Damage Heavy In Cafe Fire Here Thursday
Fire started in the kitchen above the range last Thursday night at Randall's cafe on North State street. Mrs Delpha Wakley owns the building and runs the cafe. Larry Hendricks, her son, reported the alarm. Firemen battled the blaze over an hour. Preston Electric and Furniture Co suffered roof and second floor damage. Blue room and Wakley apartment suffered severe damage. Estimated building and contents loss is $8,800, partially insured.
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Randall’s Cafe
Delpha Wakley
North State Street
Preston Electric and Furniture Co
Larry Hendricks
Wakley
Ogden Livestock Show Set for Next Week
Ogden hosts its annual livestock show November 10 to 14 with cattle sheep and hog exhibits from 13 states and Canada. Top events include six auction sales starting Monday evening with Hereford lots and Tuesday sales of bulls heifers and bred ewes, Aberdeen Angus on Wednesday, and prize money of 25000 in exhibit contests.
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States
Canada
Ogden
Suffolk
Columbia
Marlin Kofoed Returns From Japan
Marlin E. Kofoed of Preston 228 West First North an enlisted reservist recalled a year ago returns home from Japan He served with the 382nd General Hospital near Osaka until late October then moved to Camp Drake near Tokyo for processing prior to United States return Kofoed a former medical technician attended Idaho State College before entering the army.
Navy Recruit David E. McClun Begins Training in San Diego
David E. McClun is undergoing recruit training at the U S naval training center in San Diego. He is a seaman recruit, son of Mr and Mrs David L McClun of 660 South State St Preston. The program covers seamanship firefighting gunnery signaling and other courses to prepare him for duty with the fleet or shore stations or for service schools after an 11 week training period.
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U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
David E. McClun
USN
David L. McClun
South State St
Preston
State Patrol Starts Campaign on Truck Loads
State Patrolman Norman Mickelson, now in charge of east Idaho districts five and six, leads a roving campaign with Officer Eugene Stucki to urge truckers to verify gross loads. He cites overloads and cites weight limits: single axle 18,000 pounds, tandem 32,000, single wheel 9,000, and combination 72,000 pounds.
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Norman Mickelson
Franklin County
Idaho
Mickelson
Rigby
Preston
Eugene Stucki
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Franklin County Girls to Compete in Boise Wool Contest
Diana Hampton and Patricia Maughan of Preston earned top honors at Pocatello on Oct. 27 and will represent eastern Idaho in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest at the Owyhee hotel in Boise. Betty Kay Griffeth of Fairview also entered, earning a silver thimble for workmanship. Regional winners in Boise advance to the National Wool Growers contest in Portland the week of Dec 5.
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Diana Hampton
Patricia Maughan
Preston
Pocatello
Idaho
Owyhee Hotel
Boise
Miss Hampton
Miss Maughan
Betty Kay Griffeth
Fairview
State of Idaho
Portland
County 4-H Leaders to Get Awards At Recognition Meeting
Three Franklin county 4-H club leaders will receive 4-H leadership awards at the recognition meeting in the Rogers hotel Idaho Falls on Thursday November 15. Mrs Naomi Perkins Preston will get bronze for ten years of service while Mrs Hunt Preston and Mr Wilde Mink Creek earn silver for five years. Awards are given by the University of Idaho extension service and the U S department of agriculture during National 4-H Club Achievement week with a Sears Roebuck foundation dinner banquet for leaders partners and extension personnel.
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Franklin County
Naomi Perkins
Preston
Dwight Wilde
Mink Creek
Dalton Hunt
Rogers Hotel
Idaho Falls
Perkins
Hunt
Wilde
University of Idaho College of Agriculture Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Prizes Galore Awarded Youngsters For Halloween Toys
Preston Jaycees distributed about 50 prizes at the annual Halloween party for children in various age groups. Winners included John Hughes, Vicki Pearson, Beverly Buttars for three year olds, Kate Porter, Sharon Wennergren, Glen Orme for four year olds, LaDawn Bennett, Carolyn Craner, Vicki Nash for five, Linda Nelson, Melody Mitchell, Pat Hawkes for six, Rodney Fisher, Joan Did Erickson, Wayne Simmons for seven, Kenneth Orme, Michael Sharp, Larry Andra for eight, Pat Telford, Betty Griffith, Sally Collier for eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Jaycees
John Hughes
Vicki Pearson
Beverly Buttars
Kate Porter
Sharon Wennergren
Glen Orme
LaDawn Bennett
Carolyn Craner
Vicki Nash
Linda Nelson
Melody Mitchell
Pat Hawkes
Linda Smedley
Hazen R. Drury Receives Infantry Second Lieutenant Bars
Hazen R. Drury son of Mr. and Mrs. Drury of Preston and husband of Jeanette Drury was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant at Fort Benning Georgia after completing the officer candidate training. His class started May 13 and lasted twenty two weeks of discipline and tests. Brigadier General Guy S. Meloy Jr. gave remarks at graduation. Drury is a four year Army veteran with Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon and Philippines Liberation Medal. He graduated Preston High School in 1943 and will report to the Sixth Infantry Division at Fort Ord California after a short leave.
