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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
7
Winder Douglas Larsen visits Ogden with the Jack Hines family while the community notes multiple visits and reunions. Residents attend funerals, rodeos, temple trips, and church events. families host guests from Salt Lake City Bloomington California Logan and beyond. Local kids perform in bands, plan wiener roasts, and prepare for upcoming Primary activities.
Oxford Helen and Maxine Kirkbride of Franklin visited their grandmother Mrs. Annie Hatch. Judy Short of Salt Lake City spent a week with her grandparents the Fischers. Alma Hatch of Logan assisted Walter Hatch with harvest. Relatives attended a Relief Society social in Clifton Tuesday with readings and watermelon. Several families traveled to Idaho Falls and Nyssa, Ore, for visits. A wedding reception for Jerry Winn was held in Burley Friday. Residents joined union events in Down and various family gatherings over the weekend with mountain trips and visits to Smithfield and Pocatello.
The Fisher family gathers with seven of nine siblings present. Relatives from Rexburg Ogden Preston and Salt Lake City visit in Utah and Idaho. The Stanley Fishers welcome a fifth daughter and local residents attend Ward events and Pioneer spelling contests during a busy reunion weekend.
Local residents recount trips to Yellowstone Park including couples such as Weston and Eldon Hansen and Phil Goodsell and family. Attendees at gatherings include Mrs. Evelyn Checketts, Mrs. LaVina Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campbell, Mrs. Emma Davis, and others visiting in Logan, Montpelier, and Preston. Families noted travel to Canada, the Redwoods, Lewis Lake, Snake River, and Ox ford.
A concise entry from The Preston Citizen references a specific item noted as No. 8. The brief mentions no further details or outcomes.
Franklin County Idaho commissioners met June 10 and 24 1957 with all members present. They accepted the resignation of Franklin County Coordinator of Civil Defense Rulon Dunn and approved a delinquent tax reduction for 1956. The board agreed to cooperate with the Pres ton Whitney Irrigation Co on Glendale road reconstruction. A protest was filed over a road closure in sections 19 20 township 12 south range 41 east. Alfred Kern attended the rural letter carriers convention in Boise with his wife and new president Clyde Crandall of Rupert.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Burrup and family of Provo visited the Melvin Burrups before heading to Rexburg where he will teach at Ricks College for the summer. Dr Burrup also teaches at BYU. Mrs Herman Richards and children Steven and Linda of Los Angeles spent three weeks with the W G Palmers, planning to return home in August. Mrs Legrande Burton and son Jimmy visited relatives in Clearfield before returning home.
Mrs O J Peacock and son Jim mie of Pleasant Hill California arrived Thursday for a few weeks with her mother Mrs William Beckstead Weekend guests at the Beckstead home were Mr and Mrs Ray Rosen and family of Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs Henry Egbert visited Monday in Smithfield with Mr and Mrs Thomas Gregory
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