Christmas News and Chats From Franklin and Nearby Homes
A long Franklin Christmas recap lists gatherings at Franklin Supper Club members, the Woodward and Haworth families, wedding receptions in Smithfield and Logan temples, and numerous visits to family homes in Idaho Falls Lewiston and Pocatello. Holiday dinners, gift exchanges, and church events are noted with many named individuals and households.
Preston Idaho community notes and visitors sket
Christmas week in Preston Idaho brings visits from Brimhall, Campbell, Nielsen, Lemmon, Olsen and Campbell families. Guests From Ogden, Brigham City, Lava Hot Springs, Pocatello, and Logan share meals and attend church events. The column lists numerous holiday travel, hospital updates, new births, birthdays, elk hunting trips, and family gatherings across Franklin, Rexburg, Malad, Dillon, and Provo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Citizen
Preston
Idaho
Preston Hospital
Keith Brimhall Jr
Roger Campbell
Thatcher
Martha Lundgquist
Salt Lake City
Melford Inglet
Oscar Campbell
Richard Lemmon
Lava Hot Springs
Farrell Nielson
Brigham City
Clyde Nileson
Karen
Los Angeles
Serge Berison
Ogden
Diane
Gary Fisher
Oxford
Boyd Campbell
Charles Briggs
Larry Briggs
Lovelock
Nev
Pocatello
Aaron King
Bob White
Lee Schwaneveldt
Bruce Pitcher
Thomas Lemmon
Harry Lemmon
Logan
Dean Dahle
Merle Dahle
William Dahle
Martyn Mickelson
Rexburg
Albert Smith
Craig
Vontella Smith
Golan Wilson
Oscar Fullmer
Ken Carlson
Lloyd Smith
Frank Olsen
Franklin
Vera Smith
Jarvis Palmer
DeLamar Palmer
William Palmer
Florence Taylor
Mildred Pickett
Peggie
Ezra Corbridge
Lon Corbridge
John Campbell
Wallace Olsen
Norman Corbridge
Jay Ransom
Monte Olsen
Reese Ransom
Marco Hansen
Provo
Mildred Hansen
George Hansen
Mark Checketts
Kay Neeley
Cornish
Sterling Bingham
Charles Buttars
Weldon Reeder
Idaho Falls
Swan Valley
DeMar Smart
Magna
Utah
Ray Nelson
W. J. Evans
Audrey Hansen
Stanley
Dave
Julie
Marsha
Marjie
Dilion
Mont
Birthday toast and community visits in Weston area
Last Saturday evening Mr and Mrs Lee Schwaneveldt hosted guests for dinner honoring Mrs Carmen Whittle on her birthday. Ethel stian and her Mutual class cheered Mrs Letsy Fredrickson upon returning home from hospital. Roy Christensen and children Ryan and Diane spent Christmas Eve with the Campbells. On Wednesday Mildred Hansen visited the Mark Checketts, where her daughter Evelyn Checkketts welcomed her fourth boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Hawkes
Newton
Dr. Cooley
Rebecca Kirkbride
Lee Christensen
Ronald Bingham
Wayne Perry
Dean Kingsford
Billie Wright
Gene
Northern States
Clair
Melvin
Lu Dean
Lynn Woodward
Vella Woodward
Ray Robinson
Salt Lake City
William Robinson
Preston
Lee Schwaneveldt
Carmen Whittle
Ethel “Stian
Letsy Fredrickson
Preston Hospital
Roy Christensen
Ryan
Diane
Smithfield
Boyd Campbell
Mildred Hansen
Mark Checketts
Evelyn Checketts
Christmas Visits Spread Across Towns and Families
The article lists numerous holiday greetings and visits among families in several towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Max Godfrey, Michael King, Charles Briggs, Peter Ernst, Ruth Shrives, Sadie Nelson, Rose Kofoed, Owen Maughan, Flora Briggs, Gordon Goodsell, Annie Goodsell, Patricia Fisher, Naomi Schwaneveldt, Carol Briggs, Margaret Campbell, Betsy Fredrickson, George Fredrickson, Aramitha Rasmussen, Clyde Nielsen, Karen Nielsen, Ruben Buttars, Vernell Mickelson, Alma Nelson, Myrtle Wentworth, Gayle Buttars, Kandis Coburn, Lorin Rasmussen, and many more among Preston, Logan, Ogden, American Falls, and surrounding areas. Several Christmas gatherings, hospital visits, a primary stakeboard party, and a school assembly are noted, with multiple families hosting and traveling for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Godfrey
Michael King
Pocatello
Charles Briggs
Peter Ernst
Logan
Ruth Shrives
Sadie Nelson
Rose Kofoed
Owen Maughan
Brigham City
