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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1950

Page

8

Welcome home party for Jewel Christensen on Friday

Minkcreek Jewel Christensen returns from a 30 month mission in Norway and will attend a welcome home party and dance Friday night. relatives in Salt Lake and Ogden are mentioned, with several local families visiting and traveling for the event.

Jewel Christensen Henry Christensen Norway Christensen Salt Lake Jim Slyvester Alma Rigby Ogden Frank Jensen Toni Jensen Mahalia Jensen Toni Ricks College Rexburg Conrad Bell Detroit Tom Jensen Pocatello Charlie Morrison Percy Keller Annie Keller Douglas Nelson Delbert Keller Provo Lynn Nelson Anderson Woods Cross Betty Lou Wilde Malad Oscar Wilde Freeman Jensen Moore

Butins from California visit Mapleton kin

Mapleton residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Butin and their Wellits California family spent last week with Elmer Sharp and kin. They joined Mr and Mrs William Cone and son from Salt Lake City for Saturday night, with the Cones accompanying the Butins back and dining with the Sharps the following Sunday.

Kenneth Butin Wellits Calif Elmer Sharp William Cone Salt Lake City Butin

From where I sit Gabby Enjoys Reading Magazines at Dentist

In a small town scene Gabby Jackson visits Doc Jones to read magazines while the narrator waits for a toothache to ease. The dentist says Gabby has the finest teeth in the county and stops patients from waiting on him. The piece argues a live and let live spirit in American life.

Doc Jones Gabby Jackson Gabby Doc Dae America

Easter visits and family travels across Utah communities

Miss LaRue Long underwent an appendicitis operation last Friday and is recovering well. Several residents made Easter visits and attended services, while Bishop Clifford Sharp and counselor Wendell Long attended a Salt Lake conference before Long returned for his daughter’s surgery.

LaRue Long Lorraine Holden Salt Lake City Enos Holden Merle Esplin Elward Monson Preston Fred E. Porter Reo Newbold Riverdale Elmer Sharp Jennie Porter Livinia Gregory Lillian Porter Grace Burbank Lois Porter Evelyn Knapp Onda Mae Porter Joyce Gregory Stake House Clifford Sharp Wendell Long Long LaRue Kenneth Knapp Emerald Garden Provo Coradean Porter George Porter

Who shares Standard of California Profits

Standard of California profits are shared by 97,000 stockholders including hundreds of companies and organizations such as hospitals universities and churches. The company notes that more than 70 percent of stockholders hold under 100 shares and many employees are owners. Since the war the firm has invested over 500 million dollars in oil wells refineries pipelines tankers distribution plants and marketing outlets to serve the West.

Standard of California West

Dr. Orvid Cutler Chairs Medical Library Fund Drive

Dr. Orvid Cutler of Preston, a 1930 Northwestern medical graduate, is appointed Franklin county chairman to raise $500,000 for the Archibald Church library at the Northwestern medical school. The move was announced by Dr. Loyal Davis, noted brain surgeon and Northwestern surgery chair, who leads the national campaign.

Orvid Cutler Preston Northwestern University Medical School Franklin County Archibald Church Loyal Davis Northwestern Department of Surgery

Centenn ial drive funds medical school expansion plans

The university launched an eight million two hundred fifty thousand dollar centennial campaign in October to fund new buildings and equipment for medical research teaching and expansion on Evanston and Chicago campuses. The Archibald Church library has grown from 22 000 bound volumes in 1927 to 112 000 volumes and 1000 periodicals and will support the medical school’s planned Chicago campus medical center facility improvements hospital buildings and research laboratories proposed since March 1946.

Evanston Chicago Archibald Church University

Pasture: Cheapest Feed for Dairy Cattle, Says County Agent

County Agent Daniel Roberts reports that good pasture lowers feed costs for dairy cattle and improves soil fertility with proper management. He advises best seed beds, avoiding companion crops except canning peas or oats, and maintaining soil moisture to ensure establishing pastures thrive.

Intermountain West Franklin County Daniel Roberts Roberts

Lowe Bros Paints Now Sold Exclusively By Preston Supply

Preston Supply Co. secures exclusive agency for Lowe Brothers paints and varnishes in Pres ton. Ronald Alfen, manager, notes shelves now carry a full Lowe Brothers line including high standard house paint mellogloss mellotone plax and other exterior and interior paints enamels varnishes and varnish stains. Style-tested colors are those most preferred and used.

Preston Lowe Brothers Preston Supply Co Ronald Alfen Allen

Local store expands paint department with Lowe Brothers

The store announces a new paint department stocking Lowe Brothers paints and offers personalized decorative advice through the Lowe Brothers department of decoration. The manager stresses quality and economy and invites customers to visit to inspect the improved service.

Lowe Brothers Company Allen Lowe Brothers Department of

Magic touches shape livable rooms with bold details

This piece highlights personalizing a room through small dramatic touches. It notes a bamboo curtain split between living and dining areas creating separate zones while preserving space. It describes a mobile tea cart, light color changes, and accessible dish storage as key elements. Foss Furniture Preston Idaho invites help.

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Minkcreek Kyle Nelson Preston Hospital Leeral Jensen Mark Jensen Oneida Station Mapleton Joe Marsh United States Brewers Foundation Calfoniyi Lowe Bros Frank Foss Foss Furniture Idaho Chevrolet Cranney Chevrolet.co North State
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