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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
13
A radio lineup lists 1340 on Your Dial with a Sunday schedule starting at 3 30 featuring Songs of the West at 3 45 Last Parade at 4 00 Frontiers Town at 4 30 Fullness of Times at 5 30 and Constance Davis appearing later.
A detailed KPST programming rundown lists 8:00 breakfast melodies through 6:30 evening glee club with a sequence of weather, mystery, musical tributes and guest spots. Notable items include Crosby Sings, Navy Air Show, Veterans tributes, and Constance Davis organ performances.
A daily broadcast lineup features MTF pleasure guides and guest stars including Senator Taylor Dworshak and Harry James, with music shows, a weather report, and a public health services segment. Courtesy Preston Lumber Co. listed at 8:30.
The Utah Poultry and Farmers cooperative earned second place in a national farm advertising contest. Competing against 175 leading farm coops, including Calavo and Washington Farmers Co op, the award was given by the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives in Chicago. The one column ads feature the togg man cartoon and promote membership benefits. Created by David W Evans Advertising with Jimmy Hodgson as account executive and Abe Lewis as artist.
Idaho State Police issued ten safety rules in a news release urging motorists to obey speed limits, slow down at night, on hazardous roads, and in poor weather conditions.
The article notes electricity transforming farm work by enabling all night lights for hogs feed and longer animal comfort. It cites sunlamps for poultry, bactericidal lights in barns, hive heaters, waterer illumination, self feeders, and electric coal stokers for tobacco. also electric vacuum roomers and de-horners. With 78 percent of farms electrified, electric power becomes essential to modern agriculture.
The list emphasizes yielding at intersections to pedestrians, stopping at school buses, and obeying traffic signs and signals. It cautions when crossing grade crossings and rail road tracks and advises left-side passing on two lane highways. It ends with a safety motto about saving lives and a vague note about someone seeking early parts orders.
University of Idaho agricultural engineer J. W. Martin urges farmers to bring tractors to town during winter for inspection and service. Early town visits reduce risk of bad roads and extreme cold delaying repairs. He advises notifying mechanics of unit type and model to speed service.
The note advises inspecting the combine motor for hard to obtain parts and timing. It suggests bringing the machine into a shed, warming the area for the repairer, providing ample light, and preoverhauling now to save time and money.
University of Idaho extension poultry man Reid Merrill advises winter care for laying hens. Insulate walls and ceiling, provide eight inches of bedding, ensure ventilation without chilling the flock, and keep a steady 20 percent protein laying mash available at all times. Feeding whole grains in the evening supports production.
The text notes that the laying flock’s consumption is about 50 percent laying mash and 50 percent grains by weight. It presents a simple feed ratio without additional context or figures.
Merrill predicted that lager egg checks will result only if the two practices are followed carefully. The statement emphasizes strict adherence to the outlined procedures to ensure proper results.
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