Four Preston Cadets Attend Fort Bliss ROTC Camp
Four Preston youths Glen A. Christensen Aaron Jensen Alan E. Keller and Thane Larson all Preston route 2 route 2 route 1 and 259 East Oneida attend the six week Fort Bliss ROTC summer camp in Texas to complete field training for commissions as second lieutenants in anti aircraft artillery and army reserve corps They study 40 mm and 90 mm anti aircraft guns gunnery and troop leadership while joining 1 300 cadets from 28 colleges in the United States and Puerto Rico in the encampment plus sports and trips to Carlsbad Caverns White Sands and Juarez Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen A. Christensen
Aaron Jensen
Alan E. Keller
Thane Larson
East Oneida
Preston
Fort Bliss
Tex
Army Reserve Corps
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
United States
Puerto Rico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
White Sands National Monument
Juarez
Mexico
Preston Ball Team to Play Pocatello Next Wednesday
A strong outlaw team from Pocatello will play the Preston town team here next Wednesday July 18 at 8 15 pm. Last night the Preston team defeated Freds Flowers of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Preston
Freds Flowers
Logan
Jaycee President Thanks Merchants for Fourth of July Fireworks
Howard Bennett president of the Preston Jaycees thanked about 20 local merchants for financial help toward the Fourth of July fireworks display. He said the celebration is not a money making proposition and any assistance is greatly appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Jaycees
Howard Bennett
the Jaycees
Bennett
Palmer Assigned to USS Los Angeles With Korean Forces
Ronald W. Palmer seaman apprentice, US Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Palmer of Preston, has been assigned to serve aboard the heavy cruiser USS Los Angeles with United Nations forces in the Korean area. He entered the Navy on December 28, 1950 and is a former Preston High School student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W Palmer
Lewis Palmer
Preston
Los Angeles
United Nation
Palmer
Navy
Preston High School
Fire damages at 53 West Fourth South no injuries
A fuel oil wallpaper steamer overheated and dripped oil, starting a small fire in the William Cottle home at 53 West Fourth South at 5:55 p m. The Preston fire department extinguished it with chemicals and no damage occurred. Card of Thanks from the John M Richards family expresses gratitude for support during bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cottle
West Fourth South
Preston
John M. Richards
Weekend Visitors and Fourth of July Travel Across Utah Page
Mr and Mrs Ike Harris of China Lake Calif and Mr and Mrs Ted Gambles and children of Ogden were weekend visitors at the Gambles home. Willard Hadley family rode Fourth of July through Malad Tremonton Newton Weston and Dayton. Chuck Coffin and family Downey and Grant Carlson and family were Fourth of July visitors at Willow Flat. Carmen Westover and son and Ida Hadley spent Monday in Mantua and Brigham City after fruit. Kenneth Kent Malad Hal Luke and daughter Pocatello and George Gambley spent Sunday in Brigham City after fruit. Thomas Valdez and family were Brigham City visitors Saturday and returned with a load of fruit. Their son Thomas went to Farmington to visit friends. Ralph Olson and three sons and Mrs Ruby Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Harris
China Lake
Calif
Ted Gambles
Ogden
Wm. Gambles
Willard Hadley
Malad
Tremonton
Newton
Weston
Dayton
Chuck Coffin
Downey
Grant Carlson
Willow Flat
Carmen- Westover
Ida Hadley
Mantua
Brigham City
Kenneth .Kent
Hal Luke
Pocatello
George Gambley
Thomas ‘Valdez
Thomas
Farmington
Ralph ‘Olson
Ruby Merrill
Crystal Springs
Cluff Kendall
Bill Thomas
Moroni Almond
James D. Boyce
Temple
Dee Boyce
Joseph Perkins
Preston
Wayanne
Ray Reese
M. H. Seamons
Jay Seamons
Logan
Harold Short
Salt Lake City
W. R. Fisher
Stanley Fisher
Marion Olson
Kathy
Wilson Mendenhall
Ruth Mendenhall
Wayne Seamons
Lyman Buttars
Ernest Olson
Wanda
Sherry
Judy Olson
Dale Ralphs
Dixie
Local residents share visits and travel notes across Idaho towns
Drove to Provo Sunday to take Beverly Merrill. Mc in the region include Clyde Petty of Pocatello visiting grandparents. Hendricks seek medical aid in Logan after a major operation. Many families from Pocatello Logan Cottonwood Dayton Preston Salt Lake City Moore Moore etc. join sacrament meeting and Sunday dinners with relatives in Petty, Hadley, Gambles, Merrill, and Hender son families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Beverly Merrill
Miss Merrill
Pocatello
Clyde Petty
L. J. Pettys
O. E. Hendricks
Logan
Mr. Hendricks
James Abbott
John Marshall
Douglas Sorensen
Woodrow Sorensen
P. C. Sorensen
Cottonwood
Vern Kay
W. C. Gambles
Dick Gibbs
Idaho
Lloyd Smith
Dayton
Preston
Perry Beckstead
Bob Hadley
Kay Gibbs
Cottonwood Canyon
Dean Bowden
Moore
Salt Lake City
Helen Moldenhauer
George Matkin
la Zelle
Marriner McNeil
Los Angeles
Ida Hadley
Donene Merrill
Dorine Henderson
Merna Carlson
Kathleen Kay
Marilyn Gambles
John Hawes
Downey
