Wire Service To Open In Preston Hotel Lobby Soon
Western Union plans to open a Preston agency by early November in the Wilford Hotel lobby. Ralph D. Saylor and D. Sanford met local leaders and announced managers Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Johnson. The service ties to Pocatello trunk lines and will relay messages directly via the hotel network. Delays stem from hotel lobby renovations and material shortages.
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Western Union Wire Service
Preston
Ralph D. Saylor
San Francisco
D.” Sanford
Ogden
Wilford
Howard H. Johnson
Pocatello Terminal
Pocatello
Johnson
Harris resigns from Franklin County Seminary takes private sector post
Alvin Harris resigns after twenty two years in teaching and seminary service to enter private business. Jack Cherrington will fill the vacancy arriving from Springville Utah bringing track and jumping accolades from USAC and Grace Seminary. The Cherrington family has moved into a home in Preston's Fourth Ward.
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Alvin Harris
Franklin County L.D.S
Harris
Bingham
Utah
Preston
LDS Seminary
Feétron
Ute
Ernest Eberhard
Jack Cherrington
Cherrington
Springville
USAC
Grace Seminary
Provo High School Seminary
Warns On Transients Entering County For Repairs
A warning from a neighboring county reaches Sheriff Lee Hansen about a group of transient repairmen canvassing area stores and homes. They allegedly quote one price then raise it during work and may accept produce or poultry in part payment. Homeowners are urged to decide on prices beforehand and use local services where possible.
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Lee Hansen
Hansen
Beet Cars Jump Tracks on U S C Railroad
Train service on the Utah Idaho Central railroad was disrupted for two days after empty beet cars derailed just east of Wellsville Utah. No injuries. Passenger service shifted to buses and express shipments rerouted. The line is now cleared and schedules resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah-Idaho Central Railroad
Wellsville
Utah
Pioneer Judge Thomas Preston 81 Dies Prominent Leader
Funeral services for Judge Thomas Preston 81 will be held Friday at 2 p m in Weston First Ward chapel. Preston served as Franklin county probate judge in his third term and was a merchant law scholar irrigation promoter and choir and orchestra leader. He was born in Canada January 16 1965. Preston operated Preston Brothers and Company a Weston general store for 42 years and aided in business expansion into a hotel and lumber yard. His brother Will Preston partnered in the enterprise and the Preston family joined the LDS church Northwest mission in 1897.
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Thomas Preston
Ernest Eberhard
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho
Samuel
Louise Cod Preston
America
England
Judge Preston
Canada
Weston
Preston Brothers and Company
Will Preston
LDS Church
Northwestern Mission
Oneida Stake Conference Notables Visit From Church Leaders
Elden Spencer W Kimball and Ezra C Knowlton attended the Oneida Stake Conference last Saturday and Sunday. They urged church members to maintain regular contact with youths serving away from home amid wartime strains and temptations. The report notes the dangers of idle time during active fighting and calls for continued home and unit support.
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Elden Spencer W. Kimball
Council of Twelve Apostles
Ezra C. Knowlton
General Church Welfare Board
Oneida
Knowlton
Kimball
Rome
Collision Damages Car in West city Collision
Two vehicles collided at a mile corner west of the city near Knudsen Packing plant injuring driver Thomas Thompson of Preston who suffered severe cuts to head and face. Thompson’s 1935 Chevrolet was demolished while Darwin Feller of Weston driving a Reo beet truck escaped with lesser damage. Thompson received treatment at Merrill-Hawkes clinic and is recovering at home.
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Mile Corner
Knudsen
Thomas Thompson
Preston
Darwin Feller
Weston
Thompson
Merrill-Hawkes
Preston Jaycees Dinner Welcomes New Members
The Preston Jaycees invite young men aged 21 to 35 to a dinner meeting on Monday night October 21 at Randalls cafe. The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, organized 25 years ago, has about 110000 members nationwide and promotes betterment in towns and the U.S. Members come from varied trades and professions.
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Preston Jaycees
Randalls Cafe
United Stated States
Two More Weeks for Sugar Stamp No. 10
Officials warn that only two weeks remain during which housewives may purchase canning sugar with Spare Stamps nine and ten. Stamp No. 10 is valid for five pounds of canning sugar until October 31.
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OPA
Oneida Stake Relief Society Marks 100 Years With Meeting
A high school auditorium event commemorated a century of Relief Society work in the Oneida Stake. Elizabeth Fox and Ora W. Packer led a program of pictures, poems, and music while Nancy Jones recalled the society’s beginnings. Lynda Benson and Nettie Christensen spoke on early travel and teaching practices.
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Oneida Stake Relief Society
Relief Society
Oneida Stake ‘Relief Society
Stake
Elizabeth Fox
Louisa B. Benson
Nellie
P. Head
Amy .C. Ballit
Anna Rae Hawkes
Ebien
B. Larsen
Ora
Louise Engar
Salt Lake City
Lynda N. Benson
Second Stake Board
Swan Lake
Oxford
Mink Creek
General Board
Riverdale
Nettie P. Christensen
County Still Awaits Deeds For Mink Creek Road
J M Evans chair of county commissioners says only seven deeds have reached Fra Klin county for the six mile Mink Creek road right of way. About 25 more deeds remain to be sent for signatures before the state can advertise construction. Evans notes signatures could be obtained quickly but insists full deed set is required by the Department of Public Works.
