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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1951

Page

2

Funeral services held Friday for Mrs Peterson

Funeral services for Mrs Kathleen Peterson were conducted Friday in the Franklin ward chapel with Bishop W P Waddoups in charge. Prayers were offered at the home by Ariel Chatterton. Grace Robinson played the organ, Vella Woodward directed the choir which sang Nearer My God to Thee. Lorin Bright gave the opening prayer. Speakers included Bishop Levi Anderson Earl Shumway and Bishop Waddoups. Darrell Handy sang Beyond the Sunset with piano accompaniment.

Kathleen’ Peterson Franklin Ward W. P. Waddoups Ariel Chatterton Grace Robinson Vella Woodward God Lorin Bright Levi Anderson Earl Shumway Bishop Waddoups The Darrell Handy

Funeral Service for Grace Robinson Includes Music and Burial

Mrs Grace Robinson funeral featured Mardell Nielson with Elenor Jep son as soloists performing Lay My Heart Beneath a Rose. The closing hymn Oh My Father was sung by the choir. Benediction given by Arthur Poley. Burial at Franklin Cemetery by Richards Mortuary with grave dedication by Erwin Page.

Grace Robinson Mardell Nielsson Elenor’ Jepson My Father Arthur Poley

Mrs. Sarah Nelson Dies in Pocatello Funeral Is Today

Mrs. Sarah Simpson Nelson 84 of Weston died in a Pocatello hospital Monday morning from a stroke suffered Friday June 22. Born in England August 29, 1866 she immigrated to Idaho at 18. She married Rasmus Nelson November 23, 1902 in Malad. he died December 4, 1947. She leaves two daughters Mabel Pratt of Pocatello Constance Wickham of Franklin three grandchildren and a brother Henry Simpson of Weston. Funeral services were held today at Weston.

Sarah Simpson Nelson Weston Pocatello Hospital Nelson England United States Idaho Rasmus Nelson Malad Franklin Mabel Pratt Pocatello Constance Wickham Henry Simpson

Red Cross Handwork Display Planned at J C Penney

Mrs. Myrtle Goff, production chairman of Preston chapter Red Cross, announced a county ward relief display at the J C Penney store. Lap covers socks and lamp covers made by relief societies will be shown to honor the workers.

Myrtle Goff Preston The Red Cross J. C. Penney

Feeding Coal to Hogs Called Foolish Theory

The University of Illinois veterinarian Dr. Lloyd Scrivner warns against feeding coal to hogs. Reports show hogs eat coal but it raises feed costs without improving weight gain or reducing internal parasites. It is advised to save coal for cooking rather than livestock, as coal feeding is uneconomical.

Lloyd Scrivner

Idaho Pioneer Day draws visitors and critics to Franklin

Letters to The Citizen recount Idaho Pioneer Day in Franklin with praise for the parade and concerns over crowd enthusiasm. A Lewiston visitor questions Idaho public engagement while Marion Jensen notes a separate Idaho Day gathering of former residents near Chesapeake Bay. The Franklin Manor hotel site ties to Lord Baltimore’s 17th century brick house.

Idaho Lewiston Franklin Ss. S. Rawlins THE Citizen Marion Pete” Jensen U. S Herman Welker Franklin County Jensen Aha Lof. Columbia A. Beach Chesapeake Bay Franklin’ Manor Franklin Manor Lord Baltimore America England

Experiment Station Field Day Scheduled for Farmers

Ralph E Knight superintendent of the University of Idaho branch reports a field day for Franklin County farmers on July 6 at the station in southeastern Idaho. Tours run 9 to 11 with field results and explanations on corn varieties seeding rates safflower barley collection cereals wilt and potato plots.

Ralph E. Knight Experiment Station University of Idaho Southeastern Idaho Franklin

Preston Elks Exalted Ruler to Attend National Convention

Robert Fulton, exalted ruler of the Preston Elks lodge, will depart Saturday from Pocatello to attend the national Elks convention in Chicago. He will travel with delegates from Pocatello and Idaho Falls, about 14 Elks in total, by train on July 14.

Robert Fulton Preston Elks Lodge Pocatello Elks Chicago Mr. Fulton Idaho Falls

Potato Research Breeding Plots and Cultivation

The article outlines potato breeding plots and field varieties, companion crops including oats, and methods for applying commercial fertilizer on wheat. It notes seed rates, seeding rates, and spacing, as well as water requirements for potatoes and grass variety nurseries.

Dairy Holstein Bull Sold to Dairy Genetics Inc

Henry Drury and Sons of Preston and Ivan Allen of Richmond Utah sold a registered Holstein bull Drury Lane Willowdale Vick Ormsby No. 1085240 this week to the Dairy Genetics Incorporated Artificial Breeding Association of Des Moines Iowa. Herman M Hayes, president, bought the bull for the association. The two year old bull was sired by Willowdale Hengerveld Royal Ormsby and dam Prospect Ormsby Tortilla Faye who produced 730 pounds of butterfat in 1950.

Henry Drury Wollowdale Hengerveld Royal Ormsby Prospect Ormsby

Pressure cookers tested to prevent spoilage urged

Mrs Lucretia Maughan home demonstration agent urges all home canning makers to have their pressure cookers tested for safety. Tests offered at Reed's Riteway store as part of safe canning guidance. Richard

Lucretia Maughan Reed Riteway Richard

Jensen takes service roll testing pressure cookers

Jensen will test all pressure cookers including gaskets and gauges for a safety service check. The effort targets accurate seals and reliable gauges to prevent malfunctions.

Jensen

Notice for bids on high school auto shop addition

Legal notice announces bids for construction of an addition to the High School Auto Mechanics building. Details and documents available from the Superintendent of Schools office between 8 am and 5 pm, except Sunday. Bids to be accepted by Saturday July 7.

H3simmons

Card of Thanks from the Woolf Family

The Woolf family thanks friends for sympathy shown during the illness and death of their wife and mother. They also appreciate the floral offerings sent to them. James Woolf and family.

James Woolf

For Rent ThreeRoom Furnished Apartment With Bath

Classified rental item at 60 East First South offers a three room furnished apartment with bath. Contact Davis at 328 for details and availability.

Bath East First South Bill Davis Cal

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