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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
9
Life magazine denounces many big city congress members as chicken for fearing labor bosses while urging bold reforms. It condemns union corruption and calls for criminal bans in union offices open books and honest elections. It also suggests curbing labor monopolies as a fundamental fix.
A young man recounts turning off a main road in southeastern Utah seeking a shortcut to the Colorado line. His car suffers an oil-pan puncture in a remote desert, with no help in sight until a Highway Patrol vehicle arrives, offering a ride back to the main road and prompting reflection on seeking guidance from God.
The text explains jaundice in eyes and skin as a possible sign of hepatitis, notes it does not appear in all cases, and emphasizes prevention through hand washing, water protection, proper waste disposal, sewage control, and sanitary garbage handling to curb spread.
State officials warn that approving all requests for fish for derbies risks exhausting a medium sized hatchery and increasing costs. The department and the State Fish and Game Commission will discourage derbies while nineteen wildlife films cleared for TV use are offered gratis.
In Portland Oregon the College Center board at Portland State College rejected a plan to add a bowling alley and barber shop by a 4 to 1 vote. The board argued facilities for entertainment and personal services are abundant locally and funds should support education. The piece emphasizes shifting money to salaries and true educational needs over luxuries.
Oregon governor from 1911 to 1915, Oswald West, turns 86 and gives a candid birthday interview. He criticizes inflation linking it to paper money from timber supplies and denounces lawmakers as college-educated yet poor at arithmetic while urging reforms in higher education and school facilities.
Uncle Dan relays a reader letter complaining modern report cards use vague aptitude and emotional marks instead of clear A through F grades. He argues schools should return to simple reports showing real progress, while noting Washington coverage about the White House Rose Garden lacks real protection and staff.
The article quotes Charles Malik urging a mighty spiritual revival to counter communism and defend the American soul. It highlights the primacy of human dignity, moral law, and faith, warning that life loses meaning without these values and warning against subversion from both outside and inside.
Idaho health officials report 174 infectious hepatitis cases by June 1 this year, up from 81 in the same period of 1958, but below the 202 total for all of 1958. Dr. Terrell O. Carver notes improved sanitation and personal cleanliness remain key to prevention.
The Game Department reiterates that live hatchery fish cannot be provided as prizes for private or civic juvenile derbies. It notes laudable goals but argues such events foster bad attitudes, promote commercialism, and fail to teach conservation or sportsmanship.
Fourteen women attended the Cleveland Relief Society meeting Tuesday led by Mary Panter. A quilt project continued and lunch was served by the presidency and class leaders. Barbara Panter arranged two cancer films shown by Busby Smith. Grandparents Dean Panter welcome a grandson born June 6 at Preston Hospital to parents Keith and Dixie Clegg. maternal grandparents Dixie Panter and Joe Clegg of Grace.
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