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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
10
Visitors last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Esra Foss included Mrs. Wanda Crockett and Mrs. Edna Shaver. Mrs. Crockett and her young son traveled from Missouri to visit with Jennie Neeley and her sisters before joining Mr. Crockett in Santa Ana California. Mrs. Shaver will stay for an extended visit.
Mrs C E Goaslind hosted a piano recital at her home on Sunday afternoon May 21. Students of Mrs Ray Merrill performed musical and vocal numbers before parents and friends, including Marlene Britenbeker Val Andreason Claire Hollingsworth Alice Taylor Zoe Andreason Ardis Andreason Carol Goaslind Jackie Taylor Marylin Shuldberg Lenona Edgley Virpeng Knudsen and Sandra Marble.
Mrs Polly Bishop hosted a trousseau tea Saturday afternoon from two to seven at James Hogan’s home for her daughter Mrs Max Dalley formerly Ila Bishop. About 150 guests viewed the red and white decorated rooms the gifts were arranged and refreshment service conducted by kial staff.
During pledge week at the University of Idaho in Moscow three Preston girls were tapped for honorary sororities. Elaine Anderson joined Cardinal Key for juniors while Geraldine Merrill and Virginia Geddes joined Spurs, an honorary sophomore organization.
Mrs Willard Wanner presided at a trousseau tea honoring her daughter Wilma on her week’s marriage to Paul James Johnson. Guests included Mrs Willard Johnson and several others, with aides in the rooms and guest book. About two hundred guests attended the afternoon event.
Verna Greaves has been chosen as a member of the Mortar Board, the national honorary society for women, in her junior year. The University of Utah senior class will enjoy the distinction, as nine coeds were selected at the Hall of Fame ceremony. Members are chosen for service leadership and scholarship by the Associated Women Students.
A University of Utah student active in debate for four years is selected to lead the Tau Kappa Alpha national debate fraternity for 1944 45. She has served as vice president in 1943 44 and participates in Unique and Pen publications and Alpha Chi Omega social activities.
In Logan at the Thatcher residence last Sunday evening Miss Dorothy Tanner presented a twelve piece piano recital from memory. A sophomore at USAC in Logan she has won Talent Find of the Year and studied with Mrs. Thatcher and Mrs. Paull. Attendees from Preston included the Swainston and Cutler families and others.
Election judges for Mapleton Oneida Station Preston and Preston No 1 4 districts are listed with full names and assignments. The document continues listing judges including Sorenson Taylor Bennett Gordon Hansen Nungesser Kofoed Barrus Richards Andra Kennington and others.
The notice lists polling venues for all precincts with Preston Nos 1 2 3 and 4 assigned to Carnegie Library Court House McCune Motor Co and Central School respectively. Names of voters appear in the detatched list including Hobbs Aller Jensen Choules Winger Woolf Packer Kirby Carver Barger Anderson Nielsen Campbell Maughan Jensen Thompson Ballif Randall Swainston Winward Wallace Tanner among others.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Ward chapel conducted by Bishop C Earl Goaslind for Mrs Grace S Spongberg 57 who died Saturday at her daughter Ruth Smiths home in Smithfield after a lingering illness Burial was in Preston cemetery with the Hendricks Mor- funeral details continued at the cemetery.
Mrs Spongberg late of Salt Lake City born October 1 1886 in Salt Lake City daughter of Thomas G and Anne Geddes Sutherland. She married Thomas Spongberg March 17 1910 in the Salt Lake temple. She moved to Preston young and returned to Salt Lake City two years ago. She worked in the LDS church welfare office and served as secretary of the First Ward Relief Society and Primary association.
An obituary from the American Legion Auxiliary notes the passing of a mother from Logan with survivors including three daughters Mrs Smith of Smithfield Beulah Boongberg of Juneau Alaska and Mrs Grace Crockett of Salt Lake City Utah. It lists three grandchildren two brothers and two sisters including Dr. Thomas G Sutherland Allene Sutherland of Auburn Washington Earle Sutherland of Washington DC and Francisda Sutherland of Galt Lake City.
The Citizen advertises a full stock of typewriter ribbons for Remington L L Smiths Royals Coronas and other makes. Also offers stamp pads and inks for sale.
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