National Newspaper Week Promotes Freedom Through Press
The editorial highlights National Newspaper Week Oct 1–8 and urges readers to value press freedom as a guard of American liberties. It cites Hitler and Huey Long as dangers of press suppression and emphasizes the media role in informing and guiding civic duties while warning against restricted reporting.
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Hitler
Europe
Huey Long
Louisiana
Supreme Court
United States
Resignations and appointments at Franklin County Sugar Co
M T Bishop resigns as cashier after four years. Van Ness Hansen to succeed him and Jed Lewis named chief clerk. News notes include local moves, births, a wedding in Salt Lake City, university staff changes, a school site dispute, and a Lions intercity meet.
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M. T. Bishop
Franklin County Sugar Company
van Ness Hansen
Mr. Bishop
Jed Lewis
National Newspaper Week Statement by President Truman
The President praises the press and urges continued service for freedom. He emphasizes the role of newspapers in defending liberty and extending its blessings worldwide, endorsing the slogan Your Newspaper Serves Freedom by Serving You.
Speech on One Foot Limits Talks in South Africa Tribe
A South African tribe forbids long speeches by requiring speakers to stay on one foot. As long as the speaker keeps balance, he may speak, but when the foot touches the ground the speech ends. The rule curtails length and enforces concise oration.
We Prefer Pleasant Beliefs Over Truth
Notes suggest people often choose comforting beliefs over factual accuracy. The quote frames a general tendency to favor agreeable notions, even when contradicted by evidence.
Preston Pranks and Jokes Parade in Patchwork Humor
A stitched collage of jokes and quips spans barbershop lines, film theatre refusals, misheard phrases, and army slang. It mixes puns about money, fashion, and daily life, with a thread about a worried mother awaiting news from her son at boarding school.
Funeral Services At Home For Mink Creek Infant
Funeral services for the 15 day old infant of Mr and Mrs Gayle Baird were held at home of the grandmother Mrs Ida Austin. Bishop J Charles Christensen gave remarks with Louis Sant Roland Baird W Bennett and Christensen offering talks. Norma Crabtree sang two selections Little Pink Rose and Beautiful Alice Somewhere. Burial followed in Preston cemetery under Hall mortuary Logan direction.
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Gayle Baird
J. Charles Christensen
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Idaho State Editorial Association
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National Newspaper Week
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Thomas Clayton
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Miss la Rue Head
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Edna Eames
Mink Creek
Lion
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Utah
Mrs. Eager Alder
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Dayton
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West Oneida
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Versman
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