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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
2
The editorial questions Harold Howell and the Independent Voters League and urges a nonpolitical group to champion aid for Idaho seniors. It notes tax revenue, a cigarette tax, and modest pension payments while calling for a fair new pension law to address aging at a time of high living costs.
An editorial urges Congress to lift wartime censorship by military leaders. It argues soldiers and sailors should freely discuss their experiences including Japanese conduct and waste in the armed forces, noting limits on sensitive details but criticizing blanket suppression.
The article notes that after a Congress cut, income taxes remain heavy and will drain billions in 1946. It compares 1946 tax bills to five or six years earlier, highlighting electric power companies paying far more in taxes than in 1917. Despite higher government costs, these utilities offer electricity at less than half 1917 rates due to efficiency gains, underscoring the push in Washington and state governments to trim nonessential spending to enable further tax cuts and boost business efficiency.
The couple Ira Lowe of Franklin and Miss Lila McQueen daughter of Mr and Mrs John McQueen were married recently. Butterfat on the local market was 46 cents per pound on January 3. The Fourth ward M I A play Diamonds and Hearts is in preparation under Jennie Holt. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs W D Head on Saturday January 1. A letter from Lonsdale B Roe from the Ozarks notes his missionary work. The Legion Play tour ended successfully both financially and dramatically. thanks go to director Eugene Jensen cast Carl Carlson business manager Mrs Helen Merrill and Miss Lillie Thomas.
L E Hansen J Howard Hall and E Thomas Clayton with Wm Carter ward clerk were released as the Second ward bishopric after nine years in office. Orion Jensen Spencer M Fjelstead Melvin Westerberg and Clarence Sharp clerk were sustained as the new bishopric. American Legion will hold its annual Dog Derby at Preston Ball Park January 31 with prizes at J C Penney. Mr and Mrs Ray Coburn welcome a baby girl born January 11. Willis Dunkley and Fredrick Rallison return from the British mission with a welcome home party at Whitney.
A promotional notice touts a family protection plan claiming security as the family grows. It highlights growing children and a shrinking mortgage as factors, promising assistance to tailor a plan for lasting coverage.
A humorous slice shows officer candidates at Fort Des Moines as one hundred forty women learn infantry drill with precise positions. Jokes about strength, clothing, and daily life weave through the scene, reflecting wartime attitudes and social norms of the era.
County officials took oaths on Tuesday January 13 including Commissioners G L Wright Lorenzo Baird and Luther Fife Recorder John A Kofoed Treasurer Emma Callan Assessor Fred Hawkes Sheriff W D Head Attorney A W Hart Judge Jos H Geddes Sup of School J C Forsgren in a formal swearing in.
First Lt. Frank Mockli has received word from the United States Army that he will soon be discharged from active duty. The update signals an imminent return home after military service.
Frank Mockli, after 3.5 years in the Marine Corps including 24 months in the Ellice Marshall and Marianas Islands, will go on active duty February 5. He served overseas as a 155MM Gun Battery commander and morale officer. A graduate of Utah State Agricultural College with a B S in physical education, he plans to attend the University of Texas next month.
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