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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
7
Local farmers and business leaders gather for irrigation planning in Weston area. Dinners and social events mark connections among the Weston Creek Irrigation Company, Preston chamber, and local families. Highlights include births, leaves for overseas, homecomings from the South Pacific, and a 83rd birthday celebration for Mrs Margaret Lemmon.
Lee H Petterberg 46, junior aircraft instrument mechanic at Ogden Air Technical Service Command, receives the War Department Civilian Meritorious Service emblem for a cost saving overhaul method. He and Arnold Tepper of Denver proposed stamping gaskets from scrap latex to repair oxygen regulator second stage seats, cutting replacement costs and saving about $106,000 for Ogden over a year. Petterberg, married with four children, joined Ogden in 1942. Tepper worked there from 1943 to 1944 before entering the army.
Idaho farmers report December 15 price index four points above November and one point below last year. Fruit and meat animal groups rose with apples and potatoes up 5 cents per unit, beef cattle up 80 cents per cwt, and lambs up 50 cents per cwt. Wheat barley oats up, alfalfa seed up 30 cents per unit. dry beans hay red clover seed hogs butterfat milk eggs unchanged.
Idaho reports a 1944 dry bean output one fifth lower than 1943 with Dec 1 stocks down 15 percent. Commercial varieties dropped 28 percent to 1,545,000 bags while other varieties rose about 17 percent to 543,000 bags. Total December 1 warehouse and farm stocks reach 1,617,000 bags with specific varieties noted.
Letters describe Navy life in the Pacific including Shellbacks initiation and homeward wishes. The piece notes Private J Norman Davies returning from three Pacific campaigns with an anti aircraft unit, now in Denver for a foot injury, greeting by wife Roma Hurren and his parents, plus his nine month old daughter Dixie.
The Indians beat Franklin 35 to 30 on their home floor after a slow start post holiday break. Key scoring came from Bennett and Condie in the final six minutes, with Keller and Swainston among others contributing. Franklin's D L Woodward led with 13 points.
Lt Kay Thatcher has visited with sisters Mrs Roma Anderson and Mrs C P McGregor in the area for a week. Roma Bennett spent the weekend with friends in Preston. Harold Winn and wife stayed several days in Mound Valley before his Navy duty. C P Gray plans a several month stay in Pocatello. Sunday School faculty meeting hosted by Mr and Mrs Vernon Harris to discuss lesson work and other business. Elbert Williams and wife visited Logan to see nephew Jim Elsmore, ill in hospital in serious condition.
A special supplement to Farm Record Books offers income tax tips for farmers. The books are in stock at $2.00 each and include all divisions needed for a full and complete farm financial report.
Almost 3000 Idahoans qualify for federal social security old age or survivor benefits according to J. R. Mellinger. The 1945 payments may exceed 500000 dollars with 1211 retired workers and 1449 widows and children on the rolls plus 268 wives of retired workers and 13 dependent parents.
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