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Show . ' . ! . ' s t - f',Hiijilli r-- ' : f ' i , a n v. L x Ella Reynolds, beloved reader read-er and speaker, notes her 90th birthday, Thurs. Jan. 20 90th birthday noted by Ella Reynolds Mrs. Ella Reynolds, "Aunt Ella" to her many relatives and friends, will be "at home" this afternoon and early evening, eve-ning, to greet members of her family and other relatives and friends on the occasion of her 90th birthday, at her home, 190 South Second East. If it were not her birthday and a special occasion, Mrs. Reynolds may not be at home, as her time and talent are much in demand by groups in town and throughout the county coun-ty taking her away many afternoons af-ternoons and evenings of the day. With an inborn talent oi fitting the verse to the occasion occas-ion whether original or from her vast collection of memorized memor-ized material, Mrs. Reynolds still may give a full program while her audiences marvel at the vitality, wit and wisdom she portrays. She was born in Springville, January 20, 1876, a daughter of a pioneer family, Walter and Ellen Marie Child Wheeler. She has always made her home in Springville. She was married to J. O. Reynolds, January 23, 1897. He died in 1946. They were parents of five sons and daughters with two living: Mrs. John Y. (Birdella) Bearnson, Springville, who is directing plans for the birthday observance; and Mrs. C. V. (Bess) Mendenhall ot Las Vegas, Ve-gas, Nev. There are nine grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren, most of whom will call on their grandmother during the day. Mrs. Mendenhall, who is convalescing con-valescing from an injury to her back sustained in a car accident in late autumn, is planning to come by plane as will her husband, Cornell. Mrs. Reynolds has numerous recipes for keeping young and she tries them all out at various var-ious times of the year. She is an early riser and takes special spec-ial pride in her flower garden and yard in the summer time. With "just a little help," she keeps things in apple-pie order inside and out and her garden is one of the most interesting in town. She rests when she gets tired if there is nothing more interesting to do and when she can't sleep, she writes letters or memorizes another an-other verse. She always looks for the best in people and notes that there is some good in everyone. She delights being with young people and feels best when she is doing something for someone. some-one. Several hundred messages, many of them being letters to friends at Christmas time, is another part of the program which keeps her busy and young. |