Get Out the Vote and Gambling Debate Echoed in Postwar Talk
The piece urges free elections and voter participation to balance government, citing 61 percent farm turnout in 1940 and stressing the Grange's faith in an informed electorate. It then reports on gambling at race tracks as a national concern, with Spokane pastor Charles MacCaughey calling betting clubs morally wrong and fiscally harmful. It closes with a Glasgow newspaper quote attributed to Winston Churchill on protecting small states from Soviet power.
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America
Charles MacCaughey
Spokane
Washington
Methodist Church
MacCaughey
Racing Association
Forward
Glasgow
Scotland
Winston Churchill
London
Daily Mail
Geneva
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Roumania
Poland
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Churchill
Farmers Face Labor Crunch as 2-C Withdrawal Plans Grow
The piece argues the drop in available farm labor, despite good weather and strong seed, will hurt harvests and food production. It notes Selective Service plans to withdraw 2-C workers age 18 to 25, potentially removing thousands of laborers in Idaho and risking national food output. It contrasts domestic shortages with Allied wartime needs and calls for reconsideration of policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Selective Service
Idaho
France
Dough Boys
Belgium
Holland
Local Candidates Vie In Early 1916 Election
Local notices list candidates for county attorney, surveyor, coroner, assessor, and senator, including A. C. Smith A. W. Hart Ezra P. Monson and D G Eames. Also updates on community events from The City Grocery improvements to a dinner for faculty at Oneida Academy. Funeral notices, pledges to Omega Tau, and mission plans are reported along with a car accident in Riverdale and a memorial for Charles Eakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Smith
A. W. Hart
Ezra P. Monson
Tiretta Rallison
Herman Nuffer
Ben F Williams
S. J.callan
L. H. Henderson
Frank Merrill
Annie Lewis
D G Eames
Senate
C. D. Goaslind
Bryant C. Mecham
Watkin L. Roe
WMC Tightens Availability Rules for Labor Transfers
Thomas L. Boyle, manager of the Preston USES office, says all USES offices will require a statement of availability before a worker moves. The rule aims to speed war production by ensuring workers are eligible for referrals in new areas and to fill urgent need in vital war jobs nationwide. He urges workers to consult local USES first to avoid delays and aid in meeting manpower needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMC
United States Employment Service
Thomas Ll. Boyle
Preston
Boyle
Grace High School Students Attend Porgy and Bess Show
Grace high school Public Speaking class members with Mrs Chipman attended the musical Porgy and Bess in Pocatello Tuesday at 8 15 p m. The Downey Bulldogs defeated Grace Red Devils 20 12 and Grace beat Paris 27 14 the preceding Wednesday. Several other football games were scheduled for the season.
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Grace High School
Mrs Chipman
Porgy and
Bess
Pocatello
Delpha Greaves
Raedene Hale
Ruth Cooper
Alene Sorenson
Ardelle Mickelson
Barbara McGregor
LaVora Bitton
Deon Hubbard
Fred Ziegler
Jay Kirby
Lee Lloyd
Kay Bowen
Josephine Burgin
Faye Kershaw
Jackie Kershaw
Dorothy Dalton
Shirley Sant
Donna Rigby
Donna Lloyd
Joyce Caldwell
Nedra Whitehead
Bobbie Lou Anderson
Beverly Page
Beth Bowler
Lydean Hawker
George Gershwin
Downey Bulldogs
Grace Red Devils
Grace
Paris
Humorous Vignettes and Jokes From a Military Camp
A collection of light one liners and farcical anecdotes from soldiers and civilians. Bits about trains, birthdays, jokes about birth control and aliases like Uncle Spam. A mix of quips on love, alimony, walls and windows and misheard phrases.
Optometrist Says Glasses Relieve Fatigue But Rationing Bites
An optometrist notes glasses relieve tired eyes yet rationing limits availability for many.
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Preston Citizen
William MacKnight
Belva Hart
Franklin
Idaho State Editorial Association
Albert S. Goss
The
National Farm Grange
City Grocery
W. R. Smith
Oswald Christensen
Oneida Academy
Joseph A. Geddes
J. W. Olsen
C. J. Engar
Packer
Nelson
A. D. Erickson
H. R. Merrill
Lavinia Maughan
Merl Anderson
McKey
Anna Packer
Opera
Serge N. Wanner
New Zealand
Preston Opera House
DeVerl Johnson
Johnson
Colorado Springs
Leo Hawkes
Kenneth Crockett
Davis McEntire
USAC
Omega Tau Social Fraternity
Clifford Christensen
Sherman Woolf
Curtis Rosen
Riverdale
Curtis
Sherman
Second Ward
Charles Eakin
Astoria,Oregons
Mirs
Ashle E. Jensen ‘Nelson
Hans "Nelson
Cyrus” Greaves
C. L. Greaves
England
J. G. Nelson
Jesse
DEEL
Sam
Colordo
Animal Products.co
Ogden
Utah
Lake City
Logan
Rube
Ralph Millar
South Pacific
Spam
Switzerland
Mink Creek
Maizee
Big Mack Horner
Little Jack
S.O.L
Mortimer Monroe Lounsberg
Sir Mortimer Monroe Lounsberg
Geo. Egbert
Este
Ezras Lunch
Preston High School
Pocatello Factory
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