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Show Clarion Files Present 190 Review (EDITOR'S NOTE: Following ...summary or the year 1940 in franklin county according to the flarlon fies)- WEEK OF: January 4 Final rites held for ,,-a well known Preston residents, Henry Tooles Rogers and James, 1. Sbarp. January 11 Preston high school in3 new Class A. football league for play during 1940 season. January IS City council calls (or bids on huge city sewage disposal dis-posal plant. Work to get under tag Immediately. January 25 Funeral services for Idaho's veteran Senator William E. Borah held. February 1 President's Birth-jay Birth-jay ball held to raise benefit funds lor victims! of infantile paralysis. February ' 8 Franklin County fish and Game association and prestoa Chamber of Commerce hold successful annual banquets. February 15 Preston High wins two-state Forensic meet held in Preston. February 22 Dedicatorial ser- vices held for new ii' high school. Supt. of Public Instruction J. W. Condie returned to give principal prin-cipal address. February 29 "Leap Year" sales promotion held by Preston merchants mer-chants under sponsorship of Preston Pres-ton Chamber of Commeiee. March 7 Preston-Riverdale and Mink Creek Canal company holds annual election. T. O. Stokes elected elect-ed president of organization. March 14 Southeastern Idaho Associated Civic club is organized with, Charles Cutler of Preston elected secretary. $46,345 Preston WPA street and alley improvemen) project is approved. March 21 Church beautification program, i';tlintf. here. March 28 Dedication service for new Preston Federal building held. U. S. Attorney for Idaho John A. Carver, a former Preston resident, de'ivered the principal address. Halo Hart, local postmaster, introduced intro-duced the speaker. April 4 Preston high school wrestling team captures district title for third successive year. (Continued on page eight) More About Review Of 1940 ; (Continued from page one) April 11 Preston, honored in radio ra-dio KSL 'March of Progress." T. R. Bowden, president of Preston Chamber of Commerce, gives principal prin-cipal address. April 18 Franklin WPA water system project receives Presidential Presiden-tial approval In the amount of $4,719. April 25 Preston Junior High captures "lion's share" of honors in District Musical Festival held he"re. H. C. Chrlstenson of local music department in charge of festival. fes-tival. May 2 Forty-five Preston school teachers sign contracts for 1941. Cache Valley Clarion initiates big Pen and Pencil subscription campaign. cam-paign. n TAiUn nonnhllfflns hack Valley Clarion begins novel Xmas Fund Subscription campaign. November 28 Junior- Chamber of Commerce completes plans for Christmas lighting program and for Home. Lighting contest. December 5 Franklin County Sugar 'company makes initial payment pay-ment on November sugar beets totaling to-taling $90,000. Payment for October Oc-tober beets totaled $330,000. Frank Merrill announces city participation in national safety campaign. ' December 12 Ben Johnson elected elect-ed president and Charles) Cutler secretary-treasurer of Southeastern Idaho Associated Civic clubs. Fall term of district court convenes here this week. December 19 Mayor J, C. Fors gren attends Idaho Municipal Offi cers association held at Boise George Choules named countj chairman of President's birthdaj ball. Franklin County Sugar com pany wound up fall campaign. December 26 Gretta Wingei wins first place in Clarion sub scriptlon campaign. Ken Coburr capture second, and Veda Davis places third, Preston youths play Important role in ship rescue with Coast Guard. may a auiu Dewey for president. Tom Heath of Preston elected delegate-at-large. May 16 Remodeling begins on Greaves building. Extensive plans made for renovation. May 23 Commencement exercises exer-cises held 'for 138 ' Preston High graduates. Franklin high school, and Weston hold exercises. May 30 Preston summer Softball program gets underway. Preston Sixth ward is reorganized. Juno 6 Ben Johnson gives Junior Jun-ior Chamber of Commerce address at Twin Falls. June 13 Preston city recreational recreation-al program underway with record number of participants. June 20 Gov. C. A. Bottolfsen, George F. Richards address record crowds at the annual Idaho Day celebration at Franklin. Preston business houses close ror tne event Matthias F. Cowley dies in Salt Lake City. June 27 Preston lays plans for patriotic observance of July 4, E. It. Spilsbury is general chairman. July 4 Parade and patriotic program held morning of Fourth. July 11 Franklin County Health association organized. Preston FFA youths attend state conference at Moscow. July 18 Torrid political campaign cam-paign foreseen for this fall as filing fil-ing date approaches. July 25 Idaho State Semi-Pro Baseball tournament held here. Preston Indians capture top honors. Dale Callan attends first annual Boys' State at .Boise;. August 1 Miss Pat Heath reigns as "Sweetheart of Utah" at Golden Gate Exposition at Treasure Island on Utah Day at the fair. Several injured in White City carnival riot. August 8 Letha Bronson selected select-ed queen and Ida Winward and Gloria Wilcox attendants for Preston Pres-ton Fair and Nite Rodeo., August 15 Heaviest vote on record) cast in Primary election in Franklin county. Republicans cast 1,411 votes and Democrats 1,038 votes. . . ',' August 22 Thousands attend the. Preston Horse Show, County Fair and Preston Night Rodeo here. Capacity Ca-pacity crowds each day. August 29 City and county schools set oening dates for terms in. 1940-41. September 5 Tom Heath reelected re-elected state chairman of Idaho Republicans. Chamber of Commerce Com-merce starts plans for sweeping reorganization. Franklin County Democrats announce campaign board, v . - t ; . . . - September 12 Preston City school board elects new officers. Wells McEntire selected chairman. September 19 Ben Johnson appointed ap-pointed fo National Affairs committee com-mittee of National Junior Chamber of Commerce. President Roosevelt signs draft act. September 26 A. W. Hart reviews re-views history of first mail route through this area at dedication of Cub river monument. Funeral ser-, vices held for George E. Crockett. October 3 Preston high holds first annual Homecoming. Edwin Hirscht elected president of Fifth District Idaho Educational association. associa-tion. H. L. Hawkes elected head of Idaho State Firemen, succeeding C. I. Goff, also of Preston. October 10 Franklin county sugar su-gar beet harvest begins. Mrs. Isa-bell Isa-bell Adams Crockett dies here. October 17 New CCC company moves into Cub river camp.. Mose Geddes dies. October 24 Ephriam Bergeson of Cornish, Utah, dies in Preston hospital following automobile accident acci-dent near Banida. DeVere Hop-son Hop-son seveiiy injured In auto crash near McCammon. October 31 Governor Bottolfsen and candidate Chase A. Clark speak at political rallies. Sylvan E. Talbot of Clifton, holder of first number in Selective service drawing. November 7 Democrats make sweep of state offices. Bourbons win seven county offices, Republicans Republi-cans five. November 14 Ariel Meek awarded award-ed American Farmer degree at National Na-tional FFA convention at Kansas City. November 21 R. W. Geddes elected chairman of county agricultural agricul-tural conservation board. Cache |