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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1943
Page
5
Evening social plans are set for the Oneida Stake MIA members with a joint event for Special Interest groups. Men meet at the Fourth Ward chapel for priesthood activities while women use the basement recreation room, then join after the session for the social. A good time is anticipated for all attendees.
The Singing Mothers of Oneida Stake held a social in the recreation room of the courthouse to honor leader Mrs Adeline Forti marking a final social for the group. About thirty members attended with Leona Forsgren leading group singing and others toasting and joking during lunch. Phenol Edgley spoke on the organization's accomplishments and the pleasure their singing has given.
Joan Jensen, newly assigned to duty in the Office of Cable Censor, phone reports from San Francisco arrival on August 13 and an address change. She left Preston July 12 with Miss LaVoyle Nielsen and journeyed via Ogden Cheyenne Nebraska Iowa Chicago to Hunter College in the Bronx for indoctrination training before assignment to the West Coast.
Mr and Mrs S R Whitney of Weston hosted an open house on August 17 for their golden wedding anniversary. Their large family attended with ten children 44 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Pot luck lunch was served on trays under the trees with a photographer present. Out of town guests included Lizzie Anderson May Fisher Mallysa Chandler Mr and Mrs W W Whitney Albert Fox Mariah Jensen and Mrs Wiebel.
Miss Karen Crane will teach in Preston next school year after visiting with sister Mrs. Eulalia Bennett of Twin Falls. Mrs. Nellie Stenburg’s gift shower honored by friends. she recently married Guy Stenburg of Ogden. Jewel Larson’s car overturned on the Preston Mink Creek highway with minor injuries to occupants. Miss Muriel Nelson of Ogden visits Mink Creek while recovering from a broken arm.
Mr and Mrs Paul K Smith received the Purple Heart for their son Kenneth a bombardier who served in the North African area. Flight Officer Max L Pape sent the medal from Africa. Smith was wounded on April 6 and the award cited Military Merit. The medal will be displayed in the bank corner window while Lt. Smith is stationed in Sicily.
Mrs. W. Jones of Logan and relatives in Preston received notice of Captain Ellis A. Peterson's wartime service. Born in Mink Creek and educated in Logan, he enlisted in 1927, trained at numerous Air Force schools, and served as an instructor at March Field before entering foreign service in 1941. He held command of bomber squadrons in the Middle East and Africa, with postings in Egypt and Palestine, and counts four nephews in the armed forces and a California family connection.
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