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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
1
A fragmentary report shows George Merrill and his granddaughter from Trenton visiting Mrs. Jessie Merrill and family including Alice Virginia Annie Emma Merrill. Sunday afternoon light refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed the gathering.
A Utah State University study of Eastside School District covers the school plant program enrollments and finances. It urges a coordinator for elementary education, guidance services, and new facilities including an industrial arts building, with funding from a school plant facility fund to support capital improvements.
Keith Rich of the Montpelier Rotary club presented Rotary Ann to Preston Rotary at the Inter-city meet on September 13. He proposed a weekly drawing where the present member takes Rotary Ann for a week and pays a 25 dollar penalty if anything happens to the rabbit. Reid Bosworth and Royce Fuhriman are noted as attendance leaders, with Bosworth’s duties temporarily shifted to Ross Rasmussen to improve attendance. Wayne S. Evans welcomed 25 Rotarians, and Two-eyed Jacks provided music for the program.
Curly Dockstader notes the sidewalk project in progress with about 600 yards of concrete poured so far. Weather will guide completion as patches from casual footprints are corrected and the crew finishes the work.
Dwain Wilde named president and Lenard Nelson vice president of Preston Junior High after a campus election. Secretaries social managers cheerleaders editors and athletic leaders were chosen through a slate process with speeches and two-ticket campaigns leading to a Friday assembly vote.
Charla Ann Bell of Banide is among about 10 000 high school seniors named semifinalist in the 1961 62 National Merit Scholarship program. She scored high on the qualifying test taken last March, advancing as one of the top scorers in her state and nationwide.
The area ended a cloudy stretch as a few days of sunshine returned. Temperatures ranged from 28 to 65 degrees, with precipitation totals of 0.15 on the 20th and small amounts through the 24th, finally none on the 25th and 26th. cM. Crabtree notes the two week rainfall exceeded normal by 1.61 inches.
G L Mink local manager for Mountain States says 1 082 visitors viewed the Phonorama exhibit trailer showing the evolution of communication from Bell’s telephone to modern models. The mobile display, planned as educational and historical, will not return soon due to upcoming travel and work.
In California on Monday a twin engine plane developed engine trouble over Oahia. Geddes of Banida escaped with praise for quick thinking and safe crash landing that saved all three lives. The pilot is son of Mr and Mrs W S Geddes of Banida.
The city council appointed Burnell Peterson Preston to fill the new police vacancy created by Chief Don Bergquist’s death. Robert Ward is promoted from patrolman to chief.
Preston merchants sponsor Auction Dollar Days with 48 participating firms. Purchases up to 300 dollars earn an auction dollar for three city auctions on South State, Oneida, and First South streets featuring Charley Ryan and his group. Proceeds aid charity and Franklin ward Relief Society opening social.
Four Preston High School youths Miles Geddes Bob Hull B J Bodily and Rex Candle earned Idaho judging rights by winning first place at the Idaho FFA contest at the University of Idaho. They will travel to Waterloo Iowa for national dairy cattle and livestock judging, visiting LDS sites and major universities along the way for about 18 days with Wy Craner supervising.
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