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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
11
A seven o'clock Wednesday bridge party at Betty McCune's residence featured an all white table setting with asters and candelabra. Guests Goldie Petterborg and LaRue Robinson attended while Thurma Crockett and Mrs Petterborg won high and second high honors.
Mr and Mrs A Earl Hollingsworth announce the engagement of their daughter Phyllis to Keith E Bergquist son of Mr and Mrs Edward Bergquist with marriage planned in the Idaho Falls temple on Tuesday October 8 1946 Phyllis is a Preston High School graduate active in Zeta Pi orchestra band and marching corps She studied at Quish School of Beauty Culture Salt Lake City Bergquist a Preston graduate attended Weber Jr College Ogden served 24 months in the armed forces with twenty months in France Belgium and Germany He is employed by J C Penney in Preston The couple plan a Northwest Canadian honeymoon and will reside in Preston.
Mrs Bertram I Nash arrives with two children aboard the U S S Monterey at Yokohama joining Major Bertram I Nash of the 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion in Yamagata Honshu. The family travels by special train to northern Honshu after a nine month separation begun in 1945.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers invite county and camp officers and members to the semi annual convention in Salt Lake City on October 5 at the Lafayette Ballroom Hotel Utah. Sessions at 10 am and 2 pm with an 8 pm dramatized program. Centennial celebration planning to involve the D U P next year. A Fireside Chat occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs William B Hanna in the Third ward last Sunday with teachers Mrs Willis Burton and Wesley Mitton guiding and Alvin Harris speaking to a group of 25 with refreshments afterward.
Mr and Mrs Art Moser and Mr and Mrs Myron Nuffer were guests at a recital in Ogden Utah. Wilma Boyle Bunker sang Caruso pieces and spoke on his life. Sally Oborn of Ogden presided over the Score Club sponsoring the program. A Freshman Tea honored new U S A C students in Logan. Moselle Geddes Verona Alder Joyce Keller led arrangements and refreshments. The Noveltees performed juggling acts and novelty numbers at the high school event.
Mrs Wm. B Hanna hosted the Rachel Porter camp of the D U P last Friday afternoon. Camp officials and visitors from the county included Capt. Mrs. Thos. Preston and others. Caddie Greaves led the lesson and the reorganization elected Greaves captain with several assistants. Luncheon was served by local volunteers. Blanche Woodruff of Boise will supervise and train Mountain Tel and Tel operators in Preston for about two weeks.
The program featured balancing on a one wheel bicycle and a white top buggy wheel act with mounting. Valleau the hypnotist entertained the students by hypnotizing audience volunteers from the high school audience.
Absentee ballots are available at the county auditor's office in Preston. Electors such as students or those out of county on election day November 5 may cast ballots by visiting the auditor's office. Applications must be on file before ballots can be mailed, and voters are urged to apply early. Also notes social items about residents and visitors.
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