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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
3
Letter from Jacob H. Bunn to the Citizen questions fairness at a robed queen contest. Alicia Bunn of the 4-H Saddle Club was barred from entering on a stallion with a 25 point penalty, while out of town entrants rode stallions, and no prior announcement was made. He calls for fair treatment and questions possible bias toward nonlocals.
Oxford Mr and Mrs George Fisher went to Montana to visit their son Jack and family. Mrs Marie Hatch and Mrs Delbert Holden and daughter motored to Smithfield on business. Annie Hatch and daughter Rebecca Kirkbride went to Brigham City after fruit. Jack Chorles and son of Clifton visited William Baker and Wayne. Baker went to Preston with them. Visitors of Mr and Mrs Blatt Ward were Mr and Mrs John Bernard of Bountiful, with Ward knowing Mrs.
Bernard in Holland on a mission. Miss Maurine Jepsen of Ogden visiting relatives in Preston. Mrs. Gayle Kendall and girls dine with Moroni Almonds in Preston and visit Bert Almond in Dee hospital. Hatch and Almond families motor to Ogden Aberdeen Roy and Blackfoot for visits and errands. Families travel between Roy Lindon Salmon and California with multiple hometown stops.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Neuenwander and children left for their Ventura California home after a Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansen at Preston. Clyde Hendricks of Richmond hosted a chicken dinner for the Neuenswander party last week with several guests present.
In Felix Morley’s Gumption Island, a Chesapeake community is hurled 50 million years into prehistory. They confront survival, social divisions, justice, and power while debating government shape. The explorers envision constitutional limits, private enterprise, and equal justice under law as guiding ideals.
A crowded weekend story details trips to Yellowstone Park by the Millard and Barnes families and others visiting relatives in Pocatello Downey and Stanley area. It notes queen contest attendees in Preston and a Canada Alaska trip by the Henderson brothers. Also covers engagements marriages school graduations scout trips and local visits by Gambles Hartvigson and Curtis families.
The paper thanks Franklin County readers and local businesses whose advertising support makes the publication possible and sustains neighborhood news coverage.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Wright announce the birth of their third grandchild a nine pound 11 ounce boy born to Mr and Mrs Alan Waterldus on Wednesday July 15 at Preston hospital A sister greeted the baby. Gwendolyn Smith of Miul ford visited Dora Aitken other callers included Melda Smith Pamela of Logan Verner Stoddard family from Dragerton Don Chatterton from San Diego flew in to see his ill brother Ariel treated at Lewiston LDS Logan Hospital Blood transfusions noted Scouts led by Lyle Nash headed to Camp Wilderness for the five day outing Several swimming and picnic gatherings took place with family and friends from Ogden Salt Lake City and beyond and a southeast Idaho chiropractic group met in Idaho Falls Deer Cliff Inn was visited for a dinner later.
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