Franklin county Sixth War Loan quota set at 238000
Franklin county's Sixth War Loan quota is 238000 with 149000 in Series E bonds 67000 in other securities and 22000 for corporations. The county's drive aims to show renewed home front support while the state quota reaches 23000000.
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Franklin County
Ben Johnson
Weldon Nash
cjJasses
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Caribou
Oneida
Power
LaVern Johnson
Pocatello
T. R. Bowden
Banker
County Votes Tight Roosevelt Victory Amid Split County
Franklin county voters backed President Roosevelt by 22 votes out of 3900 ballots. Wm Detweiler led Democrat Charles Gosset by 237 votes, while Governor Bottolfsen’s slate won by 426. Scratching margins show up in Phil Evans and Ira Masters races. the Second ward gave Roosevelt a 150 vote edge. About 750 absentee ballots were issued.
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Franklin County
Roosevelt
Wm. Detweiler
Charles Gosset
Bottolfsen
Glen Taylor
Phil Evans
Henry Dworshak
Ira Masters
Keating
Campbell
Stores Open Saturday in Logan Utah on Armistice Day
Merchants in Preston announce stores will stay open Saturday November 11 to serve the public despite Armistice Day. Most firms voted to remain open until 7 pm. barber shops banks courthouse and city offices will close. Logan and lower valley towns will be closed.
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Logan
Utah
Preston
Merchants Bureau
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Bank
Court House
Lower Valley
Staff Sergeant Max Webster Visits Home From Overseas
Staff Sergeant Max Webster returns home after sixteen months overseas in the South and Central Pacific. A member of the air corps ground maintenance group, he entered service in September 1942 and received overseas duty in June 1943. He will spend Thanksgiving with his parents Mr and Mrs A L Webster before reporting back to San Diego on November 25 for reassignment.
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Max Webster
Central Pacific
Air Corps
A. L. Webster
San Diego
Scout Programs Run Across Cache Valley and Logan Areas
The University of Scouting and High School of Scouting programs will be held in Preston and Logan Utah with sessions on Church Relationships. Courses list scoutmastership explorer leadership health and safety and troop committee work led by Mark Checketts Frank E Fullmer Carl B Stoddard E R Spilsbury W H Simmons Grant Bagley and J R Johnson.
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University of Scouting
High School of Scouting
Cache Valley
Boy Scouts
Preston
Logan
Utah
LDS Church
Mia Ward
Mark Checketts
Frank E. Fullmer
Carl B. Stoddard
E. R. Spilsbury
W. H. Simmons
Grant Bagley
J. R. Johnson
Weston Postmaster Exams Open in Idaho
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a fourth class postmaster exam for Weston Idaho to be held in Preston Idaho. Applications close November 23 1944. Salary 100.7 dollars with temporary 15 percent increase up to 25 dollars monthly.Applicants must be U S citizens within the local postal territory.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Weston
Idaho
Preston
Congress
United States
Post’ Office
Glendale Whitney Vote Nearly Reaches Century Mark
Precinct workers report near total turnout in Glendale and Whitney with only two of 158 registered voters abstaining. The Glendale precinct saw the vote split evenly in seven contests, with Republican and Democratic candidates tied in multiple races. Whitney had only one uncast ballot, indicating strong election engagement.
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Glendale
Whitney
Ust
Examination materials available at post office
The requirements of the examination may be secured from the post office for which this examination is announced.
Preston Lions Club Plans Big Time Wrestling Night
The Preston Lions Club sponsors a planned big time wrestling event featuring promoter Dern and an array of listed wrestlers including Cliff Theile 210 Portland Aaron Jimbalman 230 Lodi Gus Mycolofgi 230 Seattle Cliff White 225 Seattle Stanley Mayslack 220 Chief Thunderbird 290 Victoria Island Canada Powerhouse Hansen 210 Salt Lake City Local Salt Lake wrestlers Hy Sherman Hansen Billy Ditman Wildcat McCann Turp Taylor Pikey Neilson Bully Keener Dick Anderson and Capt Ralph McCollin. Date not set to avoid Thanksgiving conflicts. County fans urged to watch for date and details.
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Preston
Franklins
Fiow
Preston ‘Lions ‘Club
Jira “Dern
Idaho
Mx Dern
Cliff Theile
Portland
Aaron Jimbalman
Decent
Lodi
California
Gus
Mycolofgi
sRussian
Seattle
Idaho Voters Approve Five Amendments In 1946 Ballot
County officials report Franklin county supported all five constitutional amendments with a large majority. Idaho appears to approve four year terms for state offices starting in 1946 though auditors of mines may be excluded due to an omitted name in the act. Incomplete state tabulation shows four year term Yes 22 750 No 17 486 and other measures with mixed results.
