Beet Payments Begin as Sugar Harvest Completes
Farmers in Franklin County and Utah divisions of Amalgamated Sugar receive initial beet payments totaling 1.79 million dollars. Franklin County gets 790 thousand, Utah division 1 million. Utah includes Cache and Weber Counties. Weather has allowed good harvests since late September. sugar content holds up while tonnage runs below estimates but near normal. Factory runs three shifts with about 230 workers through early January.
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Franklin County
Utah
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Cache
Weber
South Central
Idaho
del Smith
Canoe
Preston Readies Christmas Opening With Santa Visits
City crews begin wiring main streets for holiday lights as Preston prepares its official Christmas opening next week. Santa will visit multiple times and a choir will sing carols while merchants and the city fund new decorations including large wishing rings atop light poles. Stores stay open until 8 p.m. on November 26 and chili for visitors will be served.
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Preston
Santa
Six Young Seamstresses Enter Wool Contest at Aberdeen Idaho
Six Franklin County youths competed in the Make It Your Self with Wool district contest held in Aberdeen Idaho. Awards recognized top garment construction with Miss Gayle Beckstead daughter of Mr and Mrs Farrell Beckstead winning a length of wool fabric.
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Franklin County
Aberdeen
Ida
Bourd
Edoung
Dabries
Gayle Ee
Farrell Beckstead
Iaeten Aleyne
Hamm
Eme
Mark
Hamite
Harvest of Values promotion boosts Preston merchants week
Preston citizens join forces with local merchants and the Preston Citizen to promote a Harvest of Values sale week. Stores like Modern Farm, Luthy’s, Franklin County Grain Growers, and Merrills Jewelry advertise price cuts, confident service, and welcoming deals across town.
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Preston
Ted
Harvest of
Preston Citizen
Modern Farm
Ranger Sets Yule Tree Deadline
The Pres ton District will close cutting of personal Christmas trees on November 28 due to weather and road conditions. Free permits can be bought at the District office in the Franklin County Courthouse during hours 1 to 5 p.m. on Monday Wednesday and Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. The office closes Saturday. Major cut areas closed include Cub River Canyon and Canyon areas and the head of Williams Creek.
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Preston
Ralph Roberts
Franklin County
Cub River Canyon Ey
Berry ‘Canyon
Canyon
Williams Creek
Cow Killed in Auto Crash Near Preston
A cow was killed Tuesday evening after being struck by a car driven by David Rex Nielsen 45 of Bountiful. The crash occurred 24 miles north of Preston on State Highway 34. The cow belonged to Wendell Forsgren. Nielsen was not injured. the car was damaged.
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David Rex Nelsen
Bountiful
Preston
Wendell Forsgren
Hr. Nielsen
1965 Tax Notices Delayed and Delinquent Deadlines Set
Franklin County taxpayers will receive 1965 tax bills this weekend. Friday mailings set November 22 as the due date with delinquency after December 21. Totals include utilities and inside outside rolls. about one third of the tax is paid by each division.
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Franklin County
Sylva Schwaneveldt
Schwaneveldt
Preston Hosts Area One Act Play Festival This Saturday
The Fifth District festival, held about every ten years, will showcase one act plays from eight schools at Preston High School Auditorium. Delmer Derricott chairs the event with Kelly Beckstead and Donald Larsen assisting. two divisions this year serious drama and humorous.
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Preston High School
Delmer Derricott
Preston
Land
Grace
Farrell J. Black
Mr. Derricott
Kelly Beckstead
Donald Larsen
Roe suspended amid driver license status questions
A damaged fragment notes a suspended roe related to a driver license issue for Neil Nelson in Weston. The garbled text mentions safety concerns and penalties but lacks clear actions or dates.
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Neil Nelson
Weston
Severe Damage Reported in Farm Stored Grain
County agent DeVere Tov ey reports several instances of severe damage in farm stored grain found in recent days. Wayne Evens, manager of the County Grain Elevator, says fumigation was required and other elevators in the area face similar issues.
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DeVere Tovey
Wayne Evens
Residence Fire Prompt Local Volunteer Response Praise
A report notes a fire at a residence where volunteers arrived within five minutes and received high praise for a quick, effective response that controlled the blaze. The account emphasizes the volunteers’ prompt action and decisive containment of the fire.
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Lloyd Christensen
FIFA
Arden Gailey
Sugar Company
Ogden
Yale
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The
Pest
Ranger
Scott Christiansen
Léonard” Christiansén
Alex Larsen
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Steven Hinckley
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