Preston Mortarless Block Plant Pioneers No Mortar Construction
The Preston Mortarless Block company on West Oneida street, owned by William Turner and his two sons Dever and Gale, with partners Knewell Cooper and Owen Andreasen, produces tongue and groove blocks from white pumice mined near Idaho Falls. The plant, capable of 1600 blocks per eight hours, plans a second shift to meet expected spring demand. viewing is invited near the Shell oil bulk plant.
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Preston
Preston Mortarless Block Company
West Oneida Street
William ‘Turner
Dever
Gale
Knewell Cooper
Owen Andreasen
Idaho Falls
Shell
West Oneida
Extension Course on Juvenile Delinquency Offered
An extension course on juvenile delinquency is taught by Dr Jos N Symons of the USAC in room 103 at the high school. The class meets at 4 20 p m each Wednesday and may offer college credits. If interest grows an evening session could be added and arrangements are to be made by calling the high school.
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USAC
PSS
Screw Lodges In Lung Of Franklin Man
Alma Biggs swallowed a screw Thursday afternoon which lodged in his windpipe or lung. He was rushed to Budge hospital in Logan then transported to a Salt Lake City hospital where doctors removed the screw on Monday after it migrated to the lung.
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Alma Biggs
Budge
Logan
Salt Lake City
Junior Gold and Green Ball Planned in Beehive Stake
The Franklin stake hosts the Junior Gold and Green Ball on Tuesday evening in the stake recreation hall with the theme Across The Plains. Girls from each ward are honored as princesses. 8 p.m. start and informal dress with corsages not worn.
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Franklin Stake
Stake
Joan Carlson
Marlyn
Kjar
Elaine Oliverson
LaRae
Spackman
Lila Foster
Whitney
Dian Lowe
Franklin
Janett Rawlings
Fairview
Onda’ Porter
Mapleton
Martyn Nash Linrose
Ruth Hansen
Weston
Davis
Marion Condie
Esther Larson
Ruth Webber
Vella Rawlings
Princess Committee
Sadie Cutler
Eldora Maughan
Vinton Merrill
Larene Foss
Owen Cole
Dealers Urge Public to Conserve Coal Supplies
Coal dealers in Franklin County urge residents to curb demand during the miners strike. A cooperative rationing plan targets ten day coal stocks with certificates for buyers when stock runs low. Dealers promise to source lump coal in emergencies and distribute fairly, noting schools and public buildings have adequate supplies while rural areas face the largest risk of shortage.
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Franklin County
Two Missionaries To Enter Field This Week
Two missionaries depart soon to begin labors in the mission field. Miss Elayne Griffeth of Weston will enter the mission home in Salt Lake City December 2 for training and will base in Portland Oregon. Walter J Carver of the Fourth Ward will enter the mission home December 2 and a testimonial will be given November 24 at 2 p m in the Fourth Ward Sacrament services.
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Franklin Stake
Oneida Stake
Elayne Griffeth
Jesse Griffeth
Weston
Salt Lake City
Portland
Oregon
Fourth Ward
Walter J. Carver
East Central
Missionfield
Two Local Legionnaires Appointed to State Boards
Marion Jensen and Delamar Palmer of Preston Post 34 are named to state Legion committees. Jensen joins the state senior sports committee and the general state committee, while Palmer serves on the Americanism committee. The Preston Post meets Monday night in November at 8 pm in the courthouse basement. leaders seek a good turnout.
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American ‘Legion
Marion Jensen
Delamar Palmer
Preston’s Legion
Jensen
General State Legion Committee
Palmer
State Legion
Preston Post
Court House
Thanksgiving Offering To Boise Children's Home
Pres ton high school contributed 55.88 Jefferson school added 30.75 and Central 25.37 totaling 112.00 to aid the Boise Children's Home. The yearly collection supports needy children with designated funds from local schools.
