Preston and Franklin county must stand alone after war
An editorial urging local loyalty to Preston and Franklin county businesses to curb outside dependence. It condemns Logan suppliers for hoarding seven up sugar and caving to war pressures and praises core local dealers for staying open through hard times. It argues dependable local commerce builds true independence.
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Logan
du Logan
Franklin
Oneida
Bear Lake
Idaho
Preston
South
Mattress
Franklin County
Watcs
Praston
Citizens Seek Principles for Better, Happier Cities
A local call urges residents to stand by core principles that build livable neighborhoods. The message emphasizes practical steps to improve satisfaction for people living near the city’s developments and policy decisions.
Debated draft plans raise questions on October 1 trigger
Christian Science Monitor questions McNutt’s October 1 draft start and the push toward a 10,900,000 armed forces total. It argues only a small share of eligible fathers would be drafted and cites concerns about West Coast aircraft factories, wage scales, and potential eugenics accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
France
Mr. McNutt
Washington
Christian Science Monitor
Prodigal Returns Amid Quips and Quirks From Local Talk
A collection of humorous vignettes and sayings from a city column includes jokes about pranks at work, a salary note exchange, a Dayton mayor quip about a temper, a butter joke, a Kaiser shipyard visitor with a runaway knot moment, and a champagne mishap.
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Kaiser
Pacific Coast
Kodiak Bear Puts Out $64 Question Appeal
In Post Greely Alaska the Kodiak Bear prints a brain teaser asking how long it takes a rabbit running through a ten foot hollow tree trunk to have its dad sticking out both ends while the rabbit speeds up by ten miles per hour with each pass. The prize is $64 and a rabbit to the winner.
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Post Greely
Alaska
Kodiak Bear
States
Time Phil Margetts Pioneer Theatre Builder Dies
Phil Margetts 85 died at L D S Hospital September 2 on the 64th anniversary of arriving in Salt Lake Valley. He led the organization that opened Utahs first real theatre with 100 seats and later aided Brigham Young with 90 complimentary tickets. He became a noted theatrical figure in Preston.
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Phil Margetts
L.D. S. Hospital
Salt Lake Valley
Margetts
Utah
Brigham Young
Young
Heber C. Kimball
Salt Lake Theatre
Preston
Jeep Nerves and Wartime Strain Theme
Dan O Neill notes wartime stress with a jumpy public mood. He describes long shifts and crowded travel fueling tension and irritability. He urges people to relax and take it easy, claiming to have a simple coping formula.
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Dan O'Neill
Dan
Local Roundup September 6 1928
Wallace plans to teach in Chesterfield Idaho this season. Gypsies passed Preston earlier but caused no harm. two were sent before Judge Geddes for a lesson. Sabina Woodward works at Star Barber Shop. Vera Palmer enters LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Larson family moves to Blackfoot. Funeral for Isaac Bright held September 4 with many attending from afar.
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Preston
Geddes
Why Elijah Pour Water On The Sacrifice Gravy Joke
A Sunday School class prompt asked why Elijah poured water on the sacrifice. A front-row girl quipped the playful reply that the water was “to make the gravy.”
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Elijah
Old Bachelor Earns Backhanded Compliment in Banter
A witty exchange has a beautiful maiden kiss an old bachelor, he sighs claiming love was born, and she retorts to wipe the birthmark from his lips. The quip showcases sharp repartee in a playful social moment.
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Iowa
Fragmented Quips and Editorial Snippets in a 20th Century Page
A collection of humorous lines and short editorial notes, including jokes about fig trees and smooching, a science pun about cream rising in milk, and brief captions about editors, marriages, and workers. Contains political and social asides such as fear of wartime labor decisions and light anecdotes about judges and personalities.
Franklin Event and Community Notices From Mrs Olsen’s Bridge Club
Community activity reflects Franklin social life with the Gaity club at Mrs Ann Olsen’s home, Luella Doney and Bertha Comish winning bridge honors, and Bertha Comish Dora Aitkens and Grace Lowe as guests. Also reports a Logan baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Harold Wiser, hospital care for Wayne Doney, visits between Franklin and Ogden families, and Sage Hen hunting season opening participants in Soda Springs.
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Ann Olsen
Gaity Club
Luella Doney
Bertha Comish
Dora Aitkens
Grace Lowe
John”“Hampton
Budge Hospital
Logan
Harold Wiser
Helen Anderson
Jean Anderson
Spanish Fork
Burton Blamires
Blamire
George Shaffer
Preston
Olsen
Wayne Doney
Levor Doney
Preston Hospital
Floyd Robinson
Russell Bradford
Ogden
Vilate Hobbs
Ida Fuhriman
Ena Howarth
Allcut
Harold Bradford
Salt Lake City
A. _E. Fuhriman
Cher
A. E. Fuhriman
Lee Curtis
Wendell Fuhriman
Darvel Fahriman
Joe Wickham
Franklin
Soda Springs
Darvel Pahriman
Percey Gibson
Grant Doney
James Shrives
Bill Hobbs
Ross Wickham
Max. Olsen
Gerald Wright
Horace Hawkes
Pete Wickham
Robert Talbot
Lewiston
Utah
Donald Hurd
Beverly
Kent
Heber Corbridge
Douglas+ Corbridge
Idaho Farmers Ship Peaches in Frost Hit Season
Reports from Idaho's Canyon and Gem counties show fruit farmers shipping peaches from a frost- depleted crop at about 3 50 per bushel. Prune shipments may start next week in Gem county as prices stay good though crops were damaged by frost.
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Idaho
David Stubblefield
Canyon
Gem Counties
Boise
Stubblefield
Gem County
War Production Board
Bottolfsen
Bonneville County
Jefferson
Bingham
Franklin
Boundary
WPB
Columbia River Basin
Water Resources
Northwest States Development Advisory Group
Montana
Governors
Missoula
Idaho Clover Seed Harvest Declines From 1942 Totals
About 2,200 acres of white clover seed were harvested in Idaho this year, down 21 percent from 2,800 acres in 1942. Yield reached 275 pounds per acre, 25 pounds above last year, totaling 600,000 pounds of clean seed, within 14 percent of 1942’s 700,000 pounds.
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Idaho
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Preston Citizen
A ‘ Senapitntien
Citizen
Cache Valley Clarion
Eate
Cache
Water Clarign
William Black Knight
Belva Hart
City of
County of
Idaho State Editorial Association
Theo .Petterberg
Jones
Dayton
Old Man Kaiser
M. H. Campbell
Pete Whitehead
Alvin
Robert Hull
Main Street
Sarah Corbridge
Joe Marsh
Wallace
B—Jensen
California
Chesterfield
Sabina Woodward
Star Barber Shop
Charles A. Larson
Blackfoot
Isaac Bright
Psychology
Johnny
Donald
War Labor Board
Merrill
Alice
Alexandria
A. Bottus
Albeni* Falls
Charles Spoor
Commissioner Spoor
U.K
Sport Shop
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