Enrollment for Season Swim Classes Largest Ever
Coach Evan Sorenson announces this summer’s Red Cross swim program sees its largest enrollment ever causing transport and sponsorship challenges. Inquiries pour in though pool site and final details remain undecided. Applications end Friday June 8 with signups via Sarah Johnson or Coach Sorenson. First classes begin Monday June 18 and run six weeks.
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Sorenson
Red Cross
Evan Sorenson
Amnall
Sarah Johnson
Franklin School Eighth Grade Graduates Thursday
Franklin eighth grade pupils were graduated Thursday evening in the LDS chapel with Principal Bryce Draper in charge. The class history covered three parts as Mapleton and Franklin schools were combined. Diplomas were awarded by Supt. W. H. Simmons after the class sang its song.
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Franklin
LDS
Prin
Bryce Draper
Mapleton
LuDell Glover
Carol Lowe
LaRue Long
Exay
Erd Aer
Ramona “Neeley
Melba Naet
Elaine’ Doney
Lorraine “Bennett
Phyllis LeFevre
Will
Larry Atkinson
Fern Sharp
Lucille Clark
Camille Robinson
Darlis Woodward
Larry Smith
Hary Knapp
Draper
School Board
Supt. W. H. Simmons
Larry Dursteler
Open House Planned by Western Motor for GMC Trucks
Western Motor sales at 160 South State street Preston announces an open house Friday and Saturday to display GMC truck models. Officials expect eight to ten trucks on view as staff explain features of the line including gasoline and diesel models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Motor Sales
South State Street
Preston
Pontiac
GMC
Howard Bennett
Western “Motor Sales
Man Convicted in Sheep Theft Case
Billy J. Wilkenson was found guilty of grand larceny for stealing Goodsell registered sheep. District Judge Isaac McDougall withheld sentence and placed Wilkenson on parole for one year.
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Billy J. Wilkenson
Goodsell
Isaac McDougall
Wilkenson
June 1 Final Date For Certification Reminder
County agent Daniel Roberts warns Franklin County farmers that June 1 is the cutoff to certify grain crops for seed in 1951. The potato certification deadline is July 1. Application forms and rules are available at the county agent’s office.
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Daniel Roberts
Franklin County
Summer calendar for Preston choir and band announced
Summer choir rehearsals begin June 18 at 8 p.m. under director Lyle Shipley with open invite to students and alumni. The summer band schedule starts June 14 with high school practice. county and junior high sessions follow June 15 and June 19 ahead of the Idaho Pioneer day event at Franklin June 20 and 21.
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Lyle Shipley
Preston High
Shipley
Lynn Bright
Franklin
Ogden
Preston
Marilyn Petterborg Receives Diploma In Nurse's Training
Miss Marilyn Petterborg graduated May 30 from St. Anthony Mercy hospital school of nursing in a ceremony at St. Anthony church in Pocatello. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Petterborg of Glendale and a Preston high school alumna. A breakfast for students and mothers preceded the graduation, followed by a reception for friends and families.
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Marilyn Petterborg
St. Anthony Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
St. Anthony Church
Pocatello
Miss Petterborg
Guy Petterborg
Glendale
Preston High School
House Destroyed by Fire in Battle Creek
A house owned by Red Winn of Battle Creek was completely destroyed by fire Sunday. Preston fire department was called about 10:30 but by the time firemen arrived the building was already destroyed. All furnishings had been removed.
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Winn
Battle Creek
Preston
Franklin softball league opens tonight at arena and old diamond
The Franklin summer recreation program starts with softball tonight as the city league holds opening games. Chairman Ronald Allen says most games will be played inside the rodeo arena on a new diamond, while some early games occur on the old diamond with baseball tilts. New metal bleachers have been ordered and should arrive before the season progresses.
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Franklin Stake
Ronald Allen
City Recreation. .Commission
Allen
Preston Library Adds New Books to Shelves
Preston Carnegie library expands collection with many new titles announced by librarian Martha Geddes. Notable additions include Burns Mantle best plays of 1949 50, From Here to Eternity, A Flower for Catherine, Foxfire, Look Younger Live Longer, The Maestro, and various children's, western, mystery, and junior high books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Carnegie Library
Martha Geddes
Burns Mantle
Chapman
MacManus
West
Jones
Keyes
Dolson
Taubman
Catherine
Swinnerton
Buck
Shankland
Seton
Hauser
Bagnold
William Heller
Baumeister
Kierar
Henderson
Variety Round Up Planned Next Tuesday
Preston third ward invites local people and families to attend a variety round-up next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the third ward chapel. The event offers singing dancing refreshments and free entertainment for adults and youngsters alike.
