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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1961
Page
9
The article questions General Edwin A. Walkers forced resignation from the Army amid a clash over anti communist views. It praises his tough stance and laments what it sees as muzzling of outspoken Americans while criticizing perceived laxity toward communism and government figures.
The note questions Adlai Stevenson's fate amid debates on moving the U N to Berlin and Russia's role in the plan. Lucius Beebe calls the proposal a major Western benefit and quips about rats in walls, while pondering the U N's future if pressures or costs mount.
Wallace Reid Dunbar has accepted a mission call for the Central Atlantic states section of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will enter the mission home November 13 and will be honored at a farewell testimonial November 12 at 4 30 p.m. in the North Thirteenth ward chapel Salt Lake City. Reid Dunbar is a Preston High School and Utah State University graduate, son of the late W E Dunbar and Anna A Dunbar.
Nell Brenchley reviewed Tawali by James A. Michener for the Pickwick club. Sarah Jensen hosted the Wednesday social. A salad luncheon followed for Maurine Burton, LeArta Hammond, Rhonda Poole, June Palmer, Wanda Palmer, Donna Taylor, Dora Beveridge, Barbara Howells, Ora Greaves, Grace Craner, Idella Larsen, LaRene Lowe, Emma Jensen, Gladys Jensen, Roma Hawkes, Genevieve Hawkes, Helen Merrill, and Mrs. Brenchley.
The Elda Carlson chorus presented a Wednesday musical for the Preston Study Group with Ora Nelson conducting at the Franklin stakehouse. Soloists Janet Seamons and Maxine Hymas performed as the chorus gave 14 numbers while Norrie Palmer sang two solos and Ethel Parry delivered three readings.
Garold B Fisher announces women voting delegates to attend the convention with Mrs J Clifford Forsgren and Mrs Theo L Smith as alternates A vote of thanks is given to all who have served as officers and assisted with the Farm Bureau program.
Members of the Preston High School band orchestra and choirs plan to attend the fifth district music clinic on November 10 and 11 in Soda Springs. Top students from each school form the groups and a concert is set for November 11 at Soda Springs High School auditorium featuring Ave Maria In The Still of The Night West Side Story and selections from My Fair Lady.
Oneida stake hosted a well attended Guide natal leadership session last Saturday with stake and ward Primary presidencies Guide patrol leaders and Trekker teachers from Oneida and Franklin stakes. Ronald Kirkbride presided as camping and activities chair on the Franklin District Scout committee while Richard B. Snow led a discussion on Primary scouting relationships. The session split into workshop units for rope work axe and knife care first aid and topographic map reading taught by Allen Dunn Douglas Campbell and Owen Casperson with help from Arden Galley Richard Owen and Morris Casperson.
The Franklin county canning center will end its season next Tuesday due to a shortage of No. 2% cans. Small cans are available, and staff thank patrons for cooperation during the equipment change from No. 2 to No. 303 cans as manufacturers stop producing No. 2 cans.
Education Week notes annotated times to receive progress reports and data on students. Conferences run all day Thursday and Friday. Central School students stay home Thursday while conferences occur at the school. Jefferson School students stay home Friday for conferences. Parents should plan their conference discussions in advance.
The Niners Group of Wasatch Presbytery in Salt Lake City visited Preston Community Church on Sunday. They sang Be Still My Soul with Kathy Welch in solo, traveled by chartered bus with sponsors Robert Welch Milton Laggren. A luncheon and recreation followed the worship as part of studying the Presbyterian mission.
Johnny Owen of Preston is accepted as a junior member of the Holstein Friesen Association of America Brattleboro VI. He earned a Certificate of Merit and a junior membership pin after a daily project with registered Holstein cattle. Junior members gain association privileges except voting and may register animals at member rates. Since 1923 over 31 500 young breeders have joined the program.
Weston resident Archie Kofoed died Tuesday in the Veterans Hospital Salt Lake City after a lingering illness. A World War I veteran born May 3 1892 in Weston, he will be buried with a Friday 1 p.m. funeral in Weston. Survived by his wife stepmother two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday in Salt Lake City for Alford Cardon Merrill who died Sunday in a Salt Lake hospital. He was born February 20, 1899, in Richmond, son of Marriner Wood Jr. and Mary Martha Cardon Merrill. He married Liza Jefferies Eskelson. survivors include wife, three children Dr. Y. D. Eskelson, O. Richard Eskelson, Mary Jane Merrill Angell, brothers Dr. M. O. Merrill T. C. Merrill of Preston and Dr. R. G. Merrill of Grass Valley California, and eight grandchildren.
In a 132 day feeding trial with salt fed steers the supplemented group averaged six pounds heavier than the control group receiving no supplemental salt.
Miss LaFaye Nash married Ben Lowe in a ceremony noted by family. The couple will host a Nov 19 open house at the Nash home in Preston. The bride, a West Side High School graduate with IBM and comptometer training, will reside in Salt Lake City with her husband.
Idaho Fish and Game data show about 25 000 hens shot in southern Idaho during the final two days of the 1960 ringnecked pheasant season, with a statewide cock harvest near 500 000. Reasons for expanding limited hen hunting included brood stock parity with 1960 and promising nesting outlook.
Idaho wildlife expert Spizeau argues hen hunting should begin small and rise gradually. Using data from 1954 to 1959, he shows various hen to cock ratios could raise total harvest from 549 000 cocks to 686 250 823 500 birds, guiding regulation tweaks.
Wayne D Barr aged 20 from Richmond Utah and Phyllis LaVeda Drury 18 of Fairview Idaho appear in a discussion on hen pheasant hunting. Morris L Peters 53 of Ogden Utah and Virginia Lopez 37 of Ogden Utah are noted. Idaho Fish and Game Director Ross Leonard says extending limited hen hunting is a step taken after California and others allow both sexes in ringneck harvesting. Last year’s late season lift did not significantly affect the hens. Idaho argues limited hen hunting can offset natural yearly losses.
The sodium in stock salt assists sheep in breaking down fats sugars and starches improving digestion and nutrient use.
New plastics on the market rely on salt as a key ingredient, showcasing how ancient chemistry underpins modern materials. Researchers note salt’s role in polymer production signals a blend of tradition and innovation in everyday plastics.
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