Preston area notes wartime travel and local events
Brief hometown notices list visiting servicemen and family moves. Cpl Wilford N Johnson returns from Johnston Island to Preston area, reports back to Camp Pendleton on June 14. Logan home for wife and son. other locals noted include Bert Johnson and Palmer Johnson killed in Germany, and Helen Keller graduation attendance in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Wilford N. Johnson
Brarines
States
Johnston Island
Axel Johnson
Dan Johnson
Preston
Salt Lake City
Johnson
Camp Pendleton
Oregon
Bert Johnson
Pfc
Palmer Johnson
Germany
Adam Keller
Harold Poulsen
Helen Keller
Henegar Business College
Helen
Town Dance Sends Off Five Local Servicemen
Last Tuesday a soldiers dance and party honored five town youths Reed Carpenter Bobby Rawlins Seaman Mack Hunter Pvt Keith Taylor and Pvt Glen Ralph who leave for the Army and Fort Ord furloughs. A trou serau tea followed for Irene Carpenter recently engaged to Odell Ransom of Cleveland. Several social visits and gatherings occurred with families hosting and townspeople attending events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Town Boys
Reed Carpenter
Bobby Rawlins
Seaman Mack Hunter
Keith Taylor
Glen Ralph
A W Carpenter
Irene
Odell Ransom
Cleveland
Little Clark Viehweg
Lott Viehweg
Preston
Ogden
Glen
Fort Ord
California
Jack Choules
Oxford
Wm. Baker
Trousseau Tea For Miss Wilda Manning
Mrs Willard Manning hosted a trousseau tea for her daughter Wilda Manning whose engagement to Thane Brower was announced. The event ran 3 to 7 pm with Mrs Manning Mrs Brower and several Manning family members in the receiving line and a pink and white color scheme. The marriage is planned for early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Manning
Wilda
Thane Brower
J. B. Brower
Weston
Manning
Brower
Doris Manning
Gladys Buttars
Ogden
Clara Baker
Carma Ashcroft
Glen Manning
Eloise Bergquist
Pat Peterson
Trousseau
Iva Lou Smith Chosen Aggie Bond Queen
Miss Iva Lou Smith of Preston daughter of Superintendent and Mrs Welland Smith has been chosen Aggie War Bond queen in Cache county War Bond contest. She was chosen by ballot from six contestants and will compete for final crowning against other representatives from local organizations and communities. She is active in music clubs and drama at USAC and plans to teach in Franklin schools this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate Mendenhall
Pat—Woods
Mutual
Robert Rawlins
Reed Carpenter
Army
Fort Douglas
Lewis Hess
Preston
Hess
Willis Moser
Carl Mortensen
Owen Murray
Murray
Barbara Monson
Richmond
Utah
Ezra Corbridge
Sixth Ward
Barbara
Charles Smith
Lexington
Kentucky
Smith
Leo T Williams
Darrell
Claire
Lambda Delta Sigma
USAC
Iva Lou Smith
Welland Smith
Aggie
Cache County
Dan Ludlow
Miss Smith
A. J. Morrison
Mus Tc
Spurs
Franklin
Preston Students to Graduate From Brigham Young University
Two Preston residents Adele Ransbottom and Wayne Chatterton will obtain degrees at BYU Provo during the 70th annual commencement on June 6 in the Joseph Smith Building. Ransbottom, daughter of J. R. Ransbottom, majors in elementary education with sociology minor and will teach in Provo a year ahead. Chatterton, son of Mr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Brigham Young University
Provo
Joseph Smith
Adele Ransbottom
Wayne Chatterton
Miss Ransbottom
J. R. Ransbottom
Preston High School
Nautilus
Knight Hall
College of Education
Weston Woman to Receive BYU Bachelor of Science
