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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1962
Page
11
Local families hosted visitors from Ogden Salt Lake City Denver Downey and California over the weekend. Notable gatherings included weddings blessed daughters and new grandchildren with extended kin from Idaho Falls Montpelier and Las Vegas.
Reed A Winward son of Mr and Mrs F H Winward will represent Kennecott Corp at a major welding show in Cleveland Ohio. The event is described as the largest welding show in the United States with over three million dollars worth of equipment displayed. He left Salt Lake City by plane on Saturday and will be away about a week. His wife Joann Gamble and daughter Barbara Ann are visiting relatives during his absence. They reside in Magna where Reed is employed by Kennecott Corp.
Mrs. A N Wendell hosted a Wednesday bridge gathering with G W McCune, Rulon Dunn, Alton Nash, Jack Anderson, Gwen Collier and others. High scores went to McCune, Collier, and Foss. An April 20 wedding is planned for Miss Vicki Miller and Lyle Talbot with open house that evening. Quin ton Palmer honored at Variety Club gathering before moving to Salt Lake City. Eighth Ward MIA to present a family Musicfest Monday at 8 pm and Whitney elders quorum host a Friday stag and barbecue lunch.
Funeral services for James J. Nelson were held in the Weston ward chapel on March 30. The service included prayers by Earl S. Buttars and LaVell Koller along with musical numbers by Richard and Edna Lemmon and Jack King. Pallbearers included grandsons Robert Archibald Billie Archibald Gary Hall Roger Harvey Lott and Rodney Nelson with service direction by Webb Funeral Home.
Local social notes recount a series of entertainments for the Bowers family prior to their Hawaii mission. Hosts include Floyd Palmer at a Thursday dinner, Arthur Dursteler’s family party, and Ariel Hawkes hosting in honor of multiple couples. The Friendship club met at Bonita Oliverson’s home with a dessert luncheon and vase making. Bonita Oliverson also hosted a pinochle party at her Whitney home with a hot plate luncheon and prize tallies for Iane Oliverson, Jean Moser, Manilla Herd, and others.
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