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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1961
Page
3
USDA reports Idaho fall potato crop totals 54,120,000 cwt up from 40,768,000 cwt last year and the 1950-59 average of 31,043,000 cwt. Harvest was delayed by snows since October 20 with 93 percent harvested by November 1. Damaging freezes began November 2 and 20,000 acres remain unharvested.
Saturday seminars in genealogical research will be held at Richmond on Nov. 11 and at Smithfield on Nov. 18. Lecturer E. Kay Kirkham, a professional American genealogy researcher, traveled 50 000 miles gathering records and sources. The program runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with three lectures plus Q A, fee one dollar per person per Saturday. Kirkham discusses American church records at Smithfield stakehouse.
Thirty-two University of Idaho students joined a scholarship cohort of 1 013 Union Pacific awards. Since 1922 the program has aided 586 students at Idaho through 4 H and 332 through vocational agriculture funding. The $200 awards go to young men and women in 4 H and Future Farmers of America from counties served by Union Pacific in Idaho.
Dale Simmonds recovers on his feet after a hunting accident that broke his back when a horse fell with him. Anni Keller of Mink Creek visits sister Nina Jensen and attends the Relief Society bazaar in Oneida with Janet Davis Susie Fisher from Oxford. Lois Nelson leads the new Relief Society organization as president. A turkey dinner and program followed. Neighbors from Linrose ward join in the event.
Utah Power and Light Co. reports a new milestone with over one million consecutive hours worked since July 18 without a lost time accident. President E. M. Naughton credits a yearly safety campaign and notes workers handle equipment from 110 to 130,000 volts daily.
The paper notes its funding relies largely on advertising from local business firms. It urges readers who enjoy neighborhood news and Franklin County activities to support the businesses that sustain the publication.
Law Enforcement Commissioner E R Hopper warns Idaho sheriffs about improper driver license applications. He urges careful scrutiny of applicants whose licenses are suspended or revoked and notes falsified sworn statements are felonies. Information on license status is accessible by police radio to Boise division.
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