Preston Brief Notes on Local Army Training and Visits
Pvt. Milton B Head arrived at Camp Roberts California to begin basic training at the infantry replacement training center. Miss Hattie Gibson, army nurse in Oregon, visited her grandmother in Preston. The report lists several local families hosting visitors from Salt Lake City Ogden and Grace and notes a birth of a six and one half pound baby boy to Mrs Verla Heath.
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Milton B. Head
Camp Roberts
California
Infantry
Milton
W. D. Head
Hattie -Gibson
Oregon
Eliza Lowe
Miss Gibson
Lucy Gibson
Grace
John Winward
Salt Lake City
B. W. Winward
Joel Hart
Stanford, University, Calif
Preston
Verla
Heath
Lottie Jensen
ito-Mr
Scott_Geddes
Salt_Lake
Free Red Cross classes in swimming and life saving
The Red Cross offers free beginner swimming and Junior and Senior life saving classes on Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6 through August. First Aid Home and Farm Accident Prevention lessons will also be given. The public is invited.
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Red—Cross
AT_DOWNATA
Red Cross
Free August swim and first aid classes at Downata
The Red Cross sponsors free beginner swim classes on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 pm through August. First Aid Home and Farm Accident Prevention lessons are offered. Public invited. In local news, Mrs Gwen Williams and family visit in Medford Oregon while Corporal Williams is stationed at Camp White.
Mt. vacation and visiting kin fill McCune Nash home
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCune and family spend their annual vacation in the mountains. Special visitors at Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nash house include Lt. and Mrs. Kenneth Anderson and son from Moffett Field California and Mrs. Alice Jenkins with two children from Cedar City Utah. Petty Officer Ted B. Larsen visits his parents while stationed at a U S Naval base in Cuba.
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Charlotte Wray
Géne
Richard
Pocatello
F. Pratt Hawkes
Salt Lake City
Bill McCune
J. H. Nash
Kenneth Anderson
Moffett Field
Calif
Alice Jenkins
Cedar City
Utah
Ted B. Larsen
Mrs. J. N. Larsen
Ted
U. S. Naval Base
Cuba
Late Peas Will Double 1942 Crop
Boise forecasts indicate 140000 bushels of late peas for 1943, more than double 1942 output but under the ten year average. Acreage rises slightly, yield per acre about double 1942’s poor result, with minimal damage from mid July cold. Canyon county shipments are done, Bannock crop begun, with Donnelly expected August 1 and Teton around August 10.
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Boise
Canyon
Bannock County
Donnelly Area
Teton County
Carlos Hansen Dies A Japanese Prisoner
Funeral services were held in Elwood Utah Sunday July 18 for Carlos Hansen son of Merinus Hansen a former resident of Glencoe. Carlos died in a Japanese prisoner camp June 29 1948. Attendees from Glencoe included Bint Wallgren Ervin Larsen Bill Hansen Chris Hansen Bishop Hyrum Jep hen Metroy Larsen Ra Gia Larsen and Delores Hansen.
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Elwood
Utah
Carlos Hansen
Merinus .Hansen
Glenncoe
Carlos
Glencoe
Bint Wallgren
Ervin
Larsen
Bill Hansen
And
Chris. Han‘sen
Hyrum’ Jephen
Weston Socials Note Visits and Newlyweds Dance
Weston residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Frank Shrives and H E Shrives hosted guests from Franklin while Grant Simmonds and baby from Trenton enjoyed dinner with Clyde Nielsen and family. Nephi Jensen’s sister, a patient at Soda Springs hospital, was visited. Willis McKay and spouse, newlyweds, were honored at a Thursday Silver Star dance. Floyd Fifields travel from California to visit.
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Frank Shrives
Franklin
H. E. ‘Shrives
Grant Simmonds
Trenton
Utah
Clyde’ Nielsen
Nephi Jensen
Soda Springs Hospital
Willis McKay
Silver Star
Floyd Fifield
California
Rotary Honors Queens Of Annual Night Rodeo
Preston Rotary honored the rodeo queens at a weekly luncheon with queen Carma Oliverson and attendants Maxine Condie and Edythe Lindhardt present. Servicemen Ted Larson Albert Head and Grant Pickett, all in naval service, were noted as home on leave. Guest Second Lt Quentin Nelson and his father Wilford Nelson attended. Coy Christensen performed vocal selections with mother Mrs Joe Christensen accompanying.
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Preston
Rotary
Carma Oliverson
Whoé
Maxine Condie
Edythe Lindhardt
Ted Larson
J. N. Larson
Albert Head
Grant Pickett
Naval Service
Quentin Nelson
Wilford Nelson
Coy Christensen
Joe Christensen
Tragedy Victim Had Sister in Preston
One of the Ogden massacre victims was Samuel Lewis Nelson, brother to Mrs. Carl H. Cutler. Mrs. Cutler left Monday for Ogden to be with her family, and Mr. Cutler attended the funeral on Wednesday.
