Teenager Subscription Contest Second Prize Promised
The Preston Citizen announces a Teenager subscription contest offering a $250 cash prize on July 19 plus grand prizes and 10 percent commissions. Open to school age children in Franklin County, it runs four weeks with active reporters on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Participants may report by telephone or mail and registrations are taken at the Citizen office.
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Franklin County
Preston
Geperjmnent
South State Street
Utah Power plans 1.27 million expansion in 1952 southeast Idaho area
Utah Power and Light Co announces a 1.27 million construction program for 1952 as part of a 70 million five year expansion to serve southeast Idaho and northeast Utah. Projects include new lines, a 75 000 kilowatt Gadsby plant addition, and a gas pipeline upgrade in Grace. The goal is to meet rising electrical demand and support industrial growth in the region.
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Utah Power and Light Co
Idaho
Utah
J. E. Cushman
Preston
Up&l
Cushman
Bancroft
Grace
Montpelier
Cutler Hydro-Electric
Smithfield
Cache Valley
Gadsby Steam Electric
Salt Lake City
Gadsby
America
Daughters of Pioneers Schedule Convention
The Franklin County DUP will hold its convention in Preston on June 27 with an all day program. Friday starts with the Dayton monument dedication at 10 am, followed by a 1 pm luncheon in the courthouse recreation hall and a meeting featuring Kate B. Carter, president of the central camp, as guest speaker.
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Franklin County Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Preston
Etta Gibson
Dayton Monument
Courthouse Recreation Hall
Kate B. Carter
DUP
Pioneer Celebration in Franklin Idaho Declared a Success
The Franklin Idaho Pioneer day event concluded Saturday evening with wresting, a public meeting, a parade and ball game. Attendance was steady though not as high as some years. General chairman Leonard Butterworth thanked helpers and neighboring towns for parade support.
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Idaho
Candidates For Rodeo Queen Urged to Apply
Franklin county women are urged to enter the Preston night rodeo queen contest to be held July 31 and August 1 2. No age limit is set and contestants wear western attire for tryouts. A planning meeting was held with the rodeo committee to arrange the annual pageant.
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Riditz
Rodeo Committee
Preston
Alvin _Beckstead
Franklin County
Swimming Class Now Planned for Adults
Evan Sorenson organizes an adult swimming class to be held in the evenings Monday through Friday. A schedule is not yet set. Interested individuals should contact Sorenson to state preferred day and time for attendance.
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Evan Sorenson
Sorenson
Jorgensen Re elected President Of Rifle Club On 75th Birthday
Péte Jorgensen, longtime rifle club veteran, is chosen to lead the Pres ton Rifle Club for 1952 at a Deer Cliff Inn meeting and banquet. New officers include Don Pinson as vice president Andy Anderson as secretary and Lewis Bowers as range officer. Vic Jorgensen outgoing president chaired the event in a toast. Banquet diners chose chicken or trout.
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Péte Jorgensen
Preston Rifle Club
Deer Cliff Inn
Don Pinson
Andy Anderson
Lewis Bowers
Jorgensen
Royce Fuhriman
Vic Jorgensen
Franklin County Missionaries Meet at Atlanta Conference
Missionaries from Franklin county of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met in Atlanta Georgia for a mission wide conference. The gathering honored the memory of Joseph Standing a missionary killed near Dalton Georgia thirteen years ago. Loyal Hansen supplied the photo and notes detailing attendees and the dedication ceremony.
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Franklin County
Atlanta
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Loyal Hansen
East Davidson
Bartow
Fla
LDS Church
Allen
Nielson
Weston
Holden
Clifton
Griffiths
Larsen
Misses Long
Mapleton
Hansen
Pres
David O. McKay
Joseph Standing
Dalton
Mr. Hansen
Franklin Stake
South
Southern States
Franklin county appoints Crane as new commissioner
Franklin counties new commissioner is Mr Crane a former rancher from Mink Creek. He received formal confirmation of his appointment from Gov Len B Jordan replacing the late I M Evans who died May 30. Crane has lived in the county 42 years and owns a Mink Creek ranch. His term runs until January 1953.
