Preston Bay Names Plane In Honor Of His Mother Ida Marion
Lt. McEntire of the Army Air Corps near London England received a P-47 Thunderbolt with the nose art Ida Marion honoring his mother. He promoted to First Lieutenant in 1943 and has been overseas since July 1943 flying several missions. A Preston High School leader and Utah State Agricultural College graduate, he trained at LaGuardia Mitchell Westover Luke Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wells McEntire, Jr
Ida Marion
Thunderbolts
Army Air Corps
McEntire
England
Preston
David Wells MceEntire
Wells McEntire
London
Melntire
Preston High School
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
LDS Business College
LaGuardia Field
Mitchell Field
New York
Westover Field
Massachusetts
Luke Field
Arizona
Fairview Notes on Travel and Local Events
Miss Shirley Cole left for Almeda California to visit sister and family. Work begins on Fairview water system and will finish next week. Ward conference Sunday features the girls chorus. Various residents travel to Salt Lake City Minnesota and Los Angeles for visits and military family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Cole
Almeda
California
Melvin Brown
J. E. Cole
Salt Lake City
William Wiser
Helen
Dimond Bodily
San Deigo
Fairview
Fairview Ward
Eva Jean Nielson
Minnesota
Reese Nielson
Nina Fifield
Los Angeles
H. M Bodily
San Delgo
Lawrence Fifield
Edis Rawlings
Ardith
Leon Egbert
Joseph Egbert
Leon
Farragut
Idaho
Surprise Birthday Party At Glendale School
Glendale notes say Miss Carol Ann Petterberg had a birthday surprise party at the schoolhouse after noon with teacher Mrs Marguerite Ainscough. The event featured games, punch, cake, candy and nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Ainscough
Carol Ann Petterberg
Lee Wheeler
Logan
Emma WH Auger
Orban Larsen
Margaret Hill
Ogden
Richard Owen
Zetta Auger
Cleda Auger
Nola Terry
Pearl Jensen
Percey W. Larsen
Labor and relief policies stir nationwide tension and debate
Widespread discussion centers on wage increases led by John L. Lewis and the administration’s subsidy plans, with lawmakers wary of price stabilization, inflation, and labor demands. Allied nations plan postwar relief while Congress debates contracts, reconversion, and the handling of surplus war matériel amid calls to guard federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Congress
New Deal
Roosevelt
House of the Commodity Credit Corporation
White House
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
War Department
General Acounting Office
Noel Howell Takes Railway Mail Clerk Post at Pocatello
Noel Howell accepted a position as railway mail clerk through the regional center at Pocatello and left Wednesday for his new role. He joined the post office in Preston in 1935 as a substitute clerk and carrier, became a regular mail carrier in 1937, and will remain in Preston with his children until his permanent run is assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Howell
Pocatello
Howell
Preston
Hyde Purser Receives Short Furlough Before Ft Dix Return
Hyde Purser public relations brief on army training West coast spends brief furlough with wife and child and parents Mr and Mrs Lyman Purser before reporting to Fort Dix New Jersey. Mrs Purser resides with her parents Mr and Mrs James Chadwick at Whitney during husband’s induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Purser
West Coast
Lyman Purser
Ft. ‘Dix
New Jersey
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Uncle Sam
Utah Power & Light CO
Glendale
Henry Dworshak
Gretnarset
Elsmere
Beauvais
Wayne
Weston
J. Smith
Good Housekeeping
Meereert
MR. Farmer
J. S. M&cann
Farmers’ Insurance
West First South
Sego Milk Preston
Hitler
Preston Lumber Co
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