The Basis of Our Government and Newspapers
A guest editorial recalls Thomas Jefferson and John Peter Zenger to praise freedom of the press. It notes colonial newspapers shaped liberty, cites the Zenger defense, and asserts journalism’s role in questioning public officials to drive national improvement through Newspaper Week themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Morning Star
America
John Peter Zenger
New York Weekly Journal
Andrew Hamilton
Philadelphia
Zenger
United States of America
Liberal spenders push public works to spark jobs debate
Editorial briefs quote a Sen William Proxmire poll showing 65 percent oppose creating one million or more public service jobs while 29 percent support it. Critics warn democracy may falter under endless treasury benefits and loose fiscal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Alexander Trotter
Floyd obituary notes exile and move to western New York frontier
The fragment describes Floyd fleeing across Long Island Sound to Connecticut and then to western New York. It mentions seven years of exile from his home, his role as a New York representative in the first session of the IS Congress, and his deed of his farm to his son before his death in 1821. The text is garbled but preserves core events and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Flosdo
New York
Floyd
Ford
Congress
Nenece
Long Island Sound
Connecticut
New Yorks
IS Congress
Hoth
New York Frontier
From Out Of The Past Harvest Vacation Ends This Week
Eastside School District resumes classes Monday as the district ends a harvest vacation. United Nations Day is proclaimed for next Tuesday in Preston with cooperation across the United States. Idaho state police conduct a safety campaign in Preston and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastside
W Oh Simmons Maxsor
Ernest Eberhard Jr
United Nations
Preston
United States
Idaho
Cermin
Sali Ter Strartersy
Utah
Log School Replica Preserves Preston Idaho History
The Trail Blazer recounts the log school built in 1878 east of Preston, moved and rebuilt in 1930 in the old city park, serving as church and hall before becoming a DUP relic. It notes the first teacher Mary Heller, later uses by American Legion, and stresses fundraising via Trail Blazer to finance the replica and relic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old City
Preston
Blazer
Creamery Hollow
Mary Heller
Worm Creek
Utah and Northern
South Main
Preston Ward
Second Ward
American Legion
Daughters’ of Pioneers
Anne S. Clements
DUP
Mary Call Chandler
Jefferson
W. J. Chandler
W. Condieé
Academy
Chris Gundesen
Old City Park
Idaho
Ladies Glee Club
Dewey Olsen
Kentucky
Mary Perry
Preston Larson
Mother Mahree
Marie Danielson
Did You Know Blackmail Is Legal in California
A collage of notes on legal traps and odd cases from California. Topics include nuisance lawsuits from lax laws, a California Supreme Court ruling on employer liability after an employee’s drunken office party, and various bizarre claims tapping insurance and personal injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrest
Gow Beason
Caliorner
California
Supreme Court
Idaho Forest Harvest Rules Aimed at Water Protection
Idaho enacts Act B designed to safeguard streams and reservoirs while ensuring timber supply. State Land Board approvals and regulations require operators to notify and follow restoration and chemical-use procedures on state or private lands, with inspections by Land Department staff to enforce compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
State Land Board
State Landr Department
State Land Department
Land Department
Ory Land
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uitzen
W.F. “B. Whittom
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
MR Meany
David Foster
The
Natonal Cable Television Association
NEW York Times
Dalerstion Pe D Elseats Oela
Torres
Monly
Ponty VE
Pete Foise
Pivastan
Crete
Actulos
Rage Hard
Franklin
President Coolidge
Gus
Norman Salisbury
Perio
Preston High School
By Newell Hart
Sarah Jensen
Maria Clayton
Thomas Clayton
Ella Clayton
Sarah Jane Clayton
Gretta Hull
Will Hull
Bion Wilcox
Alice Hebdon
L. E. Hansen
Peterson
Bergquist
Overland Lumber Co
Steuri
Printing Office
Paul Harvey News
Pale Harvey Harry
Los Angeles Times
Redwood City
Calif
Navy
Santa Monica
Gloatsn Sykes
San Francisco
Snake
San Bernardino
Pepsi
Jackson Blvd
Pulaski
Andres
Foss Clothing
Preston, Idaho
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