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Show Linda Knight Chosen Winner Of flL Essay Contest : : LINDA KNIGHT In a letter received during the week by Mrs. Marie Orton, Dist-rist Dist-rist President of Region 7, American Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary, she was informed that Miss Linda Knight of Parowan had won first place in the state inthe junior division, divi-sion, in the essay contest sponsored spon-sored in February by the American Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary. The letter came from Mrs. Martha tewart, a vice president of the state department, de-partment, who also is department depart-ment Americanism chairman. Linda, a daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Howard Knight of Parowan, Paro-wan, and a student in the local junior high school, submitted her essay on "Our American Heritage," Herit-age," in the Region 7 competition, and was judged the winner. Her essay was then entered in the state competition, with the results re-sults stated above. She will receive a cash award of $15.00 for her prize winning essay, with the award to be made gion convention In Vernal right away. If she cannot be present at the time the award is made the check will be given to a representative of the local district dis-trict in attendance, and brpught home to her. |