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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1954
Page
10
Local residents attend meetings and visit relatives in Weston Glendale and nearby towns. Families welcomed new babies and celebrated anniversaries as members travel between Lewiston Provo and Logan for temple sessions and social events.
Riverdale resident B A Meek is convalescing at home from a broken leg after a cow kick. He uses crutches to move around the house. A meeting of seniors was held at Meek’s home last Monday evening with attendees including Orson Baugh Ben Swann Glass Jepson and L A Barrington Mr and Mrs Ray Barrington.
Logan residents hosted relatives and friends for a weekend visit as Cap Robert Lindhardt returned from Tokyo after two years in the U.S. Army. Local gatherings included dinners and attendances at events with the Globe trotters basketball team and church meetings. An incident report noted a gas station robbery and a vehicle theft by juvenile suspects.
The 1953 Idaho pig crop totaled 165 000 pigs, the smallest on record and 35 percent below 1952. About 14 000 sows are expected to farrow next spring, similar to 1953. Hog prices rose through mid 1953, peaked in July, fell toward November, then rose again in December.
The Preston Citizen advises readers to call No 8 for a news item submission or follow up on local notices as part of community reporting practices.
Fragmentary OCR reading notes a Sunday event with time around 8 00 am and possible place names and phrases. The text is unclear and lacks recoverable details to identify people organizations or locations.
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