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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
2
Washington watchers weigh a new farm law's impact as the Soil Bank two part program offers acreage reserve payments and conservation rental aid. Farmers may idle land or implement grass and tree cover with government payments to store soil fertility and curb surpluses, with effects stretching into 1958 and beyond.
The article traces Memorial Day’s origins with General Logan’s 1868 order to decorate graves and notes the spread of observances to over continents and many islands. It highlights national cemeteries in Arlington, San Francisco, St. Augustine, and sites like Belleau Wood, Anzio, Tunis, and Pusan, with flags, flowers, and 21 gun salutes marking ceremonies.
In this health column, Jack Mathis outlines a weight loss plan for a woman 5 ft 4 in, aiming for 125 pounds from 145. He prescribes a two pound weekly loss, a 1700 calorie daily target, a sample breakfast of grapefruit toast and coffee, and adds two All-In-One capsules with water to accompany breakfast, warning of coffee breaks.
Local residents and relatives from Preston to Ogden and Salt Lake City visited Mink Creek for funeral services for Mrs. Anna Swenson and friends. Families from Blanding Utah, Tremonton, Pocatello, Smithfield, and Fairview joined in Memorial Day visits, graduation events, and summer stays with Jensen, Hansen, and Nelson households.
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