| Show Promontory Continued from page 23 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday May 18 1986—25 of miles of parallel — and even would do what until five crisscrossing roads from east- minutes before the program ern Nevada to western Wyom- began The main concern of ing They refused to meet for each was that it not be outdone the simple reason the govern- or upstaged by the other” ment had contracted to pay Not all the spectators were them cash and give them land sober: “only the for each mile of railroad com- and the less fortunate” But pleted — and hadn’t stipulated despite it aU the program was where the two companies had to not all bad Stewart said And when the train engineers join Utahns had first-hanexperi- brought their locomotives up to ence with the way the railroads face each other across the gap operated Stewart said and and tooted their horns in grand that’s the reason Brigham — if unrehearsed style — histoYoung avoided the Golden Spike ry reverberated And it reverberates still ceremony The railroads had refused to build through Salt Lake City as he had anticipated and requested And both UP and CP were delinquent in their payments to the Mormons The original Golden Spike Ceremony itself was a somewhat haphazard affair — as Stewart points out in his centennial book “The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike” long-sufferi- The dedication of those volun-teer- s laid Stewart provided the impetus for the 1969 centennial celebration which drew an estimated 30000 people In the years since then the crowds attending the have not been as large but they’ve been just as enthusiastic Railroad fans come from all over the nation — even the world — to witness what National Park Service blurbs call the of a "fantastic story of engineering genius political and corporate creativity and human 20th-centu- ry endurance” d The crowds don’t seem to know or care that the real history of the transcontinental railroad was sullied by corrup“Central Pacific and Union tion and greed Pacific officials” he wrote As Stewart pointed out the “had made no joint plans and two companies built hundreds did not reach agreement on who Actors pose for the famous "Champagne Photo" at the end of the day's Birthdays ng Registry Cheryl Hooley d Jayson Lower May 31 1986 The Herald Journal -- Jeweler CLASSIFIEDS 752-212- edHcim 141 N Maia 1 Lofaa SiatCk' TO SUMMEX BEAUTY 'Coma In and pul younalf Into a Naw Ava Gafaar ar Sana' af Pari Wig er lat ana ai our prafotsianol tyfists ityla yaur proton! g you’ll ba anmad el what I they con do We are Kara wffl a wig and a btria know-hoSw Sm and Ihird Monday a( ovary month I WIG SHOPPE tenaw yu 14(4 Wellington Mvd Ogden Utoh Phyllis j Lynn O Ricks Clark Gussie Mae Peavey H Baugh Motel MONDAY MAY 19 1Aamto6pm Dell Ashcroft Ricks' 90th Canyon Mrs Peavey was born Gussie Phyllis J Ricks will be Mae Stapleton on May 17 1906 honored at an open house in in Brooks Co Ga the daughter celebraton of her 90th birthday of John Henry Stapleton and Friends and relatives are in- Claudia Meagher Thompkins vited to call Saturday from 4 to She married Addie Roy 6 pm at The Bluebird 19 N Peavey on Aug 20 1926 The Main She requests no gifts family moved from McRae Mrs Ricks was born May 18 Ga to Logan in 1952 Her 1896 in Paradise to John J And husband waas employed at Hill Hannah Mitton James She Air Force Base He died in 1976 mArried Lavere Wolf - Ricks i Mrs Peavey has been an He died inl977 June active member of the LDS SMTSlcks had one son Paul Church and has served in many Kenheth Ricks he dieritil985 different organizations in the She has three grandchildren church She has also been nine and 11 active in community and civic She activities has one surviving sister Mrs J She has enjoyed a lifetime of Charles (Ruby) Zollinger of activity both on the farm in Logan Georgia and here in Logan She Mrs Ricks moved to Logan is a lover of music sewing from Paraside in 1900 and has cooking and writing She has lived most of her life in Benson many friends both in Georgia and Logan She worked for the and Logan She enjoys going to Red Cross during World War I the Senior Citizens Center and and for Dr Richenbroad a has many friends there £-191-5 )k f i 4 ' y orf Oort J t fi: V - - great-grandchildr- en dentist Mrs Peavey has four She served in some LDS children: Jessie Roy Peavey of Church organizations and has Salt Lake City Mrs Samuel been a Relief Society visiting (Joyce Carolyn) Clark of teacher for 50 years She has Logan Mrs Kendrick (June also been a temple worker Mon tine) Campbell of Tremonton' and Bobby Darrel 80th Peavey of Campbell Calif All Lynn O Clark of Brigham were present for the birthday City will be honored for his 80th celebration She has 26 grandbirthday at an open house at his children (2 deceased) 52 and four home 655 Cherry Dr Saturday 2 to 5 from pm All friends and to are invited attend family 88th He was born May 24 1906 in Marion Idaho the only child of H Dell Ashcroft will observe Peter and Julia Clark He was his 88th birthday Monday He reared in Lynn Valley Utah He was born in Hyde Park on May married Leona P Simper Oct 19 1898 son of George Franklin 1 1931 at the Salt Lake LDS and Sarah Elizabeth Hawkes Ashcroft and has been a lifeTemple He was a teacher and prin- long resident of that communicipal in Box Elder County for 33 ty When he was 14 years old his years He still enjoys gardening woodworking and travel-- father was seriously injured in -an accident and it became has held many positions in necessary for him to disconthe LDS Church including tinue his formal schooling in serving a Western States LDS order to take over the remission He also served an LDS sponsibilities of the family mission with his wife to In- farm He has always enjoyed Mo and they being a farmer and still redependence served at the Box Elder LDS ceives satisfaction from workTabernacle as missionary ing the soiL He loves the and weather guides They worked for seven years in the Odgen LDS Tem- permitting will walk several miles a day ple He has four daughters: Nelda On SepL 27 1922 he married Bolton Nauvoo HL Narlene Myrle Thurston in the Logan Nyrma LDS Temple She died Jan 3 Bergen Ogden Ariz and 1983 McKenna Phoenix He has been active in civic Lornel Tureson Layton They have 15 grandchildren one affaire and an active member of granddaughter deceased and the LDS Church i !'j 'I y j We’re celebrating the opening of our newest Superstore in Eugene locations listed Oregon by featuring V3 OFF ALL FABRICS at the below Now with over 730 locations nationwide House of Fabrics offers you the finest quality and greatest values for all your sewing needs Clark's great-grandchildr- en Ashcroft's - 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