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Show 1 : FROM OUR dB? j FILES 35 Years Ago The Springville band this f week, unrer the directorship of John Omanson, took first place ! in a state contest at Lagoon :! and was presented with a $250 check. . . .Kolob stake Bee-: Bee-: hive girls will hold a Swarm j Day Aug. 25, . . .Ike Young, who will hold down the job of i physical director at the spring-;! spring-;! ville high school, has just re-!l' re-!l' turned from the University of i Wisconsin, where he took special spec-ial schooling in coachiing. . . j The city council has passed an j ordinance setting Sept. 22, as j! the date on which the city will vote on a $75,000 bond issue, ; the funds being needed to repair re-pair the electric light plant in i; Hobble Creek canyon and to extend and repair the present : culinary water system. I 30 Years Ago ;! Mapleton celebrated the com- ; pletion of its water system with a jubilee Saturday, attended at-tended by county officials. It j; ; is one of the most morern in I 1 1 the nation for a town its size j! jj . and supplies at present 150 '. ;! families. There are 13 miles j jj of pipe in the system, which it j I is said, will last for hundreds j; j of years. The town was bonded ;j ; for $55,000 for the project, ; j $35,000 for the material and $20,000 for the labor. . .opera-I .opera-I tion of the new alcohol plant ; located just west of the Spring- , I! ville-Mapleton sugar factory, began Monday. The 4-story building was completed at a cost of $50,000. About 15 men will be employed when the factory is in full force. . .John S. Boyer reported this week that plans are underway for an egg-grading and shipping building in Springville by the Utah Poultry. . .Elmer R. Robinson Rob-inson of this city and Jennie LaVern Hughes of Spanish Fork were married early this week. ' 1 25 Years Ago Mrs. Thelma Clark is the newly elected president of the Legion Auxiliary, Harry T. Reynolds was elected national executive committeeman of the American Legion at the state convenion last week. . .Largely attended services were held Monday i n the Community Church, for Mrs. Lydia S. Grooms, who passed away Wednesday. . .Springville had the argest representation of any town at the Black Hawk encampment at Nephi the past week. . .Mrs. Emma Alleman and her sister Maria, are spending a vacation in Calif. . . .Atotal of 20 building permits per-mits have been isued in Springville Spring-ville during the past seven months, which represe n t e d $115,000. The figure includes $55,000 for the Fourth ward church, leaving $60,000 spent on homes since the first of the year. ! 20 Years Ago President and Mrs. Wm. T. Tew and family returned this week from the East Central States mission, "where he has served as president; also the three daughters have served misions. . .Six new teachers are being added to the Junior and senior high school staffs this year. They are Norda Fin-linson, Fin-linson, Ana Beardall, Stanley Powlson, erlene Tew, Virginia Virgin-ia Rivers, Wm. T. Tew, Jr., . . .Douglas Olsen, 5, son of Mrs. Pearl Olsen of this city lost his life when struck by a truck, driven by a man from Mona, Tuesday. . .Miss Naomi Harmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harmer of Maple- ton and Reed L. Clegg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Clegg of Provo, wrer married Saturday in the Salt Lake Temple. . . Members of the Hafen-Dallin club interviewed Cyrus E. Dallin Dal-lin in Salt Lake Sunday, and he autographed the club's scrap bookbook. . .Vern Davis and family have gone to Firth, Ida., where he will teach music and English in the high school. |