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Ogden
Carl H. Cutler
Samuel Lewis Nelson
Tag Day By Legion Honors Molly Pitcher Day
The American Legion and Auxiliary plan a Tag Day to honor Molly Pitcher of Monmouth 1778 fame and raise support for bonds and war stamps. The article notes the legion’s GW era origins, its role in wartime relief, and its current strength of about half a million members backing service members.
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Monmouth
Molly ‘Pitcher
American Legion
Supon
Foot Breaks At Lego Milk Plant Injury Update
Frank Crockett, evaporator at the Lego Milk plant, broke his left foot last Wednesday when a large cream can on a hand truck slipped. He is recovering at home on crutches and expects a cast for about a month before splints.
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Frank Crockett
Lego
Ram Sale Aug 4 at Filer Idaho Auctioneers Named
The twenty second annual Ram Sale of the Idaho Wool Growers will be held in Filer Idaho on August 4. The sale opens at 9 30 a m with Col E O Walters as auctioneer and Dr S W McClure in the ring. Dinner will be served on the grounds. Range rams listed include Hampshire Suffolk and Suffolk Hampshire crosses. Stud rams are Hampshire and Suffolk.
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Idaho
Filer
Col. E. 0
Walter
W. McClure
For Sale Victory model bi cycls
For sale bicyls ridden about 19 miles good buy. See Theacher Standoy. Phone 83 M. 30p
Idaho Seeks More Poultry and Turkeys for War Food
Idaho officials urge suppliers to bid under Purchase Announcement FSC-1473 for dressed roasting chickens ducks and fowl meeting U S Grade B or better. Bids due weekly in Washington D C by 11 00 A M EWT and deliveries to be arranged with general cold storage.
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Idaho
Boise
William P. Rowley
Food Distribtion Administration
FDA
U. S
Rowley
Yates Building
Washington, D. C
Ft. In
OPA
Ledger Terms in The Citizen Journal
Ledgers journals day books and cash books noted in The Citizen. Financial record types used in accounting and bookkeeping practices referenced in local periodical pages.
FFA And 4 H'ers Join In Fair
County fair scales back to Junior Fair and Livestock Show at the fair grounds on Saturday August 7. County Agent Craner says exhibits should rival or exceed last year as more 4-H clubs participate and youth have fed and cared for animals well. FPA boys number 100 will showcase beef dairy swine poultry and possibly sheep. Public urged to visit the fair grounds and view livestock all day Saturday.
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Wm. Craner
FPA
Grasshopper Pest Threat Prompts County Farmers Watch
Franklin County farmers were urged to note a grasshopper outbreak that harms alfalfa. State extension agents recently visited the area, inspected fields, and returned with sufficient bait to aid control efforts.
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Graaghyobers
Serer Threatentiz Alfalfa
pTaape
Dany ‘Fartad
Puition
Franklin
County Land Sale Slated August 28
Franklin county schedules a public tax sale of thirty-two parcels on Saturday August 28 at 10 00 am at the courthouse. The parcels appear on the county tax rolls and are described in detail on page nine of this week's Citizen. All bids are cash and higher bidders pay into county tax funds. The six issue legal notice will precede the sale.
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Franklin County
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
Swine Breeders Set Show Date in Eastern Idaho
Committeemen of the Eastern Idaho Swine Breeders Association announced that the annual board and gift sale will be held October 27 at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds in Blackfoot. Similar sales are planned November 6 at Filer and November 12 at Caldwell with final entries due September 10.
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Blackfoot
Eastern
Grasshopper Control Efforts Reported By County Agent
County Agent urges farmers and home gardeners to contact the office for grasshopper control materials. Reports from growers show excellent results in affected areas. Baiting after watering is commonly used, with multiple farms noting reduced grasshopper activity after treatment.
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Forts “Uo
Craner
Haves
Seeman
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Ray Merrill
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William P. Shumway
Ida. Armstrong
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Lucille’ Wolford
Darwin
Logan
Floyd Palmer
Howard Shuithway
Sanford
Arizona
William” P. Shumway
Gideon
Condie
Sunnyside
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Eileem
Charles Olsen
David
Willow Peterson
Idaho Falls
Maxine Waite
Gooding
Baltzar Peterson
Fred Davis
Acon
Gwen -Williams
Shirley Kaye
Norma Wright
Thatcher
Medford
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Salt Lake
Dean
States
Honolulu
Harold “ Switt
Salt
Lake City
Delta
Utaby
Lake Hospital
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Pasco
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LaRue
Head Cooley
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Jill
Bountiful
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Preston Citizen
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Ram Sale
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