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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1954

Page

2

Jepsen Family Attend Birthday Party in Preston Area

Ada Jepsen attended a birthday party honoring Elva Elwood of Lewiston at Velora Perry's Preston home. Elias Jepsen Mortis Christensen and families were visitors from Tooele and Glendale. Pack instrumental contest at Preston High noted with local entries Selma Bergquist and Lee Bateman with sons of River Heights Utah.

Jepsen Ana Preston Chrighan Han Ada - Jepsen Elva Elwood Lewiston Velora Perry Earl . Christensen Tooele Elias Jepsen Mortis Christensen Eeeste Péarlin Roper Glendale Leota “Owens Florence " Jengen Betty Selma Bergquist Lee Bateman River Heights

Local social notes and jury duty adoptions

Oe and Bob receive honors for dancing while Allefi Bergquist visits the home of Mr and Mrs Jeff Hurst. Delmer Olsen and Deward Carver were summoned for jury duty Monday and excused. Demar Rasmussen family from Layton Utah visited. Claude J Conlin of Cleveland visited Rasmussen home. Christian Jensen family drove to Logan and visited Gerald McKenzie family.

Bob Allefi Bergquist Jeff’ ‘Hurst Delmer * Olsen rand j _Deward Carver Demar Rasmus Layton Orlando Rasmussen Claude J Conlin Cleveland Christian Jensen

Miss Twin Falls of 1954 named in pageant

Franklin neighbor Miss Shirley Fullmer daughter of Melvin and Mrs Afton Fulmer of Twin Falls was chosen Miss Twin Falls 1954 from 300 contestants. She plays piano and sings on radio and is a Twin Falls High School graduate. Also noted: eight-year-old Wynn Whitehead injured by a kernel lodging in a lung, treated in Salt Lake City, and Sheldon Doney ill with blood transfusions. Franklin basketball teams won games against Riverdale and Winder. seniors debuted new uniforms in a win over Preston. Earl Shumway made a Boise trip earlier in the week.

Shirley” Fullmer Melvin Afton Parkinson Fulmer Twin’ Falls Falls ‘High School Twc Wynn Whitehead Preston Salt” “Lake Sheldon Doney Preston Guttar Riverdale Winder Franklin Franklin School Earl Shumway Boise

Franklin community notices and events across various gatherings

A Franklin area column lists a luncheon club gathering with cards and prizes, plus a phiennial directors meeting naming Lever Doney secretary. It also notes basketball games between Franklin M Men and Lewiston M Men, social events, multiple visits, temple sessions, and residents traveling or hosting relatives amid winter snow and family reunions.

Preston area social notes of visiting family members

Wednesday visitors included Mrs. Dell Allred of Logan and Mrs. Porter recovering from an operation. Georgia Rose Porter spent Monday night with Elizabeth Owens of Preston. Paul Butcher returned from California on Friday. Beverly Sorenson gave a Sunday scriptural reading. Mr and Mrs Merl Esplin and their girls of Preston were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred E Porter. Elvord Monson and his girls of Preston visited with their brothers and their wives, Mr and Mrs Woodrow Porter and family, Sunday afternoon.

Dell Allred Logan Georgia Rose Porter Elizabeth Owens Prestoni Beverly Sorenson Merl Esplin Ard Preston Fred E. Porter

Mapleton Records Fragment Nonsensical OCR Item

Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and phrases including Mapleton and reference phrases like temple and wednesss one. Lacks coherent event or clear individuals, making a stable summary difficult from the legible text.

Community Ties Highlight Weekend Visits and Church Events

Viola Davis spent last week in Salt Lake City with her daughter and family the Grover Wildens. She returned Saturday night with the Wildens and all went back Sunday. College students Jo Ward Clair Williams Paul Sears Shirley Johnson and Lorna McDermott were home for the weekend. Larry, son of the Perkins family, has just completed basic training at Fort Ord California and is spending a short furlough before reporting to Fort Lewis Washington. Family members attending included Mr and Mrs Ray Talbot and family of Preston Mr and Mrs Lavar Matkin and family of Mound Valley and Mr and Mrs Jess Hubbard and family of Downey. Orsen Kofoed spent the past week in New Plymouth with daughter Melba Capner and family. Sunday school talks were given by Lew McDermott and Clair Westover led the sacrament meeting. Adele Viehweg spoke in junior Sunday school and sang a solo. Burke Marler delivered the sacrament gem. Marie Hatch of Oxford and LaRay Archibald of Dayton visited the Sunday school stake board. Guest speakers at sacraments were Belton Patching of Idaho and Rex Hebdon of Chesterfield, who also showed mission slides. Mrs Howard Ware of Ogden and Carlos Depp of Garden City called on relatives. Last Thursday Mrs Franklin Sant and children visited Salt Lake City. Clarice Porter Zatell Ward and Margeurite Henderson worked at the new LDS church welfare house in Preston Monday. Marlene Gifford of Provo was a guest of her parents Willis Choules the past week. Mr and Mrs Orsen Kofoed and Willis Choules were among attendees.

