Sixth District convention to be hosted by Preston post
Preston American Legion Post No 34 hosts the Sixth District Idaho convention with registration at 11 noon at the Elks lodge and a 1 30 pm joint meeting at the lodge hall Delegates expected from American Falls Aberdeen Rockland Pocatello posts 4 and 120 Blackfoot Bancroft Montpelier Soda Springs Paris Grate Lava Hot Springs Downey Malad and Preston Officers and auxiliary leaders from multiple towns will preside and coordinate events including a 12 pm commanders luncheon and 7 pm courthouse banquet master of ceremonies Marion Pete Jensen.
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Preston American Legion
Sixth
Idaho
Towers Kross
Virginia Hall
William J. Auger
Wilmeta Meadows
American Falls
Elks Lodge
Marion
Pete’’ Jensen
Hall
Aberdeen
Rockland
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Bancroft
Montpelier
Soda Springs
Paris
Grate
Lava Hot Springs
Downey
Malad
Preston
Sixth District
Leslie Wilson
William Corbridge
Frank ‘Bolton
Soda “Springs
John’ V. Evans
Irvin
Scott
J. M. Daugherty
Harrison,Crowell
Wilmetta Meadows
Gladys Call
Florence Madden
Charlotte Salser
Helen Dohse
Patricia Taylor
Child Bitten by Sow at Riverdale Home
Five year old Shannon Packer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Monte Packer of Riverdale, was bitten and tossed by a large sow Saturday afternoon. She suffered a large slash and multiple cuts and scratches on her left thigh and back before her mother rescued her.
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Shannon Packer
Monte Packer
Riverdale
Northern Utah Idaho Mayors to Attend USAC Game
Preston Mayor Rulon Dunn and other northern Utah and southern Idaho officials will be honored by Utah State Agricultural College this Saturday as USAC football hosts University of Idaho in Logan. Kickoff time to be announced. dignitaries will sit with players and be escorted through the south tunnel. Others invited include Elvin Christian sen Downey town board Quince Rice Clifton town board Gilbert Cafferty Fairview chair William Robinson Franklin mayor M Lowe Grace mayor Earl Buttars Weston chair.
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Rulon’ Dunn
Preston
Utah
Idaho
Utah State “Agricultural College
Southern Idaho
USAC
University of Idaho
Logan
Dunn
Elvin Christiansen
Downey
Quince Rice
Clifton
Gilbert Cafferty
Fairview
William Robinson
Franklin Town
M. Lowe
Grace
Earl Buttars
Weston
Afton Victim Of Indians Triumph In Wyoming
Preston High School Indians defeated Afton 20 to 0 at Afton Wyoming marking their third win in four games and a bye until Oct 24 when Malad visits. Ivan Davis scored the first touchdown on a 40 yard reverse, Carl Swainston added the extra point and later TDs followed by Edgley and Swainston points. Wyoming squad managed three first downs and few penalties as Aston and Preston halted Afton’s advances.
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Prestori
Afton
Wyo
Indians
Malad
Nee ‘Ivan
Davis
Aston
Carl Swainston
Swainston
Preston
Richard Edgley
Edwin Hyde
Edgley
Wyoming Boys
Caroline Petersen Pioneer County Lady Honored in Dayton
Caroline E Larsen Petersen, born Oct. 11, 1869 in Mendon Utah, will celebrate her 83rd birthday with an open house at her Dayton home. Widowed 22 years, she raised ten children, taught, and endured pioneer life across Mink Creek Bear River and Oneida narrows before moving to Dayton in 1911.
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Caroline Petersen
Pioneer County
Dayton
Caroline .E. Larsen Petersen
Lars Larsen
Elizabeth’ Nielsen Larsen
Mendon
Utah
Weston
Mary
Mink Creek
Gentile Valley
Blackfoot
Presto Burl
Nels Just
Jacob” Petersen
Mink .Creek
Logan
LDS
Ivan E
Preston
Aline
Fred H
Louie Page
Reed
Conference Set for Oct 18 19 by Oneida stake leaders
Oneida stake presidency and officials finalize plans for quarterly conference to be held Saturday and Sunday October 18 and 19 Eldon Tanner announced the schedule Visiting dignitary Mark E Petersen council of twelve apostles will attend the sessions
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Oneida
Eldon Tanner
Mark E. Petersen
TV Power Lines Pushing Toward Utah Transmitters Peak Sites
Utah Power and Light crews rush completion of two 12 500-volt lines to serve new TV transmitters atop the Oquirrh mountains west of Salt Lake City. When active this fall they will beam TV to homes from Preston in the north to Cove in Millard County, with towers at high elevations among rugged terrain. Transmitters aim to reach about 87 percent of Utah residents.
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Utah Power and Light Co
Oquirrh Mountains
Salt Lake City
Preston
Cove
Millard County
J. E. Cushman
Up&l
Lake‘point
Tooele County
Copperton
Mr. Cushman
Utah Power
Salt Lake Lines and Service Department
J. R. Jarvis
Distribution Engineering
Bill Choules Aiftends Pacific Show at Portland
Charles Bill Choules of Preston is a member of the University of Idaho dairy products judging team which took part in the Pacific International Livestock exposition in Portland on October 4. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alma Choules of Fairview.
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Charlés; Choules
Preston
University of Idaho
Portland
Bill
Alma Choules
Fairview
Polio Foundation Names New Franklin County Officers
The Franklin county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected new officers led by chairman Donald Podge. Others include L A Bright as vice chairman and Quinten Crockett as March of Dimes chair, with cooperation planned with medical authorities and hospitals as six polio cases are reported in the county, three under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Podge
Franklin‘ ‘County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
L. A. Bright
Owen
March of Dimes
Franklin
West Side District Declares Beet Harvest Vacation
Supt. LeRoy Archibald announced that West Side district schools will begin vacation next Monday. All students above sixth grade will be excused Friday to help harvest beets on the church welfare farms at Dayton.
