School Board Chairman Regrets Negative Vote For Five-Mill Levy
Eastside school district board chairman Phenol H. Edgley laments the five-mill plant facilities levy failed to reach two thirds. He cites voter turnout and ongoing deficits, noting cuts in services and potential higher tuition or book fees if the levy remains unlikely. Edgley praises district frugality and warns absence of funds could deter qualified teachers.
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Eastside
Phenol H. Edgley
Eastside School District Board of Trustees
Edgley
Board of Education
Harmon
Potash in Franklin County Soil Generally Ample for Crops
A county wide survey by Franklin County Grain Growers and partners found soil potash levels ample for maximum yields in most areas. Eighty eight samples analyzed by the University of Idaho show readings from 264 pounds per acre on an irrigated candy-type soil to 1173 pounds on red clay dry lands, with averages ranging across communities.
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Frankin County Grain Growers
Franklin ,County, ‘Sugar Co
Franklin County Beet Growers ‘Assn
Franklin
DeVere Tovey
Franklin County Sugar Co
Gaylord Larson
Mr. Tovey
Agricultural Chemistry Department
University of Idato
Weston-Linroge
Thatcher-Cleveland
Weston-Linrose
Mapleton
Dayton-Clifton-Oxford
Banlda-Winder
Mink Creek
Glencoe
Riverdale
Treasureton
Whitney
Fairvile
Preston
Franklin County
Franklin—county
Darrell Larson
University of Idaho Extension Service
Birthday dinner and hospital tales in Roamin column
The Roamin column recalls a dinner with Cleo Swenson for his birthday, jokes about his age, and a digression on a photo controversy. It mentions Russ Crockett in Las Vegas after a heart attack, and notes Red Cross donations with memories of WWII service and veterans’ snubs. It ends noting a mistaken claim about the Lady Elks leading a new country club program.
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Russell Crockett
Russ
Preston
Ao Cay
Las Vegas
Thelma
Vegas
Tony Jensen
The
Red Cross
Tony
RGI
RCI
Salvation Army
Lady Elks Organization
Lady Elks
Luther Boyd
Hotel Johnson Passes To New Owners In Trade Deal
Mr and Mrs Earl Therman of Hamer assume ownership of Hotel Johnson from Mr and Mrs Howard Johnson on May 1 in a land trade. The Johnsons keep a Preston home and will relocate from the hotel apartment. They bought the hotel June 1 1945 from Mrs Henrietta Dives, when it was named the Wilford Hotel after its builder Wilford Hobbs.
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Earl’ Therman
Hamer
Hotel Johnson
Howard Johnson
Johnson
Preston
Henrietta Dives
Wilford Hotel
Wilford’ Hobbs
School Levy Election Fails in District Tuesday
A five mill school plant facilities levy failed to reach the required two thirds in Tuesday’s special election. Total votes 974. 556 in favor and 418 against, Preston voting 308 for and 176 against. Supt. Harmon warned of curtailed services and affected facilities and transportation, urging continued support for education.
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Salid
Preston
Fairview
Riverdale
Richard Harmon
Polio Drive Nets Over Three Thousand Dollars
Thane Winward, 1960 March of Dimes chair, reports January drive raised 3139.26. The summary lists ward by ward chairmen and amounts, school solicitations totals, balloon sales 67.85, coin boxes 27.62, crutches 24.58, litter bags 5, and business district 315.00, with thanks to all workers.
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Thane Winwarll
Panlel— Roberts
Andy Anderson
Edith Hillstead
Gaylor Larson
Ralph Porter
Linrose
Raymond ‘Hobbs
Mapleton
Fred
Porter
Oneida Station
Curtis’ Rosen
Oxford
Henry
sHatch
Treasureton
Malecolm Denton
Riverdale
Walter Rindlisbaker
RS Seton
Lyle
Pore
Ter
Whitney
Hull
Winder
Glen Smith
Banida
William
Sparks
Franklin
Floyd Robinson
Mink Creek
Nathaniel Keller
Daniel Roberts
Gentral
Clifton
Jefferson
Preston High
Preston Junior High
Thatcher
Weston
West Side High
Rex Crane
Gwen Peterson
Luann Bodily
Maurine Ainscough
Elaine Belnap
Dairyman Leland Weeks Tops Five Year Labour Effort
Franklin county dairy leaders heard Leland Weeks detail five year production peaks and breeding plans at a Franklin County meeting. Weeks outlined herd goals, feeding, and management for high milk and butterfat, stressing cow quality, proper nutrition, and consistent calving.
West Side Pirates Claim District Title In Thriller
The West Side Pirates beat the American Falls Beavers 59 to 51 to win the district championship after a tournament run that included a semifinal win and a prior victory over AF. Calvin Porter led scoring with 18 points, DeVere McKay added 17.
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Springs
American” Falls
West Side
American Falls
Marsh Valley
West Side Pirates
American Falls Beavers
Pirates
Beavers
Pirate
Calvin Porter
DeVere McKay
Weather figures show March 1–8 readings
Local observer C. M. Crabtree reports March 1 to 8 temperatures ranging from 2 to 54 degrees with precipitation totals from traces to .31 inches. Notable days include March 1 with 27/2 and March 4 with 37/21 and .04, and March 8 at 43/32 with .05.
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C. M. Crabtree
GOP Leaders Here Urge Registration
Republican party leaders urge registration as a training program for precinct committee men and precinct workers was held Monday evening in the courthouse. The program aims to increase activity for better government through finance and time. P. H. Eddgley, Republican county official, spoke.
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Republican Precinct Committee
P. H. Eddgley
New Manager Of Farm Bureau Is Named Here
Franklin County Farm Bureau named Lester McBride as the new central agent for Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. McBride, 39, married with five children, resides at Riverdale. He served in the U S Army dental unit and completed missions in New Zealand and California. He farmed in Téton County and spent 11 years in the Victor ward bishopric before joining Farm Bureau. He has lived in Idaho Falls recently and is joined by H Glenn Bingham as a continued assistant.
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New Central
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
McBride
Riverdale
U. S. Army Dental Unit
New Zealand
California
Santa Rosa
Téton County
Victor Ward
Bonneville County
Idaho Falls
H. Glenn Bingham
Oregon University Demonstration Visit for Preston Students
The University of Oregon travel science program will tour Preston during March 14 to 18 as part of a national effort to spark student interest in science. J. Lewis Robinson, a high school teacher trained by the university, will bring an equipped station wagon carrying self designed demonstration apparatus to local high schools.
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Preston
University of Oregon
National Science Foundation
J. Lewis Robinson
University of ‘Oregon
Northwest
Robinson
National Educational Assn
Phi Delta Kappa
Idaho Edueca
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Wayne S. Evans
Franklin County Grain Growers
Arwen Larsen
Franklin County Sugar Bet Growers Assn
Cleo Swenson
Mrs. Swenson
Cleo
Brigham City
Phenoi Edgley
Winward
Dayton
Leland Weeks
Elaina Porter
Maurice Owen
Darwin Rawlings
Leonard Christensen
Ernest Spatig
Stanley Fuller
W. D. Smart
John LeFevre
W. D. LeFevre
Kay Anderson
Walter Beutler
LeRoy
Fuler
Union Pacifc
Dairymen
Harrow
Leland “Weeks
DHIA
FFA
Union Pacific Agricultural Improvement Car
Mr. Weeks
Dh& JA
Weeks
GOP
Farm Bureau
Lester McBride
County
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Oregon University
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