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Show Mr., Mrs. Ernest A. Strong note golden wedding anniversary here j t. . ' ; 5 I . I r ' i I : f. ' - ' f ! V Y i ! L h I- j ' ' - J r ; r "r - ... . W . 'j f - . '4 r: . -'-. - , . " ftfcto-Af.wJ i :- h.A a w i-wt uA OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. airong, observed golden wedding anniversary Wednesday. charter member and a past director di-rector of the Timpanogos Knife and Fork Club; vice president of the Kolob Lumber Lum-ber Co.; director of Springville Banking Co.; member and pastj president of the Associated General Contractors of America, Amer-ica, Intermountain Branch; member of the National Boy Scouts of America and of the national camping committee and vice chairman of the sixth division, six years; also a member of the executive committee com-mittee of the twelfth region, 15 years. Among awards received for his Scout work were the Silver Sil-ver Antelope for distinguished service to boyhood, presented him in San Francisco, several years ago; and the Silver Beaver Award for service to boys in the Utah National Parks Council. In all the worK and activities in which her husband has engaged, en-gaged, Mrs. Strong has been an efficient and faithful supporter. sup-porter. She was born in Springville, Spring-ville, April 29, 1892, a daughter daugh-ter of John Frank and Harriet Mahala Crandall Bringhurst, prominent early residents of Springville. She served many years in the Primary organization and the early-day religion class work. For eight years, she was in the presidency of the Second Ward Relief Society and has been a Relief Society teacher nearly fifty years. Her chief joy and satisfaction satisfac-tion is in the accomplishments of her husband and sons and daughters and their families. The Strongs are parents of five sons and daughters, four of whom are living: Ernest A. Strong, Jr., Mrs. Carl (Lucille) Peterson; Mrs. J. Grant (Jane) Richins and John F. Strong all of Springville. There are 23 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. i Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Strong, Wednesday, observed the 50th anniversary of their marriage. Due to Mrs. Strong's health, the day was observed quietly at their home, 347 So. Main Street. Born and reared in Springville, Spring-ville, both Mr. and Mrs. Strong have been prominent in church and civic affairs of this city, and have a wide circle of friends here and throughout the west. Born in Springville, March 31, 1892, Mr. Strong is a son of John Albert and Sarah Jane Hutchings Strong, early settlers set-tlers of this community. Always Al-ways adept as a builder, he began be-gan at an early age, to exhibit ex-hibit signs of a talent which designated him as a leading building' and construction contractor con-tractor in later years. He made furniture in high school and the year of his graduation, contracted and built a home. As a young man, he filled an LDS Swiss-German mission, returning re-turning at the time of World War I. Later he completed an architectural engineering course by correspondence. For many years, he was a member of the Springville band and has always enjoyed playing the organ. He married Norma Bringhurst, Bring-hurst, Dec. 15, 1915, in the Salt Lake Temple and they have made their home here always al-ways although his work took him away from Springville during dur-ing the earlier part of their married life. Contractor As a company superintendent superintend-ent of construction, Mr. Strong built early-day railroad stations sta-tions and other types of construction con-struction and later with the late J. W. Grant, formed the Strong and Grant Construction-Co., Construction-Co., a partnership which continued con-tinued 23 years. They built many miles of highways, airports air-ports and airport buildings including in-cluding the runway at Hillfield. They also built the entire community com-munity of Dragerton and furnished fur-nished all the concrete for Geneva. In church work, Mr. Strong has attained an enviable record, rec-ord, holding among other positions, posi-tions, bishop of the Second Ward, six years; a counselor, six years; and three years as stake high councilman. He served for a period as Sunday School superintendent. He was president of Kolob Stake eleven elev-en years. He also served as chairman of the Central Utah Welfare Region for the LDS Church and chairman of the welfare mine committee and was advisor on purchase of equipment in other stakes. A unique calling which Mr. Strong received from LDS Church President David O. McKay some years ago, was that of financial manager of the New World Archeological Foundation on which he worked work-ed five years and with other church members and non-church non-church members, succeeeded in uncovering some important ruins ru-ins in unexplored regions in Mexico. He was made an honorary M Men in 1963, an honor which he prizes among other awards made in recognition of his faithful service to the LDS Church. Civic activity Mr. Strong's activity has not been confined exclusively to church. He has served as a Springville City Councilman; a member of the Utah Valley Hospital Board; a charter member, director and trustee of the Utah Foundation; president pres-ident of the Kiwanis Club and for some time has been proudly wearing his 25 and 35 year club membership pins. He was |