Jensen Implement to Open Saturday with Farm Show
Plans are set for the Jensen Open with a Saturday program from 11 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the new Jensen farm implement store on South State Street next to the Crockett service station The event features a free lunch for farmers and their families and a display of new farm equipment The program at 1 p m includes master of ceremonies Cliff Warr introducing Dean Jensen and his co owner Willard Jensen International Harvester films plus motion pictures and musical selections The building emphasizes convenience with a show floor rest room and organized parts and offices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen Implement
Dean Jensen
McCormick-Deering
International Harvester Products
South State Street
Crockett ‘Service
Franklin
Clff Warr
Willard Jensen
International Harvester
Salt Lake
South Pacific
Henry
Baden Motion
Amarimba
Preston aims for cleaner milk standards citywide
The Preston City Sanitation Board, led by Dr. David Cutler Dr. S. E. Nelson and Chief Bill Head, plans to supply cleaner milk through inspections of dairies and sellers. Dairies barns and stock will face strict sanitation rules to deliver the state’s purest milk, starting with A-1 milk for Jefferson school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Jefferson School
Allen Taylor Killed In Hit Run Mishap
Allen Taylor a 54 year old NeflonG resident was found dead on Highway 89 west of Logan near Cache- Boxelder county boundary after a hit run incident. Olive Bowcutt of Garland, Utah discovered the body as she avoided striking it and overturned her car. Helen Lawrence an 18 year old from Garand sustained a fractured leg. Investigating officers Jeff Stowell and H A Sjostrom search for the drivers. Lundberg Tremonton said he offered Taylor a ride to Logan but he declined saying he would go to Brigham City where he worked. The car Taylor rode in was later found further down the road. driver Parley H Rasmussen claimed he stopped to let Taylor out and did not know he was killed. Taylor moved to Brigham City in November and worked at Bushnell hospital. He is survived by his wife Ethel Moore Taylor and four sons Wendell Taylor of Malad Thane Taylor of Los Angeles Leonard Taylor at Ft Douglas Therrel Taylor in Italy. brothers Ira Taylor and sisters Ivy Clayton of Preston Bessie Wells of Brigham City Merllda Winger of Los Angeles Alice Talbot of Winder and Beel Christensen of Ogden. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Lyigat Hendricks mortuary.
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Allen
G. Taylor
Highway 89
Logan
Cache- Boxelder County
Olive Bowcutt
Garland
Utah
Helen Lawrence
Garand
Cache County
Jeff Stowell
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Brigham City
Brigham’ City
Bushnell Hospital
Ethel Moore Taylor
Wendell Taylor
Malad
Thane Taylor
Los Angeles
Calif
Leonard Taylor
Ft. Douglas
Pfc
Therrel—Taylor
Italy
Ira Taylor
Ivy Clayton
Preston
Bessie Wells
Merllda—_Winger
Los _ Angeles
Alice Talbot
Winder
Be~-el. Christensen
Ogden
Uyigat
Hendricks’ Mortuary
Preston business veterans honored at chamber silver anniversary
The Preston 23 year veterans of business and professional life cited by the chamber of commerce in connection with the silver anniversary of the organization include Dr E Nelson M S William Struve and David Davis.
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Lst
Preston
3. E. Nelson
M.s
William ° .Struve
David. Davis
Chamber * of Commerce
Pioneer Farm Loan Group Meets March Third At 2 PM
Stockholders of the Idaho Pioneer National Farm Loan Association will meet at the County Courthouse Friday March 8 at 2 00 PM to elect officers and review the year’s operations. Two directors for three years two for two years and one for one year will be chosen. A Federal Land Bank Spokane official will report on the Bank’s activities and all borrowers and the Land Bank Commissioner are urged to attend.
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Idaho Plocer” National “Farm--Loan—Association
County Court House
Clifford Warr
Directo
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner
Auto Mechanics School Opens At Petterborg Nash
Petterborg Nash motor company conducts a ten day motor and repair training program at the gar age for mechanically inclined men with no prior experience. Chevrolet factory representatives J H Bates Don Creager and Harry Heathman of Salt Lake City lead the instruction and invite all in the area to enroll for a postwar permanent transportation repair position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petterborg-Nash
Motor Company
Garwee
Chevrolet Factory
J. H. Bates
Don Creager
Harry Heathman
Salt Lake City
Preston Chamber of Commerce Drives to Near 4000 in Pledges
A report on the Preston chamber of commerce membership drive shows pledges totaling 3600 with at least 400 promised from uncontacted firms and individuals, aiming for about 4000. Current membership stands at 190 from 202 last year, with a delinquent 1943 due, and plans a public meeting featuring state authority on Idaho Power Company rites and chemurgy postwar role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Chamber of Commerce
I Imade
Weldon Nash
Idaho Power Company
Rite
Chemurgy
Arimo Hosts Sub district Basketball Tourney March 1–4
Arimo will host a double elimination sub district basketball meet March 1 to 4 with seven teams including Arimo Lava Downey Franklin McCammon Clifton and Weston Twelve games will decide the two county champion All games occur in afternoon and evening Western state. Mr and Mrs Al Kircher returned from a Los Angeles trip visiting their son and family and meeting a new grandson.
