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Show First settlers enter Hanksville 95 years ago Hanksville is having a birthday and when youre 91 years old you have to brag. It was in the summer of 1881 when Ebenezar Hanks made a trip from Belview in Iron County, to Sevier Valley where he met A.K. Thurber, who told him of a valley lying north of the Henry Mountains which contained considerable inOnce grasslands. area as well as water reservoirs which are still being used by stockmen, today. The first Hanksville church was a branch of the Blue Valley ward, with Ebenezar Hanks being the first presiding elder. A ward was organized in 1935 with Glen P. Johnson as its Rust, phenomena re-entr- LIVE! ON STAGE! w Wilt Disney Productions 3fllSUrJ.JUrJE 3 ITJED-IYlfW SALT PALACE AU WATS Ml PWWPMAHCIM 1"nights 3M $3o 3 MATINEES $450 $500 2 and Dee's Opening Night Sponsored by KUTV Vi PRICE COUPONS at all Dee's Dine-Jn- s Buy tickets at Salt Palace HHBUES and All ZCMI Stores y of Pruenli PRODUCTIONS NAWAl space vehicles. The missile was launched by an Air Force-industr- y CARBON HIGH delegates to the 1973 Utah Girls' team with the Army State are Kelle Milovich (top, right going providing safety and data Mary Margaret Brandol, Pam gathering support. Montoya, Melanie Bruno, Lynn Baker, Elaine Pappas, Electa Draper and Cindy Vogrinec. They Ice cream bar sticks make are all juniors and will attend the American Legion good frosting spreaders for icing cookies. Auxiliary sponsored program next month. SPECIAL GROUP RATES 485-833ORDER BY MAIL: Send check or money order payable to W. Temple, Salt Lake Disney on Parade, Salt Palace, 100 S. Be sure to day, date and time specify 84101. Utah City, envelope. a enclose stamped please 6 counter-clo- ckwise), Mecham, JAFEWAyN Xpwct y .w John Polito Former area youth honored by state Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Polito of Sunnyside and Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Stevenson of Price, received word that their grandson, John Polito, has been selected as one of the Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1973. Son of John and Gaye Polito, he was born in Dragerton eighteen years ago, is now residing in Charleston, S.C. John was nominated along with four other students by his High School principal to receive this National Award. Now he is being considered for his states Hams a boarding house which usually catered to the local school teacher. For years the Fremont River was a source of culinary as well as irrigation water, but it wasnt until the Steaks government financed the drilling of an artisan well. south of town. Later in the 50s other wells were drilled by Harry 10 May USDA 93' I98 Choic u, Armour Mira-Cur- e Sliced 14 I17 Mb. Pkg. 09 Loin Pork Chops Family Pack Franks Sterling Brand lb. Whole Hog Pkg. Haddock f18 Pkg. Outstanding Doz. Doz. 54c Med. Eggs, Town 11 ox. 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FOOD STAMP COUPONS Ekker, Weber, Hall and Turner, These families built homes, planted crops and raised cattle. Peter Brown is reported to have engineered the building of the first dam on the Fremont River to water the valley. The food supply was supplemented by wild cattle in the Henry Mountains plus the deer and antelope. Most of the first homes were of log but a Blue Valley resident, N.J. Nielseon, introduced the use of adobe. Many homes of this material are still standing today. Around 1892 a vein of gold was discovered on the east side of the Henry Mountains which brought miners from all walks of life to the area. These people were mixed with cattle and sheep owners, who were finding this area very suitable for grazing. This also produced ttie colorful outlaw, Butch Cassidy and his famed Wild Bunch, who rustled cattle, fobbed banks and found safety in Robbers Roost, east of Hanksville. The Andersons were owners of the first store but were soon bought out by Charles Gibbons, who spread the business to a stable, hotel, livery that 60 5 A SPECIAL NEW 73 EDITION GREEN RIVER -- An Air Force Athena missile was launched successfully April 26 from White Sands Missile Ranges launch facility. The research vehicle, launched at 9:50 p.m. as programed on the national missile range in south central New Mexico. It was the 140th Athena to be fired from the U.S. Armys launch complex in southeastern Utah since the program was initiated in early 1964. Data collected during flight is used by the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in older high school students are bussed daily to Bicknell, miles west. Hanksvilles oldest citizen is Frank Lawler who is now residing at the Price nursing home, following a fall when his hip was broken. The lady of the community who can recall like it was old times bishop. yesterday is Mrs. Edna The Hanksville airport, Ekker Robison who will be five miles north of town was celebrating her 82nd birbuilt in 1945 and was home thday on June 1. for nine families. Today two The town has grown in maintance men and their stature since its early families moved into beginning of a general store Hanksville in new modem and livery stable into busy homes and still maintain motels, restaurants, service this facility. stations, laundries and new A $60,000 school was built modern New homes. in 1963 on the site of the buildings such as the newly former adobe two room constructed LDS chapel and unit. There are 25 students, recreation hall have risen in two teachers and a school the last year and now lunch room next door for towers over the rock grades one through six. The masoned chapel across the street which is still a historic site and is now the community hall. terested, Hanks encouraged a group of friends to join him and his family in pioneering this new frontier. In the spring of 1882, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gould, the Sam Goulds, E.H. and the Joe Sylvesters began their trek down the Fremont River to Blue Valley. From there they went southeast about eight miles to avoid crossing the river too many times and then turned north again. After receiving good reports from the Hanks party, other Iron County residents began locating in the valley and these families including the Rich. Bacons, Kings Sutton, Stuarts, Stoddards, Gibbons; Green River launched from Price, Utah Sun Advocate, 10, 1973 Thursday, May 140th Athena 32-o- Bottlo Nu Made 48-oBottle I02 ates PaPer Brocade 150-- t. White Pkg. 22' 99' pension. Phillips to increase the flow to the individual homes. 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