Preston teen wins Idaho Make It Yourself With Wool contest
Julie Simmons daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Simmons of Preston won the Idaho junior division of the Make It Yourself With Wool contest at Boise She 16 a Preston High junior represented Idaho at the national contest to be held in Fort Worth Texas in January 1956 She made her wool dress as a 4 H club member with The Woolettes led by Mrs Sherwin Webb Accompanying her were Mrs W H Simmons Mrs Edward Maughan and Mrs Lucretia Maughan Alma Hushkle of Payette won the senior division She is a UIdaho education student It marks Preston’s second straight year with a winner Patricia Jeppson last year won the senior division and national prize trip to Europe
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National Wool Growers
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Patricia Jeppson
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Europe
Over 50 Local Merchants Invite Shoppers to Turkey Giveaway
Preston Chamber of Commerce hosts an Over 50 merchants event with forty turkeys to be given next Friday and Saturday November 18 and 19. Shoppers receive turkey tickets with purchases at participating businesses and turkeys awarded at noon in the parking lot south of the courthouse. The Citizen ad highlights special values and subscriptions.
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Potato Car Of Railroad To Be In Dayton Depot Program
Franklin county potato growers and 4-H and FFA members will learn potato handling results in a session at the Union Pacific development car Dayton depot Thursday November 17. Two programs at 410 am and 1 pm will present marketing surveys farm results and graded potatoes from three local farms for demonstration. Speakers include Jimmie S Gregory extension potato specialist Walter Sparks Aberdeen experiment station and Earl F Spencer Idaho Crop Improvement association.
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Walter Sparks
Aberdeen
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Idaho
Winn New Salesman for West Motor Co in Eldon
Toby Winn, longtime service station operator, returns as automobile salesman for West Motor Co in Eldon. He begins new duties Friday after two years with Phil West and will handle selling new and used cars, West says.
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Phillips Station Welcomes New Operator At Preston
LaVar Matkin of Thatcher has leased the Phillips station in Preston and begun operating it this week. A Franklin County resident, Matkin is married to Valene Perkins of Clifton and is father to three children. He previously farmed at Thatcher and invites former patrons to come in and get acquainted as he guarantees service.
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Clifton
Preston
Severn Southeastern Idaho 4H Plans Leaders Meeting and Training
Severn and seven southeastern Idaho counties will hold a 4-H leaders training and recognition meeting in Preston on Thursday December 8 at 9:30 a.m. The event at the Elks lodge features a theme Character Building With 4-H Club Work and an evening banquet in the Franklin County courthouse basement with Dr. D R Theophilus president of the University of Idaho as guest speaker.
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Wage Limit for Social Security Raised to 4200
The maximum wages from which the Social Security deduction is made has increased to 4200 for 1955 and succeeding years. C Ben Reavis, manager of the Pocatello Social Security office, announced the 1954 amendments.
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Pocatello Social ‘Security Office
Dayton's oldest resident Cyrus Robbins reaches 82 and honored by family
Dayton's oldest resident Cyrus Robbins turns 82 with a birthday dinner at his home on Saturday. Grandchildren from near and far will attend, and he is grandfather to 29 youngsters and one great granddaughter. A Dayon native since 1918, Robbins was born November 21, 1873 in Willard Utah. He married Sarah Ellen Hurd in 1904 and has seven children still living. He has long served in Latter-day Saints church roles including deacons quorum president and elder’s counselor.
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Franklin Stake MIA Drama presents San Juan Outpost
Franklin stake MIA will present San Juan Outpost a drama of pioneer life in the San Juan area southern Utah in the stake recreation hall Nov 17 and 18 The play previously highlighted the all church MIA drama festival in Salt Lake City with Ruth Hale and Nathan Hale in attendance A cast drawn from wards includes Genevieve Shrives Marion Jensen Shannon Nash Lynn Fackrell Sally Nash Fred Rallison Ann Scoresby Raquel Harris Karl Alder and others with Pauline Galloway Louise Cole Sandra Davis Elva Kerr Stella Boothe Dorothy Golightly and June Palmer handling production roles
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Sandra Davis
Elva’ Kerr
Stella’ Boothe
Dorothy Golightly
June Palmer
Son of Local People Featured on NBC Cavalcade Program
Mr and Mrs Parley Sears of ast were featured on NBC television last Saturday as Cavalcade of America presented Bod Con. The segment highlighted their story and appeared on the Cavalcade program with brief coverage continued on page 7.
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Refunds Near Complete for Mountain States Telephone Subscribers
Mountain States Telephone Co manager Gus L. Mink says refund checks totaling about 2.3 million dollars will be enclosed with Dec 7 bills and reach about 140 000 accounts by Dec 17. The project, begun June 27, required checking 10 million long distance records and 1.6 million intra state calls with 250 000 work orders to determine correct refunds.
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Preston Rifle Club Turkey Shoot Opens This Sunday
The Preston Rifle Club hosts its annual turkey shoot at the Don Whittle Range near the new river bridge west of Preston. Gates open at 10 am with various games including scope and iron sight shoots plus a spinning wheel for youngsters offering home grown Franklin County turkeys.
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Russian visitor to speak at harvest festival event
Mr Kleiner, a Russian-born immigrant who arrived in 1916, will address the harvest festival in Preston. The event features local speakers, a quartet, and musical numbers with proceeds supporting the new American Legion building. sponsors include the Preston Chamber of Commerce and local service clubs.
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West Side Seniors Await Class Dance
West Side seniors featured a semi formal ball after the annual assembly held May night. Master of ceremonies Scott Bergeson welcomed attendees as North Cache High presented a vocal duet and a flute trio. Preston High performed a vocal solo a reading and two dance numbers. Darrell Schwaneveldt and Carol Tanner were crowned king and queen. The senior girls sextet sang Autumn Leaves and parents were invited to attend.
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Crane promoted in Forest Service to lead Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre
Basil K Crane has been promoted to supervisor of the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre National Forests in Colorado following Fred Kennedy's move to Albuquerque. The 41 year old veteran will oversee range and wildlife management on 15 national forests and other federal lands across Colorado Wyoming South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas. He and his wife Molly have two sons and two daughters and will reside in Denver.
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Land Owners Vote This Week On ASC Committeemen
Hyrum Nelson announces Franklin County ASC voting by mail or in person. Eligible farm owners or operators receive ballots for each ASC community. top vote getters become chairmen and committee members with alternates. Convention set for December 6, attendees invited to Community Church service at 8 am and courthouse basement Sunday school at 10.
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Arctic survival course tests aircrew on Greenland icecap
Gordon TM and four fellow airmen spent 52 hours on the icecap with an ice saw shovel and Air Force rations as part of an Arctic survival course near Thule. They built a snow shelter dug a seven foot trench and used snow blocks for shelter and water. The drill simulated bailout from an F 89D Scorpion interceptor and included an air drop from a rescue helicopter for realism.
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