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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1965

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Grassman Luncheon and Tour Scheduled for June 14

The annual Grassman luncheon and tour, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, will be held June 14 at noon in the city recreation park. The tour goes to farms of Grassman of the year contestants with candidate names to be announced next week. Tickets cost 1.00 per plate from agriculture committee members or from Rulon Dunn and De Vere Tovey.

Chamber of Commerce DeVere Tovey Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee City Franklin County Albert Moser Agriculture Committee Rulon Dunn

Eastside School Board Approves Gym Remodel and Bus Purchases

The Eastside school board approved remodeling of the Nielson Gym and drainage of the football field. It awarded Lynn Fackrell a $17,798 bid for gym work and Valley Paving a $1,323 bid for field drainage. New bids were called for Jefferson and Franklin rewiring projects. Two Palmer Motor buses were bought at $5,390 each plus related chassis and bodies.

Eastside School Board Nielson Lynn Fackrell Valley Paving Jefferson Franklin Franklin School Palmer Motor Company Superior

Preston City Swim Program Opens This Week

The Preston city swimming program starts Monday with registration on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Classes run five weeks Monday through Saturday for ages six and up. Instructors are Virginia Burton Tayna Palmer and Charles Peterson Jr with Mrs Eph Johnson as registrar and Larry Biggs directing.

Preston City Virginia Burton Tayna Palmer Charles Peterson, Jr Eph Johnson Larry Biggs

Stakes To Present Annual Road Shows

The Franklin and Oneida Stakes present their annual Roadshow festival on Monday and Tuesday. Franklin shows in the Stake center with Fairview Weston wards Monday and Franklin Whitney wards Tuesday starting at 8 p.m. Proverbs is the Franklin theme. Oneida shows in the Oneida Stake House Monday with Dayton Windsor wards Tuesday also at 8 p.m. The Oneida theme is The Signs of Time.

Franklin Oneida Stake Fairview Weston Franklin and Whitney W. D. Pack Franklin Stake Oneida Stake Dayton and Winder Carl Hoffman

Buckaroo Rodeo Seeks Local Kids For Pioneer Day

Boys and girls ages eight to 14 under 125 pounds are invited to join the Lil Buckaroo meter held during Franklin’s Pioneer Day on June 9 at 3 pm. Contestants may select events, must have parental consent, and registration closes June 15. Contact Jim Kirkbride or Stanton Hawkes for details.

Franklin Jim Kirkbride Stanton Hawkes

Sale Date Nears On County Wool

Franklin County Wool Growers will load and ship their 1965 clip Tuesday June 8 starting at 8:00 a.m. from the Preston railroad depot. J. R. Meek, president, asks growers to bag wool with proper ties and mark each sack with name and address for identification. The 1965 shipment sold earlier in April at 63.28 cents.

Franklin County Preston J. R. Meek

Dancers Prep for Preston Dance Festival at High School

Dancers from 10 LDS stakes gather for a special area festival in Preston at the high school stadium this Saturday starting 8 30 p m. Rehearsals across the afternoon feature the MIA dancers with grand entry, ballroom and folk sections among others. Community leaders and stake directors coordinate stage, lights, sound and seating for the all day event.

Preston Preston High School Starry Alley Wyoe Jack Allred MIA LDS Stakes Naceeal Stake Ward Nelson Gym Varlan Clark Franklin David Denney Oneida

Bids Opened For Sewer Plant And Trunk Line

Logan firms led bids for the Preston sewer plant remodeling and the trunk sewer project. Clair D. Bernsten of Logan submitted 187 603 dollars for the plant, with Newell J. Olson at 210 127 dollars as second low. Kloepfer Construction Co. of Logan bid 55 894 dollars on the trunk line.

Logan Preston Clair D. Bernston Newell J. Olson City Recorder Wendell Smith Kloepfer Construction Company

Grand Opening For Gun nell Auto Parts

Verlan Gunnell announces the grand opening of Gunnell Auto Parts this Friday and Saturday with free door prizes, racing firms, and factory representatives. Free refreshments will be served. The firm, located next to the Johnson Hotel, will offer a complete line of automotive parts and accessories.

Gunnell Auto Parts Verlan Gunnell Johnson Hotel Gunnell Motor Merc

Jaycee Road-eo To Be Held Sunday In Preston Park

The Jaycee Road-eo will be held this Sunday in Preston Recreation Park starting at 1 p.m. George West, chairman, says all drivers between driving age and 18 are eligible to participate in the nationwide contest testing driving skills.

Preston Recreation Park George West

Whitney seventh graders stay. district trims Preston positions

In a special session Friday Board Okehs Whitney voted two to one to keep Whitney school open with six teachers. The board approved eliminating three Preston elementary positions and moving seventh grade classes to Jefferson to raise average class size.

Eastside Whitney Preston Jefferson School Leo Hawkes Central Jefferson Preston High School Old Rock Mud Yiligen Ware Suerte Tion William Ward Superit Fereyat Hull Totrandien Thesaey the Citizen

Accounting Firm Urges City Book System Overhaul

Yeates and Company CPA firm completed an eight year city audit for Preston City Council and recommends a complete revision of accounting procedures by January 1, 1966. The plan covers asset records internal controls clerk and treasurer duties forms office procedures form revisions and department cash controls.

Preston Yeates and Company Certified Public Accountants

Stake Sponsors Fishing Derby for Oneida Members

Oneida Stake members may join a fish derby through the fishing season end. Five categories include trout, herring or whitefish, erch, bass and carp. Trout subcategories cover Rainbow Native cutthroat brook and brown. Carp afterword may be caught by rod in Franklin County with size and weight recorded at Idaho Appliance and Sport Shop.

Oneida Reed Hawkes Stake eDrf Hawkes Franklin Idaho

Archery Tourney Set For Sunday At Preston Club

A regulation American round archery tournament will be held Sunday at the Preston Golf and Country Club. Registration opens at 2 30 p.m. and the shoot begins at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the White Pine Archery Club, it welcomes any competitor per officials.

Preston Golf and Country Club White Pine Archery Club

Three Girls Injured In Dayton Auto Pedestrian Crash

Three West Side high school girls were struck from behind while walking on the highway by a car driven by Mrs. Cecil Tis Fiser of Oxford. Betty Moser 17 sustained a broken pelvis. others had head cuts. They were released from the hospital over the weekend per the sheriff's report.

West Side High School Betty Moser Pete Aeet Lyman‘ Merrill Elaine Cookay Ani Cooley Mae Tedra Belvis Kimber Christensen Cecil Ts Fiser Oxford Allzthres

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