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Newspaper

Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1943

Page

2

Association Rates Mentioned as Two and a Half Dollars

A brief notice references annual dues set at two dollars and fifty cents, indicating a change or clarification in association membership costs and the corresponding yearly rate.

Burial on Attu Ends With Chaplains Prayer and Taps

Time magazine recalls a Attu battlefield burial where eight U S soldiers were laid to rest as bulldozers cover the graves. Chaplains from Mormon Episcopalian and Baptist faiths lead prayers and the mourners hear taps while others vent anger at home wartime producers.

U. S Leutenant Mississippi Time Magazine Attu

Beaf Shortage Linked to OPA Fattening Rules

The article blames OPA fattening restrictions for a beef shortage despite abundant range cattle. Cattle leave the range at ~750 pounds and enter slaughterhouses at 300 to 500 pounds lighter due to ceilings, with 28 months to reach market weight and four to six months more to reach 1000 to 1200 pounds.

OPA

Militon Hansen Weds Bernell Larson in Salt Lake City

Lt Milton Hansen son of Mr and Mrs Wilford Hansen married Bernell Larson of Ephraim Utah in a semi military ceremony at the Chapel at the Post Salt Lake City. The groom recently graduated from Camp Barkley Texas medical school and is headed to Pyote Air Base Hospital in Pyote Texas with his bride to follow after the wedding.

Wilford Hansen Lieutenant Milton Hansen Bernell Larson Ephraim Utah Salt Lake City Milton Camp Barkley Texas Pyote Air Base Hospital Pyote J. Lorin Hatch Ed Backman Backmans Ed Back Man Kent Wally Bowen Ralph Lee Oneida Ralph Salt Lake Wally Carl J. Brostrom Preston Horton B. Secrist Logan Smoots Conder Phyllis Gary Smoot

Oil-Plate Your Car to Save It in Wartime

Father and son discuss wartime car care and Conoco Nth oil to prevent engine acid. They praise oil plating to protect engine internals and claim delays on new models make using Conoco Nth essential for lasting performance. The dialogue blends nostalgia with practical auto tips.

Corioco Conoco

The Swing Door and Other Humorous Snippets

A collection of light sketches and quips. Jokes about exercise, double chins, slipping on apple sauce, and misread calendars mix with brief dialogue through a spotted page. Humorous vignettes include a minister deacon exchange, a talker versus a traffic officer, and a bricklayer job remark.

Husband Demands Dismissal of Chauffeur After Near Fatal Incidents

A husband tells his wife he must fire his chauffeur, claiming the driver has nearly killed him four times. The wife responds with a prompt to give the chauffeur another chance.

Right of way for a rushing pedestrian a sheriff quip

Sheriff Hansen says a pedestrian has the right of way only when being rushed to the emergency hospital in an ambulance.

Sherriff Hansen

Twila Takes a Man After Harsh Press Remarks

Twila responded to criticism by the press claiming she could not attract a partner. The following week she reportedly tied herself to a new beau and now wears a figurative ball and chain.

Twila

Traffic antics and mishaps in a bustling city street

A collection of short comic vignettes shows a motorist eluding a red light, a colored driver pleading for fairness, a near crash with a grateful survivor claiming a harp, and a judge quipping about license plates while noting temporary waves of civic mood and a guarded military-style drill.

Extension of Regional Employment Stabilization Plan Approved

The regional Labor Management Manpower Committee and WMC director John R. McCusker extend the 60 day trial of the regional employment stabilization plan to August 31. Tom Boyle of the local USES office cites few violations due to lack of information and notes the program reduces labor turnover while promoting transfers to war work. The plan applies in Colorado Idaho Montana Utah and Wyoming requiring statements of availability before job changes to hold the line on transfers for higher wages.

Regional Labor Management Manpower Committee WMC John R. McCusker Tom Boyle Preston Colorado Idaho Montana Utah Wyoming

Spud Honor Again Offered By Railroad

The W. M. Jeffers Idaho Premier Potato Grower Award will be offered again. Union Pacific official Joe W. Jarvis announced the trophy rewards the highest yield of U S No 1 potatoes per measured acre with a 600 bushel minimum. Jeffers started the contest in 1939 with Idaho Extension Service to boost quality and per acre production to aid food goals.

Omaha Nebd W. M. Jeffers Idaho Joe W. Jarvis Union Pacific Railroad U. S Jeffers Idaho Agricultural College Extension Service

Artist and tramp in a rustic dawn encounter

An artist to a watching tramp extolls nature under a painted dawn. The tramp replies he has not seen it lately, saying he has been on the wagon nearly a year.

Swan Lake Visitors and Local News Highlights

Local notes recount visits and trips among Swan Lake residents. Families from Swan Lake and surrounding areas, including Thomas, Beckstead, Merrill, Hadley and Henderson clans, traveled to Ogden Salt Lake City Logan Pocatello and Cottonwood for visits work and a Fourth of July gathering. Gene Henderson leaves for Colorado to join the service.

Wm. Thomas, Jr Mattel Thomas Ogden Salt Lake City Utah David Johnson Pauline Thomas Leo Beckstead Connie Salt Lake Beckstead Swan Lake Gus Hedin Winder Willard Hadley Alma Hadley Carmen Hadley Lucille Merrill Pocatello Ludean Gibbs Barbara Gamble Betty Lou Merrill Colleen Merril Bonnie Beckstead Cottonwood Bob Henderson Arimo Nathan Thomas George Matkin Bert Logan Eloise Budge Hospital James Hadley Tia Millard Wilson Hyde Gene Henderson Ariel Matkin Theron Gamble Church House Colorado Gene Merle Henderson

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