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Boise
Preston High
Jefferson School
Central
Jaycees Send Delegates To Tri State Meeting
Preston Jaycees chapter representatives John Webber Phil West and Dr Leo Hawkes attended the Jaycees tri state convention in Boise November 9 and 10 with their wives They discussed state meet plans set for Preston May 9 and 10 Nationwide vice chairmen John Ben Shepherd of Gladwater Texas and Lofton Tatum of Spokane Washington spoke on activities for the coming year The group also reviewed a proposed sales tax and discussed measures to boost interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Jaycees
Boise
John, Webber
Phil West
Leo Hawkes
John Ben Shepherd
Gladwater
Texas
Lofton Tatum
Spokane
Washington
Preston Indians Football Honors 1947 Captains and Letters
Bowles Merrill announces Reed Merrill and Kelly Bowles as co-captains for the 1947 Preston football team after a 1946 season. Coach Bob Bunker recommends 22 players for football letters, with sixteen seniors and six juniors slated to complete their high school careers. The squad beat Rigby Blackfoot Paris Burley and Montpelier, plus a late loss to Malad after a two week layoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School
Bob Bunker
Reed Merrill
Kelly Bowles
North Cache
Pocatello
Preston
Rigby
Blackfoot
Paris
Burley
Indians
Montpelier
Bunker
Curtis Allen
Linden ,Beckstead
LaDell Doney
Reed
McEntire
Glen Meek
Merrill
Firestone Preston Store Delays Opening Date
Firestone announces postponement of the Preston store opening. Alten owner says the new branch will open Friday December 6 or possibly Thursday December 5 due to unforeseen events. Officials praise the vast stock and modern displays as among the largest outside metropolitan centers in the Intermountain region.
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Firestone
Preston
Métropolian
Intermountain
School Trek Set to Reveal Day in Preston High Monday
A Preston high school plan to substitute a student class routine with a Parent Teachers Association event Monday includes bus transportation for attending parents, a shortened daily schedule, and a briefing by Principal Reed Brenchley on goals and parental responsibility. Parents will visit teachers at 7 30 pm, attend an opening talks program, view a short educational film, then follow their child’s class schedule and join a hot lunch in the Jefferson cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School
Parent
Reed
Jefferson
Western Union Service Opens at Wilford Hotel
Franklin County residents gain full Western Union service at the Wilford Hotel under Mr and Mrs Howard H Johnson. A teletype connects to Pocatello trunk station, replacing the old depot setup. Office hours are 7 30 a m to 6 p m and business leaders praise the central location and improved service.
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Franklin
Western Union
Wilford
Howard H. Johnson
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Triple A Voting Underway in Preston District
Voting in the Preston district continues this week as four candidates vie for positions on the Triple A committee. Elections occur this evening at 8 p.m. at the Triple A office. Final results will be announced next week after votes are counted and district chairmen named.
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Preston
Triple-A
Tthe
Triple A
Haan
Idaho 4 H Members to Attend National Congress in Chicago
David McClun and Alice Adams head a group of twenty two Idaho 4 H club members headed for the National 4 H club congress in Chicago from December 1 to 6. The delegates leave Pocatello November 29 on the Portland Rose and will stay at the Stevens Hotel. They will attend banquets tours and educational events before returning December 6. David McClun is Idaho s Electrification winner and Franklin county s first Chicago trip recipient. He has three years 4 H work under Owen Gibson and has earned blue ribbons and a $100 Rural Electrification Association scholarship.
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David McClun
Preston
Alice Adams
Cleveland
Chicago
Ill
Pocatello
Portland Rose
Stevens Hotel
Young McClun
Idaho
Franklin County
Daniel Roberts
David
Owen Gibson
Moscow
Idaho Electrification Development
Young *McClun
Rural Electrification Association
Gibson
Hanna Hosts Turkey Dinner for Preston High Football Team
Mr and Mrs Wm B Hanna and Mr and Mrs Fred J Hanna hosted their annual turkey dinner in honor of Preston High School football team, coach Bob Bunker and Principal Reed Brenchley. The sixth year of this tribute was held at the Hanna home with 42 attendees.
