Preston to Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Golden Christmas Parade
Preston townsfolk plan a two day Golden Christmas celebration in honor of Preston and Franklin county's 50th anniversary. A Friday 6 p.m. Christmas program features 150 junior high voices directed by Marvin Sharp with Mayor Webb participating and Santa Claus appearance. Saturday includes a 4 p.m. parade with floats from Pocatello Preston and Logan plus the Pocatello Chiefs, as candy and tickets are handed out for a matinee show at 12:30 and possible second show. invitations go to neighboring mayors for parade participation.
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Preston
Franklin County
Fromm
Pac
Logan
Santa Claus
Preston Junior High
Marvin Sharp
Don Elwell
O. Sherwin Webb
Santa
Pocatello
Pocatello Chiefs
Idaho
Prensa’ Re Group
Chariots of
Grey Meadows
Border agreement seen as Utah Idaho move toward harmonized rules
Utah and Idaho officials eyed a broad pact after a Salt Lake City meeting to allow out of state students to attend Utah colleges without auto license or property taxes, pending governor approval. The plan may include safety inspections and small sticker fees for student registration.
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Utah
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
State Tax Commission
Tere Benen
Robert Eh. Smylie
Utah State Tax Commission
Belnap
Utah Commission
United States
Lewiston
Salt Lake City
Clyde
Reed Bullen
O. Sherwin Webb
Smylie
Lee West
Prestonder of Commerce
West
Logan
Beet Acres Still In Ground As Harvest Delays Loom
About 450 acres of beets remained unharvested on Wednesday triggering hand digging in places. The Lewiston sugar factory warned of delays due to a low barometer and upcoming storm while Amalgamated in Lewiston pledged harvests could extend into December. In Franklin County roughly 250 acres remained, with 2000 tons delivered since last week and 500 tons on Monday as beets char could be packed. Cache County reported 200 acres in ground with 5000 tons harvested, but receipts slowed midweek.
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Lewiston
Amalgamated
Tom Heath
Franklin County
Cache County
Airman Bruce Chatterton Named Air Force Honor Graduate
Second Class Bruce Chatterton of Franklin has been named honor graduate of the USAF communications equipment repair course. He achieved a 92 final average and will report to McClellan AFB California for duty. Chatterton is the son of Mr and Mrs C Wallace Chatterton and a Preston Idaho High School and Utah State University alumnus.
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Bruce Chatterton
Franklin
United States Air Force
Chatterton
C. Wallace Chatterton
Air Force
McClellan Afb
Calif
Preston
Idaho
Utah State University
Logan
Christmas Hours Set for Preston Stores
The Preston Chamber of Commerce announces late shopping hours for the Christmas season. Stores stay open until 8 p.m. on November 29 30 and until 6 or 7 p.m. on December 6 7, with Sunday closures as usual and extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Mittee
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Spits
Preston
Preston Junior Chamber to Sponsor Christmas Light Contest
The Preston Junior Chamber of Commerce and Utah Power and Light sponsor two division Christmas decorating contest. A new commercial business division judges entire storefronts. Prizes include lantern plaque electric knife electric toothbrush. Judging December 7 for commercial and December 21 for homes.
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Preston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Utah Power and Light
Preston
Warland Clark
Douglas Campbell
Utah Power and Light Company
Clark
Back To School Night Draws 400 Parents
The annual Back To School night for junior and senior high schools attracted about 400 attendees. Lynn Fackrell, president, reported the event a success as parents visited classrooms after a brief assembly.
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Lynn Fackrell
Bannock Stake Old Folks Party Set for Grace
The annual Bannock Stake Old Folks party will be held at the stake house in Grace on November 30. The event serves all residents over 60 with a dinner at 630 p.m followed by a program.
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Bannock Stake
Stake House
Grace
Harvest Ball Preview by FFA FHA Sweetheart Finalists Named
The Night Before Thanksgiving FFA FHA Harvest Ball features sweetheart finalists Sue Jensen Mary Ann Hull and Lana Woodward with their parents listed. The event includes a high school gym dance with carnival, confetti and serpent ine sale after the assembly on November 27. The Harvest Ball committee includes Stanley Hawkes Boyd Weeks and others. Theme is FFA Around the U S A.
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Sue Jensen
Reed P Jensen
Mink Creek
Mary Ann Hull
Tom Hull
Whitney
Lana Woodward
Ivan Woodward
Franklin
Re Harvest Ball Committee
Stanley Hawkes
Boyd Weeks
Mark Moosman
Brad Shay
Lyle Swany
Au Don: Johnson
Bn Scott Mitton
Mike Keller
Carlson Singers Plan Holiday Concert
Carlson Singers announce a holiday concert this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the park. The event features a choir and organ accompaniment, inviting community members to attend the festive performance.
Funeral services held for fathers after Tremonton train crash
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Kenneth P. Child 45 of Weston a father of seven and Monday for Terrell Petrson 29 of Newton a father of five after an auto train collision south of Tremonton Saturday. Two other men were injured one regaining consciousness Tuesday. The crash occurred about 12 30 a m when a car carrying four Okol employees failed to stop at a rail crossing and struck a Union Pacific engine. The car spun into the engine then into a ditch and overturned. Injured were Hall Green and Merlin McKay of Weston. Child born February 24 in Clinton Davis County married to Iris Alger and a Latter day Saint active in church work. He served a mission to the Eastern Canadian field in 1938 39. Continued on page 5.
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Kenneth P. Child
Weston
Terrell Petrson
Newton
Okol
Tremibnton
Cule
Aed Jaart
Emontonds
Union Pacific
Int
Pee Pace
Ie Ogden
Hall Green
Merlin McKay
Mr. McKay
Utah
Mr. Child
Clinton
Davis County
Percy L
Ada Patterson Child
Iris M. Alger
Manti Temple
Freman Jensen Suffers Finger Injury in Truck Door
Mrs Freman Jensen crushed her finger in a truck door while at Mink Creek The injury required surgery in Salt Lake City to repair severed cords and restore function.
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Mink Creek
Freman Jensen
Salt Lake City
Governor Praises Franklin County Officials for Efforts
Governor Robert E Smylie commended Franklin and DeCounty residents and officials including Jack Farley director of the motor carrier division for their cooperation. He noted border dispute efforts and thanked county leaders for their patient and steady work.
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Franklin County
Robert E Smylie
Jack Farley
Smylis
Philip
Palmer
Unclear fragment from Franklin County bond sales report
Fragmentary OCR notes reference bond sales in Franklin County with garbled text and incomplete figures. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
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