Local Bulletin Notes Community Guests and Honors
Mapleton and Winder residents shared Sunday dinners with Sharp and Dursteler families. Pfc Laver Holden, son of Enos and Randall Dursteler, discharged at Fort Douglas after nearly three years in the army. Various local members spoke atSacrament meeting while others attended birthdays and council activities. Ward members plan to build a home for Dursteler family after recent burnouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Sharp
Winder
Elmer Sharp
Pfc
Laver Holden
Fort Douglas
Enos Holden
Randall Dursteler
Orion Jensen
High Council
Walter Knapp
Larry Porter
Saramae
Georgia Rose Porter
Evelyn Knapp
Elaine Gregory
Florence Sharp
Preston
Henry Dursteler
Beal
Ephriam
Utah
LaVer Sorenson
Pvt
Thorald Porter
Fort Ord
Mink Creek Ranchers Sponsor Public Dance Friday
Mink Creek Ranchers Club sponsors a charity dance this Friday in town. The event is a character ball with fines for attendees not in costume. Aaron Jensen has been transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mink Creek Ranchers Club
Aaron Jensen
Fort Lewis
Washington
Weekend Visits Highlight Fisher Family Gatherings
Oxford Miss Barbara Fisher spent a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs George Fisher. Dinner guests included Mrs Aston Ralph and Mrs Bessie Short. Glenn Baker home on furlough from boat training. Junior Jensen also returned. Numerous relatives visited, and Lt Col Russell Fisher and wife joined in. A large Sunday School crowd heard Mr Davis speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Fisher
George Fisher
Aston Ralph
Bessie Short
Glenn Baker
Merl Baker
Junior Jensen
Howard Larson
Fisher
Jack Fisher
Robert Baker
Ray Baker
Myrna Nelson
Trillis Fisher
Elaine Fisher
LaRaynne Hatch
Mary Lou Jensen
Trillis
Belton Hatch
Richmond
Utah
William Pope
Henry Hatch
William Baker
Robert
Army
Glenn
Navy
Mr. Davis
Community Notes from Preston and Nearby Towns
Local social roundup lists visits and dinners among Preston residents including Annie Sharp, Alice Auger, Lafayette Smith, Lee Wheeler, and various Owen and Webster family members. A quilting event at Alice Auger’s home produced two quilts and a tray luncheon for several relatives. Additional items mention ward teachers, Scouts, and a minor accident keeping Clarence Owen in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Sharp
Preston
Alice S. Auger
Lafayette Smith
Riverdale
Lee Wheeler
Joyce O Hodges
Boise
Richard Owen
Ivan Cordingly
Fred Warner
Alice
Auger
Ada Webster
Donna Webster
Emma Auger
Eulalia Larsen
Cecelia Petterberg
Odessa Owen
Tennie Owen
Chrissie Owen
Leland L. Auger
Fred Housley
Dayton
Bernie Bergevin
Long Beach
California
Lavann Owen
Eli Forsgren
High Council
Lewis Parrington
David
Eames
Blackfoot
George Alder
Delbert
Bruce
Alene Porter
Percy Larsen
Clarence Owen
Farm Record Books for Accurate Farm Income and Expense
Farm record books help track income and expenses for the past year. Prepared especially for new income tax records and filing.
1500 Pounds of Spuds For Spudman’s Ball
Plans are underway for the Spudman’s ball at the Persiaha in Preston next Wednesday December 19. Potato growers are urged to attend and the public is invited. A highlight is 1500 pounds of Idaho Russet baking potatoes to be given away during the dance. Admission is 1.10 per couple or 0.55 per person. Committee chair Dwayne Tingey and members Dewey Abley and Russell Nielsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spudman
Dwayne Tingey
Dewey Abley
Russel Nielson
Treasureton Corporal Ward Returns Home On Furlough
Treasureton corporal Robert O. Ward arrived home Saturday to spend his furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs R A Ward. He has spent the past three years in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Ward
R. A. Ward
Robert
Noted Pacific veteran recalls battles and furlough
The narrative highlights a South Pacific veteran, a first Marines mission on Guadacanal, landings on Iwo Jima and other battles. He has earned several bravery citations and is on his first furlough in two years. The item also records family visits and local social events surrounding veterans and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Guadacanel
Iwo Jima
Pacific
Ray Swainston
Gene Paskins
Stan Nelson
R. A. Ward
Frank Nelson
T J Barger
Glenn Nelson
Vera Atkinson
E. E. Conlin
Ogden
Kenneth
Preston
Ray Sant
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Preston Bike and Sport Shop
Emie Britenbeker
Mapleton
Mink Creek M. I. A
Leeral Jensen
Hughgean Oliverson
Merlin Wilde
Paul Keller
Keller
Wilde
Percey Keller
Weldon Rasmussen Farm
Arias Keller
Virgie Dockstader
Oscar Wilde
Wilmer Lee
Idaho Falls
Lenard Nelson
Jim Robinson
Minkcreek
DE Soto
Studebaker Commander
G. M.C
Motor Perfect
Chevrolet
Petterberg Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet and
Olds
Preston, Idaho
Oxford
Glendale
Treasureton
Ray Condie
Young Peoples Fireside Club
Kevrn Shumway
Ted Paskins
Margaret Shumway
Ted Jaskins
Hazel Ward
Rhoda Workman
Harold Pratt
Kuna
Ida
Anona
Workman
Nampa
Elizabeth Ward
Ocean Park
Leon Toone
San Berdieno
Sacrament
Bishop Schwartz
Stanley Phillips
Stor
Yall Yen Signet
Farr
Br’ S
Franklin County
Farr's
South State
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