Orrin Merrill Promoted to Captain at Eighth Air Force Base
Orrin S. Merrill 24 of Preston is promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain at an Eighth Air Force B-17 station in England. He piloted a lead crew in the 388th Bomb Group under Lt Col Chester C. Cox of Superior Wisconsin and earned the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious achievement in missions across the war’s toughest theatre.
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England
Orrin S. Merrill
Preston
Merrill
Chester C Cox
Superior
Wisconsin
Lead pilot Merrill heads bomber group over European targets
In the report Merrill leads his bomber group on a mission over Berlin and other targets. He coordinates precise intervals and turns, guiding Fortresses in a tight formation. The Idaho flyer, praised for instrument skill and smooth control, is Orrin Merrill’s son, residing in East Seventh South.
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Merrill
Idaho Flyer
Orrin P Merrill
Preston
Farm Record Books Aid Yearly Income Tax Records
Farm record books help track income and expenses for the past year. Prepared for the new income tax records, these ledgers organize farmers finances and simplify reporting.
Pep Bond Rally Sets Ward Activity Quota Details
A Friday evening rally outlines a 346000 quota for ward led activities with lists of donors and volunteers by ward. Names include J A Nash Dayton and multiple ladies coordinators across Preston and surrounding towns, with amounts ranging from 2,800 to 30,000 in support roles.
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J. A. Nash
Dayton
Waldo Peterson
Clifton
Norma Murray
Navy
Banida
W. S. Geddes
Winder
Carl Follett
Riverdale
Vernon Jensen
Mink Creek
Bessie Baird
Glendale
Chrissie Owens
Glencoe
Hyrum Jepson
Treasureton
Hazel Ward
Air Corps
Pairview
Franklin
Floyd Robinson
Mapleton
Ariel Chatterton
Whitney
Howard Swainston
Marines
Preston
Adrian Beckstead
Sylvia Malmberg
Austin Merrill
Joe Oborn
Lillie Benson
Harold Oliverson
Melvin Burrup
Lieutenant Arrives After Year’s Service
Lt. (Lr Gr.) Bart Bowden returns home Tuesday from a year in the South Pacific. He will spend about seven weeks on the mainland before serving aboard a Navy cruiser active in Leyte Iwo Jima Okinawa Guam and Saipan landings. His wife lives in Logan and he will stay in Preston with his parents. Bowden was advanced from junior to senior grade as a commissioned officer.
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Bart Bowden
San Francisco
South Pacific
Navy
Leyte
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Guam
Saipan
R. Bowden
Lt. Bowden
Preston High Issues Its Annual Quiver
The Preston high school staff released the annual Quiver a 76 page wartime edition. Neal Keller edits Billie Kilgore manages business G. S. Green serves as faculty representative. Photography by J. C Peterson and engraving by News-Review Moscow Idaho.
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Preston High School
Neal Keller
Billie Kilgore
G. S. Green
J. C Peterson
Preston
The
News-Review
Moscow
Idaho
Stevens & Wallis
Salt Lake City
Printing and Composition by The Preston Citizen
Four hundred and fifty copies were issued to the student body at the nominal sum of two dollars per copy.
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Preston Citizen
Inventory pads for annual stock survey forms
Inquiries at Citizen for ready to use inventory pads in neat tabular form for the annual stock and merchandise survey. Forms are prepared and available for immediate use.
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Orrin Merrill
Berlin
Hamburg
Merseburg
Rhur Valley
Frankford
Cologne
Cottbus
Chemnitz
Kassel
Frankfort
Glidden
Reed's Riteway
Petterberg Chevrolet Co
Preston High
Utah Poultry
Geo. Hobbs
Sun Valley
Kraft's
Grahams
Crystal
del Monte
Canterbury
Edward's
Clapp
Utah
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