New Low Rates For Power Set For Utah Power Idaho
Rates cut 13 percent across all Utah Power customers in Idaho with residential and farm users saving most of the relief. The changes apply to service consolidated to one meter where possible, with future adjustments if only multiple metering remains. PFC Rex L. Jensen travels home from the Aleutians via Montpelier and Fort Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Power & Light Company
Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Boise
Utah Power
R H Ashworth
Billings
Utah
Ashworth
Ha.snidsparte
Strie Svariova
Wrestling Bouts on November 25 Stir Preston Fans
The Preston Lions club hosts a big time wrestling evening November 25 at the high school gym with Ira Dern supplying top talent. Headlining are Chief Thunderbird of Victoria and Powerhouse Hanson of Salt Lake City in a 220 lb clash, plus Cliff Olsen of Seattle versus Stanley Mayslack of Minnesota. Matches are best two of three falls with 90 minutes per fall. local talent will appear as preliminaries. advance tickets on sale now.
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Preston
Preston Lions Club
Ira Dern
Intermountain
Dern
Chief Thunderbird
Victoria
B. C
Powerhouse Hanson
Salt Lake City
Cliff Olsen
Seattle
Washington
Franklin county Triple A voters urged to choose 1945 committeemen
County AAA committee chairman Wilford Stokes urged all farmers who participated in any phase of the 1944 program to attend community meetings during November 20 to 25 to elect a chairman vice chairman regular member and two alternates plus a delegate for the county convention. The meetings will cover a review of 1944 and plans for 1945 with local sites Preston Franklin Dayton Winder Glencoe.
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Franklin County
Wilford Stokes
AAA Committee
Stokes
Preston
Franklin
Dayton
Winder
Glencoe
Thanksgiving Food Specials From Leading Grocers
Preston stores prepare for Thanksgiving with turkeys and delicacies despite shortages. Lyman Purser highlights high quality turkeys at the IGA and invites customers to visit. Campbell's Market offers ample parking and a range of birds including chickens ducks and geese. Clyde Wheeler of Safeway urges immediate turkey orders and promises top quality offerings for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ureaves
Ib Albou
Lyman Purser
IGA
Campbell's Market
Keith Campbell
New Siren Installed for Preston City
Preston opens a new siren atop the library building after installation. Trial runs Wednesday showed immediate improvement with a steady single tone replacing the old soprano sound.
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Preston
Military Quota For November Induction At Fort Douglas
Franklin county will send 20 men to the induction station at Fort Douglas on November 24 to fill the monthly quota. 34 men went to Pocatello Tuesday for pre induction exams before the travelling medical board. Inductees listed include 18 named men under 25, with one exception, as released by Clerk Norm Steele. Thirty four pre inductees named list by names follows.
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Franklin County
Fort Douglas
Fucatello
Medical Board of the Army
Norm Steele
Benigno Jasso
Antonia Romero
Max J Coburn
Blaine D Hodges
Nyle J Olsen
Lloyd Neeley Beckstead Willis
Gregory Sharp
Vern
Dean Condie
Cherill Hull
Verl
Hugh Peterson
Seth Forsgren
Kenneth Lamar Oliverson
Kendall S. Larsen
Veley Auger
Ray Alder Johnson
Paul J Sperry
Milton Lamb Johnson
Robert Frank Lundgreen
Keith Egbert
Spencer E. Nelson
Pocatello
John Purser Bosworth
Reid Cole Bosworth
Willis F. Palmer
Seaborn LaMont
James K. Hanson
Byron P. Erickson
Willis J. Mendenhall
Daniel D. Cahoon
Ariel A. Biggs
Theo. L. Larson
Hyrum G. Benson
Devon Smith
Cecil V Beckstead
Willis B. Edwards
Erwin E. West
Donald S. Kofoed
Richard B. Johnson
Dale D. Raph
McKay R Spatig
John D Sparrow
Wayne A Christenson
Leo C Gamble
LaVon P Porter
Ralph C Lundgren
Marlyn L. Mickelson
Gerald L. Roholt
Daniel Ransom
Charles W Buttars
Doran H Barlow
Kusumoto Kajizo
Vee H. VanLeuven
Mast
Hazen Hurst
Lloyd D. Sanderson
Stanley A. Kofoed
Franklin county farmers urged to report conservation practices
Wilford Stokes, chairman of the Franklin county committee, reminds farmers and ranchers to report the conservation practices carried out this year. Reports must be complete before payments, including harvesting seeds, irrigation reorganization, land leveling, clearing, straw incorporation, and trashy fallow, can be made. The payments aim to curb soil erosion and maintain soil productivity through AAA.
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Franklin County
Wilford Stokes
Stokes
AAA
Ensign Petterborg Safe After Missing in Pacific Action
Parents of Ensign E. Morris Petterborg received a letter from their son indicating he is safe after being reported missing in air action over the Pacific on August 27. The Navy did not reveal his location but said he is well and being cared for.
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E. Morris
Dorie) Petterborg
Ensign Petterborg
Navy Department
Pacific
Fetterberg
Franklin County Opens Sixth War Loan Monday
Franklin county bond workers will launch the Sixth War Loan drive to raise 238000 for the local quota. District Chairman George Pugmire warned of war-weary attitudes and urged strong support, with payroll reduction plans and a fly sheet in every pay envelope to secure funds for the drive. Ward chairmen and the county committee pressed for meeting the assigned quotas across all wards.
