Strip Cropping Begins in Franklin County Farms
The Franklin soil conservation district begins strip cropping on two farms Ted Rice of Clifton and Heber M Georgeson in Weston creek. Ira Clark and Lee Groesbeck assisted in laying out contour strips to reduce erosion and conserve moisture. J H Choules notes strip cropping on dry land is new but gaining acceptance and explains how each strip acts as a dam to hold soil and water. He cites Univ data from Harold in the vicinity 62 and points out the practice needs more farmer education. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ted Rice
Clifton
Heber M. Georgeson
Weston Creek
Ira Clark
Lee Groesbeck
Pocatello
Rice
Georgeson
J. H. Choules
Franklin Soil Conservation District
Choules
Harold
Tetonia Station
St.Anthony
Testimonial Planned For Jack D. Nelson
Jack D. Nelson son of Ada R. Nelson and the late Dr. S. E. Nelson will be honored at a testimonial and dance in the Preston second ward recreation hall next Thursday at 8 p.m. He has accepted a call to serve as an LDS missionary in the Swedish mission field. He enters the Salt Lake City mission home on Monday Oct 2 and sails to Sweden Monday Oct 16. Nelson is a Preston High School graduate and earned a commerce degree from USAC last spring. He was a member of Lambda Delta Sigma and Intercollegiate Knights at Utah State and is a World War I veteran recently employed by California Packing Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Nelson
Ada R. Nelson
S. E. Nelson
Preston —Second Ward
Nelson
Salt Lake City
New York City
Sweden
Preston High School
USAC
Utah State
Lambda Delta Sigma
Intercollegiate Knights
California Packing Corp
Sergeant Garrett Recalled to Active Duty in Air Force
Sgt Jack Garrett son of Mr and Mrs William B Garrett of Preston and husband of Karma Jean Garrett arrived at the 23848rd air force reserve training center Portland Oregon after being recalled to active duty with the U S forces. He is a clerk typist and previously worked for Garrett Freight Lines. A Preston High School graduate, he served from Aug 21 1946 to Dec 11 1947 and was stationed overseas at Haneda airport Japan for about ten months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Garrett
William B. Garrett
Preston
Karma Jean Garrett
Air Force Reserve
Portland
Ore
Garrett
Garrett Freight Lines, Inc
Preston High School
Armed Forces
Haneda
Japan
Freedom Crusade Is Headed Here By J. E. Cushman
J. E. Cushman Utah Power & Light Co. official and Idaho chamber leader named to mobilize Idaho citizens for the Crusade for Freedom. Wegener heads Boise committee pushing 25 000 signatures to fund a 20 ton freedom bell in Berlin. Campaign aims to counter communist propaganda and spread democracy, with global broadcasts on UN Day October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Cushman
Utah Power & Light Co
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Berlin
Fourteen Local Hunters Win Idaho Special Deer Permits
Idaho game officials announced that fourteen local residents from Preston and Franklin counties received permits for special deer hunts this month and next. Three Preston residents Colleen Almond Ray Almond and Omer Buttars earned permits for Cassia division hunt No 1 Sept 28 to Oct 2. Seventy five percent of Albion division applicants were awarded from 1492 entries for Oct 14 to 17 with locals Wilford Bodily Elvin Cutler Clufti Christensen Paul Greaves Leo Harris Eldora Jensen Clyde Nash Eugene Pinson Linda Peterson and Hyrum Sparkman among Preston winners. One Franklin and three Preston residents gained Sublett division permits for Oct 14 to 17 RB E Hoffman noted 930 applications for 650 permits. Parley Dunkley Franklin and Richard Hobbs A A Hobbs Kenneth W Olliverson from Preston also received. For unit two Cassia division, 1775 applications yielded 2000 permits. six Preston residents W H Simmons William D Simmons L B Boyd Mr and Mrs L B Boyd Dick Farnes and John M Meyers earned permits for Oct 6 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Preston
Franklin County
game_department
Boise
Cassia
Minidoka National Forest
Colleen Almond
Ray Almond
Omer Buttars
Albion
Wilford Bodily
Elvin Cutler
Jr. Clufti Christensen
Paul C. Greaves
Leo Harris
Eldora Jensen
Clyde Nash
Erson
Hyrum Sparkman
Franklin
Sublett
RB. E. Hoffman
Game Department
Parley L. Dunkley
Richard Hobbs
A. A. Hobbs
Kenneth W. Oliverson
Hoffman
W. H. Simmons
William D. Simmons
Reappointment of Dr. Edgar Brossard to Tariff Commission
Dr. Edgar Brossard of Oxford is reappointed to the tariff commission by President Truman. A Washington veteran of 25 years, he earned broad backing from western state congress members, national farm and livestock groups, labor unions, and major industrial organizations for his long service and proven tariff record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar B. Brossard
