Tax Sale Here Stated Aug 28 in Franklin County
Franklin county lists thirty two parcels for public tax sale at the courthouse on Saturday August 28 at 10 00 am. Parcels are named by assessed taxpayers and described in the Citizen. High bidder cash sale funds go to county tax funds. The sale is usually biennial and this year is among the smallest in two decades due to property prosperity. Tax deeds cover parcels delinquent four years and the notice will run in six issues of the Citizen before sale becomes legal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Board of County Commissioners
Celebrating The 24th At Riverdale Ward
Riverdale plans a July 24 celebration with events from Friday night to 1:00 a m. Merlin Smith Orchestra will headline the finale. Saturday features a pioneer program, boxing, horse and foot races and a Riverdale versus Mink Creek baseball game. The reception committee invites former residents and friends to join for a day of entertainment and a family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Merlin Smith
Brigham Young
Mink Creek
James Woolf
Pioneers Stadium Services Honors Sunday Evening
Community program in Preston honors pioneers at the high school stadium. The six wards organize a 7:45 PM start with Call Of The Trumpeters and an 8 PM service featuring Flag Placing Scout Troop 33, Pledge of Allegiance, songs, readings, accordion music, and an address by Alvin Harris. In case of rain, move to the Franklin stake house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneers
Preston
Boy Scouts
Joseph Goff
Harold Swift
Constance Davis
Paul R. Wynn
Land of Home
Preston Melodians
Our Pioneers
Dewey S. Olsen
Oscar Mathews
Alvin Harris
Preston Seminary
June Ward
Leslie W. Merrill
Franklin Stake House
Tag Day Set By Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary of Post 84 with War Savings and National Auxiliary will stage a Tag Day in Preston on Saturday August 7 honoring Molly Pitcher of the 1778 Monmouth battle. Modern Molly Pitcher will hand out bond stamps and water-like pitchers, giving a flag to buyers. Mrs Mel Reeves has returned to Preston to join her husband Capt Reeves with the Army Police near the Mexican border. the Reeves previously lived in Prescott Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Post 84
War- Savings Staff
National Legion” Auxiliary
Preston
Molly Pitcher
Mel Reeves
Capt. Reeves
Army
Reeves
Prescott
Arizona
Preston 1943 Rodeo Queen Contest Set for Tuesday
The 1943 Preston rodeo queen contest will name the winner Tuesday evening at 8 p m at the Preston rodeo grounds. Judges Chub Lundberg and two others will pick the queen from entrants showing horsemanship showmanship poise and personality. Deadline is Friday night July 23 with entries due mounted and in western attire. Many contestants expected from Franklin Weston Clifton Mink Creek and surrounding communities. Any girl may enter without a sponsor.
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Preston
Rodeo
Norma Peterson
Karma Oliverson
Franklin
Preston Rotary
Ligns
Franklin Lions
Preston Boots and Saddle ‘Club
Weston Chamber of Commerce
Dayton
Clifton
Mink Creek
Swift
Preston stores to close Saturday for Pioneer Day observance
The Citizen issues a day early to urge last minute shoppers before Pioneer Day weekend. Preston stores will close Saturday July 24 in observance and remain open until 8 00 p.m. Friday evening instead of Saturday. Readers are urged to use the early edition to take advantage of advertised values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Valley of the Mountains
Fierce Brahmas Set to Roar at Preston Big Night Rodeo
Preston gears up for a two day rodeo on August 6 and 7 featuring world class bulls and horses. Stock from Harry Rowell of Texas will arrive after Ogden Pioneer Day events and remain through the show. Mayor Crockett notes the Brahmas are unusually fierce and cross bred, with top bucking horses Scene Shifter and Duster to perform alongside clown Homer Holcomb and mule Parkyar Kar kass. Reserved seats go on sale July 29 at $1.00 with general admission 6 cents and children's 25 cents, at the old Palace market area and nightly ticket offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rowell
Preston
Edr Crockett
Pocatello
Rowell
Mayor Crockett
Texas
Rodeo Grounds
Ogden
Homer’ Holcomb
Parkyar Karkass
Chet
Juanita Howell
Old Palace
Foss
Boots and Saddles Kangaroo Court in Preston Rodeo
The Boots and Saddles club acts as administrators of a Kangaroo court to enforce rodeo rules in Preston for the annual show. Early issues include enforcing rodeo garb with penalties for dressing down. Offenders will be targeted Friday and Saturday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Kangaroo Court
Rodeo Committee
Preston Community Church Service Notice
The Preston community church under Evangelical Lutheran auspices invites all faiths to its next service on Tuesday July 27 at 7 30 p m in the basement of the County Court House A Bible class follows at 8 30 led by Rev Paul G Hansen of Ogden all are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Evangelical, Lutheran Church
County Court House
Paul G. Hansen
Ogden
Larger beet acreage sought by Idaho growers meeting
Idaho sugar beet and livestock interests plan a July 30 Boise meeting called by Gov. Bottolfsen to push for 1,050,000 acres of sugar beets planted in 1944, up from 660,000 acres this year. Tom Heath of Franklin County Sugar Co and Jared Lewis joined processors in Denver, where Heath became vice president of the National Beet Growers Association amid concerns over factory closures and beet acreage declines.
