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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1954
Page
6
-Odd catalog note details sizes and yardage for patterns. Instructions show pattern No. 408 with multicolor transfers of vegetables to fabric. Customer must bend 300 for each pattern with name address style number and site to Audrey Lane Bureau, Boz 369, Madison Square Station, New York 10, New York.
A collage of quips and wisecracks about driving insurance, land prices, taxes, city skylines, and small town gossip. A Texan visits Chicago and tests big city life with punchlines about tombstones and corrals, interspersed with jokes on aging, work, and marriage.
A collection of jokes and witticisms spans golf misfires, driving mishaps, baby humor, and social quirks. A sand trap remark prompts a playful exchange with a caddy. a neighbor riffs on pennies as fuses. campus flirtations yield light humor. a sardine tale and a perverse can joke close the jumble.
Mrs. Clark says she and her family chose The Clarion to keep in touch with hometown news and feel connected to their adopted town. The column reflects on personal preference as a sign of good neighborliness and the right to choose what one reads.
A repeated struggle ends with a battered fighter returning to his corner after the fifth round. The maid refuses work for a three-child family, the mistress again offers to adopt, and the battered fighter clings to radio praise while his manager consoles him. The narrator quips about a recently born child and a desire for a divorce.
Gov Len Jordan proclaims November as Army Reserve month to boost participation and prestige of reservists in Idaho. The plan views the reserve as a major adjunct to U S military power for years, with Congress possibly asked to strengthen terms next year. Idaho has 7000 trained reservists but about 1000 are active in a troop unit. Young men 17 or older face an eight year obligation.
Citizens are urged to join the army reserve immediately to gain pay promotions and training. Time in the reserve counts toward an eight year military obligation, and those with two years of active duty benefit by joining now rather than waiting for future reserve laws. Local army reserve advisors offer more information.
The Preston Citizen reports a terse local brief at issue number eight featuring community notices and small events. It notes minimal details but confirms publication of the item in the series.
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