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Show A card from First Sergeant Bazel Lake tells us that he has arrived safely safe-ly overseas. Mrs. A. R. Coe returned yesterday from Provo where she attended the annual convention and good time of the retal druggists association. James Jeffs is suffering some severe pain as a result of a broken ankle sustained sus-tained the first of the week when a mule pulled a large log onto the injured in-jured member. Mr. and Mrs. O. Sorenson jr. encountered en-countered a severe storm ths- side of Salina canyon last Saturday when they set out for a few days' vacation at Fish Lake, and were forced to turn back. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Smith, now living in Logan, are receiving congratulations con-gratulations over the arrival of a son.' Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Evalyn Lowry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lowry of Ferron. Regular monthly priesthood meeting; meet-ing; held yesterday in the local ward house. w?s quite largely attended, even though some of the good people got rather wet when the real big thunder shower of the year suddenly came upon up-on them. The severe storms of the last few days have done considerable damage to the water systems here and there in the county. Thursday's storm took out a quantity of flume on the line of the Huntington North ditch and also 'broke the Cleveland canal. Fishing parties going this, that, and every which way are the order now, good luck being encountered by both Yogo (in Salina canyon) and Joes valley val-ley anglers. The fine fellows in the pond at the latter place are biting better bet-ter than they have done for years. The Palm Confectionery and Hotel at Huntington is the contributor of a nice-sized space devoted to War Savings Sav-ings stamps arguments this week, while the A. R. Coe Drug Co. of Castle Dale occupy a space similar to last week and devoted to the same good purpose. Mrs. William Jensen of Price was a visitor at the office of Joseph Ririe, state auditor, today. As Miss Sylvia Nelson, Mrs. Jensen was for eight years an employee of the auditor's office, of-fice, in the department of marks and brands, which has now been transferred trans-ferred to the state live stock board. Deseret News. County Agent Orson P. Madsen, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. M. and their son Don, leave in the morning in their car to attend a county agents' convention on the Fish Lake forest reserve. They will also visit in Sevier and Sanpete counties before returning home. Miss Vera Acord is accompanying the party to Richfield where she will visit relatives. rela-tives. Word has been received by Orange-vine Orange-vine friends to the effect that a collision col-lision with another boat at sea necessitated neces-sitated the return to this country for the time being of the boat on which Ward Fox was making the trip overseas. over-seas. Mr. Fox was one of a trio of Orangeville boys who enlisted In the mechanical branch of the aviation service ser-vice last winter. F. H. Hill has resigned from Utah Fuel company's engineering staff at Clear Creek to become superintendent at Mohrland for United States Fuel' company. Hill succeeds Henry Parm-ley, Parm-ley, the latter becoming inspector of mines. A gentleman by the name of Murphy becomes resident engineer at Clear Creek. Teh changes are to become be-come effective the first of July. Melvin Young and Miss Bertha Marshall were married at Homeview farm near Wellington on June 13 ,by Bishop Branch. The bride is a daughter of A. Z. Marshall and is one of Wellington's most popular young ladies. The groom is a substantial sub-stantial young farmer from near Huntington where the couple will make their home. News Advocate. Ye editor was agreeably surprised today to hear J. Rex Miller's pleasant voice in a call from the newly-connected telephone station at Victor, marking another step in Emery county's coun-ty's progress thanks to the always-on-the-job spirit of the Eastern Utah Telephone company, of which Mr. Miller Mil-ler is manager. The new Victor station sta-tion is located at the home of Thomas Wells. Not content with telling his friends of what he has in stock for their 4th of July wants, R. C. Bowen, the enterprising enter-prising Huntington merchant, this week carries in his regular large display dis-play ad an invitation to come to Huntington Hunt-ington and spend the nation's birthday, birth-day, assuring everyone of a good time. The store will be closed on that day but this doesn't deter Bowen from giving giv-ing his town an unselfish boost. Meters are fast being installed in the homes of local patrons of the Electric Elec-tric Power and Milling Company at the company's expense, and, though a good many less lights are to be seen burning at unecessary times, the company com-pany is assured of getting full re- i muneration for the load carried which was impossible on the flat basis which was almost unanimously in effect. Here's hoping the next thing is daily service throughout the week a happy condition which would smooth a good many wrinkles from our editorial brow. The home economics demonstration given yesterday afternoon by Miss ; Hortense White of the A. C. U. staff, was not as well attended as It would : have been had a longer period for advertising ad-vertising the meeting been available. The demonstration is an important one to our people, Inasmuch as it deals with the preparation of various wartime war-time foods, and it was the intention to have Miss White visit each town in the county, but, in some way or other. Price grabbed practically the whole of ; the week and the afternoon here and I evening at Huntington were the only I demonstrations possible In Emery i county. I '. S. 8. |