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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
12
The Perking Mercantile Store in Dayton and the Dayton post office burned to the ground at midnight. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with some coverage by insurance. Post office records and store contents were destroyed. Cause undetermined. Neighboring structures saved from spread.
Preston and Clifton area students receive bachelor of science degrees at Utah State Agricultural College commencement in the college auditorium. Helen Geddes Selma Hawkes Davis McEntire Beatrice Williams Fern Howell Evelyn Reeder named among graduates.
A reader letter recounts local talk about Washington budget politics and a one-for-one government staffing idea. It riffs on science grants for monkey studies and stockpiling oddities while lampooning elected officials and the press.
The George Winn family gathered in Preston for a Memorial Day reunion at city park. They toured Preston and Weston cemeteries, then shared a pot luck luncheon. Dale and Mrs. Winn were elected chairmen with Ethel Cole as historian. 35 relatives attended from multiple families and towns, including Ogden, Boise, Dover, and Blackfoot.
Mink Creek Relief Society held a work meeting with quilting and refreshments provided by Mrs. Virginia Jensen and Mrs. Lucille Seamons. The notice also records local family news including hospital surgeries, births, visits, and travels across Preston, Mink Creek, Logan, Ovid, Fresno, and Salt Lake City with multiple relatives mentioned.
A group of children toured a bakery and were shown the display room. As the tour finished, one boy asked with a grin who gets to lick the bowls, prompting a lighthearted moment about bakery chores.
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