Beet Growers Day Opens With Lunch And Speaker
Beets growers of Franklin County gather Saturday in the county courthouse banquet room for a 12 30 pm luncheon. Arwen Larsen and Orval Benson lead the program while Thomas Heath from Amalgamated Sugar explains current beet conditions. About 300 growers attended last year. spouses are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arwen Larson
Fairview
Franklin County Beet Growers Association
Beet Growers
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Franklin County
Larsen
County Court House
Orval Benson
Thomas Heath
Sugar Company
Franklin County Fair Dairy and Livestock Awards Summary
At the Franklin County Fair, multiple dairy categories honored junior and senior heifers, cows, and champions led by Richard Stevenson, Alex Larson, Henry Drury, and Mark Talbot. Sheep, FFA, 4-H contests, and various exhibit awards recognized individuals including Robert Owen, Gordon Beckstead, and Scott Mitton across dairy, swine, beef, crops, and fitting shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache Valley
Darrell Rogers
Robert Owen
Kent Aston
Mark Talbot
Henry Drury
Scott Mitton
Suffolk
Rex Crane
Columbia
Oliver Greaves
Panama
Walter Knapp
Hampshire
Fred Eschler
Eve
Hans Jensen
Benson Lewis
Len Nelson
FFA
Jeddy Geddes
Craig Rawlings Johnson
Gordon Beckstead
Pet Milk Co
Glade Rawlings
Harold Sharp
Lyle Swann
Jeddie Geddes
Warren Lund
Allen Purser
Lynn Cole
Johnson
Boyd Weeks
Franklin Co
Mountain States
Steven White
Mutual Mila Maid party at Preston show
The Mutual Mila Maid class led by Mrs. Ruby Ralphs attended a show in Preston last Wednesday evening and enjoyed refreshments at a cafe. Attendees included Mrs. Ralphs and numerous members from Clifton and Oxford communities.
Arm Broken In Baler Accident
Terry Chatterton, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Chatterton, suffered a broken arm in a baler accident and will be in a cast for six weeks.
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Baler
Franklin
Terry Chatterton
Terry
Wallace Chatterton
Ogden meeting and Salt Lake visit with family
Mr and Mrs Le ver Doney attended the Utah Canning Crops Association meeting in Ogden at Hotel Ben Lomond. They then traveled to Salt Lake City to visit daughter Geraldine Wilkinson and her family where they enjoyed a Cinerama showing Seven Wonders of The World.
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Franklin
Lever Doney
Ogden
Utah Canning Crops Association
Hotel Ben Lomond
Salt Lake City
Geraldine Wilkinson
Wool referendum set for September on marketing program
Wool and lamb producers will vote in September on approving a new agreement to fund market development and advertising via deductions in payments. Ballots mailed Sept 4–7, due Sept 21, with two thirds of production required for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Condie
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
American Sheep Producers Council, Inc
ALCS
Former Preston Man Heads Group To Russia
Seth Forsgren former Preston resident will lead an 18 member Idaho agricultural delegation traveling to the Soviet Union. The group plans stops in Salt Lake City Denver Brussels Moscow Krasnodar Rostov Budapest and Warsaw before returning. His wife Margo Keller accompanies him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Idaho
Soviet Union
Seth Forsgren
J Clifford Forsgren
Margo Keller
Forsgren
Denver
Brussels
Moscow
Franklin County backs 1963 wheat marketing quotas
Franklin County voted 81 percent in favor of the 1963 wheat marketing quotas, the only county in the area to support the referendum. ASC Preston reported 189 Yes 43 No, with 22 challenged votes mostly in favor after eligibility was cleared. Nationally 68 percent backed the quotas. Idaho supported 62.3 percent but fell short for state passage.
