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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
7
Array of local residents gathered for Thanksgiving dinners in homes across the area. Families including the Christensens, Barkds, Wilde, Jepsens, and Bells hosted relatives from Preston Logan and American Fork, with guests visiting in from Pocatello and Salt Lake.
Mr and Mrs Douglas Nelson and other Preston families joined relatives in Salt Lake for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Glen Keller and family plus Mrs Livina Keller visited in Salt Lake. Mr and Mrs Marinus Hansen stayed in Tremonton at their new home and holidayed with Mel Carlson's family. Mink Creek residents plan to move to Tremonton. Bryant Nelson and Jon Jepsen with Preston youths hunted deer nearby last week.
In Fairview sacrament meeting, several babies were blessed and children confirmed. Beverly Jensen was confirmed by her father, Sharon Drury was confirmed by Bishop Burtis Hall, Debra Sue Hinckley was blessed by Vern Hinckley, Zane Lewis Jensen blessed by his father, and Marilee Christen sen blessed by her father. Robert Jay Cole named by his father.
Mink Creek residents celebrated Mevin Anderson returning from his mission with a Sunday night gathering led by Hugh Hansen. Speakers included Mrs. Ina Anderson Miss Laura Jean Burrow of Preston and Melvin Anderson. A girls chorus directed by Gloria Jensen sang with Naomi Wilde on piano. Visitors from out of town included Mads Anderson Burrup Wright and several Jensen and Larsen families.
Clifton Carl Viehweg left November 26 for Jerome to visit his daughter and family Mr and Mrs Vernal Weeks who have a new baby daughter born November 17. Mrs Viehweg had been visiting the past month and Mr Viehweg went to bring her home. On the way they stopped at Hazelton to visit Mr and Mrs Frank Povey former Clifton residents.
Estella Wright visited her daughter Melba Stocks in Franklin for Thanksgiving along with Paul and Paula Stocks. Levor Doney and Gerald Wright dined with them. Tim Shaffer and George Hill visited in Inkom and Dayton hosted a funeral for Josephine Crookston. Ben Porter announced the birth of a granddaughter to Alan and Porter of Preston with three brothers greeting the baby.
Mr and Mrs Darian Eskelson and relatives visited Mrs Olson's parents in Lewiston for Thanksgiving. Eskelson's brother Ralph and his Vernal family joined the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Harley Jepson announce daughter Mrs LeeAnn Walton now Primary president and her husband Garwood Walton as first counselor in the Geissen Branch Presidency. The couple returns from a two week trip through Bavaria Austria and Italy where their car was robbed in Italy after contacting Italian police. Mrs Walton is former Lee Ann Jepson of Mink Creek.
Banida reports changes in the ward on Sunday December 2 with Lenna Lowe released as president and Cecil Miles released as ward teacher supervisor. The sustaining list includes Beth Caperson as Primary president with Carma Geddes and Joan Hart as counselors and Gyle Hollingsworth sustained as ward teacher supervisor.
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