City Council Advances Canning Center and Utilities
The council agreed to provide sewer and water to the Franklin County Canning Center moving toward a warehouse location near the Texaco Bulk Plant. Bids were opened for alley paving and behind-building resurfacing funded by local business owners, plus bids on a sewer line from Fourth to Eighth South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Lincoln Orme
Canning Center
Texaco
Oneida
First South
Fourth South
Eighth South
Robert Acock
Ross Conlin
Harold Manning
Ivan Davis
Jay McKenzie
Board Members Seek Reelection on Clifton Village Board
Jack Wood and Ralph McCulloch announce plans to seek reelection to the Clifton Village board with terms expiring this year. Election set for November 7, petitions available from clerk Mrs Blanche Henderson. Also notes Eastside school district selling old Jefferson school desks at 50 cents each, per Wayne Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wood
Ralph McCulloch
Clifton
Blanche Henderson
Wood
McCulloch
Eastside
Jefferson School
Wayne Brown
UP Building Underway In Preston
Utah Power and Light moves forward with a Preston service center due for December completion barring weather delays. Burt Martin notes construction is about one month ahead of schedule as crews pave the parking lot and finish exterior work. The new facility will house the construction and maintenance division and storekeepers, while accounting and sales stay at the current site. The plant will allow future expansion to additional facilities on site. The division serves Oneida, Caribou, Bannock from Downey and Lava, Bancroft south, Bear Lake, Cokeville Wyoming, Rich and Cache counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Power and Light Company
Burt Martin
Ower Company
Power Company
Preston
Oneida County
Caribou County
Bannock County
Downey
Lava
Bancroft
Bear Lake County
Cokeville
Wyo
Rich County
Utah
Cache County
Three Escape Injury In Two Roll Wrecks
A truck driver and a 2 year old child escaped injury when the Gossner Milk truck rolled on the Preston Dayon road after the driver failed to keep full attention. A second driver, Jose Garza, 16, skidded off the highway and down a roadside embankment in another county road crash. Ruth Simmonds, 78, was cited for failure to yield when her car collided with Michael Saxton, 15, as both travel west of Preston on a county road to Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Thomas Petterberg
Preston
Gossner
Preston-Dayton
Dayton Road
Linrose
Petterberg
Jose Antonio Garza
Ogden
Son U.S.81
Ruth Simmonds
Weston
Michael Saxton
Weather Helps Harvests Slow Beet Crop Growth This Season
Good weather slows beet harvesting while boosting cabbage and grain yields. Beets begun in Grace Bancroft and Clifton areas with dumps at Whitney and Cache countys lightly used. Cabbage yields exceed average with operation through mid November and into January for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Larson
Gamated Sugar Company
Grace-Bancroft
Clifton
Whitney
Cache County
City Recreation Assistant Director Requested and Program Expanded
Ivan Davis urged the city council to name an assistant director and extend the program to 14 weeks. He requested 851.70 for needed supplies and equipment for 1968 season and proposed financing Legion equipment, improved lighting on the baseball diamond, rebuilt dugouts, and a fence to the first light pole. He also proposed adding Little League football in September and October and basketball in December February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Davis
Davis
American Légion
Smedley Widower Anna Baird Smedley Dies in Salt Lake Hospital
Anna Baird Smedley 54 wife of prominent businessman Sturton W. Smedley died October 10 in Salt Lake Hospital. Born June 10, 1913 in Brigham City, she married Smedley September 25, 1944 at an LDS Mesa Temple. She was active in the LDS Church, Primary and Relief Society. Funeral service Friday at Franklin Stake House with Bishop Dewey Olsen officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna, Lee’ Baird Smedley
Salt Lake
Brigham City
John.b
Caroline Lee Baird
Sturton W. Smedley
Mesa
Smedley
Preston
Eston Chamber
Com‘merce
LDS ‘Church
Primary and Relief ‘Society
Espime
Franklin ‘Stake
Dewey
Olsen
Legion Plans Member Drive
The annual membership drive for the American Legion is underway. Dues are payable to Eddie Davis, adjutant, with a 50 cent reduction for dues paid before October 20. A meeting for all veterans and prospective members will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Eddie Davis
Legion
Legion Hall
Officers And Committee Named For Water Study
