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Show Jrom the Jdercii'd 3iieS . . . dors for 1927. the election having been held at the high school the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bertelsen announce the birth of a baby girl Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dunn are the proud parents of a baby girl, born December 10,. The high schrol music department depart-ment will give the Christmas cantata. can-tata. "The Adoration," by George B. Nevin, under the direction of E. I. Faux, Thursday evening. The high school chorus consisting of 100 voices, with orchestra accompaniment, accom-paniment, mixed choruses, duets and solos will contribute to make the program one of tho most outstanding out-standing during the holiday season. sea-son. 20 YEARS AQO ... y The spirit of Christmas will be ushered into everv needv home in this city. Beginning Wednesday, trucks will call at homes throughout through-out the city to collect coal, clothing, cloth-ing, grain, food, cash or discarded toys. These will be taken to the needy families with the cooperation coopera-tion of the local American Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Relief Society, Kiwanis, Community Church, and the Firemen. Charles Bushard is general chairman of the project. Organization of a choir in the Fourth ward is announced with Glen Tipton, president: A.lberta Hoover, vice-president; Virgil Ostler, Ost-ler, secretary. Eastman Clegg, Will Peterson, Jacob Phillips ,and Lee Sumsion were elected directors of the Springville Irrigation Company at its annual meeting. President Arthur Ar-thur Finley, presided. Hardy Childs entertained at a dinner at his home for the Misses Norma and Fay Averett, Bert Brown, Helen Wheeler, and Hast- ings Smith. 15 YEARS AGO ... Ernest A. Strong and Paul Paulsen Paul-sen were noinated for the position of president of the Assoiated General Gen-eral Contractors at an annual meeting held here Monday night. Announcement is made of the birth of a baby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hooper of Ma-pleton Ma-pleton at the home of the grandparents, grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Wis-combe. Wis-combe. Mr. and Airs. Fayne Laney of Salt Lake City, " formerly" of Springville, .are happy to announce the birth of a baby daughter at the Holv Cross Hospital. She is the former Elzina Henrie. Dear Santa Will you please bring mo a Jane Withers doll, some house slippers, and a black board. If you havn't a Jane Withers doll the five quintuplets will do. Norma Rae Ostlund. Complimenting Mrs. Hilton Robertson, who is leaving soon with her husband for mission headquarters in the Hawaiian Islands, Is-lands, ,a party was given for a number of friends Wednesday evening, at the home of Mrs. Lula Mendenhall. Invitations will go out next week to artists throughout the country inviting them to exhibit in the forthcoming exhibit which opens April 1. Dear Santa Please bring a little lit-tle train and ,a car to ride in, nicking nick-ing pants, boots and a wagon. Sterling Ottesen. Dear Santa I would like a football, a erector set, a Buck Rogers cap and airport. Maxine wants a doll and a buggy, she 'is pretty good so please bring them. Dean Packard. , Dear Santa. . .1 Matt wants ,a electric train and a pair of boots, icelskates. Lee wants a train, a tractor ,?. truck. Look and s"e if you can find some chaps for Lee. Matt, and Lee Robertson. Theron Hall has been endorsed for the appointment of county commissioner to succeed Hilton A. Robertson. Funeral services for Wm Smith, local pioneer, who died Wednesday, Wednes-day, were held Sunday in the Seco-ond Seco-ond ward chapel, under the direction direc-tion of Bishop Ernest A. Strong. At a meeting of representative citizens at the public library Thursday evening, 'it was decided that a Charity Ball will be given on New Year's eve. The entire funds from the ball will he used to help the needy families of the community. It has been brought to the attention of townspeople thatl unless funds are secured, many families who are unemployed will suffer during the cold months of January, February ,and March. The Red Cross drive will begin in Springville this week with circular cir-cular letters and those who desire may make contributions at the Mendenhall Bank. The Springville. high school had the highest attendance percent of any high school in the district for November making a record of 92.3 per cent. 25 YEARS AGO' . . . . Miss Melba Sumsion who is teaching in Palmyra, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sumsion. A great throng of friends and relatives of Charles H. Wentz, a former member of the high school faculty, paid tributes of respect at services held in the Grand View LDS ward, Tuesday. The The.spians gave a cabaret d,ance at the high school Friday evening as one of the pre-holiday social events. Lee Davis was elected chief of the Springville FireDeDartment at its annual meeting; Will Phillips, first assistant; Roy Harrington, second assistant; George Crandall, captain of sports; Wm. Grooms, snc?"tarv-treasurer; John Kindred, assistant secretary. Wnrl has ben received bv Mr. and. Mrs. G. S. Condio that their son. Richard is now emploved as a teacher in the New Eengland Conservatory Con-servatory of Music, at Boston. Many friends and relatives attended at-tended funeral services for Wm. George Talmage. who died on Friday Fri-day at his home here. The services were under the direction of Bishop Raloh Smart. Bill Paxman, halfback will lead the Springville high school grid- |