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West Side
LeRoy” Archibald
Dayton
County Receives Forest Service Aid Totaled 886 798
Idaho treasurer reports 886 798 from the U S forest service for distribution to counties. Franklin county gets 4 186 while amounts range from two cents to 226 536 for Idaho county based on forest service land within each county. Payments cover the year ending June 30 from forest service receipts.
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Idaho
U. S. Forest Service
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Forest ’Service
Proclamation Declares National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
Mayor Dunn issued a proclamation designating the week starting Oct 5 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. The proclamation emphasizes that when handicapped workers are placed in suited positions their productive capacity is proven and calls for greater understanding of their employment capabilities and methods to match abilities with jobs.
FHA Holds Initiation For Preston Chapter New Members
Preston Future Homemakers of America held its initiation ceremony on September 25 with Enid Beckstead and Sharon Nuffer as chairs. In a candlelight scroll signing ceremony new members were named and awarded red rose flowers by chapter president Peggy Fellows. The photo features Carla Cole and Carole Harris in the front row with officers Claron Buxton Gloria Smart and Connie Petterborg in the back.
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Preston
Future
Homemakers of America
Enid Beckstead
Sharon Nuffer
FHA
Peggy Fellows
Enid Coburn
Carla Cole
Carole Harris
Shirley Heaps
Cleo Hulet
Mariean Inglet
Rhea, Lund
Pauline Nash
Ollie Jean Nelson
Marie Orme
Arlene Poole
Anna
Marie Poulson
Charlene Stocks
Pat Swainston
Faye Wiser
Freda Bodily
Audene _Oliverson
Long
Carole Smith
Lifinen
Johnson and Carmachow
Claron Buxton
Gloria Smart
Connie Petterborg
Sugar Beet Harvest to Start Across Districts Saturday
Franklin County Sugar Co. official Thomas Heath says sugar beet harvest will begin this Saturday in all districts, with beets deliverable only to Thorenson and factory dumps. The operation runs 25 days starting mid October, weather dependent, and school boards will dismiss to allow harvesting.
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Thomas Heath
Franklin County Sugar Co
Thorenson
Franklin
Heath
West Side
East Side
Sugar Company
Anniversary To Be Observed By Affleck Buick
Buick sales will observe its first anniversary in Preston on Saturday owner Bob Affleck announces in The Citizen. Mr and Mrs Affleck and all their employees thank customers for support since opening a year ago. Showroom and shop at 83 South State will host anniversary festivities with ladies fashion roles and balloons for children. Across the street Eldon Toby Winn begins his third year in business at the Phillips 66 station.
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R. C. Affleck
Buick
Preston
Bob” Affleck
the Citizen
South
Travers
Eldon
Toby” Winn
Knife, Fork Club Names Criminologist as Next Speaker
Dr. David Dressler, criminologist and author, will be guest of honor at the Preston Knife and Fork Club. The meeting, at the courthouse next Thursday evening, will draw a large crowd to hear his talk on Beating the Bunco. Dressler, born in Kentucky in 1907, earned Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and an M.A. from Columbia.
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David Dressler
Preston Knife and Fork Club
Dr. Dressler
Blue Grass
Kentucky
University of Chicago
Columbia
New York University
Dressler
West Side Juniors Help in Potatoes for Prom
The junior class at West Side High Dayton under adviser Jake Davies gathered yesterday to work in Albert Moser's potato field. Proceeds will go to the class treasury to finance the junior prom next spring.
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West Side High
Dayton
Jake Davies
Albert Moser
Preston Rifle Club Plans Another Shoot Here Next Sunday
Preston Rifle Club announces a bonus shoot next Sunday with about 25 participants. Richard Skinner scored a bulls eye on the first shot with a 30 30 rifle while Terry Paskins found success in off hand. Pete Jorgensen offered guidance as the veteran presence. Officials invite nonmembers to join.
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Preston Rifle Club
Penn
Preston
Richard Skinner
Terry Paskins
Treasureton
Pete Jorgensén
Public Land Group Meeting In Salt Lake City
County Auditor Cleo Swenson attended a Saturday meeting in Salt Lake City representing Idaho as secretary treasurer of the Idaho Association of Commissioners and Clerks. The interstate group includes public land counties from 11 western states and met to discuss securing payments in lieu of taxes on federally owned land.
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Cleo Swenson
Salt ‘Lake City
Interstate Association of Public Land Counties
Idaho Association of Commissioners and Clerks
Swenson
Idaho
Interstate Association
States
Fishermen and Game Officials Urge Safe Hunting During Season
Franklin County Fish and Game Association officials urge hunters to enjoy the season while following safety rules. They advise cooperation with conservation officers, never carrying a loaded gun in a car, never pointing a gun at companions, wearing red when hunting big game, identifying game before shooting, dressing for cold weather, respecting others property, taking only a legal limit, carrying a compass and matches in Idaho primitive areas, and tagging game on kill or before leaving.
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Fish and Game
Franklin County Fish and Game ‘Assa
Franklin County
Fish and Game Assn
Idaho
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Elks Hall
Son
Mrs. Petersen
Winsor
Five Mile
Milton Jorgenson
Glenale
UPL Company
Charles
Pacific
Polio Organization
Forest Service
Affleck
Knife, Fork Club
Public Land Group
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