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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
4
An Our Opinion piece warns of growing juvenile crime and discipline problems, cites recent violent acts, and urges home, church, school, and government programs. It notes Hoover and wartime social shifts contributing to delinquency and calls for stronger measures and parental guidance.
A collection of anecdotes from Mormon missionaries includes jokes about underground passages to Salt Lake City and police encounters after talking with college students. Idaho politics and Cache Valley concerns loom as locals debate settlement terms and the impact on 2000 college students.
The Citi zen office invites phone or mail copies to include names in the birthday column prepared a week before publication. Readable names span Noukinesc Dermott Michar to Lee Skidmore with many residents listed, and note the item continues on page 3.
Taken from The Trail Blazer 1930 account recalls a September 1864 incident near Franklin when 500 Indians camped on Muddy River bottoms after a Platte River clash. The text details a drunken assault on George Alder’s home, a shooting of an Indian, and the peril to Franklin residents including Robert Hull and Chief Washakie.
A garbled OCR listing diverse word fragments and stray terms across areas like geography rivers foods and letters. It reads as a jumble of clues and partial entries with no coherent narrative or complete items to summarize.
The Citizen reports on a hectic night with presses running through last Wednesday. Orion Jensen told to travel to California for a vacation while a mistaken note claimed another Jensen was named assistant postmaster. Keith Manning shows sympathy for strained journalism, and Lewis Boman assists workers seeking more tasks. Scotty and Kathryn Wendell return from Boise awaiting a welcome home sound.
Paul Harvey argues conservatives face a crisis of identity and strategy. He says the GOP must offer a clear, distinct choice between big government and small government leaders, warning that fragmentation and inaction will hand victory to opponents and depress voter turnout.
A reader laments taxation across borders affecting Idaho known as the Gem State. Citizens fear taxes on chariots and goods, schooling, and fishing seasons, warning against ruinous levies from outsiders and urging restraint.
A letter praising teachers and questioning pay and outside work. The writer defends Preston teachers, argues for better support after educational funding debates, and asks how long teachers can serve on love alone while balancing life. Continues on page 4.
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