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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
2
The Preston fire department answered two calls in the past week. A stack of baled straw burned at William J. Powell’s Clifton farm with no buildings damaged. Six firefighters fought the blaze around 5 p.m. A later call to Weston about a house fire proved to be a false alarm.
Advertisement for H J Poulson offering wallpapering and painting services with contact at 407-1 13t1ce.
Funeral services were held in the Preston fourth ward chapel for Mrs. Annie Christin Peterson Westerberg 78 who died Friday at the local hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 23 1876 in Mink Creek daughter of Ephraim and Annie Peterson and lived in Glencoe before moving to Preston 25 years ago. She married Charles A. Westerberg November 30 1898 in the Logan LDS temple. He died in 1934. She served as president of the MIA and in the Relief Society presidency in Glencoe ward. Surviving are her son Charles Vernon Westerberg Preston two daughters Elvieta Nielsen and Elvira Bowen both of Bountiful Utah ten grandchildren twenty great grandchildren and numerous siblings.
Franklin Stake wins the buckskin trophy for highest at tendance at the University of Scouting. Melvin Griffeth and Dean Rust thank 98 scouters who supported the training. Oneida stake is third with 83 attendees. Multiple county scouters receive completion certificates and a large list of committee and advisor names are named.
A stream of visitors from Salt Lake City Ogden Logan Preston and other towns stayed with local families over the weekend. Host families included the Robbinsons the Mordens the Bennetts and many others with dinners and birthday celebrations noted. Several relatives from Pocatello Provo and Riverside joined, with military and civic visits also mentioned.
Rc Emalu Dunlop attends University of Utah weekend with parents. Larry D Dahle marries Gloria Hadi in Logan LDS temple with a Malad reception. Preston residents attend. Dozens of relatives and friends from Ogden Pocatello Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls gather for dinners birthdays and visits as families travel between towns. Local leaders Myron W Merrill Bert Winward Jr Alma Choules attend Farm Bureau meetings in Pocatello and Las Cruces FFA member visits Las Cruces NM.
Mrs Edeline Pearson of Logan was a house guest of Mr and Mrs Fred Davis last week. Mr and Mrs E N Reese of Logan attended the junior high school operetta where their grandson Maylen Davis had the ending. Mr and Mrs George Baker visited Sunday in St Anthony with their son Verdell Baker.
Mrs Mary C Merrill returns to her home Saturday after a six week stay in Salt Lake City with her sons Mr and Mrs L Riparia of Rexburg visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hogge.
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