Preston Boots and Saddle club selects rodeo queen finalists
The Preston Boots and Saddle club announced plans for a 1951 Preston night rodeo queen contest. Girls from Franklin county may enter by June 25 via Jack Anderson or Roy Peterson to win prizes and be chosen by popular vote July 21 at the rodeo grounds. The winner and attendants will ride in the parade and be featured nightly at the arena.
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tPlans
Preston
Iby
Preston” Boots and Saddle Club
Jack Anderson
Anderson Studio
Roy Peterson
Block’s
Franklin County
Rodeo Grounds
Five Preston FFA Members Travel to Idaho State Contests
Five Preston FFA members Howard Hawkes Lavar Palmer Iver Hendricksen Rodney Gilbert and Tony Knudson left Tuesday for the Idaho state judging contests at the University of Idaho. The group will compete against about 40 Idaho schools in livestock dairy products poultry weed and grain judging plus farm mechanics. Instructor William Craner accompanies them. they return late Sunday.
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Future Farmers of America
University of Idaho
Preston
Howard Hawkes
Lavar Palmer
Iver Hendricksen
Rodney Gilbert
Tony Knudson
Idaho
Waterloo
Kansas City
William Craner
Cooperation Urged in Return of Hospital Survey Forms
Preston chamber of commerce urges Franklin County residents to return postage paid survey forms about hospital facilities and the potential for a new hospital. Signing is not required. officials seek consensus by collecting questions and blank responses.
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Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
C of C
Chamber
Preston FFA Boys Win at Intermountain Livestock Show
The Preston FFA chapter represented at the Intermountain Junior Livestock Show in Salt Lake City. Darrell Greaves and Bruce Gilbert exhibited a blue ribbon steer while Rodney Gilbert and Harvey Henderson earned red ribbons for their steers. The event marked a culmination of vocational agriculture training for some seniors and a start for freshmen.
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Preston
Future Farmers of America
Intermountain
Salt Lake City
Darrell Greaves
Bruce
Gilbert
Rodney Gilbert
Harvey Henderson
Idaho 4-H Leaders Return From Short Course Trip
Seventeen clubs and four leaders completed the nine day 4-H short course traveling from Preston to Missoula Spokane Moscow Lewiston Boise and back. The group visited the University of Montana toured a paper mill and Potlatch Lumber Co then returned to Preston under a sponsored program by Franklin county friends of 4-H club work.
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University of Idaho
Preston
University of Montana
Idaho
Spokane
Moscow
Lewiston
Ida
Preston Jaycees Seek Reopening of Local Swimming Pool
Five Preston junior chamber of commerce members met with East Side School District trustees to discuss reopening the high school gym swimming pool, boarded for years. They cited rising youth enrollment and demand for swimming facilities and teen recreation, while school board members pledged to study the situation.
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School ‘Board
East Side School District Names Four Teacher Appointments
Supt. W. H. Simmons announced after Monday’s board meeting that four teachers have been appointed. Shirley Hall of Logan will join the high school English department, Calvin Quayle of Logan will teach high school speech, Wayne Brown of Salt Lake City will teach sixth grade at Jefferson School, and Joyce Nielson Bingham of Linrose will fill a Franklin Elementary vacancy.
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W. H. Simmons
East Side
Shirley Hall
Logan
USAC
Pope
Calvin Quayle
Quayle
Wayne Brown
Salt Lake City
Jefferson School
Glen Oldroyd
Joyce
Nielson Bingham
Linrose
Franklin Elementary
Sugar beet growers urged to report abandoned acreage
Leland Auger, chairman of the county PMA committee, announced that sugar beet growers must report all acreage to be abandoned. He said reporting allows the county committee representative to inspect the acreage before abandonment if a claim for abandoned acreage payment is desired.
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Leland Auger
PMA
Auger
Hog Pool Prices Hit 521.90 In Franklin County Sale
Last Thursday 132 hogs weighed 32 345 pounds sold for 6632 22. Cudahy Packing Co of Salt Lake City purchased the lot. Choice animals 105 head sold at 21 90 per cwt totaling 4905 60 of the sale proceeds. Other hogs ranged from 19 90 to 12 90 for a stag.
