Memorial Day Service Planned for Franklin Cemetery
Memorial day service will be held May 30 at Franklin Cemetery at 11 30 a m honoring Franklin pioneers. Descendants of John Read, the first buried there, will attend and take part in the program directed by Mildred Oliverson and Grace Robinson. In the accompanying photo are Lewis C Read, L Clifton Read, Bonnie Read Evans and Richard Evans, descendants of John Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Cemetery
John Read
Mildred Oliverson
Grace Robinson
Lewis C. Read
Franklin
John Franklin Read
L. Clifton Read
Bonnie Read Evans
Richard Evans
West Side High Sets Baccalaureate and Commencement
West Side High schedules a baccalaureate service on Sunday May 22 at 2 p.m. in the Weston ward chapel with guest speaker Wallace Montague. Commencement for graduates is set for May 26 at 8 p.m. in the Dayton ward chapel with speaker Dr. Rhelm Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side High School
Weston Ward
Wallace Montague
North Cache Seminary
Dayton Ward
Rhelm Jones
Idaho Falls
Grain certifying deadline set for June first
County Agent De Vere Tovey notes June first as the deadline to certify grain. Application blanks and any needed information are available from the county agent's office in Preston.
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DeVere Tovey
Preston
County Farmers Borrow $40,110 For Improvements
Idaho farmers have borrowed $4,036,920 for new homes repairs and water systems since 1950. Loans run 4 percent interest over 33 years. In the year ending June 30, 1959, $670,370 in new loans were made to 75 farmers in 26 counties, Cassia county $106,630 to 10 farmers, six Minidoka county loans $82,230, Franklin county five loans $40,110.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Henry Dworshak
Cassia County
Minidoka County
Franklin County
Road-E-O To Be Held Here Saturday
The Preston Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a teen-age road e o at the courthouse rear parking area starting 10 a m Saturday. Teens compete for safe driving honors and a trip to the state road e o with a possible run for the national contest. Girls are urged to enter and a trophy for the winning girl driver is provided. An airplane drop will release a Wyler watch at 2 p m for tickets, donated by T C Merrill and Sons Jewelry.
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Preston
T. C. Merrill and Sons
National Society of Women Educators Convenes in Preston
Delta Kappa Gamma international honorary society for women educators holds its 2 day Idaho convention in Preston on June 2 and 3. More than 80 Idaho teachers attend as Hazel Johnson presides with speakers Ola Hiller Elsie Lindgren and Catherine Rathman. Includes luncheon, ceremonies and a formal banquet. Fine Arts club notes Hawaiian program by Lucretia Maughan group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Nu
Delta Kappa Gamma
Preston
Idaho
Hazel Johnson
Rexburg
Ola B. Hiller
Elsie Lindgren
International
Catherine Rathman
Northwest
Executive Board
The
Elks Lodge
Avidinners
Ior
LaReen Lowe
Preston FFA Chapter Elects Officers for 1960 61
Miles Geddes son of Hugh and Mrs Geddes Banida was elected to lead the Preston FFA chapter for 1960 61. He has three years in FFA and supervised dairy cattle cattle feeding beef sheep cabbage and dryland grain projects this year. May 4 he will be installed as president with officers Bob Hull vice president Robert Bodily secretary Richard Rawlings treasurer Kent Rawlings reporter and Jimmy Gilbert sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Geddes
Hugh Geddes
Banida
Preston
Miles
FFA
Nsoutheastern
Idaho
Ad ture-Farmers
Americas
Young Geddes
Bob Hull
Robert Hull
Whitney
Rob
Ert Bodily
Lawrence Bodily
Richard Rawlings
Darwin Rawlings
Fairview
Kent Rawlings
Merlin Rawlings
Jimmy
Gilbert
Barlow Gilbert
Local GE Dealership Wins Promotion Prize
Idaho appliance dealer Sport Shop operated by Ida Bri tenbeker and Gene Chatterton won first prize in General Electric Co. tied display contest for the GE Golden Sixties promotion. Among 98 competing stores in eastern Idaho Utah eastern Nevada and western Wyoming the Preston store captured a 200 bond prize.
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Idaho
Akia
Ida Britenbeker
Gene Chatterton
General Electric*Co
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Preston
H J Klinge Dies at 83 After 60 Years in Sugar Industry
H J Klinge 83 retired assistant superintendent of Franklin County Sugar Co died Saturday in Rome of natural causes. Born August 13, 1877 in Grand Island Nebraska, he worked in the beet sugar business since 1921, lived in Fort Lupton and Preston, and retired in 1957. Survived by three nephews and a niece. Funeral held Tuesday at Webb Mortuary with services conducted. cremation to follow in Salt Lake City. He was educated in chemistry at the University of Nebraska.
