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Show ; j4ki3 LOOKING BACKWARD ! I Items of interest taken from the ' rS9rl &? Ol T ot 018 Julford twb of j Fifteen years ago. thia week j The mail plane that was lost January 10, 1929, when Maurice Graham, crack Western Air express pilot, left Las Vegas, Nevada, en-route en-route to Salt Lake City in a blinding; blind-ing; snow storm, had been found within ten miles of Cedar City by two Parowan sheepherders. C. K. Hodges, proprietor of the Hodges Motor company of Milford, and his son, had miraculously escaped death when their Ford coupe careened from the dugway above the upper station of the Telluride Power plant in Beaver canyon. The car was badly damaged dam-aged but the occupants were un-scratched, un-scratched, despite a 15-foot drop in the canyon. S. M. Jones had entertained a few friends at a stag party. Those enjoying the evening were Wayne Richards, Dr. L. F. Kohler, Dan Ferguson, W. E. Hendricks and Roy Carlson. It was hoped by the Lions club committee in charge of the construction con-struction of the new swimming pool, that they would be able to open up the pool for swimming by, the first part of July. A party composed of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Stoker, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goodwin, Mrs. Stan Beaumont, Beau-mont, Wayne Stoker, Irene West-wood, West-wood, Ruby Stewart and Marjory Thompson, had gone on a trip through Zion canyon, over the Mt. Carmel highway and returned by way of Cedar Breaks. Thirty-five of Minersville's respected re-spected citizens had attended an old folks party given in their honor. Prizes had been awarded for the following distinctions: H. A. Walker for being the oldest man present; Mrs. Susan. Roberts, the oldest woman present and also for having the largest number of great-grandchildren and great-great great-great grandchildren; Mrs. Rachel Marshall for having the most grand-children, Mrs. Susie Wood, the youngest grandmother over 60 years, and J. W. Wood, the youngest young-est grandfather over 60 years old. Miss Margaret Williams had given a slumber party for a few of her girl friends. Those enjoying the time were Lola Morris, Jayne Sloan and Kaythrine McKeon of Riverside, California. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sautter of South Milford, had Ibecome proud parents of a baby boy, born June 21 at the Milford hospital. A field of 32 contestants had witnessed some real battlers at the local tennis court. All but two players had been eliminated. They were Miss Mildred Killam and Mrs. Homer Root, who were to meet for the final match of the championship. champion-ship. Other players who deserved credit were Miss Eva Coleman, Miss Lucile Carter, Miss Barbara Johnson, Miss Gladys Coleman and Miss Bessie Killman. V |