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Show Sunday, April 2, v- - - '.' - 0 Two historical photographs published last Sunday showing an old biplane at the Payson racetrack prompted responses from two Dai-l- y Herald readers. The photos were taken by famous Utah photographer George Edward Anderson and reproduced by Rell G. Francis of Springville. Charles Argyle of Lake Shore says he saw pilot T.T. Maroney land his Curtiss "Headless" Pusher biplane on the grounds south of the old Payson High School on May 27, 1916. Now 90, Argyle was 12 years old when his father took him by horse and buggy from their home in Lake Shore to Payson for the festivities that day. "I was there," he says. "They rigged up a rope with bags of soil tied to each end, and the plane hooked it when it landed so that it could stop in a short distance. "That was the first airplane I ever saw on the ground," Argyle remembers. "Of course in those days I never saw very many in the air either. This one made quite a noise." Ralph Woodhouse of Payson ' v-r.- -- . b ml) 7 c -- r ;VTSsr-- J ' IT "vf , li xr'Ti&L L Ml ji fefe-J- r Photo courtesy of Leone Burch Jense 1 people the image of a By CHARLES LEROUX Chicago Tribune record-keepin- all-ou- half-doze- war." Not until a little more than a month after it was over did President Harry Truman, at the suggestion of Secretary of War Henry Stimson, officially christen the war. Its name was World War II. Though lacking a formal name during its lifetime, World War II had voices: Edward R. Murrow's painting word pictures as bombs fell on London; Rose Toguri's coming enticingly over Radio Tokyo; the Andrews sisters' harmonizing on "Boogie Woogie Bugle The war "would overwhelm of the means of d y, its skies. much mushroom-shape- cloud. Whether spoken matter-of-fact-lin awe or in terror, during those n global years of t, conflict, it was called simply "the On Sept. 1, 1939, German forces invaded Poland, setting off a conflict that, over the following six years, would visit war upon Europe, the islands of the Pacific, China, Southeast Asia and North Africa. On its way to becoming the greatest, most destructive such event in history, this war would stain the world's oceans and rend ' former municipal buitding is shown on the southeast corner of University Avenue and Center Street, where a large fountain now stands. Anyone with information about Provo's downtown area as it was then may call The Daily Herald editor at Findings wiil be printed next week. 344-254- exerts Influence even WWII i them east of 100 East. Today, H is just the opposite. Traces of the old Interurban railroad bed can be seen at the bottom of the photo, turning from Center Street to the right onto 100 West past the railroad station on the TabernacSe block. The Nu Skin building Is now on the site. Provo's g. No one really knows, for instance, how many soldiers and civilians were killed. Estimates range widely, from 35 million to 60 million. In its final days, this war would leave a terrible memento, as it etched indelibly onto the consciousness of most of the world's Boy." On Aug. 15, 1945, Patti, Max-en- e and Laverne Andrews were starring in a USO show in a huge Also in the picture is a crowd that has gathered for a iwseball ' game. g was a real 'Payson and baseball-playin- g town," Woodhouse says. "They had horse races and car races, and they horse-racin- I 1. members thinking, "never are coming home." The sisters from Minneapolis sang their most popular songs, hits of that era: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" (To me, you're beautiful), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with anyone else but me)" and, of course the one about the bugle boy of Company B. As they sang, an irritating "psssttt" came from behind the which concluded hostilities in Europe, the defeat of Japan ended the she said. where we live, a world that is, in many aspects, altered by the experience of that war. Even a nation such as this one that supplied only a back curtain. Maxene ducked back and found the source of the irritation, a young soldier who said, "I "There was a complete hush in that huge building. You absolutely could have heard a pin drop. Then all hell broke loose." Eighteen days later, during a ceremony aboard the batanchored in ToMissouri tleship kyo Bay, Japan formally offered unconditional surrender. Added to their new, have a very important message the earlier German surrender, homes by early next week. Now 10 weeks old, the puppies five females and one male weigh 16 to 18 pounds. Ursula, thought to be part German shepherd, is the heaviest female at 18 pounds. Wednesday afternoon, she met her new family. Sun-Sentin- el FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -By now, their story has been heard around the world. Nine puppies, buried alive by their former owner, are rescued by their heroic mother, a Rottweiler named Sheba. Three of the puppies later died. Last week, the happy endings Ursula, began for the oher six Eva, Miranda, Zorena, Shrimp and Duncan. Two of them, Ursula and Eva, home with loving new famiwent i went home on TuesSheba