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Hazen R. Drury
Onry Drury
Preston
Jeanette B. Drury
Fort Benning
Drury
Guy S. Meloy, Jr
Philippines
Check Soils Now Says County Agent
Franklin county farmers are urged to sample and test soils during winter to have results ready for spring. Dan Roberts the county agent explains free analysis through the county extension office. farmers should request envelopes, mail in air dried samples, and receive fertilizer and soil management recommendations.
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Dan Roberts
Franklin County
Roberts
Two youths head for pre induction exams for draft
Mardell Nielson of Mink Creek and Byron W. Ashcroft of Preston left this morning for Fort Douglas Utah to take their pre induction physical examinations for Franklin county in the November selective service quota.
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Mardell Nielson
Mink Creek
Byron W. Ashcroft
Preston
Fort Douglas
Franklin County
Montpelier Defeats Indians 33 to 14 to End Season
Montpelier Bears end the Preston Indians football season with a 33 to 14 victory on Friday. Despite cool weather Preston scoring in each quarter but finishing fifth in the district cellar. Grant Smith and Elmo Keller led the Indians drives to the Montpelier 12 yard line before Keller connected with Fred Shaffer for a touchdown.
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Indians
Preston
Montpelier Bears
Jack Moser
Elmo Keller
Gordon Bergquist
Paul Wilkinson
DeVerl Herzog
Larry Crawford
Grant Smith
Dennis Moser
Jack Merrill
Terry Jamison
Carl Swainston
Glen Oliverson
Darrell Farnes
Reed Condie
Edmond Swan
Richard Edgley
Gordon Neeley
Fred Shaffer
Preston Indians
Efr
Bears
Montpelier
Keller
Preston business houses to close Monday holiday observed
Preston will observe Monday as a holiday with all business houses closed. The Preston chamber of commerce 1951 closing schedule shows Thanksgiving November 22 Christmas December 25 and New Year January 1, 1952 continuing as holidays.
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Preston
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Navy Reservist William E. Crane Jr on leave from Boxer
William E. Crane Jr a U N naval serviceman on leave from the U S Navy is home in Mink Creek. He arrived in San Diego October 24 aboard the U S S Boxer which brought back the first reserve air groups to enter the Korean war. Crane will report to San Diego after a 15 day leave. The Boxer is due to return to active duty in February.
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Mink Creek
U. S. Navy
William E. Crane, Jr
U. N
Mapleton School Sale Proposal Defeated Narrowly
Only 40 voters turnout yesterday as residents vote 12 to 28 against allowing the board of trustees to auction the Mapleton school and property. Two other public auctions of different school property are scheduled for Saturday.
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Mapleton
Board of Trustees
Chemicals Available At Extension Office
County notes sodium chlorate supplies replenished at the weed house since the first of the month. County Agent Daniel Roberts says it works in fall to control small weed patches. Used at 10 pounds per square rod, it sterilizes soil for three to five years. Chlorate is available through the county extension office courtesy of Franklin County commissioners.
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Daniel Roberts
County Extension Office
Franklin County Commissioners
Lead in USAC Drama Won by Marilyn Nash
Marilyn Nash of Preston a freshman drama student at Utah State Agricultural College will star as Mrs Gardener in the college production Pride and Prejudice set for November 28 to December 1 in the USAC auditorium. The 1951 Preston High School graduate will head the cast under director Prof Floyd T Morgan of the speech department.
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Marilyn Nash
Preston
Utah State Agricultural College
USAC
Miss Nash
Preston High School
Gardener
Floyd T. Morgan
Death of 13-Year-Old Carol Wiser Surfaces in Preston
Carol Wiser 13 daughter of Scott A and Zelpha Nelson Wiser of Preston died at her grandparents Logan home after months of illness. Born March 26 1938 in Logan she lived in Preston since 1942 and is survived by parents a sister and four brothers, grandparents in Cheyenne Wyoming and Logan. Funeral services will be held Saturday 1 pm at the Preston sixth ward chapel officiated by Bishop C A Lundgreen. Visitation at W Loyal Hall mortuary Logan Friday 7 to 9 and Saturday 10 to 11 am. Burial in Logan City Cemetery.
