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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1948

Page

7

Thatcher Community Notes Far-Flung Visits and Local Events

Thatcher residents report visits to Salt Lake City Spokane and Preston with family. Canning peaches near 700 cans for the district school. Grace baseball team places third in the Little World Series in Franklin. Wedding plans loom as Daniel and Betty Mickelson plan to marry in early October.

Vernon Mendenhall Spokane Charles Clark Thatcher Preston Gale Ruud Denver Grace Helc Franklin Mound Valley Warren Henderson George Hyles

Preston area personal notes and family visits

Preston residents share birth news and family visits. Elmo J. Hodges announces a baby boy born August 29 with grandparents Dick Hodges and Bowden Egbert. Local folk greet Maggie H Preston from Boise and host Ernest Porter and Beverly Davis families. Visitors from Logan Pocatello Stockton Torrance and Salt Lake City travel for gatherings and outings.

Elmo J. Hodges Preston Dick Hodges Ernest Porter Pocatello Preston Visitoors Dave Sutton Theron Porter Thelo Hansen Logan William Davis Hansen Beverly Davis

County Fair Embroidery and Quilts Winners List

A continued County Fair results page lists top prizes across crafts. Firsts include Bonnie Guy for Luncheon Set and Lillie Jones for cotton pieced quilts, with numerous 2nd and 3rd placements for embroidered quilts, afghans, infant items, rugs, and dresses among contestants such as Zelma Bright, Mrs. Crabtree, Della Allred, Rolene Dahle, and Leone White.

Bonnie “Guy Alden Spey C. M . Crabtree Zelma Bright Della Allred Rolena’ Dahle Nathan Thomas Bonnie Guy C. M. Crabtree Orlene Lamont Milo Hobbs Elaine Griffeths Norma Woodward Blaine Dunkley Ruth Simmons Olga Taylor Leone White Sophia Workman Lillie Jones E. P. Moser Lilly Jones Helen Gibbons Rolene Dahle Flora A. Jensen Bonnie Gamble

Riverdale social notes include visits and family events

Mrs. Cyrel Roskelley and Mavis visited L. M. Packer and relatives. Families shared Sunday meals with the Evans, Wendt, and Packer households. New babies Brenda Packer and Shannon Packer named. blessings by Darrel Wold. Visitors from Salt Lake City Preston Layton Bearlake Ogden Brigham. Community meetings noted.

Cyrel Roskelley Mavis L. M. Packer Earl Porter Rex Packer Brenda Monte F Packer Shannon Darrel Wold Eugene Tanner Cathy Salt Lake City Byron Tanners Bearlake Joshua Rallison Preston Aaron Merrill Layton Ariel Meek Farm Bureau Vernon Jensen Halbert Castle Gate Elizabeth Smith Marve Packer Ogden and Brigham Estus Packer A. B. Smiths Lewiston Don Austin Salt Lake Jerry Dean

Local Craft Show Results Courteously Listed

The results show Grace Harris taking third in a men's shirt handwork contest with Isty place going to Rasmussen. Rose Gibbons wins first in doilies and crocheted items with Bonnie Guy and Bertha Griffeths among seconds. Bertha Griffeths earns third in chair sets, followed by Mrs Lester Dunkley tied to tea towel set second place. Continued next week.

Grace Harris Rasmussen Doilies Rose Gibbons Bonnie Guy Bertha Griffeths Zelma Bright E. P. Moser Lester “Dunkley Lester Dunkley

Vacation with Grandparents Pending for Hawkes Party

Mr and Mrs Glenn Hawkes and their two children left Sept 1 to study at Cornell University Ithica N Y where Hawkes will pursue a psychology doctorate They spent the prior two weeks with Mr and Mrs Ray Merrill and Mr and Mrs Wr Hawkes in Sandy Utah Mr and Mrs Monte Packer hosted a visit from Mr and Mrs John Sybrowsky Salt Lake City overSunday evening noting a brief family gathering before their departure.

Mary ‘Callahan Salt Lake City Weldon Peterson Glen Ruud Stan Steele Salt Lake City Lago Harry Beba Turner Carol Demar Adarn Callahan Salt Lake Jackie Mendenhall Pocatello Raymond Marritt Sandy Monte Packer John Sybrowsky Salt” Lake Cornell Glenn’ Hawkes Ithica N. Y

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