lies. day, joining a Broward County, Fla. , couple and a new companion, RottweilGidget, their er. All the puppies will be in new Freshly bathed, frightened and shaking, Ursula was placed in the Sara. arms of Within minutes, Sara was feeding Ursula dog cookies and Ursula was licking her face. Sara's parents, Susan and Bert of Broward, did not want their last name published to protect the pup- - said Susan, who said it took trie family "about three seconds" to decide they wanted a puppy after hearing Sheba's story. "Sara was so excited she didn't go to sleep until 1 1 p.m. (Tuesday) night," Susan said. Sara said Ursula would get a new name: Whit- Murderer who wanted death changes mind BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A triple murderer who requested the death penalty has changed his mind just days before his scheduled execution. Attorneys representing Martin Appel say he wasn't competent to plead guilty to killing three bank employees during a 1 986 bank robbery . "Appel was psychotic and The world that emerged is delusional' said attorney Rob Dunham of the Pennsylvania Capital Case Resource Center, a federally funded program established to help few battlefields among them Pearl Harbor, in a day that has, in fact, lived "in infamy" and, Long Island, N. Y., in a largely forgotten sneak landing by German saboteurs has seen great changes made or accelerated by the war. death row inmates pursue stays of execution. Resource center attorneys were scheduled to present arguments for a stay of execution today before Northampton County Judge Robert A. Freedberg. Appel is scheduled to be put to death by injection next ney. It was a bittersweet moment for the doctors and staffers at The Animal Hospital of Fort Lauderdale, who have cared for Sheba and the puppies since January. ' 'They're not even gone yet, and fed Shrimp, the tiniest puppy. cap two The homecomings week. months of an extensive adoption screening, including home visits, done by Broward Sheriffs Office Sgt. Sherry Schlueter and about 20 On June 6, 1986, he and Stanley Hertzog walked into the First National Bank of Bath and opened fire, killing three employees and injuring two other people. The men took about $2,200 and were captured at a roadblock several hours later. volunteers from the Gulfstream Rottweiler Club; Fort Lauderdale German Shepherd Dog Club; Each puppy has its own personality. Ursula is the quiet, smart one. Miranda is the playful "bully." Zorena is the "leader of the Dob-erm- an Rescue League and members of Dr. Bossart's staff. pack." "It's hard to say goodbye to all "All of the puppies are going to loving homes with big grassy '' yards , Schlueter said of them," said Dr. Dawn Martin, associate veterinarian who bottle- - hand-bui- lt Wood-hous- Gen. Douglas MacArthur, accepting the Japanese surrender on behalf of the Allies, said, "It is my earnest hope and, indeed, the hope of all mankind, that, from this solemn occasion, a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past." we miss them," said Dr. Cindi Bossart. "Sheba's become a lot of people's hero," she said. "Sheba's story ... wrenches your heart out. 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The residents were proud of looking south toward the high school. The shop building also is visible behind the tail of the plane. from the CO (commanding officer)." He put a folded paper in her hand. "Have Patti (the spokesman of the group) read this into the microphone," he said. "So I went back out with this note burning a hole in my hand. Patti wouldn't take it. We were in the middle of a show. Finally, very angrily, she grabbed it, stopped the show and went to the mike. She opened the paper and suddenly started to cry. '"The war with Japan is over,' 96 even raced horses against cars." "People came in from as far away as Richfield to play baseball, and the game usually ended up in a to big fight whenever Eurekayame ' he recalls. play," in modern America industrial building in Naples, Italy. "There was an audience of maybe 8,000," Maxene, 79 now and still performing, recalled. "They were all wearing green tags like you'd put on luggage. Those tags meant that, right after the show, they'd leave for the South Pacific. "Many of these boys," she re- 1896-19- Ugo UMd B, Pmww says he was 6 when Maroney flew to town. He didn't see the plane but remembers the occasion as the dedication of Payson Downs. The original racetrack on Depot Street was too small, so the city moved the old covered bleachers up near the high school and established a new, larger track, Wood-hous- e says. The bleachers, bedecked with flags, can be seen in the photo Remember when.. This week's historical photo taken by the late Myron W. "Mike" Jense is an aerial view of downtown Provo, probably in the early 1950s. In those days, drivers could make left turns onto University Avenue (center of photo). Center Street had no median strips downtown but did have Pqge D7 Photos show Payson during town's heydly 0 3 - THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, 1998 fan i Mountain America, then Hit die Roii S MOUNTAN AMERKA I, ClttPIT UNION . |