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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
4
A county veterans committee list shows chairmen and members including Lee Hansen, Ben Johnson, A W Hart, Belva Hart, and George McHugh among others. The article notes a reception at Pocatello high school for Mrs Maughan and Mrs Hinning and mentions L Q S Institute events in Moscow.
Continued from page one the report notes resolutions adopted by regional groups as of the 1943 44 school year. Mrs Maughan visited Portland at the invitation of Dr William G Carr secretary of the National Educational Policies Commission to help plan postwar education for the United States and war torn nations. An educational council is emphasized to coordinate cultural understanding among all countries.
Nada Gilbert of the Double Duty 4-H club and David Mc Ctun of the Live Wire 4-H electrification club, led by Owen Gibson, entered the National 4-H Clothing achievement contest and the Westinghouse Rural Electrification contest. Medals go to top finishers, with state winners earning an all expense trip to the 23rd National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago December 3 to 6. County Agent Daniel Roberts notes state winners are youths with six plus years in club work and 12 to 20 high scoring projects. winners will be announced before December 1.
Hearing to determine the average prevailing wage for farm labor in Franklin County will be held Friday at 8 PM in the county courthouse. The War Food Administration seeks a finding to report to Washington DC. Testimony from employers and workers is invited to discuss wages paid for agricultural tasks.
Large crowds at the Oneida conference heard Adele Cannon Howell and Vesta Anderson discuss Primary work. Mrs Howell urged being doers of the word while Mrs Anderson promoted a yearlong project Reverence for the House of the Lord. Paul Wynn encouraged parents to set a church and home example.
County Auditor Cleo Swenson notes that Franklin county records are open for public inspection. Finance and tax matters are largely handled by the treasurer and assessor, while police records reside in the sheriff and probate judge offices. Court proceedings are available through the auditor, who acts as clerk of the court.
The October pre induction call covers about 500 men slightly below September’s quota. Examinations occurred in the Pocatello area October 16 17 and in the Boise area October 20 21. Inductions for southern Idaho men at Salt Lake City are planned for October 27 28 with 444 men from the state included this month. Northern Idaho entries were in Spokane and last month total inductions reached 571.
Preston Pond, district scout executive of Logan Utah, leads a Rotary luncheon program in Pocatello featuring a motion picture about the Jim Bridger Older Scouts hike in the Wind River mountains Wyoming. The event lists local scout groups and notes chairs and visiting guests IH Nash and Bill Rehfor.
Christensen and his mother presented two vocal selections. The recital showcased their collaboration and musical range in a intimate family performance.
Two item notice lists a 2 room basement apartment for rent unfurnished at 196 West Oneida with a basement entrance. Also offered are two buffets two bed stead chairs a range two mono key stoves two kitchen cabinets a porch swing a beach umbrella contact E Ray Crocs Fett at 120 South 1st East Pres.
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