Preston High School Honor Banquet for undefeated football team
The Preston High School honors its first undefeated football team with a banquet led by coach John Ralston. Guest speaker will be a notable figure from Utah football. a movie showing of Utah State and University of Utah games is planned. The event occurs at the courthouse basement with tickets at 150 dollars per plate, first come first served. Public invited. turkey dinner planned.
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John, Ralston
Presto “High “School
Utah State
University” of Utah
Oliversony
Reed
Brenchley
Preston
Glen
Oliverson
Ivan Davis
Preston High Senior Wins State Wool Contest
Carolyn Poole, a Preston High School senior and 4-H member, won first place in the Idaho state junior wool contest held in Boise with a 100 percent American wool coat. She advances to the national contest in Salt Lake City January for prizes including a trip to Hawaii. Senior winner Jackie Holbrook also advances. Judges included Esther Nystrom Hazel Michin now Beulah Edwards. Carolyn traveled with Mrs Lucretia Maughan and local 4-H leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn “Poole
Preston High
Southeastern
Idaho
Boise
Carolyn
Salt Lake City
Hawaii
Jackie Holbrook
Chesterfield
Esther’ Nystrom
University
Hazel
Michin
Seattle
Beulah M. Edwards
Mountain’ Home
Idaho Wool Growers
Assa
Smylie
Faulk
Lucretia Maughan
Sweets for the Sweet Candy Drive Funds Band Gear
Eastside School District junior high students, nearly 100 strong, are selling boxed candy to raise money for a band uniform fund and special equipment. Three flavors almond coconut mint jelly available. Drive runs until next week with free delivery offered for missed customers.
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Jdrive
Eastside
Three Autos Involved In Friday Night Accident
Reported Friday night a three car collision occurred on highway 34 in front of the Fairview church. Drivers include Boyde TM Leee Preece Wayne Traveller Richmond and James B Guerr Route sone Preston Lee. One car turned into a parking space while another passed and struck the rear of Gilbert’s car, sideswiping Traveller’s vehicle. Mr Preece cited for failure to be prudent.
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Fairview
Boyde
Leee
Preece
Lewiston
Wayne
Traveller
Richmond
James
Guerr
Sone
Preston
Lee
Preston High School Autumn Concert Free to Public
Preston High School music department presents Sounds of Autumn this Friday night in the gym. The band orchestra and choir, about 200 students, will perform under John Manning and Lyle Shipley. Free admission invites the community to attend.
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Preston High - School
Ivate
Tor
John ‘Manning
Lyle ‘Shipley
Retiring Franklin County Fair Board Members Honored at Dinner
Charles Sparrow and Laren Bright of Linrose retired from the Franklin County Fair Board. The group hosted a smorgasbord and presentation in the county courthouse social hall. Board chair William Robinson gifted memorials and praised fair workers for support. Bonnie and Sharlené Smith provided instrumental music. Bergquist showed fair films and circus slides from 1959. Special guests included County Commissioners Wayne Evans and Albert Moser.
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Charles Sparrow
Laren Bright
Linrose
Franklin County Fair Board
Fair’ Board
Fair Board
County
William ‘Robinson
Fair‘board
Franklin’ County
Bonnie
Sharlené Smith
Lee Bergquist
Neft Boothe
Eer Craner
Daniel Roberts
Wayne’s.evans
Albert Moser
Rotary Foundation Week Observed With Sandwich Lunch
Preston Rotary Club celebrated Rotary Foundation Week by hosting a sandwich luncheon to raise funds for the Rotary Foundation. Speaker Jorge L. Chamboneyfon of Argentina, a Rotary Foundation fellow at Utah State University, attended. The program was led by Vice President DeMar Merrill and coordinated by Ross Rasmussen and W. P. Shumway, noting that 22,000 Rotary clubs worldwide will observe the week and raise over a million dollars for international goodwill and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Rotary
Foundation
Rotary Foundation Fund
Rotary Club
Jorge
L. Chamboneyfon
Argentina
Utah
State University
Rill
Richard- Hendricks
Ross
Rasmussen
Py ‘Shumway
Shumway
Rotary Foundation
Ritizisy
Rotary. International
The
Rotary. Foundation
International
Sunder
Baylor
Dayton
Edward Petersen speaks at Preston High School
Dr Edward Petersen of USA Jr spoke to Preston High School students in the morning assembly. Choir led by Mr Shipley sang patriotic songs. He warned teachers and students about communism and Khrushchev’s oath, noting Reds seek goals without firing a shot.
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Preston “High
Dri
Khrushchev
Reds
Franklin County Christmas Seals Campaign Opens
Rulon Dunn announces the Franklin County tuberculosis Christmas seals drive with mailings from Boise central office to Preston and county towns. The effort centralizes records to save postage and funds local health programs including skin testing and health education. The county committee lists Ruth Weber LaRaine Solley Elizabeth Boyd Kathryn Wendell Merna Palmer Robert Acock.
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Franklin County
Rulon Dunn
Franklin County Tuberculosis Committee
Dunn
Preston
Central Tuberculosis Association
Boise
Ruth Weber
LaRaine Solley
Elizabeth ° . Boyd
Kathryn Wendell
Merna Palmer
Robert Acock
Cache Forest Bans Christmas Tree Permits for 1961
Cache National Forest will not issue Christmas tree permits this year due to heavy snow and high demand for watershed protection and recreation. Only the Strawberry highway remains open to the public as a travel zone. harvesting is prohibited there. Large or special trees may be sold to civic or church groups, and local merchants will have sufficient home use stocks.
