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Show Years Ago In Bingham (Taken from files of the Bingham Bing-ham Bulletin for this week, 1930) A large delegation from the Salt Lake Kiwanis club visited Bingham last Thursday eveiwiiB and joined local kiwanians in extending the "glad hand" to Governor-elect H. B. Aven. honor guest, at an elaborate banquet served at 6:30 p. m. at Kiwanis hall. A flood control program for Bingham Canyon was discussed, at a meeting which was adjourned adjourn-ed to allow citizens and town officials of-ficials to inspect conditions at Markham gulch, where some 3000 cubic yards of earth and rock were deposited by a recent flood. (From the Bingham Bulletin of May 24, 1918) I Bingham went "over the top" in the second Red Cross drive, with a total subscription of $10,-412 $10,-412 in less than a week. The town' quota was $8720, the fund being oversubscribed $1692. The Bingham Merc. Co. had a window which attracted much attention and favorable comment. Theme of the decorative masterpiece master-piece was the Red Cross organi- zation. ! The county opened a justice of peace court in the county building build-ing on Blom and Winter block. John C. Green was named justice. jus-tice. A. C. Cole, city attorney of Bingham canyon, gave an eloquent elo-quent and powerful address at a ! patriotic rally conducted by the Red Cross. (From the Bulletin for May 31, 1918) Sheriff John S. Corless and about 100 deputies came to town and quizzed 478 men, rounded up to investigate possible draft dodgers. Two deserters were found and arrested. There were few Americans between the ages of 21 and 31 of Bingham not in service, these few being men i with families. i Final Red Cross drive tally iwas $18,904.81. I I. M. Gauchat of Bingham was elected state commander of the Maccabees. . O |