Preston Community Honors Gift of Flag Pole Donors
The town presents a seven thousand dollar flag pole gift from Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas to the Preston citizens. A JulyFourth ceremony featured Ada Chatterton singing Keith Jensen on trumpet and a dedicatory prayer by Legrand Burton. Citizens urge a commemorative plaque at the flag site to thank the donors and mark the historic moment.
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Preston
Joseph Thomas
Dr Thomas
Ada Chatterton
Keith Jensen
Legrand Burton
Jack Corbett
Jean Smith
American Legion
Thomas
GMR
Big Brother’s Wisdom Pokes At Government Overreach
Richard L. Lesher laments federal overreach and petty regulations that hinder business and industry. He cites examples from Navaho miners to Portland offices and warns that environmental rules stall large projects from dams to nuclear plants. He quotes Bert Lance on inflation blamed on wages and prices while government acts as the real offender.
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Richard L. Lesher
Chamber OF Commerce
United States
Portland
Chicago
Environmental Protection Movement
Tennessee
Maine
New Hampshire
Utah
USA
Bert Lance
President
Office of Management and Budget
Energetic Nation Faces Waste and Wealth Gap
Critics note the United States holds 6 percent of the world’s population yet uses 33 percent of global energy and produces 32 percent of the world’s goods and services. Shearon Harris of Carolina Power and Light Co. urges balanced conservation with recognition of U S economic output.
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United States
Shearon Harris
Carolina Power and Light Co
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Five Mile erosion project near half completed says engineer
Thomas Heath reports L M Windsor says the Five Mile erosion control project is more than half finished. Next Monday and Tuesday bring the Union Pacific Blood For Freedom train to Preston. Dayton dedicates a native rock pioneer monument with friends and relatives in attendance.
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Thomas Heath
L.M. Winsor
Preston
Union Pacific
Dayton
RC Affleck
Reader questions UP and L rate hike and stock plans
In this letter Kenneth S. Porter and Kriends 4 Presto question UP and L Company's proposed 29 percent rate increase for Idaho customers and an interim request of 75 percent. They ask about funds for dividends, new stock issues, expansion, selling electricity to other utilities, and potential stock outcomes while urging responses from Mr. Shoemaker.
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Whitney News
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho Pac
UP and L
Idaho
Soda Springs
L Company
PUC
UP and L Company
Washington
Mr. Shoemaker
UP and
Shoemaker
Preston residents donate to Bell Ringer mental health drive
The 2024 campaign raised 420.16 dollars as Preston residents contributed to the Mental Health Association. Bell Ringer volunteers, led by Nancy Pearce, Pam Corbridge, Lenna Roper, Darlene Henderson, Sharon Dericott, Lottie Condie and Colleen Martin, logged long hours.
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Bell Ringer
Preston
Mental Health Association
Nancy Pearce
Pam Corbridge
Lenna Roper
Darlene Hendricks
Sharon Dericott
Lettie Condie
Colleen Martn
Preston's First Water System Led Townsfolk Through Leap Of Progress
Modernizing Preston Idaho’s water system began with 1910 work on a gravity line, amid fights over pumps and wells. Residents recall the 1912 bond of 75 000 dollars, early gas pumps and the shift from pumping to plumbing. The system expanded in 1936 doubling reservoir capacity and again in 1959 with a 370 000 dollar enlargement.
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Newell Hart
Preston
NG Peterson
Board of Health
Geddes and Larsen
Preston News
Preston the Beautiful
Idaho
Cy Curtis
Billy Steers
Pool Hall
Foss Furniture
Fairbanks and Morse
First South
Tony Jensen
Tony
A.B.C. Jensen
Preston Knitting Works
Nathan J. Barlow
Academy
Main Street
Willard Manning
Logan
Youth seen drifting from virtue toward ruin in 20 years
A concerned grandmother warns youths about alcohol and drug use and urges repentance and personal change. She recalls a friend ruined by early marriage and addiction, urges turning to faith, and vows to guide and support others toward wholesome paths.
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Korsakoff
Preston
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J. Walter Ross
Wayne D. Bell Publishers
Gary M. Rawlings
The
Citizen Publishing Co., Inc
State St
Franklin
Caribou
Bannock
Cache County
Pocatello
Winder
Kenneth S. Porter and
Kriends
Vinora
Dursteler
Joy Shoes
Wellington
Cork
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