New Farm Equipment Center Opens in Preston
Congratulations are sent to Willard and Dean Jensen on opening a large farm repair center in Preston. The plant is described as among the best in the Intermountain region and a major business district improvement. A serviceman letter criticizes a recent congressional bill, calling it political and favoring those at home over troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Dean Jensen
Preston
Utah
Idaho
Intermountain
Jensen
Budda
Taxation debate highlights wartime spending and public revenue
The piece contrasts President Wilkie and Congress over new taxes totaling about 11 billion and 3 billion respectively, arguing inflation requires revenue while stressing public demand for economy. Senator Byrd warns costs could reach 428 billion with tax waste, urging congressional restraint backed by voter approval.
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Wendell Wilkie
White House
Congress
Wilkie
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
New Jersey Taxpayers’ Association
Votes and veterans face a disputed war-time pay issue
The piece argues the home front voters will decide elections while soldiers abroad miss ballots. It contemplates mustering out pay, noting servicemen face extended service, low extra compensation, and concerns about timely readjustment and job access after two to three years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuff
Army Recruiting Ad Highlights Wide Ranging Skills
The message promotes joining the Army offering clerical, accounting, store work, driving, and other roles. It urges discovering opportunities with the WAO and WAC, stressing an important life and service to the country. Apply at the local Recruiting Station or write to The Adjutant General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAO
WAC
U. S. Army
Adjutant General
Munitions Building
Washington, D. C
Time briefs and notices from March 18 1915 issue
John Dunkley and wife return from Exposition trip. Joe McCann and Warren Fieldsted tour to Los Angeles by cattle car with two beef cattle cars via Pasadena. LeGrande C Smith and Mary Gibbons marry in Salt Lake Temple. John Palmer starts new dwelling in Preston. Birth announced for Martin Johnson Jr and wife. The Man on the Box proposes a beef pen and starch factory payroll. Hyrum D Jensen to preside over Norwegian Mission sailing April 10. Ezra T Benson rumored county agent appointment. Dick Bowden in Franklin county for Amalgamated Sugar. Andrew B Nash named chamber president. Funeral for Otto Gassman.
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Joe McCann
Warren Fieldsted
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Local Men In Scout Movement Elects Leaders
Dr Allen Bateman superintendent of Logan city schools was re elected president of the Cache Valley Boy Scout council at an annual dinner with Oscar A Kirkham of Salt Lake City as associate regional scout executive. Officers and executive committee members from Logan, Richmond, Preston, Smithfield and other nearby towns were named along with national council representatives.
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Allen Bateman
Logan—city
Cache Valley Boy Scout Council
Oscar A. Kirkham
Salt Lake City
John C.— Carlisté
Logan
Dr. Bateman
Mr. Salisbury
Peter D. Rosendale
Rock Springs
Wyo
David G. Eames
Preston
Frederick P. Champ
H. R. Hurren
H. B. Hunsaker
Carlisle
Newell Cahoon
William Evans, Jr
J. R. Johnson
Richmond
W. H. Simmons
Allen R. Cutler
John A. Israelsen
Hyrum
A. A. Reed Halverson
Smithfield
National Council
Phenoi Bagley
E. R. Spilsbury
Karl H. Cutler
H. Ray Pond
Grant L. Bagley
J. H. Valine
Warren Schow
L. Tom Perry
Albert Zbinden
Miner E. Bruner
Joseph H. Watkins Jr
Lyman H. Rich
T. B. Brough
Lyman
Doane Chambers
Joseph I. Williams
Evanston
Lev Anderson
Roy Gibbs
Reliance
LeRoy Wainwright
Kemmerer
Special Interest Group Discusses Current Topics Third Ward
The Third ward MIA special interest group meets weekly under Class Leader Dr. Leo Hawkes to discuss labor, campaigns, laws of nations, and debates over a possible Roosevelt fourth term. Public is invited to attend on Tuesday evenings.
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Third Ward
MIA
Leo Hawkes
Roosevelt
Preston Pranks HOWDY FOLKS and golf caddie quips
A column style remark critiques postwar production plans urging scholars to regain the alphabet and work. A gag golf line features a caddie asking about a gentleman on the green and noting Cliff Warr carrying his own clubs.
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Cliff Warr
Engagement Ring Sparks Notice Among Mink Creek Girls
A number of Mink Creek Mal zee’s girlfriends have admired her engagement ring and several have recognized it. The scene suggests a tight circle of friends aware of the impending marriage.
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Mink Creek Malzee
Excerpts From a Humorous Column Patchwork
A collection of witty lines and assorted notes includes jokes on gender terms, sour milk, a boundless dog, Buddha’s life, a pie seed disposal riddle, poker club widow humor, and a quip about driving wives, ending with a private matter tease.
Riding Along Together Cav Cavalry Drill Banter
A humorously terse wartime exchange shows a recruit asking to ride any horse and the sergeant replying with a gentlest animal never ridden before. The dialogue captures a rough humor tone amid training.
Sailfish Tug of War and Bizarre Light Tale
In a hectic fishing remark session Jack Kings boasts about battling a nearly 1,400 pound sailfish for three hours before it was hauled aboard. Van Ness Hansen recounts a similar three hour fight ending with an apparent binnacle from an old Spanish galleon and a burning light as the striking catch. Kings jokes about removing a thousand pounds if the light could be turned off.
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Jack Kings
van Ness Hansen
Jack King
Parade of Odd Bits From A Local Page
A bishop attends a banquet where a waiter spills hot soup in his lap. he grimaces and asks for something spoken appropriately. A trio of conversations reveals unsure bets on marriage and a pop question. A train accident and a fire station call end with a cautious, timid voice asking for the correct number.
Neighbor’s Garden Tangles with House Fire and Misdirected Alarm
A caller warns a fire crew not to trample a newly planted garden while claiming a neighbor’s house is on fire. The exchange reveals the caller’s vanity about the garden and a mistaken sense of urgency, before clarification prompts the firemen to respond to the actual blaze.
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South Pacific
U. S
Heis
John Dunkley
Whitney
LeGrande C. Smith
A. C. Smith
Mary Gibbons
Salt Lake
Temple
John Palmer
Woolley Corner
Pepee
Martin Johnson, Jr
Babe
Mart
Hyrum D. Jensen
Ezra T. Benson
M. A. Powell
Dick Bowden
Ogden
Franklin County
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew B. Nash
Weston Ward
Otto Gassman
County
United States
Jolejoaph
Scout Movement
Dr. Cutler
Mr. Champ
E. G. Peterson
George B. Pryde
National Insulation
Ravi
Preston Lumber CO
Schoolboy Gems
Ettiquettery
Miss Post
Jess Packard
Emily
Willie
Joe
Arthur
Gertrude
George
Jim
Ome Teg
G. E
Mazda
Sport Shop
Classic Cleaners
Cee Lee
A. Pleasant
Glass of Bohemian Club
Dee
Bill
Pete
Fis
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