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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
4
Community pages note Mrs. C I Goff and partners hosting 32 of 38 family members during Christmas with several relatives arriving from Seattle and Los Angeles on leave. Weaver Sisters, Beehive class, Hobby club, Clover Leaf, and other groups held Christmas socials and birthday events with dinners, gifts, games, and bridge scores.
The Oneida stake board and families held Christmas events last week. Mrs Goldie Christensen hosted a 14-seat Christmas dinner in Banida with gifts and hostess helpers Della Crockett Cassle Bell and Virginia Holton.
Mr and Mrs Julius Jepsen hosted five couples at their home last Tuesday night for Mr Jepsen s 69th birthday and the Jepsens 34th wedding anniversary Gifts from the club were presented to Mr Jepsen and Christmas gift drawings and exchanges were held Mrs Jepsen served lunch after social games and introductions
The Fairview Girls Choir sang carols Tuesday night and the school presented a Christmas program Thursday followed by a dance. Pvt. Boyd Whittle is home on a 16 day leave and will return to Moscow Idaho to resume school after leave.
Mrs. Austin Merrill received two long distance calls on Christmas Day each delivering two messages: Christmas wishes and birthday greetings. The first call was from Radar Third Class Clarence Merrill in New York and the second from her husband Austin Merrill at Camp Roberts California. Also received air mail letters from Sergeants Maurice Merrill Fort Dix New Jersey and Keith Merrill New Orleans Louisiana. She reported the rest of the family was quietly keeping the home fires burning until their return.
Idaho Falls families hosted Christmas gatherings with relatives from Poca Logan Ogden Layton and Salt Lake City. Air Division Instructor Mr Call of Pocatello and Seaman Glen Spackman stationed at Farragut Naval Training Station were among those visiting. Families celebrated with dinners parties and a Santa visit for Primary children.
Blaine Parkinson of Helena is on a 10 day furlough with his parents. Various Christmas gatherings occur across Lewiston, Ogden, Logan, Brigham City and Salt Lake City as families host dinners and social evenings. News notes also report births, service updates from P F C Harley C Lowe in Australia, and furloughs for Pvt Wayne Dunkley and others.
Funeral services for George Thompson Helmandollar age 68 were held Sunday at 1 p m in the Oxford LDS ward chapel. He died Thursday in Preston hospital after an appendectomy. Survivors include his widow seven sons and daughters eight grandchildren and two sisters. Burial followed in the Oxford cemetery under Hendricks Mortuary of Preston.
Pvt. Warren H. Perry son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Perry Preston has started airplane mechanical training at Keesler Field Biloxi Mississippi. He was chosen for the 17 week course due to high marks on Army mechanical aptitude tests and will study all phases of first line bomber maintenance on the B 24 Liberator school program.
The third phase of the course places him in the open under simulated battle conditions for his first taste of the job. Upon graduation he will be ready for active line duty maintaining Liberator aircraft or sent to a factory or gunnery school.
Public ration guidance lists expiry and validity for Book No 4 stamps 5 pounds sugar Jan 29. meat stamps expire Jan 2 9 16 Jan. gasoline 9 A coupons three gallons expire. footwear stamps No 18 and No 1 indefinite.
A grateful message thanks relatives friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness death and burial of our dear mother and father John M Earley and Mr and Mrs Gene Hone express appreciation for support.
Local shop offers "Ceiling Price" rubber stamps for sale and displays "Ceiling Price" cards for merchandise pricing.
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