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Show "News Bits About Yesier-Yars" 5 Years Ago The Duoheane and Uintah County School Boards this week ' exercissed last winter's option and ' Purchased 59 acres of land, owned by Wif McConkie, as the te for the construction of the new Union High School. Residents of Myton are considering consider-ing the feasibility of a bond isssue to cancel out its present honied indebtedness, in-debtedness, it was learned Wednesday Wed-nesday A delinquency lof $6000 on its current debt is prompting the i Myton action. A glowing bonfire set .the scene i f0r activities Tuesday evening. July 13, when Mr. and Mrs. Mont Killian celebrated their sixth i wedding anniversary with a party at the Uintah Power and Light park in Uinta Canyon. Celebrating Celebrat-ing the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bellon. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eldredge and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bellon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Linck of I Myton left Friday for Salina to I join other members of Mrs. Linck's family who convened to celebrate the fiftieth birthday anniversary of her brother, Vernal Morten-sen. Morten-sen. 10 Years Ago B . H. Stringham of Vernal, district governor, Utah district 28 'A. wbo was in Roosevelt Saturday, Sat-urday, July 17th ion his way to attend the Lions national convention convent-ion at Cleveland, Ohio, announced the appointment of V. A. Bair as a deputy district governor which comprises all Lions clubs for region 3. consisting of Bountiful, Morgan, Coalville, Kamas, Farm-ington, Farm-ington, Duchesne, Roosevelt and Vernal. This week the windows of the J. C. Penney Company department depart-ment store in Roosevelt, show pictures of local men and wo men serving with the armed forces. Penney's entire staff is dedicated to the sale of War , Bonds and Stamps in their hon-or. hon-or. Ernest M. Morrison, Farm Security Supervisor for Duchesne Du-chesne County, disclosed today, in reporting the past fiscal year's operation of the local F.S.A. farmers here have repaid re-paid the agency far more money than they borrowed during the year ending June 30, 1943. The report shows loans during the year totaled about $17,000 ' as I compared with a total over $114,295.00 in repayments of principal and interest. During the fiscal year ending a year ago the county office collected over $90,000 in principal and interest repayments. 20 Years Ago The up-town Timothy store is advertising in this week's Standard, Stan-dard, the opening of their new and complete meat department. Manager Vern Timothy has purchased pur-chased the complete meat department de-partment fixtures from the Mc-Lea-Nicholson Store, which will give him a very attractive and up-to-date meat department. The horse pulling contest this year at the U.B.I.C. will un- doubtedly be an attraction fori all horsemen of the Basin. Much I interest is being shown already. The committee has secured 3 sets of harness which will be awarded to the outstanding team in each class. Mt. Emmons will dramatize the coming of the Mormons to Salt Lake Valley for the 24th of July celebration. E. H. Miles will act as chairman of the program. pro-gram. An old-fashioned get-to-geth-er was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Harmston Sunday Sun-day night in honor of Mrs. Melott, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley and Mrs. Cole of Enterprise, Oregon. |