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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
9
Open Forum notices accepted when signed by writer and not libelous. Subscription rate published as $2.00 per year and $2.60 per year. Official publication of the City of Preston Idaho printed in the Franklin County area with post office classification as second class matter.
A Idaho county column urges War Production Board approval to oil Gem Valley road to Preston, benefitting farmers and aiding wartime supplies. Governors and officials visited. plan stresses road improvements with federal funds while promoting Boy Scout summer camps and civilian morale amid the war.
The Citizen begins a new advertising campaign with Standard Oil, the first time Preston's paper has carried this national firm. The campaign, selected after company agents studied the paper’s quality and reach, promotes war conservation for cars and homes. Wayne Evans acts as local agent for the Franklin County Grain Growers wholesale plant.
An amendment to order E6 by WPB aims to make wrenches pliers screwdrivers and other hand tools more available to farmers and home mechanics. The change reserves 20 to 25 percent of monthly tool production for commercial distributors to improve distribution among consumers.
Mrs Ruby Johnson hosted Jolly Neighbors and Gaity club at her home with a dessert luncheon for 12 then bridge prizes went to Myrtle Nash Emily Butterworth and Anna Christensen Special guests included Eleanor Hobbs and Anna Christensen of Big Piney Wyoming Visitors from Preston Ogden Salt Lake City Lewiston and other Utah towns were noted along with local family gatherings and travel updates
Lower ranges were dry with short feed until early June rains. Higher ranges offer good feed prospects. Livestock are in good condition but gains are below normal. Lambs have not shown typical early gains and will move late.
A breezy collection of humorous remarks and quips reflects local humor, from baby names and school changes to anecdotes at a Gentlemen’s club. The Mayor of Dayton shares tales about heart trouble and lingering smells, while a Mink Creek engagement and a hammer borrowing scene add light chatter.
The lieutenant cautions against worry under shellfire, noting only one shell bears your name. A recruit replies that many shells are addressed to Whom It May Concern, sparking a brief exchange about danger and fate.
A garbled OCR passage shows a questioning exchange with an assertive reply about opening hours. Obscure details mix lipstick on a jug and lotion on a wrench with a stray Paris scent line and a war remark, yielding a puzzling, disjointed scene.
A San Diego want ad offers a $20 reward and requests a childless pet-free apartment near North Island for a naval officer and his wife. The note provides a phone contact and hints at personal arrangements amid a mix of wartime humor and public notices.
A Swan Lake note list records a supper at Mr. and Mrs. Martel Thomas in honor of Corporal Wayne Millard and several visitors including Bernice Hadley, the Wood Sorensen and Grant Bickmore families, and relatives from Downey Ogden Portland and Preston. Other visits include Mrs Nellie Gamble with Lulu Easterholt in Ogden and Ardeth Hansen from Preston.
Mr and Mrs Wendell Winger of Ogden Utah visited his parents here. Jean Rhodes of Salt Lake City spent a few days visiting the Lunds. Jack Bright and family visited Wallace Johnson and others in Preston. Ora Winger and children spent a day in Logan on business. Orson Kofped and James Williams from Clifton attended Sacrament meeting. John Warrick and Eleanor Hepworth分别 prompted regional trips and visits last week.
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