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Show THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1973 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1973 JDltoaitf Utrte Hereto "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County's Industrial Area" VOL mm PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH, FRIDAY, TSTOV. 9TH, 1945 . no. 20 Boyd W. Svvensen Dies From Shotgun Mishap Funeral services were held Thur-sday afternoon at the Pleasant Grove First ward chapel for Boyd W. Swenseh 21, who was found dead Monday evening near his father's barn in Manila, the victim of a accidental discharge of his own gun. He had been pheasant hunting during the early evening. He had evidently stopped to turn on water Tor the cattle and his shotgun discharged In some manner. Loads from both barrels struck him in the stomach, and death came Instantly, investi-gating officers said, Mr. Swensen was born Jan. 22, 1924, at Manila, ason o'f Ezra J. and Elsie Walker Swensen. An active L D S church member, he married Beverly West, June 21, 1944 in the Manti L D S Temple. He was a graduate of the Pleas-ant Grove High School, where he participated in many activities, including athletics. He was a mem-ber of the Manila "M" Men's basketball team which won region-al and honors for sev-eral years. Surviving include his widow and infant son Dennis; his parents, and the foliowng brothers and sisters: Blaine, Leland W., John Y., and Dee Swensen,, and Mrs. Mildred Ferre, all of Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Lorraine Boyer and Mrs. Laura McTyre, both of Provo; Lt. Knute Swensen, U. S. Army, overseas; and Ben-lar- Swensen, U. S. army Camp Roberts, California. Funeral Friday For Mrs. Lydia Allen Funeral services will be conduct-ed Friday at 1 p. m. in the Vine-yard ward chapel Tor Mrs. Lydia J Taylor Allen, 78, widow of John K. Allen and prominent Utah county resident, who died Monday of caus-es Incident to age. Interment will be In the Provo City Burial park. Death occurred at the home of her daugther, Mrs. Charles A. Jen-sen, Provo. A fathTul L D S church member, Mrs. Allen served as counselor of the Vineyard Primary Association and as a Relief Society teacher. For many years she was a member of the ward choir. A lifelong residetri of Utah coun-ty, she was born in Provo, Sept. 13, 1967, a daughter of William Joseph and Mary Bowring Taylor. Shg attended the old Brlgham Young academy under Dr. Karl O. Maeser. On Jan. 5, 1887, she was mar-ried to Mr. Allen in the Logan LDS Temple, and they made their home in Vineyard until Mr. Allen's death Feb. 6, 1941. She has since lived in Pleasant Grove, and was visiting at the home of her daugh-ter in Provo when taken ill. Surviving are six sons and four daughters: Kirky Allen and Taylor Allen of . Vineyard; Charles Allen and Mrs. Charles A. (Priscilla) Jensen of Proxo; Elwood Allen, Tom Allen, Mrs. Edna Robinson and Mrs. Samuel W (Lydia) Hilton of Pleasant Grove; Mrs. W. D. (Mary) Brinkerhoff of Bicknell; and Roy Allen of San Jose, California; 46 grand children and 22 n! a brother and a sister, Erne-- . H. Taylor of Yost, and Mrs. Rebecca Tracy of Burley, Idaho. Sixteen grandsons are in the ser-vice arid one was killed in action. Friends may call at the home of Taylor Allen, in Vineyard, Friday prior to the services. Voters Split Tickets In City Election Martin S. Christiansen, Republi-can, was elected Mayor oT Pleas-ant Grove over his two opponents, S. Duane Harper, Democratic nom-inee and Miss Estelle Fenton, in-dependent candidate whose name was written in. The entire Democratic City Coun-cil was elected, and the Republi-cans elected their candidates for the positions of city recorder and cly treasurer. Dist 2 3 Tot S. Duane Harper 108, 123, 231 M. S. Chrilstlansen 144, 113, 257 Estelle Fenton 20, 42, 62 term councilman Howard Warnlck 107. 1)52 259 Neils Fugal 162, 134, 286 term councllmen Lawrence Farr 111, 125, 236 Harold Hardman 154, 125, 279 John S Green 101, 139, 240 Robert Marrott 180, 158, 338 Reed Orton 86, 120, 206 George Paul 175, 147, 322 City Recorder Harold H. Bullock, 140, 191, 331 Ray Mills 130, 86, 216 City Treasurer. Cleone B. Shields 154, 202, 356 Fern Hicks 128, 74, 202 D. A. Skeen Gives Talk To Lions Club Attorney D. A. Skeen of Salt Lake City, who has just. .served a term as President of Lions Internat-loi.