Preston National Guard Welcomes 32 Recruits in Build Up
The Preston unit admitted 32 new recruits from Caribou and Franklin counties as part of Idaho guard reorganization. An additional 30 men will join soon, lifting strength to 122. Sixteen 155 Howitzers and trucks were added, valued near $46,000, boosting armory equipment to about $1.5 million and annual payroll to about $100,000.
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Preston
Elmer Oliverson
Der
Idaho
Oliverson
Elder Franklin D Richards to Speak at Oneida Stake Conference
Elder Franklin D Richards, an Assistant to the Twelve, will address the Oneida stake conference in Prescott Saturday and Sunday. He is a former U S FHA official and Salt Lake attorney with a long mortgage banking career.
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Franklin D. Richards
Council of Twelve Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Oneida
Preston
Richards
Salt Lake City
U. S
Federal Housing Administration
Valley Eagles Hear Five Year Life Impact Speech
LaMar Buchner urged Cache Valley Eagle Scouts to focus on education marriage and choosing where to live during the next five years. About 61 scouts received their Eagle awards at the Preston Franklin stake center banquet with remarks from local leaders and performances by Eagle scouts Wayne Auger Douglas White and Clark Salisbury.
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National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Preston
LaMar Buchner
Cache Valley Council
Franklin Stake Center
The
Whistler
Wayne Auger
Douglas White
Richman
Clark Salisbury
North Logan
Allen Dunn
Lynn" Fackrell
Earl Wayne Bell
Leon Ny
Juane Anes
Ey Me
Bride
Ear Ow Ngen
Arel Benégonie Wow "Watts
Derrald L.‘Wathins
Ero
GOP Banquet set with George W Abbott speaker in Pres ton
The Franklin county Republican banquet will be held March 29 at 7 30 p m in the Franklin County social hall Pres ton Nebraska. George W Abbott chairman of the Nevada State Republican Central committee and Thirteen Western States Republican Chairmen association will speak. Abbott was elected to the National Young Republican Hall of Fame in 1960 and has held senior roles in government and public land management. He earned degrees from the University of Nebraska and served in World War II.
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West
Preston
Franklin County
George W. Abbott
Nevada State Republican Central Committee
Republican Chairmen's Association
National
Young Republican Hall of Fame
Richard Hendricks
Franklin County Republican Committee
Interior Department
Department
Golfing News This Weekend At The Country Club
The country club opens this weekend for golfing with play on the course led by golf pro Gale Purell. Readers are invited to join and enjoy the weekend schedule at the course.
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Country Club
Préstén Golf and Country i Club
Gale Purell
Olf
Eon
Sarria
TP Oy
Committees Named By Preston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber president Dr. Clair Cutler says many chairmen return from last year as committees across agriculture budget and finance congressional action and legislative education and other areas announce members and board liaisons. Continued listing indicates broad roster including Roger Carter John Cole Bill Corbridge Wayne Doney and many others.
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Preston Chamber of Commerce
Clair Cutler
Chamber
Seam
Virgil Knudson
Richard Bowman
Roger Carter
John Cole
Bill Corbridge
Wayne Doney
R. H. Felker
Wayne Merrill
Max Millar
Lowell Titensor
P. H. Edgiey
Robert N. Acock
Clyde Checketts
Keith Christensen
Sturton
Paul Greaves
James Hoggan
D. A. Nash Jr
Neil Nelson
Murray C.nichols
Leo Palmer
Preston Lions Charm School Sets April Pageant
The Preston Lions club sponsors an annual charm school held each spring. The event precedes the Miesenn County pageant and draws community participation each year.
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Preston Lions Club
Miesenn County
Bomb found in harvesters shocks Vernon Keller
Vernon Keller discovered a three quarter inch copper tube bomb in a Modern Farm harvester on Tuesday. The device about a foot long had a lit fuse but did not explode. Sheriff Arnaldo Larsen dusted for prints with no results. it contained milk shake mix and appeared to be a children's playful mock weapon.
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Vernon Keller
Niel Nelson
Farm Equipment Company
Arnaldo Larsen
Dairyman Set Area Meet Here
Dairymen from Bear Lake Caribou and Franklin counties will meet in Preston on Monday. A 1:30 p.m. planning session at the Franklin county court house social hall will review 1968 breed programs with Jerry Stranlan. An evening dinner program features Lynn Adair on We can live with substitutes.
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Bear Lake
Caribou
Franklin Counties
Preston
Lynn Adair
Salt Lake
Franklin County Court House
Jerry Stranlan
Seattle
Mr. Adair
Adair
KSL
Salt Lake City
Henry Drury
SOS Ent RK 2 ae a x Pike Beav er Mountain Court House Notice
The text describes a gathering or departure at 8 a.m. this Saturday from a Franklin county courthouse location in Beaver Mountain. It mentions SOS Ent RK 2 ae a x and notes a planned event or notice with unclear details.
Governor Samuelson to Visit Preston for Bear River Tour
Gov Don Samuelson and state water officials will arrive in Preston at noon Friday for an air tour of the Bear River drainage. A public reception is planned at 11 45 a m with a luncheon at 12 30 p m in the Elks lodge. Dr Robert R Lee and Keith Higginson will join the governor.
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Don Samuelson
Preston
Bear River
Elks Lodge
Robert R. Lee
Idaho Water Resources Board
Keith Higginson
Idaho
Great Salt Lake
Bear Lake
Family A Fair at Jefferson School PTA Event
Jefferson School PTA hosts the Family A Fair a combined educational fair and spring carnival on March 29 at 6 30 p m. Mrs Don Barger says the gala will bring fun and joy to parents and children with student exhibits games and food. Two quilts will be given away prizes donated by Preston merchants and the first and second graders will sing at 7 p m.
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Central Jefferson Pta
Don Barger
Preston
Preston Cleaners
Luthy's
Idaho Appliance
Petersen Drapery
A & I Furniture
Harold’s Hobbies
Anderson Lumber
Preston Citizen
Scout Training Meet Draws Area Leaders
A two-district Scout Leader Training Conference will be held next week at 7:30 p.m. March 28 in the Benson stake center, Richmond. Attending will be council and national Scout leaders, members of the General Boards of the MIA and Primary, plus stake and ward officials from Frankeens Percoating, Folkman Brown Lyman, Derrald Wa Cache Valley, and Roy Anderson.
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Benson Stake
Richmond
Frankeens
Folkman Brown Lyman
National” Council
Boy Scouts of America
Jack Packer
Preston High Students Qualify for State Declamation Contest
Five Preston high school students earned state festival spots after regional meet in Idaho Falls. Preston was the sole high school among 24 represented to qualify with ribbons. Kelly Beckstead won blue ribbon for superior performance.
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Preston
Idaho Falls
Preston High School
Kelly Beckstead
Mrs. Linden
Beckstead
Zea
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Gary Panter
Ed Hansen
Craig Conlin
Lynn Ransom
Randy Panter
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Tom’ Abrams
Howard Bennett
North State
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Dayton
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Waters Resources
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