Eastside School District Plans $400,000 Bond Sale
The Eastside school district announces a bond sale to finance a new high school addition. Sealed bids due Oct 18 at 8 p m in the high school office for $400,000 in general obligation bonds dated July 1, 1954. Bonds issued as 18 year notes with up to 3.5 percent interest, bidder must provide a 5 percent certified check or cash deposit. failure to complete purchase within 10 days forfeits deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Eastside
Sarah G. Johnson
Beet Sugar Hearings Attended by Heath Thomas Heath
Heath Thomas Heath general manager of the Franklin County Sugar Co leaves Sunday for Washington to meet with sugar cane refiners and producers from Louisiana Hawaii and Puerto Rico. He will join the beet sugar seven man legislative committee to press for renewal or amendment of the 1956 act and seek a higher domestic beet quota to allow more acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas _Heath
Franklin County Sugar Co
Heath
Washington
Louisiana
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Game Warden Warns Know Your Grouse No Open Season
Franklin county conservation officer Ed Scholes warns hunters there will be no open season for sharptail grouse or sage hen. He urges hunters to identify grouse before shooting noting sharptail tails lighter and shorter with near white underfeathers. The species inhabit lower brush areas, and the season opened Saturday and ends Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scholes
Franklin County Conservation Officer
Scholes
Freshman Initiation Parade At Preston High
Freshman initiation at Preston High School began Wednesday September 15 with a play day. Freshmen dressed as fishermen and carried shoe shining kits in baskets as games entertained the student body. Seniors and male faculty won a tug of war against the men. junior girls defeated seniors in another tug of war. Thursday featured freshmen girls dressed as boys and boys dressed as girls. Friday the student body continued activities.
West Side High Se t Homecoming Festivities
West Side High School Dayton announces homecoming events next week. A football game pits West Side against Soda Springs and a dance will cap the evening with a festive finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side High School
Dayton
Springs
Lt George Howell New Jet Pilot at Bryan AFB Texas
Lt George Howell, son of Mr and Mrs R G Howell of Preston, graduated from basic jet pilot school at Bryan AFB Texas and earned the silver wings. He previously earned a BS in business administration from Utah State College in June 1953 and entered USAF training in October 1953. He is to report for advanced jet training after a delay en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howell
Bryan Air Force Base
Tex
United States Air Force
Howell
R. G. Howell
N. State
Preston
Utah State College
Logan
USAF
Stallings Air Base
N. C
Southeastern
Texas
Air Force Base
Scout Leaders Meet for Next Week Registration
Franklin county district scouts and explorer posts plan to reregister next week with Oneida stake meeting on the 29th and Franklin stake on Sept 30 in stakehouses. Willis Burton and William A. Davis head stake superintendents as Don al d Bradford troop 40 Dayton and Robert Hull explorer post Whitney demonstrate model troop and post meetings. Three sessions will cover troop and post committee operation camping and advancement with leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Oneida
Franklin
Willis Burton
William A. Davis
Donald” Bradford
Dayton
Robert Hull
Whitney
Preston FFA Judging Team Wins Holstein Event at Blackfoot Fair
The Preston chapter FFA judging team captured first place in Holstein dairy judging at the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot. Members Larry Larsen DeLos Bennett and Walter Knapp led the Preston squad to 544 of 600 points, with Knapp the high overall dairy scorer and Bennett tied for top Holstein honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Ffa
Holstein
Blackfoot Fair
Preston
FFA
Idaho
Blackfoot
Larry Larsen
Percey Larsen
Glendale
DeLos Bennett
A. E. Bennett
Walter Knapp
Harry Knapp
Mapleton
Bear Lake Hunters Injured In Jeep Crash On Cub River Road
Four men from Bear Lake county were injured Saturday night when their jeep overturned on Cub river road while returning from a chicken hunt. Driver Wayne Nye of Paris, 28, was hospitalized with a possible bladder injury. William Rich suffered a cut body and punctured bladder. Preston Thomas fractured shoulder and arm, Robert Mattison fractured arm. all were treated and released earlier in the week except Nye who remained in hospital with improving condition this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
Cub River
Wayne
H! Nye
Paris
William “ J
Ogden
Preston
Thomas
Robert
Mattison
Nye
Eight Youths for Selective Service Induction
Franklin county youth Neil M. Shaffer will depart for his physical exam and seven others leave on October 6 for Salt Lake City to be inducted. The group includes Cleon J. Howe Ray Martel Almond Boyd Spackman Bruce J. Dockstader Allan Larsen Chatterton of Preston Ralph J. Baile y of Clifton Morris Helmandollar of Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Neil M. Shaffer
Salt Lake City
Cleon J. Howe
Ray Martel Almond
Boyd Spackman
Bruce J. Dockstader
Allan Larsen, Chatterton
Preston
Ralph J. Baily
Clifton
Morris Helmandollar
Oxford
New Animal Hospital Praised In Letter From Old Time Resident
A Preston Citizen letter from an ex resident lauds the new Preston Animal Hospital built by Dr. N. S. Howells and Dr. Norris Hyde on Main Street facing Grace Road. The piece emphasizes the hospital’s substantial, visible structure and notes Preston relies on dairy production for wealth, with cows as a key local asset. The writer reflects on European practices but affirms local barns, milk parlors, and quality milk amid economic importance, ending mid sentence with Continued on Page a.
