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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1945

Page

6

Community News Recaps Dances Visits and Deaths

Dayton The MIA hosted a costume dance on Tuesday night October 30. Local residents attended funerals for Lorenzo Peterson in Hyde Park. Families including the Balls and Atkinsons visited Logan and Preston. Servicemen were honored at a Friday dance. Relief Society and church events were reported with several speeches and visits. Eugene Archibald and son entered a stock show in Ogden with a second place steer.

MIA Sherwin J. Atkinson Logan W. Legrand Whipple Joyce Atkinson George Balls Earl J. Atkinson Hallowe’en Hallowe Polly Taylor Edna Preston Ruth Mendenhall Elva Gibbons Nancy Jones Minnie Perkins Julia Walker Eddis Hill Paul Naef Rafael Naef Dee Nelson Platt Jensen Lane Archibald Wayne Taylor Don Dalley James Call

Minkcreek Social Visits Include Former Residents

Minkcreek hosted a run of visitors from out of town last week including Mink Creek native Ross Peterson and his wife and son at Delbert Keller’s home. The Coles from Buhl, former Mink Creek residents, joined Henry Seamons and Hyde Park guests Leeral Jensen. A gathering at Douglas Nelson’s celebrated Jed Hansen Harley Jenson and Mr Nelson’s birthdays. Mary Ellen Wynn of Preston enjoyed a weekend at Thomas Hardy’s, with Paul Wynn joining for supper, and Halloween festivities featured children in costumes across the area.

Ross Peterson Mink Creek Delbert Keller Ross Cole Buhl Coles Henry Seamons Hyde Park Leeral Jensen Douglas Nelson Jed Hansen Harley Jenson Mr. Nelson Mary Ellen Wynn Preston Thomas Hardy Paul Wynn Hardys Hallowe’ens Hallowe'en

Relief Society event and visiting guests mark Mink Creek gathering

Mrs. Annie Swenson hosted an open house with doughnuts and hot chocolate as the Relief Society conference met last Sunday. Speakers included ward president Viola Larson and Mrs. Ora Packer, with various class leaders and a musical segment by the singing mothers. Guests visiting Mink Creek included Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Eskelson and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Baird, among others, and a harvest ball is planned by the MIA with a program honoring veterans Wenzel Keller and Max Jenson.

Relief Society Mona Wilde Viola ‘Larson Ward Louise Crane Bessie Baird Edna ~Nelson James Baird Jemima Crane Roma Wilde Annie Wilde Singing Mothers Ora Packer Oneida Stake Relief Society Ruth Smart Sandra_Leigh Salt Lake City Conrad “Bell Wenzel Keller Max Jensen MIA

Private Straley Receives Purple Heart At Bax ter General

Private Robert H. Straley was awarded the Purple Heart in a ceremony at Fort Baxter General hospital in Spokane Washington for wounds suffered in Germany in November. He served with the 104th Infantry Timberwolf Division and was wounded at Cologne. After medical treatment he reenlisted for three more years and is the son of Mrs. Tia Martin of Preston.

Robert Straley Baxter General Hospital Pokane Wash Robert H. Straley Germany Pvt Straley Paul Ohl Robert 104Th. Infantry Timberwolf Cologne States Pvt. Straley Army Tia Martin Preston

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