Preston and Lewiston eye highway rebuild to link towns
An In Our Opinion piece argues for rebuilding the state highway from Preston to Lewiston along State street. It cites local business ties with Northern Utah and southern Idaho, notes current road roughness, and urges chamber support and county action to benefit both communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Utah
Logan
Lewiston
Trenton
Cornish
State Street
Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee
Idaho
Thiokol Pocatello Plant Pact Signals Industrial Boom
Thiokol Chemical Corp presented the Pocatello Industrial Lands group with a 2.56 million dollar check for a large naval ordnance plant. The company named a plant manager and administration head, signaling a major expansion that could affect nearby towns and counties including Burley Rupert Franklin Oneida and Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Preston
Thiokol Chemical Corporation
Pocatello Industrial Lands Group
Pocatello Naval Ordinance
Chemical Corporation
Utah
Thiokol
Burley
Rupert
Franklin
Oneida
Associated Press
Ombudsman Idea Sparks Debate Over Government Oversight
A Preston writer praises an Ombudsman as an independent official who can investigate citizen grievances against bureaus. The concept, rooted in Scandinavian tradition, gives access to files and power to award redress, but raises worry about potential overreach by the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Department
Preston
Preacher Sparks Up at Country Store Over Gospel Solo
Uncle Dan and Zeke Grubb clash with Ellie Sanders over a new gospel piece sung by the Choir. The preacher jokes the solo could wreck the church as he plots a matching sermon while fearing deacons may soon replace him. Susie Plumber’s doctors prescribe tranquilizers after fainting fits.
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Zeke Grubb
Congress
Ellie Sanders
Ellie
Judas Iscariot
4 H Club Members Host Swim Party at Downata
4 H Cloverleaf Beef group headed by Stanton Yearsley and Calvin Henderson hosted a Saturday party for club members and parents. They swam at Downata, then shared lunch. Attendees included Stanton and Yearsley families, the Wadleys, Hendersons, Kay family, Gibbs, Sorensen, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake
Stanton Yearsley
Calvin Henderson
Downata
Gary
Eugene
Hope
Bob Wadley
Kent
Ray Henderson
Scott
Roy
Carol
Joe Kay
Sheldon
Kay Gibbs
Neil
Deann
Woodrow
Terrell Sorensen
Idona Henderson
Reed Westover
Famly
Grace
Clair Westover
Cheryl
Glenna Joy Yearsley
Barbara Sorensen
Bricham City
Logan
Barbara
Former Weston Residents Visit Weston Family
Former Weston residents Mr and Mrs Walter Campbell and their daughter Sharon visited from Spokane Washington. They stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs William Dahle and also visited Acear Campbell and Dewey Campbell. They lodged at a sister’s home in Preston before continuing to Salt Lake City.
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Weston
Walter Campbell
Sharon
Sprokane, Wash
William Dahle
Acear Campbell
Dewey Campbells
Preston
Salt Lake City
Portlanders Visit Clyde Mialean Home
Tiamar and Avis Ghrivee of Portland are visiting for a week at the Clyde Mialean residence. Also present are their son Ferrell and his Barisham Cite family, plus Karen Brant and her husband William of Bear River City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wflton
Tiamar
Avis Ghrivee
Portland, Ore
Clyde Mialean
Ferrell
Barisham
Annwahter
Karen
William Brant
Bear River City
Local Notables Listed Inquirers And Small Town Anecdotes
Dean Abrams helps with church work while delivering eggs and stores two years of peaches for his wife to can. Doc Merrill seeks a blind editor and glasses. Earl Hollingsworth jokes about his best trait. Ted Steers shares Lions Club tales. Quintin Ciserson prepares his journalism class for another school year. Don Greaves contemplates outside his shop. Charles Peterson promotes a football schedule. Rulon Jones appears shy and unassuming.
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Dean Abrams
Doc Merrill
Earl Hollingsworth
Ted, Steers
Lions Club
Quinten Cisperson
Don Greaves
Charles Peterson
Rulon Jones
Preston school board lauds Banida group and Lynn Fackrell
The Preston board praises Banida volunteers who painted and cleaned the one room school house after Labor Day. Lynn Fackrell collected weed burning gear and cleared weeds around the high school stadium. The old academy shows daylight through a gable despite braces. A storekeeper rescued a runaway car with the emergency brake. The boss’s son greets polished teeth after brushing with his father’s old toothbrush. Grandmothers boast of grandchildren: the doctor’s two and the lawyer’s four.
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Preston
Banida
A Glance Back Ten Years Ago September 25 1952
Evan Sorsenson Preston high school basketball coach broke his leg in a Sunday horseback riding accident along Bear Lake highway. He and Mrs Sorenson were visiting his parents in Paris when the horse balked and he could not free his foot from the stirrup. An oncoming auto mishap left an unnamed man recovering in California after a crash while Dorothy Straley wed Ray Porter in Lewiston in a home ceremony.
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Evan Sorsenson
Preston
Bear Lake
Dorothy Straley
Burt Wheeler
Lewiston
Ray Porter
George Porter
Fifteen Years Ago Boise Infant King Crowned
News from September 25 1947 notes four month old Tony Lee Olson son of Mer lin Olson Boise chosen and crowned King of the Boise Infants by Governor C A Robbins. Sunday visitors at Ray Swainston’s home included Milt Wheatley Honeyville Utah and Rigele Thornell Birmingham England close friends of Swainston from his England mission.