Oxford
Brossard
Washington, D.C
Tariff Commission
Truman
Franklin County
USAC
Laura Cowley
Preston
Congress
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
West
National Farm and Livestock
American Federation of Labor
Obituary of Joseph H. Albiston of Franklin
Joseph Henry Albiston, 76, of Franklin, died Sunday morning at his home after a long illness. Born November 27, 1874, he was a lifelong Franklin resident and a active LDS church member. Surviving are his wife and five children, funeral services were held Wednesday at the Franklin ward chapel, with burial in the Franklin cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Albiston
Franklin
Mary Ann
Lee
Albiston
Zina
Bickley
Smithfield
Franklin Ward
Ruby Anderson
Lorraind’ Morrison
Henry D. Albiston
Franklin ‘Ward Choir
Vella Woodward
LaDawn Doney
Margaret Wood
Ada Chatterton
Lucille Clark
Aretha Handy
Lester Lowe
Miss Doney
George Cornish
Laren Bright
Linrose
Bishop Waddoups
Franklin Cemetery
Bright
Ransom Dies After Long Illness in Preston Area
George RB Ransom 87 died at the home of a daughter in Dayton after a two year illness. Born January 20, 1863 in Dixie Utah, he lived 75 years in Preston, owned a sawmill and farm, was an active LDS church worker. Survived by widow Hannah and several children including George A Ransom, Rebecca Chapman, Chloe Cahoon, Milo Ransom, Arnold Ransom, and others. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George . Rowley Ransom
Alonzo’ Cahoon
Dayton
Dixie
John
Elizabeth "Rowley Ransom
Hannah E. Ames
Logan, Temple
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Cleveland
Preston
Franklin Stake
George
A. Ransom
Boise
Rebecca Chapman
Emmett
Recruiting Office Open Two Days Week
M Sgt Arthur N Howell US Army and US Air Force recruiter for Franklin and Oneida counties announced the closing of the Logan recruiting office as a full time station. Howell will be at the organized reserve building in Logan on Tuesdays and Fridays. Men of draft age and single veterans seeking to choose their service branch are urged to contact him. Ogden office at 2416 Washington Blvd is open six days weekly. Men visiting Ogden are asked to bring birth certificates and clearance from county sheriff. Franklin county boys enlisting in the air force via Ogden include Arvin Rawlins Edward Woolf and Donald Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
N. Howell
US. Army
Franklin
Onei‘da
Logan
Howell
Ogden
Washington Blvd
Cie
Franklin County
Air Force
Arvin , Rawlins
Edward Woolf
Donald Atkinson
Missionary Howard Hollingsworth Reaches Home
Howard Hollingsworth, son of Mr and Mrs A E Hollingsworth, returned home after two years in England as a LDS missionary. He toured Italy, France and Switzerland before coming back to the United States and attended a family social in his honor. He then left Monday for Pocatello to study at Idaho State College for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Earl] Hollingsworth
A. E. Hollingsworth
England
LDS Church
Hollingsworth
Italy
France
Switzerland
United States
North State Street
Pocatello
Idaho State College
CAP Patrol Plans Search and Rescue Mission in Idaho
A Civil Air Patrol unit in Idaho completes sea and air search steps for a rescue mission. An airplane will be lost near Burley in southern Idaho next Saturday evening. CAP members are to assemble at 9 am Sunday at Burley base for the operation. Officials say CAR can handle large wartime duties. After the mission a dinner and entertainment are planned by the Burley flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary Air Foree
CAP
Idaho
Burley
Idaso Cap
Af Cie
Sagegrouse season Opens Saturday for Southern Idaho
Idaho shotgun hunters begin the sagegrouse season at noon September 16 in southern Idaho and run through September 17. Bag limit two birds. Open areas include Owyhee Elmore Butte Camas Cassia Custer Blaine Lincoln Gooding Lemhi Minidoka and others plus parts of Twin Falls east of US 93. Craters of the Moon is closed and Soldier Mountain area in Camas county closed. Do not remove field features that show species evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Owyhee County
Elmore County
Soldier Mountain
Butte, Camas
Cassia
Custer
Blaine
Lincoln
Gooding
Lemhi
Minidoka
Twin Falls
Clark
Fremont
Jefferson
Madison
Teton
Bonneville
Bingham, Bannock
Dey
Caribou
Oneida
Franklin
Bear “Lake
Craters of the’ Moon National Monument
Camas County
Istate
Department
Johnson Attends Meeting of Idaho Pharmacists Directors
