Local club events and births noted in Preston area
Edna Eames hosts a ladies luncheon with high scores among Logan guests. Hacienda club pillows and a 4 30 dinner are reported for Pocatello visitors. Several February births include Preston families Gamble Hull Knudsen Sharp Spackman. Rachael Porter DUP camp met at Gamble home with Grace Gamble presiding and lessons on The Pony Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Eames
Allie Packer
Flossie Merrill
Jennie Weaver
Winnie Nielsen
Ruth Parkinson
Lucy
H. Larsen
Logan
Lavinia Cutler
Elien Greaves
AAUW Members Attend Lecture at Utah State University
Preston AAUW members attended a Saturday luncheon and lecture in the Utah State University Union Building. Prof Reed Stocks spoke on literature and music, with Dittmer and a student quartet performing Milton songs. The national AAUW fellowship program will award 108 500 for 1961 62, funded by members’ gifts and endowment earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
American Association of University Women
Union
Utah State University
Logan
Thomas Baylor
Carleton Culmsee
Marian Ballif
Sarah Jensen
Lorene Lowe
Alice Steers
Beatrice Johnson
Esther Smith
Reed Stocks
John Melton
Dittmer
John Milton
Atalicoa DUP Camp Holds Thursday Meeting
The Atalicoa DUP camp met at the home of Nita Cutler with Capt. Veda Diderickson presiding. Rae Hobbs led invocations and the lesson The Pony Express was given by Gretta Nuffer. A salad luncheon followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalicoa Dup
Nita Cutler
Veda Diderickson
Rae Hobbs
Pony Express
Gretta Nuffer
Albert Clements
Donna Klippert
Jennie Nuffer
Naomi Perkins
Iris Schow
Julius Jepsens Host Swiss Steak Dinner For Cheerio Club
Mr and Mrs Julius Jepsen hosted a Swiss steak dinner for the Cheerio club with couples including Ira Kennington George Alder A H Handy Ezra Corbridge J D Moser John Morrison William Beckstead Julia Fellows Ena Thompson. The evening ended with rock games. Mrs Legrande Burton hosted Pickwick club a poetry reading by Nell Brenchley and a salad luncheon for a list of members and two guests Betty Turner and Delpha Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Jepsen
Cheerio Club
Ira Kennington
George Alder
A. H.handy
Ezra Corbridge
J. D. Moser
John Morrison
William Beckstead
Julia Fellows
Ena Thompson
Ballifs Attend Conference On Library Problems
Mr and Mrs Karl G Ballif recently returned from a governors conference on public library development held in Boise from February 18 to 20 The theme was The Challenge Brings Books and People Together Speakers included leaders from the Pacific Northwest and Idaho Mrs Lem Jordan was toastmistress at the banquet and Grace Stevenson of Chicago spoke on the educational role of the library and citizen responsibility to it Mrs Ballif serves as Franklin County advisor to the state library association
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl_ G. Ballit
Boise
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Lem Jordan
Grace Stevenson
Chicago
American ‘National Assn. Library Board
Coburn Called to Swedish Mission by LDS Church
Cecil Bruce Coburn son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Coburn of Preston has been called to serve a Swedish mission. A testimony Sunday will honor him at 7 p.m. in the Preston fourth ward chapel. Coburn, a 1958 Preston High School graduate, swam on the school team and served six months with the U S National Guard at Fort Ord. He has worked for the U P Railroad and will enter the mission home in Salt Lake City on Monday March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bruce Coburn
Cecil L. Coburn
Preston
Preston Fourth Ward
U. S. National Guard
Fort Ord
Calif
U. P. Railroad
Coburn
Salt Lake City
Keith Nielsens Host Valentine Party for L'Amitie Members
Mr and Mrs Keith Nielsen hosted a Valentine party last Wednesday for L Amitie members and their husbands. A three course dinner featured Valentine motifs and flower arrangements at each place. Attending couples included Mr and Mrs Keith Clayson Mr and Mrs Max Norton Mr and Mrs Harry Woolley Mr and Mrs Quinten Casperson Mr and Mrs Glenn Larson Mr and Mrs Don Hymas Mr and Mrs Edward Davis Mr and Mrs Lynn Porter Mrs Reid Hoggan and Mr and Mrs Nathan Casperson of Ban Ida. Games and prizes were awarded to couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Nielsen
L'Amitie’ Club
Keith Clayson
Max Norton
Harry Woolley
Quinten Casperson
Glenn Larson
Don Hymas
Edward Davis
Lynn Porter
Reid Hoggan
Nathan Casperson
Banida
FFA Week Observance Leads Preston Chapter Officers
