Sugar shortage blamed on government actions, says Heath
Preston Heath, vice president of Franklin County Sugar Co., accused Gov. Arnold Williams of pressuring removal of sugar from the ration list. He urged halting shipments to Russia and Yugoslavia to relieve American housewives, citing wartime and postwar policy failures and calls for 1,057,000 acres of beets with relief expected by Oct. 1, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Heath
Preston
Franklin County Sugar Co
Arnold Williams
Russia
Yugoslavia
OPA
Heath
National Sugar Advisory Committee
Williams
United States
Cuba
Europe
Saidi
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Louise Jensen Chatterton
Mrs. Sarah Louise Jensen Chatterton was killed Tuesday when struck by an Interurban streetcar near Roy Utah. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the First Ward chapel conducted by Bishop Harry Knapp. She was born September 28 1879 in Dayton daughter of Fred and Alice Jensen. Surviving are three daughters two sons and nineteen grandchildren. Burial in Franklin Cemetery. Also notes Deward Gambles failed elk hunt. excuse was incompetent muggers.
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Ward
Sarah
Louise Jensen
Chatterton
Roy
Utah
Harry Knapp
Mapleton Ward
Dayton
Fred
Alice N. Darney Jensen
Aaron James
Logan Temple
Mapleton’ Ward
Relief Society
Weber County “Entremary
Alice Byington
Preston
Flossie Steadman
Malad
Violet Burbank
Norman Co. Chatterton
Mapleton
Joseph’ Milo . Chatterton
Thakio Falls
Richards and Sons
Franklin Cemetery
New Firestone and Standard Station Openings Mark Preston Growth
New firms open in Preston with Firestone Store slated for November in the Bosworth building beside the Golden Rule. The Homer Implement moves to Budge property. A new Standard Station on North State at Anderson Lumber corner is operated by two veterans with G P States son managing. Roy Murphy thanks residents for grand opening support.
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Preston
Golden Rule
Firestone
Evers
Hese
Ceri Perioets
Anne OF Smith
Ellen
Ellen the’ ‘Store “Will ‘Be Located’ In Ithe’ ‘Bosworth
North State
Homer Implement
Budge
General Firestone Products
New
Standard Station
Anderson Lumber
G. P. States
Dr. States
Dean Clifford
Clifford
Idaho Falls
Roy Murphy
Preston Rifle Club Opens Fall Season Practice Meet
The Preston Rifle Club will hold its first fall meeting Sunday at 9 a m. at the old city golf course beside the Bear River bridge. Members may fire with their own guns or club guns, and a munition charge will be made. All members urged to attend.
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Preston Rifle Club
Old City
Bear, River Bridge
Elks Plan Fall Meeting and Harvest Dance
Preston Elks lodge 1670 reconvenes for the first fall meeting to receive reports from the Grand Lodge convention in New York July and the Idaho state convention in Wallace. Exalted Ruler Bowden and others attended. A ping pong exhibition may cap the gathering, with Dean Jensen and Tom AlBaugh as undefeated champs. The fall dance follows on Friday September 20 in the recreation room with music by the Pocatello Orchestra.
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Preston Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge
New York City
Wallace
T. R. Bowden
New York
al Bambrough
Cliff Warr
Idaso
Idaso. Session. . Other Routing: ‘Lodge Business:: Swi
Dean’ Jensen
Tom’ Albaugh
The
Pocatello Orchestra
Legion Plans Armistice Day Program in Preston
Preston Post No. 34 of the American Legion met at the courthouse with good attendance. They arranged an Armistice Day observance and formed a committee led by Commander Eddie Kross. Discussion covered hospitalization benefits for veterans and terminal leave pay sponsored by the Legion.
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Preston Post No. 34
The
American Legion
Court House
Preston
Eddie Kross
Congress
Mrs Wynn recovering after major surgery in Idaho Falls
Mrs Paul Wynn underwent a serious operation at LDS hospital Idaho Falls last week and is reported to be recovering this week with a likely hospital release soon.
