Gar Owen to Speak at Preston Knife and Fork Club
Gar non Owen of Salt Lake City will be the guest speaker at the Preston Knife and Fork club meeting Thursday evening March 16 at the courthouse. Owen, known as a humorist and philosopher, has appeared on KSL radio KCPX and KUTV television and has lectured in 34 states. He is author of three books and advocates laughter as medicine against workplace tension.
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Preston Knife and Fork Club
Garnon Owen
Salt Lake City
Utah
KSL Radio
KCPX
KUTV
Owen
Gordon Owen
Europe
Intermountain Area
Junior High Presents Sunbonnet Girl on March 17
Preston Junior High School stages the operetta Sunbonnet Girl on March 17 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Mervin Sharp directs with Michael Christensen as student director and Virginia Merrill as dance director. Mary Ann Hull plays the orphan with Brent Schow LaNae Roper and Charles Peterson among leads. About 200 students in lead roles and chorus participate.
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Preston Junior High School
Mervin Sharp
Michael Christensen
Virginia Merrill
Sandra Palmer
JoLyn Petersen
Lois Hawkes
Trudy Gordon
Beverly Hart
Lynn Nelson
Mary Ann Hull
Brent Schow
LaNae Roper
Charles Peterson
Carolyn Craner
Ann Harris
Morris Parry
Bradley Larsen
Roy Ware
Paula Kay Hansen
Kelvin Smith
Jeraldine Ward
Sylvia Woolley
Leslee Gilbert
LaDaun Bennett
Louise Johnston
Accident Victim Returns Home After Serious Injuries
Danny Hull six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hull had been gravely ill since a February 11 car mishap. He suffered a brain concussion and a broken leg, remained unconscious 17 days, rallied, and was able to return home Sunday. His speech returned last Tuesday afternoon.
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Danny Hull
Gilbert Hull
City Tournament Opens March 15 Under Local Recreation
The Preston recreation department sponsors a basketball tournament on March 15 16 and 18. The first eight local teams to register qualify. if short outside teams on the same level may enter. Prizes include trophies and cash. entry fee is 15 dollars. Co chairs Bud Wickham and Glenn Godfrey. Contact them for info or blanks.
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Preston City Recreation Department
Bud Wickham
Glenn Godfrey
Auto Firm Announces New Salesman
Larry Larsen, a Preston native and son of Mr and Mrs Percy Larsen, is introduced as a new automobile salesman at Cranney Chevrolet Co in the hometown. Larsen is a Preston High School 1955 graduate, FFA participant, attended Idaho State College and Brigham Young University, earned GM training in Salt Lake City, and joined Intermountain Chevrolet in Pocatello where he earned membership in the 100 car club. He married Roberta Egbert of Pocatello in July 1957 and has two children. Cranney owner R G Cranney expresses confidence in Larsen’s ability to satisfy customers.
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Cranney Chevrolet Co
Preston High School
Future Farmers of America
Idaho State College
Brigham Young University
Larsen
Intermountain Chevrolet
Pocatello
General ‘Motors Training School
Salt’ Lake City
Chevrolet
Roberta Egbert
R G. Cranney
Spring party set for March 17 at Preston Golf Club
The Preston Golf and Country Club plans a spring party on March 17 in the armory building. The event starts at 9 p.m. with a 9:45 p.m. floor show by Dick Beecher’s seven piece orchestra. Proceeds go to the pro shop and restrooms. Rulon Owen is party committee chair.
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Preston Golf and Country Club
Armory Building
Dick Beecher
Rulon Owen
Fires, memories, and Idaho politics in a single note
A Corner Cafe fire story is followed by reflections on fire department resolve and a grim memoir of military life. The letter from A W Naegle praises Senator Tom Heath of Franklin county for guiding Idaho's primary law revision and state building program, ending with a personal defense of Heath's public service.
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A.W. Naegle
Idaho State Senate
Preston
Idaho
Tom Heath
Franklin County
Senate
Heath
Industry and Labor
Judiciary and Rules
Public Health
Local Junior Team Wins Division Play and Enters All Church Tourney
Preston first ward junior basketball team won the division tournament with a 240 to 39 victory over Aston third ward at Montpelier. They beat McCammon Preston fourth ward and Thatch to reach the all church tournament starting Sunday in Salt Lake City. Team members Scott Tims David Cherrington Reid Carlson Larry Andra Stewart Nash Ralph Tippetts Bud Cutler Eric Hart Dean Davis Richard Christensen coach Bart Merrill and activity counselor Keith Parry accompany the squad.
