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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1957

Page

4

Unclear local notes recount encounters and events

Community diary of family moves church visits and social events across Brigham City Logan Weston and Salt Lake City with names such as Maughan Kofoed Anderson and Goodsell. Includes temple travel Christmas shoppers and a school meeting led by Henry Rawlings with multiple local households and relatives listed.

Sadie Williams Salt Lake City Brigham A Phil Goodsell Boise Jon Sbisipaericultural Job Weston Dennis “Jessop Baby Preston Jessop Colleen Caege Pres Henry Rawling Keith Brimhall Archie Lott Ernest Eberhard Fae ‘Griffeth Margaret Campbell Linrose Weston, Ward Ward George Kofoed Zelinda McKayland Ernest Anderson Logan Salt Lake Eldon Hansen Norman Fennesbeck Farrel Nielson Clyde Nielson Arthur Neuerswander John Neuenswander Beverly Campbell Julie Oxford Patricia ‘Fisher Annie Goodsell Salt Lake’ City Gordon Goodsell ElRay Balls Seattle Wash Cache Valley Flo

Christmas Tree Caper Ends With Orphanage Gift

Twelve year old Bob and his brother George scheme to snag a tree after learning of Butch Miller's stolen tree. They are caught by Mr. Sherwood and Officer Calhoun, who confiscate the axe, then tote the tree to the orphanage. Weeks later they discover their father already bought the original tree from Butch.

George Bob Butch Miller Mr. Sherwood Butch Calhoun Cal‘houn Gum Sherwood Butch _Miller

Make a Big Christmas Candle from Old Candles

Gather odds and ends of burned candles melt them and pour into cardboard containers such as ice cream or oatmeal cartons. Use plain wick and suspend it with a pencil as the wax sets. When hard remove the carton for a sturdy holiday centerpiece.

Between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D. A year zero does not exist

The article explains that there is no year zero between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D. and that the A.D. calendar follows directly after B.C. A person born in 3 B.C. would be four, not five, years old in 2 A.D. Thus, when adding B.C. and A.D. years, one must subtract one to account for the missing year zero.

B.C

Why Christmas Candles and Piano Virtuosos

On Christmas Eve the Christ Child travels the earth seeking kind people whose loving hearts light windows with candles so He may not stumble. He visits every place from castles to huts despite rough paths. The piece notes Carl Horowitz and Ignace Paderewski using unique hand exercises with canksta and a bridge table in a railroad car.

Christ Child Otlers Vladimir Horowitz Ignace Paderewski Horowitz Canksta Paderewski Poland

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