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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
4
The Preston Night Rodeo plans a premier seven day western showcase with compact seating and ring side views. Doc Sorenson’s stock will headline with high energy, while Preston’s chamber invites all to celebrate the western spirit and support the event.
Post office employees and wives enjoyed a swimming party at Downata Springs followed by supper on Saturday. Marriage licenses granted in Logan to Felix Henry Edwards and Viola Winger of Preston. Sheriff Head left for Phoenix after his mother’s death. Calvin Foss Jr returned from a French mission tour in Europe. Battle Creek monument unveiling and celebration planned for September 5 at the old battle grounds. Mrs Fanny Emma Lee Butterworth dies in Salt Lake City after surgery. Flying Needles club formed with JoAnn Balls elected president and officers named. first meeting at Mrs Jane Dalley’s home and refreshments served.
A collage of quips and exchanges from jokes and cartoons. The notes include gags about mistletoe booby traps early routines and a Mayor in transit with a doll and a child’s reply. Also a sequence of quick one liners and light banter from police and sailors.
A Chicago paper carries an odd ad describing a small dog looking for a home for his mistress and insisting they go together. The piece blends local humor with quirky lines about trains in Texas and a christening joke about a crying baby.
Mapleton residents Mr and Mrs Harold Bahling and children of Long Beach California spent a week with aunts Mrs Mary Mihlbauer and Mrs Louise Knapp and cousin Mr and Mrs Harry Knapp. Also Mr and Mrs John R Gregory and family visited Ogden Utah. Carl Glover returned from Nyssa Oregon after a week with his brother. Youths from 12 to 20 enjoyed a four day Yellowstone Park trip with 35 participants. Transportation was furnished.
The report notes Mrs Louise Knapp and the Longs with Bishop visiting, plus several relatives from Provo Preston Mound Valley and Bountiful spending time with local families. Pictures were taken of wildlife and scenery during the trip.
The Citizen offers 32x44 cardboard sheets ideal for lining chicken coops. Buy them by the dozen for 40 cents during spring promotions.
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