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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1945
Page
11
Franklin residents shared birthday parties and dinners with relatives and friends. Events included lectures by Dr Joseph N Symons of Logan, trips to California, surprise birthday gatherings for students, and Lions Club activities as Willard Bill Porter leaves for service.
The Franklin ward reunion held Friday and Saturday in the new church recreation hall drew many former residents. The Relief Society organized the lunch for 200 children, with Blanch Cook as chairman, and the Mutual, Primary, and Sunday School managed the programs. The weekend featured tumbling, a comic skit by the Scouts, music and dancing, bishop remarks, and thanks to the Franklin County Grain Growers for buns.
An overheated stove caused clothing to ignite in the Lynn Oliverson farm home in Tooele Utah on Wednesday morning. The fire quickly burned curtains and windows before neighbors arrived and extinguished it. Damage was estimated at 50 dollars.
Several senior boys have enlisted in various branches of the armed forces and are on inactive status hoping to finish school. Others await the draft and will be called at term end. Enlistees include Pvt. Junior Moore in the Air Force S 1/e Glenn Perry S l/c Lynn Perry in the Navy Radar School Conrad Garrett Sheldon Rawlings and Junior Bell in the Coast Guard.
County agent Daniel Roberts describes a hand wash cattle grub control method for Idaho dairymen. He advises treating beef and dairy cattle with rotenone solution to remove grub scabs and ensure contact. Young stock born before September 1 should also be treated, with simple equipment and repeat 25 day intervals.
Weston and vicinity report two one act plays titled The Bard of Bakersville High and Being Poor Is No Disgrace performed Tuesday in Mutual with participants Audrey Stone Flora Maughan Oran Stone Joy Dahle Betty Nelson Carroll Whitney Seth Thompson Rhea Griffith Farrell Simpson Merlyn Morgan and Linnea Binggell.
Last Thursday evening at 8 o clock a Sunday School party featured master of ceremonies Ray Croshaw and a program followed by a banquet led by Mrs Elsie Winward. Gwen Gregerson sang with guitar. Hazel Williams visited from Mesa. Waldo Talbot was ordained a deacon last Sunday. Relief Society quilted all day Tuesday with a pot luck lunch. Wesley Hawkes visited Malad with relatives. A children s dance occurred Friday with orderly behavior under Lynn Davis. Erwin Hendersons family spent the weekend in Salt Lake City visiting relatives.
The Citizen reports a good stock of large rolls of Scotch tape now on hand. Only large dispenser type rolls are available. Get yours.
Mink Creek hosts from Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs John Balfour and Mr and Mrs Earl Rasmussen for the memorial service in Preston held last Monday evening. Mrs Josephine Keller of Idaho Falls and Miss Helen Keller with her family in Salt Lake City visited Mink Creek. Helen, a Henager Business College student, earned an International Honor Society typing pin at 71 wpm.
County Assessor Fred Hawkes urges Idaho motorists to obtain the 1945 license plate now. One metal plate per registrant, to be mounted on the rear. Bring registration or title when renewing. Fee is 500 dollars. plates due on cars by April 1.
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