Preston Brief Notes on Local Veterans and Visitors
Local clan notes record eight day furloughs for Sgt Mervin C Nelson at Geiger Field and visits from relatives and friends across Preston. Entries mention promotions, new positions, arrivals, and travel for service members and families including Laura Griffeth moving to Salt Lake City schools.
Cadet Keith Carpenter Chosen for Army Air Forces Pilot Training
Keith Carpenter of Oxford has been selected as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Forces. He enlisted as a volunteer in February and will train at Randolph Field Texas. Major General G C Brant praised cadet material and predicted he will earn his wings as a military pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Carpenter
Oxford
Keith
Army Air Forces
Pvt
Carpenter
Armed ‘Forces
Cliftom High School
Lockheed
Glendale
Calif
G. C. Brant
Randolph Field
Texas
Raik
Paint Contest Gratitude Note Wins First Place
A brief message thanks supporters for their help in a paint contest where the team earned first place. The note references collective effort and customer appreciation.
Grace Central Schools Consolidate As War Measure For Students
Grace Central and Grace grade school merge for two school years to relieve teacher shortages. Central district levies of eight and five mills fund Grace, with one mill for Central building maintenance. One mill auxiliary tax covers higher transport costs eight miles to Grace. About 20 Central youths expected to attend in fall. Oxford and Virginia boards will send juniors and seniors to Downey. Robins sends youths to Arimo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Griffeth
Salt Lake City
Griffeth
Central School
Garfield School
Grace-Central
Grace—Central School Board
Grace Grade School
Central
Grace
Dents
Downey
Robin
Arimo
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Preston
Mervin C. Nelson
Engineers’ Aviation Training Center
Geiger Field
Washington
Clarence Nelson
Dayton
Mervin
Clyde Martin
San Deigo
California
Emma Callan
Gerald Lynn
Mary Callan
Virginia Callan
Third Ward
Andrew Hendricks
al. Wicklund
Ruby Eames
Salt’ Lake City
Ferne McEntire
Washington, D. C
Mr. Hendricks
U. S. Army
Detroit
Michigan
Melvin Smith
J. C. Fackrell
Driggs
George Hilliard
Ogden
Utah
Miles Hunter
Twin Falls
Ernest,Bylow
San Francisco
Bulow
Delores. Smith
Sarah Jensen
Mvt
Douglas. Jensen
Gala -Bend
Arizona
R. H.’Dalley
Weldon Nash
Howard Hall
Armorel Hall
Mra Deane- Auger
Venna Hall
Mrs
Howard Johnson
Levean Greaves
Ervin Kunz
Harland Simmons
Jed Lewis
Paul K. Smith
Greeley
Colorado
Fern Porter Larsen
Gloria Jean
San Diego
Leonard Hansen
Edith Duncan
Alva Deney
EL B. Peck
Nellie M. Schumann
Los Angeles
Karl Cutler
Marie Jensen
Leo
the Dee Hospital
Jensen
Ariel Hansen
Seattle
LeRoy. ‘Hansen
Master Sergeant Hansen
Mr. Hansen
Alaska
Ivan“ Walton
Salt ‘Lake’ City
D. N.meek
Camp Cooke
Capt. Meek
Terra Cutler
Diane
Corporal Reed Swann
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Elma Swann
Dale Callan
Arizona State Teachers’ College
Flagstaff
Marine Corps
Dale
Fern Peterson
Idaho Falls
Harold Simpson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mrs. Simpson
Karl Skinner
O. ‘R. Cutler
Cleveland
Ohio
Preston Club
Wook Hospital
Northwestern University
Chicago
Kathryn
Beverly Keller
Herman " Keller
Kathryn Tras
Beverly
Helen“’Greaves
Salt ‘Lake
City
Greaves
Leo i Hawkes
Fend
Glen Dand
Danae
Tracy
Dana
Sybil Johnson
George Heath
Elwin Allred
L. Allred
Allred
Camp Adair
Oregon
Kenneth
A.” Crockett
Glenn Richardson
Darryl
Jimmie Dick
Tooele
Wells “McEntire
Richardson
Tooete
J. 8. Kelly
Julius Jepsen
R. ‘Bjorkman
Family’ Aid
Burley
Keith Carpenter
Customer
Reed's Riteway Store
Heber Christensen
Virginia
Stu
Queen Ann
Ann
Golden West
Albers
New Utah
Sg. Buniches
Prunes
Clorox
Viad
Pie A ? Lee
Peets
A. Pete
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U-P-S
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Franklin