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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
3
Society column notes a Swan Lake themed wedding announced in the Saturday edition. Guests include local socialites and notable residents as festivities unfold at a city venue. The piece highlights attire, roses, and the couple’s future plans.
Mrs Lionel Merrill hosted a trousseau tea on May 8 in Swan Lake for her daughter Betty who wed Golden C. Linford on March 5 at the LDS temple in Logan. Linford, son of Mrs Alice Linford of St Charles Idaho, attends USAC in Logan. Guests included Jackie Thompson Richmond Dorothy Petty Barbara Gambles Swan Lake and Lucille Brock with many out of town visitors from Logan St Charles Downey Pocatello Salt Lake City. Linfords received linens and household items for a new home after the ceremony.
Mrs. Ada Nelson returns home to Preston after more than two months traveling via airplane along the West Coast. She visited two sisters and their families in Oregon Washington and California and found coast cities changed with lower salaries postwar.
Rev J B Kunkel of Holy Ghost chapel was guest of honor at a surprise picnic on the parish lawn after Sunday afternoon. De Sales club of high school students planned the event to honor his birthday. He blew out all candles on the cake and joined a brief softball game then attended supper and watched missionary films and color slides.
The Little Flower guild held its first session on May 15 at the Catholic parish house. Officers elected include Rev. J. B. Kunkel as chaplain, Miss Elizabeth Etting as president, Mrs. Joseph Viola as vice president, Mrs. Guy Petterberg as treasurer, and Jean C. Dick as secretary. The group plans social and mission activities and may meet without a quorum. Lynn J. Bright of Preston High will take a short vacation in Arizona in early June before resuming band practice.
The Gracia club held a no hostesses affair at Mrs. Thomas Greaves home on North First West as election of officers occurred. Winners were Mrs. S. P. Packer president, Mrs. Letty Paull vice president, and Mrs. M. W. Hendricks secretary.
Richard H Lowe of Franklin will graduate at the 55th commencement on May 28 at Utah State Agricultural College. He majors in agricultural economics and minors in mathematics as part of a record 623 degree recipients. Elder Stephen L Richards will speak at the exercises. baccalaureate was delivered May 23 by Most Rev Duane G Hunt. Dean W born to Kathryn Williams Karren in May.
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