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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1943

Page

3

Whitney Ward Lays On Enjoyable Willow Flat Outing

A large crowd gathered at Willow Flat last Thursday for a ward outing directed by Bishop Melvin Larsen and the NLA. Highlights included a noon dinner a mixed softball game foot races a weiner roast and a bonfire with refreshments and sports led by local organizers.

Willow Flat Melvin Larsen NLA Morris Pool Stoun Coursteller William Pool Leon Winward Sheldon Beckstead Don Chadwick William Dursteller Arnold Dursteller Dursteller Randolph Field Texas Pocatello

Community Notes Include Dinner and Fireside Event

Ballif and Mrs Amy Ballif of Logan attended a Saturday chicken dinner in Salt Lake City. A Fireside at A C Hull home featured missionary Wallace Adams from Linrose sharing experiences, with Marcus Weaver leading singing and Mrs Weaver on piano. Refreshments for 80 were served by Ida Mockti and June Tanner. Darlene Oliverson heads to Idaho Falls for a week with Royal Kel Jer and Richard Snarr. Fern Swainstone hosts a social for sisters-in-law in honor of Myrtle Swainstod’s birthday with a program and luncheon.

Faelin Barbara Dursteller Bear Lake Carl Dursteller Roland Hull Pocatello Whitney Leroy Hull Fanily Verda Beckstead Virginia Rallison Royal Ballis Ralph Davis Dorothy Tanner Ida Mockti June ‘Tanner Darlene Oliverson Idaho Falls Royal Kel Jer Richard Snarr Fern Swainstone Myrtle Swainstod

Central area social notes and farm visits reported

Cyril Jenkins on six day leave from the U S Navy spent time at his father's farm in central area. PFC Kenneth Gummersall and the Gummersall and Thio Masa families visited Turner and Beaver Dams and shared dinner at the sheep camp. Several families from Bancroft Cleveland Riverton and Utah gathered for visits and meals around Central and Turner with church quilting plans noted.

Cyril Jenkins U. S. Navy Washington Kenneth Gummersall Henry Gummersall Leo Sthiomas Turner Dave Reviar Beaver Dams B. H. Hayes Bancroft Gene Ruger McCammon Henry Gummers M. E. Sorensen Fern Arlene Central Relief Society Harold Chennett John Chennett Lava Central A. E. Bennett Cleveland Ruben Covert C. L. Forman Thurman Griffeth Preston Stanford Porman Riverton Utah A. Forman Jay Bingham Russel_iHebdon Chester Field Keith Hebdon Foster Roper Kelly Betty Grimm Arolon

Farewell party marks move of Oneida residents

A farewell gathering honored Mr and Mrs Conder Smoot who depart for Cove Plant where Conder will replace Bill Clark as maintenance man. Bill Clark and family moved in as the new Oneida maintenance staff. Ed Bahen and wife take a Riverside California vacation to drive their son's car home with Paul Bahen, now in Camp Davies North Carolina, later Virginia. Vern Obray, amid furlough, leaves for San Francisco after army release and enlists Mrs Obray and children for Ephraim Utah where she resumes Snow College teaching.

Conder Smoot Cove Plant Bill Clark Cove Oneida Ed Bahen Riverside California Paul Bahen Logan Pauls North Carolina Paul Virginia Camp Davies Vern Obray Badens Civil Service San Francisco Ephraim Utah Obray the Snow College

Account books for farm or home records at the Citizen

Classified note advertises account books in all kinds for farm or home use available at the Citizen, inviting readers to inquire within.

Tall Tales From Pacific Island Camp Life

Sgt Willis Chadwick reports from a Southwest Pacific island camp. He shares humorous sketches of local life including coconut tree ambushes, curious natives from French Indo China, land crabs nicknamed Cocoanut Crab, a jeep with a driverless power source, tree climbing river fish, and plans to capture crustaceans for wartime research. He asks for letters.

Dorothy Lamour Anng Wong Haiti Mars Love Willis

Community Socials And Home Missionary Meeting Notes

Glenda delved into town with Alta Bodily and Bert while Orpha Bronson visited Fairview. Winder visitors Carol Stocks spent Sunday with Verl Auger and family. Oneida Stake Home Missionaries led a cottage meeting at Lee Wheeler’s with Ruth and LaFayette Smith of Riverdale and a piano solo by Rooul Wheeler. Additional visits included Augers with Alta Moser and Dorrell Rogers in Dayton. Several neighbors from Glencoe Preston Mapleton and other areas stopped by Wheeler and Porter households Sunday and Wednesday. Ainscough of Preston came by Saturday. Tyrewriter ribbons for various machines are on sale at the Citizen.

Alta Bodily Bert Orpha Bronson Fairview Carol Stocks Winder Verl J. Auger Oneida Lee Wheeler Ruth Smith LaFayette Smith Riverdale Rooul Wheeler William H. Auger Leland L. Auger Alta Moser Dorrell Rogers Dayton Elias Jepsen Glencoe Jesse Wheeler Martha Porter Preston Ben Layne Wayne Porter Verda Nelson Beverly Nelson Della Alfred Mapleton Charles Ainscough

Local Visitors and Social Gatherings Highlight Glencoe News

Glencoe notes detail weekend visits from Rigby Oxford Mink Creek Preston Riverdale and West Point Utah with many family and church groupings. Ward conference speakers William Hawkes Clifford Forsgren and various Larsen Rasmussen Jepsen Hansen households are listed alongside dinners and outings in Preston Hyde Park North Logan and North Logan connections.

J. M. Hawkes Rigby Anthon Jepsen Willis Roper Allene Oxford Pearlin Roper Ward William Hawkes Clifford Forsgren Preston Emil Larsen Mink Creek Larsen Elmina Reakoaunhe Sarah Rasmussen Jessie Erickson Hazel Rasmussen Bishop Hyrum Jepsen Emily Larsen M. G. Peterson Chris Hansen

Range conditions improve in Idaho as Aug first report notes better feed

Idaho ranchers report range feed on August first slightly better than average with southern and eastern rains boosting fall prospects. Dry conditions persist in some western areas but overall haying is general and livestock remain in good shape. Early lambs show weight gains though overall movement lags behind last season.

Boise Range Idaho Oklahoma

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Dailey Bros. Circus Lily Wallace Lincoln Foster William Davis VanNesa Hansen Corp F. Royal Ballif Camp Horn Arizona Karl Ballif Corp. Ballif Army The Field Artillery SRS America Firestone Allens Texaco Preston, Idaho Oneida Station Pacific Island South Sea Islands Joseph Chadwick Willis Chadwick Field Artiluilary Southwest Pacific Chad Wick Welser Tropiec Pullman Co Navy Department Paradise Glendale Tyrewriter L. C. Smiths Remington, Underwood Royal Corona Portables Citizen Taylor Nelson Perry Pearson Anthon Montgomery West Point Radia Larsen Ogden Ervin Larsen Hyrum Johnson and Sons Lynn and Richard Orlando Rasmussen Relief Society Julius Jepsen Bill Carver Emma Hansen del Mar Elmo Jinks Esther Westerberg Edith Seamons Hyde Park E. A. Peterson North Logan J. S. McCann Insurance Farmers’ Auto & Truck Hollywood Green Rockers U.& 1 Exchange
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