Preston FFA marks National FFA Week with officer slate led by Miles Geddes president and Lorin Burnett vice president. Officers include Michael Sharp secretary Stephen Johnson treasurer Ronald Lund reporter and Glade Moser sentinel. Chapter to sponsor a KPST Preston radio program tomorrow at 7 p.m. and host March 23 parents and sons banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Preston
Ronald Lund
Fred Lund
Banida
Glade Moser
Sentinel
Joseph Moser
Whitney
KPST
Parents and Sons
School plant facilities levy proposed to fund upgrades
Questions and Answers outline staged improvements for Jefferson and Banida sites including new doors heating controls and modern toilets. The plan calls for lighting upgrades track facilities and capital improvements across all school grounds plus two new buses, with the five mill levy not covering all needs but providing help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Franklin Stakehouse
Banida
Workers Plan Evan Peterson and Other Local Residents
A list of residents including Evan Peterson in the sixth ward and Mrs. Keith Thomas in the seventh ward appears with names such as Jessie Swann Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Beckstead, Banida, Fred Greger sen in Winder, Ernest Carter in Dayton, Barbara Smart, Clifton Oxford, O. E. Ralphs Riverdale, Lloyd Forsgren Fairview, Naomi Gilbert Treasureton, Eugene Paskins Linrose, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Olsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Peterson
Sixth Ward
Keith Thomas
Seventh Ward
Jessie Swann
Whitney
Farrell Beckstead
Banida
Fred Gregersen
Winder
Ernest Carter
Dayton
Barbara Smart
Clifton Oxford
O. E. Ralphs
Riverdale
Lloyd Forsgren
Fairview
Naomi Gilbert
Treasureton
Eugene Paskins
Linrose
Joseph Olsen
Marsh Valley scored 74 seventh place and 63 points noted
Stephen Johnson Dick Ellisor of Marsh Valley scored 74 and placed seventh while Gay land Sorenson of Marsh Valley had 63 points. Gail Bingham will serve as official representative to the American Defitute of Co-operation for the Southeastern Idaho district FRA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ellisor
Marsh Valley
Gayland Sorenson
Gail Bingham
Idaho
Ern est Eberhard to receive degree and Utah teaching credential
Ernest Eberhard will receive a Master of Arts in personnel and guidance at the June convocation of the Y. He has also earned a pupil personnel certificate from the Utah Department of Education authorizing work as a qualified counselor and guidance director in Utah public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberhard
Department of Education
Utah
Barometer Origin Traced to Galileo and Torricelli
The article explains barometers becoming common household tools and notes amateur forecasters rely on more than pressure readings. It recounts Galileo’s pump experiment and Evangelista Torricelli’s mercury tube, showing how air pressure explains weather signals and noting low pressure predicts moisture rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
National Geographic Society
Washington
Galileo Galilei
Galileo
Evangelista Torricelli
Torricelli
Barometers from Torricelli to Aneroid and Heidelberg’s Old University
The piece traces Torricelli barometers and Pasca ls experiments showing air pressure affects mercury height. It explains aneroid barometers and their use as altimeters, plus cautions on misreading. It notes Heidelberg hosts Germany’s oldest university, founded 1386, famed among artists and writers in the 19th century per National Geographic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Odenwald Hills
Neckar River
Germany
Help Wanted Women for Telephone Circulation Work
Four women sought for telephone circulation duties earning $25 a week plus commission. Available hours 9 AM to 3 PM or 3 PM to 9 PM. Call 900 Preston for information. Livestock for sale includes 200 head of sheep with yearlings and up. Will lamb after March 10. Contact Wendell Forsgren, Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Wendell Forsgren
Cleve—land
Also Mentioned on This Page
MRS
Cocienda Club
Adele Larsen
Cacienda Club
May Jorgensen
Lizzie Weaver
Louise C. Rasmussen
Gladys Beckstead
Mary Keller
Pocatello
Phil
Gambles
Clair W. Hull
Scott Knudsen
Ferrin Sharp
Star Route
Verdell Spackman
Soda Springs
Rachael Porter
Catherine Mary Eames
Petersen's
North State Phone
Spring Bargain
Rulon Owen
North State
Royce Fuhriman
AAUW
Utah State U
Atalicoa
Julius Jepsens
Pickwick Club
Mereda
Vogue Shop
Connie
Jacqueline
Preston, Idaho
Karl G. Ballifs
LDS Seminary
Preston High School
Keith Nielsens
Stephen Johnson
Ernest Eberhard
Blaise Pascal
Pascal
Lewiston
Future Farmers of America
Preston Chapter
Peterson Tractor Service
DODGE
Mercurys
McCune Hotor Company
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