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Preston
Aston
Montpelier
McCammon
Thatcher
Salt Lake City
Scott ‘Tims
David Cherrington
Reid Carlson
Larry Andra
Stewart Nash
Ralph Tippetts
Bud Cutler
Eric Hart
Dean Davis
Richard Christensen
Bart ‘Merrill
Keith Parry
Ward Ymmia
Burglary Report Of Multiple Break-Ins And Arrests
A Brookside Inn rear-door burglary and a similar entry at Lott's store in Weston occurred Friday night or Saturday dawn with beer and cigarettes taken and cash register damaged. Investigations continue as suspects linked to both sites face court actions. several youths are held for later sentencing on related break ins at Thatcher Franklin, Snooty Cat, and Sinclair Service Station.
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Brookside Inn
Lott
Weston
Gary Lee Jones
San Anselmo
Calif
Ray Talbot
Dell Smith
Mr. Jones
Priston
Thatcher and
Franklin
James A. Buckley
Jeremiah Dolinski
William Paul Samson
Earl Palmer
Lyle Archibald
Leonard Covert
Snooty Cat
Sinclair
PHS Students Visit Indian School on Exchange Program
Twenty six Preston High School students traveled to Brigham City to begin an exchange with Intermountains Indian School. Fourteen boys and 12 girls, supervised by Delmar Derricott, toured the campus then relaxed with bowling swimming and basketball. The visit included class time and meals provided by the Indian school and Brigham City Chamber of Commerce. The program continues with Indian students visiting Preston March 14 to 16.
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Preston High School
Intermountains Indian School
Brigham City
Delmar
Derricott
Preston
Brigham City Chamber of Commerce
Delegates Chosen For Girls State From Preston High
Barbara Ann Keller and Janet Tomasi were chosen February 27 at a meeting to attend Girls State as representatives of Preston High School. Lee Ng Agate is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis Keller of Preston. Her activities include speech contests, the one act play The Boor, Pep club and Briton Corps.
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Barbara Ann Keller
Janet Tomasi
ze JAmerican_ Le- Lee Ng Agate
Curtis Keller
Preston
Briton Corps
Preston High School
West Side High School
Miss Tomasi
Eugene Tomasi
Lintose
FHA
Festival of Values Promises Spring Merchants Event
The Preston Chamber sponsors the Spring Festival for Values March 16 17 18 with merchants offering circulars and special merchandise from groceries clothing and autos. Future events include a summer festival harvest festival and Key Days in November details suggest promotional promotions throughout the area.
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Merchants Committee
Preston Chamber” of” ,Commerce
Preston ‘Turt
Girls State attendees to Caldwell Idaho in June
The region auxiliary will attend Girls State at Caldwell Idaho in June as part of a co sponsored initiative. Page 5 continues.
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Gion
Girls State
Caldwell
Idaho
Area Farmers Invited By Local Firm for Community Day
Modern Farm Equipment Co. invites area farmers and families to a community day at the 51 West Oneida Street store and courthouse basement tomorrow. A free lunch at 11 am precedes films, with door prizes. Exhibits include a Blackwelder beet thinner a single seed beet planter and a C 15 Allis Chalmers tractor.
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Modern Farm Equipment Co
Allis-Chalmers
West Oneida St
Earl Nelson
Nelson
DHIA Association to Meet Friday in Franklin County
The Franklin county dairy herd improvement association plans its annual meeting in the county courthouse commissioners room Friday March 10 at 1 30 p m. Harry Knapp chair reports 1960 annual reports will be distributed and unit I reports by Tra Kennington and Nephi Chase. Dues for 1961 and equipment needs will be discussed with a presentation on selling milk by butterfat or per hundred weight. All members and dairy men in Franklin county are invited.
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Franklin’ Counity Dairy Herd Improvement Association
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Knife, Fork
TV Man
Larry Larsen
Mrs
Percy Larsen
Preston Appliance
Ida
Brestenbuecher
Intermountain ‘Electrical Assn
Cathe Valley
Breitenbuecher
Snowy
Harold Pinson
Lee Bergquist
Gene Howe
Bob Hope
PHS
Barbara Ann, Keller
Janet “Tomasi
Dhia Association
Palmer
Dean Palmer
David Nelgon
Billy Norton
David
Billy
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