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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
2
At a March 10 1954 meeting an assessment of 4 percent on the capital stock was levied and is due by May 29 1954. Delinquent stock will be advertised for sale by law and sold at public auction. Secretary Angus Condie announces payments accepted by mail or in person at Larsen Building room 11 each Saturday.
Notice declares a May 25 1954 bond election for Franklin and Bannock Counties to issue 400000 in negotiable bonds at up to 3.5 percent to fund a Preston High School expansion including homemaking art music cafeteria gymnasium seven classrooms a auto mechanics shop and bus facilities. Seven polling districts set with 1 00 to 8 00 PM closing. Eligibility requires district residency taxpayer status and related qualifications. By order of Board of Trustees Sarah G. Johnson Cleck.
A compact notice lists Foss Furniture Company at 17 East Oneida, Godfrey Howe, and Electric at 57 North State with Preston Lumber Company at 179 South State, detailing local business addresses in the town directory.
Lucretia Maughan, county home agent, reports surveys show women have a poor milk consumption record. She notes mothers work to ensure their children drink enough milk but often skip it themselves, with women consuming less milk than men and teens.
An Idaho girl can win a free trip to Paris by winning the Make it Yourself with Wool competition. District and state contests lead to national finals in Salt Lake City during December. Idaho’s state winners were Norma Jean Nadeau Boise junior and Betty Kay Griffeth Preston senior.
Last week visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harris and children from Preston with Mr. and Mrs. Don Kofoed. A Preston hospital birth announced an 8 lb 2 oz baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson. Bart and Myrna Johnson visited relatives in Logan. Mothers and Daughters fashion show at Preston High School honored several mothers. Lee Talbot and Mapleton visitors stayed with Eugene Talbot and Norman Chatterton. The Talbot baby was mentioned as very sly in a brief note. Duatie Phippen and two children from Del Rio were also noted.
Ernest Lund in the air force stationed at San Antonio Tex plans 25 weeks of training in Denver. Preston residents host and visit relatives across Layton Kaysville Boise Downey and Malad. Seminary program led by Darold Jeppesen with talks by Evelyn Edgley Bonnie Boden and six girls singing. Gloria Jean Larson celebrates 11th birthday with 16 guests.
The Bank of Oro Fino reports receiving an envelope of money through the mail with no accompanying name. Bank employees say they are not fortune tellers and cannot identify the sender.
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