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Franklin County
Cudahy
Company of
Salt_Lake City
Water not for drinking at high school grounds
Supt. W. H. Simmons warned that water from sprinklers on the high school lawn and stadium wells may be contaminated. He urged parents to tell children not to drink from any sprinkler around the high school.
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W. H. Simmons
The
Scouter Roundtable Tonight at Oneida Station Picnic Grounds
Franklin county scouters gather at the Oneida Station picnic grounds at 8 30 p m for the monthly scouter roundtable. Each will bring food and cook over a fire with soda provided. After cooking a business and skill session focuses on wilderness engineering with knotting lashing and axemanship. Songs and games around the campfire round out the outdoor event.
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Franklin County
Oneida Station
Preston city budget lays out 1951 52 revenues and costs
The Preston city edition shows estimated revenues of 139 100 for the 1951 52 fiscal year from May 1 to April 30. Direct tax on a 1 813 682 valuation yields 76 174.64. other revenue 62 925.36. Last year total revenue 150 062.21. Expenses total 65 500 for operations and 73 600 for debt service and utilities.
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Preston
Sale of Wool Here Brings Record Price
Howard Hall reports 57,000 pounds of wool shipped from Franklin county pool is sold to Adams and Leland of Boston through Griff Davis of Malad. The wool brings a record high of $1 per pound for the Franklin county pool, nearly double the 1950 price of 32 cents.
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Howard Hall
Franklin ‘County Wool Pool
Preston
County Wool Pool
Adams & Leland
Boston
Mass
Griff Davis
Franklin County Wool- Pool
United States
Queen of the L I neer day Rozann Hawkes chosen at Franklin
Rozann Hawkes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace Hawkes of Franklin, was selected queen among seven young ladies for the annual free celebration. Elaine Robinson La Dawn Doney Nan Parkinson Beverly Olsen Geraldine Doney and Joyce Stokes will be attendants. The queen and attendants will reign over Wednesday and Thursday festivities, ride in the parade, greet dignitaries and be prominent during the celebration.
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Horace - Hawkes
Franklin’ Y Ste
Fairview Road Reclassified From State to County Road
Franklin county commissioners learned this week that the Fairview road has been reclassified from a state highway to a county road. A second policy change means the state will now handle maintenance along the road, with a crew already on the job this week.
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Fairview
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Preston Merchants to Discuss Closing Hours
Open meeting scheduled in the chamber of commerce rooms next Tuesday at 10 30 am to address the muddled closing hours for Preston businesses especially grocers. Chairman Ownes Baur asks all retailers to attend and share views on enforcing uniform closing times to avoid further problems.
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Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Ownes Baur
Baur
New Fire Truck Arrives For Franklin County
Franklin county and the city of Preston receive a new fire truck to replace the older model. The newer truck features updated equipment and is considered more suitable for county needs. Insurance men L. L. Hansen and Loyal Hansen spent Monday and Tuesday in Idaho Falls securing the purchase.
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Franklin” County
Preston
Franklin County
Hansen
Loyal Hansen
Idaho Falls
Utah Power and Light awards winter duty valor
About 120 Utah Power and Light Co. employees named for the Claude L Matthews award for valor above and beyond the normal call of duty during last winter’s nine day weather battle. Pres ton area workers among honorees include Mark Jensen Rufus Nungesser Ray Nelson and others. Award presented in Denver at the Edison Electric Institute convention.
