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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1954
Page
3
At a meeting on Oct 13 1954 an eight percent assessment was levied on the capital stock of Preston Whitney Irrigation Co. payable by November 27 1954 to avoid delinquency. Delinquent stock may be sold at public auction per law. Secretary Angus Condie says payments are accepted at room 1 Larsen Bldg on Saturdays or by mail.
The Strongarm Reservoir Irrigation District levied a 3.50 per acre maintenance and operation assessment at its October 18 1954 meeting. The first half is due now and becomes delinquent on the third Monday in December 1954. Payments accepted at the undersigned residence. November 4 1954. Gustave C Hedin Secretary Treasurer.
Mrs El Forsgren attended a Logan conference on Sunday and sang with the singing mothers chorus. Visitors included Mark Farnsworth of Salt Lake City calling on Eli Forsgren and Friday guests at the Barrington home. Others hosting and visiting spanned Mink Creek Preston Smithfield Centerville and Logan with the Visnas from Pocatello spending a day with the Smiths.
Family visits from Idaho Falls and Clifton fill out weekend social calendar. A genealogy class starts Monday for 12 weeks with Riverdale residents. Stake road show planned with Treasureton Glen Coe and Mink Creek wards. Halloween parties and school events feature prominently with multiple performances and a hospital dedication noted.
A disjointed collection of anecdotes and quips. A boy mischiefs heaven, a runaway elopement caution, a neighborly warmth proverb, and a joke about Sandy returning to Aberdeen with beards. The passages mix humor, desire, and cultural sayings in a compact if informal note.
A humorous exchange between a housewife and her maid plays on double meanings about service and guests. The maid explains she can serve in two ways to ensure guests either return or stay away, prompting a lighthearted wince from the housewife.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a policeman questions a night wanderer about his presence. The pedestrian quips that if he had an explanation, he would have gone home hours earlier, highlighting a playful street scene.
A quirky slice of dialogue offers car etiquette guidance and urban versus rural contrasts. A tourist asks about famous locals while a native quips vaccines city life. Moe and Joe banter reveal character and small town dynamics with a punchy final line about reading the paper to check on neighbors.
A quip urges constant caution on rail crossings and curves. It notes racing trains to cross and passing the car ahead as risky behavior to avoid aging through recklessness.
Pat, an employee at the factory, told the foreman one morning that he had thought of a plan to improve the plant's smooth operation.
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