Preston Jaycees Launch Register and Vote Drive
The Preston Jaycees this week launched a Register and Vote campaign urging county residents to verify voter registration before the October 30 deadline. Registrars listed include Hattie Wallgren, Lillia Radford, Beatrice Swainston, and David Davis in Preston, with additional officials named for Banida, Clifton, Egypt, Fairview, Franklin, Glendale, Mapleton, Mink Creek, Oneida Station, Riverdale, Thatcher, Weston, and Whitney.
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Preston
Jaycees
Recorder’s Office
Hattie ‘Wallgren
Lillia Radford
Beatrice
Swainston
David Davis
Banida
Virgil Geddes
Cleveland
Sybil McGregor
Clifton
Inez E
Henderson
Dayton
Nancy Jones
Egypt
Esther Larson
Fairview
Rue L. Harding
Franklin
S. J. Handy
Glendale
Janelin Auger
Mapleton
Belettie Burbank
Mink Creek
Mildred Keller
Oneida Station
Hazel R. Young
Oxford
Marie Hatch
Riverdale
Zella Mae Edwards
Thatcher
Ruth
Steven
Treasureton
Bernetta Sant
Weston
LaVerna Bowles
Whitney
Georgia’ Poole
Winder
David Johnson
Fredrick Gregersen Succumbs to Illness Funeral Planned
Fredrick Gregersen 77 died Monday night at the home of his son Marcus in Banida after a lingering illness. Born February 4, 1869 in Brander Denmark, he lived in Preston and Banida before moving to Logan ten years ago. He married Maren Jorgensen in 1893 in Filskov Denmark and was an active LDS church worker, serving as ward teacher and a member of the high priests quorum. Funeral services for Fredrick will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the second ward chapel.
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Fredrick
Lauritz
Gregersen
Logan
Preston
Banida
Maren Jorgensén
Filkskov
Denmark
High Priests
Preston Interesting Says Navy Officer
Ensign E ARobinson of the U S Navy War rington Pa writes to THE CITIZEN praising the community as very nice with excellent communal ideas and a strong urge to bring ideals about He encloses a subscription check stating THE CITIZEN is valuable for information on friends home and as contemporary history.
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Preston
E. A.robinson
Ensign
U.S. Navy
Warrington
Ensign Robinson
Erral, Robinson
U. S. Navy
New Jeepster to Be Shown at Hollingsworth Shop
Preston will host the initial showing of the Willys Overland Jeepster on Saturday at the Hollingsworth Implement Company new showroom, 29 W 1st S. Earl Hollingsworth invites the public to view the sport model praised for its low center of gravity and low operating costs due to the Jeep engine.
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Willys- Overland
Preston
Hollingsworth Implement Company
Mr. Hollingsworth
Blind Preston youth LaVon Peterson named Young Man of the Month
LaVon Peterson, formerly of Preston Idaho, now in Omaha Nebraska, is featured as Pic magazine Young Man of the Month. The piece notes his earlier honors with the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce and outlines his radio repair work and innovations aiding sightless individuals who learn trades at his school.
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LaVon Peterson
Preston
LaVon ’Peterson
Omaha
Neb
LaVon
Pic Magazine
Iowa
Idaho
Governor C. A. Robins to Speak Friday Night
Franklin county residents may hear Governor Robins, chief executive of the state, address the public in the county courthouse Friday at 7 30 pm. The session is open to all interested citizens.
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Franklin County
C. A
Robins
Citizens notes miss jokes column about Franklin Fanny
Readers express nostalgia for the jokes column once by Franklin Fanny in The Citizen. A note mentions renewal payment for a subscription and appreciation for earlier humor in the San Francisco paper.
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Citizen
Franklin
Fanny
Hyrum
San Francisco
Testimonial Sunday for Kay Fellows
Third ward members honor Kay Fellows son of Mr and Mrs Orrin Fellows in a testimonial Sunday Oct 24 at the ward chapel at 2 o clock. Fellows has accepted a call to serve as a missionary in the northwestern states and will enter the mission home Nov 8 in Salt Lake City for training. He is a Preston high school graduate and has attended USAC for two years and is active in priesthood duties. An outstanding program has been arranged for the sacrament and testimonial meeting in his honor. Friends and relatives are invited.
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Third Ward
Wll
Kay Fellows
Orrin Fellows
Ward
Fellows
States
Salt Lake City
Preston High School
USAC
Sanborn in Idaho Discusses Reclamation and Farm Policy
U S congressman John Sanborn, seeking reelection from Idaho’s second district, toured Franklin County and visited farms under the Preston bench project. He argued reclamation progress outpaces Truman-era claims and urged appointing an Idaho head of the bureau of reclamation while defending GOP farm policy.
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John * Sanborn
U.S
Idaho
Franklin County
Hagerman
Congress
House
Senate
Sanborn
Dworshak
Capitol
Truman
Mr. Sanborn
79Th” Congress
Bureau of Reclamation
80Th Congress
West
Bureau
of Reclamation
Republi
Harvest At Welfare Farm To Be Tomorrow
Harvest at the welfare farm, Oneida stake, begins early Friday with all available workers. About 22 acres of potatoes are expected to yield well, with trucks and racks in the fields. Workers should bring a basket and a box lunch and the crop will be stored for later sale.
