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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
5
Local residents and visitors frequent Thatcher area events. Leon Mortensen family and Lynn Robinsons traveled to Lago, while Quintin Nelson’s Oklahoma kin stay in Lago. Pico at Hooper springs, Yellowstone trips, and Logan circuses referenced with various households.
Dayton residents and visitors share extended stays, reunions, dances, rodeo trips, and outings. Families from Salt Lake City Idaho Falls Pocatello and Smiths Ferry visit relatives including White Clark Phillips Atkinson and Call. A baseball game Dayton beat Lewiston 7 to 5. Downata Hot Springs and Weston dances populated the weekend social scene.
Donna Jensen daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Hans Jensen and Stanley Peter son of Mr and Mrs Earl Peterson were married August 22 at the home of Freeman Jensen. The double ring ceremony was by Bishop Charles Christensen of Mink Creek ward. The bride wore white satin and net with red rosebud corsage. Attendants included matron of honor Freeman Jensen and bridesmaids Juanita Jensen and Marcella Christensen. A luncheon followed for 40 guests and a reception from 3 to 8 PM brought total guests to 100. The newlyweds honeymoon in Utah and will reside in Preston.
Miss Kenna Wood and Eldon Toby Winn were married August 20 at the LDS temple in Salt Lake City with Joseph Fielding Smith performing the ceremony. The couple planned a reception and dance August 27 at Clifton recreation hall and will reside in Preston.
Zelma Kunz and Paul C. Woodward were married in the Logan temple on Thursday Aug 12 with ElRay Christiansen presiding. The couple planned a honeymoon to New York and Boston before settling in Logan to attend USAC.
Edna Hulse Whitney and Samuel Whitney celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary at their Weston ranch with 10 children present. Varied family clans from Portland Pocatello Trenton and Weston attended including 49 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. An outdoor luncheon and a family program featuring songs honored the couple. Wells Whitney of Idaho Falls could not attend.
Miss Helen K Barton daughter of Mrs W K Barton married Leroy Edwin Bodily son of Mr and Mrs Myrl Bodily of Fairview in a home ceremony on Saturday August 21 Pres Henry Rawlings officiated Violin music by Vauna Hegerhorst and Jeanette Drury accompanied the ceremony The bride wore a white taffeta gown with lace veiled Dutch crown and carried pink and white gladioli A three tier cake was served and a post wedding shower was planned at the Bodily home in Fairview A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Andrew Hendricks in Idaho Falls weighing six and a half pounds and arriving Wednesday August 18
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