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Show "News Bits About Yester-Years" 5 Years Ago The Roosevelt Air Show, postponed post-poned because of inclement weather, will be held Thursday. July 10, according to the local - CAP and the Social Culture Club, sponsors of the festival. Organization and scheduling have been completed in the division di-vision of the Roosevelt Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints so that separate sep-arate meetings of the Roosevelt Ward and Roosevelt Second Ward will commence July 13. An organizational meeting will be held at 6:30 p. m. Monday, Mon-day, July 7, at the municipal tennis courts for the formation of a Roosevelt Tennis Club. Initiating In-itiating the movement is Bill Murdock, who said that the immediate im-mediate aims of the club would be the purchase of a new net and the surfacing of at least one of the courts before the summer months are over. Myton's nine easily walked off with champ-ioriship honors in the first half of play in the newly organized Uintah Bas:n Baseball League, playing seven games undefeated, and with nn extra innings necessary. They were not pushed at the cloja of the half-season, the nearest I competition, Ft. Duchesne, f in-j isiied the first half two game? I behind. 10 Years Ago Donald Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell, and a cousin, Victor Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mitchell, who have been attending the Frye Aircraft School at Salt Lake City, have enlisted in the U. S. Navy and reported for duty du-ty at San Diego, California, after af-ter being inducted at Salt Lake City. Roosevelt gas filling stations will surely receive a big vote of appreciation by Uncle Sam for the splendid job they have done in receiving and caiin.?, for the scrap rubber gathered and turned in by individuals. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Galloway announce the marriage of their daughter, Roka, to Wm. Peters, of Salt Lake City, on June 8. The young couple intend to make a home in Knoxville, Ten It was reported Monday that Mrs. Lamont Neilson, who was rushed to the L D S hospital in Salt Lake on Wednesday, June 24. is improving. Mrs. Ted Jensen and family left Roosevelt Tuesday for Tooele, Too-ele, where they will spend the summer. Mr. Jensen has employment em-ployment there. 20 Years Ago A national convention rocked with emotion, put the Democratic Demo-cratic party overwhelmingly on record shortly after midnight as favoring prohibition repeal and Volstead modification. Monday evening Roosevelt City Dads met in regular session, ses-sion, passed and approved current cur-rent bills, after which Mayor Whitmore called for committee reports. The water committes reported on the collector's report re-port which was approved. The regular meeting' of the executive committee of the UBIC was held at, Fort Duchesne Du-chesne last week. The meeting was called to order by the pres ident, Luke Clegg, with the fol lowing members present: H. M Tidwell, vice-president: Alice Pederson, E. Pederson, F. J Burger, Arthur Wiscombe. W. L Whitlock and Mr. Litster. The piano and vocal pupils oi Mrs. Orville Dart will give a recital, July 7, in the new ward chapel. The public is cordially invited. Fred C. Ferron 'left Monday for Rico, Colorado, where he will spend a few days on business. busi-ness. Bob Ruppel, of Atlantic City, who is visiting with his brother, Wm. H. Ruppel, Jr. accompanied him. |