Flora
Gordon Goodsell
Annie Goodsell
Patricia Fisher
Oxford
Naomi Schwaneveldt
Carol Briggs
Margaret Campbell
Beverly Campbell
Betsy Fredrickson
George Fredrickson
Preston
Aramitha Rasmussen
Franklin Stakehouse
Primary Stake Board
Clyde Nielson
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Karen
R. M. McConville
Michael
Marle Bohe
Ogden
Ruben Buttars
Vernell Mickelson
Alma Nelson
Kathy
Mike
LeAnn
Myrtle Wentworth
American Falls
Gayle Buttars
USA
West Side
Kandis Coburn
Mark Child
LaJean Stevenson
Alan Schwartz
Arvin Hansen
Marjorie Ward
Evelyn Ward
Rom Preston
Crockett School of Dance
VaLoy Buttars
David Lemmon
Darwin Poulsen
Lorin Rasmussen
Dee Reese
Benson Ward
Lew Olsen
Lorenzo Mickelson
Mickelson
Veil Schwaneveldt
LaRue Stone
Guide Patrol
Larry Bingham
Bobby Palmer
Glade Schwaneveldt
Clair Buxton
Gene Williams
Neal Jorgensen
Kaylene
Brent
Heber Jorgensen
Archie Lott
Dee Nelson
Bryan Hall
Cornish
Phyllis Gunnell
Clain Lott
Jim Nelson
Montpelier
Dale Lott
Christmas Week Courtyard Visits Across Mink Creek Area
A flurry of Christmas visits spans Mink Creek and surrounding towns. Families including the Wildes, Keller, Hansen, and Jepsen clans traveled to Salt Lake City, Ogden, Layton, and Logan to celebrate and visit convalescent relatives, with church groups hosting parties and a local elementary play “Santa and the Space Men” entertaining parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wilde
Preston
Merlin Wildes
Fay Wildes
Dwight Wildes
Mink Creek
Wenzell Keller
Riverdale
Percey Keller
Salt Lake City
Annie Keller
Earl Smith
Keller
Steve Keller
Seattle
Loren Keller
Loren Kellers
Little Valley
Layton
Jon Warner
Nathaniel Keller
Dee Hospital
Ogden
Kayla Keller
Delmer Keller
Utah Power & Light Co
Christen Hansen
Marinus Hansen
Taylor Nelson
Biorum
Bud Jepsen
Agnes Jepsen
Frank Jean George Jensen
Nhe
Alma Rigby
Famiy
Harley Jepsen
Ronald Kirkbride
Larry Burr
Logan
Lee Ann Jepsen
Iva Lou
LoRee Christensen
J. W. Whitehead
Melvin Carlson
Kathy
Tremonton
Thomas Jensen
Ruth Ann
June
Maud Marston
Ted Hansen
Thiel Smith
Vera Mecham
Mary Thornick
Verda James
Santa and the
Ward Recreation Hall
Prin
John G. Olson
Elaine Westerberg
Ramona Crane
Gloria Jensen
Janice Nelson
Lynn B. Nelson
Santa Claus
Brig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kerry Drake
Floyd Robinson
Franklin Supper Club
Percy Gibson
Darrel Fuhriman
Gerald Wright
Horace Haworth
Earl Cole
Gibson
Mr. Wright
Cecil Woodward
Marlon Woodward
Alberta
Darrell LeFevre
Boyd Woodward
Paul Woodward
Norma Woodward
LaVoir DuVall
Reed Godfrey
Alma Biggs
Jimmie
Albert Parkinson Jr
Ariel Biggs
Shelley
Charles Ralph
Downey
Roy Priestley
Ariel Chatterton
David Sutton
Ivan H. Woodward
Joseph Day
Harold Lowe
Howard Larsen
Asael Bell
Hyrum Johnson
Chatterton
Gary Haworth
James Haworth
Paul Stocks
Estelle Wright
Mr. Stocks
Flora Stocks
Lewiston
Robert Cooley
Lee Durrant
Catherin Marchant
Logan Temple
Blaine Durrant
Vella
Myrtle
Carlis Woodward
Grace Robinson
Wesley Nash
Claudia Jensen
Fairview
Thomas Heath
Heath
Luella Deney
Delbert Neeley
Logan Theatre
Lyle Nash
Bertie Winward
Clifton
Ham City
Glen Jensen
Phyllis Jepsen Steneck
Vera Jepsen Adams
Cleveland
Ruth Jensen
Hyrum
Bud” Jepsen
Albert Anderson
Claude D. Keller Jr
Tucson
Ariz
Hortense Larsen
Lois Rasmussen
George Jensen
Lenore Rasmussen
Ervin Larsen
Marcia Keller
Glen Jepsen
LeeAnn Jepsen
Brent Rasmussen
Delbert J. Seamons
Jimmy
Delbert Seamons
Freaman Jensen
Golden Peterson
Merlin Cole
Joan Boyack
Annette
Robert Vanderwood
Sherry Boyack
Wayne Boyack
Robert
Blaine Nash
Glen Hardman
Vernon Westerberg
Judy Spencer
Floyd Erickson
Gary Erickson
Imogene Erickson
Hal Palmer
Bob Erickson
U. S. Army
Weston
Moneyland
Pacific Finance Office
Pacific Finance
Gene Bronson
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Pinkham
Lydia
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Radiat&e
West Motor CO
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