman Roger Hawkes of Preston, both graduates of local high schools. Crawford majors in business, Hawkes in genetics.
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University of Utah
A. Ray Olpin
Larry Ruel Crawford
L. D. Crawford
Blackfoot
Norman Roger Hawkes
Leo R. Hawkes
Preston
Crawford
Preston High School
Hawkes
Dairy Club Leaders Invited to Lions Club Meeting
Franklin County 4 H dairy leaders will attend a Lions club meeting on Wednesday February 22 at 6 00 p m as guests of the Pet Milk company. Reed Magleby announced the event and the invited leaders will hear Charlie Hilt discuss the role of the former dairyman in dairy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
4-H Club
Pet Milk Company
Lions Club
Reed Magleby
Fieldman
Charlie Hilt
Child 6 Hurt After Car Strike Near Preston Idaho
Daniel Hull six son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hull of Whitney was listed in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital after a Saturday accident. He ran across U S 91 in front of a car driven by Lorenzo Kofoed 42 of Ashton Idaho and was tossed 100 feet into a borrow pit. He underwent brain surgery and chest wall opening to feed. The driver skidded 50 feet before impact and patrol officers investigated.
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Daniel Hull
Gilbert Hull
Whitney
Salt Lake Hospital
Daniel
Lorenzo B. Kofoed
Ashton
Idaho
Vic Barfuss
Franklin County
Ray Talbot
U.S. 91
Preston
Poultry School Planned for Four Counties
A two day poultry school is set for February 23 and 24 at the Franklin county courthouse starting 1 30 p m Thursday with speakers from Idaho and Utah. Topics include nutrition, costs and management in flocks from 500 to 5 000 hens and disease control by Dr Royal Bagley. County agents and organizers invite all poultrymen and industry officials to attend.
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Bear Lake
Caribou
Franklin
Oneida
Franklin County
Idaho
Utah
Charlie
Peterson
University of
At Moscow
Robert Black
Poul
Tryman
University of Idaho
Boise
Black
Paul ‘Olson
Olson
Jensen
Logan
Poultryman
Royal. Bagley
Utah Poultry and Farmers,cooperative
Bagley
Vern Jensen
Riverdale
Ralph Millar
Preston
Oliver Choules
Fairview
W. R. Oliverson
Ing
M. C. Grover
Hyrum Johnson
Bear
Lake
Cecil
Alldatfer
Daniel
Golightly Granted Exclusive Holstein Herd Name Go-Light
Eldon C. Golightly of Preston receives exclusive use of the herd name Go-Light for registering purebred Holstein-Friesian cattle. The prefix will be recorded by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America and used for animals bred from his herd. Golightly has long interest in Holsteins and studied at BYU. he is currently serving in the Danish mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey
Convict
Utah
Las Vegas
Bill Coburn
Preston
Bill
Nan
Kent
Smithfield
Eldon C. Golightly
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Golightly
BYU
Jefferson Grade School Spelling Bee Winners Named
Jefferson grade school held a spelling bee on February 8 with grades three to six. In the final contest on February 10, winners from each grade were announced, with Zenda Hart and David Isaacson taking third and fourth grade honors, Sharlene Smith winning for the sixth grade and Jeff Olsen the fifth grade top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Kade Alder
Kristen Larsen
James Drury
Janice Chatterton
Craig Garrett
Stephanie Harris
David Isaacson
Zenda Hart
Jeffrey Olsen
Tamera Anderson
Paul Schow
Patsy Hedin
Rodney Larsen
Peggy Porter
Lance Garner
Sharlene Smith
Zenda
Jeff Olsen
Pook Ag
Heart Association Conducting February Drive in Idaho
Franklin county leads a statewide Heart Fund drive as about 8000 Idahoans organize to fight heart disease. J Clifford Forsgren cites community leaders and volunteers, with Alfred Kern announcing captains in Preston and surrounding towns as the campaign continues through the month.
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Heart
J. Clifford Forsgren
Franklin County
Idaho Heart Association
Heart Fund
Alfred Kern
Oneida
Preston
Harold Gayman
Norman’ Steele
Vaughn Greaves
Banida
G. C. Geddes
Winder
Ed Talbot
Dayton
Leon _ Nuf
Weston Horse Races Hold Annual Cutter Event
Races are held each Saturday on the sand hills east of Weston sponsored by the Cache Valley Association. Ten races planned including one flat event. spectators may drive cars to a knoll for viewing. Refreshments will be available.
