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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
6
A humorous column interweaves a thief joke at a church collection, a rushed editor's note postponing births and deaths, a shy suitor proposing after a magical moment, and a terse reply signaling silence. The piece blends locals and light satire with affectionate gossip.
Anecdotal humor mixes rural dialect and smart retorts. A mountaineer teases a boy, a family quip about trig and shooting, and a cartoonish insurance gag about insuring a house for fifty thousand dollars with a witty punchline.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Wilde hosted Mr and Mrs Dean Jensen of Ogden for Thanksgiving weekend. Local families from BYU USAC and Relief Society members attended a social with a Thanksgiving motif, a program, and refreshments. Retiring officers were presented.
Mr and Mrs Karl Coburn and family from Idaho Falls visited Mr and Mrs Fred Coburn in Oxford on Sunday November 13. Mrs Coburn returned home to Idaho Falls to spend a week. Henry A Hatch attended a Logan temple session. Walter and Henry Hatch attended the Preston Sunday school convention and stayed for the remainder of the day.
A festive pie combines eggnog with gelatin sugar and salt then folds in whipped cream and drained fruit cocktail. After chilling the mixture mounds when spooned and is layered in a baked 9 inch shell with remaining fruit cocktail for a holiday dessert.
County agent recommends a milk water Karo syrup formula to bottle feed eight to ten newborn pigs then graduate to pellets. Dairy experts report butterfat yields from Caldwell pasture trials with Ladino clover, bromegrass, archar, fescue and Idaho standard mixes averaging 269 to 346 pounds per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Redington of Pocatello visit Mr. and Mrs. George Redington and Mrs. Ar mie M. Redington from Wednesday to Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Redington travels to Boise Friday to see her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Redington. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Olson visit relatives in Po catello Saturday. Merlin Hatch spends the weekend in Provo with extended Hatch family, and attended a Logan temple session on Wednesday November 23 witnessing Earl Redington's marriage to Sadie Griffeths of Clarkstoun.
Mrs Henry Jensen improves after operation at Downey hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry Hatch and Caryl Jensen visited Mrs Margaret Hatch. Thanksgiving brought homecomings as Connie Kendall Marvin Jensen Paul Hatch and Merlin Hatch returned for the weekend. Henry Hatch visited Clarkston Wednesday at the Andrew Griffiths home.
In the afternoon priesthood meeting attendance included Merlin and Paul Hatch. Mrs Henry Jensen recovers from surgery and expects soon to return home. Franklin visitors Mr and Mrs James Kirkbride visited Annie C Hatch, while Mr and Mrs Ernest Olson visited their children Eldred Olson and Curtis Cox in Pocatello. Wanda Olson welcomed a baby daughter as the Olsons reported three new grandchildren in the month. Lynda Kendall and Steven Hatch spoke in Sunday school, and Duane Hatch led a Relief Society social science lesson aided by Mrs Selma Fisher. Banida residents Mrs Hollingsworth and Mrs Virgil Geddes visited Henry Hatch Tuesday.
A list of Antarctic locations echoes familiar U S brands and figures such as Mobil, Wallgreen, Edsel Ford, Rockefeller, Wrigley, Beaumont, Cape Washington, and the landmark Little America highlighting historical ties between exploration and American commerce.
Gl Paul Hansen of Grace visited Thursday evening with Mr and Mrs Christen Hansen. Betty Jensen attended a shower in Preston at Lyla Stenberg s home in honor of Caroline Anderson of Mink Creek who will be married Wednesday. Numerous visits from Prescott area residents noted including Mr and Mrs Maurice Owen of Glendale and Mr and Mrs Gerald McKenzie of Logan.
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