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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
11
Franklin county records three auto fatalities in 30 days during wartime, all without combat. Two crashes last Saturday killed one teen while two other youngsters survived, prompting officials to cite driver error, tire failure, and dimmed lights as key risk factors.
Idaho Statesman warns about Congress abolishing the Office of War Information after World War II leaving no unified psychological warfare tool. It argues the army cannot alone handle propaganda and urges a substitute program to avoid inflation and economic collapse. It notes farmers lost farms in the postwar crash and urges price controls via OPA ceilings.
An editorial likens the pool project to a dog fight in an alley with several dogs and a cat stealing the bone, warning that diverse opinions on location and indoor versus outdoor design delay decisive progress. It urges citizens to settle on a concrete plan and begin real work.
At a September 17 open air program, a cable from France reported the graveside services for Preston’s William Griffeth and Lars Olsen of the Princess Pats, first Preston casualties in the war. Other notes include sheep sales by John C Christensen for about 37000, local promotions, and civic appointments.
Banida Mr and Mrs Joseph A Chris tensen and son Verl return from Arizona trip. Jim Swann and Dean Caldwell of Salt Lake City return home. Lark girls Marlene Laron Hilda Gregersen Karla Fae Geddes built a doll house winning blue at stake exhibition and donate it to Salt Lake Children’s Hospital. Pfc Marvin Gregersen home briefly. Elsie M Christensen visiting Central this week. Rachel Allen of Los Angeles visits with Mr and Mrs E A Swann family on Sunday.
New reduced price on desk blotters offered at 15 cents each. Call the Citizen office to order and pick up one for your office.
A humorous column mocks politicians and office life with quick jabs at taboos and stereotypes. A Tennessee preacher supposedly preached 24 hours in one session, sparking belief some may claim tougher records by local rivals.
A humorous exchange at Mine Creek Maizee features a father and son. The son asks what the pair are doing and the father jokes that marriage makes a man fork over. The boy asks about kissing, and the father quips about mistaking his wife for the maid, needing glasses.
A lively 1918 vignette shows a stenography applicant answering offbeat questions during a naval quiz with polite refusals and a quick acceptance. A recurring motif references Sir Mortimer Thrush as a character in a rush, with comic lines about bankers and a Scotsman chasing a tam o shanter.
A collage of witty lines covers women’s roles and social satire as rabbits wander, a nurse reassures a GI, and comments mock fame, maturity, and fame with playful wordplay and sharp one liners.
Seaman first class John Woythe of Preston served aboard the seaplane tender USS Suisun in Tokyo Bay days before formal surrender ceremonies. The ship saw action in the Marshals, Marianas, Caroline Islands, Palau, and Okinawa, operating as a Fleet Air Wing 1 air sea rescue unit.
John U Webber listed as representative for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co in a local business notice. The item notes his role and firm affiliation within the agency’s regional operations. Authorities or dates are not specified in the fragment.
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