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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
9
Week of unexpected arrivals fills Preston households as sons from Camp Fannin Texas return home, join relatives in Logan and California bound plans, plus multiple family updates. Pfc Lane Archibald earns Combat Infantryman Badge in France. other servicemen listed with spouses and newborns, travels, and medical news.
Geddes reviews Idaho's 28th session noting two measures to refund non high way gasolene, a record budget around 16.5 million dollars, a 1.2 mill ad valorum increase, and a 1946 county affiliation election for Gentile valley and Oxford. A Borah statue and a $500 a day pay reform vote are mentioned along with quotes from John Harvey and Sen. Stewart Geddes.
Mink creek Alvin Peterson traveled to Las Vegas with Mrs Peterson to their home. Mrs Peterson stayed weeks with her daughter Gwen McCune. Viola Larson spent three days in Ogden with daughter Dortha Bett and family. Hortense Larson, from Salt Lake City, visited with Norman and family. Mr and Mrs Herbert Wagstaff of Ogden visited with Mrs Rasmussen. Lorna Wilde left for a brief Salt Lake City visit with daughter Kathryn. Several parties were held for Mr and Mrs Phil Bell who left Wednesday.
In San Francisco five Preston WAVES gather to honor Mary Sant Pharmacist Mate 2c and note her overseas orders. Seated left to right are Ardis Hansen Aviation Machinist Mate 3c at Alameda Audrey Keller Aviation Machinist Mate 3c at Alameda Ivonne Jensen Yeoman 2c at Shoemaker Joan Jensen Spelberg Yeoman 1c at San Francisco and Miss Sant who spent three weeks with her mother Mary Sant.
In Terreton Idaho Mr and Mrs James Baird hosted a Wednesday evening gathering for guests. Mr and Mrs Delbert Keller hosted friends Friday. The Bells attended a Tuesday supper by Mr and Mrs Felix Smout. Mink Creek MIA bid farewell to Phil and Valene Bel with a Tuesday program. Douglas Nelson presided at a Mink Creek Ranchers Club banquet last Monday at the Mink Creek church house where each honoree received a leather belt. New club members are Burnell Baird Percy Keller and Grant Dockstader.
The meeting reviewed range upgrades needed such as fences and water developments. Supervisor Stewart said funding limits affect progress, but new work will proceed when money is available. The last season for present term grazing permits was noted and next spring new permit applications must be filed with landholdings. A motion to fund a herder through a one dollar per head assessment plus 1.53 grazing fee was approved.
The Oxford ward reunion at the ward church house on a Saturday evening included a geliciosus chicken dinner and a program with remarks by Bishop Ernest Olson, piano solos by Elaine Fisher and Curtiss Cox, songs by Mr and Mrs Platt Ward and Mrs Alfred Olson, jokes by Washington Hatch, and a trumpet solo by June Ward of Preston. The social hour featured interviews with former residents, and local updates followed about several residents’ military assignments, relocations, and family news.
A Pickwick club program at First ward chapel featured Major Thomas F. Barrett of Bushnell hospital discussing reconditioning wounded soldiers. He described amputees arriving with low morale and a need to rebuild both mind and body through a recovery program teaching normal life skills and activities like swimming, fishing, hunting, and dancing.
A speaker urged the public to include disabled people in all competitive games and occupations. He said the duty is to treat them as normal individuals, not to coddle or show favor. Mrs Oborn led the program with speakers, a piano and organ duet by Mrs Bunker and Mrs Davis, and vocal solos by Mrs Roberts with Mrs Davis.
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