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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
11
The son of Mr and Mrs Harold Winn appears in double cast with Gordon Beckstead as Fresco in The Fortune Teller. A baritone who has played minor leads in prior high school productions and competed in last year’s Baugh cup will perform Thursday night.
Raymond Seejey presented an eagle scout award to Barry Thompson serving in Korea. Ivan Thompson’s parents received the award for their son. Reed Griffeth earned a bronze palm. The troop won three organizational awards. A banquet for Scout Week is set for Thursday night.
Murray and Hobbs of Preston each scored 10 while Chatterton added five and Edgley two as the furlier varsity dropped its first game 48 44. Several players fouled out for Preston including Johnson Cutler Petterberg and Smith. Friday the blue and white host Malach with a prior two point Dragons win.
John S. Doney of the Maple Creek Pioneer Irrigation Assn. was buried in Franklin cemetery. The grave was dedicated by Wilford Hatch. Pallbearers were Max Atkinson Reuben Lowe Parley L. Dunkley Lee Morrison Vern McFarland and Alvin Atkinson. The Relief society arranged flowers carried by family friends.
Dal V. Atkinson husband of Mrs Lois Atkinson of Preston is training as an air force technician at the USAF technical school at Warren air force base Wyoming. At this historic cavalry post outside Cheyenne the air force trains airmen in many specialties including clerk-typist clerk stenographer administrative specialist automobile mechanic powerman electrician teletype operators and repairmen.
Dick Olsen of Preston took part in Utah State Agricultural College mid winter speech meet held February 5 and 6. Forensic students fromBrigham Young University University of Utah Weber College and Ricks College competed across six areas including debate extemporaneous speaking oral interpretation after-dinner speaking manuscript and radio. Olsen represented Utah State in both debate and manuscript reading.
Riverdale residents including Mr and Mrs Don Carter and Mr and Mrs Wendell Smith enjoyed a weekend in Jackson Wyoming. Wold of Idaho Falls visited his son Darren Wold and family from Saturday to Monday. The group shared time with the Millers of Cove and other relatives in Utah and Logan. Vernon Jebsen returned from California with his wife and son Darius for a Utah visit while Mrs Jensen visited Salt Lake City and daughters.
Vernon Forsgren and family spent the afternoon together while Orvin Rodeback and Monte Packer hosted Sunday guests. Opal Smith visited Cleveland with Reed McGregor’s family, and David Jensen and son Eric visited Elroy Smith’s home. Sunday school talks were by Patricia Rindlisbaker and Mary Graham. The infant son of DeLore Wallgren was blessed by Curtis Rosen, named Carl Bryce, with visitors Albert Walker Hattie Wallgren and Maylon Hollingsworth from Preston. Riverdale Explorers basketball team won and moved into a tie for second in the stake. Rindlisbaker and Mary Graham of Salt were mentioned with a friend.
Lake City residents spent the weekend with the Rindlisbakers. Mrs. Packer visited Salt Lake City Tuesday. Eighteen Relief Society ladies quilted, finishing one quilt and partial work on another, with lunch by the presidency. Logan temple attendees included the Forsgrens, the Barringtons, and the Barringtons. Wenzel Keller and family visited Salt Lake City Friday and Saturday for medical treatment for Mrs. Keller.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Owen of Glendale announce the birth of a son on February 9. Mr and Mrs Thomas H Levy of Preston report a daughter born February 9. Mr and Mrs Oscar Almond of Preston greet a son born February 10.
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