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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
4
In Our Opinion Eastside residents are urged to support a five mill increase to the maintenance and operations fund. The board is praised for frugality, citing low costs per student and careful budgeting amid staffing shortages and a complex budget year.
For the third time The Citizen publishes in full color with a Color Preprint ad. The feature mirrors Western Newspaper Union preprint methods enabling weekly papers to compete. Preprint prints all but the right column on the inside page, with the back page produced in the newspaper shop.
A historical briefing outlines surplus water availability at Oneida for Bear River project purposes with simulated 1930 1960 period results showing 96 percent supply on average. It covers irrigation requirements by Blaney Criddle method, costs, tax effects, and cost shares among irrigation municipal and industrial fish wildlife recreation and flood control.
Mr and Mrs Sid Allsop and four children from Santa Rosa with guests Elaine and Afton Godfrey and six Idaho Falls children, Jay and Elaine Andersen and four Moscow children, Jimmie and Ludean Pond and four Lewiston children attend a Friday dinner at the Allsop residence hosted by Mr and Mrs Lew Allsop and their son Richard.
Mrs LuJean Hodges underwent major surgery at Logan hospital on Tuesday and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
William Jensen, son of Mr and Mrs Julius Jensen, left last week for Fort Lewis Washington to begin a training period with the armed services.
Whozinit Albert Moser travels downtown to chat with friends and neighbors. Rulon Dunn works to understand The Citizen. Bert Wheatley drafts a letter to the editor while Pauline Coburn handles last minute details before the day. Glendon Nelson and Thea Woolfe discuss recent weddings in their families. Harley Greaves goes downtown and about, Freddy and Gar Herd exchange cheerful greetings.
Paul Harvey argues the United States could lose the Panama Canal within five years due to Communist expansion in the Americas. He cites Castro influence in Cuba and threats in Venezuela and Brazil, noting Brazil funds Cuba and that its cabinet includes Communists.
The author decries heavy infiltration by communists in Latin America and criticizes U S policy. They warn about Castro type regimes and the loss of press freedom in Cuba and nearby nations. They urge maintaining focus at home to resist the spread and protect national strength.
A 1930 glance at Preston area history covers the Worm Creek Branch and Ward formation, early teachers, leadership changes, and church and medical figures. Notable names include Mary Ann Hull, Amanda Shumwaysee, Nahum Porter, and Dr. Shipp, with events from 1877 to 1903 and references to local church and civic figures.
A Preston letter writer criticizes local merchants for not stocking goods after World War II noting they relied on mail order and delayed added shelves. The item cites ongoing requests for common household items and questions sales tax implications for decades in Preston.
The Citizen office lists names for the upcoming birthday column with a deadline of July 5 for next week's publication. The list includes numerous individuals such as Fthel Kendall Lola Bernkay Shirley Baird Lora Larsen Jo an Layne Randy Bair and others.
A July roster lists many individuals including Margo Harris William Pope LaMar Spackman Reed Wood land Doug Roper Stephen Johnson Helen Beckstead Fred Davis Harold Hurt DeRalph Perry Kent Smith Nancy Ricks Wayne Hall Dolly Larson Dennis Parry Marie LaMont Marvin Gregersen Percy Keller Dorothy Christensen Mrs Wayne Elw Faun Dahle DelMar Bright Mark Anhder Blanche Taggart Hyrum Leavitt Iene Bodily Karen Fackrell Paul W Johnson Joyce Auger Polly Ricks Elvin Cutler Ernest Porter. A stray fragment mentions a gardener at work and a casual exchange about a person named Bill with a playful digression about friendliness.
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