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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1948
Page
9
The fourth ward Junior Girls hosted their annual Rose ette banquet with 17 mothers as special guests led by Bertha Hobbs. Glenda Swann presided over a festive program while decorations and miniature snowmen set a Christmas mood for the social tradition.
Cumorah Keriington and Reed G. Romney wed in the Logan temple on December 29. The couple will resume BYU studies after Christmas. A wedding dinner at the Bluebird followed the ceremony with guests including Prof. O. N. Gerrisen and Mrs. Gerrisen, Mrs. Madsen, Mr. Kennington, and Mr. Wilhelmson.
Mrs. Almeda Chatterton hosted an open house for her mother Emeline Atkinson celebrating her eightieth birthday. Emeline Vail Atkinson, born December 26, 1863 in Franklin, is the mother of eleven with forty grandchildren and fifty six great grandchildren. She lived in Cove Utah before moving to Franklin and has endured pioneer hardships, losing four children, and her husband died at 87. Now she spends time in her garden and makes quilts crochets and knitted items for the Red Cross.
Lions club members spouses and guests gathered at Brookside for an annual Christmas party with dinner dancing and a program hosted by Harold Allen and committee members. Wallace Jensen spoke on Lionism and Christmas spirit as a quartet performed and 118 attended.
Baptismal services for the Oneida stake are scheduled for Saturday at 3 30 p m in the fourth ward chapel. Bishop Rulon Keller of the seventh ward will speak.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Birch and their daughters Marilyn and Sandra of Cokeville Wyoming returned to their home Saturday after a week at the home of James Tasso in Clifton.
The Franklin county branch of the Utah Idaho Canning Crops Association holds its annual meeting Saturday at 1 PM in Preston basement of the courthouse. L M Doney, chairman, announces a banquet for members and partners, followed by a program business meeting and officer elections.
Trainee Vaughn D. Fortie, son of Mrs. Adeline Moser of 309 E Oneida Preston, has been promoted to private first class as announced by the universal military training expan.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cole entertained the T. J. Cole family at a social Saturday evening. Gifts were exchanged and a delicious tray luncheon followed.
The text lists multiple Fairview families and relatives visiting, with mentions of Idaho Falls Salt Lake City and Ogden. It notes a Sunday school performance at Clifton, music by LaDawn Doney, a Friday school entertainment with Marilyn Geddes, Lester Lowe showing Indian relics, and the Cecil Woodward family gathering at the Woodward home on Christmas Eve with gifts exchanged.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Doney entertained Saturday evening for their parents Mr and Mrs Arlen Larsen and Mr and Mrs Lever Doney and Mr and Mrs Wayne Cole.
The Logan organization of Alcoholics sponsors an open meeting Thursday evening January 8 at 8:30 on the mezzanine of Hotel Eccles Logan. Speakers from Salt Lake City and Ogden will discuss alcoholism and the Alcoholics Anonymous program for recovery.
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