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Show THE UINTAH BASIN RECORD Friday. December 22, 1950 5 & News Gatherers. m Local (Sonrespoinideinfts Bertha D. Venna Oman Angus Biography Briefs Of Your Next Door Neighbors ond best wishes for good fortune through the coming yeoi 3 V DUCHESNE PHONE 261 DRUG DUCHESNE I OK A For seven years Mrs, Bertha con- - Dennis Angus has been tributing a weekly column to the Roosevelt Standard from Ioka, a small farming communi- ty southwest of Roosevelt that has the distinction of having two correspondents. Faithfulness is one of her greatest virtues, she seldom, if ever, misses a week sending in a few news bits. Mrs. Angus and her husband John A. have resided in the Basin 44 years. She has raised 7 children; 17 grandchildren and 9 great - grandchildren, besides being a very faithful worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints. She was born Sept. 17, 1885 at Maquor, 111., and rttended school at Gilson and Lnoxville in Illinois. Her family moved to Pueblo, Colo., in 1901 where her church work began as a Primary and Sunday school teaphgr and secretary. In 1902 another move took her folks to Jensen, Utah, where she met Mr. Angus, and later married him. In March 1907 they moved to Ioka, where they now irside. When it comes to listing the various positions Mrs, Angus nas held in her church, it would take quite a bit, but suffice it to say that she has done just about everything a woman can do in the various auxiliaries, and especially has she been devoted to the Relief Society, and still labors in that great womans organization. Duchesne countys greatest need is more water for culinary purposes so the homes in the outlying areas could be made modern, she said. 1 would nut in a Household Hints column in the Standard, if I were the editor," Mrs, Angus said in answer to the question, What would you do to improve the local paper if you were its editor? Mrs. Angus enclosed the following' poem she has written that sums up her life, and could be a pattern for us all to B. j j AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SWELL PATRONAGE LAST With the firm belief that it is the news about yojr neighbors and mine that makes the smalltown weekly the family newspaper, the publisher of the Roosevelt Standard and the Uintah Basin Record are devoting space in Duchesne countys two rural newspapers for a story about each of those faithful people who diligently seek out the news each week and send it on for us to print. A few weeks ago a questionnaire was mailed to our reporters asking for information as a basis of writing the items you will find on this and other pages of aur Christmas edition. Most of them filled out the blanks in the same cooperative manner they collect and report the news. Some were brief. which will account for some of the stories being more in detail than others. We have tried to pass on suggestions offered by them which would improve your papers, and also stimulate activity for progressive develop. . ment in the Uintah Basin Also, some have made photos available which is the reason for pictures of a few of them. Following we present for your reading pleasure stories about those fine souls who contribute so much to the success of the Uintah Basin Record and the Roosevelt Standard: CA F E OGRES MARVEL AND MR. W. F. "SMOKEY" PAYNE PHONE 8276 DUCHESNE. UTAH MY LIFE This thing will I do, most grate- Miss Venna Oman is fully, a MAY IT BRING MUCH HAPPINESS TO YOU y Thei e . . is Hi! Yet kness The; AND YOURS LvHng FURNITURE AND it joy lighl it 3sed MRS. CLINTON MICKELSON DUCHESNE, Cndly 1 pj t le. ; (so. in Mrs. Lisonbee is a member of ; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints, having served as the Bridgeland ward Relief Society president for the last three years. Prior to that she y was second counselor in the lief Society and the social ence class leader. Re- -' sci- bridgeland A native ef Bridgeland, Mrs. Elva Christensen Lisonbee was born there Jan. 16, 1910, the third child of one of the first families to homestead in Bridge-lanthen known as Antelope. However, she attended public schools at Price and Wasatch Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Jul-- ! ius P. Christensen, Mrs. Christensen, still alive and residing in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Lisonbee has been a correspondent fqr the Uintah Basin Record since 1847, and In answering the editor's question concerning1 improvement of the papers, she stated that she felt the Bridgeland news should be printed in the Roosevelt Standard as well as In the Record, with which the editor agrees and hopes to comply immediate- And may all the wonderful things that Christmas d, SflOTlDBS ( Bo-net- nt j MifliiS DILLMAN v b ! rwiciccicicieic'c'c'cic:'cicc'c'cc I the correspondent for the U.n-taBasin Record She assumed writing the news on March 20, 1950. She was born in Boneta, Nov. 14, 1934 and resides there with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lavour Oman. Miss Oman attended the elementary and high schools, and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints, where she holds the position of a Primary teacher. She states that in her estimation the greatest asset to Duchesne county has been the oil boom, which should bring many more industries to the county if developed to the fullest, Duchesne countys greatest need is the development and betterment of roads, suggests Miss Oman. . will accept the life Qod gives me. And wear it proudly, wear it patiently. Moulded and fashioned by His mighty hand. He gives to me the life that he has planned. And bids me take and use and ly. Mrs. Lisonbee and her husunderstand. Shelby, are the parents Among the millions of eternity, band, of children. Their oldest three none theres like me, Oh life! I bow before thee rev- son. Elder Shelby Ronald Lisonbee, Is serving an LDS mission erently! in South Africa at the present High privilege a gift so rare time. to take! When asked Duchesne counSo I accept it, and for Thy great tys greatest present asset, the sake, correspondent said Of this, the lift Thou givst, the Bridgeland she considered it the dairy busibest will make. ness because more farmers had benefitted by it. She feels that Kill all the time you wish but the countys greatest need is be sure it is your own. a junior college. I MOORE As y HOME AUTO SERVICE MRS. of t jthPeac - Elva C. Lisonbee YEAR MORTUARY Sorry that our Calendars are not here. If you want one Write us. PHONE 168 ROOSEVELT. UTAH A brings be yours in abundance is the sincere wish your friends in the Uintah Stale Bank. ' EVERY if V V GOOD WISH if for o Season if it V V V of 4? V genuine Happiness Davfs Garage Phone 8211 Duchesne it if ,3v i V if if 5f if "THE LARGEST BANK IN THE UINTAH BASIX UINTAH STATE DANl VERNAL, UTAH Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporiK Jnkiu I )cause i For (y |