Softball Schedule and Results From This Week
This week's softball slate shows iGodfrey's defeating Ern's 12 to 5. Franklin 24 Lewiston 3. Bill's Texaco 13 Phillips 66 9. Godfrey's 14 Phillips 12. Bill's Texaco 12 Lewiston 3. Upcoming games: Ern's vs Phillips 66 Friday at 7 30 p.m. Lewiston vs Godfrey's Saturday at 8 p.m. Bill's Texaco vs Godfrey's Sunday at 2 30 p.m. Ern's vs Lewiston Sunday at 9 p.m. All games at Preston ball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledigig
Phillips
Iit. Savilnday
Texaco
Godfrey
Ern
Lewiston
Pres‘ton Ball -Park
Cliff Barton Named Assistant Professor at Rensselaer
Cliff F Barton of Preston has become an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York where he taught mechanics since 1947. He earned a master's in engineering at Rensselaer last year and has worked on army underground explosion tests in Colorado and Utah. He is a Preston High and Utah State Agricultural College graduate and is married to Emma Whitehead of Preston with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff S.barton
Jenny’ Barton
South Third ‘East
Preston
Rensselaer, Polytechnic ‘Institute
Barton
Preston High
Utah State’ Agricultural College
Rensselaer
Preston Veterinarian Attends Idaho convention
Dr. N S Howells of Preston attended the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association meeting in Twin Falls on June 20 and 21. Papers covered many veterinary topics including diseases of swine and cattle and new treatments and techniques. The brucellosis and Bangs disease control program was discussed by Dr A P Schneider and Dr A K Cutler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howells
Preston
Idaho
Veterinary Medical Assn
Twin Falls
Bang
A. P. Schneider
A.K. ‘Cutler
Knife and Fork Club Plans Next Season Speakers
Preston Knife and Fork Club met with Ted Wegener of International Knife and Fork Clubs to map activities for next fall. New officers include C. L. Swenson as president and Dr L. V. Merrill as vice president, with James B. McQueen as secretary treasurer and H R Bingham among directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston’ Knife and
Ted Wegener
Boise
Swenson
L. V. Merrill
James
B.” McQueen
N. G. Davies
Robert
Kazmayer
Don‘ Bolt
Walter
Ludd
Sydney Montague
Gerald «Wendt
Lucile Vogeler
Harold"c. Kissinger
Robert Kazmayer
America
Europe
Don Bolt
Latin America
Chicago
NBC
Hi Judd
Congress
Minnesota
Associated Club
Sydney
Montague
The
Royal, Canadian Mounted ,Police
Paris
Gerald"Wendt
Unesco
Othe
Belgium
Harold C. Kessinger
County Weed Survey Targets Idaho Noxious Law Enforcement
Franklin county farmers and Farm Bureau weed committees launch a countywide survey to determine landowner support for enforcing the Idaho noxious weed law. The June 22 to July 1 effort, chaired by Bryan Bergeson, seeks opinions on control and eradication measures for species like Canada thistle and leafy spurge with landowners voting yes or no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Idaho
Bryan
Bergeson
Franklin
Farm Bureau
Weed
Weston
Banida
Francis Shaffer
Winder
Wynn Nelson
Dayton
Perth Poulsen
Linrose
Weldon McGregor
Thatcher
Edward Paskins
Treasureton
Lional Keller
Mink Creek
Blaine Webster
Glendale
H. Carl Nielson
Egypt
Woodrow
Winward
Whitney
Ernest Spatig
Mapleton
Harold Egbert
Preston
Ormsby Cola Receives Holstein Award For Ample Daughters
Ormsby Cola De Kol, a famous Drury Bull, is honored as a silver medal type sire by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. The award cites his ability to pass desirable body and conformation traits to his daughters, reflecting the ideal Holstein-Friesian standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormsby Cola. de
Volunteers Ready to Guard Preston Forest District
