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Show '":':';.!: is- -iSv:'. I T" "''' WILLIAM WORLEY William Worley, for many years a leader in the religious, political and civic activities of Cache county and Logan, has announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the nomination of representative rep-resentative to the Utah State Legislature representing the Central district. Mr. Worley has been connected with many of the civic and business busi-ness activities in Cache Valley for several years, and has served as bishop of the Logan First ward and as a member of the Logan Stake high council. Early in his years he worked for 10 years in the bridge building build-ing department of the Union Pacific Pa-cific railroad and for many years was a building contractor in Logan, Lo-gan, associated in that business for some time with Olof Nelson in construction of the first concrete con-crete pavement in Logan. He served six years as a member mem-ber of the Logan city council, eight years as chairman of the Cache county public . library; was one of the promoters and a member mem-ber of the board of directors of the Cache Valley Condensed Milk company, which later sold its holdings to the Borden company, and in 1925 was president of the Logan Hardware company, leaving that position to fill a call in the mission field. ; At present he is a member of the executive committee of the Cache county farm bureau, president presi-dent of the Northwest Field Irrigation Irri-gation company; president of the Cache county central district Poulary association, and for 10 years was a member of the Cache county commission. He was chair-man chair-man for eight years ;of the county welfare organization , and a member mem-ber of the Logan chamber of commerce com-merce for many years. Throughout his career he has been an active supporter of Utah Agricultural college, and nine of his children have attended the school. Acquainted with the problems not only of Logan, but of Cache county and the state of Utah, Mr. Worley believes he can render ren-der the state and county valuable valu-able service as a member of the state legislature. Bids for GOP SenateNomination David J. Wilson, Ogden attor-' attor-' ney, who recently completed eight years as Republican State Chairman, Chair-man, has announced his candidacy for the party's nomination for U. S. Senator. A designation filed with the Secretary of State by a group of active Republicans has been formally accepted by Mr. Wilson. He has been active in the Republican party for many years, devoting a large share of his time to organization and campaign work since his election to the state chairmanship in 1936. He was Weber co'unty chairman from 1924 to 1930, and has served as congressional con-gressional district chairman, voting vot-ing district chairman, and on the Weber county and state central committees. - I ; DAVID J. WILSON SERVED A3 WEBER ATTORNEY Mr. Wilson was elected Weber We-ber county attorney in 1920, with the highest majority on either ticket. He served two terms in that office, declining a third-term nomination. In 1928 he was elect- ed district attorney in the Second judicial district, and served in that office until 1933. Born in Midway, Wasatch county, coun-ty, in 1887, a son of James B. and Margaret Powell Wilson, he spent his early life on a farm there. His father has the longest record of service in the state legislature leg-islature of any person in the state. He was educated in Midday Mid-day schools and Brigham Young University, where he took his bachelor's degree in 1914. After graduating from Brigham Young University he taught at Weber College for two years, from 1914 to 1916. He received his doctor's degree in law (J.D.) in 1919 at the University of California, where he held the Willard D. Thompson scholarship two years and served as editor of the California Law Review in his senior year as recognition re-cognition for the highest, scholarship scholar-ship standing in his class. As an undergraduate at BYU he was prominent in athletics, debating and student body affairs Community Chest. CHURCH ACTIVITIES He is a member of the L D S church and has served as superintendent super-intendent of the Sunday School of the Oakland, California branch of the church, member and super, intendent of Weber Stake MIA board, member of Mt. Ogden Stake high council, Bishop of Ogden Twelfth Ward for almost 12 years, member of Mt. Ogden State Presidency and chairman of the northern Utah region of the church welfare committee. He was one of the organizers of the Federal Building and Loan Association and has been a director, direc-tor, vice president and general counsel twenty years. He also was one of the organizers of the Associated Investment Corporation, Corpora-tion, serving as vice president and a director Mr. WUson resides with wife, the former Mary Jacobs, whom he marred in 1916, at 2531 Fowler Avenue, Ogden. They have five children: Mrs. O. Meredith Wilson, Wil-son, Salt Lake; D. Jay Wilson, Arlington, Va.; First Lieutenant L. K. Wilson, U. S. Marine Corps; Margaret Wilson, a student at B.Y.U., Provo, and Don Wilson, residing with his parents and attending junior high school. serving as student body president for two years, and as president and valedictorian of his graduating, graduat-ing, class. Mr. Wilson was admitted to the bar in October 1919, and has maintained law offices in Ogden since. He is a member of the Utah Bar, the Weber county and American Bar associations, and the committee an real property of the ABA. He is a past president presi-dent and secretary of the Ogden Kiwanis. He served as chairman of the board of the Salvation Army several years and was one of the organizers of the Ogden |