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Show New Utah American Fork Citizen - Thursday, April 17, 2(X)3 - Page 10 Tribute to be paid to AF's unsung heroes and phone number of the person being nominated, a brief explanation of why the person is an unsung hero, and the name and phone number of the person per-son making the nomination. The deadline has been extended for citizens to nominate an unsung hero from American Fork City. The community will recognize rec-ognize such individuals at its 150th birthday party on Wednesday, June 4. Nominations should be submitted to: American Fork City, Attn. Melanie Marsh, PO Box 397, American Ameri-can Fork, Utah 84003, or e-mailed e-mailed to heroafcity.net. Submissions should include the name address 0 Election Continued from front page 1. Beginning in the 1949 election the mayor would be elected to a four-year term and election for mayor would be held every four years. 2. Beginning in 1949 the city recorder was to be elected to a four-year term and elected every four years. 3. In 1949 two council-men council-men elected to a four-year term and every four years thereafter. 4. In 1949 two council-men council-men would be elected to fill two-year terms and for four-year four-year terms thereafter. In the 1951 election, three councilmen will be elected to four-year terms, the one being the holdover councilman council-man elected in 1947. 5. In 1949 the treasurer shall be elected to a two-year two-year term and a four-year term thereafter. Leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties were notified of these changes and had agreed that the law would be followed as prescribed. Elections were held in the four respective voting districts, which were largely drawn according to the original orig-inal LDS ward boundaries. As was traditional, most of the candidates waited for the final results at the American Fork City Hall after the polls had closed. The following votes were tallied: For Mayor: Walter B. Devey (R) 884 George C. Scott, Jr. (D) 885 Four-Year Council: Frederick L Fish (R) 824 Leonard Kelly (R) 849 Edward W. Smith (D) 868 Lloyd P. Tregaskis (D) 968 Write in votes for Mayor. Harold Holley (total in two districts) 5 American Fork voters elected a full Democratic ticket in this 1953 election, in one of the closest elections elec-tions ever held in American Fork. Two Democratic City Council members were also voted to four-year terms, with Lloyd B. Tregaskis, manager of the Utah Poultry Poul-try Association, taking top vote count with 968 ballots. Edward W. Smith, a teacher at American Fork Junior High School as well as a local businessman, received 868 votes. It was noted in the story covering the election results in the American Fork Citizen, Citi-zen, that should a tie vote be declared in the recount, the tie would be broken by drawing lots, in the presence pres-ence of the mayor and city recorder, at a day designated designat-ed by the mayor. A review of the district count showed that 60 percent of the voters cast a straight ticket, either for Democrat or Republican slates. There were 1,000 less GRAND OPENING LONE PEAK OUTDOOR MERCHANTS 048 E.Sufai RI SrtWG Ak. Pk Utak 84003' 801-756-1468 GO FISH I Purveyors of Fine Fishing Tackle PI FukuM fir W&r Wata fkW&rVti Fuktao. Rurli, mnJi wadenlnoi, Allying qulpnwat, boat, outdoor ciotklnA advkw and oaavanatiaa with experts hi tk (pari Clam la fly-hjlnA earthy rod-building Utah hAraflllo aTttllakltt More local news than any other source! 59 West Main American Fork, UT 801-756-7669 www.newutah.com votes than last year's Presidential Presi-dential election and 400 more than the last Municipal Munici-pal Election in 1951 in which three City Council-men Council-men and the Treasurer were elected to four year terms. Quoting from The American Ameri-can Fork Citizen of Nov. 5, 1953: This new election victory vic-tory of the Democratic Party will give this group complete control over every city office, except that of city recorder, which position Ray C. Nelson holds for two more years. "For the past two years Democratic Councilmen Leslie Searle, Jared D. Keller and Melvin Dunkley have held positions on the City Council. "Mayor Willard Cleghorn, Walter B. Devey and George E. Jones have been the three Republicans serving the City. "The new officers will be sworn in on Jan. 1, 1954." The official swearing in ceremony was brief and was held at noon on Monday, Jan. 4, 1954. Mayor Willard R. Cleghorn presided. George C. Scott, Jr., Councilmen Edward W. Smith and Lloyd P. Tregaskis Tre-gaskis were sworn into office by City Justice judge Terry Draper. Mayor Cleghorn then presented the keys of office to Mayor Scott and the