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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
13
Riverdale Sunday sacraments featured Ernest Olsen and Richard Hendricks with Royce Wold on steel guitar. Visitors included Mrs. Olsen and Mrs. Hendricks. Families from Salt Lake and Glencoe joined gatherings, birthday party for Kathy Tanner, and a large Forsgren family party with dancing at the Riverdale amusement hall.
Edwin Hatch accompanies Miss Clarice Ward home for a few days. Jo Ann Henderson visits her mother Margaritte Henderson in Pocatello. The Van Leavans and family spend Sunday there. Lester Owens drives Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey's parents to Pocatello for relatives. Rex Terry attends New Year dinner at Mrs. Bailey's home. Fisher McDermott returns to Rupert to resume work. Reuben Archibald and Dayton guests dine with Bryan Winward family. Ned Winward heads to visit Mark Winward’s family. Mrs. Winward recently returned from the hospital with a new daughter. Chioe Howell and Elmo Kel-
Local social items list Naoma Coburn honoring her daughter Shelia on her sixth birthday with cake for 12 youngsters and relatives. The report mentions visits by Mr. and Mrs. Junior Naet, Emery Guy family, Albert Moser, Alvin Heaton, and families. Orsen Neeley’s death is reported for the Idaho Falls area, and a newborn boy arrives at Preston hospital to Thane Winward with four brothers and two sisters awaiting him.
Cleveland and nearby residents share visits and family time. Howard Nelson and family drove from Logan to collect the children for a weekend with relatives. Nancy McGregor stayed with Leland Panter. Dee Andreasen visited Don Panter in Mound Valley. Shirlee Panter, employed in Preston, dined with her parents. Darla Covert, in Preston, spent days at home in Cleveland. A crowd attended the Lago and Thatcher Gold and Green ball at Thatcher school. A. T. Smith of Pocatello and Fred Andreason hosted visitors, also seeing Leo Johnson. Dee Andreasen attended Sunday ward activities in Mound Valley and a new bishop was sustained. Daphyne Nelson of Preston visited Theron Smith. Kenneth Adams led Sunday school. John Covert and wife traveled to Salt Lake City to see son Rulon Covert and family. Lefland Panter and Mrs. Howard Nelson called on her in Logan.
Legal notice lists estray horses with descriptions including a Black Mare about three years old weighing around 450 pounds with a white star, and a second Black Mare about two years old weighing around 600 pounds with no brands or marks. No brands or marks observed. Sale details stated but not fully readable.
Estrays were taken up on the Cleveland herd district and will be sold for cash to the highest bidder if owners do not claim and pay accrued costs. The sale happens at the Theron Smith ranch in Cleveland Idaho at 1:00 pm on January 27, 1950. Sheriff E. Le Hansen signs the notice dated January 12, 1950.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 1 pm in the Weston ward chapel for Mrs Mary Merrill.
Mary E Jackson Merrill, 89, died January 1. The service was under the direction of Maurice Tingey with Eldon Hansen conducting. Prayers by Bishop Tingey and Alvin Maughan. Music by a trio Ella Thompson Mable Thompson Lois Nielsen Joyce Rigby and soloists Margaret Farnsworth and Ruby Frederickson. Burial in Benen cemetery. She was born December 8 1860 in Salt Lake City. Survived by seven children Philo Austin Logan to Myron W Merrill Dayton 32 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.
Franklin County Livestock Marketing Assn shipped 169 hogs to Swift and Co at Ogden in a Dec 29 pool. Combined weight 39 575 pounds earned 5804 74 with top hogs selling for 15 50 per hundredweight and totaling 4443 85.
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