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Show .. Thelma G. Nelson Welch Gene had held the different la vers up for each other and had taken the bananas and cream from between them. We. all scrounged around and 'made a fun evening of it any wav. It is a family joke now. We ..often tell and enjoy hearing the story. We would all get together and go to the big delicious Iried chicken djnncrs at Lukes - Hoi Pois. We always had fun dancing and swimming. , I laugh Primary while in Park Ciiv. I loved this. Numerous fishing trips were enjoyed. These trips mostly consisted of the 3 "B W Bureaners. Butts. Batims. and Fausetts. The 3 Ts" were three of us wives names were Thelma. We couldn't say Thelma rB" because all of our names began with "b". So we just had ni say, the full name. We ; alwavs .took : our children, we never lefi them home, they - loved the outings tool ; After leaving Park City, I Sveiii to Battle Mountain. Nev. Went into cafe business. 1 owned the Owl. Cafe for 18 wars. Isold it an,d retired in l2; Mv second husband O.B. (Diiityr Welch died 15. Auust 177. J enjoy my seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren who are a blessing to me. 1 marvel at i heir achievemen ts. My hobbies hob-bies are making all sizes of quills, crocheting and other hand crafis. I look forward to coming to - Salt Lake City, for mv -heal i h- check-ups and being wiih. the Old Gang. I ircasuie iheir friendship ureal I v. Old Gang Notes Born: 13 April 1908, May-Held May-Held Sanpete. Co, Utah to Joseph A. and Carrie Holland Nelson... Their children Thelma. Thel-ma. Ashlcv, and Joe. . v My -story begincs when we moved to: Park City, 1930. I wasn't use lo lots of snow and cold weather. I was surprised J see I he big drifts and banks of snow. During the winter when we had our heavy snows, ihe snow plows would push ii dciwn over the hill blocking the entrance to our house. Our house was then . . . - . locaied jusi below the second sireel road about five houses , down from the Jefferson School. Which is now all ncwlv .... built condominiums. I was soon introduced to the nicest people of Park City, and 10 i his day charish their friendship, the original Old (Sang, was started at this time as husbands and wives. Our husbands had formed boyhood gangs, long before they started to school. Our old gang then were the Rav Burgencrs. the R. Clyde Batims: (usK: the Ray Fausets. i he John Murrvs. the Ben Rvans. the Frank- Watsons, t he Fran ; But ts, and the Evan Smiths - , , -' We looked forward to the dances at the Swedes Elks, l(X)F, hallsi ; Wealways had " great times After the dance mjc yimld .meet at one of the : ouiple huse; to enjoy .some ; god home made cooking and treats, pveryohc liked my banana cream, cake. This is a, laughable experience exper-ience to recall. I would like to share with vou-at this time. We were, celebrating one of our friends birthday at our,; -..homo With pride I made a big banana cream cake, for the ocassion. After completion 1 sal ii in the opened bedroom window to keep it cool as we had no refrigeration in thor,e da vs. We proceeded to have Mir evenings fun and games. 1 1 ea niC'time for the refresh-menis. refresh-menis. 1 tip-toed in the bedroom, so as not to awaken our two. young sons, Kay and vGene. Horrors: when I picked up mv banana cream cake I oHildiii believe-my eyes, there, wasni n speck of whipped cream or bananas on it. just i he bare cake. 1 was "flabbcr--gasied, What in the world was I going lo serve mv guests, as there wasn't any place open to hurrv and shop at. Kay and |