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Show MAYOR PROCLAIMS POPPY DAY Tuesday, May 25, was set aside as Poppy Day in the City of Bingham Canyon in a proclamation proclama-tion issued today by Mayor Joe Dispenza. The proclamation urg-'. urg-'. ed all citizens, to observe the day ! by wearing memorial poppies in ; honor of those who gave their lives in the two world wars. I "Whereas, the City of Bingham Canyon, in 1917 and 1918. and : again in 1941 to 1945, sent many ; of its finest yowng men and wo-; wo-; men to serve in the defense of jour country; and "Whereas, the memory of their service and sacrifice should be forever kept bright for the inspiration in-spiration of our own and future generations; and "Whereas, the wearing of memorial me-morial poppies brings to our minds and hearts the memory of these gallant dead; "Now. therefore, I, Joe Dispenza, Dis-penza, Mayor of the City of Bingham Canyon, do hereby proclaim pro-claim Tuesday, May 25, to be Poppy Day in Bingham Canyon, and I urge that all citizens observe ob-serve the day by wearing the memorial poppy throughout the day." Memorial poppies will be distributed dis-tributed on the streets by volunteer volun-teer workers of the American Legion Auxiliary. . o |