Preston's Famous Night Rodeo Plans Three Night Run
Preston's annual Night Rodeo returns July 31 and August 12 with That Famous Preston Night Rodeo. J C Sorenson of Camas supplies stock and Scottdale, Ariz., announcer Pete Logan joins the lineup. Ray Ramsey and Flying Clouds, Bobby and Jack Knapp, and clowns Wyley McCrea and Jack Knapp feature amid new arena fencing and expanded grounds. Publicity by the chamber of commerce with E A Crockett as general chairman and Clifford Warr handling finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
J.C
Dec) Sorenson
Camas
Pete Logan
Scottsdale
Ariz
Sorenson
Rodeo
Ray Ramsey
Bobby
Jack Knapp
Wyley McCrea
E. A. Crockett
Mr. Crockett
Earl McClurg
T. S. Allen
Merlin T. Whittle
Mel Reeves
Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee
Clifford Warr
Chamber of Commerce Publicity Committee
Homer Johnson
Mink Creek Road Project Awaiting Funds
Franklin county commissioners D. Ariel Nash and auditor Cleo Swenson met in Boise with Gov. C. A. Robins and the highway director. They were promised oiling and graveling will start once funds become available for Mink Creek road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mink Creek
D. Ariel Nash
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Cleo. Swenson
Boise
Au Jtor
C. A. Robins
Preston Whitney Irrigation OKs New Reservoir Project
Stockholders approve construction of a 2400 acre foot reservoir on the Lamont site east of Preston to serve late season needs. Directors will finalize details with start hoped by August first for 1948 irrigation use. The 105 acre site will be filled by the current canal system, at an estimated cost of 35 to 40 dollars per acre foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston- Whitney Irrigation Company
Lamont
Preston
Johnson
Dayton man joins Nauvoo caravan retracing pioneer route
George D Balls, 69, of Dayton leaves for Nauvoo to drive a car transformed into a pioneer wagon. He will join a caravan of 72 cars and 143 men recreating Brigham Young’s pioneer route to Salt Lake City, departing July 15 and arriving July 22 at the Utah capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Balls
Dayton
Nauvoo
George, D. Balls
Utah
Brigham Young
Great Salt Lake Valley
Balls
Pioneer Company
Salt Lake City
Utah State Capitol
Pioneer Day Events Set for Weston July 23 24
Weston will observe Pioneer Day with two days of entertainment on July 23 and 24. A committee lists demonstrations by posse riders horse racing and pulling a ball game and concessions on July 23. July 24 features a parade a patriotic meeting foot races horse races and a ball game.
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Weston
Holder of Three Air Records Visits Preston This Week
Cliff B. Davis son of Mrs Emma Davis Franklin county treasurer visits Preston this week after setting multiple air records. He flew a P-38 looping 212 times at Oakland and added 73 Cuban eights at Yreka and 154 slow rolls in a 360 degree arc. Davis recently resigned as a CAA inspector and works now for Lincoln Engineering of Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff B. Davis
Emma Davis
Franklin County
Preston
Davis
Igil. Aeronautics Administration
Oakland
Calif
Yreka
Oo Davis
Lincoln Engineering Company
CAA
No Serious Accidents Here Over Week End
Cooperation by the public during the July 4 holiday week end drew commendations from city county and state officers. Three days of celebrating yielded only two minor traffic accidents with drivers taking caution. One serious incident occurred early Saturday when a motorist returning from Deer Clift inn struck and killed a deer crossing Highway 91 north of the Nashville crossroad.
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Preston
Deer Clift Inn
Highway 91
Nashville Crossroad
Boys Try Selling Stolen Cow Then Face Probate Court
Two juveniles stole a cow tethered near a home and drove it to a local slaughter yard to sell it. Officers recovered the animal before it was sold and jailed one boy for questioning. The youths were to appear before Probate Judge W P Merrill today on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Merrill
Free Morning Parking In Preston District Announced
Durwood Hall city chief of police says meters in Preston business district will allow free parking for the first two hours each weekday morning except Saturdays and days before holidays. Parking meters remain required 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays.
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Preston
Durwood Hall
Fourth of July celebration reported by local Jaycees group
Jaycees and Jaycettes picnicked at Oneida Station on Tuesday then gathered around a campfire to hear reports on the successful Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Jaycees. A large crowd attended the picnic and the event netted a good profit with a strong program last Friday.
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Oneida Station
Forsgren Heads New Franklin County Board of Education
Forsgren and Benjamin A Meek were named chair man and vice chairman of Franklin county's new board of education at Tuesday night’s meeting. The board, to act as an intermediate supervisory body between the state board and local school trustees, will draft a budget and may levy a county wide tax up to two mills. Robert Airshie states the board is a body politic with power to levy taxes. The first meeting discussed budgeting and tax levy. taxes to begin near end of 1947. The article notes continuation on page 8.
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J. Clifford
Forsgren
Benjamin A. Meek
Board of Education
Franklin County
Mark Hart
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Robert Airshie
County ‘Board of Education
Courtty Commissioners
Winder Amateur Rodeo and Horse Show to Benefit Ward Building
In Winder a community sponsored amateur rodeo and horse show will run from 10 a.m. all day with calf roping riding and wild cow milking events. Proceeds go to the Winder ward building fund with a 50 cent admission. The horse show includes halter classes for yearlings and two year olds, kid pony events, stock class, matched pairs, men and women’s pleasure classes, stallion exhibitions and horse pulling contests. The event draws a large crowd and many competitors seeking prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wink der
Winder Ward Building Fund
Winder
City Urges Water Conservation During Dry Weather
City officials request Preston residents conserve water this week as heat intensifies. Superintendent C I Goff notes leaks and hoses without nozzles violate ordinances and reminds sprinkling must occur within set hours. Violators face fines and city employees will monitor irrigation.
