Preston Lions celebrate thirteenth birthday with dinner and dance
The Preston Lions Club marked its 13th birthday with a Wednesday night dinner and dancing event. Guests included Melvin Wright of Salt Lake City as Lions International board chairman, district governor Sherman Lowe of Paris, Montpelier Lions president Max Haddock, zone chair Wallace Jensen, and local leaders led by Mayor Ernest Eberhard Jr. The gathering featured a cordial mix of civic figures and Lions officials amid fellowship and ceremonial remarks.
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Melvin Wright
Salt Lake City
Lions International
Sherman Lowe
Paris
Max Haddock
The
Montpelier Lions
Wallace Jensen
Ernest Eberhard Jr
Interstate Route Location Sparks Idaho Valley Debate
A citizen argument critiques highway site choice, arguing 70 percent of weight should favor local residents. The piece notes Idaho public hearings and compares Malad Valley versus Cache Valley routes, estimating population impact, travel ease, and right of way costs for Utah and Idaho areas.
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Utah
Cache Valley
Tremonton-Garland-Riverside
Idaho
Idaho Interstate Highway Plan Questioned in Public Letter
A letter dated March 17 1959 to Idaho highway officials cites a 1957 Idaho Highway Department brochure on interstate routes. It argues the public deserves clear plans on where how and how much the project will cost, urging consultation with influential figures in road location decisions.
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State of
Idaho
Idaho State Road Commission
Idaho State Highway Engineer
C. L. Swenson
Roscoe C. Rich
Leonard K. Floan
Wallace C. Burns
Idaho State Highway Board of Directors
G. Bryce Bennett
Boise
Idaho Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Idaho Interstate Highway System
Interstate route options eyed for Idaho location study
The text urges further studies on interstate placement in Idaho arguing Cache Valley in Utah might better meet stated criteria and notes local input has been limited. It also mentions early missionaries forcing Hawaiians to abandon the hula, which originated as a religious ritual for the goddess Laka per The World Book Encyclopedia.
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Idaho
State Highway Department
Malad Valley
Malad
Cache Valley
Preston
Clifton
Oxford
Dayton
Franklin
Weston
Logan
Utah
Downey
Tremonton-Garland
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Preston Citizen
Preston Lions
Lfudies
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Uncheon
S. P. Packer
R. R. Rowell
Wm. P. Shumway
G. W. States
Wm. Fryer
Lin Hale
Erwin Spilsbury
Cliff Warr
Harley Greaves
Harold Handly
Rotary Ethics
Dean Swift
Bryce Roe
Blaine Heusser
Calder Picket
Gordon Merrill
Eagles of the Rockies
Franklin Stake
Spencer Nelson
Fielding Winward
Gordon L. Atkinson
Orion Jensen
Ira L. Kennington
George E. Crockett
Winward
Nelson
Atkinson
Wayne Hall
David Clayton
Leon Winward
Harold Hall
Richard Parkinson
Blaine Parkinson
Holling Lowe
MelFeatters
Zake Lyia
Fidknam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Corapeane
Ugquid
SA Ieame Sre
Thu Ats
Ted B. Larsen
J. N. Larsen Co
West Oneida
Des Moines, Iowa
Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance CO
Colorado Springs, Colo
Rambler
Amatica
Palmer Motor Implement CO
South State
Aea
Wayne S. Evans
Preston, Idaho
Standard Oil Company OF California
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