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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1953
Page
14
Dayton residents hosted and visited kin from Pres ton, Dillon, Layton and Ogden over the weekend. Ward cleanup and church activities plus a priesthood outing to Lava Hot Springs highlighted a busy period with many family and church gatherings.
The report lists participants and events from a Sunday meeting including Aaronic priesthood singing a number Rolland Murdock telling the priesthood story talks by Frank Jee Wayne Phillips Ferrin Griffeth and Bishop Bingham awarding honor certificates. Ia Jones was sustained as Primary teacher and many local families visited relatives and traveled for a six month LDS mission release and summer plans.
Winder Devon Warrick of Bountiful Utah visited weekend with Mr and Mrs John Warrick. Graduation exercises for the Winder school eighth grade occur Thursday at 8 pm in the under ward. Valedictorian LaRue Stocks and boys top student Vance Hedin will lead with Kent Palmer giving the welcome. Tracy Baxter offers the class history, Melvin Hollingsworth the will, Alta Sharp the prophecy. Graduates include LaRue Stocks Alta Sharp Rozella Byington Vance Hedin Melvin Hollingsworth Tracy Baxter. Melvin Griffeth is teacher and principal.
Opal Swann and Dianne Gregersen spoke Sunday in Banida with Arlene Mile leading the sacrament gem. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul Damon from Arizona collected their two sons Billie and Chancellor who attended Banida School for three months. Local families hosted guests including Deanbaugh of Logan and Fred Gregersen. The Aaronic priesthood presented the program commemorating the restoration of the priesthood with talks by Wade Christensen Jess Gregersen Larry Bell Bishop Gregersen and Kenneth Taylor and a boys chorus of three members. Mrs. Paul Damon also spoke.
The Oneida Stake Relief society social in Preston drew Dorothy Miles Eunice Gregersen Marjorie Hollingsworth Virgil Geddes Ellen Larson Carma Geddes and Fern Larson. Banida seminary graduates Opala Swann Janet Gregersen Gyle Hollingsworth and Mrs Marjorie Hollingsworth with Susan Hollingsworth returned from Salt Lake City. Wayne Bell was ordained an elder on Sunday May 17 in Preston by Bishop Gregersen.
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