4 H Clubs Of County Active In Franklin County
Boys and girls over ten in Franklin County join 4 H clubs aiding victory food production. Activities include canning nutrition clothing victory gardens and livestock projects with leaders prizes scholarships and countywide achievement meetings starting in March. New communities Clifton Whitney Banida join and list of club leaders officers and members is given.
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Franklin County
United States
Clifton
Whitney and
Banida
Victory Gardens
Lsted
Clifton Victory
Ted Rice
Owen Murray
Paul Winward
Larry Rice
Joan Maughan
Vivian Call
Eldon Batley
Bill Hess
Gerry Crowshaw
Kless Murray
Quin Murray
Gerry Nelson
Debra Winward
Edward Winward
Leland Call
Waldo Talbot
Duane VanLeuven
Janice McDermott
Elroy McDermott
Joy Winward
Bill Hope
William Winward
Clifton Happy Canners
Ldlan Nelson
Preston High School Commencement Addresses 1944
Prof Moyle Q Rice addressed the Preston High School graduates in a packed auditorium last Friday. He urged facing realities over abstract ideas and said peace after the war will shape everyone’s future. Supt Bjorkman introduced him. diplomas were handed by Dr O R Cutler as Principal Sjilsbury presented the class. Students Reed Cutler Evans Hansen Corbridge Smith gave the class gift.
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Moyle Q. Rice
Preston High School
Supt
S. R. Bjorkman
Erwin Sjilsbury
O. R. Cutler
Board of Education
Reed Cutler
Robert Evans
Donna Jean Hansen
Donna Corbridge
Glenda Smith
Preston Chamber of Commerce Reports Quarterly Finances
Secretary Weldon Nash releases the Preston chamber of commerce quarterly report showing receipts of 2459 dollars for the year and a cash balance carried of 435.95 dollars, totaling 2928 dollars for the period. Expenses total 1362.72 dollars leaving a projected cash balance of 1546 dollars for the rest of the year.
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Preston Chamber of Conmerce
Weldon Nash
Weston Woman Leaves for Mission to New England States
Leaves for a two year mission to be served in the New England states with headquarters in Cambridge Massachusetts. Miss Verla Georgeson Wamsley daughter of Mr and Mrs George Georgeson of Weston enters the mission field from Weston ward Franklin stake. She is a Weston High and USAC Logan Utah graduate and has taught school in the county in recent years.
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Verla Georgeson Wamsley
George Georgeson
Weston
New England
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Mision
Weston Ward
Franklin Stake
Weston High
USAC
Logan
Utah
Home Front War Bond Campaign Urges Extra Purchases
A community message urges citizens to exceed the Fifth War Loan goal by July 8. It praises the American trait of urgent effort and notes June 12 as the start of the push. Readers are reminded that every additional War Bond strengthens the troops in life and death battles abroad.
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Ameriell
E Boys
Russian Individual Ideals Stir Preston Rotary Meeting
Prof King Hendricks of USAC Logan Utah spoke on Russia’s shift toward state socialism over 100 years. He linked Tolstoy writings to the rise of communism and urged future US Russian understanding. Mrs C M Crabtree sang two solos. Harold Swift returned from Arizona with Mrs Swift. Dolan Condle was a guest.
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Preston Rotary Db
King Hendricks
USAC
Logan
Utah
Leon Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Lenin
U. S
Hendricks
C. M. Crabtree
Loran Johnson
Harold Swift
Arizona
Petersons Return to Preston After Decoration Day
Mr and Mrs Arthur Peterson of Ogden returned to Preston for the Decoration Day holiday. Mrs Peterson who underwent a major operation recently is now fully recovered.