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Preston
Cc. I. Goff
City Water Department
Local Polio Group Announces Readiness for Season
Franklin County infantile paralysis chapter reorganizes with Joee Cushman as chairman and names Gaylord Larson Emma Davis Velma Cott le Reed Magleby Daniel Roberts Earl Goaslind and others as officers and members at large. Early action urged to prevent outbreaks during June to September with reminders to avoid crowds and watch for headaches colds upset stomach and other symptoms.
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Franklin County
Joée EF. Cushman
Gaylord Larson
Emma Davis
Velma Cottle
Reed Magleby
Daniel Roberts
Earl Goaslind
Glenn W. Corbett
Scott Dunlop
Horace, Baugh
Mada Eline
New Preston Grocery Opens After Scott Family Move
Scott and his wife open Cash Grocery at 102 West Oneida Preston after purchasing the former service station site. Scott, a Blackfoot native and army veteran, served as first sergeant on Saipan and participated in the first raid over Japan. They have a two and a half year old son.
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Scott
Preston
G.I. Scott
Blackfoot
Scotts
West Oneida
Idaho
Utah
Saipan
Army ‘Air Forces
Japan
Franklin County Centennial Pageant Consolidated to One Evening
The Franklin Oneida area centennial festival will be staged in one night on Tuesday July 15 at Preston High School stadium. Donna Noyes Allie Packer and Emmeline Kennington wrote the script with Marion Ballif directing spoken parts. Colleen Kjar and Dr. M. E. Bell lead readers, while Orville Benson handles narration. The stadium showcase features pioneer costumes and a 150-voice chorus directed by Lyle Shipley and Norma Crabtree. The program includes flag raising, the centennial queen, pioneer trek sections organized by ward groups, and a dance finale led by Don Forsgren John Webber. Reigning as royalty is Vera Bing ham with attendants Beverly Nelson and Shirley Whitehead. Notables Mrs Margaret Lemmon and Mrs Katie Chatterton are honored guests from early pioneer groups.
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Franklin County
Lyle ,Shipley
Norma Crabtree
Shipley
Plains
Franklin and
Oneida
Kennington
Packer
Utah Pioneers
Don
John
Flight View Of Erosion Shows Area At Risk
A flight over the erosion zone between Cache Junction and Swan near Preston reveals serious soil loss affecting Five Mile Creek and the Bear River. I H Nash and J E Cushman toured the area with pilot Stan Atkinson to assess damming and canal dangers from erosion.
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Five Mile Creek
I. H. Nash
Idaho
Preston
Utah
Powers & Light ‘Company
Mongay
Stan’ Atkinson
Cache
Ote c
Swan
Aus
Bear River
Battle Creek
Bear
Riverdale Hosts Centennial Day Events With No Admission
Riverdale plans a July 24 celebration directed by Mutual chairmen Sherman Woolf and Rebecca Choules. Activities include a 10:30 program, noon lunch, amateur rodeo, kids races, horse races, a county league baseball game, boxing, refreshments, and an evening orchestra. The Pocatello junior legion team edged the Preston juniors 9 7 in extra innings, eliminating Riverdale from district play after a 7 7 tie through seven innings. Hinckley struck out nine for Preston in a full nine innings.
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Riverdale
The
Mutual
Sherman Woolf
Rebecca Choules
Theo Smith
George Talbot
Mound Valley
Pocatello
Hinckley
Preston
Fairview Celebrates A July 19 Community Day
Fairview ward plans a day of entertainment on Saturday July 19. A parade starts at 10 a m followed by a program at 11 60 o clock and an afternoon of sports at 1 p m featuring foot races a ball game and boxing. A pioneer dance in the evening invites all to dress in pioneer costume. Mr and Mrs Leon Wells and Brenda Lee of Preston visited Mr and Mrs Wilford Nelson of Mink Creek and spent the afternoon fishing.
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Fairview Ward
Leon Wells
Brenda Lee
Preston
Wilford Nelson
Mink Creek
Mr. Wells
Mr. Nelson
Gladiolus Show Planned by Preston Gladiolus Society
The Preston unit of the Bonneville Gladiolus Society will host a gladiolus show in Preston on August 16, per J. Neff Boothe local chairman and vice president. Entries from any grower may compete for ribbons and prizes across color groups and top displays.
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Preston
Bonneville Gladiolus Society
Garland -Abg
Logan
Glads
Boothe
Elks and Hansen Lead Franklin County Softball Tie
Elks and Hansen teams remain tied for first in the Franklin County softball league with four wins each. Lions sit last with four losses while Hansen Godfrey holds third. results from Thursday and Monday feature wins by Jaycees Rotary VFW Lewiston and others as next week’s schedule lists matchups including Elks versus Lee Hansen and Lions versus VFW.
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The
Elks
Hansen
Franklin County
Hansen-Godfrey
VFW
Rotary
Jaycees
Lewiston
Lions
Lee
VEW
Lee Hansen
Hansen- Godfrey
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Preston-Whitney
Clifford
Benjamin A
Meek
Mie
Crealug
Ants
Idiss Shirley Whitehead
Seals
Selcon
Cei
Franklin
Bing! Bang
Cenier
Polio Group
I. H.nash
Joe, Cushman
Junior” Legion
Fairview
Mrs. Reeves
Canada
M. M. Reeves
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