Shome Franklin Ruby -Haworth Myrtle Woodwant Gyathae - Wright Cynthia’ “Wright Gibson Wayne ~Doney Cove Arid Paul S Wilkinson Preston Franklin M-Men Lewiston M-Men Roamers Ethel’ Dean Lauritzen California Lewis Stone W. H. Biggs Marlow “Woodward Hart Shumway Usac Square Dance Club New Union Building Bessie -.Wright Georgia Poolé Whitney Stanford Hawkes Meda ~ Hendricks W. P. Hobbs B.H. Christofferson Rittsburg Calif Abe Clydecke Richmond Hobbs Beverly -Ward Sugars City Velda Olsen Fern Wilkinson Abbie Merlin ‘Anderson Dawson Rand Leonard Parkinson Moe Merlin Anderson William Dawson Salt Eva Ruth Parkinson Vaughn Packer Phoebe Wheeler Piestone Logan Cécil Woodward Isabells “Lowe Tawi Chatterton Ibision Lys Neeley Neveering Smiths P. Jaddoups Beard Parkton Athunac Lae Meena Reed cSheckdaig siBboy Red Henry Jensen Ean Jensen Mary Mortensen Ethel Elwood Merl Sacrament Ray Hatch George. Redington Redington Canada Ray” Hatch Salts Lake City Ernest Olson Jack Coburn Henry A. Hatch Thompson Hatch James Kirkbride Annie Hatch Henry, Hatch Alma. Hatchj Robert Joest Garold Hatch Pocatello Walter _A. Hatch Joy, Anderson Quigley Ander Downey Kate Anderson Pfe Earl C. Hatch Fort Lewis Wash Fisher Fair ‘Force W. R. Bisher Burbank Wanda Olson Arlen Hatch Caryl Jensen Connie Sheldon Kendall Ogden la- Mar ‘Perkins Glen Baker Karl‘ Ernst Herbert Margeret Presn Cottom Delone Malad Orin Hatch Carl Coburn Idaho Henry Woodrow Jensen Layton James Kirkbride Helen Annie Hutches George Redington Salt Lake City Venezuela South America Verna Olson Gon Ivan Viola’ ‘Davis Grover Wilden the. Wildens Davis Ward Clair Williams Paul Sears Shirley Johnson Roy Perkins Larry Fort’ ‘Ord Lewis Ray Talbot Lavar Matkin Mound Valley Jess Hubbard Orsen Adele Viehweg Burke Marler Marie “Hatch Oxford LaRay Archibald Dayton Stake Belton Piatch High Council Rex Hebdon Chesterfield Edward Hebdon Howard Ware Carlos Depp Garden ‘City Inez Henderson Howard Henderson Franklin Sant Salt Lake City Clarice Porter Zatell Margeurite Henderson LDS Church Marlene Gifford Provo Willis Choules Ofrsen Kofoed Willis -Choules

Funeral services held in New Plymouth for Merrill Capner

Attendees Mary Anderson Ray Croshaw Mary Sears Ella Walker Howard Henderson William Henderson gathered in New Plymouth last Wednesday for the funeral of Merrill Capner. William Winward has accepted a call to mission service for the church and will move to the mission home in Salt Lake City in February.

Mary Anderson Ray ‘Croshaw Mary’ Sears Ella Walker Howard Henderson William Henderson Oneid&stake Preston Gordon Gailey Stanford Mason Swith Anid John Porter Fred Martha Povey

Vinnie Hawkes Visits Ogden With Husband Employed There

Readable fragments note Vinnie Hawkes spending time in Ogden with her husband who is employed there. The brief snippet hints at domestic travel or residence concerns during the period.

Vinnie Hawkes Ogden

Return of Abbott Brent Elise from West Coast Vacation

Mr and Mrs Abbott and Brent and Elise returned Saturday from vacation on the West Coast where they visited their son Lael and his family. Early Tuesday morning they started for the Pacific Northwest to attend the gold wedding of Willie Johnson of Benson ward and Willard Hadley drove to Pocatello joining Miss Hadley before heading to Sunnyside Washington for the golden wedding of J W Hendricks formerly Swan Lakers.

Jamies Abbott Brent Elise Lael Pacific North ‘ West Willie “Johnson Benson Ward Willard Hadley Pocatello Sunnyside Wash Hendricks Swan Lakers

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