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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
9
Franklin old timers committee reluctantly endorses Idaho Day festivities amid wartime restraints. The event honors early settlers of 1860s Idaho, with LDS pioneers remembered as Franklin and Franklin County join in a war era observance aimed at boosting morale and unity during the conflict.
The passage hints at widespread concerns over how meat sold to consumers via illicit channels is prepared. It suggests many buyers might react with shock or anger once they learn about investigation findings and questionable handling practices.
The piece condemns illegal meat from diseased or stolen animals and unsafe slaughter practices fueling the black market. It contrasts past prohibition with current dangers and urges readers to avoid illicit meat to prevent illness. It also reports a National Council for Public Morale draft protest urging war on Finland, proposing signers join infantry as a condition to press for conflict.
Idaho farm products sold at prices about one point higher than a month earlier. Crops and livestock showed small gains or stability except other livestock products which fell due to wool. Wheat and potatoes rose, lambs, chickens, and milk cows advanced. eggs and hogs dipped. OPA announced June price rollbacks for several staples. First quarter 1943 consumer income rose to 135 billion, with taxes near 7 billion in 1942 and projected higher in 1948.
A satirical column recalls a Scotchman seeking rural free delivery and a corrected claim about Bill Davis. It relays a Dayton mayoral war tale from Guadalcanal where a new arrival mistakes a sniper exchange, culminating in a humorous misfired shot at a Republican.
A humorous collage of pun filled lines about countries and foods, jokes about grammar and manners, and a tribute noting Mrs Virgil Knudson’s forty first birthday. The piece blends cartoons of language play with a column honoring local pioneers.
Acting commissioner Joe D. Wood says Idaho faced a year of unprecedented highway problems from heavy snows to floods and landslides. Crews fought to protect roads and bridges and to build levees with Gowen Field engineers as floods threatened Boise valley and northern areas. The Arco Challis corridor remained vital for war resource traffic amid repeated floodings and road washouts.
John Palmer has purchased a new 35 horsepower self starting Studebaker. J S McCann traveled to Salt Lake for the mutual conference and to accompany Gwen McCann and Dora Merrill as they pursue studies there. John Gooch reports selling six Studebakers locally with more on the way. Dr BE Scofield plans to locate here and open dental parlors soon. A polluted frog pond at Depot and Main prompts calls to clean up or repurpose the site. H Hansen of Mink Creek returns from a risky dog bite operation in Salt Lake City and is recovering. Leslie Checketts takes over the Lybbert stand on South Main offering root beer and snacks. Pete Jorgensen hosted 20 friends for a Saturday lunch. Mr and Mrs DL Poage and Donald visited Logan for dinner with Mrs Poage’s mother.
Oneida welcomes Superintendent H. B. Young and his family to the station. Mr. Young arrives from the Grace plant where he served as assistant superintendent and previously worked at Oneida as a maintenance man. Clyde Rasmussen, a radio technician stationed in Alamogordo, New Mexico, visited home briefly. Ray Anderson returned to work in Oneida for a period. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baden hosted their daughter Alice and grandchildren Bill and Lupe for a visit.
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