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Show Essay Winners In Basin Announced By Auxiliary Winners in the annual essay., contest for high school students of the Duchesne and Uintah counties have been announced by Mrs. Lily Goff of Duchesne, Americanism chairman of District 9, American Legion Auxiliary. In the senior high division, Max-ine Max-ine Lewis of Duchesne' is first place winner and Virgina Swasey, Boneta, is second place winner. She is a student at the Altamont High School Miss Lewis is a daughter of Mrs. Max Lewis of Utahn. In the junior high division, winners win-ners are Kirk Brotherson of Bonr eta, Altamont High School, first place; Shirley Brown, Duchesne, second place. Miss Brown is a daughter of Mrs. Lily Goff. Subject of the contest was: "What Americanism Means To Me." There were four entries in the contest in the senior high division, two each from the Duchesne High and Altamont High. In the junior high division, the six entries were two each from Duchesne, Altamont Alta-mont and Roosevelt. Judges of the contest entries were Supt. Rowan C. Stutz, of the Duchesne County School District; Merlin I. Bishop, forest ranger at Duchesne; George H. Wilcken, Duchesne Precinct justice and Duchesne city judge. Cash wards to the essay winners win-ners will be presented at the semiannual semi-annual District 9 American Legion and Auxiliary convention to be held at Roosevelt on April 22. At Duchesne, school winners in the contest besides Miss Lewis and Miss Brown were Norman Koyen, second in the senior high division, and Judy Madsen, first in the junior high division. Mr. Koyen is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Koyen and Miss Maden is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonzo Madsen, Duchesne. |