Volunteers named to act as forest service per diem guards for the Preston ranger district in the Cache National Forest were announced this week. The list includes Wallace Chatterson Franklin Edgar Petterberg Preston Verle A Bowman Wendell Long Mapleton Douglas Nelson Mink William G Condie Thatcher Carl Bassett Lago John Van Vleet Graces Howard EB Thirkill Burnise Ieicham Soda Springs and Marvin D Whitworth Eight Mile Canyon. Manpower mobilization officers Dee Kingsford Franklin Sheriff Ray Talbot Preston John G Olson Mink Creek Fred Burton Grace Sheriff Ralph Marriott Soda Springs. Per diem guards may hire firefighters and purchase equipment to immediately control fires on forest land. Training on fire behavior and safety was held in Birchcreek. Fire reports should go to named guards ranger Thomas Levy Preston or to signals at Cub River and Tight Mile stations. Forest users urged to be cautious as dry summer continues and to fully extinguish fires and discard matches carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Cache ‘National
Weeky
Wallace ‘Chatterton
Franklin
Edgar Petterberg
Verle A
Bowman
Wendell Long
Mapleton
Douglas
Nelson
Graces
Howard
Thirkill
Burnise Iiecham
Soda Springs
Marvin D
Whitworth
Eight Mile Canyon
Dee Kingsford
Ray ’ Talbot
John G
Olson
Mink Creek
Fred Burton
Grace
Ralph Marriott
Soda
Franklin County Road Maintenance Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Forest Service
Birch Creel
Thomas
Levy
Cub River
Cain
Preston junior legion nine fields two wins no losses
Preston junior American Legion nine fielded a fine team this summer with two wins and no losses. In the Richmond game Steven Hinckley was the winning pitcher with 15 strikeouts as Preston posted nine hits to Richmonds seven. In the Downey game Preston scored four runs on four hits while Hinckley struck out 18 Downey batters in a 4 to 1 victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Hinckley
Preston
Richmond
Hinckley
Downey
Preston Boys
Preston High
Sorenson
Strawberry Road To Be Improved Bids Opened
Bids opened for work on the Strawberry Sharon road. Clifford Salem district engineer reports crushed rock and oiling on a 12.1 mile stretch over the canyon road. Low bid from Pickett and Nelson Idaho Falls at 149 853.35, second from Fife Construction Brigham City Utah at 160 396.45, high bid 215 730.50. The road runs from Mink Creek to Ovnd over the Wasatch range and connects Loogan Garden City road with US 30N between Soda Springs and Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry- Sharon
Clifford
Salem
Bureau of Public Roads
Canyon
Pickett
Nelson
Idaho
Falls
Fife,construction Company
Brigham’ City
Mink Creek
Wasatch Range
Loogan-Garden ‘City
Soda
Springs
Montpelier
Ward Teaching Emphasized at Oneida Stake Conference
President Shirley M. Palmer urged ward teachers to monitor homes and keep evenings open for assigned duties. Paul C. Childs spoke on welfare responsibility, while Carl W. Buehner and Eldon Tanner urged youth and families to support church programs. About 806 attended the Sunday morning session. Continuous coverage continued in the afternoon with praise for home support and church projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stake
Shirley
Palmer
Oneida Stake
Paul C. Childs
General Welfare Committee
Carl. W. Buehner
Vance‘Hedin
Ronald Baird
Elmo Keller, Jr
Kathryn Tanner
Carl W. Buehner
Meay’ Exper
Nage
Doctor Seeks Chicago Obstetrics Appointment
Dr. M. Edward Davis, a 29 year University of Chicago clinic staff member, asks a local physician to accept an appointment as head in the obstetrics and gynecology department. Dr. Smith active in Preston affairs since eight years and after Navy wartime service joined the clinic here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. Edward Davis
Smith
Preston
Navy
Hanson Retires After 37 Years With Utah Power
M Hanson, longtime Utah Power and Light Co. employee, retires from service June 1 after nearly 37 years with the firm. He served in World War I two and one-half years and held roles including division stockkeeper salesman meter reader collector and repairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Me ‘Hanson
Utah
Power’ Co
M. ‘Hanson
Utah Power& Light Co
U. S
Europe
Hanson
Babson Forecast for Second Half of 1954 Expected
The Preston Citizen announces Roger W. Babson will publish his forecast for the second half of 1954 in next Thursday's issue July 1. The paper notes Babson’s past accuracy, listing decades of yearly accuracy from 1938 to 1953, with recent years around 84 to 95 percent, and urges readers to watch for the forecast in the upcoming edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Citizen
Roger W
Babson
U. Ss
