New Carrier Bids for Preston to Thatcher Route
A July 1 start for a new Preston to Thatcher mail route awards the contract to Wm. M. Harris of Preston. The carrier will depart Preston at 11:00 a.m. daily except Sundays, arriving in Thatcher in 2.5 hours and returning to Preston by 4:30 p.m. with connections to Ogden trains and Salt Lake City airmail.
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Preston
Thatcher
Idaho
Wm. M. Harris
Lago
Hale Hart
Grace
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Preston Star
Cleveland
Cleveland Star
Bear River
Thatcher Star
Treasureton
Lower
Gem Valley
Preston Chamber of Commerce
EighteenYearOlds Must Register on Birthday
Doris K. Carter, clerk of the local Selective Service office, reminds young men turning eighteen to register on their eighteenth birthday. Registration rules under the 1940 act remain in force, covering eighteen and nineteen year olds. Many eligible men have not visited the Selective Service office since induction orders for under twenty were lifted.
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Selective Service
Doris K. Carter
Selective Service Office
Mrs. Rene Russier Visits Preston After Sixteen Years Away
Madam Rene Russier and her daughter Cabrielle of Paris visit sister Mrs. Phil West in Preston and parents in Logan. A former Logan pianist, she left for France sixteen years ago to study music. Her husband, a Paris judge advocate, stayed behind for business. German advances forced the family apart. some friends went to camps. Mrs. Russier, an American citizen, reported to police during the occupation but was reunited with her husband after demobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Russier
Cabrielle
Paris
France
Phil West
Preston
Logan
Madam Russier
Marjorie Smith
Russier
George G. Smith
Fontainebleau
M. Phillppe
Hir
Russiers
Mr. Russier
Poultrymen in Utah Cooperative to Share 14 Million Refund
Utah Poultry Producers Association to distribute 543000 in patronage refunds within 30 days. Egg refunds total 502000 at .93 per case with 0.65 paid now and 0.28 credited. Poultry refunds add one cent per pound for 1945 live poultry, shared by about 6000 members. Local branches mail refunds. Franklin County patrons get 11 percent of their share.
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Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Association
C. K. Ferre
Mr. Ferre
Ferre
Ralph Millar
Franklin County Poultry Association
Utah Poultry
Weston Plans July 23 24 Celebration With Sports and Dance
Weston will hold a two day celebration for the 24th of July announced by Earl Buttars publicity chairman. Events include a public meeting ball game pulling matches and dances each night with committees forming to direct each phase and calls for public attention.
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Weston
Earl Buttars
Second Immunization Schedule for Diphtheria Authorized
The second diphtheria inoculation will be given in the county next week on Monday through Thursday at listed towns and times. Preschool children may also receive these inoculations.
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Fairview
Franklin
Mapleton
Whitney
Winder
Banida
Riverdale
Treasureton
Oneida Station
Preston
Weston
Dayton
Wool Shipment From Franklin County Planned for June 24
Woolgrowers of Franklin county will ship 5000 fleeces Monday June 24 under Howard Hall chairman of the county wool pool. All producers may participate and deliver wool to the Utah Idaho Central Railroad station in Preston between 9 am and 2 pm. Each fleece will be graded individually and paid for by its grade.
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Franklin County
Howard Hall
Hall
Utah-Idaho Central
Preston
Adams
Leland
Boston
Mass
Grett “Davis
Preston High Choir Opens Summer Classes
The Preston high school choir and Glee club start summer practice at 8 p m Monday June 24. The schedule features Oneida Stakes conference with director Mr Shipley urging interested singers to contact him by Monday evening. A special class is held each Monday in the high school music room with more programs planned.
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Preston High School
Oneida Stakes
Shipley
Deadline Set for 1945 Tax Payments by June 22
County Treasurer Emma Callan announces Saturday June 22 as the final day to receive the last half 1945 tax payments. Readers are urged to observe the deadline and settle dues promptly.
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Emma Callan
Petersons Return From Stockton Visit
Mr and Mrs Arthur Peterson recently returned from an enjoyable trip to Stockton California where they visited their son Eldon his wife and baby Eldon has completed four years of service in the Army Air Forces.
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Arthur Peterson
Stockton
California
Eldon
Army Air Forces
Plane crash injures Sam Merrill near Smithfield
Sam Merrill a 27 year old instructor at the municipal airport was injured when his Piper Cub struck a static cable near Smithfield while crop dusting in High Creek canyon. He spent Saturday night at Logan hospital and will undergo a complete chest and X ray check today. doctors report no broken bones, only shock.
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Sam’ Merrill
Municipal
Smithfield
Logan Hospital
Sam
High Creek Canyon
Whiting
Preston recreation program announced for summer
The Preston area will run a summer recreation program directed by Robert Bunker with a week long schedule through mid August. Activities include supervised games, story hours for ages five to ten, handicraft, sports, tennis, badminton and basketball, plus swimming instruction July 9 to 13 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
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Preston and
Vicinity
Robert Bunker
Opera House
Mink Creek Fourth Draws For July Horse Show
Mink Creek hosts a Fourth of July event with amateur entries and a full day program. Classes include yearlings, two-year old mares, stud colts, model stallions, ponies, ladies and mens pleasure horses, stock horses, with ribbons and prizes. The Queen of the rodeo will be chosen Thursday evening.
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Mink Creek
Dwight Wilde
Delbert Keller
Elnie Keller
Camps Reconditioned For Summer Season
Forest Service restores camp facilities in surrounding canyons. Forester Jack Albano says tables and toilets are varnished brush cut and sites cleared for the season. He adds funds are set aside for maintenance but no crew will be placed this summer so the public must keep camps in good order.