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Idaho
Boise
C.A. ‘Bottolfsen
Department—Of—Agriculture
Tom Heath
Franklin County Sugar Company
Jared Lewis
Preston
Denver
Heath
National
Beet Growers” Association
National Association
United States
New Cashier On Duty At Safeway Store
Viola Esplin, a Preston native, begins duty as a Safeway cashier after training in Salt Lake City. She temporarily fills the vacancy left by Cal Shepherd, who left for the army after induction from Logan draft board. Manager Joe Oborn expects Esplin to eventually fill the role.
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Preston
Safeway
Viola Esplin
Miss Esplin
Salt Lake City
Cal Shepherd
Army
Cal
Logan
Utah
Joe Oborn
Preston Chamber Outing Open To All Men Members
The Preston chamber of commerce hosts a July 29 outing at the Preston Golf Course open to male chamber members and male city store staff affiliated with the chamber. The event includes a rodeo kick off with western regalia required and a lineup of games and a luncheon, with Harlan Simmons and others arranging details for a 7 p m start.
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Preston Chamber of Commerce
Preston
Chamber
Bear River
Beet Growers Elect Vice President at Denver Meeting
Beets group members reported that an official was elected vice president of the National Beet Growers and Processors Association at a Denver meeting last week. Preston Blisworth of Lewisville and Mr Heath head the Idaho state beet committee representing the processors.
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National
Beet Growers’ and Processors’ Association
Denver
Preston Blisworth
Lewisville
Heath
Idaho
Local Visitors Return From Eastern Trip
Herman Holcomb and his daughter Mrs Bill Mc Cune with grandchildren return from the east and plan to travel to southern California soon.
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Herman Holcomb
Bill McCune
California
Local car owners rush to file for new A books
Nearly a thousand Franklin county car owners had not filed by Wednesday for the new A books replacing the old A books which expired July 21. Only 1304 of about 2300 passenger cars had applied. books will be issued by mail after tire inspection certificates and old book backs are provided. Truck books for gas run July 1 to October 30, with 542 of about 600 trucks already issued.
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Franklin County
Jesse Budge
Court House
Ration Board
Preston Night Rodeo Feature to Run in Citizen Edition
The August 5 issue announces a two section Rodeo Edition for the Preston Night Rodeo August 6 and 7. An August 6 souvenir edition will cover last minute rodeo details with extra coverage in Lewiston Cornish Grate Soda Springs and nearby areas. Merchants will be solicited for rodeo advertisements to fund the expanded edition with a colored cover showcasing the wild west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Hho
Lewiston
Cornish
Grate
Soda Springs
Large Franklin pea crop nears completion at California Packing plant
Franklin county farmers harvest a record 1600 acre pea crop with yield far above average. The California Packing plant in Franklin runs two shifts daily and may finish by July 28 as weather aided harvest. Superintendent Ivan Geary praises local support and notes higher pay to growers due to increased acreage and a favorable processing contract.
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Franklin County
California Packing
Franklin
Ivan Geary
Dcenlaix
Ogden
Burial for Eli Forsgren Set for Thursday
Eli Forsgren 80 died Monday at his home from a paralytic stroke suffered while visiting his daughter Mrs Anna F Palmer. Born June 17 1863 in Brigham City Utah he helped with fruit growing and a silk worm colony his mother spun silk cloth. He married Francis Mary Smith in 1885 and lived in Riverdale Preston and Riverdale where he supported dances and taught ward functions. He donated to the Riverdale chapel and his wife preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Forsgren
Anna F. Palmer
Mr. Forsegren
Brigham City
Utah
Peter Adolph
Anna Christina Knudson Forsgren
Francis Mary Smith
Riverdale
Preston
Forsgren
Riverdale Chapel
Tragedy at Island Park Lake Claims Eight Drownings This Year
Thelma Heath Standen of this city died in the Island Park lake accident along with her five year old daughter Sandra. Her sister was Sister Is Drowned One and another wife of Lieutenant William G Standen also perished. Two additional women died in the same incident bringing Island Park drownings to eight for the year.
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Island Park
Ponds
George ‘Heath
Wiliam G. Standen
Thelma—Heath Standen
Sandra
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Legion Auxiliary
The
American—Légion
Tues
Homer
Preston Night
City Rodeo Grounds
Homer ‘Holcomb
Park-Yar-Karcass
Preston Rodeo
Boots. & Saddles
Knudson
Harlan Simmons
Oreg Lambreaux
Joe Johnson
Rulon Dunn
Jack Brown
Eli Forsgren
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