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Show Major Events Listed as the Year 1957 Fades Away into History As 1957 passes out of existence, ex-istence, it will go down as an eventful year for most Springville Spring-ville citizens. To many, it was a happy year and to others "it was a sad one. Looking over the events which transpired and were re- corded locally by the Springville Spring-ville Herald, it was noted that the year compared in most instances in-stances with those of the past, the regular events taking place quite on schedule. It was a city election year with a new mayor and two new city councilmen being named to their respective positions posi-tions both in Springville and at Mapleton. Two new members, Marie Whiting and Omar Hansen Han-sen were also named to the Library board. The new Springville Junior high school was dedicated during dur-ing the year with Governor of the State, George Dewey Clyde giving the main address and plans were also drawn for a new elementary grade school. In this same catagory also, Springville helped to pass a million dollar Nebo school district dist-rict bond issue to build more schools. Construction was started on a big road project near the underpass un-derpass on the south limits of Springville, the contract being let to Thorn Construction Co. of this city. Springville contractors received re-ceived a good share of building contracts during the year, the W. W. Clyde concern alone receiving re-ceiving in the neighborhood of four million dollars worth. More than fifty Springville people passed away during the year, as recorded by the Springville Herald in addition to quite a number of former residents brought here for services ser-vices and burial. It was a sad year for several sev-eral families and a tragic one for the town with the loss of three young people in accidents acci-dents and sudden death. A road construction accident in August Aug-ust proved fatal to John Hanson, Han-son, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Golden Hanson, who died in September, while Linda Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Baker lost her life in an accident in Provo canyon. Only a short time later, her friend, Colleen Collett, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Collett, Col-lett, died suddenly of pneumonia pneu-monia and was listed as the first flu fatality of the year in Utah county. A tiny tot, Dan E. Snow, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Snow, lost his life in a traffic accident in front of his home on South Main St.; Wayne Lamar Huff, 35, was fatally injured in an accident at Ironton in October; Little Diana Ruth Roman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Roman lost her life in a carbon monoxide mon-oxide accident and an elderly man, Enock Holt, 76, died of injuries received in an automobile auto-mobile accident. A Springville man, Dale M. Diamond was honored as the outstanding engineer at the University of Utah; Bud Schardine was the Distinguished Distinguish-ed Service Award for 1957; Craig Smith was named governor gover-nor of Boys State, the first such honor which has come to Springville. Six Scouts from Springville and Mapleton went on the national na-tional camporee to Valley Forge ; Springville's oldest twins and possibly the oldest (Continued on Page 2, Col. 7) Major Events Listed For the Year 1957 (Continued from Page 1) in the nation celebrated their 94th birthday; several Springville Spring-ville couples noted wedding anniversaries an-niversaries from the fiftieth to the 69th. Neil Jensen of Mapleton suffered suf-fered a serious injury to his eye in a blast near Mapleton mountain and Dwayne Quinn survived a crash of a C-124 Globemaster in Japan. The Springville Herald took first place in the nation for a news story. Memorial Hall was remodeled; remodel-ed; a car made a leap into Jack's Toggery clothing store operated by J. Y. Bearnson and there were numerous other J minor automobile accidents. Gas Installed Mapleton launched a new era when gas was installed in the homes of the community. There were nearly seventy-five seventy-five weddings in Springville, most of them with receptions. More than twenty young people peo-ple left for LDS missions in this country and to foreign lands and there were scores of young men who enlisted in the service of their country. No Births Springville holds a rather unique record so far as births were concerned with not a sin- gle baby reportedly bor.fch this city in 1957. A Mat tw mother came about the Cl Vis to having her child bored home, when the infant & tb, Mr. and Mrs. Wave i(ch, was born enrbute to the -pU son Hospital. |