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Forest Service
Jack Albano
Albano
Canyors
Sertice
Visit by Commander Robinson and family to relatives
Commander Thomas Robinson and Mrs Robinson with their two children spent several days last week visiting Mrs T A Robinson in their private Cesnar plane. They arrived Wednesday and later traveled to Joseph Oregon to see Mrs Mary Lou Hawkes. They plan to return to Preston briefly before heading to Newport Rhode Island for officers school in the coming years.
Farmers Net $5,500 From Hog Pool Shipment
The hog shipment Wednesday totaled 38 235 pounds and brought Franklin County farmers about $5 500. Included were 106 tops and 31 sows, a total of 187 hogs. The next hog pool ships July 3 and all pigs are to be listed by Saturday June 29 at the county agent’s office. Edgar Petterberg urges farmers to finish pigs better to maintain top standing with packing companies.
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Franklin County
Edgar Petterberg
State Officers Conduct Safety Lane Check Up
Three hundred forty five cars were tested last Thursday in a safety lane by state and county officers. Of these, 57 were defective in lights horns windshield wipers or brakes. Local officers aided Franklin after a dance with about 150 cars and fourteen arrests for drivers licenses. Lt. Guy Maughan Floyd Fisher Q BE Monson and Floyd Stewart led the operation.
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Franklin
Guy Maughan
Floyd Fisher
Q. BE. Monson
Floyd Stewart
State Law Enforcement Department
Pressure Cooker Tests Scheduled for June 24 25 26
Daniel Roberts, county agent, announced Mrs Thelma Lee will visit Franklin County on June 24 25 and 26 to test pressure cooker gauges. Participants bring gauges to be tested and may label and drop them at Utah Power and Light or the county office. Tests will use the Utah Power and Light kitchen and gauage reports will be attached after testing.
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Daniel Roberts
Thelma Lee
District Home
Franklin County
Roberts
Utah’Power and Light Company
Red Cross Swimming Course Attendee Heads to Catalina Island
Miss Zenna Beth Crockett leaves Wednesday for Catalina Island California to join the Red Cross instructor course in swimming. Upon completion she will be eligible to conduct summer swimming classes for county youngsters on her return.
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Zenna Beth Crockett
Catalina Island
Calif
The
Red Cross
Miss Crockett
Thinning Nears Completion For Franklin County Beets
Franklin county sugar beet crop shows exceptional promise as thinning nears completion. About 40 percent of the first beet crop is finished while German prisoners and Mexican labor lines up for summer and fall work to secure harvest crews. Preston firms showcase new harvesters including McCormick Deering John Deere and Kiest machines from Idaho.
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Franklin County
Boeing
Preston
Jensen
McCormick-Deering
City Installs Coin Meters To Relieve Parking Congestion
Preston to deploy 250 Miller Multiple Coin meters by next week to regulate street parking. Meters operate 9 am to 6 pm weekdays and 9 am to 7 pm Saturdays, closed Sundays. Coins accepted are pennies for 12 minutes and nickels for one hour with accumulative clocking.
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Preston
Ed Crockett
Duncan Meter Corporation
Chicago
Illinois
Huge Hog Display At Petterberg Chevrolet Lot
A giant hog weighing 1390 pounds is shown in a custom trailer at the Petterberg Chevrolet parking lot on South State Street this Saturday. The display opens at 10 am with a small admission fee to cover expenses and invites all to view the creature nicknamed Buffalo.
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Petterberg Cheverolet Company
South State Street
Buffalo
Idaho Day a Gala Celebration in Preston
A fine Idaho Day celebration in Preston featured a band concert by the Preston high school band and a morning chapel program with Apostle Mark Peterson and Governor Arnold Williams. A parade at 1 pm drew large crowds, followed by a busy afternoon of sports and 50 rides for children. The Preston Jaycees awarded prizes to Fathers Day contest winners, with George Ransom, 87, the oldest father present.
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Preston High School
Franklin County All-Star
Mark Hart
Hart
Preston
Franklin
Preston High
Weston
Westside
Logan
Ogden
Idaho
Preston Jaycees
George Ransom
Delegates Meet at Hotel Utah for Inter Mountain Horse Show
Delegates from Utah Idaho and Montana gathered at the Hotel Utah Salt Lake City Wednesday to harmonize dates for horse shows across the Intermountain region and deepen regional cooperation.
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Preston
Preston Flower Show Sets June Dates With Many Entries
Preston hosts its first spring flower show June 22–23 directed by W. E. Crane with Franklin County Garden and Flower Club sponsorship. Entry is open to the public in all classes. ribbons in multiple categories and a gold sweepstakes awarded. Judging by Professor Laval S. Morris. Doors open at noon both days in the courthouse basement. Harold Olson handles entries Saturday morning. Awards emphasize roses peonies lilies delphinium and various arrangements.
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Preston
W. E. Crane
Franklin County Garden and Flower Club
Court House
Harold Olsen
Laval
Morris
USAC
Preston Nine Drops Franklin 12 2 to Move to Second
The Preston baseball team defeated Franklin 12 to 2 at the local park to climb into second place in the Port neuf Bear River league. They previously beat Soda Springs 11 to 10 in 12 innings and hold a 3 1 record with only a loss to Pocatello. Next they travel to McCammon Sunday and host Malad next Wednesday at 8 30 p m.
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Preston
Franklin
Portneuf
Soda Springs
Pocatello
McCammon
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Preston-Thatcher
County
Tae Deadline
Sam Merrill
Idaho Day
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