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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
11
Government officials warn employers to turn over withheld taxes, noting past nonpayments and audience reactions. The report also covers a farm tour in Franklin county detailing pasture rotation, manure use, tile drainage, and crop allocations with judged land awards and community praise.
Calvin Wright notes the Hoover commission recommended closing 500 offices nationwide to cut overhead and redeploy staff to the field. He says the plan will promote economy in government. Spencer Condie, Preston revenue office agent in charge, will be reassigned to Pocatello later.
The feature acts include Stan Valera balancing on a swaying pole while the grand entry starts at 8 o clock. The rodeo opens the famous night show with announcer Jack Duckey moderating the proceedings.
Stanton Hawkes outlines a soil building program using four years of grass and alfalfa, two years of sugar beets or other crops, and two years of grain with the grain used as a nurse crop in the final year. His pasture plan also includes extensive rotation.
Richard P Parkinson son of Mr and Mrs B R Parkinson Franklin earned the John Herr Musser memorial prize for best senior thesis in internal medicine at Tulane New Orleans. A WWII veteran he served from 1942 to 1946 with the US Army and 82nd Airborne before entering medical school in 1950. He married in 1947 and pursued undergraduate courses and affiliations with Sigma Chi History Society and Owl Club while at Tulane.
Dr. M. O. Merrill and his son Dr. Morris W. Merrill of Logan attended a graduate seminar at Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Skeffington, author and director of the Optometric Extension Program, led discussions on intelligence and vision and the evolving view of eye function beyond a camera analogy.
Five county men are listed with army service details and recent discharges including Richard Sears Alder from Preston who received the national defense service medal and was released June 30. Farrell Sparkman Nielsen of Weston and Errol Wayne Robinson of Preston had various releases and medals, with Robinson resigning a navy commission after 14 years. William Edwin Carlson of Preston received an early June discharge to reenlist in the Marine Corps for three years with UN and Korean service medals. Other entries include Wallace Stan Ralphs enlisting in the navy and Sary Dean Dahle listing in the air force.
Idaho reports await state fish and game commission action on upland game seasons after a late pheasant hatch. Robert L. Salter says many pheasants hatched this spring are seen despite heavy vegetation delaying sightings and that spring crop size will guide bag limits. Reports from across the state will be reviewed to set seasons accordingly.
The doctor remains an active U S Army reserve field artillery captain. He will begin his internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans during the summer and aims to practice in California after completing the term.
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