March of Dimes drive in Preston under scrutiny
The Preston campaign to raise funds for the March of Dimes faces criticism for soliciting merchants and bundling other events with donations. Editors urge restoring the drive to its original aim of universal dimes, warning that overreach risks dampening support while noting other Franklin County communities show strong participation.
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Preston
Franklin County
National Foundation For
Merichants
Main Street
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Preston March of Dimes
Joe Blow
March of Dimés
America
Local Families Share Sundays and News in Mendon Area
Mendon residents host visitors and relatives in a series of Sunday dinners and gatherings. S/Sgt Robert H. Faulkner of Ironwood Michigan and Eldon Larsen shared New Year visits and a wartime past in a German prison. A baby girl arrived Jan 12 at Preston’s Bergeson maternity home, adding to family ties across Preston and Richland areas.
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Allen M. Archibald
Mendon
Virgil Archibald
Robert H. Faulkner
Tronwooad
Mich
E. John Rich
St. Charles
Don Dalley
Delmer Mickelson
Preston Hospital
Mickelson
Spencer Crookston
LaWayne Olsen
Weston
Kendell Balls
Rodney
Eldon Larson
Clifton
Cecil Coburn
Preston
Ironwood
Leslie White
Clarence Nelson
Lester Call
Nelson
Downey
Elaine Nelson
Salt Lake City
Parley Swainston
Perry Phillips
Logan Temple
M. L. Phillips
Bergeson
Richmond
Carlson
Donna Phillips
Edwin Crockett
George Redington
Hatch
Oxford
Wendell Checketts
Fred Cail
James
Non-Collision Mishaps Produce Most Fatalities, Vaughn States
Idaho safety director George Vaughn reports 1947 fatalities are incomplete but show non collision crashes as the leading cause. Speed is a major factor and pedestrian deaths often involve dark clothing or wrong side walking at night. Age ranges from five months to 84 years.
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George Vaughn
Idaho
Alhough
Vaughn
Local Social Roundup With Dinners And Music
Mr and Mrs Lester Call and two daughters of Downey visited in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Merlin Stevenson and family were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Irven Robbins. Bishop Glenn Bingham read a letter from ward missionaries Ruby Schwartz Don Page and Vernal Bowden thanking members for Christmas gifts. Edwin Crockett of Preston spoke representing Stoke high council. Thurman Griffeth played violin with daughter Alice and a vocal solo by Joan. Sunday guests included Grant Nash Lamar Nash Ed Scholes and Marvin Jones with a Dayton hills horseback ride and afternoon gathering.
Preston Pranks and Misquotes in Lighthearted Snippets
A collection of humorous lines and wry observations from a local page, featuring a teacher, mayor, clerk, doctors, a playboy, an artist, and a nine year old. The bits play on college gaps, spelling, time, world views, and everyday vanity with puns and ironic twists.
Shooting at Lady Penmore's Ball Ends Quietly
A reported shooting at Lady Penmore’s ball ends with Sir Dwight Hapless falling ill, taking a highball and leaving without friends, a pistol retrieved from his pocket, and his death noted gratefully by a junior reporter. Contained in a brief English notice, the event is described with restrained details and a hint of regret.
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Dwight
Quote on responsibility and aging tax joke
A dialogue fragment features an employer seeking a responsible man and an applicant claiming he is the right person because past employers blamed him for faults. A magazine note about rising life expectancy ends with a sharp jab about taxes.
Parting Shot Thistles Hurt If Grasped Firmly
A brief note describes thistles as painful when handled and notes that problems can be thorny or difficult. The phrasing suggests caution and persistence in dealing with challenging situations.
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Preston Citizen
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Cache Valley Clarion
Belva Lart
Blanche Hollingsworth Society
Leland Chatterton
Vern Morris
Ott Chatterton
Shirley Chatterton
Coty
City of
County of Franklin
Arrearer
Idaho Rer State Editorial Advertising, Association
Ressaman
N. A
Dayton
Joe Marsh
Dick Newcomb
G.I
United States‘Brewers Foundation
Jav Larsen
First Security Bank
Dr. Jones
Playboy
Annie
Mink Creek
Maizie
Paul
Paul H. Simpson
Efficiency Magazine
Veteranse
Army
U. S
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Army Technical
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West Point
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Army Recruiting Office
Chamber OF Commerce
Preston, Idaho
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