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Wm. B. Hanna
Preston High School
Bob. Bunker
Reed “Brenchley
Hanna
North
An’ First West Street
Bunker
Brenchley
Paper shortage forces Citizen to print narrower edition
Due to a coal strike the Washington paper mill delivered newsprint that leaves the Citizen on a 31x44 sheet instead of the usual 32x44. Readers are asked to overlook the narrower margins as other papers have used wrapping paper in recent months.
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Citizen
Washington
Two Injured in Preston Highway Crash
Mrs Ellen Jensen and her daughter Lucy 15 were injured in a Sunday dawn crash on highway 91 near Preston. Mrs Jensen suffered fractures of both pelvis and leg. Lucy had a broken leg and cuts. They were transported to Preston hospital after their Ford coupe was struck by a Chevrolet driven by LeRoy Rich of Richmond Utah. The impact pushed the truck box forward and pinned them, sending the car down a steep embankment into an irrigation ditch. Sheriff Lee Hansen reported Rich and his brother Ivan were uninjured.
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Ellen’ ‘Jensen
Lucy
Highway 91
Preston
Jensen
Preston Hospital
Saiday
Mt Ber
Stom
Dee Iy Vrs
Anda
Franklin County
Lee Hansen
LeRoy Rich
Richmond
Utah
Ford
Rich
Ivan
Weather station reports 46 high and 8 low after storm
A sugar factory weather station recorded a high of 46 and a low of 8 degrees during Wednesday's storm with reported precipitation.
GOP Probes Patronage Role in County Offices
Precinct committeemen met at the courthouse to address party spoils from the election earlier this month. Three deputies for office holders were approved by the central committee and will be sent to the county commissioners for sanction. Women named include Mrs Lucy Tanner, Sarah Meyers, and Laura Palmer serving under Emma Davis, Cleo Swenson, and will be recommended to the commission.
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Franklin County
Republican Party
Central Committee
Board of’ County
Lucy Tanner
Whitney
Emma’ Davis
Sarah’ ‘Meyers
Laura Palmer
Cleo Swenson
Preston
Gi’s
Cutler
Harvest season winds down at Franklin County sugar plant
Mexican nationals were sent back to El Paso, Texas after completing harvest work here. About 75 workers remained in southern Bannock County fields gathering leftovers from Franklin County Sugar Company acreage. The factory will suspend sugar production Monday. Jed Lewis says this fall run was better than last year but still short. Bill Head traveled to Oakland to visit his son and daughter in law. Mrs. Head has already moved there to help with the newborn.
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el Paso
Tex
Bannocck County
Ithe
Franklin County Sugar Company
Jed Lewis
Bill Head
Oakland
Calif
Dance Event Planned Next Wednesday in Cleveland Ward Hall
A public dance will be held Wednesday night November 27 at the Cleveland ward recreational hall. The event invites all residents to attend.
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Cleveland Ward
Thanksgiving Food Specials From Local Grocers
Preston stores announce ready turkeys despite shortages with early ordering urged. Ian Milo Hobbs railes a display of nuts fruits dates and raisins as Don Greaves IGA promotes high quality turkeys and festive items inviting shoppers to visit for a top Thanksgiving dinner.
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Preston Food
Sant
American Food, Meat Department
Ian Milo Hobbs
Don Greaves
IGA
Three Juvenile Stolen Car Suspects Nabbed in Preston
Three Idaho Falls runaways aged thirteen fourteen and sixteen were captured by Preston officers Thursday night while attempting to steal gas for a Graham Paige from Pocatello. Police recovered a six shooter and items from cars along their route and turned the youths over to Pocatello officers.
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Idaho Falls
Preston
Sheriff's
Graham Paige
Pocatello
Arimo
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Tri-State
Bowles Merrill
Lead Seminary
Pta
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