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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1957
Page
15
A light local collage of jokes and vignettes unfolds from a Washington museum visit to a wife’s quip about Fall, a nurse and doctor exchange on a soldier’s heart, and a sanitation tale ending with a dog in a tip. Geese on a lake spark a country wit, and a misplaced promotion yields humor.
A humorous piece notes McFenthers praising a dissected frog while a teacher jokes about lunch. It lampoons TV snack culture linking potato chips to chip makers brewers vacuum cleaners broom sellers and families as snacks drive sales.
A detailed catalog of tractor specifications and options includes power adjusted wheels draft monitor three point hitch interchangeable front wheel styles safety starting adjustable flip back seat single wrench for all nuts power steering telescoping front axle speed-hour-rpm dial snap-open grille and hood fingertip controls grouped instrument panel hood air intake tool box low profile all around vision muffler exhaust below hood line swinging drawbar 12 volt battery brakes stand-alone or combined platform for standing operator air cleaner and radiator arrangement fuel overflow trough 17 gallon tank wide mounting pad for front cultivation and adjustable cultivating clearance 26 inches on high-arch model 21.3 inches standard 48 to 76 inch front rear tread adjustment six forward speeds two reverse creeper gear 26 ft per minute road speed 15 mph 24 mounted tools 14 inch self energizing brakes dual clutches 11 and 9 inch removable wet sleeves exhaust valve rotators floating oil intake oil filter on engine block instant raising and lowering draft control slow or fast response constant running pump and overload safety release.
A miscellany item describes Eskimo marriage rites where a would be groom abducts his chosen bride and travels with eight dogs to the ice palace. The story includes a light exchange with the Archbishop of Canterbury and a teenage autograph seeker after Eisenhower's UN speech.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a kidnapping claim involving a suspect named Nugegets and an older victim, with mention of Barnes-Ross Company. The context remains unclear due to missing surrounding details.
Attendees at Jeanné Lamoreaux Jones of Downey wedding reception included the Carlsons Nordicks Gambles Gibbs Abbott and Hadleys with Brent performing an accordion solo. Ruby Merrill returned from Los Angeles after major surgery. Elise Abbott spoke in Sunday school and Swan Lake women held a style revue and closet rejuvenation. Abbott and Downey visits noted.
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