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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1945
Page
11
Idaho voices support for Charles Gossett moving from governor to the U S Senate praising his public service, business acumen, and people centered approach. The piece contrasts him with Glen Taylor and notes Arnold Williams’s new governorship and scrutiny ahead.
Virginia Senator Harry F Byrd pushes a sweeping plan to reduce federal civil service workers from 3 649 000 to 1 000 000, arguing wartime gains are excessive. The Labor Department notes a postwar dip before a return to higher payrolls, and bureaucrats warn government employment remains essential in war, peace, hardship, and prosperity.
The West gains momentum in ending artificial trade barriers with major manufacturers pledging nationwide equal pricing. Western buyers have long paid about 10 percent more than the East for household goods. analysts expect farm machinery and autos to follow. Local industry growth and Western firms challenging eastern producers push toward broader parity.
The county reports a bumper beet crop with topsoil piles in Riverdale and other areas. Relief Society boards honor teachers Mr and Mrs Charles Engar Miss Dililah Higgs Principal Thomas Ronney and Harrison R Merrill. A variety of local notices recall obituaries births and community happenings including a bear incident in Strawberry Canyon and public meetings.
Banida Chris Christensen and mother Mrs Elise Christensen visited this week with Mr and Mrs Ford Christensen and Austin Christensen of Central. A dance for returning servicemen is planned this Friday night. Miss Janet Gregerson's birthday was celebrated last Tuesday after Primary. Elmo Keller and Mrs Hawkes visited the mutual Tuesday night. Mr Koford and Mr Choules spoke at the sacrament meeting Sunday.
A string of humorous vignettes and quips appears from a dated page, featuring jokes about household chaos, fashion mishaps, social scenes, cross cultural banter, and a light global mix. The montage closes with a note on an Indian beauty contest winner named Pretty.
A newspaper snippet notes a baby born in the South named Atomic Bomb Jones. The piece also contains fragmented quips about beauty contests and a nurse denying entry to a hospital nursery amid humorous banter. An advertisement mentions inventory pads and a sale at Citizen.
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