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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
2
The county agent leads a rat control drive from March 20 to 22 across the county. Weston village will buy all needed rat poison for farmers and residents, with other communities urged to provide supplies. The campaign nationally mirrors efforts in Cache county Utah.
Two Preston servicemen Don Farnes and Vern Jepsen receive theater and merit ribbons after 6 to 38 months service. Idaho men Allen Manning and Glen Jensen are discharged at Fort Douglas with European and American theater ribbons. Additional Preston soldiers LaVor Smith Leo Greaves Terrell Hollingsworth and Kay Carver also discharged. details list units years and home towns.
A ward Senior Scouts event plans a dance on March 15 inviting all attendees. Timely notices list Sunday School and sacrament participants, and community members visiting nearby events and family gatherings. Local mention includes temple marriage of VerNeal Taylor and Steven Mortensen on Tuesday March 12.
Dayions residents note social visits as Miss Ann Mortensen from Pres ton spent the night with Miss Barbara Kirkbride. Mr and Mrs Richard Gallo way of Ontario Oregon called on relatives Mr and Mrs Harold Galloway. Claud Howell and children visited Clifton relatives at the Phillips home. Harold Galloway and family attended temple services and visited his mother Mrs M E Galloway. The Relief Society hosted an event.
The program for last Sunday evening included special mu sicals a duet by Mrs Emma Freidli and Mrs Dorothy Jensen and two instrumental selections by Vaughn Griffeth. Short talks were given by Leone Balls Cora Phillips Glenda Sparrow Thelma Hobbs Hazel Robbins and Nancy Jones. A Boy Scout representation was presented by Scoutmaster Thane Winward and Scouters Eugene Archibald DeVerl Peterson Harvey Galloway and Odell Capener. A reading was given by Bishop V D Smart.
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