meeting was adjourned. The American Fork Police beat includes: Criminal mischief - A 16-year-old female was arrested for criminal mischief after she vandalized a holding cell at the police department by scratching her name into the walls. Driving-Under-the-Influence - A 41-year-old female was arrested for DUI after officers received a complaint of an intoxicated driver. Domestic violence - A 38-year-old male was arrested for simple assault domestic violence, possession of drug paraphernalia, para-phernalia, and an outstanding arrest warrant. war-rant. A 37-year-old female was cited for driving on a suspended driver license. The arrests occurred after officers were dispatched dis-patched to a report of a male bitting a female at the side of the roadway. Theft - A 22-year-old male was cited for 11 counts of misdemeanor theft after an officer was dispatched to a local business busi-ness on a report of an employee who had been stealing items over a period of time. DUI - A 35-year-old female was arrested for DUI and driving on a suspended sus-pended driver license. The arrest occurred after the officer recognized the suspect and stopped her because she did not have a driver license. DUI - A 30-year-old female was arrested for DUI after an officer observed her weaving across several traffic lanes. Domestic violence assault - A 29-year-old male was arrested for domestic violence vio-lence assault. The victim called the police after she was kicked out of her home by the suspect. The victim was still in her pajamas. The victim had been at home asleep in bed when she was awaked by the suspect who was very irate. The 29-year-old suspect had been out drinking with a friend and when he got home he was intoxicated intox-icated and he had accidentally urinated in the bed. He woke up the victim and demanded she clean up the bed. The suspect sus-pect began choking the victim and he then hit her and threw her on the floor. Domestic violence - A 20-year-old male was arrested for domestic violence (disorderly conduct) after officers were dispatched dis-patched to a home on a complaint. Theft, truancy - A 17-year-old male was cited for theft and truancy. The suspect sus-pect had been stopped for truancy and the officer found he had stolen several signs from a local business. DUIs - A 23-year-old female was arrested for DUI and a 22-year-old male was arrested for DUI. An officer observed the male pull to the side of the roadway and wave for the female to stop and talk to him. The female stopped in the middle of the roadway, blocking the travel lane. The officer approached them and found that both drivers were DUI. Overdose - Officers were dispatched to a residence on report of a female who had overdosed on an unknown drug. The 32-year-old female was found unconscious, slumped over the bath tub by her 10-year-old son. The suspect had overdosed on a drug while hanging over the tub and when she became unconscious she bumped the hot water faucet. The hot water was turned on and the suspect received third degree burns on her shoulder and arm. The suspect was found to have a syringe in her possession posses-sion at the time of arrival. She was revived and there did not appear to be any injuries other than the burns. Possible charges are pending, but have not been filed. Domestic violence - A 20-year-old male was arrested for simple assault domestic violence after he head-butted a female because of a dispute over money. DUI - A 39-year-old female was arrested for DUI (Class A misdemeanor) after an officer was dispatched to a traffic accident involving a single vehicle and a telephone pole. The crime was enhanced to a Class A misdemeanor because there was a 10-year-old passenger in the vehicle. There were no serious injuries. Domestic violence - A 44-year-old male was arrested for assault domestic violence in the presence of a child. The male was arrested after officers were dispatched dis-patched to a residence on a family fight. They arrived and found that the suspect had begun choking the female victim and putting his hand over her mouth, indicating indicat-ing he was going to kill her. The dispute was over money. There were no permanent injuries. Call 756-7669 to place a classified ad 1 Pkymij Your Best Easter Treat Is From... PARKER'S DRIVE-IN 496 E. State Rd. American Fork 756-2181 Most fast food chains are the same all across America and in most of the world. You can order the same boring stuff in Tokyo or New York. That might be comforting in Moscow, but if you're looking for one-of-a-kind, old-fashioned old-fashioned hometown goodness, you'll find it right here in American Fork. 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