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Preston
Cache National Forest
Idaho
Utah
Frank Jensen
Jensen
Cache ‘National, Forest
Weston Balloting Bond Issue Approved by Voters
Voters in Weston cast ballots Tuesday to approve a bond issue intended to raise funds for extensive village projects. The measure needed a two thirds majority and achieved 74 votes with one spoiled ballot. 10 were against.
Utah Upsets Colorado Spark Local Praise
A Utah football triumph over Colorado draws strong chatter from Salt Lake sports writers. The win prompts talk of Utah’s potential against major conferences while praising Preston’s Utah team and coach Glen Oliverson.
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Colorado
Owith
Utah
Buffaloes
Wyoming
Salt
Banna Music Clinic Brings Island Basin Students to Soda Springs
Eighty two Preston High School music students in choir and band traveled to Soda Springs for an annual music clinic. Groups rehearsed seven hours daily before a Saturday evening concert. Choir director Elmer Thomas ISC faculty. girls chorus director Norman Logan ISC. Forest Stoll directed the band, teaching at the University of Utah. Selections included My Fair Lady Irish Folk Songs and West Side Story numbers.
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Preston High
Soda
Springs
Elmer Thomas
Idaho State” College
Norman Logan
ISC. Forest
Stoll
University of Utah
Local collision on Lin Road at Eldon Bastian intersection
On Saturday night a two car crash occurred when Stanley T. Buxton of Weston and D. Brown of Trenton collided as Buxton drove north and Brown came from the south on the wrong side. Buxton swerved to avoid a head on, Brown also pulled into his lane and struck Buxton, Brown sustained minor injuries.
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Lin‘rose
Eldon Bastian Road
Brown
Lane
Ander
Aleeoltel
Student injured in fall from pickup truck in Soda Springs
Richard Shipley, a Preston youth and son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Shipley, was injured Saturday while traveling from Soda Springs High School to town. He fell from a pickup between 4 30 and 5 00 PM, received a concussion, temporarily lost memory, and was treated at a Soda Springs hospital before release to his parents.
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Jar
Nfrs
Richard Shipley
Lyle’. Shipley
Preston
Soda
Elinic
Springs
Soda Springs
License Plates To Go On Sale First Of Month
Idaho Assessor Gregersen Franklin County announces 1962 vehicle license plates go on sale December 1 with deadline January 18 for all vehicles. Strict enforcement begins January 19 for those operating with expired plates.
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Mea Dea
Gregersen
Franklin
Aes
Commissioner of Law Enforcement
Isa
Idaho
Idaho Farm Bureau annual convention opens in Pocatello
Idaho Farm Bureau officials and members prepare to attend the annual convention in Pocatello. Registration opens Sunday at Bannock Hotel with a full two day schedule including welcome by Lavern Johnson, a program of addresses by leaders, a women’s luncheon, a talent contest, and a panel on Farm Bureau issues.
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Franklin
County
Idaho
Burseau
Pocatello
Boy Scouts
Lavern’ el Johnson
William“ Llese
Martin
Martin ’ Will “Give. “His Annual.“ ‘Message.’ “Followed. By,” An. Entertainment
Ans
Nual
Farm Bureau
Albert
Wilson
Frank H. Beattie
Vallentine
Western
AFBF
Eldon
Farm ‘Bureau Mutual
Pall
Ithe Attembon
Allan Be Kline
Chicago
Americans Farm
Bureau
Cos
Mopolitan
Bannack
Don‘ Hine
Yvill
Forest J
Nile
Taylor
Evan
Hale
Lewis
Fl Lepper
Harold
LH Smithi
John C sLynn
Farm , Bureau
Washington, DC
Kliincheon
Tyler
the American: Agricultural Marketing
Asin
Cancuses
Idaho Farm Bureau
Farm ‘Bureau
Preston High Opens Basketball Season With Twenty Games
Preston High starts its basketball season with a 20 game schedule beginning December 1 against Grace. The list includes Rigby, Soda Springs, Pocatello, Burley, West Side, Marsh Valley, Snake River, Malad, Blackfoot, Montpelier, and more with home and away dates. Returning lettermen include Woodrow Rasmussen Elliot Larsen Brent Gunderson Owen Cherrington Vaughn Benson plus others led by captains Benson Gunderson Wright. Season tickets for 11 home games are $7.50.
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Preston>High
Grace
West ‘Side
Rigby
Soda ‘Springs
Logan
Pocatello
Snake River
Blackfoot
Montpeller
USA
Ise
Preston
Woodrow Rasmussén
Elliot Larsen
Brent Gunderson
Owen , Cherrington
Vaughn Benson
Terry, Wright
Richard “McFadden
Blair Hawkes
Lonny* Olsen
Tom Con‘die
Gene Bennett
Mont ‘Moser
Kay Crockett
Jon Jepsen
Paul Carver
Jed Dunkley
Vaughn
Benson
Brent, Gunderson
Terry’ ‘Wright
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Nthiaf ‘de
Edward . Petersen
Cache’ Forest
Weston
Papafly
Banna Music
Clinic
Bay
Bane
Dee
Este
Rhea
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