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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
4
The Weston Creek Irrigation Company announces an assessment of 1.25 per share on all capital stock due by June 2, 1952. Delinquent stocks will be sold at public auction on July 1, 1952 at 2 p.m. to cover the delinquent assessment and sale costs.
At a March 12 1952 meeting the directors levied a 4 percent assessment on the company capital stock. It is due by May 31 1952 to avoid delinquency and sale at public auction. Payments are accepted at the secretary’s office in Larsen building room 11 or by mail.
Pursuant to a District Court order a special election of qualified electors who are taxpayers of the Fairview Water District in Franklin County Idaho will be held at the Fairview Ward Meeting House on Thursday May 29 1952. Purpose is to vote for or against organizing the district and to elect five directors two to serve until the first biennial election and one director to act until the next period.
The second biennial election sets voting from 8 A M to 7 P M without special registration. Electors must oath to be taxpayers and bona fide residents. Judges named as Lorna Sharp, Bertha Cole, and Virgil Jensen. Dated May 7 1952. Franklin County Idaho.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Idaho the administrator Nathan M Thomas calls all creditors and claimants of William M Thomas deceased to present claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be delivered to the Franklin County Idaho court in Preston. Dell W Smith is the attorney for the administrator. May 8 1952.
Banida resident Dave Mechem of Ogden visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs Joseph A Christoff Jed Miles of Banida and Mrs Sylvia McCann of Smithfield. They motored to Menan Friday to visit Will Merrill brother in law. Cecil Miles and family visited Howard Young and Roland Allen family Sunday afternoon.
Soda Springs reports a welcome home party for Marvin Hollingsworth and Clarence Sparks planned at the Banida ward recreation hall Friday night. The event is organized by MIA officers after both boys returned from missions this past week.
Community notes report the LDS seminary graduation at the Grace stake house Sunday evening. Various locals including Mr and Mrs Ken Panter and families from Poca tello and Mink Creek are mentioned among visitors and relatives. The Grove High senior class companion trip to Salt Lake City and Provo with 38 bus riders is noted along with a pot-luck and MIA program and a Relief Society quilting event.
The report lists numerous local visits and family events. Lionel Nance, son of Milo Nance, will marry his fiancée with plans to travel to the Logan temple for the wedding. Families from Ogden, Swan Lake, Bear Lake, and Grace are mentioned visiting relatives and attending gatherings.
Glencoe Mrs Wanda Jensen and daughter Zina joined Mrs Mildred Smart of Preston for a Friday Logan shopping day. Nell Hansen visited Salt Lake City with Daniel Auger and family. Ward Primary conference attendees included multiple local families visiting with Ernest Jensen and Rasmussen relatives. Willard Bingham from Smithfield spent the weekend with Viggo Jensen and family.
Lt Dennis Egley of the US Air Force spends a few days at home with his father G F Egley and brothers before overseas duty. Sunday visitors at the Ras mugsen home include Conlin Forsgren Jepsen and Jensen families from Thatcher Riverdale Mink Creek Osden and Cleveland. Hugh Hansen, injured in a tractor accident, returns home to bed for a month. Others traveled to Salt Lake City for business and visited Downata and Preston families.
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