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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
19
Preston School news notes the ice skating pond project received its first ice on December 15 helped by two donations from the high school and junior high. Carl Nielsen oversees the project and wants students to help. Also reports student wage totals by class and room averages across grades.
Preston high school students earned a total of $23,865.46 during four weeks of harvest vacation. Algebra I students, under Carl Niel, tabulated the earnings.
Preston high school's annual three act play The Patsy was presented Thursday in the school auditorium. Mrs Donna Noyes directed with Dorothy Greaves as student manager. Cleo Fryer played a complaining wife with Reed Hawkes as the hen pecked husband. The husband ultimately became master of his family. Patricia Harrington was portrayed by Beverly Davis as a respectful daughter.
Grace and her spoiled sister were played by Roma Smith with strong support from Ben Rawlings and Howard Hollingsworth as the sisters' fiances. John Bickmore could not attend due to illness, merging his role with Beverly Davis. Carol Cutler and Keith Dockstader shone in minor parts as the ensemble cheers their fine, humorous performance.
Good dances coming to Preston High as the social committee plans a Christmas dance on December 23 in the gym at 8 p m and a New Year matinee in the late afternoon. The dances are designed to be enjoyable for all students and friends.
Dee Baird returns from two week fur lough at Camp Swift Texas. MINK CREEK residents host visitors from Tremonton Utah and Preston Idaho. Torval Wilde and Fern Larson receive treatment in Preston hospital. Betty Lou Wilde operated on for appendicitis. Local MIA officers and retired presidency to hold Friday night party. Russell Smout discharged from the U S Army.
Dr Wade braves gale to reach Bald Ridge cabin and assist a new mother on Christmas Eve. He endures a long trek, cold wind, and snow to deliver a baby, then returns home to find his own family delayed by a train stoppage as snowfall stuns the town.
Platoon Sergeant Maynard W. Bisbee of Hailey Idaho, wounded in a Pacific raid, and Captain Richard Stafford were praised by buddy Sergeant Warren J. Rogers Jr. for leading raids from Tulagi to Guadalcanal, with Stafford killed during a night assault. Neighbors and family in Preston and Grace note community events as miners and residents return from duty and celebrate birthdays.
Grace area residents share family news as Mrs. Theo Harris hosts Mrs. George Harris with a newborn. Faye Harris visits her mother Mrs. Qurrie Harris. Ben Spencer visits Mrs. Owen D. Clegg. Leland Panter of Cleveland visits Vernon Harris in Mound Valley. Nadine Wright from Logan spends weekend with friends in Mound Valley and Cleveland. Walt Barthlome and spouse depart for Ogden to visit friends.
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