Parade of New Cars Highlights Local Showrooms
A parade of 16 new car models is being shown this week with more next week. Martin & Howe, a Dodge-Plymouth dealer at 29 West Oneida, opened the series Tuesday by displaying the latest Dodge cars. Cranney Chevrolet Co. at 59 South State will showcase the 1950 Chevrolet this Saturday. Chevrolet unveils Powerglide automatic transmission in low priced cars. The show continues with new DeSoto and Plymouth models next week. Wallace & West Motor Co. and Martin & Howe will display the new Plymouth on Thursday January 12, with Wallace & West showing the DeSoto next Tuesday at Third North and State.
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Wads Tork-Aeitin
Martin & Howe
Dodge-Plymouth
Dodge
West Oneida
Chevrolet
Cranney Chevrolet Co
South
Wallace & fWest Motor Cro
North
State Streets
DeSoto
Wallace & West
George O Wallace to lead 1950 Franklin County March of Dimes
George O Wallace of Whitney will head the 1950 March of Dimes for Franklin County, announced today by Gaylord Larson, chairman of the local National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter. Wallace has chaired Whitney’s community drive for two years and has an outstanding record. The report notes Idaho faces a severe polio outbreak the year before, with Franklin County having only two polio cases in 1948 and praise for the foundation’s research and treatment centers in Idaho.
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George O. Wallace
Whitney
Franklin County
Gaylord Larson
National Foundation For
Poca‘tello
Idaho
iTdaho
Pocatello
Franklin
Uri
Riverdale Youth to Serve Mission
Gene Edwards of Riverdale will leave Monday January 23 for Salt Lake City to enter the LDS mission home and serve as a missionary. He is a Preston high school graduate and former service member. A farewell party is set for Friday January 13 at 8 p.m. in the Riverdale ward chapel with a program and dance.
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Gene Edwards
Salt Lake City
Rior
Central Atlantic
Edwards
Warren Edwards
Riverdale
Preston High School
Riverdale Ward
Don Elwell Chosen as Preston Jaycees President
Don Elwell was elected the new president of the Preston Jaycees following the recent election. The group named Lott Sat as a key member while noting changes in leadership and upcoming activities after the vote.
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Don Elwell
Preston Jaycees
Lott
Hight
Dosey
Fragmentary OCR Notice
Fragmentary text references fathers and names with unclear context. Readable items include personal names, locations, and fragmented phrases suggesting a notice or report but missing coherent facts or dates. No clear event or outcome to confirm.
West Side High School to Present Annual Play
The West Side High School production nears final stages and will be presented to the public soon. Lartyr Oligen and Tun Gibbs assist as the cast and crew prepare the comedy based on a local hospital setting. A 22 year old student recovers after a minor incident during rehearsals.
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Las
Gisctindes
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Lartyr Oligen
Tae’ Gibbs
Seminnya
Iatekty
Nanéties Ahagell
Slight Quake Shakes Preston Area Near Logan
A minor earthquake rattled the Preston region just before 1 p.m. Monday with a roof icicle falling and a house creak from the cold. Seismographs recorded the quake near Logan, indicating a light intensity in results and a center near Logan.
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Preston
Logan
Weather notes from Franklin County 1949 report
Crumbling OCR records show 1949 weather in Franklin County with above average precipitation and notable temperatures. Data from 25 years of sugar company records indicate a warm January and extreme cold spells, including multiple subzero readings and the coldest January in 22 years.
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C M Crabtree
Franklin
Coun Unty
Shigar
Bhow
Betis
Sugar Co. executive to lead Amalgamated beet division
Jared T. Sears Lewis, longtime Franklin County Sugar Co. local manager, is named district manager for Amalgamated Sugar at Nyssa and Nampa. He succeeds Raymond Lars who died last month and will oversee factories in Oregon’s Nyssa and Nampa districts. Lewis, born 1899 in Lewiston Utah, has 25 years in sugar beet farming and processing and is active in civic groups in Preston.
