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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1965
Page
2
Opinion notes Utah and Idaho seek reciprocal rules on boating licenses driver permits hunting and fishing permits to end border tensions. It says both legislatures pass many laws creating red tape and hopes for mutual agreement to restore friendly relations and reduce friction for residents.
West Side superintendent Lyle Porter objects to Idaho budget laws saying the biennial formula reshuffles funding, delaying budgets and hiring. He urges a three year bill to stabilize planning and morale for teachers and districts.
Carl Warrick of Salt Lake City recalls hauling rock for the Preston Opera House foundation in winter 1905 and working on the hardwood floor during WPA times. Jennie Weaver Holt laments the building's demolition, recalling performances and the Oneida stake’s new use of the site.
A poem speaks of friendship and blessing as a lifting touch when burdens grow heavy on the road home. It recalls memories of an opera house, community life, and a note on voters in Trenton. The piece blends verse with reflections on courage, pride, and civic sentiment.
A birthday notice asks readers to submit names by February 18 for the upcoming Happy Birthday column. It lists numerous names and notes a birth announcement for LeRoy Robbins’s infant son born January 25 1965 at 429 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces as the first child for Roy and Dale Lars as first grandchild for Dale Lars and great grandchild for some relatives.
This column highlights local life with Mr J Geo Smith starting a wholesale and retail produce house to help farmers sell perishable goods at standard daily prices. It also notes Hugh S. Geddes returning from a New Zealand mission, a newborn son for Chris Christensen and wife, and various social events and visits across Preston and Mink Creek reflecting 1915 and 1935 community life.
Gov Robert E Smylie renews push for a constitutional convention and a parallel review commission. A joint resolution to place the question before voters is being drafted and may reach the House State Affairs committee soon. Smylie urged convening in the State of the State message, noting past failed efforts and calling for revision.
The 1960s drive for constitutional changes in Idaho runs through a flood of proposals. Ten House and five Senate amendments aim at gambling, annual sessions, and replacing the superintendent of public instruction with an appointive post.
Marian and Nick Rust host a pie and ice cream gathering with Dean. Keith Christensen hurried with golf and country club tickets. Gus Mink returns from Salt Lake flight club trials. Clair Rosen plans for a wife to accompany someone. Bill Hollingsworth travels through the plant. Fonette Porter forgets. Judge Darrell Gamble photographs at the operetta where Nate Thomas and Cecil Miles attend with their spouses.
Paul Harvey laments a brutal Chicago murder by three high school dropouts and links the crime to broken parental authority and lenient trends. Indiana psychiatrist John Scofield argues teenagers now extend rules, making referees and authorities seem irrelevant.
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