-al and who participated in the Peace Conference at San Francis-co, was a guest of the Lions Club Wednesday evening. The Alpine Grill banquet room was filled to capacity to hear him. The objective of Lions Internat-ional is goodwill among all peoples both on a national basis and In-dividually. President Skeen travel-ed 100,000 miles among 1,002 clubs carrying the message of goodwill to the 240,000 Lions from Canada to South America. He said that Lions International was one of the 42 service, civic, church, women, industrial, labor organizations Invited to participate In the Peace Conference as co-nstants. President Skeen and two other officers represented Lionlsm. The American delegates met with the consultant group daily and con-sidered their recommendations on the problems involving world peace. There have 'been only 300 years in the history of the world that there has been no war. The Atlantic Charter enunlcated a month before Pearl Harbor looked forward to the obective of eliminating war. For two years the efforts of the Allied nations was to win the war.. The leaders ol the Democratic nat-ions met at intervals to unify our objectives. Two years ago at Teheran they met to plan for peace. At every meeting- - and oorrferenoe thereafter different phases of world peace were discussed until at San Fran-cisco delegates of 46 nations ln- -. yited by the leading nations, Unit-ed States, England, Russia and China met as individual represent-atives on a common basis to for-mulate plans to bring about this peace. Thirty-eig- ht nations have ratified the organization and ob-jectives set up. The hope of the world rests on our ability to carry through t he program. Lionism commits lstelf to the objective. Ray S. Merrill was in charge of the program. SIGN HERE. PLEASE ( i BUY VICTORY BONDS Wmff in the great Victory Loan! PARENTS HONOR BRIDE AND GROOM AT WEDDING RECEPTION Completee in every detail, was the wedding reception given by Bishop and Mrs. C R. Clark Thurs-day evening honoring their daugh-ter Elda and Howard Christensen, newlvweds The lovelv affair took Hutchings. A ladies chorus directed by Warren Kirk sang In A Luxem-burg Garden and To You Beautiful Lady. This was followed by a dance number by Maxine Claudin, accom-panied by 'Ranee Strong, a guitar duet by Leo and Charles Boynton, a vocal solo Sunshine of Your Smile by Warren Kirk accompanied by Mrs. Kirk. A male quartet, Elwood Allen, Irwin Jensen, E. A. Beck and War-ren Kirk accompanied by Miss Carol Clark sang Girl of My Dreams and Loves Old S"weet Song. After a dance number by Misses Claudin and Strong, Gei.evieve. Beck gave a reading. Because and I Love Y-- Truly were sung by Lawrence place in the Pleasant Grove Sec-ond Ward recreation hall. The bridal party formed in front of the stage which was draped In white satin and banked with bask-ets of gorgeous flowers over which many lighted tapers cast a warm glow. In the receiving line were the bride and groom, Miss Millie Petars, maid of honor, and the bride's three sisters, Mrs. Glen Noble, Mrs. Ray Beers, and Mrs. Eugene Beers, the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Bert Christensen and Jay Christensen, who stood with his brother as best man. The dainty girls were Sharolyn Noble and Beverly Farr. The bride wore a trailing gown of white slip-e- r satin and her em-broidered fingertip net veil was held in place by small white Ost-rio- h plumes. Around her neck she wore a string of pearls, and carried a bridal bouquet of gardenias and white carnations. The maid o'f honor wore blue with a corsage of blue and white carnat-- j ions. The three sisters of the bride chose pink formals and accented with corsages of pink and white. Mrs. Clark was attired in a long black gown hung from a yoke o'f white lace and sequims, while Mrs. Christensen wore maroon velvet. j Lamp, accompanied by Miss Irene Shelley. A clever toast to the bride was , given by Mrs. Carol Jaynes, while Leo Meredith toasted the groom A clarinet quartette was played by Misses Clara and Belle Boley, Gladys Christensen and Faye Rush-to- n The closing number on the program was a vocal trio Till the End of Time by Mrs. Russell Green, Mrs Jack Cook and Mrs. Gardner They weree accompanied by Miss Irene Shelley. The remaining hours were given Both wore corsages of gardenias and roses. The men of the party wore dark suits with white boutoniers. Little Sharlyn Noble and Beverly Fan-wer-dressed in ruffled 'frocks of blue and pink respectively. During the receiving hour music was furnished by a string trio, Mrs. Warren Kirk, Mrs. Gordon Wright and Miss Carol Clark, and Alva Wing played the bridal march. A. P. Warnlck was master of ceremonies and conducted activ-ities, which began with the Beta 'igma Phi girls chorus of the B. Y. U. surrounding te bridal couple and singing the Sweetheart song. Next followed a vecal duct. Look For the Silver Lining, by Mrs. Delbert Chipman and Kenneth Robibson and accompanied by Mrs. Herman Parduhn A voilin .solo by Rosalund Barnes, accomapnied by Barbara Mumford, a humorous reading by Mrs. John over to informal chat, viewli.g the gift display ad enjoying refresh-- 1 ments, served by young ladies clad i formals. Ushers for the evening were R. L. Tomlinson and M. E. Barnes. Presidig over the wonderful