Preston Night Rodeo Parade Set For Weekend Thrills
The annual Preston night rodeo returns with three nightly parades starting Thursday at 6 30 PM. Virgil Knudson says ticket sales rose this week as crowds expect the best rodeo in years with top riders and prize money. Sydney Ann Gibbs leads the parade with attendants Sharon Spackman and RaNae Porter. entries accepted until parade start.
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Isales
Virgil ‘Knudson
Rodeo Committee
Preston
Knudson
Segared
Monte
Sydney
Ann Gibbs
Cochairman
Earl’ Norton
Rete Son
Eastside school bond passes with 34 vote margin
In the Eastside school district 201 bond election, about 130000 dollars to finish the new high school addition was approved by roughly 34 votes amid turnout near 742 to 637. Voter splits varied by precinct, with Whitney and Brestony supporting, while Riverdale and Creek districts opposed. The two thirds threshold was met to carry the measure.
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Eastside -School District 201
Whitney
Brestony
Fairview
Winder
Tor
Creek
Franklin
Riverdale
Irrigation Firms to Cut Hours in Preston Area
Victor Peterson watermaster for Preston reports both Preston-Whitney Irrigation Co. and Preston Riverdale Mink Creek Canal Co. will reduce irrigation hours starting this weekend. He notes a similar cut last July and that the remaining yearly supply as of August 1 is about the same as last year.
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Victor Peterson
Preston
Preston-Whitney Irrigation Co
Riverdale
Mink Creek
Charters Plays on Armored Group Moire Charters Team
Moire Charters 24 son of Mrs Eliza beth Charters and W. Oneida Sr Preston played on the Armored field artillery battalion Softball team. They placed second in post competition at Fort Hood Texas beating 13 to 2 in the finals. Charters the flash ganger specialist in headquarters battery of the 12d division battalion entered the Army in September 1953. A Tau Kappa Epsilon member, he attended the University of Idaho.
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Moire Charters
She v
University of Idaho
Stanton Hawkes Named Grassman of the Year in Franklin County
Stanton Hawkes was chosen Franklin County grassman of the year for 1955 after a tour of the county’s entrance farms last Wednesday. He operates a 71 acre farm two miles north of Franklin on highway 91, just south of the Cub River road, and has farmed here since 1944. His work focuses on reclaiming alkali soil, tile drainage, leveling, and using grass legumes for pastures.
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Franklin County
Hawkes
Franklin
Death in Franklin County Jail Affects Preston Resident
Herbert Hamilton Pignon 57, of Ogden, was found dead in Franklin county jail at 7 15 am Saturday after arrest for drunkenness. R O Ward Preston police answered the call. A physician ruled death due to natural causes and an inquest by Justice P L Allred was held.
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Herbert
Hamilton
Pignon
Ogden
Franklin County
R. O.ward
Preston
Justice of the Peace
P. L. Allred
Blackfoot Accident Involves Local Residents Injuries Reported
Local people Mr and Mrs Wayne Hall of Preston and Mr and Mrs Robert Loerke of Saginaw Michigan were taken to Memorial Hospital after their car rear ended a utility pole near Blackfoot on Monday night. The vehicle swerved and left the road landing on its side. Both families were injured and received treatment.
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Wayne Hall
Preston
Robert ‘Loerke
Saginaw
Mich
B Memorial
Blackfoot
Loerke
Franklin County Soldiers Honored With Medals
Five Franklin county men are released from the armed forces with two enlistments and a pre-enlistment. Faye Houk, selective service secretary, lists medals awarded including two occupational Germany medals, good conduct, national defense, and other honors for Michael Joseph Griffeths, Weston, Darrell Doney-Woodward, and others. Continued on page 4.
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Franklin’ S
Faye Houk
Selective Service
Germany
Michael’ Joseph
Griffeths
Weston
Army Occupation
National’ Defense Service
Darrell Doney
Woodward
Franklin
Army
Grand opening links to new Phillips station site and civic notice
The advert announces the grand opening of the Phillips station at 104 South State St and notes the involvement of Toby Winn with local firms. The piece also records Idaho tax official Calvin E. Wright’s remarks to the Rotary on federal tax take, government growth, and audit efforts, and mentions personnel changes and department reforms.
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Toby
Winn
Phillips
State St
Aly
Tom
San
Horace Baugh
Azharee
Soda “Poling
A.C. Hansen Glass Shop
Orson, Baugh
Internal Revenue
Idaho
Calvin ‘E. Wright
Rotary ‘Club
Yesteroy
BBC
Toner
Andrews
Wright
Washington
The
Bud Young Kills Two Rattlers at Oneida Plant
Plant manager H. B. Bud Young killed two rattlesnakes discovered near the chicken coop at the Oneida Utah Power and Light plant. He warned workers and led children to see the snakes, noting a dry canyon and hot conditions blamed for snake activity. A prior year incident nearby involved a 16 year old bitten by a rattler in the canyon.
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Bud. Young
Oneida
Utah Power
Yourng
Mr.Young
Mr. Young
Parachutists Receive Wings After Course at Fort Campbell
Pvt Dean P Baker, son of Mrs Vida Baker of Preston, has earned the parachutists wings after completing the rugged airborne school at Fort Campbell Kentucky. The ceremony marks his successful completion and upgrade in airborne qualification.
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Vida ‘Baker
Preston
Fort Campbell
Echool
Aly Iosomins Aegis
Carnegie Library to Close Until August
Carnegie library will be closed from July 29 to August 15 as stated by librarian Martha Geddes. All books currently checked out are asked to be returned before August 15. The library board requests that no books be returned during the closure period.
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Carnegie
Martha‘ Geddes
Ito
Preston Council Plans Field Office Closure
The Preston office of the inter authority deputy club discussed closing area offices to boost efficiency and collect delinquent taxes. Deputy clerks would go into the field to distribute forms and collect money, with a possible replacement by a single girl to staff openings if needed.
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Preston
The
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Wright
Lestors
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Mack
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Challis
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Preston Chamber of Commerce
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