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Hepboldt
J. Klinge
Franklin County Sugar Co
Rome
Klinge
Fort Lupton
Colo
Preston
Grand Island
Neb
Gottfred
Thresa Klinge
Nellie “ Kilgore
Leon L. Tockey
Denver
Earl J. Tockey
Hutchinson
Kan
Tom Huck
Emil Saedlack
Green River
Wyo
Webb Mortuary
Harley Greaves
Phenol Edgley
Costance Darvis
Eldas Carlier
Davis
W. Dean Palmer
Salt Lake City
Fort Collins
Colorado
Michigan
Wyoming
Idaho
University of Nebraska
Summer Festival Delayed to May 26 27 28 in Preston
The Preston Chamber of Commerce promotes a three day Summer Festival of Values set for May 26 27 and 28. Merchants will offer special values and circulars will be mailed to regional areas. The event was postponed to avoid conflicting with Black and White Days in Richmond Utah.
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Preston Merchants
Richmond
Utah
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Local Boys Scholarships for Idaho Conservation Camp
Franklin county soil conservation district supervisors and the Preston Kiwanis club offer two or three scholarships for local boys ages 15 to 19 to attend the Idaho conservation camp at Al Dine Wyoming June 6 to 11. The program covers soil and water conservation, watershed and forest management, fish and game, range management and outdoor recreation. Applications are available at the soil conservation district office the county agent’s office and from vocational agriculture teachers at Preston and West Side High Schools.
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Franklin County
Idaho
Franklin ‘County Soil Conservation, District Supervisors
Preston Kiwanis
Al.Dine
Wyo
Palisades
Fice
Preston
West Side
Soil Conservation. District
Stanton Hawkes
Quitting smoking and local musings from Eldon Johnston
A columnist rambles about four weeks without smoking and past attempts, criticizes politics and the State Department, and shares small town anecdotes. He recalls conversations with Dorothy Wakley and a quip about Khrushchev, plus notes on local people Theo Petterberg and Dan the hunting dog.
Jeep Club Trapshoot Scheduled for Sunday in Franklin
Jeep ClubTrapshoot invites members and interested individuals to attend at James Haworth farms in Franklin this Sunday. Bring your own shotgun or use available ones, with extra shotguns and shells on hand. Free hotdogs and tea will be served. Shoot runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet at Owl Billiards in Preston or at Haworth farm Leyds prior to departure.
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Franklin
James Haworth
Owl
Billiards Aay
Preston
Haworth Farm
Leyds
Eastside School District Budget Approved for 541,673
At the regular board of trustees meeting on Monday May 9 the Eastside School District approved an annual budget of 541 673 dollars. The public budget hearing is set for Tuesday May 24 at 8 p m in the high school building. Copies of the approved budget are available in the district office.
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Board ‘of Trustees
Eastside
Crockett Joins Toby Wins Petrol Station Partnership
Quinten Crockett, long in the local oil business for 14 years, leaves his former firm to join Eldon Toby Phillips in a Phil lips 66 service station and wholesale distributorship. The pair announce plans to partner in station operation and distribution with extensive service station experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinten Crockett
Eldon
Toby
Phillips "66
Servic J Callphan
Eastside School District Quick Election Set for Tuesday
The annual election for Eastside School District 201 trustees will be held next Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Fairview Church Whitney School Mink Creek and at Appleton Oneida Station. Voters choose trustees for zones one and two including Fairview Franklin Mapleton Whitney Glendale Egypt Glencox Oneida Stations and Mink Creek. Candidates include incumbent G Woodrow Butterworth and Vaughn J Larsen for zone one Joseph L Moser Delmer L Olsen for zone two. Eligibility requires Idaho residency in the district and trustee zone and often parental guardian status for under 21 or eligibility through district taxes or marriage to a taxpayer.
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APN
Eastside
Fairview Church
Franklin’ “School Symnasium
Eeras
Fairview
Franklin
Mapleton
G.i Woodrow Butterworth
Vaughn. J. Larsen
Whitney
Glendale
Egypt
Glencox
One
Idaho
Breakfast fundraiser serves 400 at Preston Golf Club
The Preston Golf and Country Club held a breakfast Saturday for about 400 attendees, including children, serving bacon ham eggs pancakes and milk. Donations from local businesses covered food costs with an estimated $400 raised for the new enterprise.
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Paul’ Johnson
New Preston Golf and Country Club
Joe’Garner
Tom Heath
Sugar Company
Norma Hale
Golf Club
Preston
Knudson Packing Co
Richmond
Utah
Ralph Millar
Marlow Wood‘Ward
Milo
Super Market
O. P. Skaggs
Purser
Davis
Wasion
Rocky Mountain Dairy
Don Elwell
Dolor
Johnson
Colleen’ ’ ‘Martin
Orval , Moser
Joe Garner
Varlan Clark
Burt Martin
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West Side High
National Society of Women Educators
Fine Arts Club
Lucretia Maughan
Richard L. Harmon
Cynthia
Ann Smedley
Preston F ‘Fa C
H. J. Klinge
Dorothy Wakley
Mark Twain
Khrushchev
Ike
Eisenhower
United States
Fatse
Russia
Europe
Asia
U.S. State’ Department
Joe McCarthy
State Department
Korea
Eldon Johnston
ASC
Soil Bank
Boyds
O. K
Old Dan
Dan
Theo Petterberg
Arizona
Riad
South State
Lynn Fackrell
Theos
Jeep Club
Toby Winh
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