We Are A Stronger Nation After Election Conduct
The piece argues that continuing the presidential election during wartime strengthened the nation. It credits President Roosevelt for public debate, fresh opinion polling, and clearer leadership. It asserts Democratic control in Congress enables a decisive path to a just peace and preservation of the people's suffrage even in crisis.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Democratic Party
Hitler
Russia
Mussolini
France
Chamber of Commerce Funds Support Local Band
Business leaders are urged to back a community program through the chamber of commerce. A Preston businessman coordinated with the chamber for band funding, and $500 from surplus dues was allocated by the board to the band, illustrating the chamber’s dues based handling of such matters.
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Chamber of Commerce
Preston
Preston High School Aims To Build Community Band
The Preston community backs band director Marcell Bird as the high school plans a two year program. The Preston chamber of commerce donated 500 for large brass instruments, the Lions club added 100, and further contributions are expected to raise most of the needed funds this year. Citizens praised the band’s homecoming showing and believe it will become one of the finest in the state.
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Preston High School
Marcell Bird
Mr Bird
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Bird
Preston Lions Club
Sixth War Loan Drive Set to Launch November 20
Plans for the Sixth War Loan drive run from November 20 to December 12 with a national quota of fourteen billion dollars. Franklin county and Idaho state targets will be reduced to fit the total, aiming around two hundred fifty thousand dollars locally. Ben Johnson named court chairman with a large committee including R Rowell, Weldon Nash, and Mrs Paul Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Idaho
Ben Johnson
Rowell
Chaman
Weldon Nash
Paul Smith
Women’s Actities
The Best Of The Week And A Kaiser Shipyard Scene
A collage of humor and satirical vignettes mocks elections taxes railings and vaudeville in a week’s wrap. It recalls Hoover versus Fala jokes and a Kaiser shipyard champagne incident while lampooning taxation laws and social security bureaucrats through a spoof letter from Adolph Pipperspot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Tax Unit
Washington, DC
Red Cross
Black Cross
Purple Cross
Double Cross
Adolph Pipperspot
Partial lift lets civilians buy after November 5 turkeys
War Food Administration in Boise reports a partial suspension of WFO-106 enabling civilians to buy turkeys processed after midnight November 5. Turkeys may be marketed through usual channels while earlier stock remains restricted to the Army Quartermaster. Military needs persist and storage turkeys may aid procurement.
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Boise
William P Rowley
War Food Administration
WFA
WFO-106
U. S. Army Quartermaster Market
QMC
Dance Night At Local Hall Draws Attendees
Mr and Mrs Clarence Mitchell hosted a dance this Friday inviting all. A Halloween misfit dance previously sponsored by Mutual featured dancing and refreshments with prizes for the oddest costumes awarded to Mr and Mrs Shirley Palmer Miss Joyce Johnson and Paul Winn who won candy.
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Clarence Mitchell
Hallowe’en
The
Mutual
Shirley Palmer
Joyce Johnson
Paul Winn
Higher Rates For Dairy Payments
Dairy production payments on September October milk and butterfat sales will begin at county AAA offices November 1 at the increased fall rates of 60 cents per hundredweight for whole milk and 8 cents per pound for butterfat. Cream receipts weight slips and statements will be acceptable evidence for sight drafts issued by the county AAA committeemen as in effect payment made to help farmers absorb rising feed and other dairy production costs without increasing the cost of milk products to consumers. The payments have been handled by the Agricultural Adjustment Agency since October 1943.
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County Aaa
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Mink Creek Social Notes Highlight Birthday Parties and Local Events
Mink Creek residents celebrated birthday anniversaries at a dinner at the Jepsons and hosted weekend gatherings at Jed Hansen’s home. Hunt outings, open house on Halloween, and war relief fund volunteers were noted along with births, visits, and local society activities across Mink Creek and Preston communities.
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Harley Jepson
Douglas Nelson
Jed Hansen
Jepson
Phil Bell
Delbert Keller
Dwight Wilde
Leeral Jensen
Keith Johnson
Morris Owens
Preston
Lucille Seamons
Blair
Annie Swedson
Hallowe'en
Mink Creek
Theo Bell
Rulon Keller
Delfert Keller
Faye Wilde
Wildes
Muriel Nelson
Ogden
Oscar Nelson
Rada Nash
Ford Christensen
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Preston Citizen
William MacKnight Belva Hart
Wero
Utsige County
Franklin
Witer
Reed’s Riteway
Montana
Roberta
Cliff Adamson
America
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U.S.C.A
Condo’ Milker
H. P
10 North State
Burnham Hotel
Preston, Idaho
Herbert Hoover
Fala
Kaiser
Pacific Coast
HAM
Marlow Funk
WFR
Winder
Gram Palmer
Wanda Mitchell
James Taylor
Riverdale
Milo Woolf
Leo Seamons
Orville Talbot
Minnie Larsen
Ernest Carter
Elizabeth Bennett
Carl Bennett
Annie Keller
Mahalia Jensen
Wilford Nelson
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph CO
Fouraee
South State
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