Preston 1951 Rodeo Opens With Top Acts and Prices
The 1951 Preston night rodeo opens next Thursday under lights with 11 performances planned by Intermountain Rodeos producer J. Ray Skinner. Jack Oakie will host the mic, and top rodeo riders, clowns, and special acts from Bugs Torrance to the Beeswax Moore family will perform. Tickets top at 1.50 plus tax, with family night and reduced prices for children, plus a parade and a square dance jamboree to kick off the festivities.
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Preston
Intermouuntain
J. Ray “Skinner
Intermountain’ Rodeos
Preston Ound
Skinner
Jack Oakie
Oakie
Bobby
Gene Clark
Bobby Clark
Bugs
Pat ‘Torrance
M .Celorads
Moore
Chamber. of Commerce
Evans Sorenson resigns as Preston coach to join FBI
Evan Sorenson, longtime Preston high school basketball coach, resigns from the East Side district 201 school board post to take a position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Known as Ev, he led teams to state tournaments in two seasons and previously coached track and football. He will undergo FBI training in Washington, D C.
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Evan Sorenson
Preston
East Side
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coach Sorenson
Utah State Agricultural College
Fielding High School
Paris
Sorenson
FBI
Vaa D. C
Oreo
Hast
West Side District Sets Final Preschool Clinic
The West Side school district announces its last preschool clinic for district pupils. It will be held next Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the high school building in Dayton. Final inoculations and vaccination shots will be given to youngsters entering school this fall.
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West Side School District
Dayton
Public Invited to Square Dance During Rodeo Week
Harold B. Allen directs a public square dance jam on Wednesday August 1 from 9 to 12 in front of the Preston post office. Guest callers will lead steps and formations as spectators are welcome and admission is free all ages and outfits welcome.
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oriinEitas
Harold B. Allen
Léeton
Oneida Stake
Oneida Street
Preston Post Office
Mr. Allen
Heitz Heating Co. Club Tees Off With Preston in Friday Game
The Heitz Heating Co. team of Ogden, leading the Ogden league, visits Preston to face the local town squad Friday night. Heitz has won its last 10 games and hasn’t lost an out of town game in two years. Logan fell 17 to 7 Tuesday. Heitz owns an 11 to 8 win over Smithfield.
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Heitz Heating Co
Ogden
Preston
Heitz
Logan
Smithfield
Famous Little Train to Be Here in Parade
The Union Pacific miniature freight train, built in 1923, will appear in the Arg. 3 and 4 parades ahead of the rodeo. It travels on a concrete roadbed, has logged 265000 miles, and features an engine, tender, stock car, box car, coal car, tank car and caboose.
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Union’ Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Woodward Family Hurt In North Utah Crash Near Smithfield
Mrs. Donna Woodward operator of the Woodward shoe store in Preston and her four young daughters were in a head on collision two miles north of Smithfield. Mrs Woodward sustained a double fracture of her leg and severe facial and head injuries. the girls Marilyn Barbara Eileen and Carole suffered scalp lacerations chest and leg injuries. The California driver Charles W Mark 64 of Sunland was also hospitalized with fractured ribs and head lacerations. Continued on page
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Donna Woodward
Woodward Shoe
Preston
Logan
Smithfield
Marilyn
Barbara
Eileen
Carole
Charles W. Mark
Sunland
Calif
Tree interrupts power line cutting service in Preston
About 900 Utah Power & Light customers lost electricity for roughly one hour and 25 minutes when a tree was cut by George Maxwell on North State Street in Preston and fell across lines. J C Goff said outage affected Preston and nearby areas including Riverdale Mink Creek Whitney and Winder. A repair crew located the fault and made temporary repairs in just under 90 minutes.
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Utah Power & Light Co
George Maxwell
North State Street
Preston
J. C. Goff
Utah Power
Riverdale
Mink Creek
Whitney
Winder
Clifton Cemetery Water Levy Election Set for Monday
Clifton cemetery maintenance district voters will decide next Monday on a 20 cent levy per 100 dollars of assessed valuation to fund a water system for beautifying and developing the Clifton cemetery. Balloting runs 1 to 6 p.m. in the Clifton ward chapel.
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Clifton Cemetery
Clifton Ward
Spe &S
Demonstration Of Home Freezers By Local Firms
Preston based Inter Mountain Electrical Assn members plan a joint freezer showcase at 2 p.m. on Wednesday August 8 in the Franklin county courthouse basement. Dealers will display their models and Miss Mary Condie of Utah Power and Light Co will explain food prep and optimal freezer use. Prizes totaling over 150 dollars will be awarded.
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Preston
Inter- Mountain Electrical Assn
Franklin County
Mary Condie
Utah Power and Light Co
Dunkley Cast in Perry Mansfield Play at Colorado School
Dunkley son of Mr and Mrs L R Dunkley Preston has been cast in Perry Mansfield theatre production of As You Like It in Steamboat Springs Colorado July 30. He attends Perry Mansfield summer program studying contemporary dance and is a sophomore at Ricks College Rexburg where he was outstanding musician and dance manager in 1950 51.
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Dunkley
L. R. Dunkley
Preston
Perry- Mansfield
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Perry-Mansfield
school of theatre _ and dance
Colorado
Harriette Ann Gray
Ricks College
Rexburg
Hail and Flood Damage Hits County Crops Saturday
Heavy hail and rain struck Saturday about 11:30 am, washing canals and ditches, flooding fields and roads. Crops on farms including Bergeson Moser Winward and Steven were flattened or stripped while Five Mile Creek rose to flood levels, with peak flows around 300 cubic feet per second.
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Dayton
Jae
Roy
Andreasen
Angus
Esplin
Albert
Merlin Stevenson
Moser
Glen ‘Bingham
Mile
Thayne Winward
Horace Smith
Twin Lake
Atkins
Kenneth Panter
Eph Bergeson
Bergeson
Ronald Bergeson
R. B
Paul Merrill
Ira’ Clark
Soil Conservation Service
Five Mile
Ephraim Bergeson
Albert Moser
Merlin Steven
Crack Down on Speed Violators Planned by Police
City and county law enforcement officers told the Rotary Club they will crack down on speeding in Preston. Chief announced new speed units and signs at city approaches. State law sets 20 mph in residential areas and 15 mph at intersections.
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Rotary Club
Thayiibe
Preston
Scouts and Explorers Camp at Bear Lake in Cache Valley
Scouts and explorers are busy at Camp Hunt on Bear Lake in Cache Valley with archery knot tying mosquito shooting axe yard campfire hiking and waterfront activities. Units present include Post 111 River Heights Troop 18 Benson Ward Troop 74 Preston Seventh Ward and Troop 75 Logan College Hill Ward led by Ralph Esplin with scouts Roy Esplin Blair Moser and Bruce continuing to participate.
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Cache Valley
Bear Lake
River Heights
Benson Ward
Preston Seventh Ward
Logan College Hill
Ralph Esplin
Roy Esplin
Blair Moser
Bruce
Garth Panter Triumphs In Welcoming Home Card
Dayton middleweight Garth Panter defeated Frankie Gimbel by unanimous decision in a home crowd show billed as Franklin County’s biggest boxing event. The card featured multiple crowd-pleasing bouts with strong local interest and notable performances despite a weight disadvantage of about ten pounds.
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Garth
Pto
Grams
Garth Panter
Middleweght
Dayton
Frankie Gimbel
Franklin County
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Prestorhrodeo Arena
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