Show WAY BACK WHEN i I From the Messenger Files One Year Ago 1953 Manti got inches of rain over a three-day three period in the middle of July A warning was put out to those who had been tampering with airplanes at the Manti-E Manti p h h- h raim airport With our men in uniform Dean Buchanan and Douglas Be Bessey sey called home to tell of or de degree g I ee temperatures at Camp Roberts Darrel Tuttle enjoyed his first furlough Ken Kenneth neth Chapman was discharged Don Reid received his commission commission commission commis commis- sion and the men of C Company Company Company Com Com- pany Infantry reserve ended two weeks of training at Fort Lewis I Five Years Ago 1949 The new Sanpete L D S hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital at Mt Pleasant reported serving 94 patients during May and June its first two months of operation Dale M. M Peterson son of Mr Wm Vm Henry Peterson received his wings with the Air Force Coffee was featured on special special special cial at a local store at just per pound Ten Years Ago 1944 Gail Jensens Jensen's name was at the bottom of an article introducing introducing introducing ing the new Reliance Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing turing Company to l Clyde Buchanan was hospital hospital- in Montana 1 after being struck by lightning Utah sportsmen groups demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de more voice in governing governing governing govern govern- ing the states state's fish and wildlife wildlife wildlife wild wild- life policies John R. R Nielson took time to compile some statistics on Mantis Manti's Mantis Manti's Man Man- ti's servicemen He found eight captains forty lieutenants six eighty-six sergeants forty-five forty corporals and and fifty- fifty two privates Among the announced candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates for governor were J. J Bra Bracken Lee Herbert B. B Maw and Stanley N. N Child Those s seeking seek seeking seek seek- eking ek- ek ing congressional seats were Bry William Villiam Peterson Peterson Peterson Pet Pet- erson Stephen Abbot and Oscar Ose Os- Os e car r W. W Carlson Twenty Years Ago 1934 Mantis Manti's National Guardsmen commanded by Captain Stanley Jorgensen came home after training at Jordan Narrows Mantis Manti's baseball team was lead leading leading leading ing the league following a victory victory victory vic vic- tory over Ephraim Mantis Manti's players players players play play- ers included Eliason Cox Allen Jacobson Braithwaite Henrie Erickson Moffitt 1 Larsen Kjar and Edmunds Somebody forgot to get us a representative up to the state drouth meeting and this just when local folks were urging outside help and instruction on local H drouth T TM M i Vi rM H p I Thirty Years Ago 1924 1924 The Manti temple was re reopened reopened reopened re- re opened after extensive repair work The largest item was the new heating system including two large boilers Another improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement was the installation of electric lights throughout the building Something new An auto club for Utah was in the making with the aim of promoting driving driving driving ing courtesy and marking roadways road road- ways r Fort Yn irs c Ago tun A 1 I y Sugar l a was advertised e at 16 pounds for a n dollar Mens Men's hats felt sold for 2 75 They were the narrow-b narrow r l' 1 i m styles that would be in style today if any of you thought to save them M. M A. A Boyden lloyde published the |