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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
5
The piece argues citizens should strengthen local government before expanding into global issues. It urges Idaho residents to engage in district school reforms and city ventures, shaping policy through civic participation, taxation, and civic enterprises to build a better state for residents and visitors.
A reflection on the 1948 observance of Abraham Lincoln's memory and the Gettysburg Address. It highlights the enduring message that government remains by and for the people and questions modern grasp of that principle amid contemporary issues.
Mr and Mrs Ira Neeley former residents of Preston moved last month to Bremerton Washington to spend the winter. They plan to visit daughter and family Mr and Mrs Lorin Winger during their stay. Farrell Hollingsworth son of Clara Hollingsworth studying law at USAC spent the holidays with his mother.
A collection of light jokes and comic exchanges featuring playful misunderstandings among family members teachers farmers and a street scene. Puns about love birthdays gifts and misadventures with everyday objects appear in rapid dialogue style.
A landlady serves very thin bread to hungry boarders. Mrs Brown admits cutting it. A resident bargains that he will save a dollar for his father and asks for fifty cents as reward if arithmetic is passed.
A playful scene shows a patient asking for food and a nurse feeding him rice. Quips about a crook named O Rook and a bank robbery cap a lighthearted exchange about daily life and tired jokes.
A playful exchange in a park has a sentimental woman addressing a gigantic elm. The park attendant corrects that it is an oak, provoking a witty misdirection. A cascade of character sketches follows, contrasting various archetypes with light satire.
The manager rebukes a late office boy who arrives after nine o'clock. The boy asks what happened, seeking explanation for the delay and the curfew of punctuality.
A reflective piece on honesty noting that dangerous individuals may reveal truths about themselves while wiser people tell truths about others. Discretion is valued as a means to avoid direct self disclosure.
Weekly school cafeteria menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday. Items include Johnny Marzetti baked potato beef vegetable soup chili con carne and assorted sides and desserts with bread butter milk and fruit.
The notice lists when 1947 federal tax returns are mailed and due, including forms 1040 1040 F 1065 1120 and 1120 S, and details on W2 W3 W1 SS 1a 1096 1099 forms. It explains farmer rules estimated tax deadlines January to March 1948 and general filing deadlines for individuals corporations fiduciaries and partnerships.
Six students from Preston entered Utah State Agricultural College at the start of winter quarter. The newcomers are Dean Bambrough Blaine W Dunkley Dennis Egley Ray P Petterborg Reed L Roberts and Ephraim Jean Swann. The college reports over 4500 enrolled students in its 58 year history with many on the job trainees statewide and from 36 other states plus a growing foreign contingent.
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