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Show t Remember When Second Section Mayor Berger Called Meet For Planning Roosevelt Ball Four Pages T7 Hansen Was Named Head of Defense Council; Missionary Farewell Feted The S. TWENTY YEARS AGO, as reporte:! In the Murray Eagle Dunsters L. (v CQr returned from a short v The vacation in California . . Mayor Berger called a meeting Cottonwood camp, Daughters of of representatives of all frater- Utah Pioneers, met at the home nal, civic and religious organizi-tion- s of Mrs. Howard Hausknecht . for discussion on the an- Mrs. Persy Richardson enternual Roosevelt Hall The Utah tained at a birthday dinner in Salt Lake Salt Lake County, Utah Thursday, January 3, 1957 Lutheran Pastors' Conference honor of her mother, Mrs. Soren Murray, met for its monthly session at Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Kenley the home of the local pastor, the Taylor and daughter Grace, spent Ends Rev. Allen Schuldheiss . . . with relatives in Murray Marine the week-enCates Billiard Parlor at 4918 S. American Fork . . Mrs. Cruse San Diego Training State St., was purchased by E. Howe entertained the Jolly Larry Bess, 97 West Wilson, A. Ramsey and will be operate Mrs. Arthur Eight club . . has completed recruit Murray, a New him in the future . . Miss O'Brien was hostess at by Vivian Drage entertained for Year's Eve party given by hei training in the Marine Corps at Three-Wa- y LaDell Reynolds, who was sched- brother, Robert Poole . . . Mr. San Diego, Calif., according to uled to leave for an LDS mis- and Mrs. James P. Payne an- information made public by the sion . . Miss Mitzi Taylor and nounced the birth of a son at public relations office this week. course included The Miss Mildred Tack were hostes- the Cottonwood Maternity hosinstruction in basic military subses at a New Year's Eve party pital . Mrs. Lyle Ellertson enArea Growth Called r . The . firing of all infantry prosperity, the resume bridge Foursome met tertained the Junior Bridge club jects and He asnow been has Dow-seof bulging, surging growth in the weapons. of of a series at the home of Mrs. Harold at the first bridge s area continued . Mrs. Will Brockbank luncheons . . . Mr. and Mrs. signed to Camp Pendleton, Calif., Second Best Coverage to hold full sway. returned home after spending Ralph C. Busby of Sacramento, for further infantry training and It might be six weeks in California The story which dominated The Calif., were week-enby the guests of schooling. both national and local head- reflection of Murray's great inJolly Contractors club met at Mr. and Mrs. Marlow Crabtree, Mrs. George A. the home of ' Mrs. Alta Need- - 786 Vine St. lines for much of 1956 was the crease; of an announced building Business, Professional ham . . . Barr Miller, son of U. Col. biggest one insofar as permit total of $1,921,817 in 12, year's 5) (Remember, Page most Americans were concerned. 1955, which was surpassed by Women's Club Takes 1956, during which over $2,000,-00- 0 It was the election. Tour of Penitentiary area was had been issued even before The Murray-Kearn- s The Business and Professional no exception. This was indeed November came to a close. An of that growth Women's club of Murray will the "big story" of the year to third most citizens. story occupied 7:30 place in the a at Jan. have meeting p.m. 3 in the form of a tour of the Tied in with the heated cam- headlines of the year. It was the Utah State Prison. paign in which Dwight D. Elsen- Metropolitan Area Government After the tour, box lunches will hower was supported for a sec- Plan, just coming into focus for be served at the home of Mrs. ond term as president of the the public but bantered around AT state the back pages of many papers Frank Cook. The program for United States was a red-hLOOK Jim Crcbt saw Utah's will which the remainder the of first all year. Through it, consolidabattle evening Oestrtt Newt Sports tion of Salt Lake City with virat 4:30 p.m. on KWIC office for the be directed by Mrs. Cook and three-wa- y Writer struggle Mrs. Lenore Jenkins. of governor. George Dewey tually every other area of the You Alternate Clyde, emerged with county is proposed, an effort to on Republican, Brought Days which meets with mixed emothe plum, defeating L. C. Rom-neSOLDIER RETURNS BY Democrat and incumbent J. tions on the part of a citizenry, David Pino returned to MurBracken Lee, who was beaten In mostly opposed. DUCE The SPORTS DEPARTMENT ray in time to spend the holidays the converand ran in the genMurray's street-cornprimaries Mr. Mrs. with his and SPORTING of AUERBACH'S GOODS and parents, on was two sation for an election eral occupied independent John E. Pino, 345 W. 6400 So. 3650 South State Salt Lake City months beginning in October He has just completed 6 months ticket, staging a with the continuing argument of duty with the army at Ft. but unsuccessful, campaign. 