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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1943
Page
7
The Idaho Game Department issued dates for the last big game hunt of the season from November 21 to 25 in the Pocatello reserve. A drawing in Boise on November 10 will allocate permits to take 100 elk, with applications due by 2 PM. Over 300 entrants. the list may reach about 600.
Mrs James Dorigatti has been in Salt Lake City for a week where she was called by the death of the two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walt English last Wednesday. Mrs English is the former Rose Dorigatti, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dorigatti. The couple have one other child, a son.
The National Victory Garden Institute awarded Union Pacific Railroad Company employees its top honor for 1943. Paul Stark announced the prize while judges Richardson Wright J W Johnston and Carl Wedell praised the workforce. The photo shows an Union Pacific garden in Kansas City Kansas. In 1943, 27000 employees representing 87 percent of the staff grew gardens with nearly 2000 on company property despite limited railroad right of way.
Census Bureau estimates show Idaho civilian population dropping from 624,809 in 1940 to 467,567 on March 1, 1943, a 10.9 percent decline. Nationally civilian population fell 2.4 percent to 128,231,363. Five Idaho counties gained while Boise County saw the largest percentage drop.
Thatcher high school football earned a 13 to 8 victory over Franklin Friday. A series of community updates follow with visitors, Relief Society events, and plans for Thatcher clubs including Pep and Glee considering an operetta titled Margie Goes Modern with a large cast and multiple performances planned within three weeks.
Sunday visitors gathered at Glencoe homes including Mr and Mrs Ivan Rasmussen with Paul Jensen and Pauline Jensen from Bounderi ful Utah. Chris Hangen hosted guests Marve Packer and children from Riverdale. Roy Sorenson of Preston joined others in the area. Paul Hansen visited from Salt Lake City and a baby was blessed and named by Mrs Jepsen’s father.
James Henderson a former Clifton resident died from work injuries in the Pocatello Naval plant last week. Funeral services were held in Clifton with interment at Clifton cemetery. Born October 1, 1891 he moved to McCammon eight years ago. He married Mary A. Larsen in the Logan LDS Temple October 11 1911. Survivors include his widow sons and daughters many grandchildren and several siblings.
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