City Council Hikes Library Millage and Enforces Water Bills
The council raises the library millage by one half mill to five and keeps total city mills at 42. The library gains about $10,000 yearly from the increase. The water ordinance will be enforced, turning off service for overdue charges after notice. About $8,000 is past due. A county sheriff telephony plan and fire safety inspections were discussed.
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George Reeder
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Annual Old Folks Event at Franklin Stake House
The Franklin Stake hosts its annual Old Folks Party on March 19 at the Franklin Stake House. Wallace Jensen notes a noon dinner followed by an 8 PM program. Parley Shaefer is general chairman. The dinner features fish supplied by the Franklin County Ik and Game Association for attendees over age six.
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Frankln Stake
Franklin Stake
Wallace Jensen
Stake
Parley Shaeffer
Franklin County Ik and Game Assocition
Franklin County Measures Service Opens
Farmers of Franklin County can now sign up for the measurement service program at the Franklin ASCS county office. LaGrand Spatig announced the signup is underway at the county office.
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Franklin County
Franklin Ascs
Aoe LaGrand Spatig
Preston Citizens Publish Spring Merchants Contest
The Preston Citizen runs a Spring opening feature with photos of local merchants. Readers match names to pictures and mail in to win free subscriptions or a year extension. A list of pictured merchants includes Howard Almond Bob Acock Reed Bosworth Mel Burup Ace Beckstead Ken Beckstaad Fred Coy Harold Conlin Clyde Checketts Elda Carlson Maxee Chandler Roger Carter and many others.
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Howard Almond
Bob Acock
Reed Bosworth
Mel Burup
Ace Beckstead
Ken Beckstaad
Fred Coy
Harold Conlin
Clyde Checketts
Elda Carlson
Maxee Chandler
Roger
Officials Urge Unity on Motor Vehicle Reciprocity
Rep Ross Plant of Richmond urged law enforcement heads in Utah and Idaho to disseminate details of new motor vehicle reciprocity agreements to police agencies. In a letter to C W Brady Utah public safety director he asked for formal orders and for Idaho officials to do the same. He noted issues on drivers licenses and truck reciprocity and cited HB 119 enabling Utah to adopt the Drivers License Compact.
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Richmond
Utah
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Grain cooperative break-in reported at Franklin County
Local report details two firms, the Franklin County Grain rowers and Intermorn Cooperative, suffering break-ins. Entry gained via a grain spout with two interior doors forced, and no further specifics on losses or suspects provided.
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Franklin County
Intermornin Cooperative
Grin
Idaho Final School Fund and Sales Tax Plan Discussed
Idaho lawmakers debated school funding as the state prepared a July 1 sales tax implementation. Under the 19th formula Preston and West Side would gain differently, while a new plan could shift county totals. Representatives noted a fair statewide formula depends on equalized assessment ratios and a referendum window if invoked.
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Ellis. Johnson
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Preston
Clifford Forsgren
Miss Rhonda Hammond Crowned Franklin County Queen 1965
Rhonda Hammond crowned Miss Franklin County 1965 after seven contestants at Preston High School. She will represent the county in the Miss Idaho Pageant. First runner up Lynda Lee Godfrey and second runner up Tayna Palmer. Lynda named Miss Congeniality. Scholarships and trophies awarded by local sponsors.
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Rhonda Hammond
Lynda ‘Godafrey
Tayna Palmer
Franklin County
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Alice Ann Hull
Rhonda
Idaho
Lynda Lee
Preston High School
Mark Hammond
Preston
Lynda
Glen Godfrey
Tayna
W Dean Palmer
Idaho Appliance
Spot Shop
Milo’s AG Market
Rosen Distributing Co
Preston Lumber
Susan Allen
O. P. Skaggs
Linda Carpenter
Foss Furniture
Deanna Jensen
Tanner’s
Deanna Merrill
Johnson's Drug
Tayna Pamer
Preston Cleaners
Lynda Godfrey
Godfrey Hardware
Rhoney Hammond
American Food
Weber Central assigns Preston area milk service to Elwell family
The Weber Central dairy distribution is awarded to Donald Elwell of Preston and his two sons Don Bud and David. They will operate three trucks delivering Cream O Weber products from the Idaho border to Pocatello with morning pickups in Logan. The Elwells previously ran a Preston dairy for 22 years and will serve local stores and homes.
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Preston
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Pocatello
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Rock Mountain
Rocky Mountain
Preston Receives Federal Grant for Sewage Plant Addition
Preston city will receive a 34000 federal grant to help fund part of the new sewage disposal plant addition and interceptor lines. The grant, coming from the public beat fund, was requested by Mayor Russell Craunie with Sen. Frank Church and Rep. George Hansen confirming the allocation. The project total is estimated at 246400, funded in part by bonds approved by voters last year.
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Preston City
Frank Church
George Hansen
Public Beat Fund
Russell Crauiney
Lic Encé
Spring Gardening School in Preston Sponsored by Extension
A garden school for North Cache Valley is set for March 75 at 1 9m in the Elks Lodge in Preston. The Franklin County Home Extension Council sponsors the event with a U of Idaho staff tour on garden trees shrubs pruning and planning. Attendees can learn about home insecticides and a session on pears berries and pruning practices.
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Elks Lodges
Preston
Franklin County Home Extension Council
Antone S. Harm
University of Deh
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Richard Hendricks
Phenoi Edgley
Ralph Hart
Jack Garrett
Harley Greaves
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Bill Hatch
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Rulon Owen
Arland Purser
DeLoy Palmer
Francis Luthy
Fred Beins
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Marion Rust
Wayne Merrill
Nahum Porter
Charles Peterson
Nellie Stenberg
Ted Steers
Paul Johnson
Eldon Tanner
Dean Rust
Curly Woytke
Ross Hansen
George West
Guy Stenberg
Norm Ricks
DeVon van Noy
Ralph West
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Melvin Johnson
Keith Nielsen
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Smithfield
Gerald R. Sheratt
Logen
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Kasai Dance Studio
Ted Elis
First Security Bank
Herbert Everitt
Idaho State University
Rhonia
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