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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1953
Page
9
Community notices detail Mrs. N Leroy Smith and others at the Logan opera while visits span Fairview American Fork Soda Springs and Provo. Trips include Las Vegas vacations and Pasadena plans. Family visits include Eames and Denning households as Leo Smith serves in Fort Ord with pneumonia.
Falls spent the week end with Dr and Mrs David R Cutler. Kenneth Nelson, a navy helicopter pilot, returned from Korea and visited the Day family. Clyde Davis left March 4 for the army after a farewell dance. Melba Smith and Renece Rindlisbaker toured Las Vegas. Kenneth Merrill returns from jet training at Camp Moody and heads to Vic torville California with family. Mrs Betty Jenks travels to California to join husband DelMar in the army.
A Preston area chronicle details a 12 day visit by a woman and her family in Salt Lake City and Brigham City. It notes dinners and social visits with Mr. and Mrs. Call and several neighbors, plus trips to Ogden Logan and Preston for events and returning home after weekend visits.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Nuffer announce the engagement of their daughter Marion to George Adamson son of Mr and Mrs Arnold G Adamson of Draper UI They are both students at USAC and active in Lambda Delta Sigma The couple plans an early fall wedding
Members of the Ladies Literary Club hosted a birthday social at the home of Mrs. Claire Bickmore with committee including Mesdames Lavinia Cutler Ona Edgley Vanza Mc Clellan Amy Hoage Rose Olsen and Hattie Greaves. Special guests from Preston Ogden Garland Idaho Falls attended.
Associates of the Golden Hour club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. W Paul Merrill's home. Guests included Sarah Bambrough and Mrs. Naomi Lloyd. A 1:30 luncheon featured sweetpeas and Dutch iris, with flower bouquets decorating the table. Bridge followed, with Mrs. Ruby Kilgore winning high score and Mrs. Sylvia Malmberg taking second.
The Utah Power and Light Company presented a lighting lecture and demonstration for the high school P-TA in the high school auditorium Monday evening. Mary Porter directed the lecture with musical numbers by Lynn Bright and students. Spencer Condie and Hilva Fellows helped organize the program and presided. The audience joined the onstage lighting setup to discuss problems.
The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Verdeen Corbridge to Arlando D. Larsen are announced by their families. Verdeen Corbridge is a Preston High school graduate and Arlando Larsen recently returned from a southern states LDS mission.
Two Preston groups, the Pickwick and Fine Arts clubs, donated many books to the Preston library. Pickwick members contributed titles like Farm Friends and the Ugly Duckling and The Story of Hiawatha while Fine Arts members gave Works such as The New Friendly Village and Curious George rides a Bike.
The Winder ward to hold its annual reunion Saturday at the ward recreation hall. Former members are invited, with dinner at noon and a program to follow. In the evening a welcome home dance honors Kenneth S. Talbot who returned from a mission and Paul B. Winn who served in the eastern states mission.
The Preston FHA chapter hosted its dads date night on March 4 with Hazel Sant as general chair. Attendees included Parley Smart Merlin Smith Kenneth Sant Lee Larson Leonard Lund Weldon Nash Merlin Whittle Lincoln Orme Howard Schow Orin Fellows Henry Drury Burtis Hall Mark Larsen Joseph Bodily Vernon Sharp George Hyde Hebert Swainston Gretta Nuffer and Wilbur Condie, enjoying games and refreshments.
The Franklin Stake mission announced it has secured Sunday air time from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. for a new gospel presentation. The program is a transcription from the Salt Lake City Tabernacle broadcast and will showcase the church method to spread the gospel.
Ronald Bergner negligent driving fined 25 dollars plus 3 costs. Jack Moser failure to register trailer fined 5 dollars plus 3 costs. Lowell Ray Lewis speeding fined 15 dollars and 3 costs. J Earl Norton expired driver's license 5 dollars and 3 costs. Joseph Winger expired license 5 dollars. Sid Sparrow speeding 15 dollars and 3 costs. LaVere Ricks expired license plates 5 dollars and 3 costs. Ray Hatch expired license plates on truck 5 dollars and 3 costs. A C Hull operating truck with expired license 5 dollars and 3 costs. Lovell Koller failure to register car 5 dollars 3 costs and 5 dollars contempt. David Archibald overload on truck 30 dollars and 3 costs. tandem axle 60 dollars and 3 costs. Frank Bangerter overload on truck 35 dollars and 3 costs. Herman Viehweg license plates expired 5 dollars and 3 costs. Ronald Coburn expired license on truck 5 dollars and 3 costs. Wendell Forsgren expired license on truck 5 dollars and 3 costs. Loren A Keller intoxication 25 dollars and 3 costs. N S Howells stop sign 5 dollars and 3 costs. Alma Swann negligent driving 25 dollars and 3 costs 13 suspended for 90 days.
Hanna DeKol, a registered Holstein cow owned by Henry Drury and Sons Preston, completes a 301 day production test with 491 pounds butterfat and 15 187 pounds milk. Milked twice daily she averaged about 24 quarts daily. Testing supervised by University of Idaho in cooperation with Holstein Friesian Association of America.
At the 30th Utah legislature dinner and dance in Salt Lake City on March 4 Miss Mary Jane Handy and siblings Glade and Judy Deline performed USAC songs with Miss Deline accompanying on piano. Bruce and n announce birth of a girl March 6 at Preston hospital, Candice a steps additional grandchildren now ten. Belva Rose returns from six weeks in New York greeted by family, a chicken dinner awaits. Grandparents Wallace Rose Reed Jami son host visitors from Preston, Fort Ord, and Idaho State College assignment.
March 17 report notes Mrs Aline Jensen hosted Young Folks Pinochle Club members for an evening at home. Attendees included Estelle Smith Josie Lewis Marilyn Doney Leone Smith Lydia Comish Phyllis Moser Monta Wickham and Zelma Comish with prizes won by Doney Smith and Lewis.
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