Preston Night Rodeo Draws Community Help and Stock
Enthusiasm runs high as Preston businessmen pitch in to clean rodeo grounds and stencil seat numbers for the famous Preston night rodeo. The event, Aug 5 6 7, will combine with the annual horse show with afternoon judging and evening action. Tickets go on sale July 26 at Hart Music Co.
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Rodeo
Dean Jensen
J. Homer Johnson
A. G. Carlson
Leon Marshall
Preston
Preston Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee
Osa
UUM
R. A. Richter
Bozeman, Mont
Richter
Rodeo Committee
Rodeo Headquarters
Hart Music Co
Lions Band Promote Brags After Youngsters Defeat
CLEARING THE DESK reports the Lions' club softball team touting a promotion out of the old man class after a win over a younger civic club. Mrs Milo Hobbs heads a completed uniform project supplying Preston high band with royal blue uniforms and caps.
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Lions’ Club
Milo ‘Hobbs
Preston High
U. and I. Furniture Company
Eoaimee
al Biorge
Mink Creek Road
Protection Areas Ready for Pheasants in Franklin County
Albert Moser president of the Franklin County Fish and Game Assn says three pheasant release areas have been repaired posted against hunting and are ready to protect young pheasants. The report notes several truckloads of rainbow trout planted in county streams and lakes recently. Moser returned from Boise and invited state fish and game officials to visit soon.
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Albert Moser
Franklin County Fish & Game Assn
Fish and Game News
Moser
Boise
State Fish and Game Association
Preston Girls Chorus to Present Free Concert at LDS Church
The Symphonettes a 20 member girls chorus will perform a free concert on July 22 at the Fourth Word LDS church. Under Mrs Daniel Roberts the group formerly the Bunkerettes will sing semi classic choral pieces and religious works. Curtain is 8 p.m. and the public is invited.
Logan Juniors Play Here Ends 5 to 1 for Pocatello
American Legion junior baseball game at the local diamond ends 5 to 1 in favor of Pocatello. Saturday night July 17 Preston faces Logan in the next game at the same site.
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American Legion
Pocatello
Preston
Logan
Weston Officials Add Event to Pioneer Day Program
Weston officials announced new Pioneer Day plans featuring three horse pulling classes light medium and heavy instead of two and a boxing card of 20 rounds. The card will include Lyle Taylor Dayton and other noted amateurs such as Ladell Tingey Eddie Winward and Paul Winward. The boxing program starts at 8 p.m. with a parade at 9 30 a.m.
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Lyle Taylor
Dayton
San Francisco
Ladell Tingey
Eddie
Paul Winward
Hee
LDS Girls Program Postponed to Tuesday at Merrill Home
The Seventh Ward LDS Girls were informed that the Friday evening entertainment has been postponed to next Tuesday. The lawn party will be held at Dr M O Merrill's residence at 7 p.m. on July 20.
Local Executive Ivan Geary Dies Suddenly at 53
Ivan Geary 53 longtime California Packing general manager in Franklin dies suddenly at 10 a m his widow Maud Rich Geary DeVor Geary a Preston resident and one grandson survive. Geary born April 6 1895 in Morgan Utah spent 30 years with the firm and 20 years in Franklin active in LDS church and local civic affairs. He leaves sisters Mrs Leo Butters Preston and Mrs Reta Poem Milton and brother Theodore Geary Smithfield Utah.
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Franklin
Ivan Geary
California Packing, Company
Geary
Maud Rich Geary
Thomas Geary
Laura Simmons Geary
Preston
Gan
Leo Butters
Theodore Geary
Smithfield
Reta Poem
Milton
LDS Church
Riverdale to Host Unbeaten Teams in Holiday Game
Riverdale hosts a county league showdown between Treasureton and Riverdale on the Riverdale July 24 holiday. The program features an 11 a.m. speech by an MIA sponsor, yet to be chosen, with Sherman Woolf as committee chair.
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Riverdale
Treasureton
MIA
Sherman Woolf
Miss Mary Eleanor Swainston Crowned Preston Rodeo Queen
Mary Eleanor Swainston of Winder won the Preston rodeo queen title in the first week of August after a district contest determining five finalists. The five finalists will form the queen’s court with attendants Relda Smiths Joyce Whitehead Meredith Hogan and Melva Taylor.
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Mary -Eleanor’ Swainston
Winder
Preston
Rodeo Grounds
Rodeo Association
Relda Smiths
Riverdale
Joyce—Whitehead
Franklin
Meredith Hogan
Banida
Winder Honors Pioneer Hesian Talbot at Varied Parties
Mrs Ellen Demat Talbot, born July 3 1868 in Kaysville, was honored in Winder with multiple parties this week. She married Hyrum Percer Talbot in 1877 and the couple migrated to Canada before returning to Kilgore Idaho and then Winder in 1915. They raised six sons and a daughter with portions of land later shared among children. Hyrum died after 55 years of marriage.
