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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
9
Winder members of the Triple W riding club gathered Thursday evening for a routine meeting. Participants discussed upcoming events and club plans, with emphasis on safety and coordination of riding activities.
Mr and Mrs W Swainston and Mr and Mrs B H Swainston and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Swainston spent Tuesday afternoon in Preston at the home of their father Heber Swainston who celebrated his 87th birthday that day. Ada Sharp plans a party and new uniforms with time to be announced later.
Mrs J P Rasmussen and Mrs J P Rasmussen announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Amy to Harold Pringle son of Mr and Mrs H K Pringle of Salt Lake City. Amy graduated Preston High School active in Pep club Commercial club G A A club Builders Homemaking club and attended T D S business college. She has worked two years as secretary to a Salt Lake Title Insurance Company. Harold Pringle served three years in the U S Navy and now works as an automotive machinist for Foepsel and Love Company. The wedding will be in March at the Pringle home with a reception to follow.
Maurine H Hair and Dr Wee Boyd Hair wed at the Logan temple January 16 in a ceremony by President El Ray Christiansen. A twenty guest dinner at the Blue Bird followed, with a three tier cake and pink roses. Subsequent notices cover Helen Keller engaged to Lloyd Mitchell and Marvel Keller to Lloyd Fackler, plus Thayle Beckstead to Ross Wynn with a Logan temple ceremony and Northwest honeymoon.
Mr and Mrs Ercel Harris announce the marriage of their daughter Lucy Rae to Ray Bright son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bright of Lewiston Utah The nuptials will be held at the bride’s home on Friday with Bishop A E Bell presiding
The Preston exchange now serves about 1700 telephones as new rates roll out. Revenue rose 87 percent while expenses climbed 108 percent in Idaho. Mr Richards says $6.2 million in net plant additions will come in coming years to meet Idaho’s growth and reduce waits for service, with 4500 people still waiting. Customers may call the business office with questions.
Significant effort has been devoted to clearing the city dump grounds of rats as part of the rat extermination program. Mr Maughan says areas around the dump will be burned and a bulldozer used to cover unsightly spots along the highway to prevent further spread.
Franklin county Flower and Garden club will hold an January meeting in the courthouse with Kenzi Shiozawa as speaker on flowering shrubs in landscape architecture. Shiozawa, a USAC landscape architecture graduate student, is praised by LDS church leadership and is collaborating with Professor I Javal S Morris. The public is invited. program starts at 7 p m. in the courtroom.
We extend appreciation to friends and relatives for kindness during our bereavement signed Mr and Mrs Darwin Rawlings.
The Kirby family gratefully acknowledges the lovely floral offerings and many acts of kindness received during their recent bereavement. Signed, Mrs. Roy Kirby and family.
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