Harvest Ball Set for Nov 27 at Local High School
Richard Bodily and Lynn Winward named co chairs for the annual FFA harvest ball on November 27 in the high school gym at 8 30 p m High school students and alumni are invited The FEA will select three to vie for the chapter sweetheart title Paul Bennett to serve as master of ceremonies with Earl Meek assisting An assembly will be held the same day
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Richard Bodily
Lynn “Winward
FFA
FEA
Paul Bennett
Arid
Earl Meek
Lynn Winward
Assembly Committee
Local Leaders Plan January Training School at Soda Springs
Mrs Reeves and southeastern Idaho representatives organized a district training school to be held in Soda Springs in January. The event will serve Caribou Franklin and Bear Lake counties aiming to bring training closer to volunteer cancer workers. Franklin county faces the resignation of Frances Hess as state commander after ten years. Mary Schlotterbeck will fill the vacancy after serving as associate state commander.
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Reeves
Idaho
Soda
Franklin County
Frances Hess
Cancer Soasia Board
Mary . Schlotterbeck
Schlotterbeck
Ballots Mailed For County Committee Elections
Ballots will elect chairmen of community committees second highest vice chairman third highest regular member and next two as alternates. Ballots counted at the county ASC office on Nov 25 by the election tabulation board at a public meeting. Eligible voters who did not receive a ballot should contact the county office. Idaho wives of eligible voters are eligible to vote.
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ASC
Idaho
Roamin Aroun d continues with memories of Homer Jed
Fragmentary reminiscences recall Homer and Jed as men who aided and were deeply missed by the speaker. The passage hints at strong personal bonds and lasting impact of their presence.
Oliver Williams Dies at 73 a Preston Montpelier Native
Oliver Williams 73 former Preston resident died Friday at his son Donald's Seattle home from a heart ailment. Born December 28 1883 in Paris Idaho to Noah Mormon and Harriott Williams he lived in Preston and Montpelier before moving to Seattle. Survived by son Donald four daughters Wilda Hymas Evengeline Hymas Katherine Karren Evelyn Christensen 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Monday Montpelier first ward chapel with burial in Montpelier city cemetery.
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Preston
Donald
Seattle
Williams
Montpelier
Paris
Idaho
Noah Mormon
Harriott Williams
Hannah Thompson
Logan
Don‘ald
Wilda Hymas
Evengeline Hymas
Liberty
Katherine Karren
Evelyn Christensen
Salt Lake City
Montpelier First Ward
Montpelier_city
Idaho Guard Lt Burris attends Fort Knox armor course
First Lt. Donald L. Burris of Howitzer company second battalion 116th armored cavalry in the Idaho Army National Guard is attending the armor officers basic course at Fort Knox Kentucky. Commanding officer Gordon Merrill says Burris will complete the course around March 18 1958 and return to his part time duties with the American Falls Bureau of Reclamation. Burris was commissioned May 20 1957.
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Donald’. L. Burris
Palls
Idaho Army National Guard
Preston
U. S. Army Armor School
Fort Knox
Gordon Merrill
Burris
116Th Armored Cavalry
Six Preston Students Attend Ricks College This Year
Six students from Preston are attending Ricks College this year, according to registrar Prof. Eldred Stevenson. The figure surpasses previous years with a higher number of attendees from the area, including L. Gyle Hollingsworth, Roger Wayne Kidd, Margaret Swainston, Elea Arlene Woolf, Julia Ann Hobbs, and Roger K. Griffeth.
Local Missionary Pleads for Christmas Help in Franklin County
An elder named Si David Smart appeals to residents to support a charity drive aiding those in need. He asks contributors to provide essentials so the less fortunate can enjoy a meaningful Christmas and a prosperous new year. The message includes Cantonese greetings and a sincere sign off.
Rites Scheduled
A community notices rites and services planned, listing participants and schedule details for a local observance. The notice references church groups and local officials coordinating arrangements for the ceremony.
Understanding Space and Earth's Atmosphere
A National Geographic Society explanation clarifies that space begins at the edge of Earth's atmosphere, with three regional divisions interplanetary interstellar and intergalactic. It describes atmospheric layers the troposphere stratosphere and beyond noting the vast distances and the lack of sound in space.
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Space
Outer Space
Earth
National Geographic Society
Beyong
Alpha
Troposhere
Classified Notice Shows Public Sale Details
A damaged notice provides partial details of a public sale with readable items and official actions. The fragment references a sale action and local authority items, indicating a governmental or legal process.
Idaho Property Taxes Set New Record This Year
Idaho taxpayers face a record total property tax this year, with projected statewide figures exceeding 50 million dollars. Association official Max Yost cites higher levies and a 16.5 million dollar rise in assessed valuation, driven by boosts in city and village taxes. The 1956 record was 48,477,758 dollars, and average levy across 88 cities rose 35 cents per 100 dollars of value.
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Gem
Associated
Idaho
Max — “Yost
the” ‘Association
Yost
Odd World Tales of Fish Deals and Moonlit Encounters
A mix of humorous if scrambled vignettes follows a Yank offering five dollars for fish and observing a sense of rising wit in a Briton. A soldier and hillbilly maid share a moonlit ride with a dead horse in Arkansas, while a cafeteria romance unfolds with a sharp reply about public propriety.
Levy study shows urban average increases over 30 cents
The 68 cities and villages report an all time high levy of 10 298 dollars per 100 000 valuation while 25 communities raised their levies and 14 school districts reduced theirs. Among counties seven cut levies and 32 increased with five unchanged.
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Yost
The Preston Citizen No. 8 Item
The Preston Citizen reports a brief local item and calls attention to a civic notice page. No further details are readable from the fragment.
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