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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
16
Gr. and Mrs. Don TM Smith and Kent hosted a group of house guests for a social gathering at their residence. The event featured casual conversation and hospitality among friends and acquaintances.
San Diego residents Merlyn Gorham and family spent a weekend in Jackson and Yellow Stone Park with sister Nellie Parkins and aunts Polly Coburn and Nettie Land from Salt Lake City. Sheryl Neeley joined grandparents in Fruitland. Relatives from Idaho Falls Rexburg attended a Sunday gathering with Dr. and Mrs. E A Vincent. Rex Hawkes and family from New Jersey dined with Norman and E Vincent. E Vincent and party attended a Salt Lake City wedding reception for niece LaRue Silcox.
Weber Allreds and Mrs Parley Allred attended the DUP convention while numerous Preston residents hosted and visited kin. Norman Ricks and family joined the Ricks reunion in Benson Utah, and Clyde Palmer with two Idaho Falls boys stayed in Preston visiting relatives. Various locals attended weddings reunions and travel events including Ogden Palmer reunion in Ogden and Jackson Hole business trips.
Entomologists at the University of Idaho describe a mite emergence in homes intensified by warm and cold cycles. They warn that spraying indoors is impractical and recommend vacuuming with a wall-cleaning attachment as the quickest relief.
Mildred Dunidey Whittle, 49, of Fairview, Utah, died Thursday morning in a Salt Lake City hospital after a short illness. Born March 3, 1908, to Parley and Adelaide Dunkley, she married Merlin T. Whittle on November 2, in Logan. Survived by husband, five children, one grandchild, and several siblings. Funeral services were held Monday at the Franklin stake house, burial in Fairview cemetery.
A 1949 report shows Idaho brought more than 262 850 irrigated acres into production. Dry land expansion reached about 213 254 acres with 1951 the peak year adding 91 430 acres through farming and reclamation. Total farming land reached 2 369 000 acres.
Entomologists advise spraying outside walls with aromites or malathion at first signs of mites in fall. Both chemicals provide residual effect for several days. Spraying shrubs and grass near home foundations can also curb the invasion.
William DeVerl Turner 46 of Pocatello died suddenly Thursday noon from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born February 16, 1909 in Preston, son of William J. Turner and Susan Stephenson. He married Selma Mockley March 10, 1947 in the Salt Lake LDS temple. He had lived in Preston and taught at Pocatello High School and Snow College Ephraim. He served in World War I as chief petty officer in the Navy. Survivors include his wife and three children, with brothers and sisters listed. Funeral services were held Monday at Brank Din stakehouse with burial in Preston cemetery and American Legion graveside honors.
PTA members approve a Prospector's booth at the high school carnival to sample ore and pitch uranium fever era themes. Patrons brought samples for Geiger counter checks for a modest fee, and the booth proved the busiest on the floor.
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