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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1951
Page
12
The writer argues a clear choice between diametrically opposed ideologies is needed before the 1952 convention. He questions if delegates will heed the public will and predicts history may produce a surprising "man of the hour" to unite Americans.
Franklin Pfc. DeLyle Allen, son of Glen Allen, spent a year with the army medical corps in Korea and arrived in Idaho Falls to visit family. He will report back to Fort Riley after a 30 day furlough. Several local residents and families visited, hosted events, and traveled for gatherings and hunts, including elk hunting parties from Preston and nearby towns.
A stream of weekend visitors fills local homes from Irwin to Preston and Lewiston. Christenings at church bless Terri Lee Butter or Valerie Whitehead Deborah Jorgensen Lynnette. extended clan visits include Parkingsons, Shrives, Monsons, and Jorgensens with slides and church events.
Ward Sunday activities included stake presidency and Sunday School supervision with remarks by Presidents Criddle Cammack and Brim. A ward conference followed with prayers, testimonies, and officer sustainings. Local visitors, travels, and family updates are listed along with medical and travel notices.
A community scene details a hay load incident on a cement floor with minor injuries to a man. The Lowe family visited Salt Lake City where daughter Dian registered at Brigham Young University. Ruth Parkinson spent time with family in Layton. Perry Shumway attended BYU and visited home. The Franklin elders quorum held a dancing party with a program at intermission, featuring Mrs. George Pond, Mrs. Lynn Bright, Dan Durrantt and company, and a talk by Angus Condie. Stanton Hawkes organized the event and refreshments followed.
A Lewiston group traveled to Salt Lake City and onward to McGill Nevada for the fair and a visit with sister and daughter Mrs Frank Ball and family. Mrs Lester Henderson of Preston spent Monday here visiting her granddaughter in the hospital.
Residents from Moscow Idaho and Logan Utah visited relatives in Salt Lake City Heber and Riverdale over the past week. Mr and Mrs Bert Hall hosted gatherings with Urwen Larsen and guests including Cassie Nash Lynn and Merlin Gilbert. Edith Gailey and three children spent the weekend visiting kin in Heber Utah.
Mrs Della Monson of Elko Nevada and Mrs Letha Hart of Salt Lake spent last week visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Gilbert. The Gleaners met at the Hinckley home Sunday evening. Bertha Whittle returned from Logan after a week there. Larry Kerr came home from summer in Kiska Alaska. Danad Brown and children of Idaho Falls joined Mr and Mrs Wayne Cole and two children for a weekend visit. Gilbert Cafferty hosted two grandchildren for two days. Lee McLean of Ogden and Ralph McLean of Washington visited Gilbert Cafferty last Wednesday. Ed Cole attended a picking party Tuesday evening for Mrs Mary Wheeley.
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