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Jared T
Sears Lewis
Franklin County Sugar Co
Civic Era
Bnas
Sugar Co
Jed
Hey
Jenking
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Raymond” G. Lars
Mr. Lewis
M. J. Bishop
Mr _ . Lewis
Uta ‘State Agricultural College
Lewis
Preston
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Isa
American Legion
State Farm Labor Advisory
Leiwis
Mariner
Franklin County Suikdk Co
Amalgamated
Nyssa
Ore
Nampa
Sinthy World
Lewani
Be Beef Feedlot Tour Set For January 12
The second annual Beef feedlot tour will be held Thursday January 12 at 10:30 a m. County Agent Daniel Roberts reports several farms will host the event and discuss cattle feeding practices Mrs Rinehart recently summarized 30 years of experimental feeding at Caldwell University Idaho related stations and North University invited interested stockmen to attend
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Willy Be
Ouse
Daniel, Roberts
Vaningar
Boise
Will
Rinehart
Caldwell Experiment Station
North University
Idaho Teki
Courihous
Reber
Testimonial Sunday Planned for James Ray Olsen
James Ray Olsen the son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Olsen is to depart for the north central states mission field on Wednesday January 18 He will enter the mission home in Salt Lake City on January 9 Olsen is a 1947 LDS seminary and 1948 Preston High School graduate who participated in dramatics music and operas He has attended USA this past quarter A farewell testimonial program will honor him Sunday evening at the Preston first ward chapel starting at 730 PM
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James Ray Olsen
Dewey Olsen
North Central States
Salt Lake City
LDS Seminary
Preston High School
USA
Preston First Ward
Two-Stake MIA Dances Planned This Month
Mutual Improvement associations of Franklin and Oneida stakes sponsor two dances. One will be held Saturday January 7 and the other Saturday January 21 at the Franklin stake house.
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Mutual Improvement Associations of Franklin and Oneida Stakes
Franklin‘‘stake
Franklin County 4 H Club Enrollment and Camp Highlights
Franklin county 4 H reported 424 members across 63 clubs in 1949 with 279 girls and 145 boys enrolled. Of these, 79 percent completed projects while club leaders and agents organized camps at Hunt and Bear Lakes and a joint program with Onedia county produced notable fair and state Beha entries at the Pacific International event.
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Franklin County
Daniel" Roverts
Lucretia jMaughan
Armemibers
Sgrithi
Onéida
Idaho
International
the Pacific, Inc
iLarser
Medone
Chigace
Eneat Bosworth
Osen
Selaet
Harvest year in Franklin county: drought relief boosts 1949 crop yields
After a severe winter and spring drought, Franklin county reports the 1949 harvest as one of the best in history. Winter wheat matured late but averaged about 25 bushels per acre of high quality, aided by a late May rainfall. Sugar beets yielded 62,000 tons at 145 tons per acre, aided by favorable weather and pest control.
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Franklin County
Decoration Day
Oneida Stake Queen Contest Details and Ward Queens
Preparations for the Oneida Stake Queen dance are nearing completion. Queens from each ward including Shirley Robinson Preston Hulene Kidd Darlene Hendricks Ramona Larsen Carlene Egley Ranee Rindlisbaker Tyra Bergeson Joyce Marie Lindhardt Lorna McDermott Aldean Fisher Gordon Gregory Maxifie Spanida Gregerson will be presented during the floor show at 9:30 p.m. and a stake queen will be chosen.
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Persigana
Preston
Shirley Robinson
Hulene Kidd
Darlene Hendricks
Grendale
Ramona Larsen
Glencoe
Carlene Egley
Riverdale
Ranee Rindlisbaker
Dayton
Tyra Bergeson
Winder
Joyce Marie Lindhardt
Clifton
Lorna McDermott
Oxford
Aldean Fisher
Mink Creek
Gém 'Gordon
Gregerson
New Directors To Be Elected For C of C
Vague OCR reads show the chamber of commerce planning elections for new directors. Names and precise details are unreadable, leaving only scattered fragments about candidates and committee roles.
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