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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
16
A dense local social ledger records visits and gatherings across Preston and nearby towns. Families such as Paskins, Shappart, and Sant share meals, reunions, and hospital updates while numerous guests from Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Logan call on residents including Ward, Hess, Workman, and Bennett families.
Mrs. Marve Packer and children and Mrs. Delores Auger of Preston spent a day last week with their mother Mrs. Chris Hansen of Glencoe. Mrs. Estus Packer visited in Salt Lake City last week with her daughter and family. She brought seven month old grandson Kipp Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Max Swenson of Ontario Oregon were weekend guests of Ariel Meek and Milt Tate and families of Idaho Falls. They were overnight guests of Dwain Tate and Sunday guests of James Woolf.
Oxford and Mrs Hatch of Malad entertained weekend visitors from Weston Ogden and Pocatello with gatherings at multiple homes. Families including Olsen Fisher and Mendenhall joined in celebrations and shared meals while relatives visited in Seattle Portland and Nevada during the week.
A note describes a tea at Fly School plus a contest for boys and girls 16 years old and up. The event is sponsored by Toposis and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Valuable prizes will be awarded to contest winners at the end of the instruction period by Gooding business firms.
The value of farm land in Idaho increased more than 5 percent in the year ended March 31, as reported by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The United States saw an overall rise of 14 percent.
A church service featured prelude and postlude by Mrs Grace Robinson with solo and choir numbers including In the Garden and Every Hour. Speakers included Ivan Woodward and Bishop Waddoups, with Grace Robinson accompanying and a benediction by Sheldon Doney. Burial followed at Franklin Cemetery with pallbearers named in the notice.
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