Preston Area War News and Hospital Notes
Reston Captain Mel Reeves is convalescing from Scarlet Fever at Farragut hospital. Roy Hart Lauritzen has been discharged from the Navy after a year in the Atlantic theater and hospital convalescence in Rhode Island. Several families visit relatives overseas and state-side stations including Bushnell, San Francisco, Boca Raton, Gulfport, and Seattle.
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Mel Reeves
Farragut Hospital
Roy Hart Lauritzen
Navy
Roy
Naval Hospital
Rhode Island
Donald Cummings
Preston
Joseph Nuffer
Boca Raton
Florida
Local Notables Leave or Return on Furloughs and Travel
Thatcher Dean Coombs sails for the Navy with his family noting Cpl Garbett and son visiting Provo. Several residents travel to California and Ogden while others return from Caribou hospital after strep infection or childbirth. The community mourns the death of Madge Allen Hansen in Soda Springs and reflects on military assignments.
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Dean Coombs
Cecil Coombs
Navy
Richard Garbett & Son
Provo
Cpl Garbett
Ad notice for American Food Store on page eight
Milo Hobbs announces no handbill this week and asks patrons to read the advertisement on page eight first section of this week's Citizen. The notice confirms the regular weekly advertising message will appear in that location.
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Milo Hobbs
Progressive Preston Chamber of Commerce 1903 Report
A 1903 Preston Chronicle notes the Progressive Chamber of Commerce activities. It highlights the chamber's aims, meetings, and members promoting local growth and civic projects during the year.
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Young Preston Chamber of Commerce
E. T. Clayton Eulogized At Funeral Service
Funeral services honored E. Thomas Clayton in the Second ward with Bishop Howard Hall leading the program. Bishops, speakers, and musical numbers paid respects to a three month illness history ending February 28 at Preston hospital. Grandson Max Smart, navy member stationed at Astoria, returned for the ceremony.
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E. Thomas Clayton
Howard Hall
Ore
Mr. Clayton
Cleveland Seaman Nathan Smith on brief leave in Cleveland
Nathan Smith of Cleveland and Lago husband Gerladine Mendenhall Smith spends a short leave with his parents wife and child. He serves with the Naval Amphibious Forces with a hospital service rating and spoke at the Sunday ward gathering. The annual ward reunion is set for Saturday at 6 pm in the new Cleveland church house with all former ward members invited. Memorial services for Technical Sergeant Ben Spencer will be held Sunday March 11 in the Cleveland ward chapel under Mound Valley bishopric. Sgt Spencer was killed during a takeoff on a Philippine Islands operation early February.
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Nathan Smith
N LeRoy Smith
Cleveland
Gerladine Mendenhall Smith
Lago
Naval Amphibious Forces
Cleveland Church
Ben Spencer
Sarah McGregor Spencer
Daniel W McGregor
Mound Valley
Cleveland Ward
Spencer
Phillipine Group
Hyrum Jepson
Syd Garrett Graduates From Midshipman School
Syd Garrett, midshipman at Fort Schuyler, writes about graduation week plans, a bomber crash near the Sound, and a graduation dance at the Waldorf Astoria with Vincent Lopez, Errol Flynn, Elsa Maxwell, and a Life Magazine column. He mentions playoffs for regimental basketball, upcoming finals, and liberty to buy uniforms before leaving New York.
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LaGuardia Field
Waldorf Astoria
Grand Ball Room
Vincent Lopez
Errol Flynn
Elsa Maxwell
Life Magazine
Chicago
Liberty
New York
General Motors
Staples and tape stock at The Citizen
Staples available with wide assortment and potential machine fitting. Large rolls of Scotch tape in stock with dispenser type units on hand. The Citizen reports current supply and offers customers a chance to purchase.
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Citizen
Memorial services set for Tech Sgt. Ben Spencer in Cleveland chapel
Memorial services will be held for Tech. Sgt. Ben Spencer Sunday March 11 in the Cleveland chapel at 2 PM. Speaker will be George F. Tanner from the Institute of Moscow. The 2 minute talks were given in Sunday School by Freddie Bennett and Roma Lee McGregor.
Grace Wins District Class B Tournament
Grace Red Devils sweep district play taking second in the District tournament at Soda Springs on March 1 2 3 and earning a trophy. Downey Bulldogs claimed first place and both teams advance to the State Tourney in Rupert March 15 16 17. Other entrants included Thomas American Falls Weston Lava Soda Springs and North Gem. Weston defeated Soda Springs 31 30 and 33 31 while Grace beat Weston 40 30.
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Grace Red Devils
Bancroft
Soda Springs
Downey Bulldogs
Rupert
Thomas
American Falls
Weston
Lava
North Gem
Soda
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John W. Wofford
Baby Son
Reed P Larson
Farragut
Idaho
San Francisco
Radia Davies
Marian
Salt Lake City
Larson
Reed
S. P Packer
van Ness Hansen
Reuben Christensen
Fairview
Sanpete County
Utah
Les Mockli
Magna
Jennie Barton
Vauna Barton
Harold E. Baker
Ogden
Donald G Baker
Seattle
Washington
Marvin M. Elliott
Phoenix
Arizona
Stanley Pot
Elliott
Robert Stevens
Naval Training School
Gulfport
Mississippi
Frank Stevens
Beimer Odell Datch
Ford C Christensen
Central
Los Angeles
Callifornia
Don R. Newbold
Husband
Belgium
Clara Howard
Helen Butterfield
Lds Hospital
Butterfields
Norma Kofoed
Jed M. Palmer
Glendale
California
Lyle Peterson
Thatcher
Lavern Swenson
Homer Bassett
Dick Snow
Rex Bassett
Martha Oliver
Bud Bassett
Thorne—Barthlome
Annie Rasmussen
Cleveland i
LeRoy Smith
W T Mendenhall
Caribou Hospital
Louis Bitton
Melvin Mickelson
Lavera Swenson
Gladys Sullivan
Logan Hospital
Cliede Coombs
Titus Coombs
Tennessee
Madge Allen Hansen
Phil Hansen
I Caribou
Auto Parts
E. T. Clayton
Syd Garrett
Midshipman School
Midshipman
Ft. Schuyler
N. Y
N.Y. Ra
DeeMar Barthlome
Walter Barthlome
Mutt McBride
Burley
Leslie Neeley
Barbara Neeley
Irving Abbott
Alaska
Weldon McGregor
Jay Forman
Clara
Grace
AAA
Franklin County
Marvin Jones
War Food Administration
Franklin County Beet Growers’ Association
Above Growers’ Association
Franklin County Beet Growers Assn
Urwen Larson
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