Two Traffic Mishaps Injure and Damage Vehicles
Saturday events report two non fatal crashes. Glen Smith of Winder, 45, lost control of his car five miles north of Preston on a faulty steering gear, traveling 630 feet before rolling off the highway. Damage estimated at 500 dollars with no serious injuries. A second accident at Whitney Sugar Factory involved a two tone beet truck rolling into a conveyor after the driver, Cure Whitehead of Franklin, stopped to help. Front fenders and hood damaged. losses around 350 dollars for the truck and 1,000 dollars for the dumped conveyor system.
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Glen Smith
Preston
Emily
2Tease
Smith
Whitney
Cure “Whitehead
Franklin
Who's Who Prize Members Named and Clues Count
The week’s winner Randy Dursteler of 145 West 4th South Preston found 10 of 14 clues. Next week’s prize rises to 66 dollars with a 6 dollar bonus. Boxes for guesses are at Keller's 3K Service, Cove Ready Mix, Ken's Electric, O P Skaggs, and Sky Vu Theatre.
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Randy Dursteler
West 4Th” South
Preston
Randy
Haley M. Hart
Mr. Hart
E. R. Johnston
Keller
North State
Cove Ready-Mix Concrete Co
Ken's Electric Co
O. P. Skaggs
Sky Vu
Prudential Savings and Loan Assn
City Police Urge No Leaf Burning In Drought Area
Dolfty police ask residents not to burn leaves curbside or in gutters. The practice melts oil along roadsides and creates traffic hazards and strong neighbor complaints.
Wold and Bennett Visit Logan for USU Football Game
Mr and Mrs Darrell Wold and Mr and Mrs W W L Bennett motored to Logan Saturday to see the Utah State University football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell .Wold
Www. L. Bennett
Logan
USU
Preston to Build New Dial Plant for 1961
Mountain States reports Telephone and Telegraph Co plans a $105 250 building at First East and Oneida streets in Preston. The brick one story 60 by 85 foot structure will house dial equipment and offices, with Brennan Construction Co as contractor and completion by April 8 1961. Architects are Hummel and Jones Boise. The project total nears half a million dollars as local telephones reach 2436, a 26 percent rise since 1950. A land lot from Mrs Calvin Foss was purchased for the site.
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Mountain
States
Telephone &Telegraph Co
First
Oneida
Preston
Fice
Brennan Construction Co
Pocatello
Brennan
Hummel
Calvin’ Foss
County Hearings Boost Idaho Highways Funding
County officials attended a hearing with the Idaho state highway board and federal agencies on October 14. They learned an extra 100000 dollars was allotted to the Wayan Freedom SH 34 route, enabling immediate work on key link segments and improved access for tourists and commerce through Preston Grace Soda Springs and Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
William W. Poole
Wayne Ss. Evans
Albert E. ‘Oser
Preston Chamber of Commerce Road Committee
Albert Moser
Idaho State Highway , Board
U. S. Forest Service
Preston
Grace
Soda Springs
Freedom
Yellowstone Park
Franklin County
Republican Rally Friday at Thatcher Schoolhouse
Republican rally scheduled Friday evening at 8 o clock at the Thatcher schoolhouse. Sponsored by precinct committeemen Harris Stevenson of Thatcher and Ronald Panter of Cleveland. Public invited. All county candidates and several out of county politicians expected. Refreshments to be served.
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Thatcher School House
Harris Stevenson
Thatcher
Ronald Panter
Cleveland
Nominees Chosen by Committees for Community Election Boards
Farmers appoint community election boards to select a chairman vice chairman and regular member with two alternates for next year. Boards oversee price support wool incentive and other federal programs at the local level. candidates include Owen Andreasen Verdon Hansen Reed Jensen Elias Jensen MelRoy Larsen Ray B Larson Robert Smith Dwain Tate John Youngman Cloyd Wilde and others across Communities A B C D and E.
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ASC
Daniel Roberts
Webster
Owen
Andreasen
von R. Atkinson
Grant L.?.gray
MelRoy ‘Larsen
Rayle
B. Larsen
Robert ‘O
Smith
Dwain M. Tate
John B . Youngman
Kay
E. ‘Anderson
Wade
M. Christensen
George E
Fisher
Cluff Gibson
Fred L. Gregersen
LaVern Kendall
Russell A
Kellerry
Miles
Hebert Swainston
Ike
Platt D. Ward
Community
Jack’ Archibald
Grant” ‘Bingham
Reed ‘Campbell
Jack C. Choules
Vaughn
H. Jensen
Richard Lemmon
Dale F. ‘McKay
Perth
Poulsen
Dennis
Co. Ralphs
Burnice G. Ward
Er ‘Orval
E. Bowles
Oliver
J. “Choules
Ralph Cole
Clifford , Forsgren
H. Ralph Keller
Garland
Kidd
Mark H. Larsen
van E
Nelson
Vern
Freddy Schenk
Budge Denounces Low Blow Campaign Tactics
Homer H. Budge condemned what he called low blow campaigning during a tea in Dayton ward chapel. He criticized his opponent’s outside campaign, noted rumor spreads about his family and Burns Creek Dam, and defended his Burns Creek bill in Congress.
