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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
6
Gardell Hartvigsen six year old son of Vernon and Vern Hartvigsen of Downey died Tuesday during a tonsillectomy. Born May 4 1941 in Downey, he is survived by parents one brother three sisters and grandparents. Funeral services were held in Downey Friday June 27 at 2 pm.
Thatcher and Mrs Waite of Medford Oregon spent the past week visiting at Lago with Mr and Mrs Michel Mickelson. Adelaide Weaver left Wed to spend a week in Logan with Nadine Wright. Mrs Brig Young underwent appendicitis surgery at Cabou hospital last Thursday.
Mrs Gertie Hargraves of Pocatello cares for her children at home. Jay Mahony of Burley visits Thatcher and recalls teaching there before service. Numerous visits span California Oregon and Washington with relatives and friends. A Logan hospital appendectomy for Ted Wright and a wedding between Ray Eck and Flora Maughdan are noted. Thatcher 7 Gray's Lake 8 baseball tie and a wiener roast at Hooper Springs follow the game. 4 H club sews and shares treats at Shirley Callahan’s. Preston Merrill visits Grace. they are sisters.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider conservation officer and sportsman recommendations at its July Boise meeting. Proposals include shortened big game seasons Oct 5 to Oct 31 and November deer and elk hunts, with regional adjustments and tentative dates awaiting final approval. Last year’s deer kill and elk harvest prompted cautious quotas and new closed areas for elk protection.
Fire underwriters report an alarming rise in annual losses rising from 255 million dollars in 1937 to 484 million dollars in 1945.
The commission sketches a predator-control program for the year and hatchery development for higher fish and bird production. It notes funds appropriated for two fiscal years may be used from July 1 and contemplates expanding facilities and field staff. Members listed include Walter Fiscus of Potlatch as chairman and R. G. Cole of Boise as secretary, with George Moody Calder Paul Thomas Twin Falls and Alton R Howell of Idaho Falls.
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