J Homer Johnson a Preston druggist spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Boise attending a meeting of the board of directors of the Idaho State Pharmaceutical Association. Johnson is listed as second vice president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Homer Johnson
Preston
Boise
Idaho State Pharmaceutcal Assn
Johnson
association _ of ames
Seventeen Students Of Vocal Instructor To Present Recital
Maxwell, a former LDS church music coordinator and current Manhattan ward choir director, will present 17 vocal students in a Monday 8:15 recital at the Franklin stake house. The program includes Yvonne Barrus, Pat Maughan, Marilyn Davis, Richard Meek, Geneal Bosworth, Orville Benson, Reed Merrill and others. attendance limited to ages 14 and up due to interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Maxwell
Franklin Stake
LDS Church
Columbia University
Preston
Manhattan Ward Lds Choir
Yvonne Barrus
Pat Maughan
Marilyn Davis
Richard Meek
Geneal Bosworth
Orville Benson
Reed Merrill
Pat Rindlisbaker
Beverly Miles
Nan Parkinson
Beth
Barbara Olsen
Maxine Hymas
Margaret Harding
Aileen Jones
Marilyn Packer
Delma Bosworth
Union Pacific Wins Commendation For Safety Record
Union Pacific received an E. H. Harriman memorial certificate of commendation for outstanding safety in its operations among class A western district carriers during 1949. P.J. Lynch and F. B. Lewis will accept on behalf of UP at Omaha headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
E. H. . Harriman
James’ G
J. ‘Lynch
F. B. Lewis
E. Hi. Harriman
Mary W. Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Vee Pacific
E. Harriman
U.P
String bean industry expands in county boosting local economy
Officials from California Packing Corp report rapid growth of pole bean production across the valley and surrounding areas. Two plant operations in Hyrum and Franklin process the beans, with yields averaging six tons per acre and producers earning about 720 dollars per acre. Over 200 thousand dollars will be paid to growers this year, with significant local employment by students and community labor programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Packing Corp
Preston
Hyrum
Nts
Franklin
É . Franklin
Utah
Cal- Pak
Canyon Picnic Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce
The Preston chamber of commerce sponsors a Canyon Picnic tonight at Oneida Station for all members. The event starts at 7 p.m. and attendees are asked to bring their own table settings for a chicken dinner and trimmings. A program is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Oneida ‘Station
Territory Beets Yield Expected To Shine Despite Low Acres
Franklin County Sugar Co reports sugar beets showing good growth with yields of 20 to 24 tons per acre and some 16 to 18 tons in lighter fields. Harvest starts Oct 2 but most growers won’t begin until Oct 9. The plant could close if acreage isn’t expanded. 300 to 400 workers will be brought back for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Sugar Co
Thomas Heath
Heath
Preston Indians Seek First Football Victory Against Logan
The Preston Indians host Logan at 8 p.m. hoping for their first win of the season. Coach Glen Oliver son's 1950 squad, short on size and experience, relies on effort as they face a tough Logan club after two opening losses. Night games are new this year with lights at the ball park aiding attendance and team finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Indians
Logan
Glen Oliverson
Burley
Preston
Ivan Davis
Rupert
Indians
Rupert High School
Dick Garrett
Mazel Shaffer
Clair Miles
Dick Maughan
Keith Parry
DeVerl Peterson
Talbot Woman Dies At 82 In Winder After Illness
Helen Bennett Talbot 82 died last Saturday at a son’s home in Winder after an extended illness. Born July 3 1868 in Kaysville Utah she married Hyrum P Talbot in Kaysville on December 21 1887. Survived by six sons two daughters and several siblings. She was active in the LDS church and Relief Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Maria
Bennett Talbot
Clarence Talbot
Winder
Talbot
Kaysville
Thomas
Marie Driggs Bennett
Relief Society
Lavon . Talbot
Henry L. Talbot
Orden
Edward P. Talbot
Clarence
Hyrum Talbot
Og- Talbot
Ila
May Bennett
George _Albert
Bennett
Chancey P. Bennett
Virginia
N. R. Nelson
Proston
Florence
Hancock
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Conservation Service
Sgt
Freedom Crusade
Wegener
National Committee
Lucius D. Clay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James A. Farley
Charlies P. Taft
United Nations
Korea
Edgar ‘Brossard
Tariff ‘Commission
Dr. Brossard
Joseph H. Albiston
George RB. Ransom
Howard Hollingsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Canyon Picnic
Tom Heath
Helen Bennett Talbot
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