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New Animal Hospital
Preston
N. S. Howells
Norris Hyde
Hyde
Howells
Main Street
Grace Road
Europé
Europe
Bat
Murder Charge Filed After Fatal Shot Wounding Brother
Duane Hansen 31 is charged with second degree murder in the killing of Melvin S. Hansen after a family dispute at the father’s Preston home. The shotgun blast left Melvin dead within a minute. Dell Smith, county prosecutor, says Hansen pleaded not guilty and seeks counsel. An inquest at Webb mortuary found the death intentional and linked to the abdomen shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane ‘Hansen
Melvin S. Hansen
Preston
W. Paul
Merrill
Dell Smith
Franklin
Hansen
Melvin Hansen
Duane
Webb Mortuary
Befey
Melvin
James
Hilda
Sullivan Waneer
U.S. Air Force
Noman Smith
Logan Temple
Burley Foe for Preston High Homecoming Game
Tomorrow Preston High hosts Burley Bobcats in the Cross State league opener. The game moves to the stadium with 1 30 p m kickoff after a chilly decision. activities include a 9 a m assembly, a 2 30 parade assembly, and a half time queen presentation featuring Ruth Olsen JoAnn Larson and Lorraine Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School
Glen‘Oliverson
Indians
Burley Bobcats
Burley
Ruth” Olsén
JoAnn Larson
Lorraine Bennett
Franklin County 4-H Leaders Hold Annual Dinner
Franklin county 4 H club leaders and their partners held their annual dinner at the home of Owen Gibson in Preston. Fifty leaders attended a roast ham dinner followed by a program presented by 4 H club members and leaders. The party is an annual event after the Franklin County fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Owen “Gibson
West
North
Preston
Thelma Griffeth
Leona Heath
Bonds sales rise in Idaho counties led by Elmore
Elmore county tops Idaho with 221 891 dollars in bonds sold this year surpassing the 200 000 quota. Franklin County chairman C L Swenson reports August sales of United States savings bonds up 43.4 percent over last year as large investors favor the Series E and H bonds for higher yield and security.
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Elmore County
Idaho
Oneida
Shoshone
Ayeette
Nez Perce
Der
C. L. Swenson
Franklin ‘County
United States Savings
Swenson
Idaho Selective Service urge youths to register within five days
Rulon Dunn, chairman of Franklin county selective service board, announced a state directive urging Idaho youths to register within five days of their 18th birthday. He notes a lax attitude statewide and reminds locals of the legal obligation to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective ’Service
Rulon Dunn
Franklin County
Five Mile erosion project to be completed in three weeks
Five Mile creek erosion control work west of Preston resumes with a $7,500 budget to install 28 rock spillways and checks. The 1952 committee, led by Tom Heath, approved finishing the project with plans by L. M. Winsor and support from Utah Sugar and local firms.
