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Show M3NERSVILLE NOTES A farewell party was given on April 25 for the Minersvllle boys leaving for Camp Lewis. Wood's Hall, which was decorated with bunting for the occasion, was crowded crowd-ed with friends gathered in honor of the men. A program of readings and songs was given along with dancing, after which a picnic lunch was served. A purse of some eleven dollars dol-lars for each man was made up. On the next afternoon a parade of automobiles escorted them to Milford. Mil-ford. Those leaving were Don Lightner. Myron Cooley, Carl Roberts Rob-erts and Woodley Bingham. After a trip to Salt Lake City, Woodley Bingham, who has enlisted in the Naval Reserve, found that he was not yet called, and has returned with his wife to Minersvllle. The faculty of the Minersvllle school was royally entertained at a "beefsteak fry" up among the cot-tonwoods cot-tonwoods by the river last Friday night. The hosts were I. D. Stewart, E. A. Griffiths and W. A. Joseph! The evening was spent in games and songs around a roarinfg bonfire not forgetting the novel jamp supper served by the hosts, who proved to be first class cooks. The meeting of the local Red Cross has been changed from Tuesday evening ev-ening to Thursday afternoon at the school house. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Parley Fisher on April 28. Owing to the need of the school boys on the farms, the Minersville schools now open thirty minutes earlier in the morning, and the high school runs through the seven periods per-iods without the noon hour, closing at 1:20 p. m. The lower grades start earlier also, but have the noon hour as usua., and close at 3 p. m. instead of at 3:30. A daughter was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Zabriskie. Miss Arbiteen Fotheringham desires de-sires to thank all those who helped her in getting subscriptions in the newspaper contest just closed. Among the many victims of the mumps is Miss Martha. Meldrum, whose position as fifth grade teacher is being filled this week by Miss Wanda Hutchings of Beaver. |