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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
11
The piece notes Democratic Senate hopeful George Donart of Weiser urged a cooling-off period for Congress before passing laws, remarking laborers might need one. He spoke to a Coeur d Alene labor group, a stance unlikely at farm gatherings where agriculture advocates attend.
The piece warns readers about wild cat investments in the wake of inflation and war shortages. It cites the Idaho Bureau of Insurance flagging four companies and urges consulting local agents for legitimate coverage while noting postwar shortages and delayed consumer gains two to three years after the armistice.
Local residents from Treasureton to Preston and Logan spent weekend and midweek visits with relatives in nearby towns. Families including Paskins, Perry, Workman, and Kirby traveled to see relatives in Smithfield, Am erican Falls, Kuna, and Downata Springs, with many on furlough or attending ongoing schooling.
A jumble of jokes and quips shows a sailor with tea or coffee in doubt, a prankster boasting height, and exchanges at a mess hall. Q&A style gags cover love, manners, meals, and daily irritations highlighting lighthearted humor and social foibles.
The Aaronic Priesthood sponsored a Preston 4th ward program with talks by Don Barger Lamont Nelson Malcolm Denton and Dell W Hymas. The event included a song by Don Workman remarks by Bishop Von Atkinson and prayer by Gary Cast ree. Mr and Mrs Clair Poole of Preston visited with Mr and Mrs Mack Hymas. Wendell McWhorter and Warren Sant of Salt Lake spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Ray Sant.
The Citizen offers 32x44 cardboard sheets for lining chicken coops this spring. Buy them by the dozen for 40.
Sunday visits from Preston and California residents were reported along with a Whitney eighth grade graduation and Preston High School exercises awarding certificates to Ramona Larsen Beverly Nelson Jeannine Wheeler Charles Larsen and Glen Jensen. Bee Hive meeting featured songs readings poems talks and a piano solo with remarks by Bishop Leland L Auger.
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