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Paul Wynn
LDS
Idaho Falls
Unusual Exhibitions Planned For Prestons Air Show
Preston Jaycees sponsor an October 4 air show with new acts including flying, spot landing, ribbon cutting, balloon dusting, and crop dusting. Planes from nearly 20 cities expected. Glen Petterberg notes the event aims to become an annual regional feature ending with a big evening banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Jaycees
Glen Petterberg
Intermountain
Thatcher Farmer Dies Of Attack
Joseph Wireman died of a heart attack at his farm near Thatcher on Tuesday. Born May 10, 1901 in North Logan, he had lived in Thatcher since 1935 after time in Wyoming. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Grace chapel with Bishop Charles McGregor officiating. Burial in Grace Cemetery. Survived by widow Ethel of Thatcher, his mother Ne North Logan, three sons Roy Kay Don, and Virginia, all of Thatcher, two brothers Fred and Chris, and five sisters Anna Bowen Beaver Dam Utah Joseph Anderson Lyman Wyoming Idx Hawkes Drummond Larene Jensen Vernal Utah Rhoda Thorosten North Logan.
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Joseph Wireman
Thatcher
Wireman
Godfrey and
Olena Holt Wireman
North Logan
Groce and
Eden
Wyo
Hendricks Mortuary
Grace Chapel
Bishop
Charles McGregor
Grace
Beaver Dam
Utah
Joseph Anderson
Lyman
Idx Hawkes
Drummond
Larene Jensen
Vernal
Rhoda Thoresten
Harley Greaves Elected Chamber Vice President
Harley Greaves was elected vice president of the Preston chamber of commerce at a Monday directors meeting. He fills the post left by Ralph Strub who recently moved to Poca tello. The chamber voted to defray transportation costs for Preston High School FFA students to the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot this week. about 110 boys supervised by Bill Craner and Lincoln Orme will attend.
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Harley Greaves
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Strub
Pocatello
FFA
Preston High School
Idaho
Blackfoot
Bill Craner
Lincoln Orme
Franklin Stake Plans To Honor Old Folk Party
Franklin stake arranges an Old Folks party with a 10 30 a m program at the stake house followed by a noon dinner and 3 30 p m theater outing to see The Green Years The event is led by B R Parkinson of Setanta with local helpers and aims to include all residents over 60 in the stake. Lynn Robinson received one of 35 Rocky Mountain big horn sheep and ram trophy hunt permits for September 15 24 issued by the State Fish and Game Department.
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Franklin Stake
Jrs
Grand Theatre
Picae
Green Years
Green Years.” “and Mrs.‘B.‘R. Parkinson of Setanta
Lynn Robinson
Rocky Mountain
State Fish and Game Department
Harvest labor plans in Franklin County for beet harvests
Franklin County beet growers expect easier labor this year says Jared Lewis Franklin County Sugar Company manager. The county will hire many Mexican nationals along with Jamaicans and other island workers. 100 already at the labor camp with plans to expand to 225 more within three weeks and additional arrive late month and in October. Farmers urged to organize neighborhood crews early and apply to the camp’s placement manager to coordinate schedules. Eight beer harvesters will operate this fall with Kiest and McCormick Deering brands among others.
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Franklin County
Jared Lewis
Franklin County Sugar Company
Idaho
Elvin Cutler Elected President of Preston Teachers
Elvin Cutler was elected president of the Preston city school teachers organization last week. Neff Boothe was named vice president with Josie Condie as secretary. Committees are being set up and other faculty members will be selected to fill various roles as the group organizes.
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Preston City
Elvin Cutler
Neff Boothe
Josie Condie
Posse Represents County At Rodeo
Twenty four Franklin county ladies formed the posse for the Bear Lake County Fair and Rodeo in Montpelier last week. Sheriff Lee Hansen and Dan Swainston led the riding exhibition. Howard Hall and Shirley Palmer hauled horses and gear to Bear Lake City. The group rode in the parade and grand entry performing wagon wheel wind up and an F C and B C symbolizing the two counties. The announcer praised the all female posse as the only one in the west. Bear Lakers welcomed riders from the other side of the range.
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Franklin County
Bear Lake County
Montpelier
Lee Hansen
Dan Swainston
Bear Lake City
Howard Hall
Shirley Palmer
B.C
Aplause
Bear ‘Lakers
Judge Levies Fines For Local Offenses
E. C. Smith of Salmon Idaho was fined 100 dollars for drunken driving and held in jail overnight after being found traveling Oneida Street by Officer James Bedingfield. A case of whiskey in the car will be destroyed by police. Justice of the Peace Boy Greaves fined another local citizen 25 dollars for using a slug in the city parking meters. He warned violators the penalties would be stiff if caught.