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Preston Third Ward
Third Ward
Ethiel
Leave Flags on Graves Request by American Legion
The American Legion asks that memorial flags placed on veterans graves be left this year. In prior years friends and relatives have removed the flags. They are asked to leave the flags to be gathered by the Saxtons for use in coming years.
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The
American Legion
Saxtons
New Policeman Joins Force Jim Hager Replaces Winger
Preston chief Dale Allred announced this week that Jim Hager has joined the police force as a patrolman. He replaces officer pulse Winger in the local department.
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Dale Allred
Preston
Jim Hager
Pulse Winger
Cancer Drive Nets $1 747 78 in Franklin County
The 1951 annual American Cancer Society drive closed with a check for 1747.78 sent to the state office in Boise. Franklin County commander Mrs Russell Crockett praised support and noted the county exceeded its 1950 goal. District donations totaled values across Preston wards and other towns.
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American Cancer Society
Boise
Russell. Crockett
Franklin County
Preston
Banida
Treasureton
Whitney
Winder
Weston
Preston Business
Auto Collision On Thatcher Road Damages 1947 Car
In a Friday crash on Thatcher road a 1947 George A Hogan automobile collided with a 1948 FWD Utah Power and Light truck driven by Clinton 8 of Smithfield. Loose gravel made it hard to stop. the left front of the car and the truck’s rear fender were reported damaged by Sheriff E L Hansen.
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Thatcher Road
George A. Hogan
Utah Power
Clinton
Law
Smithfield
Sobost
Aitéctiori
Bath
Seeran
E. L. Hansen
Preston youths enlist in U S Navy at Logan office
Chief E W Rowan announced two Preston men enlisted in the U S Navy through the Logan recruiting office Monday. Gerald Nelson Day and William Glenn Harris will be sent to San Diego for 11 weeks of basic training.
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E. W. Rowan
Preston
U. S. Navy
Logan Navy
Gerald Nelson Day
William Glenn Harris
Gerald
William
San Diego
Missionaries Appreciate Home News From The Preston Citizen
Reed L. Roberts now in Amsterdam writes from the Netherlands praising The Preston Citizen as a welcomed link to home for LDS missionaries abroad. He notes 180 missionaries in the Netherlands under Elder John P. Lillywhite and cites regional church growth, Dutch religious composition, and local customs as context for their work and the paper’s value.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Reed L. Roberts
Amsterdam
Holland
Jac. P. Thijsseplein 8
Netherlands
Preston ‘Citizen
Citizen
Preston Citizen
Preston
Ug ‘Een Hartlijk Welkom
John P. Lillywhite
LD .S
Rotterdam
Hague
Idaho
Amany
Colo
Eider
Reng Lx
Summer Crops Tour To Be Held Friday
Daniel Roberts Franklin county agent announces the annual early summer crops tour Friday starting at 1 p.m. from the rear of the Franklin county courthouse. Stops include alfalfa for weevil control, pastures, strawberry and clover methods, Reed's canary grass, sweet clover for green manure, dry land seed production, and Kochia seed production. All farmers and interested people in Franklin county are invited.
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Daniel Roberts
Franklin County
Keller to report to Edwards AFB after Aggie graduation
O Keith Keller a Utah State Agricultural College ROTC cadet receives orders to report to Edwards Air Force Base California after graduation ceremonies He will earn a civil engineering degree and a second lieutenant commission and join the 2759th experimental wing Keller is a naval veteran radioman third class and holds cadet first lieutenant rank in ROTC He is married to LaDonna Mae Foster and is the son of Mrs Josephine Keller of Preston Idaho or Utah handwritten address noted
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O'Keith Keller
Utah State Agricultural College
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Calif
Keller
Air Force
Aggie
2759Th Experimental Wing
California
Bacterial Lilac Disease Reported In Franklin County
County Agent Daniel Roberts says lilac plants have wilted and died in the past two to three weeks across Franklin County. Samples were sent to University of Idaho expert J N Raeder who confirms a bacterial disease worsened by wet conditions and humidity, with drying weather halting its spread. Dead branches should be pruned and burned, and a Bordeaux mixture spray may help at first sign of trouble.