Lester P. Sears was named chairman of the Franklin County Water Advisory Board to study the Bear River development. Daniel Roberts was named secretary. Ten members include Cleo Swenson, Albert Jensen, Leo Palmer, Joe Hedin, Perth Poulsen, Woodrow Butterworth, Max Norton, and Angus Condie. The group will organize subcommittees and meet with other counties on October 23, as requested by the Ida Water Resources board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester P. Sears
Twin Lakes Canal Company
Franklin County Water Advisory Board
Bear River
Daniel Rob
Erts
Franklin County
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
Vaughn J. Larsen
Cleo Swenson
Preston
Albert Jensen
Glencoe
Leo Palmer
Joe Hedin
Perth Poulsen
Weston
Woodrow Butterworth
Franklin
Max Norton
Angus Condie
Preston Junior High
Preston- Whitney Irrigation Company
Frankli County
Oneida
Caribou
Bear Lake Counties
Ida 0 Water Resources Board
The
Resources Board
Kindergarten Head Start Opected Programs Approved
The East side school district will hold Head Start and a summer kindergarten program next summer. Both programs are federally funded. Head Start under the Anti poverty program and Kindergarten under Title I. The board approved hiring of six aides with two more for first and second grades. A wiring study at Central school will review new lighting and power sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastside
Preston and Whitney
Central School
Schools Close For Weekend In Idaho Districts
Students in the East and West Side districts will enjoy a two day holiday this weekend. Teachers will attend institute sessions in Boise and Pocatello. The Idaho Education Association and State Department of Education sponsor the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastside
West Side
Teachers Institute
Boise
Pocatello
The
Idaho Education Association
State Department of Education
Ex Preston Man To Address Seminary At Utah State
Dr. Glenn R. Hawkes, Preston native, will speak on strengthening families at the Leadership School for Women on the Utah State University campus. He and University president Dr. Daryl Chase will discuss leadership at a 6 30 p.m. smorgasbord in the Walnut Room Union Building. About 300 women leaders from across the state attend the school, sponsored by Utah State University Extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn R. Hawkes
Preston
Utah State University
Hawkes
Daryl Chase
Union
Seat University
Preston library board approves youth section folding door addition
The Preston library board approved adding a folding door in the youth section to finish remodeling begun last year. The contract for decor and maintenance was reported, with plans to complete adult patron collections and purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Library Board
Deorea Const
Rotary Cantata Date Scheduled
The annual Rotary Cantata is set for December 20 in the Franklin County courthouse with practices starting November 2. Bill Shumway chairs the event with Harley Greaves and Sherwin Webb on the committee. Elda Carlson Osterloh will direct it again this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Stake
Braakaecko
Franklin County Court House
Bill Shumway
Harley, Greaves
Sherwin Webb
Faes
Elda Carlson Ostérloh
Sunday Service Awards Honor Vietnam Soldier
In Lewiston Fourth Ward LDS service on October 15 PFC Bob R Layne will be posthumously honored with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Raymond Layne will accept awards for his son’s actions in Vietnam and Lt Col William A Jones will present the honors during the 11 am meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Fourth Ward
Bob R. Layne
Vietnam
Raymond Layne
Lewiston
Layne
William A. Jones
U.S. Army
Utah National Guard
Pfc
Col. Jones
Republic’ of
New Apostle to Visit From Church Missionary Leaders
Church headquarters in Salt Lake City will send Elder Leonard Love and Elder Frank S Wise to Oneida stake center for a meeting at 10 a.m. The pair bring decades of service in mission presidency youth programs and motion picture production technicals. Wise, a native of London, serves Brigham Young University in film production. Love previously led a Netherlands mission and California mission presidency.
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Salt Lake City
Leonard Love
Frank S. Wise
Love
Netherlands
Northern California
Utah Committee On
London
Elder
Wisé
Brigham Young “University
Oneida
Durin Zing
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City Okehs
Prestony
Cache Valley
Bear Lake
Freyton Road
Mr Larson
H. Felker
DelMonte Corporation
St. George
Felker
Ben Jones
Reed
McEntire
Wayne Doney
Franklin County Grain Growers
Legion Plans
Preston Man
USA Seminary
Dan Ison
Thes Colina Y Sandee Aia
Ibs
Alvin RS. Dyer
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