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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1955

Page

6

Local Guests and Family Activities Across Logan and Preston

Dayton Dr Thomas Farnworth of Franklin joined the Griffeths for Sunday dinner and church activities. Kenna Bergeson shopped in Logan last week while visiting her mother Mrs Fred Smith. The Blau family welcomed a 7½ lb boy at Preston hospital, their fifth child. Daughters and relatives from Logan Wellsville Ogden Petersburg and Montpelier are noted in visits, dinners, and drives including the Dayton a Daughters of Pioneers Christmas party led by Marzella Archibald.

Thomas Farnworth Franklin Elnora Phillips Marjorie Howell Clifton Logan Floyd Thornley Kenna Bergeson Fred Smith Bergeson Sophia Torbenson Virgil Archibald Jane Janet Annette Wellsville Laura Archibald Daytona Daughters of Pioneers Marzella Archibald Steven Harris Green Erma Jones Myrtle Bowdein Ethel Stevenson Joan Archibald Kathleen Griffeths Josephine Crookston Leone Balls Albertie Griffeths Edith Binggell Myrtle Bowden Rebecca Nelson Evelyn Griffeth M. L. Phillips Connie Jerry Bunn Montpelier Ogden Lamar Carlson Richmond

Christmas Cards Change an Old Man Forever

Nancy Miller, a ten year old, sells Christmas cards to raise church funds and changes Old Martin, the town’s feared miser. He buys a box to rid himself of her, then uses the cards to patch torn wallpaper and reflect on memory of a kinder Christmas past. Eleven needy people receive cards and a ten dollar bill appears.

Andy Miller Martin Nancy Miller Nancy Old Martin Sid Martin

Community Christmas Gatherings and Notes From Preston

Local families shared Christmas visits across Preston and nearby towns. Names listed include Nelsons, Griffeths, Knowles, Call, Kirkbride, Hobbs, Kern, Dalley, and Beutlers. A Relief Society meeting featured crafts and a luncheon, with Ada Taylor conducting and Beutler presenting. A list of missionaries and servicemen from the area appears with addresses and assignments.

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