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Preston
Franklin Stounty
Daniel “Roberts
Franklin County
J. N. Raeder
University of Idaho
Mr. Raeder
County Man Charged With Cruelty to Animals
Les Hill of Battle Creek was found guilty of cruelty to dumb animals by Justice Parley Allied. He was fined 300 dollars, with 200 suspended if he provides veterinary care for two horses chained and hobble tied along the river bottom. The complaint cited horses with ankle chains causing swollen flesh.
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Lee Hansen
Les Hill
Battle Creek
Justice of the Peace Parley Allied
Hill
Sheriff's Office
Lucy Larson Honored as Top Campus Actives at USAC
Lucy Larson of Preston was named among outstanding USAC students for her work in opera Spurs Chansonette and the honorary music fraternity. The Ladder Top Parade banquet honored her and other top campus activists at a Logan cafe as she pursues sophomore status and plans to return to the agricultural college.
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Lucy Larson
Harold Larson
USAC
Fice Acc
Beet thinning rush grips Franklin County fields
The Franklin County Sugar Co reports a sudden beet thinning surge after persistent rain. Labor shortages drive an appeal for student labor aged 14 and up at 13 per acre, with transportation from Logan arranged. Mexican workers and Navajo Indians are already on site, and a plane bringing 62 Mexicans will arrive Saturday to boost crews.
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Tom Heath
Franklin County Sugar Co
Heath
Idaho State Employment Service Office
West Oneida
Logan
Bambrough Named Commander Of Preston American Legion
Dean Bambrough is the new commander of the Preston American Legion post succeeding William Auger. Election of officers named Milt Head first vice commander John R. Cole second vice commander Howard Johnson service officer Don Bergquist sergeant at arms E C Moore chaplain and Clair Poole adjutant. Former officers included Commander Auger Don Poage first vice Wayne Hall second vice and Dean Bambrough adjutant. Johnson Bergquist and Moore were re elected to their offices.
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Dean Bambrough
Preston American Legion
William Auger
Milt Head
John R. Cole
Howard Johnson
Don Bergquist
E. C. Moore
Clair Poole
Commander Auger
Don Poage
Wayne Hall
Johnson
Bergquist
Moore
Preston Residents Urged to Check Canvassers This Summer
Local officials warn of house to house solicitors arriving with summer weather and ask merchants firms and individuals to cooperate in screening canvassers. The chamber of commerce led by Dr R L Smith says blue cards prove canvassers were investigated and only with blue card should anyone engage with them.
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R. L. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Smith
Police Department
Preston P-TA Units Are Rated Second At State Conclave
The Idaho PTA state convention held in Nampa in late April drew about 500 attendees. Mrs. Fred Davis chaired adult education and reported Central and Jefferson schools won publicity awards. Preston's elementary units rated second in PTA achievements, high school third, with nearly 500 PTA members. Future officers include Central school Mrs Mel Burrup, Jefferson school Nat Edwards, high school Mrs Lee Bergquist.
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Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers
Nampa
P-Ta
Fred Davis
Idaho Congress
Pocatello
Davis
PTA
Central
Jefferson
Preston
Prestons
L. A. Bright
Plans for $50,000 Preston warehouse progress slow
Soil-Aid corporation plans a $50,000 warehouse in Preston to house equipment for manufacturing soil conditioners. Construction has not begun and city records show a building permit issued in April, though details remain unclear and local confusion about the project continues.
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Soil-Aid Corporation
Intermountain Division
Citizen
Centee
David
Davis
Mel Davia
Phony
Terous
Labout
Preston
Dexter Davis Named Legion Delegate to Boys State
Dexter Davis son of Mr and Mrs Fred Davis has been chosen by the Preston American Legion as the post delegate to Boys State. The event runs Sunday June 3 through Sunday June 10 in Boise. Davis is junior class president at Preston High and was recently elected student body president for next year. He previously served as student body president at Preston Junior High and has been active in church work as president of the deacons and teachers quorum. He is 17 years old.
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Dexter Davis
Fred Davis
Preston American Legion
Boys’ State
Boise
Legion
Dexter
Preston Post
Preston High School
Preston
Music Camp Opportunity at USAC Camp
Bus takes students to USAC music camp July 8 to 20 with specialists in chorus and orchestra. Final concert set for July 20 in Logan. Piano festival runs July 13 and 14 under Edward Steuermann. Interested students contact Lynn Bright or Lyle Shipley to register.
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DE Stace ‘Andrey
Frank Simon
N. W. Christensen
Logan
U's
Edward ,Steuermann
Lynn Bright
Lyle Shipley
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Preston Library
Paper
Bambrough
American, Legion
Dexter Davis Legion
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