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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
11
The article discusses how editors decide front page story placement. It explains three criteria: broad public importance, relevance to smaller groups, and generally newsworthy information, followed by featuring unique items if space remains. It emphasizes editors may err and asks readers to understand editorial choices.
The military announces a generous mustering out plan for about 1.25 million veterans this year. It assigns points for children years of service overseas duty combat awards and parenthood to determine eligibility. The plan aims to reflect service records and is supported by civilians and military leaders alike.
The text argues that captured German generals should be sent to Nazi camps and forced to clean up the blood and filth they conducted, as punishment for their roles in wartime atrocities. It condemns military etiquette but urges punitive exposure of the high military caste for their complicity in the Nazi regime.
Calls for military service are increasingly filled by men aged 35 to 37, many of them fathers. Despite Eisenhower's stance that combat troops should be under 26, older servicemen with families are being drafted for the struggle in the Pacific, as leaders face tougher warfare.
Dr W F Jamison sells practice to Dr Leslie V Merrill and plans move to Pocatel lo. Gwen Thomas named valedictorian at Oneida Stake Academy. Abe Winward buys Oakland. Serge Benson and George Foster consider gas wagons. Louis Baliz becomes Union Knitting Mills rep in Logan. Bybee brothers swap farms. Preston Milling plant fire damages estimated at 50000. Joshua Rallison at Logan temple confirms loss. Franklin Sugar Co contracts 8000 acres of beets. Leora Elwell wins state shorthand championship. Daughters of the Utah Pioneers place marker for John Reed burial. Daryl Chase leaves Preston Seminary for University of Chicago. Lu Kenner, Samuel W Parkinson, 53, dies in Franklin. Parkinson was first president of Franklin stake.
A collage of humorous quips and jests on politics, romance, and daily life. The snippets feature puns about poverty, religion, adults, animals, editors, and readers with jokey asides about luck, love, and mischief.
Citizen offers a range of typewriter ribbons for all needs and invites readers to request any specific kind. Farm or ranch ledgers are also available with inquiries welcomed at the Citizen office.
Minkcreek Sgt. Dee Nelson enjoys his first 40-year paramilitary furlough after four Pacific years away, staying with Douglas Nelson. Local residents visit relatives, and a dog bite sends Elmer Oliverson to a doctor for five stitches on his upper lip. A moving party honors Reo Wilde enlisting, and Venice Keller hosts a birthday plan with many neighbors.
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