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Show Dinner marks 82nd birthday Mrs. Abbie Ashcraft was guest of honor at a dinner Thursday of last week marking her 82nd birthday. The dinner was given by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Er-nest Whiting, with whom she makes her home at 59 East 5th South. A pretty birthday cake holding hold-ing 82 candles centered the dining table around which places were arranged for family fam-ily members. Eighteen called to extend birthday greetings including Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ashcraft, Mr. and Mrs. Orean Ashcraft, Mr. and Mrs. Neno Antonino and children, Vickie, Gay, Paul, Cindy and Brent, James and LaRue Beardall and Janalee and Pauline Whiting. On Saturday, a number of family members gathered at Saratoga to further celebrate the birthday. A son Ruel Ashcraft Ash-craft and wife and family came from Keams and with Mrs Ashcraft, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whiting, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ashcraft and Mrs. Elaine A. Anderson of Benjamin enjoyed a dinner and visiting. A descendent of original pioneers of this area, Mrs. Ashcraft has made her home in Springville for a number of years. Her grandfather, Wm. Shim Wardsworth came to Utah with the original pioneers pion-eers of 1847. He was with Brigham Young and helped him in the wagon when he looked over the Utah valley and declared "this is the place." The grandfather took prominent part in the settlement settle-ment of Springville. He operated operat-ed a saw mill in the canyons east of here and helped to make roads from the canyons into the community. An area in Hobble Creek canyon, that of Wardsworth, was named after the grandfather. Mrs. Ashcraft has four sons and a daughter; 17 grandchildren grandchil-dren and 12 great grandchildren. |