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Arthur Peterson
Ogden
Preston
Peterson
Political Issues Rise in Franklin County for June Primary
Franklin County Democrats and Republicans discuss the June 13 primary. Leading Democratic candidates include George Curtis and Charles Gossett for governor. Republicans frequently name Milton Horsley of Noda Springs Edwin Nelson of Fenn Idaho and Bill Detwever of Jerome in governor talks. Ben Johnson contesting C A Bottolfsen for GOP Senate nomination. Johnson campaigns statewide with high hopes. governor plans a quiet bid. Local Democrats plan to attend Lewiston state convention. Phil Evans Albert Jenkins and Bill Palmer will go. Democratic field has no contests with R A Jensen district 2 commissioner A W Hart court attorney Emma Callan treasurer Fred Hawkes assessor Frank Merrill state senator Roy C. (Continued On Page 10)
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Franklin County
George Curtis
Charles Gossett
Milton Horsley
Noda Springs
Edwin Nelson
Fenn
Idaho
Bill Detwever
Jerome
Johnson-Bottolfsen
Senate
Ben Johnson
C. A. Bottolfsen
GOP
Johnson
Lewistoft
Phil Evans
Albert Jenkins
Bill Palmer
Lewiston
D. Worth Clark
Glen Taylor
Jim Hawley
R. A. Jensen
Commissioner i District No. 2
A. W. Hart
Emma. Callan
Fred Hawkes
Frank Merrill
Roy C
Rain Helps Franklin County Crops Start Strong
Farm leaders report healthy county crops with a good start after a week of rain and a 6 inch rainfall on Wednesday evening. The moisture relieved farmers from much irrigation, while bean thinning is underway and expected to finish soon. Imported Mexican and Japanese labor is contributing well to field work.
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Franklin County
Boise Commissioners Visit for County Business
The county board led by Chairman Frank Shrives with Harley Greaves and Walace Olsen visited Boise last week to review county matters. They also attended the state Aeronautical meeting during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Shrives
Harley Greaves
Walace Olsen
Boise
Preston Soldier Wins Soldier's Medal for Bravery
Private First Class Horace B. Allen of Preston Idaho earned the Soldier's Medal for heroism at an Italian air base. He ran into a burning heavy bomber loaded with explosives to pull two injured crew from the wreckage moments before the bombs exploded. Allen, a former Preston High student, had been serving since March 1942 and is assigned to an ordnance unit within the XV Air Service Command.
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AFR
Italy
Horace B. Allen
F. A. Allen
State Street
Preston
Idaho
XV Air Force Service Command
Pfc
Allen
Pfe. Alten
Xv Air Service Command
United’ States
Preston High School
Pfe
Armed ‘Forces
Xv- Air’ ‘Sérvice Command
Kick-Off Dinner For Ward Chairmen Signals War Bond Drive
The kickoff dinner for ward chairmen in the Fifth War Loan drive will be held at Clint's cafe Tuesday at 7:30 PM. George Puentire of the state committee will address bond workers and reinforce the drive. Ward chairmen are named and quotas set for Army Navy Marines and Air Corps divisions across districts, with totals ranging from several thousand to over twenty thousand dollars.
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Clint’s
George Puentire
I Army
Navy
Marines
Air Corps
Pusche
Weldon Nash
Lst
Farm Credit Loans Open For Harvest and Livestock Needs
Farm Credit announces harvest loans and emergency livestock feed loans through the emergency seed and feed loan program in Washington Idaho. W Stryder, field supervisor, says funds available to farmers unable to obtain credit from PACA banks or other sources. Loans secured by first mortgage with 4 percent interest. livestock feed loans up to 400 dollars require first mortgage on the animals. Franklin county farmers may contact county agent or write W S Snyder in Pocatello Idaho.
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Farm Credit Administration
Pokane
Wash. W
Stryder
Franklin County
War Board Office
W. 8
Snyder
Federal Building
Pocatello
Idaho
Preston WAC Holds High Position
Captain Maxine Merrill of Preston returned to duties as a staff officer with the Army Service Forces in the Pentagon Washington D C after visiting her parents in Preston and relatives in Salt Lake and Logan. A university of Utah and Idaho alumna she led Alpha Chi Omega activities and worked in display at ZCMI Salt Lake before joining the WAC. She received promotion to captain last September and calls her WAC work the most interesting experience she has had.