1570 ON TOP a building permit issued The of continuing story growth about Ord, Calif, and Ft. Chaffee, Ark. Granite Meat & Livestock Co. on was the in the second, he radio where year's from graduated OF YOUR DIAL school as Intermediate Speed opinion of the Eagle's news staff. Depending upon the side of they As it has for several years in the fence one occupied, the Radio Operator. was either necessitated by a state ruling or simply an expansion move on the part of the Murray packing plant. The city stuck fast to its issuance of the permit and no legal action to the contrary has as yet been taken. Fifth story of the year is a combination of those pertaining to the city's schools. Indicative of progress was the dedict tion of the new Murray high school and a new wing of Liberty school. Indicative of growth was an announcement that an enrollment had been recorded gain of 8 -VJ this year over last. Indicative of future problems was an out line presented by Supt. J. Easton Parratt estimating the schfo! population five years hence at 2,802 higher than at present. He called for construction of nearly 70 more classrooms to handle the bulge. The spectacular and tragic came in for a share of the 1956 headlines and foremost anion, them was a mishap in which a station wagon sheared off the , -Trr t ' pump of a filling station at 3531 t-L . South State in March and ended up in a flaming crematory for all but three of its occupants, one of them Geraldinc Lagana, 20 Murravite. year-olMayor J. Clifford Hansen's fre qucnt stands against the State Highway Dept. in defense of the . city's right to control traffic and insistence upon semaphore in stallation at vital spots was the lith biggest storv of the vpt- in February Mayor Bcginning . . . -- '. . Hansen, repeatedly anked for the right to regulate traffic In the -limits, found the Hichwav city ex. N 4Uj Dcpt stubborn but held his ground. Plans call for widening of State street to get underway early this year after halting at the north city limits late In the of January G. Miller, 7, 1917. . . . lit . 1 . . . . . . Ee cfion mmi sop awry d I Governor Race Furnished Local Side Angle . . . post-wa- . tt Murray-Kearn- . sub-head- d . ... off-sho- SPORTS" ot ot y, er fast-movin- g, conro-vers- j n ---ry rTTt.!' f-- Of 56 In Murray Area . . . Volume 75, Number 7 Biggest Weekly Paper County's - - -'v- r A : . " y post office for Kearns was contracted in November. The envied municipal power plant in Murray with a $30,00J got a face-liftin- g conversion job on its biggest generator in November. In the realm of the unique, there was the finding of Hal Lemmon of Kearns in February. He'd been missing 5 Va months after disappearing on a hiking trip on Mt. Olympus, was found in Grand Junction, Colo., victim of amnesia. Murray Jaycees made headlines on Mar. 22nd by sponsoring the "Swiss Miss" program, designed to raise funds to help the high school secure another foreign student. It succeeded. Over 1,200 Kearnsites turned out in April to plant trees as a windbreak on the edge of town and the Eagle conducted its most circulation drive in history during July and August with Joan Mash, high school student, winning an auto e mobile for her award. Destruction reared its ugly s head on occasion and numbered residents among their local headlines these fire in stories: A switch-panthe Murray power plant in June, blacking out the city for an hour and breaking a string of s days. Rock and debrlc twice did considerable damage to Murray's water lines in Little Cottonwood canyon. An August fire of a storehouse holding paints and lacquer did $4,000 damage and Injured several city firemen. A $10,000 blaze In Oc tober destroyed an old residence at 6148 South 600 West and again injured firemen. In Octo ber, youthful vandals did con slderable damage at the ceme tcrv. were apprehended and han died by Juvenile authorities. headlines included Religious changes of ministers in protest-an- t churches. Rev. Howard Simpson of the Baptist church first-plac- Murray-Kearn- el 23-d- ay fire-les- was succeeded by Rev. Arthur Vinz and Pastor Hennig of Christ Lutheran by Pastor William Naatz. Kearns 3rd, 4th and 5th wards constructed tno biggest chapel in the entire LD3 church and in Murray ward divisions were altered by the addition of three new wards. Tragedy stalked tho Scene on several occasions, foremost of which included these: In late April three youths were killed when their car struck a tree at 9th East and Vine. Robert Ton-te6, was struck by a car 5716 South State, was in dangerous condition several days but recovered. Mrs. Don Plott, 315 West 5300 South, pulled old Linda Rae Kenney from an irrigation ditch in September and saved her life. Murray police had an active year of