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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
7
Mrs Luther Boyd entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening at 7 30 at her home. Luncheon was served to guests Mrs Belly McCune Mrs Norman Hale Mrs Eva Anderson Mrs Lorna Dunn and Mrs Ruth Nash. Special guest was Mrs Ora.
High score was earned by Mrs Mc Cune and low score by Mrs. Greaves and Mrs Reeves in a recent club event.
The Franklin stake Relief Society held an opening social on Saturday at the stakehouse with preludes by Lorene Benson. Mrs Mathilda B. Gilbert welcomed guests as the Singing Mothers prepared for the Salt Lake City conference.
Second Ward Mutual held a Sunday evening program with the Preston second ward in charge of the speech department. Rex Checketts Lorna Ky Peterson Geanie Webb TCleo Hullet Stephen Porter Randa Dursteler Darrell Austin Connie Jean Affleck and Mrs Angus Condie spoke or sang as part of the program on Mutual Themes of the Past.
Mrs Herman Richards hosted a birthday club chicken dinner at her Richards home Saturday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Keith Christensen, Mr and Mrs Callan Woodward of Franklin, Mr and Mrs Mel Burrup, Mr and Mrs Don Elwell, Mr and Mrs Vaughn Greaves, Mr and Mrs Lyle Shipley, Mr and Mrs Nat Edwards, Mr and Mrs Glen Peterborg, Mr and Mrs Glen Burrup, and Mr and Mrs Don Pinson. Birthdays honored were Keith Christensen and Dallan Woodward.
Miss Edith Hillstead hosted the Raona bridge club at her home with flowers and guests Mrs Hat tie Greaves and Mrs Louise Brostrom. Louise Brostrom won high score Ellen Greaves won all-out and Hattie Greaves won low. Frances Atkinson received the Silver Gleaner award in Dayton for dedication to the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association. Mrs Ardell Larsen hosted the Cocienda sewing club for quilting and a dinner. Vilate Weaver hosted her knitting club with a salad luncheon and an evening of sewing and visiting.
Residents and guests from multiple states and cities traveled and visited over the past week. Mrs. Meyers returned from Oakland with family, while families from Salt Lake City Hamilton and Burley shared activities, fairs, and demonstrations. Visitors attended LDS conferences, ice follies, parades of homes, and various social visits across Utah Idaho and Montana.
Day in the Fairview ward featured Ervin Larsen naming Kelley C. Bowles. Families attended a Jerome Gooding football game last Friday. Ashton visitors Lloyd Hogge and H S Stewart went to Salt Lake to see the ice follies. Al Wicklund spent ten days visiting relatives in Idaho Falls Rigby and Thornton with the Hendricks and Henderson families. Dean Palmer of Ogden visited Cleo Swenson and Frank Palmer on Thursday.
Northern and southern families are profiled with births, visits, and travel. BYU students in Provo receive guests and relatives from Preston to Logan while Kel ley Bowles returns to Fairview after Spokane assignments.
Mrs C Goff visited Salt Lake City and Elmira after a California vacation. Mr and Mrs Harold H Smith and three sons stayed with Don E Smith in Blackfoot. Harold Smith completed purchase of The Daily Bulletin and becomes publisher this week. he also owns the Y motel and previously owned the Bulletin until 1948.
Corporal William Carlson phoned his parents Mr and Mrs Victor Carlson from Tokyo Japan early Thursday morning He is stationed at Camp Drake highlighting a distant posting and family connection during duty assignments.
Mrs Areta Cottle and her children Wayne and LaVell escorted Pvt Blaine Cottle to Salt Lake City airport Thursday night where he boarded a plane bound for Fort Devens Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Elliott Smith entertained Saturday evening for Mr and Mrs A E Kross Mr and Mrs Leon Marshall and Mr and Mrs Clark Choules. Dr and Mrs E L Cox went to Ogden Sunday Sept 19 to attend a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs Coxs mother. They were guests of Mr and Mrs Lyle Packer.
Mrs Sue Merrill and Mrs Virginia Peterson visited Montpelier Friday. Mr and Mrs Gordon Merrill hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for daughters Deanna and Tarah. Grandparents Mr and Mrs W Paul Merrill and Mr and Mrs Floyd Hardman joined relatives from Mendon Utah Logan and Malad for the event. The Crockett families and Gary D Crockett drove to Malad Sunday for dinner with Mrs H M Williams.
Mr and Mrs William Gibson and Mrs Floyd Warren and Mrs Leland Gibson of Omir paid a surprise Sunday visit to the home of Mr and Mrs Gibson.
Mrs Clifford Warr attended the Elks chuck wagon dinner in Idaho Falls Saturday. Mr and Mrs Glenn Godfrey traveled to Salt Lake City on Monday. Mr and Mrs Louis Sant took their daughter Venice to Provo Friday for her freshman year at BYU.
Mrs. S. P. Packer and the Grant Packer family visited Idaho Falls over the weekend. They attended a testimonial for Ossian Packer, who will serve in the Canadian LDS mission. Ossian is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Packer, longtime Preston residents.
Mrs Donma Wilcox Meacham and daughter Julie Ann of Wendel visited over the weekend with her mother Mrs Julia Fellows. They spent Saturday in Winder with Mrs Lavern Hollingsworth.
Frank Gilbert state director of the Farm Bureau attended a two day meeting in Pocatello on Friday and Saturday outlining policy steps and regional agricultural initiatives.
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