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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1958
Page
13
Many housewives can make a dream kitchen a reality with affordable improvements. Start with a fresh decorative color scheme using white green or yellow and add curtains to finish the look. Grease buildup behind the stove in old kitchens can be addressed with stainless steel tiles for a clean modern sheen.
This piece by Gloria Wright advises rethinking storage in older kitchens to improve usability. It suggests moving cleaning gear to hall closets or behind doors, adding wall racks or peg boards, using shoe bags for small items, and placing frequently used pans within reach, while recommending professional help for electrical upgrades.
A collage of jokes and wry observations runs through topics from marriage and pets to teachers pay and small towns. The pieces pivot on social quirks, misunderstandings, and regional humor, mixing anecdotes with light sarcasm and stock punchlines.
A collection of humorous one liners and vignettes. A distraught husband seeks a doctor’s diagnosis but gets a humorous exchange about quick light and morning arrivals. A London reporter chats with an African chief who speaks flawless English learned via short wave radio.
Franklin and Melvin Stones with Una of Downey visit Lewis Stones and Jody Stones and their wives on Saturday. Ogden friends Earl Lewis Bart Hill Leon Hill and Martin Anderson spend weekend fishing at Alice Lake in Wyoming and report a fine catch. Sidney Ralph family of Idaho Falls dine with Charlies Harpn parents. Hayride party for Sun day school class hosted by Thora Geddes with Elma Porter and Dr Joan Dominguez after a drive in at Preston. Lavon Jones of Salt Lake City brings Gladys White to stay with Bradford parents who are poorly.
Temperatures stayed in the high nineties with two cooler days and nights from 52 to 64 degrees. Weather observer C. M. Crabtree reported monthly totals from Aug 14 to 20 showing multiple days near 95 to 97 and rainfall between .11 and .14 inches on several dates.
On Friday evening August 15 the Currents finished up work on the steady hand tester at the bus shop. Present were Ware, Bob Fellows, Morris Parry, and guest Bob Perry from California. Wade Dursteler supplied refreshments.
The Aug. 8 gathering at the bus shop featured Roy Ware as leader with members Roy Ware Jr Bob Fellows Wade Dursteler and Morris Parry. Ware supplied refreshments as the group spent the evening making the wire for the steady hand tester.
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