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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
3
A reflective Christmas editorial urges readers to look beyond shopping to spiritual renewal. It recalls Christ’s birth, crucifixion, and resurrection as gifts and calls for personal faith, church involvement, and virtuous living as examples for modern believers.
Wool growers in the south west find blankets for range sheep popular but impractical in Idaho according to recent reports.
Riverdale residents visit Thatcher while church meetings and temple attendance fill the week. Families gather for dinners and baptisms as Allen Waterlaus, Cordell Wold and I Leon Forsgren lead talks. Naval cadet Royce Wold arrives from Pensacola for holidays, with siblings and Yale student Jack Wold also home.
Roland Portman of the University of Idaho extension warns that three rats can eat or contaminate enough feed to produce four Broilers every 12 weeks, impacting livestock nutrition and farm yields.
Jewelry Industry council notes diamonds are rare and costly yet many diamond set pieces remain affordable under 100 dollars. Items include small diamond rings pendants earrings lockets bracelets and watches with diamonds suitable for budget minded shoppers during the holiday season. Men’s dress jewelry also features diamond centered pieces such as cuff links and studs.
Advises readers on debt limits and installment strategies. Cites banker rules: total debt under 20 percent of annual income, payments under 10 percent of monthly income, and debt total under a third of remaining income. Encourages conservative terms and large down payments to avoid balloon notes.
Oxford Sunday visitors include Woodrow Jensen and Layton Utah family with Mary Mortensen and Ethel Mortensen of Elwood. Additional guests from Fairview Malad Soda Springs Logan and others visit Henry Hatch Jensen Kendall and related families. Cluff Kendall improves after surgery in Preston hospital.
A Monday evening gathering at Mrs. James Abbott’s home honored Mrs. Elsie Hendricks with 35 attendees. Gifts were presented as Hendricks plans to wed Robert Wrigley of Logan on December 2. The Swan Lake singing mothers and others plan a Christmas program on December 23 at the chapel. Ward conference featured stake president James Criddle and Bishop E Lionel Merrill guiding talks and officer elections.
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