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Show FROM OUR dSpf FILES 35 Years Ago The city is preparing to launch a bond election to secure se-cure improvements for the water and power systems. It is planned to install a new water wa-ter system for $60,000 and to install a new unit on the power pow-er system for $15,000. The city tax levy has also been set at 15.5 mills for next year . . .' Schools are . scheduled to open Monday August 31 . . . The Legion auxiliary received a i thank you note this week from the Red Cross in appreciation appre-ciation of the jars of jelly sent for distribution to Vet Hospitals Hospi-tals . . . The Springville band under direction of John Oman-son Oman-son played a concert in Pio- neer Park, Provo, Sunday evening. even-ing. It was their final appearance appear-ance before entering the state contest at Logan ., . . Mrs. Joe Wheeler gave a birthday party for her daughter Ellen Monday, with guests being Mattie Davis, Ida Harmer, Marie Rigtrup, Mary Boyer, Emily Strong and Marie Nelson. Nel-son. 30 Years Ago Howard Maycock, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Maycock, has just been released from the Swiss-German LDS mission . . . Stephen Miller, 17, sustained a broken arm Sunday, while cranking his car near his home . . A total of 15 fire alarms have sounded during the past seven months in Springville with damage from the blazes totalling $800 ... A Denver and Rio Grande train traveling at nearly 30 miles an hour as it entered Provo from Springville, Spring-ville, jumped the- tracks Tuesday Tues-day evening. No one was injured in-jured . . . The Future Farmers are planning an outing to Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Park or Strawberry, reports V. C. Mendenhall, instructor. in-structor. Howard Law is in charge of arrangements as president of the club. 25 Years Ago-All Ago-All cars must be inspected by September 15, according to new regulations . . . Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs. Colista Boyer, 81, who died Monday ... A monument in honor of Edwin Whiting, pioneer setler, was placed at the ranch he homesteaded in the left hand fork of Hobble Creek canyon, this week . . . William A. Wightman has just received his license in pharmacy phar-macy from the Nevada state board of pharmacy . . . Leo Crandall who recently returned return-ed from a mission, will speak in the Second ward Sunday evening . . . Funeral services for Thomas William Binks, 55, r who died of blood poisoning presumably caused by a scratch from a cheat grass, will be conducted Thursday in the Third ward chapel. Mr. Binks was ill only a week. 20 Years Ago Approximately six miles of city streets are being oiled under direction of H. T. Reynolds Rey-nolds of the city council and Harvey Hutchings of the city streets and walks dept. This will complete the oiling of the city streets 100 percent . . . Markers designating the site of the first flour mill and the first woolen mills in this area, is being planned for unveiling by the DUP, under direction of Captain Josie Alleman in connection with the observance of Springville's birthday Sept. 18 . .. . Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pennington have a new son born July 29 . . . The Relief Society is going to can corn this week and anyone with surplus corn is asked to bring it to the canning center . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jess O. Whiting Whit-ing announce the birth of a baby girl July 29 . . . Two cases cas-es of typhoid are reported in this area by Dr. John R. Anderson, An-derson, city physician. A check of the milk and water taken by those stricken have been checked. men are needed immediately at the Geneva coke ovens. The work pays 78c per hour . . . The cannery is sending out an SOS call for bean pickers , . . Returned disabled War II veterans vet-erans are being employed by local contractors wherever possible pos-sible especially by the W. W. Clyde Co., on their big Sco-field Sco-field Dam project . . . Funeral services were held in the Fourth ward Monday for Mrs. Esther Condie, 86. "Bank accounts are like any toothpaste: easy to take out, but hard to put back." Ruby Ingraham. . 15 Years Ago Ration Stamp Q2 on butter,' meats and fats, expires August Aug-ust 31; Y2 for processed food, expires Sept. 30; sugar, book 4, stamp 36 for 5 pounds, good until Aug. 31; gasoline, A 16 coupons for 6 gallons good through Sept. 12. Mileage records re-cords must accompany all B and C applications; liquor, coupon No. 2, good until Aug. 31 for one fifth . . . Fifty |