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E. C. Smith
Salmon
Idaho
Smith
Oneida Street
James Bedingfield
Justice of the Peace
Boy Greaves
Greaves
Whitney Girl Accepts Call to Mission Service
Miss Dorothy Tanner daughter of Mrs Lucy Tanner of Whitney has accepted a call to serve in the North Central states mission field and will enter the Mission Home in Salt Lake City Utah on September 23 She is a 1946 USAC graduate majoring in vocational home economics and has been active in student government Lambda Delta Sigma and Alpha Sigma Nu She was listed in Who's Who In American Colleges Whitney ward members and friends will honor her with a farewell social next Thursday at the Whitney gymnasium program at 8 oclock with dancing to follow.
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Dorothy Tanner
Lucy Tanner
Whitney
North Central States
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miss Tanner
USAC
Lambda Delta Sigma
Alpha Sigma Nu
Whitney Ward
Whitney Gymnasium
Services Tuesday for Thomas Orrin Howell
Funeral services were held in Clifton ward chapel for Thomas Orrin Howell who died in a automobile bicycle collision Saturday. Interment followed at Clifton cemetery with Hendricks mortuary handling arrangements. Howell, longtime Clifton resident, moved to Preston recently and worked as night watchman at the Franklin County Sugar Factory. The crash occurred about 3 30 p.m. Saturday at Oneida Street and First West in Preston when his bicycle was struck by a eastbound gasoline truck driven by Melvin Rigby.
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Clifton Ward
Thomas Orrin Howell
B. W. Winward
Clifton
Hendricks Mortuary
Mr. Howell
Preston
Franklin County
Howell
Oneida Street
First West
Melvin Rigby
Bill Dursteler
Preston schools report enrollment rise across districts
Enrollment in the Preston school district climbs by about 100 students from last year ending. Total district enrollment reaches 1306 in three city schools, with the high school up to 575 from 515. West Side Clifton reports 176 in high school, while junior and grammar enrollments total 410, up slightly. Board leadership changes include Dr David Cutler named chairman and E A Jensen as treasurer. West Side names Walter Beutler as chairman with Mardeen Michelsen as clerk and treasurer.
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Preston
Franklin High
Preston High
Central
Jefferson
West Side
Clifton
Charles Simpson
David Cutler
E. A. Jensen
Sarah Johnson
Walter Beutler
Mardeen Michelsen
Preston Victory Chorus Sunday Evening Service
The Preston Victory Chorus under Mrs. C M Crabtree will perform eight vocal numbers at the Third Ward church on September 15 at 7 30 PM. Anna Moore accompanies with Carl and Reo Alder singing a duet and Dr Vinton Merrill a solo. Loyal Hansen speaks. Choir members include Merrill Nelson Palmer Sharp Hansen Alder Alder Campbell.
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Loyal Hansen
Dr. Merrill
Spencer Nelson
Dean Palmer
Nolan Sharp
Loyal Hanson
Reo Alder
Carl Alder
Dan Campbell
Jaycees to Feature North Cache Leader Monday Meeting
Jaycees invite North Cache athletics director Hebe Whiting as guest speaker for the Monday evening meeting at Randall's cafe Blue room. Mel Burrup chairs the program with trumpet solos by Charles Hobbs and vocals by Lyle Shipley. Phil West outlines plans for the Mammoth Air Show on October 4.
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The
Jaycees
Hebe Whiting
North Cache
Randall's Cafe
Mel
Burrup
Charles Hobbs
Lyle Shipley
Phil West
McCune Family Visit En Route to Yellowstone
Mr and Mrs W G McCune Sr of Los Angeles California traveled with their son and family through Preston on their way to Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G McCune, Sr
Los Angeles
Calif
Preston
Yellowstone Pari
Gov Williams to Speak at Franklin County Rally Saturday
Democratic drive for victory in the general election will feature Gov Williams at a Preston rally. The event, at 8 p.m. in the Franklin County Court House basement, is to be joined by several state candidates. Cavanagh notes Williams will discuss pension increases for the aged teacher retirement, hospital reform, and state staff expansion.
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Democratic Party
Franklin County
Preston
Court House
A. Jensen
Dan J. Cavanagh
Gov. Williams
Cavanagh
Jensen
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DeLewis Porter
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Jack Garrett
Clyde Palmer
Glen Christensen
DeLone Wallgren
Dwayne Crockett
Hay Oliverson
Bill Choules
Elks
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Thatcher Farmer
Chamber
Gordon-Hansen
McCormick- Deering
John Deere
Kiest
Olsen: ‘Manufacturing-et- Basse
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Posse
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Orrin Howell
Preston Victory Chorus
North Cache School
Gov Williams
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