Preston Levy Hikes Taxes for 1947 in County Levy
Preston Franklin and Fairview residents face higher taxes in 1947 while Weston and Clifton see slight decreases as county levies rise to 2.11 mills. The total state and county levy adjusts from 2.20 to 2.55 mills. Preston city levy up to 8.60 per 100 valuation. cemetery and ISD levies changed modestly.
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Preston
Franklin
Fairview
Weston
Clifton
Emma Davis
Preston City
Franklin Village
Isis Theatre to Raise Prices for Life with Father and Forever Amber
Isis and Grand theatres manager Pauline Nelson says higher admission is needed to secure big pictures. Life with Father starring William Powell and Irene Dunne will run Friday through Monday at the Isis. Forever Amber is planned soon as distributors set higher price brackets.
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Isis
Pauline Nelson
Grand Theatres
Father
Amber
William Powell
Iréne Dunn
Year’s Canning Center Extends Hours to Meet Demand
Lincoln A. Orme announces the community canning center will operate through November 21 to allow patrons to complete processing of pork and beans fruitcakes puddings and late produce. If demand continues the center may stay open longer. Clara Larsen notes October and November focus on meat carrots squash apples pork and beans and puddings as patrons follow grain saving policy.
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Lincoln A. Orme
Orme
Clara Larsen
Kansas Publisher Will Address Club
Members of the Preston Knife and Fork club expect a new speaker next week when Willard Mayberry, Kansas weekly newspaper publisher and owner of several businesses, visits Thursday night to discuss What Farming Means to City Dwellers. Known as a colorful speaker, Mayberry is a perennial favorite among the club.
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Preston Knife and Fork Club
Willard Mayberry
Kansas
Broomcorn
Preston Orea R
Mayberry
Karisas
Harvey Bickmore
Preston ‘’Club
American Food Store to Reopen After Improvements
The American Food store in Preston plans to reopen on Thursday after four to five days of closure for new flooring and fixtures. Manager Milo Hobbs said a full crew worked since Sunday to remove old flooring install hardwood maple and modernize the front section with tile flooring and larger checking stands to speed customer service.
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Preston
Milo Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Holiday disruptions slow Citizen issues and new Linotype arrival
The Citizen explains a holiday and late Linotype delivery disrupted its weekly press schedule. A 4 000 to 5 000 pound machine arrived midweek with limited help, forcing hours of effort to unload and rework pages to mail on Thursday.
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Billi McCune
McCune ‘Motor Company
Elections for Cemetery District Commissioners Declared
Preston Riverdale and Fairview cemetery districts announce elections on December 1. Preston district elects two commissioners for four years with four candidates including incumbents William P. Shumway and Howard Johnson and challengers Joshua Raillison and William E. Fellows. filing deadline November 25. Riverdale elects two four year posts and one two year post. L A Barrington listed among nominees. Voting at the courthouse amid historically light turnout.
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Preston
Riverdale
Fairview
William P. Shumway
Howard Johnson
Joshua Raillison
William E. Fellows
Shumway
Board of Commissioners
L. A. Barrington
Franklin county AAA elections set for week of Nov 17
The Franklin county AAA organization announces elections in the county voting districts during the week of November 17. Former committeemen will be chosen from each district to represent it on the county committee. Eligible voters include farm participants in congress programs. wives may vote and attend with their husbands. Meetings times and places are listed by district.
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Woodrow Rasmussen
Franklin County
FBI Agents to Lead County Police School Week Night Classes
Special agents from the FBI headquarters at Butte Montana will assist Sheriff Lee Hansen in a police school for county and surrounding districts. Agents J Eugene Schieb and Lyle J Wirt will direct nightly classes from 7 to 10 pm in the courthouse Monday through Friday. The program aims to enroll all local officers and invites nearby counties to attend with registration and enrollment Monday evening. The course covers ethics, evidence, criminal law, arrests, searches, interviews, confessions, note taking, and investigative techniques in auto thefts and burglaries leading to a final exam.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Butte
Mont
Preston
Lee Hansen
J. Eugene Schieb
Lyle J. Wirt
FBI
Hansen
Alll
Prio
Wirt
Shéritt Hansen
Sugar Beet Farmers to Receive October Checks Totaling $800000
About $800000 will be mailed Saturday to farmers who delivered 67137 tons of sugar beets to the Franklin County Sugar Factory in October. Final slicing at the local plant should finish by week’s end, marking a better run than the past two years. Al Wicklund finished remodeling the First Security bank at St Anthony and is setting marble for the First Security at Pocatello.
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Franklin County
Sugar
al Wicklund
First Security Bank
St. Anthony
First Security
Pocatello
Golden Wedding Anniversary Open House in Dayton
Edward T and Lillian Fordham Griffeth celebrate sixty years marrying in 1897 at Logan temple. They invite friends and relatives to an open house at their Dayton home from two to six. The Griffeths lived much of their married life in Fairview and moved to Dayton two years ago.