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Utah Power,& Light Co
Claude L. ‘Matthews
Utah Power
Preston
Mark H. Jensen
Rufus M. Nungesser
Ray F. Nelson
Boyd H. Smart
A. L. Austin
Jack ¥. Butterfield
Spencer C. Crookston
Morgan D. Evans
J. M. Roberts
Warion D. Hansen
Homer C. Hurd
Earl Johnson
Leslie L. Johnson
Lowell G. Miles
Rulon F. Mitchell
Marion O. Perkins
Donald H. Pinson
Thomas C. Poole
Luke G. Smith
Roy A. Sorensen
Fred W. Spillman
George R. Upchurch
Denver
The
Edison Electric Institute
EEI
Summer swim schedule begins Monday for Boys and Girls
A dual phase summer recreation program starts next Monday at Downata with twice weekly instructional sessions for six weeks. The $0.25 per swim fee covers transport and instruction. equipment can be rented at the pool.
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Downata
Evan Sorenson
Preston
Mink Creek
Riverdale
Glencoe
Glendals
Treasureton
Windar
Banida
Franklin Idaho Pioneer Day Concerts And Wrestling Battle Royal
Franklin Idaho Pioneer Day festivities run Wednesday and Thursday with a two day carnival. A six man battle royal opens Wednesday night with Buzz Jones Milt Olsen Swedish Angel George Strickland Floyd Hansen and George Craig. Thursday features a morning patriotic program parade stage revue a ball game fireworks and a dance with Mendon orchestra.
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Franklin
Monté Young
Buzz Jones
Omaha
Neéb
Milt. Olsen
Pocatello
Swedish Angel
Salt Lake City
George Strickland
Columbus
Floyd Hansen
George Craig
Tulsa
Okla
Famous O Connor to Entertain at Pioneer Day
O Connor the magician returns to Franklin for a second Pioneer Day appearance next Thursday. He drew a large crowd last year and comes back by popular demand. He has performed with Chester Morris on the Ginny Simms radio show and on stages worldwide. His act blends humor with illusion and he plans a 30 minute show, though his usual act runs about 100 minutes. He notes he can hold crowds for an hour or more.
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Idaho
Franklin
Choir Practice For Oneida Stake Event This Friday
Special choir rehearsal set for Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school music room for the Oneida stake youth conference and the dedication of the new stake building. Ezra T. Benson will speak Saturday evening.
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Oneida ‘Stake
Oneida Stake
West Side
Ezra T. Benson
Council of Twelve Apostles
L.D . Church
Lyle Shipley
Frank Parker
Stake House
Navy Ensign Grant N Radford Graduates From UI
Grant N Radford son of Mrs Stephen L Radford graduates from the University of Idaho with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He is commissioned as ensign in the U S Navy and assigned to the destroyer USS Kidd DD 651. Ensign Radford will report for duty later this month and visit with family this week.
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Grant N. Radford
Stephen L. Radford
University of Idaho
Radford
U. S. Navy
Kidd
Wil
Five Injured In Headon Crash Near Here Tuesday
A headon crash Tuesday near Riverdale Gayway north and east of Preston hospitalized Keith Larson 37 a Preston businessman and civic leader. Four youths Jack Merrill 17 John Wanner 18 Kay Wanner 17 and LaVere Wanner 17 were also injured. The Bowman car and Larson car were total losses. Deputy Sheriff Ray Fackrell and city patrolman Ray Talbot investigated.
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Riverdale Gayway
Preston
Keith Larson
Jack Merrill
John Wanner
Kay Wanner
LaVere Wanner
Bowman
Larson
Lowell Neeley
John A. Tayor
Salt Lake City
Ray Fackrell
Ray Talbot
Four Franklin County Men Inducted Into U S Army
Four Franklin county men were inducted into the U S Army Tuesday. They left Preston on June 11 to report at York Tavales. Names include Gisde lay, Wesioay Wark, Mt Je Feosicn, Max LaMontesisco, BraskLia, Delma Ve son.
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Franklin County
Cha U.S. Army
Prest
York Tavales
Coorg
Gisdelay
Wesioay Wark
Mt. Je Feosicn
Max LaMontesisco
BraskLia
Orig Darsseli Delma
Veson
Vesioa
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Whitney
Mapleton
Linrpse
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Hisaway
Cornish
Mendon Orchestra
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