Preston Alumni to Host Basketball Game Wednesday Night
Preston fans will see an alumni versus current Indians game on Wednesday night at 8 p m in Nielson Gymnasium. Former lettermen Allen Packer March Chatterton Glen Oliverson Haine Taylor Billy Palmer Ralph Keller and Wilmar Condie will join with other alums for this no charge match. The Indians’ last home game is Friday March 3 against North Gabe, with away contests at Paris and Montpelier this Friday and Saturday.
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Preston
Nielson
Allen Packer
March Chatterton
Glen Oliverson
Haine (Pokey) Taylor
Billy Palmer
Ralph Keller
Wilmar Condie
Paris
Montpelier
North Gabe
Draft Boards Will Study Farm Deferments
Local draft boards should consult county war boards to verify farm work and decide deferments for registrants seeking 2-C status. Criteria include the registrant’s personal effort and the number of farm units produced, with priority for steady workers who are fathers.
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Adkison
Birthdays Bring Cakes to Servicemen in North Platte
Ralph Strub of J C Penney notes North Platte Nebraska townspeople staged a novel cheer for service members during a train stop. Women handed out birthday cakes to soldiers sailors and airmen who responded then shared slices with fellow troops creating laughter after long travel days. Cakes are baked daily and hundreds have been gifted to servicemen.
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Ralph Strub
J. C. Penney
North Platte
Nebraska
Youth Earns Citations for Heroism in South Pacific
Pvt. Howard Bennett of the Mormon Battalion receives two citations and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism on Vella Lavella and Puruata Islands. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bennett of Cleveland, also received an enlarged photo of Marines conducting a Sunday School gathering with their son leading services. The awards cite evacuating casualties and removing ammunition under fire, including shrapnel wounds, and aiding in preventing further explosions during bombing actions.
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A. E. Bennett
Cleveland
Navy
Marine Corps
Pvt
Howard Bennett
Mormon
South Pacific
Citizen
Bennett
W. F. Halsey
Vella Lavella Island
New Georgia Group
Solomon—Island
Puruata Island
Augusta Bay
Pvt. Bennett
S. Roy S. Geiger
Instructor in Flight at Texas Field First Lieutenant Quentin Nelson
A former Mink Creek resident, Quentin Nelson, has been promoted to First Lieutenant at Billington Field Texas. He was commissioned in the RAF on March 20 1943 and has served as a flight instructor at Ellington since April 29 1943. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wilford Nelson.
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Texas S Field
Quentin Nelson
Mink Creek
Billington Field
Texas
Army Air Forces
Training Command
Nelson
RAF
Ellington
Wilford Nelson
Retiring Chamber Board Honored At Clint's Dinner
Old directors of the chamber of commerce including former president R. R. Rowell Al Carlson Bill Davis and A C Conine are feted with a dinner and program at Clint's cafe Monday evening Conine was re elected to the present board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Chamber of Commerce
Clint’s
R. R. Rowell
al Carlson
Bill Davis
A C. Conine
Conine
Sixty Two Pass Military Physical Exams
Sixty two men passed military physical exams with a subset to join the navy coast guard and marine corps quota. Calvin Forsgren Theo Smith Max Hansen Blaine Gambie accepted for the army air corps and may enter within 21 days of the May call. Induction centers: Fort Douglas Utah for army, Pocatello for navy marine corps coast guard.
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Navy
General Service
Rowlen V. Bastian
Bland C. Phillips
Darwin Lee Feller
Russell M Hull
Demar H. Smart
Denton J. Hall
Herman Ralph Keller
Dewey F Conlin
Nylan B. Nelson
Keith P. Taylor
DeVoe E. Humphreys
Albert M. Parkinson
Ben B. Johnson
Willard H Thompson
Walter Stowell
Donald R. Hurd
Harold D Winn
Jack J Wood
Coast Guard and
Marine Corps
Calvin Forsgren
Theo Smith
Max Hansen
Blaine Gambie
Air Corps
Army
Fort Douglas
Utah
Coast Guard
Pocatello
Mrs. Gunder Hansen Dies Sunday At Home
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Gunder Christine Simonsen Hansen 84 a Preston resident for 50 years who died Sunday. Born in Denmark May 27 1859 she immigrated in 1896 joining the LDS Church. She married Nels Tarp Hansen in 1885. he died in 1940. Survivors include two daughters Anna Hansen Preston and Harriet Eskelsen Midvale Utah 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial was in Preston cemetery under Hendricks mortuary direction.
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Gunder Christine Simonsen
Hansen
Preston
Preston Fourth Ward
Horace Baugh
Denmark
Simon Hans
Christine Nielsen Simonsen
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nels Tarp Hansen
Anna Hansen
Harriet Eskelsen
Utah
Hendricks Mortuary
Preston Cemetery
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Preston Hoop
North Platte, Neb
U. S. Naval Service
Oldsmobile
Austin Taylor
JS. McCann
W. R. Fisher
Oxford
Oscar Wilde
Lilla DaLe
Mereda
Vogue Shop
Fete
and A. Shrives
Honenalen’ Gut
Rm Ertless
Priz
Gaantry
Fargy
Borden
Beverly
Prgnut
Kelloggs
Benthern
Oryate
Irge
Pkg
Safeway
Bolid
Arizona
U.S
U. S
Utah Valleys
Red Hill
Royal
Safeway Meats
Gabba
Yale
A -Gullahee Wright
Safeway Homemakers’ Bureau
Monterey
Chest of Drawers
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Logan
Doctor Frescrigbes
John
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