Linrose Farmer And Sons Named County Grassman
Herman Nielsen and sons Ward and Lee were named Franklin county Grassman of the year after the annual Grassman luncheon and tour by the Preston Chamber of Commerce. Norman Roberts and sons were runners up. The Nielsens farm 460 acres plus 2300 acres of range lands and 2300 acres of leased state land. They moved their dairy herd from Utah to Idaho in 1967 and raise about 100 registered Jersey cows with 65 heifers, plus 50 head of Angus Hereford cross stock. They plan to show at the Utah State Fair and Southern Idaho State Fair. Water comes from 271 shares of Twin Lakes stock and two private reservoirs with over 200 acre feet storage. Feed is grown on the farm including alfalfa, alfalfa-brome, corn silage and barley. The reservoir area is seeded to grass and the page continues.
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Herman Nielsen
Ward and Lee
Franklin County
Grassman
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Norman Roberts
Idaho
Utah
Nielsens
Nielsen
Twin Lakes
Farm Bureau Fund Banquet Planned With Benson Speaker
About 500 people are expected for a Farm Bureau fund raising banquet Friday with Ezra Taft Benson as speaker. Proceeds will finance a Farm Bureau building in Preston. County bureau bought a lot on First East. Marlon C. Woodward will MC. Robert C. Smith handles tickets.
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Farm Bureau
Ezra Taft Benson
Preston
County Farm Bureau
First East
Marlon C. Woodward
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Robert C. Smith
Preston Boy Heads to National Jazz Finals
Craig S. Larson of Preston travels with the Brigham Young University Jazz Quintet to St. Louis for the national Intercollegiate Jazz Festival finals. The BYU group, winners of the Intermountain Regional in Salt Lake City, competes against six top college combos from Arkansas, San Francisco, SMU, Northwestern, and Philadelphia Musical Academy. The quintet features Larry Jackstien, Lars Yogars on, Jim Ahlander, Brent Faulkner and Larson performing Larson and Jackstien originals.
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Craig S. Larson
Keith P. Larson
St. Louis
Brigham Young University
TWA
Intermountain
Salt Lake City
Arkansas Amanda College
San Francisco State College
Southern Methodist University
Northwestern University
Eastside School Board Approves Remodeling Projects
The Eastside school board approved two remodeling schemes for Preston high school and improvements to other district buildings and grounds. Plans include carpeting in the auditorium and library, grounds work around the superintendent’s office, and landscaping at Jefferson school. A resolution extends retirement dates for personnel not yet eligible under the state plan.
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Eastside
Preston High School
Oles
Mer
Jefferson School
State To Seek Stockpile Bids
Ed Franke member of the Board of Highway Directors states the project calls for furnishing aggregate for road mix pavement stockpiles at SH 37 MP 17.27 and 32.1 and cover coat stockpiles at SH 34 MP 8.0. Bids open at 2 00 p m July 9 1968 at the Department of Highways Boise office 3211 West State Street under District Engineer Orion L Grunerud supervision.
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Ding
Ed Franke
Board of Highway Directors
Ibrook
Roy
Preston
Department of Highways
West State Street
Boise
Orion L. Grunerud
Pocatello
Country Club Foursome and Potluck at Preston
A Scotch foursome will be held at the Preston Golf and Country Club on Saturday. A potluck supper will follow the golf with Mrs. Gale Parcell in charge. Club officials say grounds have been sprayed for mosquitos.
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Preston Golf and Country Club
Gale Parcell
Golf Club
Lewiston Plans Fourth of July Celebration
Lewiston gears up for its annual Fourth of July events with Craig Westover as general chairman and Verl Hendricks as co chair. Larry McKnight begins his ninth year as secretary treasurer with a large volunteer committee arranging parade races rodeo baseball and fireworks. Elay raising ceremonies kick off a day of activities including breakfast parade ball game kids movies and fireworks to conclude the celebrations.
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Lewiston
Craig Westover
Verl Hendricks
Larry McKnight
Wayne Noble
Dale Hansen
Seth Gregory
Gary Wheeler
Blaine Stephenson
Ariel Iwamoto
Bob Blair
Buzz Smith
Franklin to celebrate Pioneer Day with Little Buckaroo Rodeo
The City of Franklin will observe its annual Idaho Pioneer Day this Saturday marking the founding of Franklin. Highlights include a sunrise flag ceremony, pancake breakfast, Americana Dairy events, and an 8 p.m. Little Buckaroo Rodeo with special acts. Tickets are $1.50 for adults and 15 cents for children.
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Franklin
Idaho
Americana Dairy
Horace Howarth
Mont’s Market
Frank Priestley
Steve Porter
Pioneer Relic Hall
Joint convention of Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Logan
The Fairviews group hosted a convention in Logan Utah at the tabernacle with Kate Carter and Mrs Parish attending. A 10 30 meeting opened proceedings. a luncheon followed with participants from Cache and Franklin counties.
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Fairviews
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Franklin
Cache Counties
Tabernacle
Logan
Kate Carter
Central ‘ ‘Camp
Parish
Cache County
Counhes
Pbs
West Side High Girls Win Runner-Up in Menu Contest
Joy filled West Side high school Dayton as sophomore homemakers and teacher Mrs Hammond learn their Fleischmanns Yeast Menu Planning entry is named one of eight runners-up. The top project came from hundreds with a nutritionally balanced, practical, original, and colorful menu built around a Mormon pioneer family theme.
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West Side High School
Dayton
M. Hammond
Fleischmann
Dn Jumlot
Ay High
Hal
Matacual He Thet
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DeVehshein Ol
Tab Bane
Tim
Jensen
Linrose
Jersey Dairy
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Thie
Linrose Farmer and Sons
Ezra Taft
Benson
Preston Boy
of of Utahional
Board
Okehs
Camda Pietre
Rama
Levis
Country Club
Cele
Hoountain
Be Ae
Marlow. Woodward
Idaho Pioneer A‘sociation
Buckargo
Dake Ces Es
Aimee
Myrtle Choules
Nise ‘Cutler
Counse
Dred Burton
Tecesan Ee
Harriet
Cy Anec Ames
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