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Five Mile
Preston
Five Mile Channel
Tom’ “Heath
Heath
Five “Mile
Five Mile Lanyon
Il. M. Winsor
Salt Lake ‘City
Bear River
Utah
Trane County
Franklin County
Adigoepingen
Ierigeiion Company
Cache
Cazial Company
Twin
Lakes
Cenzl Company
del - Monte
Canning Company
Franklin
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Léwiston
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Salt, Lake City
Cache County
Logan
Five Mile Committee
Tom Heath
Eldon ‘Bingham
Albert”Moser
Dayton
A.N
Wendell
B. A. Meek
Holt
Lewiston
L. B. ‘Caine
Richmond
Melvin
Dayton History Pageant Details Amid Rainy Day
The piece notes ongoing rain from night into morning, delaying planting as irrigation water grows scarce. It summarizes Dayton’s early settlement in 1867 by Joseph Chadwick and subsequent ward development, churches, schools, and notable leaders, including Callan and Jensen, with details on the town’s evolution through the 20th century.
Poultry Selection Demonstration At FFA Meeting
Last Thursday at 4 p m the Future Farmers of America district for southeastern Idaho met at West Side High school to view a poultry stock selection demonstration by Ralph Millar of Millar hatchery Preston. Five Araucana chicks hatched from eggs from Chile were shown by Ernest Mylrole of West Side High school. The year’s program was outlined and next meeting set for Sept 27 at Fielding high school Paris Ida when welding soldering construction and tool sharpening will be demonstrated. Lyle Henderson district president of West Side High school presided. J A Davies oversees West Side FFA work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asnarica
Idaho
Malad
West Side
Grace
Paris
Montpelier
Bancroft
Preston
West Side’ High
Ralph Millar
Millar Hatchery
Millar
Chile
South America
Ernest, Mylrole
West Side High School
Fielding High School
Ida
Lyle Henderson
Clifton
J. A
Davies
FFA
West’ Side
Prestons High School P TA Opens Under New Officers
The Prestom High School P TA started Friday with an instruction session directed by Mrs Fred Davis state vice president and chairman of parent education. Newly elected officers include President Mrs Royal Wilson and Vice President Mrs Melvin Griffeth along with Reed Brenchley as second vice president and Mrs L D Crawford as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestom’High School
P-Ta
Fred Davis
Parent Education
Royal Wilson
Melvin Griffeth
Reed
Brenchley
L.D. Crawford
Congress Publications
Howard Schow
Norman Steele
R. C
Affleck
PTA
Hazen Gilbert
Ben Johnson
Sherwin. Webb
Merlin ‘Smith
Central and
Jefferson
Bargain Friday at Preston Stores Advertised by Ten Merchants
Ten Preston merchants announce Friday morning bargains from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in a special advertisement on page eight of The Citizen. Cooperating firms include J C Penny Co O P Skaggs Luthys Foss Clothing Greaves Style Block Tanner s Men s Wear Mereda s Vogue shop M H King Co Sprouse Reitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Citizen
Oakes
A. m
Seeaceeser
J.C. Penney Co
Three P TA Units Meet Monday at High School
The first meeting of the 1954 55 season will be held at the high school next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. It is a three unit meeting of Central Jefferson and the high school with Central in charge to acquaint parents with teachers and committee chairmen. refreshments will be served and all parents are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Jefferson
High School
Otigad
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George. Howell
Bear Lake
Ron
Bart A
Wen
C. J. Swenson
Ile
Haland
Selective Service
Dayton Village
MIA Social
Mabel L. Atkingon
The
Mutual Improvement Association
David Smart
Joseph Chadwick
Five Mile Creek
Robert. Jones
Peter. Poole
Robert "Taylor
Stephen
Callan
Richard Wickesa
Weston
Henry Jensen
Annie ‘” Boden
LDS’ Church
Ward Recreation
Inrose
Stephen Callan
Philo. W. Austin
Alma L. Jensen
Charles Jones
George. A. . Griffeth
Godfrey Schwartz
V. D. Smart
H. Glenn Bingham
Calvin Boise
Louise Boyce
First Relief Society
Sarah P. Callan
James Willard Mickelson
Luna Chadwick
Alfred , Wickham
Sarah’ Spackman
F. B
Wooley
Phillips
Atkinson
Paul Larsen
Doren Perkins
P. Jones
D. A. Perkins
Ivan
Waddoups
Perry
Victor
George ‘Aston
Ohn
Shire Campbell
Niels
Mickelson
F. Paparires
J. Hy Schow
A. Jolson
Mary Martin Smith
Fae Conia
Oa Pega
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