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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1948

Page

5

Social Notes Highlight Local Travels and Visits

Swan Lake residents recount weekend trips in Salt Lake City and Clifton. Families including the Merrills Gibbs Stones and Stone relatives visit, dine, and attend boxing events while others host guests and travel to Preston Ogden and Richmond for vacations and school meetings.

E. L. Merrill Salt Lake City Dell Merrill Dick Gibbs Lorin Stone Pocatello Here Duane Merrill Len Carlson Willard Hadley Clifton

Malad Community Board Notes and Social Visits

Local residents share weekend visits and illness updates. Notable names include Vern Kay Kathleen Kay Joe Kay Dorris Thomas and Arlo Shuldberg. A quilting bee and fireside chat gather residents. several families travel to nearby towns for events and medical aid reports note flu and pneumonia cases.

Social notes from Grace area and visitors

Grace and Mrs Dean Hoggan and Mr and Mrs Junius Allen return from Pacific Northwest trip. Various Hoggan illness, ranch help, and Salt Lake City visits. News of births, hospital stays, moves to Thatcher and Logan, and local visits. Grace ward events include Banrock stake party and Gold and Green ball on Feb 20.

Dean Hoggan Junius Allen Pacific Northwest Hoggan Ira Hoggan Grover Hoggan Salt Lake City Howard Roper Ceylon Hoggan Phyllis Wight Dell Hymas Preston Simpson Roper Jerry Barthlome Dave Barthlome Calvin Pearson Logan Edith Anderson Thatcher Kathleen John Saunders Ogden Orpha Izatt Soda Springs Charles Izatt Freeman Rasmussen Rowland Bennett George Washington Grace Fred Anderson Beatrice Grace Second Ward Samuel Smith Theone Cooper

Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Merrill

Time pages report a fine baby girl born last Monday to Mr and Mrs Robert Merrill. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Attorney James H Devine, a fluent speaker from Ogden, will be guest speaker at the chamber of commerce club rooms.

Robert Merrill James H Devine Ogden Chamber of Commerce Club

Meek Wins Union Pacific Scholarship For U of I Study

Ariel Meek president of the local high school FFA earned a $100 Union Pacific scholarship to study agriculture at the University of Idaho in Moscow. The Mikado operetta will be staged March 3 at the high school auditorium with a 25 cent ticket price and a cast including Russell Herd and DeLamar Palmer. The Herds welcome a baby girl born last week in Malad. Preston Rotary marked its 15th anniversary with a program and dinner at Griggs cafe under president E A. Crockett. Kay and Mrs. Johnson of Salt Lake City welcomed a baby boy born February 2, with Kay the son of Howard Johnson. Miss Joan Burnham is convalescing at home after a major hospital operation.

Vern Kay Kathleen Joe Kay Dorris Thomas Arlo Shuldberg Terryton W. C Kay Gibbs Ellis Gambles Bob Hadley Perry Beckstead Downey Swan Lake Bishop Merrill Thelma Gambles Willard Hadley Arimo Bill Phillips Preston Dick Gibbs Geo Gambles Merl Henderson Herman Helmandollar W. L Ludean Gibbs Pocatello Ralph Olson A. D Merrill Leonel Merrill Nord Westover Woodrow Sorenson O. E. Hendricks Martie Helmandollar Ida Hadley A. P. Allen Hank Shea Salt Lake City James Abbott Ward Richard Brock Ariel Meek FFA Union Pacific U. of I Moscow Russell Herd Eldon Bingham von Nelson Gordon Maughan DeLamar Palmer Gwen Carmen Merrill Donna Beckstead Mardeah Peterson Kay Johnson Johnson Howard Johnson Donna Shrine Phoenix Ariz

Seminary Ward Program Presented in Thatcher Ward

Bannock Stake Seminary classes prepared a program to be taken to wards for sacrament meetings. On Sunday a program was presented to the Thatcher ward under the direction of Mrs. Allen and Emma Lou Weaver. Talks on the theme Prayer were given by Beatrice Anderson, Grant Burke, and Helen.

Bannock Stake Seminary Thatcher Ward Mrs. Allen Emma Lou Weaver Beatrice Anderson Grant Burke Helen

Choir Selections Highlight Class Ceremony

A chorus of class girls performed the sacra ment song while Joyce Roholt and Shirley Panter joined in. Carly Ann Clegg sang a solo Just For Today and Delores McCellan gave the scripture reading. The closing song was led by Miss Clegg.

Reed Hart Family Leaves for Salt Lake City

Mr and Mrs Reed Hart and daughters Laree and Nancy travel to Salt Lake City to establish a home. Mr Hart resigns from his local sugar company position to enter private business.

Reed Hart Laree Nancy Salt Lake City Hart Sugar Company

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Lettie Stocks Lewiston Pauline Thomas Virginia Martie Helman Dollar Duane Merril Little Brent Elise Abbott West Coast Alma Hadley Lucy Spackman Baby Richmond Geo. Gambles W. H. Millard Wayne Millard Lava Lionel Merrill R. J. Gibbs George Matkin Idaho The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Dan Jensen LDS Hospital Gwen Collier Salt Lake Sally Jennifer Emily Foss Hagerman Valley Bliss Thousand Springs Seman Breweries, Inc Hese Merlin Packer Taylor Nelson Riverdale Holmah Nielson Gymnasium UIC Bishops Cache Valley Commission Company Donald Herd Malad Joan Burnham Northrup, King & CO America Northrup Gyun Utah Thi Alin Akar Preston Ford West Oneida Pacific Snjoy Cofe Union Pacific Union Pacific Railroad Dally Streamliners
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