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Carol Wiser
Scott A
Zelpha Nelson Wiser
Preston
Logan
Sevral
Carol
Joyce
Dean
Reed
Lynn Wiser
Guy H. Nelson
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. Andrew Wiser
Preston Junior High
Preston Sixth Ward
C. A. Lundgreen
W. Loyal Hall
Logan City Cemetery
New Sale Pavilion Draws Good Crowds
Preston Auction and Commission Co reports strong crowds for three Thursday sales at its new sale pavilion. Prices are good and owners thank the public for enthusiastic support. A special night horse sale is planned for Monday at 7 30 p.m.
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Preston
Preston Auction and Commission Co
Local Youth Talent Winner In District Meet
Larry Olsen aged 18 of Weston won the Franklin County rural youth talent find run on KPST in September and placed first in the district talent find contest held Saturday in McCammon during the Farm Bureau district meeting. The event covered six southeastern Idaho counties and featured a talk by Margene Hansen.
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Larry Olsen
Weston
Franklin County
KPST
McCammon
Farm Bureau
Idaho
John Webb
Lloyd Browning
Pocatello
Margene Hansen
Glencoe
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Boise
Chicago
Karl Ballif
Preston
Garth Eames
Dale Corbridge
Quelda
Roy Taylor
Powercounty
Pfc Clyde Smith Listed Killed in Action in Korea
Pfc Clyde Smith 23 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith Preston has been listed killed in action in Korea after being on the missing list since last May Born Weston May 26 1938 he attended Weston grade school and Weston High School inducted Sept 18 1950 Survivors include his parents four brothers and four sisters with residences in Preston Salt Lake City Los Angeles Blackfoot and Clifton
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Clyde Smith
Joseph Smith
Preston
Korea
Weston
Orval Kenneth
Glenn
Reed
Salt Lake City
Edna Stephens
Verda Gibbs
Los Angeles
Elva Larsen
Blackfoot
Zenda McDermott
Clifton
Farm Bureau names Gilbert president and fills key roles
Frank Gilbert of Fairview was re elected president of Franklin county Farm Bureau at a Monday courthouse meeting. Orval Benson of Whitney named first vice chairman with Gaylord Larson second. Albert Moser reelected to state board duties. Directors remain mostly the same with Eldon Hansen replacing John Schwartz. Associated Women leaders renewed terms with Grace Meek as president and Thora Geddes, Lorna Larson, Elaine Westerberg among officers.
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Frank Gilbert
Fairview
Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation
Orval Benson
Whitney
Gaylord Larson
Albert Moser
Franklin County
State Board of Directors
Harry Knapp
Ben Meek
Farm Bureau
Eldon Hansen
Weston
John Schwartz
Mapleton
Riverdale
Dayton
Preston
Associated Women
Grace Meek
Vanona Geddes
Banida
Matilda Gilbert
Theoda Hyde
Margaret Shumway
Treasureton
Selma Fellows
Associated Women’s County Board
Thora Geddes
Franklin
Lorna Larson
Elaine Westerberg
Glencoe
Audrey Hansen
Alta Moser
Laurena Benson
BYU Students Attend Rocky Mountain AIRC Convention
Brigham Young University seniors Jocelyn Beckstead and Ralph Bergquist represented the Y Lambda Delta Sigma at a three day Rocky Mountain Regional Association of International Relations clubs meeting at Western State College in Gunnison Colorado. Beckstead, a transfer from Ricks College Rexburg, spoke on The United Nations in a Divided World and The United Nations and the Korean Crisis. Bergquist, Y chapter president, discussed The Role of the Arab Nations in the Iranian Crisis and The Egyptian Crisis. Bergquist is a 1941 Preston High School graduate who served a Sweden mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham<Young
Jocelyn
Beckstead
Ralph Bergquist
Rocky Mountain Regional Association of International Relations Clubs
Western State College
Gunnison
Colo
Carl F. Beckstead
Ricks College
Rexburg
Y” Lambda Delta Sigma
United Nations
Bergquist
AIRC
Edward Bergquist
Preston High School
Sweden
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Near East
Franklin County Dairymen Pool to Buy Eastern Holsteins
Franklin county dairymen form a cooperative to purchase high grade Holstein heifers from North Prairie Wisconsin. The first shipment of 57 calves arrived last week, in good condition after transport through the eastern Wyoming border. Additional 59 calves are planned next week, with Leonard Lund and others arranging buyers for spring delivery.
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Franklin County
North Prairie
Wis
Leonard Lund
Wyoming
Glen Nelson
Douglas Griffith
Richard Jensen
Blaine Porter
Cecil Foster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ogden Livestock Show
Navy
State Patrol
Ian Beckstead
Boxer
New Sale Pavilion
Pfc
Gilbert
Associated Women Elect
Preston Byu
Franklin County Dairymen
Brent Nash
Barbara
Beth Olsen
Lds Logan Tabernacle
Nash
Delta Phi
Barbara Olsen
Olsen Sisters
Lambda Delta Sigma
LDS
Chaunsenettes
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