Ezra T. Benson Visits Here Over Weekend
Ezra T. Benson secretary of agriculture visited over the weekend staying with Mr and Mrs Earl Weaver. He traveled from Washington DC by automobile and attended Sunday meetings in Whitney before leaving for Salt Lake City to attend LDS conference with plans to reside there next year.
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Earl Weaver
Ezra T. Benson
Washington, D. C
Weaver Home
Earl B. Weaver
Barbara Springer
Salt Lake City
Benson
Whitney
Emma Dunkley
Whitney Ward Chapel
Jefferson PTA Opens Annual Membership Drive
The Jefferson PTA launches its yearly membership campaign this week through October 14 urging nonmembers to join. A contest for students awards prizes to those who obtain Wood memberships.
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Jefferson Pta
Us Sauq Aly Wood
Parade of New Cars Continues With Dealers Showing This Week
The 1961 car parade continues as Cranney Chevrolet displays The Greatest SIXTY-ONDER FUL CHEVROLET and the new Corvair plus Biscayne. Palmer Implement shows Rambler models and Buick specials, McCune promotes the Comet, Mercury runs a contest for 50 cars, Martin and Howe present the 1961 lancer and Dart, and Ford showcases Falcon with high mileage and warranty claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranney Chevrolet Co
Palmer Implement Co
McCune Motor Co
Mercury
Martin
Howe
Melvin S Anderson Receives Mission Testimonial
Elder Melvin S Anderson of the eastern states mission will be honored in a testimonial this Sunday at 7 30 p m in the Mun Creek ward chapel. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Snend Anderson and a 1959 Preston High School graduate who sang in the school band and competed in track and swimming. He has worked with the Idaho State Highway Department since last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Mun Creek Ward
Snend Anderson
LDS Seminary
Preston High School
Idaho State Highway Department
Forme
Horlafid Simmons
Idaho Falls
Neil
Northwest States
Id Falls
9Th and Blvd
Preston
Harland
Preston FHA Chapter Names Officers for 1960 61
The Preston FHA club announced its officers for 1960 61 led by President Susan Sharp and Vice President Victor Weeks. Other posts include Secretary Cheryl Christensen Treasurer Phyllis Drury Reporter Merilyn Jamison Social Manager Karen Owns Historian Marsha Kidd Project Chairman Joyce Woodward Degree Chairman Raida Tovey Parliamentarian Marilyn Bodily Chapter Mother Mrs Della Jones and Advisor Mrs Carrie Tobler. A candlelight initiation welcomed new members followed by a program with Marsha Chatterton Lynne Beckstead Janet Shipley singing two songs with Gail Jensen on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Sharp
Cal Christensen
Phylls Drury
Marsha Chatterton
Lynne Beckstead
Janet Shipley
Gail Jensen
Letter Page Notes on Politics and Local Business Moves
A reader recounts a heated exchange with Harold Pinson over bills for Old Ironsides and New Ironsides projects while praising the new press. Letters discuss Eisenhower Kennedy U2 debates and calls to withdraw from the United Nations. The column also notes Horlafid Simmons’s Idaho Falls mission letter and Merlin Smith’s dramatic Mereda’s Vogue Shop expansion with high-profile giveaways.
Preston High School Announces 1960 61 Concert Series
The Preston High School music department outlines a busy season starting with a fall concert Portraits in Sound on Nov 17. Rafael Mendez returns to the area in a must hear concert while the tri school bandtasia features Blackfoot High and Ricks College bands. Season tickets cover all concerts plus the Mendez appearance and individual tickets are available. Beets harvest news covers surrounding facts.
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Preston High School
Rafael Mendez
John Manning
Blackfoot High School
Ricks College
Eastside
Mendez
Local Firms Aid Junior Fat Stock Sale At County Fair
Franklin County agents report a record fourth annual junior fat stock sale held with the Franklin County Centennial Fair. Daniel Roberts credits broad cooperation from local business and civic groups and 4-H members for the event’s strong success with only one complaint heard.
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Franklin County
Daniel Roberts
Roberts
Franklin County Disaster Area Decision Rejected
Washington reports Franklin County not approved as a disaster area after an investigation by a secretary of agriculture representative. Local and state disaster committees will monitor conditions and make recommendations as needed. Wayne Hall of Phoenix visited the Howards earlier this week.
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Franklin County
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Woodrow I. Rasmussen
Idaho Asc
Local Juveniles Held After Burglaries
Two 13 year old Preston boys were arrested after returning to a shop where ten guns and six boxes of ammunition were stolen the night before. A back window was broken during the burglary and police recovered the firearms hidden in weeds. The youths also confessed to stealing and abandoning bicycles with slashed tires.
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Preston
Plek
Idaho
Ray Talbot
Joyce Tanner Accepts Mission and Local Position
Miss Joyce Tanner daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Tanner of Linrose reports on her California mission in the Franklin stake house Sunday August 21 She graduates from Utah State University and upon return will assume a position in Malad as Oneida county home demonstrator.
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Ry Joyce Tanner
William J. Tanner
Linrose
California
Franklin Stake
Utah State University
Onelaa County
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Melvin Anderson
Eastern States
Melvin S
Preston Fha
Harold Pinson
New Ironsides
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin
United’ Nations
Merlin Smith
Mereda
Vogue
Isis Theatre
Merlin
Bancroft
Caribou
Thomas ‘Heath
Franklin
Bannock
Heath
Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Michael P. Dursteler
USN
Ronald A. Dursteler
Route 2
Michael
Duesteler
Wayne Hall
Phoenix
Ariz
Mrs
Howard Hall
Joyce Tanner
Jamie Boe
Seon
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