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Orlando Rasmusson
G. &£. Olson
Geranison
Tony Lee Olson
Merlin Olson
Boise
The
C. A. Robbins
Ray Swainston
Milt Wheatley
Honeyville
Utah
Rigele Thornell
Birmingham
England
Thornell
Mr Swainston
Local Notices On Personnel Changes And New Births
Mr Bishop resigned as cashier of the Franklin County Sugar company after four years. Van Ness Hansen appointed to succeed him. Ted Lewis chosen as chief clerk. Mr and Mrs Warren Fielsted and family moved to Oaden to make their home. Mr and Mrs Harry Knapn are parents of a boy born Sept. Kendrick Hawkes, who was n-
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Bishop
Franklin County Sugar Company
van Ness Hansen
Bishop Ted Lewis
Warren Fielsted
Oaden
Harry Knapn
4 Hers Celebrate Leaders at Gibson Home in Fairview
Friday evening a 4-H party for leaders was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Owen Gibson in Fairview. Attending were Mr and Mrs Vernon Cole, Mr and Mrs Glen Nelson, Mr and Mrs Merlin Gilbert, Mr and Mrs Lenard Christensen, Mr and Mrs Darwin Rawlings, Mr and Mrs Dennis Hall, Mr and Mrs Earl Jensen, Mr and Mrs Dallas Gilbert, and Mr and Mrs Clair Egbert. An outdoor supper was served.
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Fairview
Owen Gibson
Vernon Cole
Glen Nelson
Merlin Gilbert
Lenard Christensen
Darwin Rawlings
Dennis Hall
Earl Jensen
Dallas Gilbert
Clair Egbert
Government interest in beet digger improvements in 1917 Preston
James W. Jones of the US Department of Agriculture visited Preston on Tuesday to review the Jenson Beet digger and topper as the government explores labor-saving farm innovations amid men being called to the front. The piece notes widespread wartime manpower concerns and mentions community events and local residents affected by the era’s duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Jones
US_ Department of Agriculture
Preston
Local Resident Promoted to Senior Consultant in Utah
Ronald M. Kirkbride of Utah Power and Light receives a promotion to senior consultant in American Fork Utah He has 100 years of service with the company and one and a half years as a consultant in the local area He moved this week with his wife and two children from Preston where he is the son of Mrs Martha Kirkbride His wife is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Jepsen.
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Ronald M. Kirkbride
Utah Power and Light
American Fork
Utah
Power Company
Preston
Martha Kirkbride
Harley Jepsen
Picnic marks Pearl Barger birthday at Hooper Springs
A family picnic was held Monday at Hooper Springs in Soda Springs for Mrs Pearl Barger turning seven. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ken Panter of Salt Lake City and numerous Barger relatives from Pocatello and local areas.
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Treasureton
Hooper Springs
Soda Springs
Pearl Barger
Ken Panter
Salt Lake City
Herbert Wagner
Tac Barger
Dock Barger
Famly
Pocatello
Donald Barger
T J Barger
Crossword Anawee Across Clue List Highlights Puzzle Terms
Across clues include Moccasins at 1 and Sodium chloride at 5. Miss Bernhardt at 9, Hawaiian greeting at 10, rail at 12, Whiskers at 13, Host at 14, Paid attention at 15, Negative reply at 16, Ancient Hebrew measure at 17, Rough tawat at 18, Gates at 19, Affixes at 22, Center of May Day at 24, Bivalve mollusk at 26, Creeks at 28, Music note at 31, Tennis serve at 32, Exclam at 33, Minus The at 43, Fills with wonder at 44.
Birthday listings for local residents
September birthdays announced for Hilda Steele to John T. Sharp and beyond. Names include Billy Doney Odessa Owen Curtis Webb Patrick Hoggan Gail Tanner Douglas Gamble Gene Anderson Terry W Smith Ricky Woytke Karen Esplin VS Anderson Michael Sharp and others with September dates.
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Citizen Office
Hilda Steele
Keith Wright
Martha Belnap
Jody Hull
Paul Petterberg
Scott Ainscough
Neil Maughan
Billy Doney
Odessa Owen
Curtis Webb
Patrick Hoggan
Gail Tanner
Douglas Gamble
John T. Sharp
Melanie Burrup
Levor Mooney
Gene Anderson
Terry W. Smith
Ricky Woytke
Karen Esplin
VS Anderson
Michael Sharp
Clair Woodward
Jest and Fun Quips Show Small Town Banter and Jabs
A collection of light jests and observations from a small town scene. Quotations touch on evolution jokes, horse speed vs endurance, memory lapses, a nurse in a hospital tour, sports mishaps, manners, and autumn campus crowds. Read as a snapshot of local humor.
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Ombudsman
Uncle Dan
Coolie
Susie
Preston Citizen
Franklin County Citizen
Cache Valley Clarion
Citizen Publishing Company
J. Walter Ross
Wayne D. Bell
City
County of
Barney ‘Rice
Lynn_Fackrell
Academy
By d‘Alessio
JOB Fitness Division
Biter
California
C F Hawkes
Ell
Kendrick Hawkes
Hattie Petercon
Waleren
Poe
Loran
Wailgren
Mrs Walgren
Amore Ve
Ribey William Shuldberg
Alee
Anawee
Low Island
Scotland
Fio
Fis
Happy
Kirt Rawlings
Susan McGee
Marshal Benson
Kelly Merrill
Kathy Rasmussen
Eli S. Forsgren
Rachel Hawkes
Carol Dawn Ransom
Aphrodell W Mitchell
Elrony Smith
Mark Larsen
Minnie Chadwick
Larry Benson
Jeff Hansen
Joe
John
Crane Creek Kelly
Anthony and Cleopatra
Mike
Granny
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