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Edward ‘T
Lillian Fordham Griffeth
Dayton
Griffeth
Logan Temple
Fairview
Mary Eliza Nelson Dies at 74 in Preston
Mrs. Mary Eliza Nelson wife of Hans Severin Nelson died Monday evening after a long illness at age 74. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 p.m. in the first ward chapel in Preston. She was born February 5 1873 in Smithfield and lived in Glendale before moving to Preston in 1916. She served as Glendale Primary president and was active in Relief Society and genealogical work. Survived by her husband seven sons and daughters 31 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and many relatives. Burial in Preston Cemetery.
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First Ward
Mary Eliza Nelson
Hans Severin Nelson
Preston
Glendale
Nelson
S. Vern Nelson
Earl W. Nelson
Lillian Radford
Neda Robinson
Florence Perry
Oliver M. Nelson
Scottsbluff
Neb
Benta Wheeler
Logan
William McKenzie
Effie Williams
Joseph McKenzie
Idaho_Falls
Alice Roth
Lorenzo
Ida
Wallace McKenzie
Rupert
Charles McKenzie
Lizzie Ward
Treasureton
Fannie Paskins
Jane Clippord
Brigham City
Webb-Hendricks Mortuary
Guard Officers Outline National Guard Unit for Preston
About 90 civic leaders from Preston attended a joint dinner at Brookside to hear Major Lawrence Johnson of Idaho Falls discuss forming a local National Guard unit. He outlined joining requirements and potential benefits, citing civic centers rented to the state for armories as self funding. The meeting was arranged by the American Legion with Lions Rotary junior and senior chambers of commerce and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Breston
Boyd ‘Clark
Paeg
Jello
Lawrence Johnson
Idaho’ Falls
National Guard
Preston
Brookside
Johnson
Idaho
American Legion
Lions
Rotary
Chambers of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wack
Reclamation Leaders Here Represent Idaho At National Convention
Idaho officials attended the National Reclamation convention in Phoenix October 29 30 and 31 as state representatives. Governor Robins appointed Wells McEntire Atty Ben Johnson Isaac Nash and George A Crockett to participate. They reported a more favorable attitude toward reclamation by officials present and noted calls for a seven year to plan western projects.
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Wells McEntire
Idaho State Reclamation Association
Preston, Riverdale and
Preston, Riverdale and Mink’ Creek
Department , of Reclamation
Preston’ Beach
Michael W. Straus
Les Sorat
Straus
Sec. of Interior
Julius A. Krug
Burglaries Hit Three Preston Schools
Preston police investigate break ins at Jefferson Central and Preston high school last Friday night or Saturday morning. Desks ransacked, offices disrupted, about 15 dollars in cash taken from the pop club and library fines. A principal at Jefferson suffered a cut during the break in and blood was found on the floor.
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Preston
Preston School
Jefferson
Central
Harland ‘Simmons
Jefferson ‘School
Avindot Seacsipe
Ibf
Elmo” Keller
Central School
Sansaking
Keller
Preston High Dominates Montpelier 18 0 Armistice Day Victory
Preston high school football, led by coach Bob Bunker, defeated Montpelier high Bears 18 to 0 on Armistice day at the local stadium. Senior starters and key substitutes powered the win, with Reed Merrill throwing two 35 yard TD passes to Val Dean Alder and LaVell Chatterton, followed by Bob Olson son to Bob Herd. The Indians piled up 12 first downs to five and claimed their schedule shows only one defeat and a tie this season.
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Bob Bunker
Preston High Grid
Montpelier High School Bears
Bunker
Montpelier
Preston
Lightning Furn
Reed Merrill
Indians
Val Dean Alder
LaVell Chatterton
Bob Oliverson
Bob Herd
Reed’ Merrill
Bob ‘Oliverson
Glenn Meek
Dale Geddes
Larry ‘Kerr
Dave
McClun
Free electric lights again to illuminate Utah towns this Christmas
J E Cushman Preston division manager for Utah Power and Light announced free electricity for Christmas lights in cities towns and parks where capacity exists. Last year the company supplied 29 358 bulbs in 77 communities in the Intermountain area including 4 218 bulbs in 14 towns in the Preston division.
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Utah Power & Light Company
J. E. Cushman
Preston
The
Power Company
Cushman
Power ‘Company
Intermountain
Longtime Reader Nancy Jones Honors Fifty Years With The Citizen
Nancy Jones, 84, of Dayton renews her subscription to The Preston Citizen for the 50th time. A pioneer Franklin County nurse, she helped deliver about 1000 babies and ran a county hospital for 11 years before General Memorial Hospital. She recalls scarce telephones and helped relay baby arrivals from the drug store news item.
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Preston Citizen
Nancy* Jones
Dayton
Riter Bros
Utah
Citizen
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Canning Center
Drea
AAA
Agents of FBI Conduct School
Amos P
Alice Brandon Fordham
Relief Society Organization
Andrew
Mary Thurman Griffeth
Hyde Park
Edward Griffeth
Mary Eliza
Armory
Reclamation
Vernal
L. Bowden
London
England
Alma H. Bowden
Dayton Ward Hall
Yale Lights
Lady Citizen
Nancy Jones
Jones
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