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Franklin County
Idaho
ASC
Preston
Franklin
Whitney
Mapleton
Fairview
Glendale
County Farmers Pick Top Talent in Franklin County Talent Fund
The Franklin County Farm Bureau Talent Fund held August 30 crowned senior division winners Adell Viehweg piano Patsy Frederick accordion and Vaughn Benson vocal though none reached finals. Younger winners included Karla Rawlings Dearwan Rasmussen Michelle Wilson Maurine Forsgren and Betty Keller with many contestants noted as outstanding. Judges from Oneida county included Mrs Jenkins L Palmer Mrs Dana Benson and Mrs Carol Elison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Adell Viehweg
Patsy Frederick
Vaughn Benson
McCammon
Franklin County
Karla
Jenkins L. Palmer
Dana Benson
Carol Elison
Malad
Gilbert
Clifton Couple Heads to Seattle World’s Fair
Mr and Mrs Jack Choules with sons Rodney and Warren left August 12 for a week long trip to Seattle to visit the World’s Fair. They stayed with sister and family Mr and Mrs Floyd Schloskey and spent a night with Lavon Manning former Oxford resident. They visited Ray Reddington and returned home August 19 via Seaside Oregon where the boys swam in the ocean. Their son Bruce cared for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Jack Choules
Rodney
Warren
Seattle
Floyd Schloskey
Lavon Manning
Oxford
Ray Reddington
Seaside
Ore
Bruce
Hatch Completes Boot Training at Fort Ord
Terrill Hatch son of Mr and Mrs Belton Hatch finished boot training at Fort Ord California after a ten day visit with his parents and in Dillon Montana He has returned to Fort Ord to complete six months with the National Guard.
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Winder
Terrill Hatch
Belton Hatch
Fort Ord
Calif
Dillon
Mont
Terrill
National Guard
Idaho Sugar Tour Heads to Europe on 21 day Visit
The group departs Sept 10 from East Berlin and travels to West Berlin Paris and Brussels before returning to New York City. Members will carry small envelopes of Idaho White Satin sugar for the Russians and the tour will last 21 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
West Berlin
Paris
Brussels
New York City
Idaho
Forsgren
Farm Bureau Fun Day Declared Very Successful
Marlon C. Woodward chairman of Farm Bureau Fam Day reported Saturday was very successful. Fairview girls defeated Dayton girls in the softball game. The event offered prizes at the drawing and children took part in races. Food and drinks were sold at cost including hamburgers pop cascot milk and fruit drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon C. Woodward
Farm Bureau Fam Day
Fairview
Dayton
Farm Bureau
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Sid Beckstead
Kenneth Geddes
Michael Beckstead
Dennis Webster
Morning Milk Co
Dairy Calf Club
Leland Weeks
Pet Mik Products Company
Marion Hodges
Tim Swainaton
Phillip Mortensen
Michael Long
Willis Long
Gary Knapp
Byron Long
Bonnie Jayne Smith
Carol Ann Pack
Ilene Wilde
Lynda Lee Godfrey
Pat Hawkes
Ruth Ann Jensen
Linda Smedley
Jean Baker
Karen Lee Roberts
Lynda Golightly
Alice
Renee LeFevre
Sherrie Lowe
Shauna Woodward
Sheila Jensen
Marcia Edgley
Nancy Poole
Milo Hobbs
Lyle Shipley
Jill Baird
Ben Wright
Elaine Nielsen
Sabina Nash
Julia Fellows
Alice Thomas
Ada Bell
Ethel Mockli
Clothiel Bowers
Sylvia Ward
Fern Swainston
LaNore Steele
Clarice Hatch
Carolyn Jensen
Winder and Banida
Preston City
Utah Power & Light
Intermountain Farmer
Sixth Ward
Seventh Ward
Fourth Ward
West Side
Canning
Ort
South First
Lemen E
Preston Man
Russia
Okehs
Weston
Linrose
Banida
Winder Riverdale
Mink Creek
Treasureton
Cleveland
S&h
Pocatello’ Ram ‘Sale
Union Stockyards
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Federal Land Bank Association
Clifford Warr
West Oneida, Preston
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