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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
2
A columnist warns of a coming era where personal identity is reduced to numbers. The piece imagines mail showing social security numbers and Zip codes, with references to a town and factory workers becoming impersonal as society digitizes.
Idaho State University becomes a four year degree granting institution in Idaho sixteen years after its founding. President Dr Donald Walker predicts expanding regional influence as the university grows in size and maturity, following Utah State's example.
Ground was broken for the Benson stake center in Richmond to replace the 50 year landmark tabernacle. Builders aim for occupancy and possible dedication within a year, with plans praised by Pres. Holt and the stake president.
Letter argues court rulings on school prayer and Bible readings overlook the home as the proper place to instill Christian values. The writer cites a hospital readings policy as an example of private influence versus public policy, urging families to lead with daily prayers before children head to school.
Obituary note recalls Jim Skelly of Pennsylvania who died in Portland Oregon about a month ago. It highlights his varied life from Clifton farm work to vaudeville and politics, and his friends Tom Heath and Harley Greaves fondly remember him. A playful anecdote about two salesmen, a garage fracas with a dog food sandwich, and a license plate idea are mentioned, ending with a note that the story continues on page.
Reportedly a stranger pursued Petterberg for about three miles claiming he forgot a city tax. Utah tax officials allegedly stopped him at the border asking for a license while May Norton and Rex Plowman aided a newsman. Benson sought crowd photos at the stake while Gene Anderson collected film pickups.
The piece argues that history is interpreted, but the Constitution should mean what it says. It criticizes Attorney General Kennedy for claiming unwritten words justify broad civil rights, and laments Supreme Court rulings undermining the founding document. It warns of judges ad-libbing a new Constitution.
The article details Preston retail history from 1874 starting with Dennis Winn’s home store one mile southeast of Preston to 1885 when the first furniture store opened under J A Head. It notes multiple locations on State Oneida and nearby streets, brick use beginning 1887, and a 1929 remodel revealing a preserved whiskey bottle and papers in a foundation.
Seattle visitor Ralph Sant of Seattle visited Tuesday at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. T J Barger and family and Mrs. Wanda Hess and family.
A Logan reader lambastes Utah State Tax Commission and Logan Chamber of Commerce over policies pushing residents to Idaho. He cites cross border shopping from Logan to Pocatello and Idaho Falls, argues Utah and northern Utah businesses rely on Idaho trade, and pleads for mutual respect between sister communities under LDS values.
A reader in England thanks the editor for a home town paper amid mail delays. The writer notes only five issues in six months, praises the paper’s pictures including the Oneida Stake singing mothers group, and encloses a renewal check. The note closes with sincere thanks from Mrs Lafe Smith.
To the editors we express gratitude for the space provided us in the paper for our publicity during the past year. Signed American Legion Auxiliary Preston Unit 34.
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