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Arimo
Lava
Downey
Franklin
McCammon
Clifton
Lara
Weston
al Kircher
Los Angeles
CofC Names Projects Heads Committee for Coming Year
Preston chamber of commerce named 25 chairmen and committee personnel Monday to guide activity programs for the year. Directors will supervise by sharing three committees each and liaising to ensure projects and problems move through appropriate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Inter
Merchants Bureau
Milo “Hobbs
Ernest— Britenbeker
David B Davis
Edwin Crockett
Stanton Hawkes
Ralph Miller
Ben Johnson
Harvey Bickmore
R. R.rowell
al Wicklund
P. Packer
Russ Crockett
George Branger
T. R. Bowden
Ian Marshall
Theo Petterberg
Norman_ Steele
Jed Lewis
Shelton Merrill
Bruce Wallace
Bob Gibson
Hale Hart
E. O. Bergeson
Chamber Provides Sleeping Facilities for Servicemen
The Chamber of Commerce in Preston agreed to defray hotel costs to provide sleeping facilities for stranded servicemen in the city. The police department will handle the arrangement while a military affairs committee develops a long-term plan, likely seeking a USO room with a 24 hour recreation space and sleeping facilities.
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Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Chamber
Puzzle of the Wisest Man Premier Color Riddle
The king blindfolds three contestants and paints three red circles. Each sees the others but not their own. When a red circle is seen, players raise a hand. the first to deduce their own color lowers the hand. After watching hands rise, seven percent lowers his hand, revealing his circle is red.
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Ted_o
Pay Auto Licenses Now-Stickers To Be Issued On Arrival
Chief Auditor Ray Clark says nine of Idaho's 44 counties have passenger auto license stickers for 1944. County assessors may issue receipts showing the future sticker number to aid ration boards. Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise and Bonner counties have received passenger stickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Clark
Department of Law Enforcement
Idaho
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Chinese Missionary to Speak Under BPW Auspices
Mrs. Ikenberry of Twin Falls, a missionary with her husband in China for seventeen years, will lecture at 8 p m in the Preston courthouse under BPW arrangements. A luncheon at Clint's cafe precedes the talk, with the Preston Meridian chorus adding numbers. The Ikenberry family will not accompany him on a two year famine relief mission in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Clint
Preston Civic Club
i-Ikenberry
Ikenberry
Twin Falls
Sixty Two Franklin County Men Pass Military Physicals
Sixty two Franklin County men were cleared in medical exams with 30 in general army service 9 in limited army service 19 in the navy pool and 4 volunteering for immediate induction. Local board may reclassify deferments before final papers and multiple names appear with their classifications.
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Franklin County
Pocatello
Army
Navy
Army Air Corps
Sewell P. Porter
Mervin Clarence Sharp
Gordon A. Gailey
Calvin E. Forsgren
Theo Smith
Erland D. Page
Keith EE. Bergquist
DeRay D. Crockett
Robert H
Lloyd H. Dockstader
George’“W. States
Elvin SM. Jensen
Norman H. Carlson
Ivins C. Barrington
Merlin Austin
Biden C. Taylor
John M. Sampson
Dean P. Webster
Irvin B. Rigby
Clyde Johnson
Leland
Reed
H. Crockett
Draft Board Will Scan Deferments
Idaho draft boards must reopen selective service cases with 2-C and 3-C classifications. Lt. Norman B. B. Adkison says 3-C will be eliminated and men reassigned to 2-C, 4-4 or 1-A as needed. Fathers in agriculture may stay 2-C until a replacement is found.
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Idaho
Norman B.B. Adkison
Adkinson
Franklin County Delinquency Low Reports At Rotary Meeting
Deputy Sheriff Marlow Funk told Preston Rotary Club noon that Franklin County juvenile delinquency in 1943 fell below the national average. He cited cooperation among schools homes churches and law enforcement as key factors and listed 1942 and 1943 infractions for various offenses highlighting a shift to younger offenders. Supt Bjorkman urged stronger parental supervision to curb school related problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Marlow Funk
Preston
Funks
Rolena Hendricks Johnson
Supt
R. J.bjorkman
City -School
Ripley Invites Preston Incident Featured on Believe It Or Not
Bob Ripley sent a telegram inviting Preston police officer Verl Fellows and his son Donald Veil Mitchell to appear on the Believe It Or Not program. Ripley plans a New York trip with all expenses paid if leave can be extended. Mrs. Fellows expresses gratitude while noting Captain Stanley Olsen remains missing over enemy territory.
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Preston
Verl Fellows
Ap‘pear
Bob_ Ripley
R. C. Mitchell
San Diego
Fellows
Stanley Olsen
Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens March First
Franklin County Red Cross prepares for an intensive March appeal to exceed last year quota. County War Fund Chairman Marlow Funk announces a $4300 target, up from $2300, with communities setting quotas and residents urged to contribute to support war relief work locally and globally.
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Red Cross
Franklin County
War Fund
County War Fund
Marlow ‘Fonk
Franklin
Funk
Half Pay For All Late Correspondence
County correspondents will receive five cents per inch for news sent in starting March 1. A single qualifying factor applies: copy must reach us by Tuesday each week. Late submissions will be listed at half price, causing some towns to miss inclusion in this issue.
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Jensens
Jensen Implement Company
County
McCormick- Deering
International Harvester Enterprise
Allen Taylor
Pioneer Farm, Loan Group
Auto Mechanics
At. Arimo
Cofc
Loon
Jos Oborn
merchants’_bureau
Ernest ‘Wharhard
Jpducationgesspath
Ivan,Gotti
Bill MacKnight
Bill ‘Geddes
Avery Connie
Cleo Swenson
Harland_ Simmons
Dr. Hawkes
Preston Lions Club
Leo Hawkes
Jake Paton
Draft Board
Ripley
Cross
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