Willard Hadley
Local families gather for weekends and visits
Cleveland residents hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs Harold Webster of Pocatello Vernon Webster and Miss Marilyn Petterberg joined the get together. Donald Petterborg and Ramona Markham visited their parents while Bertus Warner Verl Auger and families attended the Sharp reunion in Cub river canyon. An MIA social led by Percey Larsen featured singing slides and a wiener roast with the Owen families visiting Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Webster
Pocatello
Blain Webster
Vernon
Donald Petterborg
Clearfield
Guy C. Petterborg
Ramona Markham
Eulalia Larsen
Bertus
Preston
Chrissie Owen
Percey Larsen
Larsen
Grand and Bryce Canyons
Arizona
Richard Owen
Clarence Owen
Herbert Owen
Ogden
Local Family Visits and Farm Moves Reported
Mapleton Ada Hodges and family from Idaho Falls visit with Norman Chatterton. Kenneth Knapp family and Evelyn Knapp travel to Provo for a weekend. Howard Glover sells farm and will remain until fall. Burbank of Brigham City stays to help haul hay. Lois Jean Porter returns home July 3 to stay with Orson Porter. Rufus Long Reed Long and Wendell Long families travel to Pocatello for a Sunday trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Hodges
Idaho Falls
Norman Chatterton
Kenneth Knapp
Evelyn Knapp
Provo
Howard Glover
B. M. Burbank
Brigham City
Alma -Burbank
hThe
Mutual
Lois Jean” Porter
Orson ‘Porter
Lois
Sumset
Rufus Long
Reed Long
Wendell Long
Pocatello Sun
Mapleton and Weston Softball Games and Local Visits
Community events include Perkins reunion attendance by Fern Sharp and Francine Porter with LaRue Long as special guest. Softball games July 5 Mapleton vs Weston 19 to 21 Weston win, and July 2 Mapleton vs Second Ward 10 to 5 Second Ward win. Mapleton vs Weston July 2 14 to 26 Mapleton win. Residents, visits, and gatherings with Burbank, Sorenson, Glover, Porter, and others noted along with local travel to Brigham City for cherries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Fern Sharp
Francine Porter
LaRue Long
Mapleton
Weston
Sharon Burbank
Reva Sorenson
Preston
Second Ward
Mapleton Boys
Weston Boys
Larry Dursteler
Don Burbank
Jerry Dursteler
DeVere Burbank
Sugar Creek
Maplet Creek
Addie Glover
Dorothy Burbank
Reneta Glover
Lois Jean Porter
M. G. Burbank
George Burbank
Brigham City
Ernest Spatig
B. Sorenson
Daugh
Social Roundup of Reunions and Visits Across Ogden Area
The community reports Fourth of July visits in Ogden with the Thompsons and Waynments. Downey guests joined George Redington for a Cottonwood dinner. Olson families from Salt Lake City attended Downata reunions with multiple relatives listed. Peterson and Seamons families held reunions at Crystal Springs and Logan. Numerous extended visits and weeks end gatherings involve Hatch, Fisher, Kirkbride, Perkins, and other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Hatch
Ogden
Albert Waynment
George Redington
Tom Haws
Downey
Cottonwood
Redington
Theodore Olson
Salt Lake City
Harold Anderson
Olson
Downata
A. L. Fisher
Annie C. Hatch
Jimmy Kirkbride
Helen
Ernest Olson
Wanda
Eldred Olson
Alfred Olson
Alan Fisher
Jay Seamons
Peterson
Sale of Delinquent Water Stock for Preston Whitney Irri Co
Notice lists delinquent stock from the 1951 Spring Assessment of the Preston Whitney Irrigation Co with totals due for each shareholder. The MS secretary will conduct a public auction at 10 am on Saturday July 21, 1951 in the Larsen Building Room 11 to recover assessments and advertising costs. Shares owed include Elmer Beckstead 7.50 and others up to 75.00 with several listed amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Whitney Irrigation CO
Larsen Bldg
Elmer Beckstead
Wm L. Beckstead
P. A. Bergquist
Julius Cabutti
J. P. Christensen
L. D. Crawforde Oan
L. R. Dunkley
Allen W. Fisher
J. Clifford Forsgren
Foss Brothers
Foss & McClun
L. W. Foster
Clue Greaves
Leslie L.gregory
TO. He Harris
D. Hobbs
J. V. Jensen
G. A. Johnson
Ecseressees
Leo
Geo) Johnson
Glen A. Larsen
L. H. Larsen
Leonard Lund
Edward Martin A
Geo
Maxwell Wen
Parley Smart
Paul Thomas Beteeeneeeer
W. E. Thompson
Bertus
Fred) Wanner Steesees
George Wright
Merrill Family Names and Connections Across Cities
The clipping lists individuals tied to William Merrill and Apostle Merrill with connections to Lewiston Provo Salt Lake City Logan Washington Richmond Malad Rexburg Smithfield and various spouses and relatives including Dr Amos Merrill Mrs Orvella Jensen Mrs Lucy Funk Mrs Anna May Hale Mrs Hatti Funk Dr Melvin C Merrill Mrs Nellie Johnson Mrs Elna Johnson Mrs Hilda Richards Mrs Loretta Rigby and Mrs Elnore Olsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Amos Merrill
Provo
Orvella Jensen
Lucy Funk
Apostle Merrill
Salt Lake City
Anna May Hale
Hatti Funk
Logan
Melvin C. Merrill
Washington, D. C
Nellie Johnson
Elna Johnson
Richmond
Hilda Richards
Malad
Loretta Rigby
Rexbury
Elnore Olsen
Smithfield
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Woz
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William Merrill
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