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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
9
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew McDermott is named Brenda Lee P. The report notes the parents cherish their newborn, with brief family details recorded.
Fred Porter with Elwold Monson and Merl Esplin of Preston retrieved two horses lost since October 1959. A ward dance occurred Tuesday night at the ward recreation hall with the Preston High School orchestra. OO DeVere Burbank hosted two missionaries en route home and will return to New Mexico. Other notes mention Christmas travels and visits among local families.
Mrs Wanda Hess and son Fred shared Christmas dinner at Malcolm Denton’s home with family. They called on the Old Franklin family and visited Richard Denton recovering after a major operation. The Hesses later toured Ogden and Salt Lake City attending Richard Mavin’s testimonial and visiting the Mavins and other relatives.
Mink Creek notes visits in California and Ogden as Mr and Mrs W E Crane and James Baird families travel. Christian sacraments name Carl Duane Egley and Phillip Anderson Nelson. Orlando Rasmussen’s extended family gathers for holidays from Riverdale and other Utah towns. Mrs Conrad Bell dies with funeral held in Oneida stakehouse. her husband remains hospitalized.
Oxford Wayne Baker visited his father at his sister Maxine Choules home in Clifton Monday afternoon. Mrs Annie Hatch presented the theology lesson in Relief Society Monday evening. Other attendees included Lucy Redington Selma Fisher Marie Hatch Dorothy Keller Clara Olson Lavena Hatchoo Glenda Kendall visited her sister and family Ron Keller in Preston last Friday to Sunday. L M Boyce and Mr and Mrs Lavern Kendall attended sacrament meeting in Downey Sunday to witness the blessing and naming of the baby of Mr and Mrs Glen Baker. Mr Boyce a great grandfather blessed the baby.
Clifton and Mrs. John Portery and their family return to their home here after living in Kamas for a year where he was employed. John Sant visits from Logan over Christmas with his parents. Darrell Williams of Los Angeles spends holidays with his parents and plans to finish schooling in April. The Croshaw family visits Logan to see his mother as Bertle Williams funeral services are held in the Whitney Ward chapel.
Winward Sr. father of Bert Winward Jr. attended services with Clifton relatives and friends. A long list of local families shared New Year meals, visits, and hospital stays with neighbors and kin across Preston, Logan, and nearby towns. Bradford Darwin Bell of Alexandria Virginia was confirmed a member of the LDS church by his grandfather.
A dated employment appeal invites men aged 21 to 35 to write for a better job. It requests past and present work history, full address, phone number, and a personal photograph to Box 844 in Boise Idaho, emphasizing late confidential reply.
A varied sale listing shows numerous classic cars from the 1950s and early 1950s with prices ranging from 1385 to 2975 dollars. Models include Chevrolet Pontiac Ford Oldsmobile Buick Nash Studebaker and Dodge across 4 door sedans hardtops coupes and station wagons.
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