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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
11
Preston High's drama department presents the comedy Harvey in the school auditorium with 8 15 p m curtain. Elwood P Doud and Douglas Webb star as Elwood along with a large cast including Bonnie Boden Vera Louise Dineen Choules Myrtle Simmons David Parkinson and others. Tickets available at the door from Thespian club members.
Six state Farm Bureau Insurance essay contest awarded over ten thousand dollars to more than five thousand entrants. Winners include R Sinnard of Wellington Colorado in Two in County and other top Idaho placements such as Donna Hamilton Blackfoot Leslie Crawford Soda Springs and Lorin Ransom Pocatello. Felix Feller Weston placed 18th.
Three local Preston students Stan ton S Nuffer A W Beckstead and Neil F Maughan are completing four years of academic work in the Air Force ROTC program at BYU. The unit is among the nation's best with about 525 cadets enrolled and around 40 to be commissioned this year.
The infant son William H. Drury born Tuesday December 4 in Logan died shortly after birth. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Claire Drury. Paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drury of Fairview. Mother is Doris Lee Hess of Lewiston.
Miss Berniece Mickelson spent Thanksgiving weekend with her mother Mrs Lucy Mickelson sister Mrs Don Bright and Preston's son. A PTA meeting was held Thursday evening in the West Side High library with Pres Harold Taylor conducting. The Dayton quartet sang two numbers. Dr Don Carter of USAC spoke on Understanding the Children. Mrs Orba Larsen spoke on What Idaho Is Doing for Education for Schools Teachers and Children.
Mink Creelx and family members traveled to Cleveland to join Mr. and Mrs. Charley Forman for dinner and an afternoon of visiting. Other Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Marinus Hansen and Mrs. Trudy Hattawey with son David in Tremonton at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Carlson.
Mr and Mrs Don Hansen and Mr and Mrs Clifford Hansen visited Elwood with Mack Hansen. Weekend guests at Freaman Jensen's home were Delbert Mecham of Ogden. Christen Hansen visited Grace with Paul Hansen. Mads Anderson of Preston visited Snend Anderson. LaMont Larsen returned home from Salt Lake City after medical observation. W E Crane and daughter Carol Christensen visited in Grace. Ruth Ann Jensen notes Christmas decorations and a fifth and sixth grade concert at Preston High School with Riverdale bus rides.
A jumble of quirky lines and snippets appears, noting exchanges between a recruit and officer, a lady comparing beer to medicine, an accounting class joke, and a quick-witted 92 year old traveler. The text mixes speech fragments and quoted asides from a small town scene.
A rustic dialogue recalls a Sioux maiden and braves in a playful but dated vignette. The piece uses suggestive humor as a speaker compliments a woman and a strawberry character delivers a quip about sticking together and trouble. The language reflects old era stereotypes and minstrel sentiment.
A political race air sours as candidates argue about honesty. A salesman at a local hotel signs the register, and a bedbug crawls across the book. He quips that he’s seen smart bugs, but this one came to see what room he’s getting.
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