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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Page
9
National debate focuses on the gap between farm beef prices and what households pay. Time magazine highlights that ranchers take losses, middlemen earn little, feeders barely profit, and packers see tiny margins while retailers mark up.
A study shows railroads pay substantial taxes that support education in many communities. In Ohio in 1951 twelve counties received school funding from railroad taxes totaling 9.9 million dollars. New York in 1952 saw educational taxes from railroads reach about 9.64 million dollars supporting roughly 28 thousand students. The pattern holds across most states.
Time explains beef costs stay high due to marketing expenses and fixed labor costs that rose sharply since World War II. A drop in cattle prices may yield only a small retail reduction, leaving consumers with most of the current economic burden.
The contract with Legrand Johnson of Logan Utah for a 280 foot concrete and steel bridge and approaches on 1064 miles of the Grace Preston Highway at Cleveland Idaho Federal Aid Project No S-17780 in Franklin County was accepted as completed on November 17, 1953.
Any person or company furnishing labor materials or supplies used on the work must file with the Department of Highways in Boise Idaho within ninety days from the above date an itemized claim for all amounts due and unpaid by the Contractor. Failure to file within ninety days waives against the surety. E. V. Miller State Highway Engineer 48-49c
An election will be held December 7 1953 in the Franklin county courthouse basement to select one commissioner for the Preston Cemetery Maintenance district. Polls operate 1 to 6 pm. nominations accepted by cemetery clerk James B McQueen at 45 North Second East until December 4. candidates must reside in division three of the district including Preston precinct 4 and Glendale.
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