Indians win Idaho state basketball title at Pocatello event
The Preston High team and coach are lauded for achieving the finest athletic distinction in the region after an Idaho state championship win. Civic praise highlights their clean program, lasting memories for the community, and note of a wartime spirit echoed by an officer.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Moscow
Preston
Preston High
Ansgar Johnson
Gem State
Coeur d'Alene
St. Joe
Clearwater
Train Teen Age Drivers And The Grim Reaper
A historical piece argues teens ages 16 to 20 cause the most traffic accidents and urges compulsory driver education in high schools. It notes that 85 percent of street mishaps stem from driver errors and that about one million new young drivers enter the roads annually, predicting safer roads with proper training.
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Grim Reaper
Military reforms urged as war ended with equal uniforms proposal
A contemporary editorial pins blame on a long standing military caste and calls for reform after the Second Great War. It notes favoritism toward officers, declining enlistment, and a need to correct the system. Secretary Patterson forms a committee to study the issue and propose action.
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U. S. Army
Army
Navy
Patterson
Wedding and social notices highlight community events
Mrs John Hampton hosted a wedding shower for her son and new daughter in law Andrane Hampton. Pearl Allred and counselors were released from the Relief Society presidency with new officers named. The American Legion Auxiliary held a bridge and auction party at the chamber with chairs arranging details. Afton Merrill received a pre wedding compliment, and attorney P J Evans spoke for the Idaho Bar Association in Pocatello. County Anti Tuberculosis group elected officers at a Saturday meeting led by Mrs Nancy Beckstead and Mrs T Bowden.
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John Hampton
Andrane Hampton
American Legion Auxiliary
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Buttars
Lulu Egbert
Laveda Evans
Neta van Noy Goldie McCarg
Norene Warr
Grace Corbridge
Thos Spangberg
Wm Hawkes
County Antii- Tuberculosis Association
Miss Thomas
Nancy R Beckstead
T .B. Bowden
Treas
Ben’s Post Prohibition Shift to Peaceful Home Life
The narrator notes Ben endures ribbing but enjoys homelife after rationing ends. He garden, plays chess, and shares beer with friends in a calm, content stance. Ben recalls his Prohibition thirst and now finds simple pleasures satisfy him.
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Ben
Marriages and tributes mark April 1921 notices
Dan Cupid ties Vaughn Gailey and Gladys Anderson of Chifton, and Luther Fife weds Miss Louise Gannon of Weston at the Logan temple. Evra Larsen and wife return from a California mission. Funeral services honor three soldiers shipped from France. Slorenzo Frederickson, Nels J Peterson, and Lavon A. Marshall remembered in Weston Day ton and Franklin.
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Dan Cupid
Vaughn Gailey
Gladys Anderson
Chifton
Logan Temple
Luther Fife
Louise Gannon
Weston
Evra Larsen
California
France
Slorenzo Frederickson
Nels J Peterson
Dayton
Franklin
Lavon A. Marshall
Soldier Fonnesbeck Discharged at Fort Douglas Utah
Sgt Gordon C Fonnesbeck of Weston Idaho is discharged at Fort Douglas Separation Center after four months overseas with the 7th Bomb Group. He receives Asiatic Pacific Theater Good Conduct American and Victory ribbons and was inducted January 19 1944.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Gordon C. Fonnesbeck
Weston
Idaho
Fonnesbeck
7Th Bomb Group
Golf Jokes and Quips From History Aboard Busy State Street
Overheard on State Street a collection of quips and lines mixing playful wisdom with humor about love, bees, and famous figures. Witty riffs reference golf slang with nods to John Paul Jones and Stonewall Jackson, plus cheeky remarks about marriage and courage.
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State Street
Brown
Aesar
John Paul Jones
Stonewall
Jackson
Admiral Perry
General Sherman
Earmuff Debate After Accident Leaves Zeke Silent
In a chilly moment Zeke explains he stopped wearing earmuffs after an incident. TJ reveals he ceased using them following the same accident. A passerby’s question about a drink went unheard, underscoring the lingering numbness.
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Zeke
The town tables turn in a witty family scene
A sequence of jokes exposes generational views on manners, courtship, and adulthood. A boy blames his father for a school scolding while parents and neighbors joke about college, eyesight, and the shift in social norms. A photographer’s daughter and a mayor’s quip add to the sharp one liners.
Do you keep women inmates separated at the asylum
A quirky exchange in a historical fragment about custody and separation at an asylum followed by domestic life notes. The text shifts to light social queries and a dated meal plan listing daily menus from April 2 to April 5 including soups, meats, sides, and desserts.
Two New Firms Open At Downey This Saturday
Downey welcomes two new businesses on Saturday March 30 the Christiansen Implement Co and the Molen and Smart Chevrolet Co. Grand opening features free movies and refreshments with factory reps present. Elvin Christiansen will open the Implement Co in the new central Downey building selling John Deere Caterpillar Firestone GMC products. Glen P Molen and W R Smart own the Chevrolet firm after purchasing from J D Morgan.
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Downey
Christiansen Implement Co
Molen & Smart Chevrolet Co
Christiansen
Messrs. Molen
Smart
Elvin Christaansen
Cafeteria Menu Week of April 1 5
Cafeteria offers meals for the week of April 1 to 5. Monday features meat loaf with tomato sauce and buttered corn.
Relief from rheumatism and arthritis found by Mrs. Pautz
A notice from Mrs. Anna Pautz of Van couver Washington states she suffered many years with rheumatism and arthritis and received relief, inviting others to write for information at P O Box 825.
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Anna Pautz
P. O. Box
Vancouver
Wash
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Preston Citizen
Franklin County Citizen
Cache Valley Clarion
William MacKnight
Raitor
Belva Hart
Leland Chatterton Bhirley Chatterton
Foreman Pressman
Idahos
Cently
Pearl Allred
Second Ward Relief Society
Lulu Winn
Alice Greaves
W Winn
Allred
Louisa Jenkins
Rosetta Webber
Afton
Merrill
Earl Hollingsworth
Miss Merrill
Hughes McCarrill
Treasureton
P J Evans
United Press
Idaho Bar Association
Russia
Mrs. Jones
Joe
Ben Ryder
the Wandcinsi
DT Sect
United States Brewers Foundation
Sgt. Fonnesbeck
Howdy
Franklin Fannie
Pop
Moe
Dean of Women
Mink Creek
Maizie
Mother Nowaday
Stella
Della
The
Molen & Smart
Chevrolet Co
Glen P Molen
W R. Smart
J D. Morgan
Bohemian Breweries, Inc
Boise, Idaho
Bohemian Breweries
Boise
Mhoheomian Club
Idalfta
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