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Maxine Merrill
Preston
Women's Army Corps
Army Service Forces
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Merrill
West
My O. Merrill
WAC
Improvements Will Aid Local Firm McCune Garage
A new addition to the McCune Motor Building on Oneida Street is underway with cement floor pours in the 75 by 35 rear section. W. G. McCune Jr converts the former warehouse into an extra repair room, adds a furnace heating system, and relocates the paint shop to a brighter, enlarged space with airtight, neon-lit facilities.
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McCune Motor
Oneida Street
W. G. McCune Jr
Absentee Ballots Ready Registration Deadlines For Precincts
Absentee ballots are ready per county auditor Cleo Swenson. Ballots available at his office. registration deadline is Saturday at 9 p.m. Contact your precinct registrar if unsure. Precinct registrars listed: Golden Geddes Manida Janey Marler Clifton Kenneth Mendenhall Dayton Esther Larsen Egypt Gladys Bodily Fairview Mae Handy Franklin Chilgste Owens Glendale Marth Burbank Mapleton Ethel Baird Mink Creek Rosa Nungesser Oneida Hattie Wallgren Preston 1 Chico Winger Preston 2 Myrtle Anderson Preston 3 Lillie Benson Preston 4 Zélla May Edwards Riverdale Wanda Hess Treasureton Sara Nelson Weston Barbara Sallis Whitney Clarice Hedin Winder.
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Cleo Swenson
Golden Geddes
Manida
Janey Marler
Clifton
Kenneth Mendenhall
Dayton
Esther ‘Larsen
Egypt
Gladys Bodily
Fairview
Mae Handy
Franklin
Chilgste
Owens
Glendale
Marth
Burbank
Mapleton
Ethel Baird
Mink Creek
Rosa Nungesser
Oneida
Hattie Wallgren
Preston
Chico Winger
Myrtle Anderson
Lillie Benson
Zélla May Edwards
Riverdale
Wanda Hess
Treasureton
Sara Nelson
Weston
Barbara Sallis
Whitney
Clarice Hedin
Winder
Local Horses Among Cove Show Winners
The Cove horse show in Utah drew about 2000 spectators last Friday as eighth annual events showcased local riders. Leslie Gregory won first in the three year draft colt class. J T Taylor took second with a draft stallion. Ivan Woodward claimed all purpose horses.
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Cove
Utah
Leslie Gregory
J. T. Taylor
Ivan Woodward
B. Talbot
George Bennett
E. A. Crockett
Cove ‘Avent
American Saddle Horse Attracts Attention In Utah
Interest grows in Pen dereille Chieftian a three year old American Saddle Horse owned by the Taylor brothers of Preston Utah located at Centerville with Merrill Rush for training The palomino stallion is the first palomino licensed in Idaho and Utah Waiting training by W C Adams after the Logan show June 26 27 then to Preston.
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Pendereille Chieftian
Taylor Brothers
Preston
Centerville
Utah
Merrill Rushforth
Idaho
W. C. Adams
United States
Logan
Memorial Day rites honor Franklin county veterans
Preston Post 84 of the American Legion directed Memorial Day grave tributes with Vice commander Dave McClun and an official color guard posting flags. Anczillary members sold 1000 poppies to aid disabled veterans, with Mrs Clara Hollingsworth in charge. The Konoma club from Preston High School organized street duties led by Billie Kilgore. Graves decorated included Weston Eugene Frederickson nine, Dayton Clifton and Frew Auraul Christensen eight, Fairview Harold Egbert two, Franklin and Whitney Jesse Johnson ten, Mink Creek Harold Mitten three, Preston Harold Johnson and Mr McClun forty three.