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Srace
Weston
Ty the
Cache Valley Association
Citizen Starts Civil War 100 Years Ago Series
The Preston City Citizen announces a weekly series "100 Years Ago This Week in the Civil War" recounting events exactly 100 years after they occurred with present-day style. Authors Czachorski and Moran, Chicago reporters, will publish datelined pieces via Hegewisch News Syndicate.
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Citizen
Congo
Laos
Cuba
Washington
U.N
Abraham
Lincoln
Springfield
D. C
Chicago
Tagane J. Czachorski
E. V. Moran
Hegewisch News
Czachorski
Moran
Preston Citi
Bear River Project Discussed At Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanis club members hear Dean Bischoff and Bill Durant of the Bureau of Reclamation discuss the proposed Bear River dam project. Musical numbers are performed by Coy Manning and Elda Carlson with Constance Davis. Dean Bambrough is welcomed as a new member and reports cover March of Dimes fundraising and Wen zel Keller family fire loss. The next meeting will feature a program on nuclear medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Dean Bischoff
Bill Durant
Bureau of Reclamation
Béar- River
Coy Manning
Elda
Carlson
Constance Davis
Dean
Bambrough
Reed McEntire
Chris Hansen
Nthe
Wenzell Keller
Deeital
Ogden
Education Meeting Set For Monday at Preston High
The Preston PTA schedules its final education meeting Monday February 20 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. School board chairman Phenol Edgley Supt Reed Brenchley Lynn Nelson junior high rep and Thora Winn parent rep will present problems about improving standards to keep the high school accredited. Mrs Dean Abrams PTA officer says the aim is to unite educators and the public to secure the best for every child in physical mental social and spiritual education. Parents and taxpayers are invited to attend and join the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
PTA
Phenol
Supt
Reed
Brenchley
Lynn ‘ Nelson
Thora Winn
Dean Abrams
West Side Pirates Triumph in Tight Win Over Spartans
The West Side Pirates defeated Fielding Spartans Saturday to rebound from Friday's loss to Aberdeen. David Lemmon led scoring with 21 points, Allen Davis 14, Phil Schwaneveldt 12, and Gary Gunnell grabbed 25 rebounds setting a season best, while Spartans Palmer and Parsker each scored nine and eight. The Pirates face Grace Red Devils prior to a pivotal game against North Gem Friday to decide the league title in a potential three way tie.
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David ‘Lemmon
Pirates
Allen
Davis
Phil Schwaneveldt
Gary
Gunnell
Spartans
Palmer
Reight
Grace
Devils
North Gem
American
Falla
Champiionship
Ees! Gem
Anier
Lees
Gem
Pest control school on wheels comes to Dayton Idaho
Union Pacific and University of Idaho extension sponsor a pest control school on the agriculture improvement car in southern Idaho this winter. Speakers include Dr Schnelded federal state veterinarian Boise and Roland Pugh entomologist Moscow. Sessions start Thursday March 2 at Dayton siding with 10 am and 1 30 pm times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
a’_p Schnelded
Boise
Roland Pugh
University of
Idaho
Moscow
Union Pacific
Dayton‘ Siding
Ewo
New Chemical Introduced for Wild Oat Control
The county plans to market Avadex for wild oat control in crops including beets peas and other crops. DeVere Tovey County Agent says the product will be introduced Monday Feb 20 at aida p mi Franklin County. Avadex is applied with a boom type spray rig and incorporated into the top two or three inches of soil before seeding and before oats germinate. It appeared very promising in six field trials in Franklin County last summer in cooperation with Monsanto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avadex
Appiorea
Aida
P.mi
Franklin County
Idusé
DeVere Tovey
Sixefield
Franklin
County
Monsanto
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John G. Kennard
Dairy Club
Millar
W. R Oliverson
Fonda
Dale
George Kusen
Troy
Daily News
American Press
Santa
Holstein Association
Heart Association
Cutter
Cat Weston
Bear River
Kiwanis Meeting
West Side Pirates
Gainig
Gidée Pirates
Aberdeen
Beal
Viele Ys
Pea
P. Schneider
MRR
Roland
Portman
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