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Homer Budge
Dayton Ward Chapel
Barbara Panter
Franklin County
J. ‘Clifford Forsgren
Budge
Mormon
Idaho
Burns’ Creek
Burns Creek
Gracie Prost
Annual Bull Sale Set for Nov at Pocatello Idaho
The Idaho Cattlemen's Association announces the 21st annual range bull sale to be held Saturday November 5 at the auction yards in eastern Idaho. More than 150 head of registered Hereford bulls. consignments from Idaho Utah and Wyoming. Bulls over 16 months old aim to deliver uniformity and dependable performance for small and large cattlemen.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Jack
Pierce
Malta
Cattlemen's Assa
Utah
Wyoming
Pass Santo
Association
Accordiag
Siszes
Readable Fragments From an Idaho Household Letter
A long stream of diary style notes covers domestic life and local politics. The writer jokes about pets kittens and a tomcat and mentions a Gasoline Tax Education Committee ad in New York and comments on Bobby Kennedy and Hoffa. He also notes a Cranbrook Canada LDS mission and a Salt Lake Tribune reference, with a final prompt to conti nue on another page.
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Citizen
Lexington Ave
New York
Idaho
S. Tribune
Jim Bishop
Bishop
Bobby Kennedy
John
Rot "Hoffta
Teamsters-Union
Leon
L. Dockstader
Cranbrook
Canada
Deseret
Don
Salt Lake
Franklin county 4-H winners earn trips to state contest
In Franklin County youth, including Judy Westerberg of Preston High School, excel in the 4-H clothing contest held in Blackfoot on Oct 15. First-place seniors and juniors win all expense paid trips to the state contest in Pocatello on Nov 5 while other local winners receive ribbons and sewing accessories. The article also notes election coverage and candidates across the county.
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Blackfoot
Judy
Vernon
Westerberg
Pocatello
Franklin County
Ruth
Ann
Beutler
Ernest Beutler
Dayton
Carolyn’.Poole
Daugh
Ter
Morris Poole
Whitney
Richard Nixon
John” Kennedy
House
Nixon
Kennedy
Pheon
U.S
Sen. Henry
Dworshak
Hamer
Budge
Bob
R.F
McLaughlin
Ralph R. ‘Harding
W. Dean Palmer
Fred le Anderson
Preston- Businesman
Teeupie Incadent
William
W. Poole
Republi
Alma Nig
Choules
Thedford
Ted” Roper
Wayne
S. Evans
Roy
C ‘Andreasen
Eldora
C. Penney Co
Penney
Ben Swann
Vare
Senate
Idaho
State of
Two Car Collision Injures Christensen Couple
A two car crash at the First East Street and J S 91 intersection near Preston injured Stephen Christensen 78 and his wife, with ribs and wrist fractures. Christensen and his wife were hospitalized. Curtis Keller 43 was treated and released. Christensen vehicle totaled. Keller truck damage estimated at 200 dollars. Sheriff Ray Talbot and Police Chief Don Bergquist led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First East St
J. S
Preston
Ray
V Talbot
Don* Bergquist
Stephen “C
Christensen
South
First “East Str
Curtis Keller
Keller
Democrat Supper to Be Held November 3
A potluck Democrat supper is planned in the Franklin County courthouse basement. The event will be led by the committee in charge with committee members’ wives assisting. A speaker from Pocatello will address the gathering with responses from each county Democrat candidate. Young Democrats will run the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ee Bie
Kennedy
Pocatello
American Legion Set Convention in Montpelier
About 100 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members from 15 southeastern Idaho communities meet October 29 in Montpelier for District No.6 fall convention. Kay J. Allred leads Legion business with William Tex of Blackfoot as district commander and Merlyn Rawson of Rockland presiding over the Auxiliary. Various state officials attend. Gratton of Emmett, Kramer of Twin Falls, Knudsen of Aberdeen, Lou Babb of Boise, and Mrs. Paul C. Brown of Filer are listed.
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Montpelier
Le‘gionnaires
American
Legion Auxiliary
Southeastern
Idaho
Legion
Kay’ J. Allred
William
Tex
Blackfoot
Busness
Bernard
F.“Gratton
Emmett
Mander
Douglas D.' Kramer
Twin Falls
Idaho Legion
Bob “Knudsen
Aberdeen
Lou .Babb
Boise
Paul—C
Paul—C.—Brown
Filer
Gratton
Moose “Hall
Moose Hall
Luuncheon
Applications Now Being Accepted for Conservation Program
The county agriculture conservation committee announced the reopening of the program and is now accepting applications for conservation work. Limited funds recently became available for tall work and costs are shared with farmers for practices including seeding sub-soiling leveling and irrigation.
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Tasso
At. Thatcher
Bre
Steler
Larrel
Hobbs
Herold Hull
E. Douglas ‘Oliverson
Aiox Olsen
Clifford
Sharp
Theron II
Sweinston
Bert. Wheatley
Boyd ‘Woodi
Homer
H. Budge
Haale
Pat
Brookside
Kent
Matton
Spencer
Fair Way
Yas
Idatios
Foyt
Gaillio
Congress
Judy’ Spencer
Democrat
Cele
John S-Lea
Richlend
Wissity Axe
Withtines
Cad“ Hins
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