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Show Millard History Will Be Compiled By County D. U. P. The history of Millard county is a comng major task for Daughters Daugh-ters of Utah Pioneers in the county. coun-ty. The history will be compiled in book form and printed as soon as materials can be assembled. There is a wealth of local history his-tory to be gathered. Much of the material will come from pioneer stories, now stored in the old State Capitol Museum in Fillmore. The book will cover, history from the first settlement to the present time, covering people, customs, tal ents, trades, developments and many others. v A DUP committee from every town in the county has been assigned as-signed the task of writing the hos-tory hos-tory of its home town. Mrs. Stella Day of Fillmore is chairman of the group, and will compile east millard material. Mrs Sebrina Ek-ins, Ek-ins, Hinckley and Mrs. Josie Walker, Wal-ker, Sutherland, will comple west Millard. The finance committee s headed by Mary A. Dame, Fillmore, with Mary Bassett and Lula B. Pearson, Delta, and Ora Hanson, Fillmore as assistants. Many pictures will be used in the history. Some of the various phases are public buildings, landmarks land-marks and historial places; progress pro-gress of the LDS church and other religious denominations, education and schools; the old State Capitol building in Fillmore; trades and professions; political history; founding foun-ding of ranches and small towns; Indians of the locality, and Fillmore Fill-more as the county seat. |