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Winder
Ellen Demat Talbot
Talbot
Kaysville
Thomas
Mariah Driggs’ Bennett
Ellen’ “Bennett
Hyrum’Percer
Datghyter
Canada
Hyrum
Rand
Ellen
Edward
Clarenge
Orvil
Lee
Lavon
Carl
Bennett
Bert
Long Illness Brings Death To James Hoggan
James Hoggan 68 died early Saturday morning at Preston hospital after a long illness. Funeral rites were held Tuesday at 2 pm from the LDS fourth ward chapel with Harold Swift conducting. Hoggan, a Preston farmer and former city councilman, was an elder in the seventh ward and active in civic groups including the chamber of commerce Elks lodge and Rotary. He was a native of Glasgow born May 5 1882 and came to the United States in 1888 settling in Ogden before moving to Preston in 1912. He leaves five children and 11 grandchildren. services were held at the fourth ward church.
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James Hoggan
LDS Fourth Ward
Harold Swift
Hoggan
Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Elks Lodge
Rotary Club
LDS Seventh Ward
Glasgow
Elizabeth S
Robert Hoggan
United States
Ogden
James
Venitia Winward
Donkey Baseball Game Sponsored by American Legion
Donkeys from San Bernardino will be used in a Legion Donkey base ball game at the local ball park Friday evening starting at 8 30 p m Two local teams will play for proceeds to buy new Legion colors Commander Edward Krass urged the public to attend for a night of humorous fun and support for the post’s colors program
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Edward Krass
Preston
Primary Tickets Filed in Franklin County for August Election
In Franklin County both parties filed full primary tickets by the Saturday deadline. Incumbents largely seek re election with Roy Andreasen Democrat pursuing state senate, W Stewart Geddes Republican facing Marlon Jensen and William A Davis in the GOP race, and Vernon Mendenhall Clark Gray also vying for state representative on the GOP side. Bruce Wallace is the sole Democrat candidate for state representative. A Republican contest for county commissioner district 1 pits Angus Condie against Levor M Coney, with several incumbents unopposed on the Republican ticket for local offices. The Democratic ticket shows few contests with Kell er and Mecham among nominees.
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Franklin County
Roy
Andreasen
W. Stewart ‘Geddés
Marlon . Jensen
Whitney
William
A. . Davis
Preston
Senate
Vernon Mendenhall
Thatcher
Clark Gray
Cleveland
Bruce Wallace
Angus Condie
Levor M. Coney
Franklin
Marlowe Funk
E. L. Hansen
P. M. Condie
Moses Hancey
W. Paul Merrill
Emma Davis
Isaac M. Evans
Riverdale Province
Mark
Hart
Public Instruction
Otel
Superintendent of ‘Public’ Instruction
B. Swenson
Préston
Herman ‘Keller
Egypt
B. C. Mecham
Glen Jensen
Esther .J. Greaves
Melvin’ Rawlings
Fairview
Special Meeting Called for East Side Class A District Trustees
The East Side class A school district No 201 trustees meet Friday at 8 30 p m in Franklin County Courthouse to elect five trustees for the newly organized district until the next regular election in September. Mark Hart, county superintendent of public instruction, explains the reorganization law requires residents to elect a five member board at the call of the county superintendent.
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East Side
Franklin County
Mark Hart
Hart
Stock Dairy Club Plans Annual Tour Next Monday
Franklin County Livestock and Dairy Club announce their annual summer tour for Monday July 19. County Agent Dan Roberts invites all members to visit dairy farms observe milk cooking methods inspect dairy pastures and tour 4-H record books. The tour includes practice judging of dairy beef swine and sheep classes with attendees bringing lunch.
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Franklin County Livestock
Dairy Club
Dan
Roberts
Atis
City Zoning Ordinance 311 Regulates Preston Development
The Preston city publication outlines Ordinance 311 detailing building zones, density limits, district divisions, land use for trade industry residence or other purposes, penalties for violations, and conservation of property values. It targets property owners investors and commercial enterprises citywide.
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Preston
City of
Dunkleys Seek 3500 in Damages in Idaho District Court
Victor and Elaine Dunkley sue Le Roy Doney in Franklin County Idaho fifth district court for 3500 total damages. 1500 seeks for conversion of mink farm property, plus 2000 in punitive damages. Attorneys Black and Black of Pocatello represent the Dunkleys.
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Fifth Judicial District Court
Franklin County
Victor Dunkley
Elaine Dunkley
LeRoy Doney
Dunkley
Pocatello
Bank robber pleads guilty in Grace National case
Rudolph B. de Packh of Salt Lake City pleaded guilty to the bank robbery of the First National Bank of Grace. He was held in the American Falls jail since the June 7 incident and was captured near Grace after the robbery. About $3,876 was recovered. Sentencing delayed to July 26.
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National’ Bank
Lee S. Hansen
Ray Fackrell
de Packh
Grace
Rex Whitehead
Whitehead
Wget
Clark
De’Packh
Emmett
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Logan Juniors
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LDS
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Hesian
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