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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1959
Page
8
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover as a working man who earned his way through college and rose to success as a mining engineer and leader in public life. It notes his belief in efficiency and economy in government and his effort to instill business principles during his presidency despite political pushback against federal spending.
The text portrays Herbert Hoover as a respected figure who opposed waste and government wasteful spending. It notes his return to private life yet continued public welfare work and his role as a safeguard against a spendthrift fate. It emphasizes his stature to inspire a generation tasked with preserving the nation's heritage from debt and inflation.
The note recounts German inflation from 1919 to 1923 showing 4.2 billion marks per dollar by late 1923 and a Berlin newspaper price of 200 million marks. It cites a 1920 inheritance of 650000 marks, worth about 65000 dollars, that could buy only one meal at age 21 in 1923, illustrating pension and savings risks.
Fairview residents host and visit kin across Idaho and Utah. Among highlights are trips to Ogden Salt Lake City Preston and Preston fair attendance. Births funerals and family gatherings mark a busy period with multiple households hosting relatives and attending services.
A group including Mrs Richard Schroeder and Mrs Lula Egbert with Peggy visited Preston park Saturday evening. Oliver Choules and Richard Choules of Riverdale joined Clifton residents for Sunday social with Jacob Choules. Beaver tags will be required and locked by trappers once pelts are skinned, available soon at one dollar each from authorized vendors. Serial numbers must be recorded on license by vendors. Trapping seasons and regulations to be posted by vendors in a few days.
Senator Fredricksen, chair of the Idaho Landholder Sportsman Council, warns that dry weather has created severe fire hazards in forests and fields. He notes the worst risk follows the first storm with rain and snow and cites a Boise fire that scorched about 10 000 acres of deer winter range. The council plans hunter courtesy day on Oct 24 and continues promoting hunter pledge cards to improve compliance with the game code.
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