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Franklin County
George Pugmire
Court House
Treasury Department
Tert
Haz
Teschairmann Bi
Boise
Pugmire
Mr. Pugmire
R R Rowell
Bond Committee
Sugar Harvest Celebration By Franklin County Sugar Co
Workers from the Franklin County Sugar company plan a Wednesday evening dance on November 22 to mark the beet run finish. The public is invited and 30 ten pound sugar bags will be auctioned with winners needing ration stamps to claim their prize. Music and fun are promised at the Sugar Tramps Bawl event. Lincoln Foster and Reed Hart are mentioned in connection with the event.
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Franklin County Sugar Company
Repair Shop Opens in Preston in Former Crockett Building
Lynn Longstroth, formerly with Petterborg Chevrolet, runs a new auto repair shop in Preston occupying the Crockett service space on South State. Preston Electric, by Ownes Baur and Clarence Kendrick, plans to open soon in the McQueen building, reviving a local business after wartime shortages.
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Preston
Lynn Longstroth
Petterborg Chevrolet
Crockett Service
South State
Preston Electric
Ownes Baur
Clarence Kendrick
Utah
Baur
McQueen
State Street
Miss Vauna Barton Visits Salt Lake City with Family
Miss Vauna Barton of Salt Lake City visited over the weekend with her mother and other relatives, sharing time with kin during a short family gathering.
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Vauna Barton
Salt Lake City
Beet Growers Receive 1944 Crop Payment Totals
Six hundred sugar beet growers in Franklin County received a $500,000 payment for the 1944 crop as checks were issued by Franklin County Sugar Company. The total reflects $10.25 per ton plus a Commodity Credit Corporation support, with an additional excise tax share to be paid later. Jed Lewis reports sugar content around 17.73, down from 16.42 last year, while yield fell about 3 percent from the ten year average. The final payment will follow after the final sugar content is determined and molasses sold, with December or January timing for unpaid portions.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Sugar Company
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sugar
Jed Lewis
WFA
Scouts Receive Honor Awards at Franklin Stake Banquet
Two hundred thirty seven scouts joined in a highly successful Scouts and Scouters banquet in the Franklin stake. The evening featured about two hundred advancements at a court of honor and a closing banquet.
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Franklin Stake
Preston Second
Mark Checkettts
Weston
Myron Fennesbeck
Cache Valley Council
Preston W Pond
Alvin Hess
David E. Davis
Two More Wounded in Swan Lake Battle Reports
From Swan Lake comes word that Sgt. Ivan G Nisson, in action in Italy, has been wounded and is the son of Norman Nisson. Also reported wounded is Elvin Anderson of Weston, son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Anderson. Elvin’s wounds, received on November 6, were on German soil.
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Swan Lake
Ivan G Nisson
Italy
Nisson
Norman Nisson
Elvin Anderson
Weston
Adolph Anderson
Elvin
Preston Will Observe Two Thanksgiving Thursdays in 1944
Idaho faces a date mix up as Preston and county decide to observe two Thanksgiving Thursdays November 23 and 30. City offices banks and many state and federal offices will close both days. Schools will note November 28 and 24 for Thanksgiving break while rural schools may follow. Governor Bettolfsen proclaimed both days to satisfy state and federal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Bank
Idaho
Bettolfsen
War Film Show At Preston Rotary Club Logan Utah
Sees War Films Bud Fisher district manager of Standard Oil Logan Utah presented special war pictures to Preston Rotary members on Wednesday. The program included Guam and the fall of Rome and Paris Sarre films from the Signal Corps of the army. Wayne Evans chaired the meeting. The next gathering will feature a Thanksgiving address by Wilford Richards head of the LDS Institute in Logan Utah.
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Bud Fisher
Standard Oil Company
Logan
Utah
Preston
Romeé
Paris
Sarre
Signal Corps of the Army
Wayne Evans
Wm. Shumway
Wilford Richards
LDS Institute
Logan Utah
F F A Harvest Ball at Preston High Friday
The Future Farmers of Preston high school host their annual Harvest Ball in Nielson gym Friday with a six piece orchestra. Queen voting costs ten cents per vote up to one hundred per favorite. Class queens Eloise Mendenhall Ellen Carter Shirley Hamas Dorothy Merrill. Event priced 45 cents gentlemen 30 cents ladies.
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Preston High School
Nielson
Eloise Mendenhall
Ellen Carter
Shirley Hamas
Dorothy Merrill
Nielson Gymnasium
Johnson Out of Action Forces Bakery to Cut Hours
Patrons are asked to accept a drop in standards due to manager G A Johnson’s illness and confinement. The Quality Bakery staff bakes bread only twice weekly and reduces pastries. The shop will close at 9 p m for the present, one hour earlier than before.
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G. A. Johnson
Johnson
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Rex L. Jensen
Montpelier
Fort Fleming
Georgia
Orvil
Jensen
David G Parker
Dora C Jensen
Mink Creek
Rex
Aleutian Islands
U.S.A
Preston Food
Campbells
Clyde Wheeler
Safeway Meat Department
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