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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
3
New Jersey poultry operations advocate higher illumination in poultry houses using R-30 75-watt flood lamps. Trials show better egg production and reduced labor despite higher energy costs, with standards rising from 6 feet lighting to 3 to 5 foot candles and improved reflector designs cutting dust issues and maintenance.
A vintage style offer promotes watching same films from twenty years ago on home screens for just 25 cents, cashing in on nostalgia and affordability. The ad hints at low cost entertainment and long past classics marketed at modern audiences.
A string of humorous exchanges and wordplay riffs with misunderstandings about love money and daily life. characters include Larry Elma and Patrice with fumbles and jokes about marriage guitars and a Scotchman on a trip provides a lighthearted snapshot of social banter.
Congratulations to Lyle Shipley and Preston High School for the opera Sweethearts staged last week. The cast and chorus earned praise for hard work and concentration, even if the music and comedy were not peak.
The Life magazine article notes rapid U S farming advances over the last 15 to 20 years, transforming agriculture from past generations. It attributes the change to wartime techniques, scientific research, and economic shifts amid the 1920s and 1930s low moods.
U S News reports on juvenile crime and cites a judge calling the era the era of the juvenile criminal. The issue also discusses a new debt scheme via a public authority selling government backed bonds to dodge debt limits.
The article notes wartime demand drove farmers to adopt new machinery, fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds, boosting U.S. output by 33 percent from 1938 to 1944. It cites a Midwest farm where power shifted from six horses and limited gear in 1933 to 66 modern machines valued at about $11,000, illustrating farming as a skilled, tech driven business.
Legislative bulletin lists House bills on school bonding limits and non resident corporate salaries tax in Idaho. It notes H B 194 raising auto license fees with projected revenue and H B 255 proposing a 2 million dollar state bond package for universities and facilities. Senate bills cover city levy increases and library district funding along with local government levy certification changes.
Mrs. Lloyd Smith awoke alone at home to an intruder in her yard. A man carrying a quarter of beef from the storage cellar fled in a car after dropping the meat when challenged by the resident.
A report notes a dangerous technique using carbon monoxide to gas turn keys, highlighting serious safety and health hazards. Authorities urge caution and further study to prevent misuse and accidents.
Fragmentary reminiscence centers on a hillbilly and moonshine wife with a mining union journal flavor. The piece riffs on learning from new mistakes rather than repeating old ones, ending with a light reflection on reading a spouse and unspoken pages.
A young man climbs from stock clerk to president in two years provoking mixed jokes about ambition. Several quips follow on marriage, finance, crime, and fashion, ending with a remark on women’s attire being as bold as a speech.
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