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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1954
Page
10
A sprawling list of visits, meals, and events is recorded from Clifton area families. Highlights include Gary Croshaw hosting a shrimp dinner with relatives, LDS mission school trips, relief society activities, birthday parties, and upcoming Christmas party plans in the DUP unit.
The Franklin Sunday school held an evening program with Supt Douglas Oliverson in charge. Shirley Heaps led group singing, Reed Jamison spoke on Sunday school work, Vaughan Packer and Ruth Parkinson gave talks, Susan Welch sang a junior vocal solo, and Virginia Hawkes taught a lesson. Bishop Woodward and Supt Oliverson also spoke. Dr and Mrs Thomas Farnsworth visited Salt Lake City for Mrs Farnsworths ill mother Mrs Emma Facer. Wilma Griffeth and children Carol and
Dayton residents and relatives from Preston Logan Smithfield and Jerome spent Sunday visiting relatives including the Mosers Jensens Shepherds and Griffeths. A Oneida stakehouse Sacred to Me night yielded several attendees and guest speaker Mrs Milton J Hyde. Multiple trips to Logan temple and weddings cited along with local travel to Smithfield Clarkston and Cove.
Residents from Layton and Bountiful visit relatives including Emery Guy and the Waddoups family. S. R. Christensen and Clarence Nelson share birthday greetings with family in Richmond. Dayton ward holds a bazaar under President Balls with Relief Society leadership. LaMar Carlson's Richmond visit, Lyman Balls’ missionary work in New York ends with a reunion in Washington. Avon Balls arrives from Rawlins to visit LaVere Balls. Sacrament meeting conducted by LaVer Jensen. Milford Ward confirmations and beehive teacher changes noted. Scouts swim at Preston High. William Binggell returns from a 10 day Oregon Thanksgiving trip visiting Arvil Putoss and family.
In Rupert they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Anderson and family and Eldon Sarnes in Pocatello, sharing time with Hazelton relatives during the trip.
Banida Miss Marlene Larson of Salt Lake City visited with her parents and relatives over the weekend. Gwen Andreasen of Soda Springs visited with the Christensen family. Ogden and Logan residents visited kin including the Blaine Olsens and the Miles family. Logan temple sessions were attended by local ward members including Bishop Geddes and Joseph A. Christensen. Frieda Gregersen took children to the Logan temple for baptisms. Relief Society sewing class participants and director Lucretia Maughan were noted with several county residents involved.
Bob Anderson reached Preston after four months in Tahiti and will visit indefinitely with his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Anderson. Thanksgiving guests included Mr and Mrs E M Collie in Ogden along with the Butterfields and Shari Lowe visiting Salt Lake City with the Dobbs family.
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