gift display were Mrs. Romaln Clark and Mrs. Bryant Hicks. They were assisted by Misses Carolyn Clark, Beverly Wright and Patsy Ander-son Mrs. J. E. Hardman and Mrs. Wm. Stngg were in charge of re-freshments. The young couple were married .Oct. 31 in the Salt Lake LDS Tem-jpl- e where J. Will Knight of the temple presidency officiated. Ac-- j companying the young couple and witnessing the ceremony were the parents o'f the bride and groom, and the bride's sisters, Mrs. Glen Noble and Mrs. Ray Beers. The ncwlywcds will make their home in American Fork. SERVICE MEN'S "PLACQUE TO BE UNVEILED ON ARMISTICE DAY The unveiling of the Pleasant Grove Honor Roll Plaque will be held at 2:30 on Monday, fTovember 12th at the city park, with Tile pTbgYam directed by the city council, in cooperation with the American Leg-ion, Service Men's Committee and American Legion Auxiliary, as a part of the Armistice Day cele-brate. Thg general public is cordially invited to be present. The following program will be given: Music, High. School Band; Ad-vance of Colors, American Legion; Buglee, To The Colors; Band sel-ecl- Amelrca The Beautiful; Pray-er, President Merrill N. Warnlck; Band, America; Unvellng of Monu-ment, and Remarks, Mayor S. Duane Harper; Firing Squad Sal-ute,' American Legion; Remarks, Wm. C. Smith Chairman Service Men's Committee Remarks, Easton Brown and Star Spangled Banner. MR. AND MRS. FRED ATWOOD WERE HONORED AT WEDDING RECEPTION Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Harris welcomed and entertained 260 guests at a reception Friday eve-ning in the First Ward recreation hall honoring their daughter Shir-ley and Fred S. Atwood who were married the preceding day in the Salt' Lake LDS Temple. Flowers and potted plants made a very attractive back-grou- for the bridal party which stood be-fore the velour curain at the east side of the spaolous room. In the lineup were the bride and groom, Matron of honor Mrs. Leland Wells, brides maids Miss Margaret Atwood, Mrs. Mary B. Walker, Mrs. Drusoilla L. Smith, and Miss Shirley Marchbanks, (he bride's parents and the groom's mother, Mrs. Margaret .Atwood. Russel Neilson was best man. The bride was charming in white satin with finger tip veil and car-vie- d a bridal bouquet of American beauty roses. Mrs. Wells wore blue, while other other attendants were equally at-tractive in pastel gowns enhanced by corsages of roses and sweetpeas. Mrs. Harris wore black and white and Mrs. Atwood chose blue. They also wore corsages o'f roses and sweet peas. Ertman Christensen as master of ceremonies was in charge of the festivities. The program included a vocal solo Because, by Miss Carol Stark, accompanied by Miss Barbra Jar-ma- n; a reading by Marcla Wadley, an original reading, Mrs. Neil Y. Fugal; a cornet solo, Mrs. Mary Sjoblom of Draper. She was ac-companied by Mrs. Wilford Neves; and a humorous reading by Nells Fugal. During the program refreshments were served by the following young ladies Barbara Jarman, Donetta Swenson, Carol Stark, Anna Beth Atwood and Dorothy Phillips. Mrs. Ed. Young and Mrs. Berniece Wilkensen pored. Mrs. Everett West had charge of the lovely gift display with Marilyn Clegg and Mary Atwood receiving the gifts at the door. Dancing compeled the evening's festivities. The young couple were married October 31 in the Salt Lake LDS emple. They will make their home In the Third ward on 2nd east st WITH THE SERVICE : MEN : Corporal Richard Swenson called his parents this week from Calif- - ornia, telling them that he would be home the first of next week. His sister Mrs. Leah S. Christopherson received a call from her husband Paul Chrisopherson from New York where he just disembarked from overseas. Christopherson has been more than a year in India. Wendelil Gillman has returned home and donned civilian clothes after wearing the U. S. army uni-form for almost five years. Mr. Gillman spent the last 18 months in the European war zone, where he attained the rank o'f 1st ser-gea- n and received four battle stars and one bronze star medal. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gill-man of Orem. Captain Robert D. Hayes of Salt Lakp City was a visitor last week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kirk, captain Hayes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Hayes. He entered the service as a second Lieutenant in March of 1941, and was attached to the 7th and later the 20th air force. He served in the Central and Western Pacific. Lieut. Hayes returned in Oct, and is now on leave, and expects to be finished with active duty sometime in Feb. 1946. Norman R winters received an honorabl0 discharge from the U. S. army November 1st at Bushnell General Hospital. Brigham City. He entered the army, October 28. 