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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
1
The high school hosts Monday and Wednesday evening ground school in Room 212 for ages 16 to 89 to learn fundamentals of flying. Organized by Mrs Wallace with AS CAP involvement, the program aims to spur air minded citizens toward postwar aviation participation. Few vacancies exist due to harvest labor needs.
Dayton residents will vote Friday from 9 a m to 3 p m on the sale of the village property housing the recreation hall. Albert Moser urges taxpayer turnout to give trustees clear sanction to proceed with the sale as published in legal form. The notice calls for the sale of the village site and building.
Readable fragments indicate an October deadline for listings in the County Agent's Office by 5 00 p m. The fragment mentions official action and a due time for submission.
Community notices outline a closing period for stores once hostilities end in Europe. Merchants may close at noon on any day, with patrons advised to stock essentials for a day or two. The plan includes a street parade, surrender night program, and church services in Relitz.
A Franklin County report notes a campaign fund setup by local officers to support the national War Fund drive. The effort aims to raise about 6900 dollars with campaign chairs to be named to complete the local organization.
Sheriff Hansen reports a large brush and sagebrush fire about one to two miles into land near Dirty Head and Stink-Creek Creek in the southwest corner of Franklin County Utah. Fifteen men with Sears County authorities battled the flames until Utah Cache County firefighters arrived. The fire, caused by out of season burning, will lead to court action against the responsible party in Utah or Idaho.
The Indians defeated Idaho Falls and Pocatello last week by a narrow margin to North Cache in a close score 138 to 6. Burley high will host the Indians this Friday at Burley field and the team will leave early Friday morning for the game. Local merchants polled Chamber of Commerce firms about the possibility of closing for the Homecoming game. Majority opinion favored the closing to boost attendance and support.
The readable fragment notes a SAR task involving Ste apt Re De Restle with a focus on recovery efforts and related operations. Details remain limited but indicate an emergency search and rescue context and agency involvement.
The event drew Governor Gossett and Lt. Governor Williams among attendees. speakers promised GI Bill benefits for veterans and urged state support for federal aid on highway projects while other candidates introduced themselves and spoke in the Snake River Valley area.
Rural schools plan Thursday and Friday closures for the Idaho Institute of Pedagogues in Pocatello. Teachers, including Dr. Franklin, will not arrive until Friday morning, with sessions led by R. H. Snyder of Albion Normal as a principal speaker during the two day study period.
The document lists supplemental payments tied to corn sugar production with figures around 1992. It notes a total gross payment of $832,000 and a final payment of $6.4 million in a complex mix of per ton rates. Previous payments included a 1992 rate of $6.76 per ton and a $1.52 per ton support, plus excise tax collections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture totaling $2.65 per ton, culminating in about $11.08 per 100 pounds of sugar or sweetener delivered.
Parents are given coin envelopes by the Central PTA to join a nationwide organization. Envelopes are sent home with students and should be returned by Monday. Mrs. Louketia Maughahie serves as president of the Central Schinot PATA and urges parental participation.
A fragment notes new arrivals at a hospital mentioning Mr and Mrs Lynn Stevenson in Winder with a September date and medical context. Names include Thomas Woolf Riverante and James Woolf in uncertain spellings.
Fragmentary text outlines fees and rates in a schedule. Mentions percentages like seventy percent and forty three percent and references to payments by growers. Content is garbled and lacks clear entities or context.
Reported notes describe a special meeting about local wildlife issues near Mink Creek. Officials and residents discuss fears of coyotes entering farmyards and the impact on livestock with grazing areas and surveillance plans.
The Idaho State Secretary reports that the American Automobile Association recognizes MARA School Safety Patrol members for keeping Jefferson Junior and Central High schools safe this year. Patrols for the next term are pending finalization and will be announced soon.
Supt Harland Simmons announced this week that Preston High School will introduce an auto mechanics curriculum under Roy Christenson’s Wear Production Training program. The course, valued at about 2700 dollars in tools and equipment from Pocatello, will be open to 17 and 18 year old boys in the junior and senior classes and any interested outsiders. Instruction will run daily from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4, throughout the school year, inviting all county city students to enroll.
The article outlines plans for harvest labor and machinery to process beet tops amid a dry season. It notes a labor committee urging immediate action and describes machines used to save labor, with about 260 workers employed at the plant.
Fragmentary OCR passage discusses a candidate for governor favoring a merit system for state employment and efficient law enforcement. Mentions proposals to reform state income reduction and a visiting candidate, with garbled names and terms.
Bruce Wal spoke on scientific talent from the atom era and wartime research. Marines Reed, Hendricks, Aller, and Webster shared experiences from D‑Day to hospital care, with Webster applauded by club members before a public discussion on presidential issues led by Ben Johnsons.
Franklin County schools plan to close for a harvest vacation starting Monday October 9 with the last day Friday October 6 for some grades. Rural and independent districts aim to remain closed at least three weeks depending on weather with Preston grades staying in session but nearby towns dismiss earlier for the break.
Franklin county residents with trucks must call the local war price rationing board office to obtain fourth quarter gasoline coupons beginning October. Bring the Certificate of War Necessity and the cover of the third quarter truck gasoline book. Books must be called for before October 31.
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