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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1947

Page

6

Travel and visit notes from local residents in brief

The column records short trips and visits including Mr and Mrs Reed Henderson and Mr and Mrs Dave Barnes with son Joe to Boise for a business trip mixed with leisure. James Abbott and family spent a weekend in Brigham City visiting friends and relatives. Jack Meikle of Smithfield visited relatives Tuesday. Relief Society members cleaned the LDS chapel with four young girls helping, lunch and refreshments provided, and plans for sanding varnishing and waxing the floors.

Boise Reed Henderson Dave Barnes Joe James Abbott Brigham City Jack Meikle Smithfield Dick Gibbs Lucy Allen Grant Carlson Martel Thomas Merl Henderson Vern Kay Wayne Millard Willard Hadley Beverly Merrill Verajean Petty Lazelle Matkin Dorothy Petty LDS Alma Hatch W. R. Fisher

Social News Note of Visits and Guests Across Idaho and Beyond

Local families and friends share visits across towns and states. Ed Quigley and family from Blackfoot joined relatives after driving through Cottonwood canyon with Mrs. Martie Helmandollar. Numerous gatherings include Mrs. Roy Barnes with Wayne Millard, and guests at the Goodwin home with Chas Tinsley and Francis Patrick.

Ed Quigley Blackfoot Cottonwood Canyon Martie Helmandollar Wayne Millard Downey Roy Barnes Cliff Goodwin Chas. Tinsley Parka Kan Francis Patrick Benton City Wash St Mark’s Hospital Salt Lake City Nord Westover Elsie Merrill Preston A. D Merrill Rio Grande Texas Bob Hillman Albert Nordick Fred David Hillman McMidville Ore Veil Randall J. A. Hadley Lee Martin Delbert Martin Ogden

Funeral Attendees Gather for Quinn Murray in Nampa

Mr and Mrs Walter Thompson and others attended the funeral of Quinn Murray in Nampa last week, with multiple couples including Mr and Mrs Nat Edwards Mr and Mrs Mark Larson Mr and Mrs Martell Rawlings Garth and Cleone Monson Mr Arthur Wall gren and Mrs Vitcor Nielsen present.

Walter Thompson Nat Edwards Mark Larson Martell Rawlings Garth Cleone Monson Arthur Wallgren Vitcor Nielsen Quinn Murray Nampa

Social Roundup Brims With Visits Across Mt. Vernon Area

Oxford residents host and visit relatives from Mt. Vernon and beyond. The note shared dinners, reunions, and weekend trips involving Alma Hatch, Amos Lewis, Walter Hatch, and many others from Preston, Centerville, Winder, and Soda Springs. A red rock crash sidelines Brigham Bosworth briefly. sac meeting features Dr. L V Merrill.

Wm. Walker Mt. Vernon Ill Alma Hatch Phillip Bean Los Angeles Calif Bean Amos Lewis Thora Lewis Hyrum Georgeson Pocatello Wilber Georgeson Henry Jensen Ray Evans Malad Jerry Jensen Ogden Fred Gould Winder Frank ‘Johnson Preston Woodrow Mary Lou ‘Jensen Harold Anderson Lavern Kendall Esther Davis Annie Redington Rhea Farnsworth Centerville Jack Fisher George Christensen Idaho Falls W. R. Fisher Frank Landbatter Salt Lake City Doyle Lewis Alma Watch Logan Brigham Bosworth Red Rock Preston Hospital Elden Fisher Melvin Burrup Allen Fisher

Potato Research Plan Set By University of Idaho

The University of Idaho and Idaho Advertising Commission approve a two year potato research program led by Dr. Leif Verner and Prof. J. M. Martin. President J. E. Buchanan announces the plan with a tentative budget of 40000 dollars funded two thirds by the advertising commission and one third by the university.

University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Pres. J. E. Buchanan Board of Regents Idaho The University Idaho Advertising Commission Leif Verner Horiculture J. M. Martin Advertising Commission

Two Potato Projects Seek Advisory Study Leaders

The advertising commission and the Agricultural Experiment Station will serve in advisory roles for two linked projects. Dr Verner notes the first focuses on mechanizing potato harvesting led by Agricultural Engineering, while the second covers harvesting handling and storage affecting marketability under Horticulture.

Vertising Commission Agricultural Experiment Station Verner Department of Agricultural Engineering Department of Horticulture

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