Tooele County Chronicle | 1948-07-09 | Page 5 | Mississippi Boys' State Governor in TOD Park

mississippi boys BOY state Gover over vior in TOD park I 1 I 1 bill west 18 year old son of william west F curt TOD park is in utah for the summer working at tooele thoele ordnance depot young mr west was elected gov arnor of the mississippi boys state held last month in the southern state stat e sponsored by the american le g on mr west attended boys state in api and after be ing elected governor presided 0 ver that group until it was over he ile left upon his graduation from dhigh school for his first trip out of the state coming directly to utah he will attend the university of mississippi to study law upon his completion of his stay here her e this summer mr west s step mother mrs minnie west was a recent contri blihor of a large sum to the an tile paralysis drive mrs west sent a souvenir bearing the picture of the late president roosevelt on it to a radio program where it was arct boned off the money received for this item was sent to the too I 1 ele chapter of the infantile para lysis fund