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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
11
Students at Preston Junior and Senior High Schools raised 15563.50 toward a 16000 PT 19B Fairchild Cornell training plane. Treasury and Army Air Forces will place dedicatory panels in the plane and a duplicate at the school. Letters from crews on fronts praise the campaign.
Mapleton couple Clyde Porter and baby visited Sunday School in Ogden with Don Chadwick and Ernest Spatg families. Mrs Mary Millibauer returned from Wisconsin. George Porter and Joseph H. Stone along with Geneal Walton hosted visits. Miss Joyce Gregory gave a 21% minute talk. A house party hosted by Guy Alfred in Preston drew several couples from the ward. Harriet Jensen from Preston visited Elva and Melva Larsen for the weekend.
Glendale reports show Mrs Elen Jensen leading a Tuesday party for Junior class girls Joyce Owen hosts a candy making session and operetta The Forest Prince features Carma Warner Evelyn Jensen Ruth Ann Larsen Jeannine Wheeler Ladeen Larsen Raoul Wheeler The Preston High School pageant and visiting relatives are noted with multiple families attending events in Preston Utah and nearby towns Corporal Donald F Petterborg arrives on furlough from Edmonton Canada to Ogden Utah for leave
Fairview residents report visits among families with Mrs Wm Wiser in Salt Lake City and Virginia Seamons weekend travels. Seaman Ned Bodily returns to Navy training at Farragut. Elders quorum hosted lunch as Mutual led program and dance at ward reunion.
Whitney and Clyde Porter and families of Ogden visited Mr and Mrs James Chadwick last Sunday and Monday. Lester Dunkley returned to Salt Lake City after a three day visit with Mr and Mrs DeRalph Perry. Elder Blaine Dunkley accompanied them home from a mission to the northeast. Charles Keller and family and Frank Keller of Pocatello were guests of Mr and Mrs James Keller and Mr and Mrs William Dursteller. The Dursteller family hosted Dursteller relatives from Pocatello including Miss Faelin Dursteller who attends the University of Idaho Southern Branch at Pocatello.
Blank letterhead and envelope stock offered in large quantity at low prices. Also several grades of fancy stock for letter writing. Citizen.
The Oneida Stake M Men basketball tournament begins Friday night at the Opera House, continues at Dayton school gym, and concludes Monday February 28 in Preston. First night matchups include Dayton vs Clifton and Treasureton vs Banida with Mink Creek and Winder in later games. Awards honor sportsmanship attendance and outstanding play.
Elder Nathaniel Keller thanks readers of the Preston Citizen for fourteen months of weekly issues and notes his East Texas district work amid oil wells and missionary efforts. He plans to return home after his term but will continue to read the paper and praises the local church activity and faith.
A reader defends the police and local press over recent publicity about sheltering a serviceman in Preston. The writer urges creating facilities for traveling servicemen to ensure all uniformed men are treated like local boys, appealing to county parents to set a standard for the nation.
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