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Franklin County
Crane
Mink Creek
Len B. Jordan
Republican County Central Committee
I. M. Evans
Stake Young People Sing at MIA Conference
A caravan of about 30 autos carried 130 youths from Oneida stake to Salt Lake City to sing at the second session of the MIA conference. Crawford Gates introduced the hymn In Triumph, We Shall Sing with words by Ruth May Fox and music by Gates. The choir also performed Holy Lord God The Heavens Adore Thee and Good His Name under Robert Shipley.
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Oneida Stakes
Salt Lake City
Crawford Gates
Ruth May Fox
YWMIA
Gates
Robert Shipley
Mr. Gates
Lorin M. Mendenhall Dies After Long Illness at 76
Lorin Mathew Mendenhall 76 died after a long illness Wednesday morning at Preston Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Preston first ward LDS chapel with Bishop Ernest Eberhard Jr. presiding. Burial will follow in Franklin cemetery. Survivors include his widow Agnes Durrant, three sons, three daughters, 26 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren, two siblings and numerous other relatives. He was active in LDS church work and had served missions in western and central states. He moved to Preston six years ago after farming in Dayton.
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Lorin Mathew Mendenhall
Preston Memorial Hospital
Preston First Ward
Ernest Eberhard, Jr
Franklin Cemetery
Mr. Mendenhall
Bridgeport Ward
Franklin County
Thomas
Louisa Smart Mendenhall
Franklin
Agnes Elvira Durrant
Logan
Dayton
Preston
Mendenhall
States
Oneida Stake
Stake
Prestonshire
Irene. Anderson
Tremonton
Ogden
Russell Mendenhall
Clearfield
Ida Britenbeker
Veda .Diderickson
William D. Mendenhall
Salt Lake City
Nettie M. Handy
Woodward Receives Wyoming Master’s in Animal Production
Guy O. Woodward former Franklin County Sugar Co fieldman and University of Wyoming instructor earned a master’s degree in animal production at Wyoming’s 62nd commencement. He joined 314 graduates including 287 bachelor’s, 22 master’s, 2 professional, 3 doctor of education degrees. He is son of Ivan Woodward of Franklin.
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Guy O. Woodward
Franklin County Sugar Co
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Woodward
Guy Woodward
Ivan Woodward
Franklin
State Officer Warns of Traffic Checks
Clive Lott the new state highway patrolman announced planned traffic checks within two weeks. Trucks will be stopped for registration gross weight plates and licenses while passenger cars will be checked for brakes lights windshield wipers horns and operator license. Violations will incur court citations.
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Clive Lott
Lott
Tony Contino
Contino
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Preston
New Chapel In Winder Ward To Be Dedicated
Bishop Gustave C. Hedin announces dedicatory services for the new Winder ward chapel set for Sunday June 22 at 7 30 with Pres J Reuben Clark leading. Open house 5 30 to time for services. brick veneer building includes chapel six classrooms kitchen and recreation hall built since Aug 1 1950 at about 75000. This is the first chapel in Winder since the ward was formed in 1907. Ward growth from 20 families to about 40 families and 240 members.
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Winder Ward
Winder
Preston
J. Reuben Clark
David O. McKay
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Rand
Carver
Preston Third Ward
William Hawkes, Jr
Thomas C. Palmer
William A. Schuldberg
Oneida Stake Conference Begins Saturday
Conference set to start Saturday in Oneida with presiding official Shinley Pallads. Event marks quarterly gathering and will include announcements and sessions across the weekend.
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Cshinley
Oneida
Hereford Calf Grand Champion At Salt Lake Show
Gale Moser fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Moser Whitney entered his eighteen month old Here ford calf in the Salt Lake City junior fat stock show held June four and five. Eleven boys were picked as top winners out of four hundred entries with the Moser lad taking grand champion honors and receiving a wristwatch as grand prize.
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Gale Moser
Joseph’ Moser
Whitney
Salt Lake City
Moser
M Sgt Cecil Lloyd Awarded Bronze Star for Korea Service
Mr and Mrs E H Lloyd hosted M Sgt Cecil E Lloyd recently. He returned from Korea May 10 and received the Bronze Star for exceptional meritorious service while commanding at the battalion command post.
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E. H. Lloyd
Cecil E. Lloyd
Lloyd
Korea
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Utah Power
Daughters of Pioneers Schedule
Ee Jorgensen
Rifle Club
William E, Crane
Deana Wells
Gustave C. Hedin
J. Reuben Clare
Antoine R. Mvins
Cecil Lloyd
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