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Oneida
Maurice Tingey
Weston
Oneida Stake
Ung
Paul R. Wynn
Clifford Forsgren
Bishops
H. Glenn
Bingham
Dayton
B. W.winward
Roy Andreasen
Elvin” Shep
Court of Honor Set for Tuesday
Boy Scout troops from Franklin county district gather at Preston fourth ward chapel next Tuesday for the first in a new series of Courts of Honor. Troops 32 and 74 host. program starts at 8 oclock with opening by troop 37 Whitney Thane Winward.
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Franklin County
Preston
Ward Chapel
Preston Third
Whitney
Thane Winward
Tenderfoot
Preston Sixth Ward
Elmo Beckstead
LaVor
Smith
Franklin Basin
Lynn Facktell
Finance Kits Return Campaign Urges Completion
Merlin T. Whittle finance chairman of Franklin County district asks Cache Valley Boy Scout council to check progress on the finance drive. Of 237 kits issued to workers in two wards and local stakes, 92 have been returned with funds totaling 3400 dollars toward a 5000 dollar quota. The drive must finish this week to support Boy Scout work and reach the quota.
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Merlin T. Whittle
Franklin” County
Cache Valley Boy Scout Council
Whittle
Funeral for Blaine N Taylor Held After Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Throngs of friends and family mourn Blaine N Taylor 24 as funeral services are held in the First Ward chapel. Taylor was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle struck a deer on the highway east of Heber City Utah. His cousin Bonnie Hullinger escaped with cuts and bruises as a riding companion. Continued on Page 5.
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Blaine N
Taylor
First -Ward
Blaine
Heber City
Bonnie Hullinger
William B Groves Buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery
William Blaine Groves eldest son of Mr and Mrs W R Groves of Preston was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno California He served three years trained in Texas overseas as a motor dispatch rider and was killed in France December 21 1945 He is survived by his parents a brother and two sisters Keith and Gaylia Groves Preston and Mrs Marion Llewellyn Hollywood California
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William Blaine Groves
Pic
William B."groves
Groves
Texas
Andy
France
Keith and
Gaylia' Groves
Preston
Marion Llewellyn
Holly‘wood
Calif
Two Preston Graduates Enlist in U S Navy
Glade Ramon Heusser and Kermit James Herd Jr., Preston high school graduates, enlisted for three years in the United States Navy. They passed final physicals in Salt Lake City and departed by train for San Diego to begin 12 weeks of recruit training at the naval training center.
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Preston
United States Navy
Logan
Glade
Ramon “Heusser
LR Heusser
Kermit ‘ James
Herd
Salt’ Lake City
San Diego
U.S. Naval Training Center
Kermitss Qoth
Car Hits Steer. Driver Uninjured on Highway 91
Norman Fonnesbeck of Weston drove a car that struck a steer on highway 91 near the hill north west of the city. The driver escaped uninjured while the vehicle sustained about 150 in damage, and the steer was killed. The accident occurred about 12:45 am Sunday, according to state patrolman Jay Wakeman who investigated.
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Preston
Norman Fonnesbeck
Weston
Jay Wakeman
County Schools Receive 8101 034 29 Apportionment Funds
Franklin County and Gem valley districts receive apportionments totaling 8101 034 29 from county and state funds. East Side No 201 gets 1 534 43 from county and 57 490 295 from state for 12 84 percent. West Side No 202 receives AT0 AG from county and 17 963 94 from state for 22 76 percent. Gem Valley No 23 gets 92 69 from county and 3 472 82 from state for 4 40 percent. Idaho’s 44 counties total 2 447 433 75 for public schools.
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Franklin County
Gem Valley
Grace
Mark
Hart
Franklin Count Ty
West ‘Side
Gem -Valley
Idaho
C. V
State Board For ‘Education
Jibe County
Levy ‘Ts
Winward Family Welcomes 25th Grandson at Local Hospital
Woodrow Winward greeted his first son Wednesday as deer season opened. He notes the newborn is his 25th grandson, with 44 grandchildren in total and all but eight bearing the Winward name. The baby’s mother and child were reported doing well at the local hospital as relatives prepared for a mountain trip.
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Woodrow
Winward
Babe
Peace through obedience stressed in LDS stake conference
Harold B. Lee of the council of twelve apostles spoke at the Oneida stake conference emphasizing world peace through righteous living and obedience to God. He highlighted church leaders as true authority and noted new presidency appointments in the quorum of seventy and elders.
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Oneida
Harold B. Lee
Lee
Quorum of Seventy
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Fredrick Gregersen
UIC
Utah
Western’ Motor Sales
Navy
Jeep
Oman
Farmer
Court of Honor
USC
Western Motor Sales
Scout
William Groves
National Cemetery
Kermit’ Herd, Jr
Glade. Heusser
Mark Hart
LDS
Melvin Harris
Lyne Larson
Heber C. Swainstei
Reed, Crockett
Daniel Roberts
Wayne Porter
Verland Schenk
Lang
Ralph Davis
Dayton . Ward
Ruby” Schwartz
Leah Jenser
Schwartz
Northern States
Migs
Jensen
Aaronic
Iharonne
J the Stake
Estus M. Packer
Horace. Baugh
Eldon Bingham
Mutual
Dewey
Farnsworth
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