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Preston Post 84
American Legion
Dave McClun
Franklin County
Anczillary
Preston Paat
Clara Hollingsworth
Konoma Club
Preston High School
Billie Kilgore
Weston
Eugene Frederickson
Dayton
Clifton and
Frew
Auraul Christensen
Fairview
Harold Egbert
Franklin and Whitney
Jesse Johnson
Mink Creek
Harold Mitten
Preston
Harold Johnson
Mr. McClun
Child Welfare Is PTA Objective
Mrs H J Manhattan Idaho PTA leader reported at a wartime conference in New York that the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will focus on youth welfare. On returning to Preston she met briefly with Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, who spoke at a special session and urged national responsibility for veterans care in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
New York City
H. J. Manthan
Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers
Preston
Roosevelt
Idaho
Gun Valley
Mrs. Roosevelt
Idaho Day Observance Begins Forty Fourth Year at Franklin
Idaho Day marks its thirty fourth anniversary on June 15 with a Franklin celebration honoring early Latterday Saint pioneers. Governor Brady set June 14 and 15 as the dates in 1910. original Franklin settlers began in 1860, with three pioneers surviving. The first Idaho Day committee included L L Wright as chairman and S C Parkinson as first vice chairman. Dr G W States, Ez Ta P Monson, and J H Nogh also served.
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Idaho
Franklin
James H. Brady
Utah
Sarah Wright Bennett
L. L. Wright
S. C. Parkinson
G. W. States
Ez- Ta P. Monson
J. H. Nogh
Dr. States
Salt Lake City
Nazh
Preston
Singing Mothers at Clifton Ward Third Ward Meeting
On Tuesday June 6 the Third Ward Relief Society June meeting will feature a musical cantata by the Singing Mothers of the Clifton ward. Officers invite all ward women and regular members to attend the program.
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Third Ward Relief Society
Singing Mothers of the
Clifton Ward
The
Relief Society
Pasteurized Milk Urged by Chamber Health Committee
The Chamber Health Committee calls for wider use of pasteurized milk to prevent milk borne diseases. It cites U S health data on outbreaks from 1932 to 1941 and urges public guidance for safe home pasteurization when raw milk is the only option, noting economic losses from illnesses.
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Weys
United States Chamber of Commerce Health
Advisory Council
Preston ‘Chamber of Commerces
Kircher
United States
Health Advisory Council
Franklin High School Holds 1944 Graduation Ceremony
Commencement exercises honored twelve graduates with an invocation by Twila Atkinson, welcome by Delmar Jamison, speeches by Eva Goodman and Colleen Wright, and a keynote by Dr. Wallace J. Vickers. Diplomas were presented by Glen N. Allen as Reed Long gave the benediction. The class roster includes Atkinson, Jamison, Lowe, Durrant, Parkinson, and others. A graduation dance followed in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin High
Twila’ Atkinson
Délmar Jamison
Eva’ Goodman
Joyce Goodman
Colleen Wright
Shirley Lowe
Spencer Parkinson
Robert Gene Lowe
Merlyn Durrant
Ina Woodward
Wallace J. Vickers
USAC
Homer D. Williams
Glen N. Allen
Jack Richards
Reed’ Long
Margié Atkinson
Twila Atkinson
Marjory Christensen
Wayne Doney
Delmarx Jamison
Reed Long
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Russia
Italian
Army
Ernest Eberhard
Spon
Glen Jorgensen
J. A. Nash
Linrose
Godfrey Schmvartz
B. H. Winward
R. W. Geddes
W. S. Geddes
John Follett
J. M. Evans
Crane
Leland Auger
Deward Carver
Glenco
D. G. Hymas
C. I. Goff
Merlin Whittle
Floyd Robinson
Harry Knapp Mapleton
Geo. C. Wallace
W. H. Simmons
Keith Campbell
U. L. Hansen
Glen Jensen
B. G. Weaver
Henry Mockll
Preston Wac
American Saddler
PTA
Chicago
Ine Lane
Franksery
Ward
W. J. Vickers
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