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Show Warren Kirk and Family Move to Ridgecrest, Calif. Warren P. Kirk, his wife, Winona Win-ona Monson Kirk and family of five children recently moved to Ridgecrest, California. Warren & Winona will teach school in this city which is next to the big government base known as China Lakes. Ridgecrest is a community of fifteen thousand people who work at the U.S. Navy installation. installa-tion. The work done here is highly secretive and important to our defense. Charles Thorne, Jr. and Bardell Monson, formerly former-ly of Pleasant Grove have important im-portant positions there. Warren and Winona are well known in Utah County, especially especial-ly for their community activities. Warren was county clerk for 12 years. They are known also for their musical talent, Warren as a vocalist and Winona as his accompanist. ac-companist. They have also worked work-ed in numerous church positions in this community. Warren has also been known in this community for his hobby of flower culture. His iris and peonies have taken prizes in many flower shows. For a number num-ber of years he has produced very beautiful varieties of iris through cross breeding. Before leaving Warren rented rent-ed his home to Prof. Puobert C. Patch, recently of Los Angeles, where he has been professor of philosophy at El Camino College. He has also taught extensively in the LDS Institute and Sem-inarys Sem-inarys in the Los Angeles area. Prof. Patch will teach at the Brigham Young University. Mr. and Mrs. Patch nave nine children. Mrs. Patch has been active in church work in Los Angeles and has also been active in the real estate business in the Dos Angeles area. |