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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
10
4-H club members urge drivers to slow for slow moving farm equipment and to keep vehicles in good condition. The program, backed by General Motors for 15 years, offers $400 college scholarships and trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
The article traces tooth brushing back 3000 years to ancient India Greece Rome and China. It explains chewsticks used in early brushing with aromatic woods, the 1780 bone handle with hog bristles, and the shift to plastic, plus dentist guided methods and the need to brush after every meal for dental health and a bright smile.
An iron worker calmly handles high beams above a street while pneumatic hammers boom below. A bystander asks how he stays collected. he says he used to drive a school bus but his nerves gave out. A mother with four boys seeks a cereal to tire them out in a supermarket.
A compilation covers modern cattle theft risks and market inspectors, USDA poultry consumption trends from 1947 49 to 1958, humorous animal control ideas with Junior s gear, a joke about missile terms, a Will Rogers quip on traffic, and American cheese dominance with dairy trends for 1958.
The region from Ashton to Driggs and Victor through Swan Valley and Palisades Dam is projected to offer superb rainbow trout fishing by 1960. Near St Anthony a 30 mile dune belt and remnants of Fort Henry mark the landscape with hot springs in Green Canyon and Hesse. Dairy consumption rose slightly in 1959 with cheese at a record 9.6 pounds per person. evaporated milk fell to 12.3 pounds.
Uncle Dan laments Khrushchev’s planned U S visit while joking about military platoons and press writers. He mocks Soviet double talk, recalls Yalta Tehran and Potsdam, and jokes about Russian claims and ignorance. He hopes the visit yields only holding their own and hopes for peace.
A rubber raft trip on Henrys Fork of the Snake River offers adventure with river guides, life jackets, and wet thrills. The route runs from Lower Mesa Falls to Ashton via U S 20 191 and state highway 47, with Upper Mesa Falls and Henrys Lake nearby famed for trout. The Idaho Fish and Game Department restocked four million trout fingerlings after a 1958 chemical treatment to curb trash fish, with the reservoir now closed to fishing to allow maturation.
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