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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1943
Page
2
A Battle Creek dispatch describes 270 Pacific veterans debarking at Percy Jones General Hospital in a grim scene. Nurses, ambulances, and veterans escort the wounded as families stay informed late, while a gray-haired rail worker laments sending his own child to combat.
The article argues that farm milk supply hinges on actual conditions not theory. Delayed draft rulings harmed this season, and increasing milk production requires years after depletion. Small farmers via cooperatives are finally voicing concerns to avert future shortages.
A dramatic parallel is drawn between a scientist creating a monster and the clash of John L. Lewis with President Roosevelt. The CIO leader shifted allegiances from Democrats to Republicans by 1940, with mine fields and military presence cited as a national hazard during a wartime period and an uneasy 15 day truce in flux.
The Franklin county district court convened for the first time this week with Judge Alfred Budge presiding. Preston Band provided opening music, and the Lenox hotel in Preston recently renovated for cafe and hostelry use anticipates an annex. Preston’s city finances show receipts of 88 025.27 against expenditures 86 625.93 for the year ending May 6 1913. Attorney P M Condie married Miss Marry Wilson in Salt Lake Temple and the couple reside in a cottage in Preston’s Fourth ward.
May 6 UAC High School Day saw two students receive twenty five dollar scholarships. Wel din McEntire won first in English composition and Della Smith placed first in dramatic reading. Funeral services were held Monday for Sorena J Peterson who died Thursday from a stroke. George Morrison, Holly Sugar field superintendent, plans to move his family to Douglas Wyoming this week after four months there. Wallace Jeffson returns from Chesterfield Idaho where he taught this past winter. Mrs Ben Kanow, assistant Franklin Cafe manager, presented the Second watch and a ninety dollar scarf to the piano in appreciation for attention to her children in the Primary and Sunday School, plus five dollars to the Sunday School for candy.
A collection of light quips and comic vignettes about marriage parenting fashion and social quirks. Witty exchanges involve husbands wives doctors and young ladies with punchlines about chores relationships and misunderstandings. The tone echoes mid century newspaper humor pages.
Hedda Hopper relays Jimmy Renie telling a moronie story about a cemetery gravedigger who digs too deep. The worker screams for help at about 14 feet until a passerby humorously mocks the situation before covering him with dirt.
Thatcher high school hosted the Mound Valley commencement exercises on Friday April 30 with a processional, invocations, musical solos, Salutatory by Margaret Smith, speeches on Religion Freedom Justice and the American Creed by Jean Ransom LaDell Walton Edith Anderson Nathan Smith and Geraldine Mendenhall a senior song by Eileen Coombs Alice Bartholome and June Hoopa and Benediction by L C Smith A dance followed. local visitors and shoppers were noted plus mumps recoveries and the final Literary Club meeting to end the term.
Wednesday night meeting noted. Miss Virginia Adams of Cleveland stayed Monday night in Mound Valley with Miss Barbara McGregor. Attendants at the oyster supper after the commencement dance included Mr and Mrs Lorin Panter Mr and Mrs Donald Panter Mrs Harriett Williams Paul Adams Mrs Ben Spencer Mr and Mrs Nem Porter and James Roholt.
The Citizen offers a ribbon stock for standard typewriters including Remington L C Smith Underwood Royal and Royal Portable machines.
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