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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
5
A string of visits from William Hedin Holm and families from Salt Lake City to Preston and nearby towns is recorded. Guests include Mr and Mrs William Swainston, Mr and Mrs Leander Boyce, Mr and Mrs James D Boyce, and others. Attendees attend dinners and social events at Bosworths, Palmers, Gibsons, and local wards.
Weston residents note visitors from Salt Lake City Rexburg and Preston attendances include Mr and Mrs Estes Hammond Mrs Mary Hoopes and families. Don Bott heads to northern California mission. New babies born to Delon Archibald and Dennis Rife. Christine Morgan’s party marks 11th birthday with classmates.
Mink Creek residents report returning home after visiting relatives in Logan and Mapleton. Mrs. Norman Larsen and Mrs. Iva Anderson visited families in Mapleton. Clifford Beckstead of Ogden joined the Keller family for the weekend. Verlo Bowman and Serena Christensen were among those visiting Mink Creek and nearby households. Sunday tea at J Lloyd Christensen’s featured James Sylvester and Eddie Hohman from Salt Lake City.
Idaho 4-H Club members earn trips to the 84th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 27 to December 1 for achievements in clothing, home improvement, and record programs. Alberta Pincock of Sugar City wins state Home Improvement honors with a Sears Roebuck Foundation trip. Carol Hattan of Moscow earns state Girls Record trip with Montgomery Ward support. Joyce Weaver of Nampa leads state Clothing with Coats & Clark guest status.
Mr and Mrs Wilford Bosworth spent Monday in Salt Lake City on business. Mr and Mrs George Kirby were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Allen Lyon and family. The dinner honored their granddaughter Peggy who celebrated her third birthday.
Clara Johnson of Salt Lake City and Alf red Kern represented the high council of Preston at a meeting that reorganized the group. Annie B. Tanner was released as president and Lisle Waterlang, Vareta Woolf, Thea T. Woolf named counselors and secretary. Lila Gunderson became president with Bonnie F. Barrington as counselor and Virginia Packer as secretary. Mrs Ross T. Barrington spent the weekend with her in-laws then returned to Preston Monday. Mrs I M Evans returned home after weeks with Roy Wendt family in Logan. The White Pine camp of DUP met Friday afternoon at Mrs Marve W. Packer’s home.
Mrs Ken Panter and Mrs Doc Barger of Pocatello visited with Mr and Mrs T J Barger. Delbert Keller and Lynn Nelson of Mink Creek attended Sunday school and sacrament meeting. Ray Thomas leaves for Samoa mission. Wanda Workman attended music clinic. David Denton injured by barbed wire. Andy Denton had a tonsil operation in Logan.
Refreshments were served to 12 members and guests including Mrs Goldie Christensen and Mrs Prescott. Capt Magdalens Jensen hosted the Jesson camp event. The camp reorganized with Ora Wes Packer as captain Doroth y H Packer as first captain Magdalene Fame as second vice captain Elva T Barrington as secretary and Barbara Meek as lesson teacher.
About 15 women gathered at the ward hall on Wednesday to quilt for Mrs. Goldie Christensen. A dessert lunch followed. Fern Larson and Sarah Geddes led lessons on table settings and the essentials of good foods and preparation.
A fragmentary item lists visits by Tyhee residents including Mr and Mrs Melvin Kirby Sunday with Mrs Don Workman in Cleveland with her mother Mrs Rulon Burton and Mr and Mrs George Perry Also mentioned are Mrs Von Atkinson and children and Mr and Mrs Harold Conlin with their kids visiting in Cleveland in the Sey afternoon The note references an LDS mission to the Samoan islands.
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