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Newspaper

Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1958

Page

5

Preston Idaho levies 42 mills for city budget 1958 59

City of Preston Franklin County Idaho adopts an ordinance taxing 42 mills on assessed valuation to fund general and special funds for May 1 1958 to April 30 1959. Revenues cover library recreation street lights sewer district 4 bonds and sinking fund and city general expenses. The city clerk will file a certified copy with the county auditor. Published July 17 1958.

Preston Franklin County Idaho General Fund

Fairview Families Gather for Reunions and Health News

Local notices list births and family visits across Preston and Draper Utah areas. Alden Drury welcomed a daughter at Preston hospital. Numerous relatives, including Gilbert Choules and Hall families, journeyed through Boise, Draper, and nearby towns for reunions and holiday gatherings. Patients and injuries noted include Cleve Bodily with an eye injury requiring care.

Alden _Drury Preston Hospital Gilbert Ralph Betty Carrie Hall Don Christensen Ornal Hyde Jeff Yellowstone ‘Park Idaho Boise Gilbert Cafferty Joseph Cleve Logan Hospital James Cottle Leona Peterson Nordon Preston Gilbert and Choules Draper Utah Hazen Gilbert Géraldine Frank Gilbert Bruce Oliver Choules Dineen Merlin Rawlings Brent Kent Washington Montana Owen Murray Cecil Hendricks Pasco, Wash Arland Wilson Mesa Wash

Family visits span Hermans Hall and relatives

The fragmented note lists Hermans Hall and a family visiting pattern. It mentions Mrs Beatrice Hyde visiting Weston with her mother Mrs Bertha Cole and Jeanie Gilbert of Inkom visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Gilbert.

Hermans Hall John. Hall Beatrice. Hyde Weston Bertha Cole Jeanie Gilbert Inkom William Gilbert

Franklin area notes include visits and family updates

Franklin residents share news of reunions and travels. Lieut Doney and family from Hawaii visit his parents the Doney household hosts a broad set of relatives as several members take vacations, attend reunions, and plan trips to California and Wyoming.

Wente Darrell Doney Dara Lynn Diane Hawaii Horace Doney David Parkinson R. Parkinson Standard Oil Co Calif Idaho Standard Wake Island Honolulu San Pedro Nan Dehlin Compton Dehlin Byu George Mylrose Leah Lowe Julie Shirley Mardene Darlene Wyoming Yellowstone National Park E. A. Swinyard Doyle Packer Los Angeles Veressa Packer Lozan Vaughn Packer Phyllis Kingsford Una Roskelley Ogden

Local residents on summer travels and visits across states

Readers list extended travels and visits by families and friends from Riverside California to Afton Wyoming and Sun Valley Idaho. The notes mention trips to Cleveland Yellowstone Brigham City Ogden Salt Lake City Seattle Colville Colville Washington and other regions with relatives visiting and vacations noted through the week.

LaVell Lloyd Salt Lake City Kerry Kaye the &. H. Lioyas Sun Valley

Inventor Bell at Baddeck Workshop Strives with Telephone

The National Geographic Magazine notes Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, visiting his Baddeck workshop in Nova Scotia to tackle scientific problems that threatened to interrupt his work, as he often began by wrapping a towel around the device.

Pibedibaee “Gralla Baddeck Nova ‘Scotia Geographic Saya

Idaho warns farmers on sales to unlicensed truck operators

Idaho State Department of Agriculture cautions farmers to sell only to licensed track buyers with proper bond filings. Buyers must show a license and bond evidence to avoid fraudulent operators and protect themselves from bad checks or losses.

Idaho Department of ‘Agriculture Department ATL

Voters discuss school district plan and local notices

Ten years ago July 8 1948 partial results on a countywide school reorganization plan showed majority support in most districts while Franklin county committee members voiced approval. A Rotary club meeting heard Ben Johnson attend the GOP convention. births and grocery prices were also reported.

Franklin Ben Johnson Preston Philadelphia Preston Rotary Club Johnson

Primary contest for sheriff eyed in upcoming elections

The county hotly contests the sheriff seat with filings on the Democratic and Republican tickets. Lewis Packer of Riverdale seeks the Dem nomination while W. D. Head aims for a fourth term on the Dem side and David Davis, current chief of police, filed for the Republican ticket. Also noting new Franklin County prices: cars from 475 dollars and electric washers at 115 dollars.

Sheriff's ‘Office Lewis Packer Riverdale Preston W. D. Head David Davis Franklin County

Birth Announcement for Five Pound Pork Sausage Babies

A fragmentary notice reports a birth event linked to Mr and Mrs Welize Nash and Mr and Mrs W G Palmer with dates around July 10. The text is garbled but indicates multiple names and a weight of five pounds associated with sausage terminology.

Welize Nash Mim W. G.’ Palmer

Garden Bed Mulch and Rock Options Compared

A reader compares rock mulch and gravel for garden use. Rocks deter weeds and stay warm under cover, but under pines needles litter can be a cleanup problem. Large stones can be brushed clean with a straw broom without moving the stones.

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