Roger
Citizen
Junior and Senior Softball Schedule Announcement
The notice lists upcoming junior and senior softball games for next week. Monday games include Dayton vs. Wain's Creek at 7 p.m., Banida vs. Third Ward at 8:15, and Seventh Ward vs. Winder at 9:30 p.m. On Wednesday, June 30, juniors and seniors play with North Ward vs. Sixth Ward at 7:30 and 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe Oelda ‘Stake
Dayton
Wiiin's Creek
Banida
Third Ward
Seventh Ward
Winder
Presion Nzrth
Taz Seniees
Balloon in Sky Turns Out to Be Weather Balloon
On a Monday evening many residents observed a bright light moving slowly across the sky west to west. Stephen Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Johnson, trained a homemade telescope on the light and showed visitors that the object was a weather balloon rather than a flying saucer or Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Earth
Stephen Johnson
Ben Johnson
Dayton's Village Plans July Fourth Activities
Dayton's Village officials announced the Fourth of July celebration on Monday July 5 under elders quorum direction. A parade at 10 a m, patriotic program at 11 in the ward chapel, sports at 1 p m a juni poden at 3 30, softball games at 3, concessions and booths all day, a 4 p m picture show in the word recreational hall completes the day. Proceeds fund the new LDS ward chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Dari
Willbe
Ward Chapel
Truck Stalls In Sand Hit By Grader Near Preston
Tuesday afternoon Brower of Preston was the victim when his 1946 Chevrolet pickup stalled in sand and gravel west of Preston. A Marion Hess Construction Co grader driven by Henry Ormond struck the truck, smashing the fender and grille. Damage was estimated at 50 to 100 dollars. Brower sustained no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brower
Preston
Heniy Ormond
Marion Hess, Construction Co
Politicians file for nominations in Franklin County
Franklin County candidates submit petitions for multiple offices including auditor sheriff and county attorney. Key figures include Cyril Lowe on the Democratic ticket for district one commissioner and Moses Hancey seeking renomination on the Republican ticket for county coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Swenson
Thomas Heath
Franklin County
Bar Coz
Lowe
Moses Hancey
Dell W.’ Smith
Young “Preston
cLucy C
Tanner
Emma. Davis
A. J. Hart
Marlow, Funk
Hart
Funk
LaRay
Talbot
H. B. Young
Utah Power & +. Light
Oneida Station
Oneida
Ofi
Duane
McKenzie
Preston Boots and Saddle club to hold 1954 rodeo queen contest
The Preston Boots and Saddle club announces the 1954 rodeo queen contest will be held at 8 PM on Saturday July 17 in the rodeo arena. Contestants must contact Harold Winn by July 12 to enter, and will be judged on personality and riding ability in plain western attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Preston, Boots and Saddle Club
Harold Winn
Frances Atkinson Wins Disabled Veterans Essay Contest in DC
Frances Atkinson of Dayton traveled to Washington DC on a United Airlines flight arriving Salt Lake City 4 10 pm to receive a 8 ft flag from Senator Dworshak for winning the Disabled American Veterans national essay contest. She toured the capital visiting the White House Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Jefferson Memorial Smithsonian and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On Flag Day she attended senate roll call and later spoke at the NARGUS convention while also visiting Mount Vernon and the Potomac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Atkinson
Washington,d. C
United Airlines
Salt Lake City
Julian’ J
Senate
Rai
Wes Jana Vistice
White House
Lincoln
Memorial
Washington Monument
Jefferson
Smithsonian
Potomac River
S.s.mount Vernon
Washington
Virginia
Mount Vermon
Frasideni Lisenower
Yiasoa
Nailoa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eta Jima
Japan
Paul’ G. . Sharp
Harry
L. ‘Davis
Sharp
Vernon Sharp
Cliff F Barton
Easter ‘College
N. S.howells
Farm -Bureau
Ask
Ormsby Cola
Drury
Legion Nine Fields Goon
Deana* Wells
Zany
BRO Srt
Oliver M. Hanson
Seniez
Ennouncs Sa"ior
Dayton' S Village
EOB
Frances
Atkins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!