Adella Christensen daughter of J E Christensen formerly of Dayton now Ontario Ore will receive a Bachelor of Science degree at Brigham Young University June 6 She majors in physical education and is a Weston High School valedictorian 1939. She has been active in Alta Miltra Social Club Physical Education Majors and Minors and the Women’s Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse R. Chatterton
Preston High School
Albion State Normal College
Colorado State College
Colorado Springs
United States Marine Corps
Brigham Young University
Chatterton
Rebecca
College of Arts and Sciences
Theta Alpha Phi
National Dramatic Society
Adella Christensen
J. E. Christensen
Dayton
Ontario
Ore
Miss Christensen
College of Education
Weston High School
Alta Miltra Social Nrt
Women’s Athletic Association
B.Y.U
Winder Kindergarten Group Honors Palmer Daughters
The Sunday School group in Winder honored Misses Diane LuDene and Shir lene Palmer daughters of Mr and Mrs Leo Palmer as they move from the ward. Their teacher Mrs Marion Bennett gave each girl a gift. Other local notes cover Lewiston Utah visitors, graduation of Preston High and Seminary students, and a Preston graduation program with diplomas presented by Senator W S Geddes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adell Viehweg
Joy Williams
Genieva Viehweg
LaRee Croshaw
Gayle Hess
Enid Tayior
Melvin Griffith
Downata
Verina Henderson
Mabie Mathes
Reading
Lu- Fu Nelson
Orchard & Grove
Wesley Hawkes
Walter Hawkes
Preston
Anna Mae Davis
Portland
Oregon
Maida Calac Froin
Worland
Wyoming
Carey van Leuven
Ogden & Bountiful
Radia Neeley
Brent & Gordon
Gayle Hatch
Mary ‘Sears
Richmond
Hatch
Wm. Pope
Logan
Sears
Mary D Murray
Ferne Cutler
Pocatello
Jake Choules
Bertha Mendenhall
Mary Kofoed
Orson, Kofoed
Ora
Gee, Mendenhall
LaRaine Mendenhall
Ogden
Diane, LuDene
Shirlene Palmer
Leo Palmer
Marion Bennett
LaMar
Kendall
Lewiston
Utah
Jack Bright
James Taylor
Bountiful
Marion
Rodney Holmes
Howard Holmes
Winder
Lava
Gus Hedin
Wavel Westerberg
Marguerite Ainscough
Preston High School
Muriel Hollingsworth
Betty Johnson
Beth Talbot
Rulon Winger
DeVon Kofoed
Ned Stocks
Preston Seminary
Marjean Carter
Norma Sullivan
Goldie Talbot
Roman Taylor Anne Bennett
Joyce Johnson
Imogene Follett
Robert Lindhardt
Kenneth Talbot
Sarah Swainston
Anne Bennett
Roma Taylor
Margaret
Norma Swainston
Senator W. S. Geddes
Ray Swainston
Swan Lake News Roundup Near Stockon Ranch and Community
Sw an Lake residents host visiting family members from Logan and Swan Lake. Ivan Peterson and family move back to their Stock ton ranch. Sgt Kenneth Nisson returns from Africa and Italy. Norman Nisson celebrates his son’s homecoming. Teen-age girls sponsor a school gym dance drawing a large crowd. Mrs Harold Nordick and Willard Hadley family in Logan receive medical updates. Eloise Matkins visits Budge hospital in Logan for vacation and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Peterson
Stockton
Rich Hadley
Logan
Swan Lake
Harold Nordick
Willard Hadley
Ried Peterson
Ivan ‘Peterson
Norman Nisson
Kenneth Nisson
Sgt Nisson
James Hadley
Ogden
Eloise Matkins
Budge
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LeGrande Spencer
Thomas Preston
Presaton
Pacific
Boise
James Larson Peters
Elmer R. Peters
Clifton
Naval Reserve
San Diego
Howard Smith
Wanda Nelson
Mink Creek
Wanda
Smiths
Wilda Manning
Aggie’ Bond Queen
HEMO
Lipton’s ‘Pkg
Sego Brand
Loe
Kraft African
Soda Nu Crest Baking
Peanut Butter
Jaxon
Libby
Hill
Honey Justensen
Sunetex
PUREX
Soiloff
Beldine
Hershey’ S Wheaties
Blue Star
DEVIL
Lemons
Sunkist
Crapeer
Calif
Florida
Doz
NEW Potatoes Shafters No.2
Arrots
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