1943 at Fort Douglas and trained at Camp Roberts, Califoria, Camp Shelby, Montana, and Fort George G. Mead. Md leaving 'for overseas duty in July, 1944. He was a mem-ber of the 28tli Infantry Divi.sion of the First army, and fought in Belgium, Frace, Luxemburg and Germany He was awarded the Good Conduct Ribbon, European, African Middle Eastern theatre ribbon, American theatre ribbon, two Bronze Campaign Stars, 7th Combat Infantryman's Badge, and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. He was wounded In France, August 22, 1944 and in Belgium, on December 31, 1944 He arrived in the United States in. March, 1945, and has been receiving treatment at Bushnell General Hospital and at Convelescent Hospital, Camp Carson, Colorado. Norman is a son of Mrs. Norma S. and the late Arthur Ray Winters of this city. Mr, and Mrs, Nyle Green Are Honored At Wedding Reception Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McPhie of Provo entertained at a well arrang-ed wedding last Friday evening in the club room of the Joseph Smith Memorial building in honor of their daughter Viola and Nyle L. Green, S-- 2 c U. S. Navy, who were mar-ried in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 24th. The bride wore a flowing gown of white lace over satin and a linger tip net vale. She was attended by her sister. Others in the receiving line were the brides parents, the groom's mother, Mrs. Maud Green, and Vance Green, the groom's brother stood as best man A short program and dancing formed the evening's entertainment, with tasty refreshments being ser-ved from a table centered by a beautiful wedding cake. Among local relatives and friends who attended were Miss Lela Green, Mrs. Richard Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Gene McCandlas, Gene McCand-las- s Jr., Misses Dolly and Pauline McCandlass, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Greene, Bishop and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. George W Larson, Miss Camila Larson, Mrs. Martin Peterson, George Peterson. Jessee Peterson, Miss Edra Allred, Mr. and Mrs. J. Beveridge, Miss Jane Smith, and R. D. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Martin M Larson of Salt Lake City. PETERSON-BARNE- Y MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Goerge Peterson of Lehi, announce the marriage o'f their daughter Maurine and Paul Barney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barney, of Pleasant Grove. The marriage took place Wed-nesday evening, Nov. 7, at the home of the bride's parents, Bish-op Ernest Webb, o'f Lehi perform-ing the ceremony. The young couple attended by Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson stood before a background of lovely flowers and lighted tapers. The bride wore a gray going away suit, accented by a corsage of gar-denias and red roses. Following the marriage rites, a wedding supper was served to the immediate family and very close friends of the bride and groom. Guests were seated at a long table having for a centerpiece a beautiful cake, flanked with tall lighed candles. The newly-we- left the same evening for a week's honeymoon trip to California. Upon their re-turn they plan to make their home in Provo. CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN FOR THE PIONEER PARK Plans for landscaping the new Memorial park recently 6et aside by Pleasant Grove City Council on the grounds surrounding the old school house or the Pioneer relic hall were presented to the council Monday night by the park commit-tee. Ernest Reimschussel of the B. Y. U. landscaping department, who desinged the park explained the plans and outlined the steps to be taken in preparing the area for planting in the early spring. The council passed a motion to begin work on the park in the near future. City machinery, and employ- -' ees will grade the area and will install a sprfnking system. Moving of the pioneer log cabin from its present location on the city park to the Memorial park will be done under the supervision of Coucilman Nells Fugal. Daughters o'f Utah Pioneers were given the responsibility of supply-lin- g the trees, shrubs and flowers for beautifying the park. The cost of plant materials required to carry out the plans was estimated by Mr. Reimschussel at $150.00. The park committee which met to present the plans included Mrs. Luclle H. Walker, chairman Junius A. West, representing the Lions Club; Harvey Smith, representing the Chamber of Commerce. Other members of the committee are: Mayor-ele- ct M. S. Christiansen, re-presenting the Pioneer Trails and (Landmarks Association and Law-iren- ce Farr, President of the Jay-- I cees. Mrs. Christina Steggcl is still confined with Illness to her home. She has been cared for by her daughters Mrs. C. M. Nelson and Mrs. Robert Johnson, both of Salt Lake Ciy, who have alternated the last three weeks in caring for their mother. |