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J. M. Evans
Board of County Commissioners
Fra Klin
Mink Creek
Mr. Evans
Department of Public Works
Dworshak Speaks on World Peace at Preston Rotary Luncheon
Congressman Henry Dworshak addresses Preston Rotary Club warning about Russia's recalcitrant attitude and its impact on world peace. Dworshak, a former Rotary district governor, urges urgent peace talks as nations like Russia and the U S confront vital issues. Visitors included Elvin Cutler and Nielson among others. Pearl Esplin sang with piano accompaniment.
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Preston
Rotary
Henry Dworshak
Dworshak
S. P. Packer
Russia
Elvin Cutler
N. P. Nielson
W. H. Mendenhall
Cy.Price
Alton B. Jones
Ray Thacker
Pearl Esplin
Ernest Moore
Preston FFA selects three boys for National Victory convention
Three Preston high FFA officers John Hansen, Bob Sparrow, and Earl Neeley were chosen to attend the National Victory convention in Kansas City Missouri on October 19. The Union Pacific will charter a special train carrying Idaho Oregon Washington attendees with a Denver stop for sightseeing. At Kansas City the group will join about ten thousand FFA members for meetings and officer reports.
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Preston
Future Farmers ~ .of America
Kansas City, Mo
John ‘Hansen
Wilford Hansen
FFA
Bob Sparrow
Charles Sparrow
Earl Neeley
Kansas City
Denver
Idaho Wage Board Sets Beet Harvest Piece Rates
The Idaho USDA wage board releases beet harvest piece rates governing top picking and loading sugar beets. Wages above these rates require prior wage board approval. James W. Farrell, board chairman, notes that the new rates supersede last year’s ceiling and apply statewide.
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Idaho
USDA
Rifle Club Scores Tallied For Week
Rifle club shooters scored at 200 yards from prone sitting and standing positions. Pete Jorgensen regained the top with 64 points. Adolph Jorgensen 63. Virgil Larsen 62. Ben Cazier 60. Dr. Bell 60. Louis Bowers 55. Biennard Davis 2x - next week no shoot due to Franklin County Deer Hunt and safety rules reminder are given.
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Rifle Club
Pete Jorgensen
P. Jorgensen
Adolph Jorgensen
Virgil Larsen
Ben Cazier
Dr. Bell
Louis Bowers
Yearling pig sells for 138 dollars at local pool
Vic Fisher of Oxford reports a yearling pig weighing 565 pounds sold this week at the Franklin county hog pool for 24 1/4 cents per pound, totaling 138 dollars. He notes prices have risen since older times when such pigs brought 30 to 40 dollars.
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Vic -Fisher
Oxford
Franklin County
Vic
Elk hunt successful for seven local men
Seven local men completed a weeklong elk hunt in the Selway region returning last Wednesday evening with five bulls. participants were Lott Viehweg Preston Bassett James Tasso Quigley Anderson Drew Anderson Mack Hunter and Wal Koller.
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Selway
Lott Viehweg
Preston “ ‘Bassett
James Tasso
Quigley
Anderson
Drew Anderson
Mack Hunter
Wal Koller
Rally exposes Leguineche theft record at Idaho rally
At Preston Idaho a photostatic copy of 1935 Gooding county criminal proceedings was shown to illustrate Pete Leguineche’s guilty plea for stealing water from a neighbor’s headgate. Tom Heath labeled Leguineche a thief while Dworshak defended his vote record and OPA stance ahead of the election.
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Gooding
Idaho
Preston
Pete Leguineche
Leguineche
Tom Heath
Congress
Heath
GOP
Pete
Henry Dworshak
OPA
Dworshak
Labor
Four Army Discharges Filed at Local Selective Service Office
Four veterans have filed discharge papers with the local selective service office in the past week or two. They are Paul B. Ransom Veil Randall Royal S. Cutler and William Reed Tanner.
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Selective Service Office
Paul B. Ransom
Veil Randall
Royal S. Cutler
William
Reed Tanner
Armistice Day Jeep Ticket Center at J C Penney
Eddie Kross commander of Preston Post No 34 of the American Legion says the collection center for tickets to the Willys Jeep given away at the Armistice Day ball will be in the J C Penney store.
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American Legion
Sun Valley
la Wana Jensen
la Moyne Halk
Eddie Kross
Preston Post No. 34
Legion
J. C. Penney
Legion Auxiliary Invites Members to Monday Meeting
An invitation is extended to all eligible members of the American Legion auxiliary to attend the meeting held Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Howard Johnson, 77 North First West.
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the American Legion
Howard ‘Johnson
North First West
Inability To Carry Hospital News Explains Gap
The Citizen explains hospital staff shortages prevent reporting births and admissions at Memorial Hospital. Public information efforts cite heavy workload as the reason for no hospital notes. Residents are urged to phone the paper for birth announcements.
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Citizen News
Cal- Memorial Hospital
Citizen
the Citizen
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Western Union
Legion Queen
U.S.C
Weston Ward
Weston Brass
Thomas Dreston
New Jaycee
Dorothy Johnson
Allie H. Packer
Ellen B. Larsen
Preston Rotary Club
John Sanborn
Sanborn
CVA
Salt Lake
FE. A. Jensen
Court House
Gooding County
George Donart
Senate
Can—Didate
Swille
Glen
Taylor
Inia
Legion Auxiliary
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