Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-04 | Page 12 | Utah Marks 43rd Birthday; No Fete

UTAH MARKS 43RD BIRTHDAYjJiO FETE Without pomp and ceremony, or even the display of extra flags, the state of Utah celebrated Its forty-third anniversary on Wednesdsy. Wed-nesdsy. i Governor Henry H. Blood, who, with his secretary, N. Lament Wilson, was busy preparing his message to the 19311 legislature, look no official action to commemorate com-memorate the birthday of the stste's founding. Likewise, other offices at the capitol failed to oKserve the sect-len with sny ceremorties. The stste wss founded January Janu-ary 4. when President Grp. I ver Cleveland issued a proclamation proclama-tion declaring statehood, according accord-ing to records in the secretary of stste's office. The first officers, h-sded by Governor Heber M. Wells, took office January I, 18M. The suite's constitution wss sdnnted by Its fremers on May I. ISPS, and waa ratified by voters vot-ers at an election November 5, i8'.3. The vote was 31.309 for ratification rati-fication and 7007 against, according accord-ing to the records. a