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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
2
Public notice announces Weston will hold a mayoral and council election this November. Petitions and nominations are available at the city clerk’s office and must be filed between September 25 and October 6, 1969. Contact City Clerk Russell B Nielson for details.
Mrs Varetta Woolf took her daughter and Mr and Mrs Philip Cutright to Yellow Stone Park for a four day visit. Dean and Susan Austin welcomed identical twin boys Aug 29 at Cottonwood Hospital Salt Lake City weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces each.
Obituaries list William Dorres Petty 83 of Salt Lake City died after a long illness. Born December 1 1885 in Oxford he married Emma Lou Johnson in 1913 in Logan. Survivors include five children and many grandchildren. Other notices honor Robert Morrison Warren Edwards and Claude Keller with service details and burial at local cemeteries. A separate note from Gary McDonald spurs Wheat Commission action over Cache Variety seed discounts affecting Franklin County farmers and predicts shifts to Utah markets if the ruling stands.
Birth announcements list: September 1 a boy for Mr and Mrs Donald Strong Preston. September 4 a boy for Mr and Mrs Wallace Bennett Soda Springs. September 6 a boy for Mr and Mrs LaMar H Barnes Downey. September 8 a girl for Mr and Mrs Delynn Millard Preston. September 10 a boy for Mr and Mrs Glenn B Smedley Preston. Also a trade offer for any musical instrument for baled hay in Preston Idaho. Lost item Phantom Bantom Electric Boat Motor at Twin Lakes Sunday. reward for recovery. contact Col lect at 785-4474 Blackfoot after 6pm.
City council debates water storage sites and canal use with Preston Whitney company. Officials approve polling places and a new bus route, while balancing school district costs and upcoming funding measures.
Enrollment in the Eastside district fell from 1800 in 1968-69 to 1730 in 1969-70, a drop of 70 students with last year's decrease of 60. Most schools declined except Jefferson which gained eight. Preston SHS lost 17 and PJHS lost 22.
Preston improves to 2-0 with a 14 6 victory over Snake River under the Aberdeen lights. Key plays included a first half safety and two fourth quarter scores by Bob Godfrey, with standout defense from McEntire Auger Burns Gamble Jepsen Beckstead Dunn Knapp and Fellows. Aberdeen seeks their first win in three years as they face the Indians Friday at home.
Pendleton offers a premier class shop with daily hours from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for shoppers seeking top quality goods.
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