24 May 1956
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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1956
Page
1
The council scout campout is set for June 22 and 23 with Julius Jensen as chairman of the event. District scouters from all areas will assist, four mile hikes, contests, prizes for best and most unusual dishes, and a tribute to Orson Ryan.
The Reynolds farm exhibit unit will travel to Preston tomorrow Friday showing miniature scale models of conventional and pole type farm buildings. It features aluminum gutters roofing siding insulation windows and acoustical ceiling ware with illustrated literature and free expert advice on building problems.
A garbled OCR fragment references group chairmen and a celebration with names such as Hine Atkinson, Shrivés, Bonals, Denzys, Ralph, and Laure. It mentions figures like 14 and 152 and a prep or event context with unclear details and locations.
The meeting of the Boy Scout nominating committee is set with Weldon Naish Eldon Tanner Willis Burton and Andrew Sumree among invited peace members. Institutional representatives and assistants are asked to attend and participate in the business to be transacted.
Sunday afternoon a twin biplane crashed just east of Logan Cache Municipal Airport while flying from Logan airport. Wayne Gregson 23 and Wanda Leavitt Beaves 57 died instantly. Surviving widow Nedra Rose Beaves and four-day-old daughter Ann Jeannett reside in Cardston with the Stephens and Smith families. Witnesses described the plane entering a spin before the crash.
Text fragment notes individuals Clair Russell Nielsen Weston and Ned Clark Choulés TRreston released by the army. Mentions May release and receipt of the National Defense Service Medal. Indicates Bert W. Bits also connected to army service.
Clifford Watts, secretary treasurer, announced this week that credit by 264 other national farm loan associations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington has boosted the loan account of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane to $114,000,000. The current farm mortgage debt is larger in dollars but amounts to only about one tenth of the farm value, far below the 1935 peak. Continued on page 4.
Nathaniel Keller announced this week that the Mink Creek community will hold a Fourth of July celebration at Mink Creek Park. The event features food vendors, entertainment, a baseball game, and a dance in the evening.
Fragmentary notes show officers elected: George Horning Boise artist named vice president O Murphy Idaho Falls second vice president Jim Hin Coeur d Alene as secretary and Max Carpenter as managing director. Continissdon page 4 references state hotelments.
Larry D Atkinson of Fort Warren Wyoming trained at Cheyenne based program. after graduation he will assume duties in the Air Force as a skilled technician in his field.
In Richmond the FFA judging contest featured three Holstein classes aged cows and heifers with judges including Lincoln Orme and William Craner. Preston team placed second with 700 points while Grace won first with 133 points. Box Elder and North Cade took third.
A midget age group baseball program will begin practice Thursday May 31 at the ball park. Registration for ages 2 to 13 is available with blanks from Preston High School or by calling for details.
Preston proprietor at 9 South State Street advertises a 64 hour Maytag Marathon sale. Doors will remain open until midnight March 26 with a full load of washers, free doughnuts and coffee, plus "wheel and deal" pricing. If a salesman naps during the hours, shoppers may win a prize.
The text describes a Saturday Poppy Day in Preston with millions of Americans honoring fallen defenders. Volunteers from the American Legion and Auxiliary will distribute poppies on streets to raise funds for disabled veterans and welfare programs. The effort highlights poppy production by wages paid to disabled workers and by children assisting in distribution.
A fragmented OCR fragment notes a state meeting to review county issues and to look over sites for a new project. It references Beas of and Syas A Hiwithic, indicating county level discussion and site evaluation.
Incomplete OCR notes reference Hendricks Chevron at 196 South State Street. The text includes stray fragments about service, dates, and an unclear inquiry. No coherent event or date is established.
Major General John Be Walsh said the Idaho army national guard will move into Gowen field Boise for a 15 day summer training. More than 3000 guardsmen from Idaho and neighboring states will participate in two week maneuvers and field drills with M48 Patton tanks and new equipment including M41 Walker Bulldog and M47 tanks.
Fragmented text discusses farmers and money with untermined phrases. It mentions soil, labor, and systems but lacks clear details or context. The passage appears as garbled OCR reflecting scattered terms and quotes without a coherent event or names.
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