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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1961
Page
3
Franklin Neuenswander and two Ventura children spent a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. in a family visit.
Wedding reception attendance lists and family visits across Plains City Logan Ogden and surrounding areas. Social events include a Logan temple wedding and Ken Herd family ties with Mrs Margaret Herd. Recipients attended breakfasts club meetings in Pioneer Park and weekend visits span Ogden Salt Lake City and Yellowstone trips.
Washington July 21 The nation faced a major setback as Confederate forces routed Federal troops at Bull Run near Manassas Junction. Early losses were high with 2,900 Federals and about 1,800 Confederates killed or wounded, while McDowell’s men retreated after reinforcements arrived. The battle produced the famed Rebel yell and featured Jackson and Bee inspiring their troops. Lincoln ordered reorganizing the Army of the Potomac amid chaotic scenes and public shock at the rout.
Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont assumes command of all Union forces in the West in St. Louis. Known as The Pathfinder, he was a 1856 Republican presidential candidate who won on the first ballot at age 43 and later opposed slavery.
Montgomery Alabama July 21 1861 R M T Hunter of Virginia was appointed secretary of state in the Confederate cabinet succeeding Robert Toombs of Georgia Toombs resigned to become a general in the Confederate army This report comes from Hegewisch News Syndicate and is part of archive material from the National Archives.
Ogden shoppers Gwen Gibson and friends visited Monday. Smithfield singers Ada Chatterton Myrtle Woodward and Vella Woodward performed for the High Priest party with Carl is Noble on guitar. Barbara Wright and two sons visited Spokane relatives and Yellowstone trips with William Wright. Clawson Bennett family joined a Morgan Utah reunion at Kome Springs. Dinner guests of Delore Albiston included Larsen families from California and Washington. Calleen Olsen and three kids vacationing with Wallace Olsen. Ivan Woodward and Lou Dean weekended in Salt Lake City with sons Guy and D. L. Woodward. Siblings S D Brown of Orem with three children visiting a week. Andrew Larsen children held a Willow Park Logan reunion with a chicken or ham dinner for 106 descendants and games for children.
A reader complains the post office finances are "all out of whack" and urges higher rates. He mocks the system, cites parcel post limits, recalls rural routes, and recounts a country store discussion about shrinking foreign aid to cover postal deficits. He invites readers to mail issues to him for parcel post debate.
West Side School District No 202 invites bids on gas for school buses for the 1961 62 year. Bids must be in to the superintendent by August 7 1961 and opened at the regular board meeting. Each bid must include a pump and tank for handling gas.
The West Side School District No 202 invites applications for bus drivers. Apply at the superintendent's office West Side High School Dayton before the posted deadline. Pub. July 26 1961.
A reflective verse notes how self awareness gives way to pride at night as the speaker observes their flaws by day but lets ego dominate after dark. The piece contrasts morning self-critique with evening vanity and self control.
Lige Larsen and family from Van Nuys and Watsonville join Florence Albiston in a fifteen year reunion. M-Men and Gleaner outings feature accordion solos, vegetable plates, and fruit desserts. 4-H club demos, salad luncheons, pinochle prizes, and quilting sessions mark a busy week with visits from Seattle and Fort Worth, a bishop reunion in Delta Utah, and a large Scout camp at Wilderness.
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