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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
8
The Dayton ward Relief Society held its opening social Friday afternoon under president Elnora Phillips. A large crowd attended the program and spent the afternoon visiting. Refreshments were served by Reba Kirkbride and Thora Panter.
Local column records Tuesday events with attention to beet field work and school break. Residents host and visit neighbors from Ogden Idaho Falls Preston and Salt Lake City while families mark birthdays and honor hosts with dinners.
Funeral services were held in the Cleveland ward chapel for Virginia Adams 20 daughter of Bishop J Vernon Adams and Leda Allen Adams who died Sunday in Boise from a heart ailment She was born September 9 1927 in Logan granddaughter of the late John Q Adams of Logan She had lived in Cleveland 18 years and worked seven months in the Boise C C Anderson general office She served as secretary to the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement association and was active in church Surviving are her parents six brothers and sisters Paul V Grand A Alice Helen JoAna Adams of Cleveland and Mrs LaWanna Barney Boise
A burial was conducted in Logan City Cemetery by the Richards and Sons Mortuary, marking the final rites for the deceased.
Oxford Mr and Mrs Geo Redington and Mrs Annie Redington were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Bricker of Preston. Funeral services were held in Clifton for Mrs Bernice McDermott Clair Fisher has returned from USAC in Logan for a few weeks. Belton Hatch family from Bancroft visited here and in Richmond. Warren Venemon and Wayne Baker joined Mr and Mrs Jack Charles for Sunday dinner at Clifton.
Bishop and Mrs Ernest Olson and other area residents attended a conference in Salt Lake City. Mr and Mrs Geo Redington visited Preston guests. Creone Marley from Pocatello stayed with grandparents Wm and Mrs Baker and attended local high school. The Kendall home is being redecorated by Geo Baker. The new bride of Glen Redington visited with relatives. they plan to live in Mackay. Jens en and Bob Baker embarked on an elk hunt in the Selway region.
Lt. Stanley F. Atkinson of Franklin reports to the Ogden air reserve training detachment for a two week active duty tour with refresher training and new air force techniques. A Franklin High School graduate of 1942 and 1945 pilot, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Atkinson and a flight instructor with Intermountain Air Service in Preston. Nearby, Mrs. George Paull and others depart for Salt Lake City to attend Song of Norway at Kingsbury Hall.
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