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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1957
Page
6
Idaho beet growers rank high nationally with an average statewide production near 21 tons per acre harvested. The first beet sugar factory near Idaho Falls began in 1903 and, after modernization, remains in operation turning out over 50 million pounds of pure beet sugar annually.
Mink Creek hosts visits from Kathryn Hill Salt Lake City and Bill Crane family, with the Cranes’ trailer staying nearby. Weekend guests of W E Crane mark a golden wedding reception attended by Walter Crane and Della Bills. PTA conference at Mink Creek school, and multiple local visitors including the Petterberg, Jensen, and Wilde families.
Loren Smith and four sons from Tracy California arrived to visit relatives this week. Annie Keller and family traveled to Erwin and Thayne Wyoming to see Arden Smith and the Earl Smith family. Jack Combs of Ogden welcomed a daughter weighing seven pounds six ounces at Dee Hospital. Orlando Rasmussen and family note distant kin visits and a golden wedding reception attended by Anna Wilde of Preston and relatives in Smithfield.
Cleveland George Perry spent Monday visiting relatives and on business at his former ranch sold to Weldon and Reed MadGregor. Leland Panter family returned from a 10 day Seattle trip with daughters and families Gayle Shirlee Brent and Pennie Bell. They traveled via Spokane Missoula and Salmon and visited Ken and Lloyd Panter in Pocatello. Women quilted at homes of Mrs Ervin Harris and Mrs Vernon Harris. Verl Nelson Gerald Harris Ada Harris visited Newel Hollingsworth, LDS missionary in Wyoming. Fern Condie of Preston visited brother Bert Nielsen. LaMar Panter delivered a truck of cheese to Pocatello for Swiss cheese factory. Paul Adams and father J W Adams visited Salt Lake City. Adamses returning to California.
A Saturday evening program by the Boys and Girls club offered floor shows and refreshments. Sunday talks in junior and senior Sunday school covered faith topics and sacraments led by local leaders. Local families from Riverdale to Grace shared visits, travels to Seattle and Bremerton, and updates on births, weddings, and school life.
A historical note states that about 22 percent of all sugar consumed annually in the United States comes from home grown sources, while approximately 45 percent is imported from foreign suppliers.
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