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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
2
The Franklin county war fund drive begins Monday to raise money for the National War Fund and support USO shows, basic training morale, convoy duty relief, and aid to sick and starving peoples abroad. Residents and businesses are urged to donate, with volunteers contacting households and businesses to participate.
Citizens report rats in several city districts and on main streets. The county agent warned that the rodent pest from Logan Utah is moving northward and could worsen this fall. Red squill is cited as the most effective control and a county wide program is urged to thwart the invasion.
Eric A Johnson, president of the United States chamber of commerce, denounces union bosses who pay themselves large salaries and cannot be dislodged, alongside corporate bosses who control stockholders’ meetings by proxy and other devices, arguing Americans oppose both evils.
Franklin county sent 53 men to the service in two months, far more than similar counties. An October draft will add 10 more. State headquarters plans winter calls cut from 1300 monthly to about 400 starting November, a move critics say harms farming. Harvest time needs soldiers now to protect the food supply, yet officials remain unaware of the risk.
Idaho public assistance expenditures fell in August to 371 950 from 374 363 in July. Grants totaled 12 144, eight cent lower on average 3075 per case, with old age and dependent children and blind categories showing slight declines or stable grants and payments. Direct assistance rose slightly in total payments while grants increased from 559 to 613.
Mapleton Bishop and Mrs Harry Knapp welcomed a 9 pound baby girl on September 26 and both mother and infant are reported doing nicely. Mr and Mrs Lee Jones of Preston visited Elmer Sharp and family. George Porter’s family blessed a baby named Rhoul Warner Porter last Sunday. A primary officers meeting at Mrs Lillie Porter’s home involved eight officers, followed by punch and cookies. Mrs Louise Knapp has returned from Salt Lake City to visit local friends and relatives.
The genealogical committee chaired last Sunday’s Sacrament meeting. Speakers included Carma Long Vonda Long Mada Burbank Coradean Porter and Woodrow Porter with Rayma Long leading a song. Bishop Harry Knapp also spoke.
A large shipment of Scotch tape arrives for office use in big dispenser rolls. The inventory includes tape in 3/8 inch and larger widths and is priced to match the market rate at local office supply firms.
The University of Idaho World War II service flag has 100 gold stars after a tally by Ma bel E Gill. Seventy six alumni and students died in WWII with 22 missing in action and 44 prisoners of war. The dead include 32 in the Pacific and Asiatic area, 20 in Africa and Europe, and 38 in U S plane crashes. Illness caused 6 deaths and 2 from accidents. two causes are unknown. Fifty three killed were in the air corps, 25 infantry, 11 Marines, 7 Navy. Among the 22 missing in action, 15 were in Europe and 7 in the Pacific. Eighteen missing air corps men, 2 Navy, 2 infantry. Prisoners of war total 26 in Japanese hands and 18 in German camps.
Boise reports combined stocks on September 1 at farms and warehouses show 262000 bags of dry beans and 462000 hundred pound bags of dry peas. Bean stocks fell 453000 bags since June 1 and are 49 percent lower than a year ago. pea stocks dropped 425000 bags in the quarter but exceed September 1, 1948 by 322000 bags. Warehouse bean holdings total 178000 Great Northerns, 10000 whites, 16000 Pintos, 33000 Small Reds, and 25000 other varieties.
A collage of jokes and gags about war rumors, draft boards, legal phrases, birthdays, professions, and social quips. Characters reference home life, taxes, rents, and a student ordering at a co op while a pun filled toast lists occupational stone motifs.
A fragment describes 1940s home front awards and jokes about 40 and 50 cent foods for brave girls. It lists playful campaign ribbons and slogans for meeting service members, a street sign quip, and bureaucratic memoranda yielding a bleak social note.
A troubled individual describes ongoing abuse and hunger while seeking assistance. The account details repeated harm and a plea for support, highlighting a cycle of mistreatment and neglect. Local services urged to aid and protect the victim.
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