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Show Ogden Democrat Seeks Nomination to Congress Mr. Welling withdrew hs name from consderation as the Weber County Democratic chairman and then made known his candidacy can-didacy for the Congressional post. In his announcement Mr. Welling Well-ing said: "It becomes necessary that we replace high-living and plain thinking Republicans with plain living and high thinking Democrats if our society is to survive and achieve its promise." Mr. Welling resigned as principal prin-cipal of the school for the deaf about a year ago after serving for 10 years in the post. He is a graduate of Weber College Col-lege and Utah State University. He also was graduated from Gal-laudet Gal-laudet College in Washington, D.C., receiving his masters degree. de-gree. During World War II he served in the Naval Reserve. He was attached at-tached to the staff of the Commander Com-mander Fleet West Coast. Mr. Welling is a member of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, is vice president of the Associated Civic clubs of northern north-ern Utah; director of the Weber County Watershed Protective Association; As-sociation; secretary of the North Ogden Watershed conservation Corp., and a member of the Ogden Og-den Kiwanis Cilub. He is a member of the Church! of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.' He is married and has three children. DAVID M. WELLING Democrats in Utah's First Congressional Con-gressional District this week had a candidate for nomination to Congress. He is David M. Welling, former principal of Utah State School for the Deaf and now owner of a travel bureau in Ogden. The seat currently is held by Rep. Henry A. Dixon, former president of Utah State University. |