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Franklin County
Prison Pardoning Board
Idaho
Tax Commission
U.S
Beet Crop Nears Finish as Harvest Ends in Franklin County
Franklin county reports 98 percent of beets harvested with the remainder to be dumped this weekend. Jed Lewis of Franklin County Sugar says processing will continue until about November 20. Mexican harvest workers leave soon with 90 shipped out Wednesday and 160 more by November 21, with farmers requesting continued winter employment for some.
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Franklin County
Jed Lewis
Franklin County Sugar Company
Annual Scout Banquet Stated in Cache Valley Council
All Scouts and Scouters in the Franklin stake district will attend the annual banquet next Wednesday at the stake tabernacle in Preston. The event emphasizes 100 percent district registration and troop participation, with Keith Christensen as toastmaster and N Ralph Millar heading the court of honor.
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Franklin Stake
Cache Valley Council
Stake Tabernacle
Preston
David E. Davis
Ocean Keith Christensen
Ernest Eberhard, Jr
N. Ralph Millar
Myron Fennesbeck
Logan
Cache
Alvin Hess
J. OR. ‘Johnson
Ose
Indians Invade Montpelier On Armistice Day
The Preston High Indians seek a sixth straight district class A football title with an Armistice Day clash at Montpelier high school. A large crowd is expected as Preston sends a strong lineup including Eames, Swainston, Rawlings, Charters, Fletcher, Saito, Moser, Lloyd, Bowles, S Rawlings, and Butterfield to meet the larger Montpelier squad in Bear Lake city.
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Preston High Indians
Montpelier High School
Bear Lake City
Joe Johnson
Paris
Montpelier
Eames
Swainston
Rawlings
Charters
Fletcher
Saito
Moser
Lloyd
Bowles
S. Rawlings
Butterfield
Rotarians Take Planned Trip to Arms Plant After Election Night
Several Rotarians and other businessmen left Preston on Wednesday for a guided visit to an arms plant north of Pocatello. Ralph Strub and Al Richards led the trip, described as premeditated and enjoyable despite election results stirring Republican fans.
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Preston
Pocatello
Ralph Strub
al Richards
Rotary Club
Lions Hear G I Bill of Rights Explained
Preston Lions club luncheon featured R R Rowell, veterans committee chairman, outlining the G I Bill of Rights. The program included a violin solo, vocal by Lylehipley, and performances by the Smith twins and Mrs Shipley. Service members present offered brief remarks.
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Johnson
Nash
R. R. Rowell
Paul K. Smith
Ora Ww. Packer
City of
Preston
G. P. Merrill
Bill MacKnight
Preston Lions Club
Veterans Committee
G. I
Smith Twins
Lylehipley
Shipley
Legion Plans Armistice Day Installations in Preston
Preston Post 34 of the American Legion announces Armistice Day events including installation of officers for the coming year, a banquet and program for veterans of World War I and II, to be held at 8 00 p m in the county courthouse followed by lunch at Utah Power and Light and a social hour. Retiring officers are R A Sorenson D L McClun O M Hansen and Howard Johnson. New officers include Ernest C Moore as commander Harold R Olsen as vice commander Karl H Cutter as chaplain and Clarence Cole as sergeant at arms. Sixth District Commander R C Jones of Pocatello is expected to attend.
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Preston Post No
American Legion
R. A. Sorenson
Court House
Utah Power & Light
D. L. McClun
O. M. Hansen
County Sends 21 Men To Service This Month
Franklin County drafts 21 men for November service. These conscripts will undergo physical examinations by the traveling medical board on November 14.
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Franklin
Married Folks Dance Club Plans Armistice Day Event
A Preston area group titled Married Folks Dance announces a season of social dances starting Saturday night November 11 with an Armistice Day Dance at the Opera House in Preston. Organizers seek community cooperation to ensure a successful series of events.
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Preston
Opera House
Heart Attack Fatal to Dayton Teacher Miss Zola Cook
Miss Zola Cook, a Dayton schoolteacher, suffered a heart attack in the classroom this afternoon and died soon after. Her mother resides in Rexburg.
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Dayton
Zola Cook
Miss Cook
Rexburg
Evans Loses Congressional Race in Nip and Tuck Battle
Local attorney and Democrat Phil Evans fell to incumbent Republican Henry Dworshak in the Second District contest by about 5 000 votes from 116 000 counted. Evans carried Freemont Madison Elmore Jefferson Franklin and Bannock counties but Dworshak’s three-term record and status as a top state GOP figure helped secure victory.
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Phil Evans
Henry Dworshak
Evans
Dworshar
Dworshak
Congress
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Fremont
Madison
Elmore
Jefferson
Franklin
Bannock
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Emma Callan
Fred Hawkes
Ariel Nash
Homer Johnson
Roy C. Andreasen
Lee Hansen
Thomas Preston
A. W. Hart
I. Evans
Welland Smith
Second Ward
Preston Lien
G I. Bill of Rights
Legion
New
Oneida County
Phil J, Evans
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