routine cases, but some were unusual. In September, 12 youngsters were apprehended and admitted a bookful of petty crimes in south Murray and Sandy. In October, police apprehended a trio of burglars and forgers all with lengthy records. Two women shoplifters were caught in December with a trunk-fu- l of items from Murray and Midvale stores. The sports scene had a long headline record, too. Some of the more outstanding events were these: Keith Robertson won the state wrestling title in February; Kearns Recreation nabbed the Wednesday Night League cage title; Murray flth won the district Sr. title, fared well in the All contributed Church; Murray Coaches Max Tolbert and Al Davis, players John Wood, Roy Jones, Wayne Startln, Pete Sundwall and Lynn Reading to the BYU grid squad, Pete Hahn to the U of U crew; Softball returned to Murray In the summer with Tcinert's winning an Pago 12, Col 5) m, tt 103-pou- , M-M- en ry, For brightest picture . . handsomest cabinet wESIliMOUSE 0h TELEVISION d d ci A' j Vv,: ;vv r " . falL v ' iy rr, T ... . -- . - - - - ; , , - ii - Enally Believed His Eyes and Ears He lias heard and read a great many wonderful things about this new 1957 Cadillac since it made its first appearance a few brief weeks flgo about its magniGcent new luxury, for instance its brilliant new power and responsiveness . . . its marvelous new handling case . . . and its extraordinary new smoothness of ride. And so, quite frankly, he began to wonder if it weren't nil too good to be true. Could any motor car be as wonderful as this latest "car of cars" was reputed to Well, he's decided to put his eyes and cars to the test today. And the verdict is unmistakable It's a joy just to lean kick into those deep, soft cushions and look out over that graceful hood into the beckoning highway. And what a revelation the car is to drivel ... l? A curve in the road ahead? He simply follows it with the arc of his hands and the car responds with perfect obedience. the offing? He just nudges the accelerator and the car sweeps up and over as effortlessly as if it were traveling the level road. A stop light coming up? He presses his toe-e- ver so gently on the broad braking pedal and comes to the smoothest, surest stop imaginable. Yes, it's true what they say about this newest of Cadillacs. This u Jar and away the jintit molar car ever to trawl the world' highways, A hill in 1 'J AM 6-35- 48 I 1 i i' v.. 1ST5 $ ( W. Fti Tax md Wammty) THE GARFIELD: 21 inch -- Console with thrilling new "Sculptured Styling" . . . PRECtMONEE RED picture-pc- r fection, Alu Best-By-E- minized Picture Tube) simplified Tuning with Instant-Sigchannel markings. Mahogany Grained Finish. nt ht Far-rcl- l, V UK1U U mid-summ- er 0 87-5- Westinghouse Television is Precisioneered with exclusive Silver Safeguard Chassis semi-final- s. mid-summ- er How about you? Have you heard the wonderful things they're saying about the 1957 Cadillac? Well, the proof is in the driving and the facta about Cadillac have never been more convincing. LAURY MILLER, INC. State and Vine -- Always athletic - conscious. Murray watched with mixed emotions the departure of two key coaches from the high school. was relieved when capablo successors were selected. Gone are At Davis, football and Ken basketball. Selected were Ray Oliverson, football and Leonard Johnson, basketball. The Chamber of Commerce provided a big story In by taking a poll In which they determined city residents were most Interested In Improve ment of, In order, roads, indu stry and traffic control. basket Murray'a fine 1955-5ball quintet helped dominate headlines of the year by turning in an outstanding record before 6 to Provo In the losing state The Bulldogs went on to win the state title. Beyond the ton ten stories were assorted ones dealing with various phases of the Murray- Kearns area. Murray electric sales showed a $40,000 gain for 1955 over 1954; henrns celebrat ed In March when Its swimming pool was officially signed; new water mains brought Joy to east-sid- e residents when they were and Installed at greatly Improved pressure: the 12.000th new family moved Into Kearns In April. They were the Sidney W. LeSleurs. After considerable delay a new well was okayed for Murray and started In May; Catholics r Reams approved and began work on a new recreation hall after completing a new parish church Murray high school graduated Its biggest class In history, 141. d new In May and the r, i Only much-neede- ivcruiuiiunarj new cice tronic process assures you of longer-lastin- more de- pendable performance . . . picture and sound quality nocr before pouible! OUierWetUnghMse PRESIDENTIAL merftls fren n!y$ Trade 1st year Id set M- -tt Mggeit allowance aver, taty terms without reel tape sf tela?. WATCH ItTSmiGHOUSG aNMMDMIMaMMSMI v. BULINS GAS Tho flrcstono Storo f |